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Science Review

Total questions: 98

Worksheet time: 5hrs 54mins

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Class
Date
1.

Each winter, a family measures the snowfall and records the yearly average. This average is most common when describing what feature of the area?

a)

weathering

b)

water cycle

c)

weather

d)

climate

2.

Which of these is an example of climate than weather?

a)

A warm front is increasing temperatures.

b)

Average high temperatures in the summer have increased over several years.

c)

There was more rainfall this year than last year.

d)

A tornado forms during a thunderstorm.

3.

Which of the following does not show the moon phases in the correct order?

a)

Full moon, Waxing gibbous, New Moon, Waning Crescent

b)

New Moon, Waxing gibbous, Full moon, Waning Crescent

c)

Full Moon, Waning gibbous, Waning Crescent, New Moon

d)

New Moon, Waxing Crescent, Quarter Moon, Waxing gibbous, Full Moon

4.

At what position is the moon during its New Moon phases?

a)

On the backside of Mars

b)

On the opposite side of the Earth from the sun

c)

On the opposite side of the sun from the Earth

d)

Between the Earth and sun

5.

What season has very short, cold days?

a)

Winter

b)

Spring

c)

Summer

d)

Fall (Autumn)

6.

To find the mass of a mixture, what operation will you use to solve?

a)

Subtract

b)

Multiply

c)

Addition

d)

Division

7.

A volleyball player goes to hit a ball. When does the energy transfer to the ball?

a)

After she hits the ball

b)

When she makes contact with the ball

c)

As her arm swings to hit the ball

d)

When she picks the ball up off the ground

8.

When mixing dirt and water together, what happens to the total amount of matter?

a)

The total amount of matter changes because dirt and water react to form a new substance.

b)

The total amount of matter increases because dirt particles spread out in the water.

c)

The total amount of matter stays the same because no new substances are formed.

d)

The total amount of matter decreases because dirt devolves in water.

9.

Which of the following best describes climate?

a)

day to day conditions of the atmosphere at a place in regards to heat, dryness, sunshine, wind, rain, etc.

b)

long-term conditions (months/years) of the atmosphere at a place in regards to heat, dryness, sunshine, wind, rain, etc.

10.

What causes the difference in temperatures and hours of daylight on Earth?

a)

Size of Earth

b)

Rotation of Earth

c)

Location of Earth's Moon

d)

Tilt of Earth on its axis

11.

In a prairie food web, what organism receives energy directly from grasshoppers?

a)
Frogs
b)
Decomposers
c)
Birds or small mammals
d)
Insects
12.

In the weather cycle, what causes evaporation?

a)

Cold temperatures

b)

Wind

c)

Sun or heat

d)

Rain

13.

This fossil is known as a cephalopod. These fossils are found in places such as Texas and Canada.

a)

Texas was a land environment in the past.

b)

Texas and Canada were water environments in the past.

c)

Both Texas and Canada were land environments in the past.

d)

Canada was a land environment in the past.

14.

What is a question a student could test after looking at the parts of a skateboard?

a)

Will large wheels go farther and faster than small faster?

b)

Why are skateboard wheels bright colors?

c)

How can I become a good skateboard?

d)

Do girls enjoy skateboarding more than boys do?

15.
What phase of the moon is labeled 2?
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waxing gibbous
d)
waning gibbous
16.

What moon phase is pictured here?

a)

waning gibbous

b)

waxing crescent

c)

waxing gibbous

d)

waning crescent

17.

What is a disadvantage of using Earth's renewable natural resources?

a)

Renewable natural resources can provide energy and food.

b)

Renewable natural resources can be used faster than they will be replenished.

c)

Renewable natural resources take millions of years to replenish themselves.

d)

Renewable natural resources are not able to be conserved.

18.

Which of the following are consequences of climate change?

a)

Glaciers are shrinking and sea levels are rising

b)

Heat wave are longer and more intense

c)

Plant and animal habitat ranges are shifting

d)

