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TNReady Science

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What happens when two bar magnets repel each other?
a)
The poles of the magnets pull toward each other.
b)
The poles of the magnets push away from each other.
c)
The centers of the magnets pull toward each other.
d)
The centers of the magnets push away from each other.
2.
The force of the magnetic field is stronger when a  magnet is ________________ to an object.
a)
cold
b)
round
c)
closer together
d)
farther apart
3.
True or False:
All metals stick to magnets.
a)
True
b)
False
4.
What is A?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Runoff
5.
Which of the following causes all of the water on the planet to change its state (solid, liquid, gas) and move through the water cycle?
a)
amount of plant matter
b)
location of ice caps
c)
size of ocean
d)
temperature
6.
What is water vapor doing when it changes to water?
a)
evaporating
b)
condensing
c)
precipitating
d)
runoff
7.
Name this tool. 
a)
Barometer
b)
Hygrometer
c)
Thermometer
d)
Ruler
8.
What is the name the name of this weather tool? 
a)
Rain Gauge
b)
Telescope
c)
Wind Vane
d)
Anemometer
9.
This type of cloud is thin, wispy, and made of ice crystals
a)
cumulus cloud
b)
stratus cloud
c)
cirrus cloud
d)
cumulonimbus cloud
10.
Cumulonimbus clouds mean ...
a)
fair weather (nice)
b)
thunderstorms
c)
rain/storms coming
d)
long periods of rain
11.
Which cloud is this?
a)
cumulus
b)
cumulonimbus
c)
cirrus
d)
stratus
12.

What zone is the United States in?

a)

Temperate

b)

Polar

c)

Tropical

13.

What zone is the equator in?

a)

Temperate

b)

Polar

c)

Tropical

14.

Which zone has the the coldest place on earth?

a)

Tropical

b)

Temperate

c)

Polar

15.

What is it called when a plant or animal has a trait that helps it survive in a specific environment?

a)

instinct

b)

mimicry

c)

camouflage

d)

adaptation

16.

A plant is adapted to a forest with little sunlight. Identify the BEST adaptation this plant might have to ensure its survival.

a)

extremely long root system

b)

thick, waxy, spike covered leaves

c)

ability to attach to and grow upwards on taller trees

d)

shallow root system near the surface

17.

An adaptation that helps a cactus live in the desert is its

a)

wide, flat leaves to catch water

b)

bright green color

c)

thin, spiny needles

d)

tall stems

18.

Birds have different beaks to help them survive in their habitat, which is a type of ___________ adaptation.

a)

behavioral

b)

physical

c)

learned

d)

migration

19.

Camouflage and mimicry are examples of ___________ adaptations.

a)

behavioral

b)

special

c)

physical

d)

predatory

20.

___________ is when animals go into a deep sleep causing their bodies to slow down.

a)

Mimicry

b)

Migration

c)

Dormancy

d)

Hibernation

21.

Choose the image that shows a drought

a)
b)
c)
d)
22.
What happens when the ground can not hold anymore water?
a)
Tornado happens
b)
Flash flood happens
c)
Drought happens
23.
Which storm can cause flooding?
a)
hurricanes
b)
blizzards
c)
tsunamis
d)
all of the above
24.
Which planet is not a gas giant?
a)
Saturn
b)
Jupiter
c)
Neptune
d)
Venus
25.
What is the second planet from the sun?
a)
Mars
b)
Venus
c)
Mercury
d)
Earth
26.

What are the four inner planets?

a)

Earth, Uranus, Mercury, Venus

b)

Mercury Venus Earth Saturn

c)

Mars, Earth , Mercury, Venus

d)

Mars, Earth, Neptune, Mercury

27.

If the molecules in a substance are arranged in a tight, patterned kind of way, the matter must be in which state?

a)

Liquid

b)

Gas

c)

Evaporation

d)

Solid

28.

Matter is anything that has mass and occupies space.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

When solids reach their melting points they become what?

a)

Gas

b)

Liquid

30.
Water can be a solid, liquid, and a gas.
a)
True
b)
False
liquid
31.

Describe this picture

a)

Solid - Yellow - sweet taste

b)

Solid - Red - No taste

c)

Liquid - Yellow - Sweet taste

d)

Gas - Green - Salty taste

32.

What is energy?

a)

moving energy

b)

stored energy

c)

renewable energy

d)

The ability to do work.

33.

What helps us see where we are going?

a)

Light energy

b)

Sound energy

c)

Mechanical energy

d)

Thermal energy

34.

A force that pulls objects toward the Earth is called ______.

a)

attract

b)

gravity

c)

movement

d)

force

35.

A change in position is

a)

attract

b)

gravity

c)

movement

d)

force

36.

To pull towards something is _______.

a)

attract

b)

gravity

c)

movement

d)

force

37.

Why electrical wiring usually are covered with a layer of plastic?

a)

To make it look pretty

b)

To help electricity flow along the wire

c)

To make it safe

d)

To add more energy

38.
What is a switch's function in a circuit?
a)
to make the current hotter or colder
b)
turn on and off the flow of current
c)
the pathway that current flows
d)
to add more power to the circuit
39.
The light bulb in the circuit is an example of _______. 
a)
Load
b)
Battery source
c)
Energy pathway
d)
All of them