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WorksheetsVirginia Science SOL 5.4
Total questions: 62
Worksheet time: 3580secs
Name
Class
Date
1.
1. What is an adaptation?
a)
A feature or behavior that helps an animal survie.
b)
The food that an animal eats.
c)
How energy moves in a food web.
2.
This is a period of deep sleep that occurs in some animals when outside temperatures are cold: ______
a)
hibernation
b)
migration
3.
How do adaptations help animals?
a)
To hide from predators
b)
to hunt for food
c)
to survive in their habitats
d)
All of these are correct
4.
An animal's color or pattern that helps it blend into its surroundings
a)
Environment
b)
Mimicry
c)
Camouflage
5.
A fungus is found growing on dead leaves on the forest floor. The fungus is an example of a -
a)
decomposer
b)
producer
c)
consumer
6.
Anything that is living
a)
organism
b)
consumer
c)
habitat
d)
producer
7.
Name a place that a plant or animal lives in its environment where its needs are met.
a)
energy
b)
extinct
c)
food chain
d)
habitat
8.
An organism that no longer exists; They couldn’t adapt to environmental changes
a)
organism
b)
extinct
c)
food chain
d)
habitat
9.
The way energy is passed from one organism to another
a)
food chain
b)
energy
c)
extinct
d)
habitat
10.
Which one is NOT an example of a decomposer?
a)
mushroom
b)
leaves
c)
mold
d)
worm
11.
What most likely happens as the plates slide past each other?
a)
Magma comes to the surface
b)
Mountains form
c)
An earthquake occurs
d)
The ocean floor widens
12.
Which of these is a natural change?
a)
tornado
b)
pollution
c)
clearing land by cutting down trees
d)
making new roads
13.
Examples of a producer
a)
frog
b)
phytoplankton
c)
worm
d)
mouse
14.
Example of a consumer
a)
worm
b)
bacteria
c)
mushroom
d)
zooplankton
15.
Example of a decomposer
a)
fungus
b)
mouse
c)
plants
d)
frogs
16.
Lobster pots are used by fishermen to catch lobsters in shallow water. In which area of the ocean would commercial fishermen most likely place their lobster pots?
a)
Mid-ocean ridge
b)
continental slope
c)
continental rise
d)
continental shelf
17.
Which unit is best to use to measure the distance a runner covered in 30 seconds?
a)
mm
b)
km
c)
m
d)
cm
18.
The "red planet" is
a)
Venus
b)
Uranus
c)
Mars
d)
Saturn
19.
True about Venus:
1. Much larger than Earth
2. Very thick atmosphere
3. 2 moons
4. Atmosphere made of carbon dioxide
1. Much larger than Earth
2. Very thick atmosphere
3. 2 moons
4. Atmosphere made of carbon dioxide
a)
1 & 2
b)
2 & 4
c)
2 & 3
d)
3 & 4
20.
The Great Red Spot is a storm in Jupiter's atmosphere.
a)
True
b)
False
21.
What is the correct order of the planets from space to the sun
a)
Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Earth, Venus, Mercury
b)
Mercury, Earth, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.
c)
Neptune, Saturn, Uranus, Jupiter, Mars, Earth, Mercury Venus
d)
Mars, Venus, Earth, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.
22.
Which is the largest object in our solar system?
a)
Sun
b)
Jupiter
c)
Earth
d)
Pluto
23.
Which planet is closest to the sun?
a)
Uranus
b)
Mercury
c)
Neptune
d)
Earth
24.
Based on the information in the table, the best way to tell gold from pyrite is which property?
a)
transparency
b)
luster
c)
hardness
d)
color
25.
What is the difference between Earth rotating and Revolving
a)
Rotating- spins on axis (24 hours) Revolving- orbits sun(1 year)
b)
Revolving- spins on axis (24 hours) Rotating- orbits sun(1 year)
26.
Which cell part is necessary for producing food?
a)
Nucleus
b)
Cell Membrane
c)
Vacuole
d)
Chloroplasts
27.
One way in which light waves are different from sound waves is that light waves -
a)
travel more slowly
b)
are caused by rapid vibrations
c)
can move through space
d)
can be reflected
28.
Which material will correctly complete the chart?
a)
Gold, because it is a shiny metal
b)
Salt, because it is made of two types of atoms
c)
carbon
d)
Nitrogen, because it is a gas in the atmosphere
29.
