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Worksheets4th Grade NWEA Science
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 1hrs 20mins
Which part of the Mangrove Tree BEST allows it to absorb sunlight?
Roots
Leaves
Stem
Shoot
Roberto and Carlos are pushing the same exact type of empty cart. Roberto is moving it faster than Carlos. Which of the following BEST explains this situation?
Roberto is using more force than Carlos
Roberto is using less force than Carlos.
Carlos is using more energy than Roberto
Carlos and Roberto are using the same force on the carts.
Davy Jones is traveling in his ship, and he sees a dolphin jump out of the water, and hears it land back in the water. What two types of waves allowed him to experience this situation?
Sound and Light
Magnetic and Light
Sound and Mechanical
Light and X-rays
Daniel Jackson found fossils of mice after digging 40 feet. Later in the same location, he found fossils of snakes when he dug 90 feet into the ground. Which of the following most likely is true in relation to age of each set of fossils?
They both are the same
The mice fossils are older
The snake fossils are older
Both are amber fossils
Which of the following would cause water to flow the slowest down the side of hill?
Steep side and no plants in the soil.
Steep side and a very smooth surface
Gentle side and a very smooth surface
Gentle side and a high level of plants in the soil.
Which of the following is the best example of renewable energy?
An old train burning coal.
A windmill producing electricity.
A car burning gasoline to move.
A home using natural gas to keep it warm.
Each day for a week, Salina measured the height of the water in her pool. Each day the height dropped by an inch. Which two possibilities best predicts the cause of the height of the water dropping?
There was a lot of rain and she added water each day.
There was a lot of snow and sleet over the week.
There is a leak in the pool and the water evaporated.
She added water to the pool with a hose and it rained.
Which characteristic of a grasshopper best allows it to avoid predators?
Strong legs to jump far
Ability to digest food
Internal skeleton
Ability to produce food
When electrical energy in a wire reaches the bulb of a lamp, what is the electrical energy converted into? Choose the best answer.
Sound
Light
Magnetic
X-rays
Which of the following correctly links an example of a wave to a type of a wave?
Light waves are mechanical waves.
Sound waves are mechanical waves.
X-rays are mechanical waves.
Sound waves are electromagnetic waves.
Which of the following is the BEST example of erosion?
Sand and stones piling up and forming sedimentary rocks over many years.
Lava cooling and forming rocks.
Water in cracks of rock freeze and break off small pieces of rock for many years.
Oxygen and Hydrogen combining to form water.
Which is the BEST example of a non-renewable resource?
Solar Panels
Windmills
Hydropower
Burning Gasoline
Which of the following is best to use for comparing the mass of a wasp to a bumble bee?
Ruler
Beaker
Microscope
Electronic Scale
In a desert, Brittany Pierce was digging in the ground. After digging down very deep, she found fossils of clam shells and sharks teeth. What best explains how she was able to find fossils in a desert?
There was once an ocean in this area, but it evaporated.
Sharks and clams were once land animals.
Tornadoes carried the sharks and clams from the ocean.
A tsunami carried the sharks and clams to the desert.
Which of the following is the correct sequence for water?
When liquid water is heated, it turns into ice
When the temperature of ice is lowered, it melts into liquid water.
When liquid water is heated, it turns into steam.
When steam is heated, it turns into ice
Which animal behavior best explains a cockroach instantly moving after wind hits hairs on its body
Imprinting
Learned Behavior
Reflex
Conditioning
Which of the following waves do not need matter to travel?
Light
Sound
Mechanical
Water Waves
A scientists digs through 80 feet of sedimentary rock, and suddenly finds igneous rock. What most likely happened in the past to cause these rocks to be located there?
Earthquake
Volcanic Eruption
Hurricane
Tornado
Professor Kotter measured the speed of a specific sound in a gas, liquid, and a solid. The sound traveled the slowest in water vapor, faster in liquid water, and fastest in ice. From this answer, which of the following most likely is true?
