Worksheets4th grade End of Module Assessment
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 12mins
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Class
Date
1.
Imagine that a door slams shut in a house. You did not see it happen, but you heard a loud sound and felt a vibration on the floor.
Use what you know about energy, waves, and external sensory structures to explain how you heard and felt the door slam. Choose the response that is NOT correct.
a)
Energy was transferred from the door to me by a wave.
b)
Energy was transferred through the air as sound and the ground as vibrations.
c)
Energy did not transfer and there was no way to know the door slammed shut.
d)
The sound caused my eardrums to vibrate.
e)
The vibrations in the ground were detected by touch receptors in my feet.
2.
This image shows the vibrations in the floor traveling to the foot.
a)
True
b)
False
3.
The foot felt the vibrations through the touch receptors on the bottom of the foot.
a)
True
b)
False
4.
Based on the field notes, which external sensory structures did the serval most likely rely on to find its prey?
a)
eyes
b)
ears
c)
nose
d)
mouth
e)
brain
5.
Which statement is NOT a field note entry that supports it was the ears to help the serval find its prey?
a)
The serval smelled the rat and he remembered that rats taste good.
b)
The serval turned both ears forward to focus on the sound.
6.
The sound waves traveled from the mouse to the serval's ears.
a)
True
b)
False
7.
Complete the four square chart to show the series of steps that led to the serval pouncing into the grass.
1. Information is transferred through the environment to the animal.
a)
Sound traveled from the tall grass to the serval.
b)
The serval heard something moving in the grass when sound reached its ears.
c)
The serval's brain determined that the sound was coming from a small animal.
d)
The serval pounced into the grass to catch the animal.
8.
Complete the four square chart to show the series of steps that led to the serval pouncing into the grass.
2. Animal receives the information with external sensory structures.
a)
Sound traveled from the tall grass to the serval.
b)
The serval heard something moving in the grass when sound reached its ears.
c)
The serval's brain determined that the sound was coming from a small animal.
d)
The serval pounced into the grass to catch the animal.
9.
Complete the four square chart to show the series of steps that led to the serval pouncing into the grass.
3. Animal processes the information by using internal structures.
a)
Sound traveled from the tall grass to the serval.
b)
The serval heard something moving in the grass when sound reached its ears.
c)
The serval's brain determined that the sound was coming from a small animal.
d)
The serval pounced into the grass to catch the animal.
10.
Complete the four square chart to show the series of steps that led to the serval pouncing into the grass.
4. Animal responds to the information.
a)
Sound traveled from the tall grass to the serval.
b)
The serval heard something moving in the grass when sound reached its ears.
c)
The serval's brain determined that the sound was coming from a small animal.
d)
The serval pounced into the grass to catch the animal.
11.
Your team observes a serval hunting at night. The serval hunts in an open area without much grass. Which external sensory structure does the serval rely on? How do the structure and its sensory receptors make it possible for the serval to hunt at night?
a)
The serval will use its eyes to hunt since there is not much grass to hide in and cats have pupils that can open wide and let in more light.
b)
The serval will use its nose to hunt because there is a lot of grass so it is hard to see.
12.
One day, you are observing a mother serval and her baby eating. The mother hears hyenas and pushes her baby to run away to safety. The hyenas arrive and steal their food. The following week, you are watching the same mother and baby serval eating when they hear the hyenas again. This time, the baby serval runs away without being pushed by its mother.
The baby ran away because it learned to run away at the sound of the hyenas. True or False?
a)
True
b)
False
13.
The hyenas use their noses to smell the food from a distance. The hyenas’ noses function to help them _____.
a)
survive
b)
grow
c)
reproduce
14.
The mother and baby serval use their ears to hear the hyenas from a distance. The servals’ ears function to help them _____.
a)
survive
b)
grow
c)
reproduce
15.
Imagine that your family is adding a new plant to the yard at home. Your family wants to add the plant to an area that receives a lot of sunlight but very little water.
Use what you know about internal and external plant structures to pick what plant structure you do not want your plant to have.
a)
Plant with deep roots to help it collect as much water as it can.
b)
Plant with thick trunk to store water for dry days.
c)
Plant with shallow roots so that it will get water off the ground.
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