They are highest clouds in the sky. They look curly, white and feathery. Usually mean good weather.
a)
Cumulus
b)
Cumulonimbus
c)
Cirrus
d)
Stratus
30.
This is sometimes called a thunderhead cloud. It looks very tall like mountains and heavy rain comes from it.
a)
Cumulus
b)
Cirrus
c)
Stratus
d)
Cumulonimbus
31.
They are low in the sky and look soft and fluffy.
a)
Cirrus
b)
Cumulonimbus
c)
Cumulus
d)
Stratus
32.
These clouds are the closest to the ground. Their name means layer- or sheet like. They bring rain or snow and cover most of the sky.
a)
Cirrus
b)
Stratus
c)
Cumulonimbus
d)
Cumulus
33.
Which cloud brings nice weather?
a)
Cumulonimbus
b)
Cumulus
c)
Stratus
34.
Low clouds (like fog), that are thick, cover the sky, and block the sun. Usually bring continuous precipitation (rain or snow).
a)
stratus
b)
cumulus
c)
cirrus
d)
nimbo
35.
what type of cloud is shown?
a)
cumulus
b)
cirrus
c)
stratus
36.
what type of cloud is shown?
a)
cumulus
b)
cirrus
c)
stratus
37.
what type of cloud is shown?
a)
cumulus
b)
cirrus
c)
stratus
38.
What is this instrument?
a)
wind vane
b)
barometer
c)
hygometer
d)
anemometer
39.
This is a .............
a)
thermometer
b)
barometer
c)
weather vane
d)
anemometer
40.
The _______ measures how much rain falls in a specific period of time.
a)
thermometer
b)
weather vane
c)
anemometer
d)
rain gauge
41.
Wind speed is measured by a ______________.
a)
anemometer
b)
weather vane
c)
hygrometer
d)
barometer
42.
What weather instrument is this?
a)
rain gauge
b)
weather vane
c)
barometer
d)
thermometer
43.
A _________ measures the air pressure.
a)
thermometer
b)
hygrometer
c)
thermometer
d)
barometer
44.
______ measures the humidity in the atmosphere.
a)
barometer
b)
hygrometer
c)
thermometer
d)
weather vane
45.
A ______________ measures wind direction.
a)
anemometer
b)
weather vane
c)
barometer
d)
hygrometer
46.
What are the positions or order of the Earth, Moon and Sun when there is a full moon?
a)
Sun, Moon, Earth
b)
Sun, Earth, Moon
c)
Moon, Earth, Sun
d)
Moon, Sun, Earth
47.
Name this phase of the moon.
a)
waning crescent
b)
first quarter moon
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
48.
Name this moon phase.
a)
new moon
b)
firt quarter moon
c)
third quarter moon
d)
waning gibbous
49.
Name this moon phase.
a)
first quarter
b)
third quarter
c)
new moon
d)
waxing crescent
50.
Name this moon phase.
a)
waxing crescent
b)
waxing gibbous
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waning crescent
51.
Rotation means to...
a)
Dance
b)
Go around something
c)
Spin
d)
Stop
52.
The Earth rotates around it's axis every...
a)
12 hours
b)
365 days
c)
24 hours
d)
366 days
53.
The path that the Earth takes around the Sun is called...
a)
An orbit
b)
A walk
c)
A rotation
d)
A path
54.
Which moon phase is when you can't see the moon at all?
a)
Waning crescent
b)
Full moon
c)
Waxing gibbous
d)
New moon
55.
What is this moon phase?
a)
new moon
b)
1st quarter
c)
full moon
d)
3rd quarter
56.
Which plant part develops into a fruit?
a)
Leaf
b)
Flower
c)
Stem
d)
Pistil
57.
When stirred together, which two substances form a solution?
a)
Salt and Pepper
b)
Kool-Aid and Water
c)
Salt and Sand
d)
Trail Mix
58.
The greater the frequency of a sound wave, the -
a)
softer the sound
b)
louder the sound
c)
higher the pitch
d)
lower the pitch
59.
Which of these animals is classified as a vertebrate?
a)
F
b)
G
c)
H
d)
J
60.
An electromagnet can be made using a battery, insulated wire, and -
a)
nickel coin
b)
aluminum can
c)
iron nail
d)
gold chain
61.
High and low tides on the coast are caused mostly by -
a)
storms over the ocean
b)
the tilt of Earth
c)
underwater earthquakes
d)
gravitational pull of the moon
62.
Which of these should be held constant?
a)
The height of the ramp
b)
The weight of the ramp
c)
The length of the cars
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