All of the above

19.
What are three types of non-living components of an environment? 
a)
temperature, soil type, and rainfall
b)
oxygen, water, and life
c)
food, shelter, and protection
d)
carnivores, herbivore, and omnivore
20.
How do animals help with seed dispersal? 
a)
They take the seeds and plant them in the soil
b)
The animals carry the seeds in their fur or feathers and drop them in new areas
c)
They eat the fruit of the plant 
d)
They take the seeds and eat it 
21.
How do Cacti survive in the desert? 
a)
They hold water in their roots
b)
They hold water in their needles
c)
They hold water in the broad, fleshy blades
d)
They hold water in their stomaches 
22.
What is competition?
a)
When 2 or more organisms fight each other 
b)
When demand for resources is between 2 or more organisms
c)
When the demand for food is not important
d)
When the demand for food is shared between 2 or more organisms 
23.
What is a consumer?
a)
An animal
b)
An organism that eats another organism
c)
A organism
d)
A animal that eats another animal 
24.
What is a herbivore?
a)
Organism that eats herbs
b)
Organism that eats bugs
c)
Organisms that eats plants
d)
Organisms that eats other organisms 
25.
Which is an example of a carnivore?
a)
A pig
b)
A cow
c)
A worm
d)
A wolf
26.
In a food web, the arrow shows what?
a)
energy
b)
life
c)
food
d)
health
27.
A scavenger is a .....
a)
 consumers that only eat plants
b)
consumers that only eat meat
c)
consumers that eat dead organisms
d)
consumers that make their own food
28.
What is a decomposer?
a)
A deceased organism
b)
breaks down dead organisms
c)
breaks down other organisms
d)
breaks down non-living things 
29.
What is special about a producer?
a)
They make their own food 
b)
They break down their own food
c)
They build their own homes
d)
They move from place to place in search of food 
30.
What does a healthy ecosystem look like? 
a)
One organisms is missing from the ecosystem
b)
One organisms helps bring the entire ecosystem alive
c)
One organism is in charge
d)
Some organisms eat other organisms to survive
31.
What do animals depend on plants for?
a)
oxygen, food, and happiness
b)
sunlight, energy, temperature
c)
shelter, protection, and food
d)
rainfall, soil type, and temperature
32.
What do plants depend on animals for?
a)
temperature, rainfall, soil type
b)
oxygen, food, happiness
c)
sunlight, energy, and temperature
d)
pollination, seed dispersal, and protection
33.
What is an example of an omnivore?
a)
A pig
b)
A cow
c)
A worm
d)
A wolf
34.

The color of your eyes, skin, and hair are examples of...

a)

inherited traits

b)

acquired traits

35.

Hawks have sharp claws to help them catch their prey, this is an example of

a)

a behavioral trait

b)

a physical trait

36.

Toads hide during the day and come out at night to feed when it is much cooler, this is an example of

a)

a behavioral trait

b)

a physical trait

37.

Which of the following is an inherited trait?

a)

Sally's basketball skills.

b)

Johnny's brown hair.

c)

Alexa speaking Chinese.

d)

Billy's blue house.

38.
Which trait does a puppy inherit from its parents?
a)
fur color and pattern
b)
obedience to commands
c)
food brand preference
d)
affection for a specific home
39.
Dog fetching
a)
inherited
b)
acquired
40.
Characteristics that are passed from parents to their offspring are called 
a)
behaviors
b)
learned traits
c)
inherited traits
d)
functions
41.
An acquired trait means _________.
a)
your sister gave it to you
b)
it is learned or happened after birth
c)
you are a squire for the king
d)
your parents gave it to you
42.

Conduction is...

a)

the transfer of thermal energy through touch

b)

energy that travels in waves

c)

heat moving through water or air

d)

form of energy we can see

43.

Light is...

a)

the transfer of thermal energy through touch

b)

form of energy we can see

c)

energy in the particles that vibrate as they pass through matter

d)

the transfer of thermal energy from one object to another

44.

a form of the transfer of energy

a)

generate

b)

wave

c)

shape

d)

transfer

45.

the transfer of thermal energy from one object to another

a)

potential

b)

sound

c)

light

d)

heat

46.

Why does the following circuit not work?

a)

The light bulb is broken

b)

The switch is closed

c)

The wood block is an insulator

d)

The battery is dead

47.

What forms of energy are you using if you close switch 1?

a)

light and electrical

b)

light, sound, and electrical

c)

light

d)

sound

48.

The light bulb does not turn on, which statement explains why it is not working?

a)

The battery is dead

b)

The light bulb is broken

c)

The bell is taking all of the energy

d)

The light bulb is not part of a complete circuit

49.

What is a NON-CONTACT force?

a)

A push or pull force where the objects are not touching

b)

A push force where the objects are touching.

c)

An example would be pulling open a door.

d)

The only type of force that exists in the world.

50.

When two objects are closer to one another, the force of gravity between them ____________.

a)

Increases

b)

Decreases

c)

Stays the same

d)

Divides by a factor of 100

51.

What is the difference between MASS and WEIGHT?

a)

Mass DOES NOT change if the force of gravity changes. Weight DOES change if the force of gravity changes.

b)

Mass DOES change if the force of gravity changes. Weight DOES NOT change if the force of gravity changes.

c)

Mass is related to gravity while weight is not.

d)

If an object is SMALLER, it always has more mass and less weight than a LARGER object.

52.

