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Science Leap Practice Test

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 1hrs 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Sand, tiny rocks, twigs, and leaves make...

a)

plants

b)

landforms

c)

soil

d)

gardens

2.

When living things decompose they

a)

store fat for the winter

b)

grow healthy and strong

c)

have babies

d)

break down into the soil

3.

Sun-Tree-Squirrel-Hawk The Hawk gets its energy from

a)

sun

b)

tree

c)

squirrel

d)

other hawks

4.

How do plants contribute to the formation of soil?

a)

support animal life in the soil

b)

use soil to grow

c)

shade it from the sun

d)

die, decompose, and become part of the soil

5.

Earthquakes change the earth's surface by....

a)

violently shift the surface of the earth

b)

throw ash into the air

c)

cause clouds to form and rain to fall

d)

force lava through holes in the ground

6.

How would cutting down trees in a forest affect the animals that live there?

a)

the animals will move underground

b)

they will eat different kinds of food to survive

c)

all of the animals will perish in a short period of time

d)

animals that can't find what they need will move

7.

What type of energy is produced by a bell?

a)

light

b)

sound

c)

heat

d)

mechanical

8.

How is thermal energy used at school?

a)

writing with a pencil

b)

looking in a mirror

c)

cooking food for lunch

d)

turning on the lights

9.

All of the following changes could help an animal thrive except

a)

removal of animals that eat the same food

b)

fewer predators that eat the animal

c)

less rain in the spring and summer

d)

more of the kind of plants the animal eats

10.

What type of energy is produced when the handle of a pencil sharpener turns?

a)

mechanical

b)

magnetic

c)

electrical

d)

light

11.

Which of the following would protect a plant from being eaten?

a)

sweet fruit

b)

sharp thorns

c)

large flowers

d)

deep roots

12.

What structure on a rabbit helps it survive in a cold climate?

a)

brown eyes

b)

long tail

c)

thick fur

d)

strong claws

13.

What do the lady Bug and the Grasshopper life cycles have in common?

a)

egg

b)

nymph

c)

pupa

d)

larva

14.

Which chocolate chip would most likely melt first?

a)

Chip A

b)

Chip B

c)

Chip C

d)

Chip D

15.

Which of the following is always true about mixtures?

a)

a solid combines with a liquid

b)

impossible to separate

c)

heavier than other kinds of matter

d)

made of two or more materials

16.

Which of the following would create a mixture?

a)

filling a beaker with ice

b)

heating a sample of salt

c)

adding sand to gravel

d)

stirring a container of water

17.

A student has a container of water with several objects. The water will help the student observe which of the following properties?

a)

whether the objects are made of iron

b)

whether the objects sink or float

c)

how quickly the objects heat up

d)

the mass of each object

18.

Some plants are covered with sharp spines. How do these structures help the plants survive?

a)

they protect the plant from animals that eat it

b)

they let the plant get water from the ground

c)

they allow food to pass into the plant

d)

they provide shade for the plant

19.

Which planet is the 4th from the Sun?

a)

Mercury

b)

Earth

c)

Mars

d)

Venus

20.

What causes you to slide down a slide?

a)

magnetism

b)

heat of the sun

c)

rotation of the Earth

d)

pull of gravity

21.

A class made a model of the Earth, Moon, and Sun. Which of the following would correctly model how the sun, moon, and the earth move?

a)

the basketball moving around the golf ball

b)

the golfball moving around the baseball

c)

the baseball moving around the golf ball

d)

the basketball moving around the baseball