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4th and 5th Grade VA Science SOL Review

Total questions: 43

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the term for a push or pull that can change the motion of an object?

a)

Velocity

b)

Acceleration

c)

Force

d)

Momentum

2.

What is the measurement of how much matter is in an object?

a)

Volume

b)

Mass

c)

Density

d)

Weight

3.

What is the energy of motion called?

a)

Kinetic energy

b)

Potential energy

c)

Thermal energy

d)

Chemical energy

4.

What is the energy stored in an object due to its position or condition?

a)

Kinetic energy

b)

Potential energy

c)

Electrical energy

d)

Light energy

5.

What simple machine is a rigid bar that pivots on a fixed point?

a)

Inclined plane

b)

Wedge

c)

Pulley

d)

Lever

6.

What is the property of matter that describes how easily it can be scratched?

a)

Density

b)

Volume

c)

Hardness

d)

Conductivity

7.

What is the process of a solid changing directly into a gas?

a)

Melting

b)

Condensation

c)

Evaporation

d)

Sublimation

8.

What is the formula for calculating speed?

a)

Speed = Force / Time

b)

Speed = Mass / Volume

c)

Speed = Distance / Time

d)

Speed = Acceleration / Time

9.

What is the force that opposes motion between two surfaces that are in contact?

a)

Gravity

b)

Magnetism

c)

Friction

d)

Tension

10.

What is the ability to do work?

a)

Power

b)

Force

c)

Momentum

d)

Energy

11.

What is a flow of electrical charges?

a)

Voltage

b)

Current

c)

Resistance

d)

Power

12.

What type of circuit has only one path for current to flow?

a)

Series circuit

b)

Parallel circuit

c)

Open circuit

d)

Short circuit

13.

What is the rapid back-and-forth movement that creates sound?

a)

Compression

b)

Rarefaction

c)

Vibration

d)

Wavelength

14.

What is the measure of how high or low a sound is?

a)

Volume

b)

Amplitude

c)

Intensity

d)

Pitch

15.

What type of wave is light?

a)

Sound wave

b)

Mechanical wave

c)

Electromagnetic wave

d)

Seismic wave

16.

What is the bending of light as it passes from one medium to another?

a)

Reflection

b)

Refraction

c)

Diffraction

d)

Absorption

17.

What is the bouncing of light off a surface?

a)

Reflection

b)

Refraction

c)

Transmission

d)

Dispersion

18.

What are materials that allow electricity to flow easily?

a)

Conductors

b)

Insulators

c)

Resistors

d)

Capacitors

19.

What are materials that resist the flow of electricity?

a)

Conductors

b)

Insulators

c)

Semiconductors

d)

Superconductors

20.

What part of the eye allows us to see color?

a)

Pupil

b)

Lens

c)

Rods

d)

Cones

21.

What is the process by which plants make their own food?

a)

Respiration

b)

Decomposition

c)

Photosynthesis

d)

Digestion

22.

What is a group of organisms of the same species living in the same area?

a)

Population

b)

Community

c)

Ecosystem

d)

Biome

23.

What is a community of organisms and their physical environment?

a)

Population

b)

Ecosystem

c)

Habitat

d)

Niche

24.

What is an animal that eats only plants?

a)

Herbivore

b)

Carnivore

c)

Omnivore

d)

Detritivore

25.

What is an animal that eats only meat?

a)

Herbivore

b)

Carnivore

c)

Omnivore

d)

Decomposer

26.

What is an animal that eats both plants and animals?

a)

Herbivore

b)

Carnivore

c)

Omnivore

d)

Scavenger

27.

What is the role an organism plays in its ecosystem?

a)

Habitat

b)

Population

c)

Niche

d)

Community

28.

What is a diagram that shows how energy flows through an ecosystem?

a)

Food web or food chain

b)

Biome map

c)

Population chart

d)

Habitat diagram

29.

What is the process of change in a community over time?

a)

Adaptation

b)

Evolution

c)

Succession

d)

Migration

30.

What is the term for a living thing?

a)

Mineral

b)

Rock

c)

Element

d)

Organism

31.

If these teams are pulling with the same amount of force what will happen?

a)

The boy in blue will win.

b)

They will not move at all.

c)

The boy in red will win.

d)

Both will fall down.

32.

What is the force that pulls objects toward the center of the Earth?

a)

Inertia

b)

Gravity

c)

Friction

d)

Magnetism

33.

What is the smallest unit of life?

a)

Tissue

b)

Atom

c)

Cell

d)

Molecule

34.

  • What is the Earth's natural satellite?

a)

Moon

b)

Mars

c)

Sun

d)

Jupiter

35.

What are the four inner planets of our solar system?

a)

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Pluto

b)

Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn

c)

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

d)

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

36.

What is the process of breaking down rocks into smaller pieces?

a)

Weathering

b)

Deposition

c)

Compaction

d)

Erosion

37.

What is the movement of weathered rock material from one place to another?

a)

Sedimentation

b)

Erosion

c)

Weathering

d)

Deposition

38.

What are natural resources that can be replenished over time?

a)

Renewable resources such as forests, fish, and freshwater.

b)

Non-renewable resources like coal and oil

c)

Minerals and metals found in the earth's crust

d)

Synthetic materials such as plastics

39.

What are natural resources that cannot be replenished over time?

a)

Timber resources

b)

Wind energy

c)

Solar energy

d)

Non-renewable resources such as fossil fuels and minerals.

40.

What is the continuous movement of water on, above, and below the surface of the Earth?

a)

Rock cycle

b)

Water cycle

c)

Carbon cycle

d)

Nitrogen cycle

41.

What causes the phases of the moon?

a)

Earth's rotation

b)

The moon's revolution around the Earth

c)

The sun's light changes

d)

The earth's tilt.

42.

What causes day and night?

a)

Moon's rotation

b)

Sun's revolution

c)

Earth's revolution

d)

Earth's rotation

43.

What are the layers of the Earth?

a)

Crust, Mantle, Outer Core, Inner Core

b)

Lithosphere, Asthenosphere, Mesosphere, Exosphere

c)

Core, Shell, Surface, Subsurface

d)

Crust, Mantle, Atmosphere, Lithosphere