Sound travels the fastest in liquids.
Sound travels the fastest in solids.
Sound travels the fastest in gases.
Sound travels the same speed in solids, liquids, and gases.
Which of the following best helps reduce pollution?
Burning Leaves
Car exhaust fumes
Placing fertilizers in streams
Filters on factory chimneys
Chachi Arcola was using a thermometer in an experiment with a specific substance. What was he trying to measure?
Its volume
Its weight
Its mass
Its temperature
Tia and Tom were rowing oars in a boat. Which of the following best describes their energy used to move the boat?
Electrical
Mechanical
Sound
Light
Waves in the water increased in height over an hour. Which of the following is true?
The energy carrying the waves decreased
The energy carrying the waves did not change.
The energy carrying the waves increased.
The gravity of the moon on the water decreased.
Which part of the body allows a rabbit to find food through the sense of smell?
Ears
Tail
Nose
Eyes
Algae in a lake grew very fast over a few months. This caused many of the fish to die in a pond. What most likely caused this to happen?
The upper layer of the pond was frozen for a few days in the winter.
Water was filtered from the streams which feed the pond.
Some people were fishing in the pond in a rowboat.
Fertilizers from a local farm were washed into the pond.
At the bottom of a pond, Roger Waters in scuba diving gear dug deep in the soil and found fossils of scorpions, rattlesnakes, and coyotes. The pond is in a small area of woods. Which of the following best explains how this could have happened?
The animals all jumped in the water and sank to the bottom
The area was a desert before the lake was formed.
The animals once were able to live underwater.
The animals once lived in a cave under the pond.
Which of the following are the best examples of forces which cause erosion?
Water, Wind, and Ice
Sunlight, Wind, and Ice
X-Rays, Water, and Ice
Water, Sunlight, and Ice
Which of the following experiments would use a microscope?
Comparing the freezing temperatures of different liquids.
Comparing the different locations of stars in the sky.
Comparing the organisms from different pond waters.
Comparing the melting points of different solids.
Which type of energy allows this boat to move in the water?
Light Energy
Wind Energy
Magnetic Energy
Thermal Energy
What is the main purpose of the stem of a plant?
To absorb light and water.
To convert sugars into energy for movement.
To convert thermal energy into mechanical energy.
To transport water and nutrients to the leaves.
Which energy allows us to see our reflection in a mirror?
Light Energy
Sound Energy
Thermal Energy
Magnetic Energy
Which is true about volcanic eruptions?
Their eruptions are very hard to predict.
Their eruptions only occur in warm environments.
Their eruptions are easy to predict.
Their eruptions never harm ecosystems or the atmosphere.
What natural disaster would best explain the cause of rock layers not lining up correctly in a specific location?
Blizzard
Tornados
Earthquakes
Hurricane
Which of the following items would be best used to compare the lengths of various fish?
Scale
Thermometer
Meter Stick
Depth Finder Device
Which of the following best allows scientists to create maps with the locations of mountains on the ocean floor?
Tachometer
Voltmeter
Navigational Lights
Sonar
The praying mantis can turn its head 180 degrees. Why is this a competitive advantage over other insects?
To see their predators and prey more easily
To hear their predators and prey more easily.
To smell their predators and prey more easily.
To attract their predators easily
As the speed of a car increases, which type of energy also increases?
Potential
Light
Kinetic
Electrical
Which best explains the difference between a spider and an insect?
Spiders have an exoskeleton while insects have an internal skeleton.
Spiders mostly have 8 legs while insects have 6 legs.
Spiders hunt prey for food.
Spiders are invertebrates while insects are vertebrates.
Which area would produce the highest amount of deposition?
An area where a slow moving stream moves faster.
An area where a fast moving stream slows down.
An area with a high amount of wind.
The bottom of a stream bed with very fast moving water.
Which items below would best need the use of goggles?
Acids and Bases
Cold Objects
Non-Living Objects
Very Heavy Objects