What are the poles of a magnet called?

a)

East and West Pole

b)

North and East Pole

c)

North and South Pole

d)

Up and Down Pole

53.

What are the three NON-CONTACT forces we are studying this unit?

a)

Gravity, friction, air resistance

b)

Forces, motion, human body systems

c)

Friction, electricity, muscular system

d)

Gravity, electricity, and magnetism

54.

The three examples pictured are of

a)

Non-contact Forces

b)

Contact Forces

55.
Which answer best describes this image?
a)
The positive charge is repelling the negative charge.
b)
The blue charged object will repel the negatively red charged object.
c)
The positively charged red object will be attracted to the negatively charged blue object.
56.

What is gravity?

a)

The force that pulls objects together

b)

The force that pushes objects apart

57.
The relationship between the mass of an object and its weight on Earth is constant.
a)
True
b)
False
58.

Earth's gravity pulls everything toward:

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

The center of the earth

59.

wood is a

a)

conductor

b)

insulator

60.

plastic is a

a)

conductor

b)

insulator

61.

rubber is a

a)

conductor

b)

insulator

62.

fabric is a

a)

conductor

b)

insulator

63.

aluminum is a

a)

conductor

b)

insulator

64.

copper is a

a)

conductor

b)

insulator

65.

iron is a

a)

conductor

b)

insulator

66.

steel is a

a)

conductor

b)

insulator

67.
What part of the water cycle does this picture show?
a)
condensation
b)
precipitation
c)
evaporation
68.
What is the water cycle?
a)
the 3 forms of water
b)
the movement of water on, above, or below the surface of the Earth
c)
when water melts
d)
when clouds form
69.
Snow, sleet, hail, and rain are all examples of  ________________. 
a)
evaporation
b)
condensation
c)
accumulation
d)
precipitation
70.
What follows evaporation during the water cycle? How does this occur?
a)
Water evaporates into water vapor
b)
Water vapor condenses and forms a  cloud
c)
Water precipitates to the ground
d)
Water runs down into the hydrosphere
71.
Number 4 in the diagram illustrates what part of the water cycle? 
a)
Condensation
b)
Evaporation
c)
Runnoff
d)
Precipitation 
72.
What part of the illustration shows Evaporation? 
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
73.
Clouds are made up of tiny drops of ______ or ice. The moisture in the cloud affects the weather.
a)
dust
b)
water
c)
cloud particles
d)
precipitation
74.
Precipitation includes
a)
rain, snow, and air
b)
rain, wind, and snow
c)
snow, sleet, and hail
d)
all of these
75.

Weather is...

a)

the average temperature in an area

b)

the average rainfall in an area

c)

the daily conditions of the air outdoors

d)

the average weather in an area

76.

Which part of a plant changes sunlight into energy?

a)

Stem

b)

Flower

c)

Roots

d)

Leaves

77.

Where does a plant absorb nutrients from the soil?

a)

In the flowers

b)

In the stem

c)

In the leaves

d)

In the roots

78.

How do flowers help a plant?

a)

They attract insects to pollinate the plant.

b)

They absorb sunlight to make food.

c)

They are eaten by birds and other animals.

d)

They bring nutrients in from the soil.

79.

The process where plants make their own food (sugar) is

a)

germinate

b)

photosynthesis

c)

function

d)

structure

80.

Which part of the plant brings in water and minerals?

a)

leaf

b)

stem

c)

roots

d)

flower

81.

Which plant structure transports water and minerals from the roots to the leaves?

a)

roots

b)

flower

c)

leaves

d)

stem

82.

What is erosion?

a)

The deposition of sediments by wind, water, ice, or gravity

b)

The process where rocks dissolve

c)

The process of creating sand dunes

d)

The process of moving pieces of rock and soil by water, ice, wind, or gravity

83.

What is deposition?

a)

The dropping of sediments by wind, water, ice, or gravity

b)

The process of breaking down rock into smaller pieces

c)

The process of creating sand dunes

d)

The movement of sediments by water, ice, wind, or gravity

84.

Weathering, erosion, and deposition change the Earth's surface over

a)

a few minutes

b)

a few weeks

c)

a few months

d)

many, many years

85.

What rock formation process is represented in the rock below?

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Compaction

d)

Deposition

86.

What process breaks rocks and turns the small fragments into sediment?

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Deposit

d)

Sediment

87.

What is the process of moving sediments to another place?

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Deposition

d)

Cementation

88.

What is the process of sediment deposition due to gravity?

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

c)

deposition

d)

sediment

89.

The broken fragments of rock are called

a)

sediment

b)

cement

c)

fossils

d)

energy

90.

What caused this canyon to form over many years?

a)

Water

b)

Deposition

c)

Valley

d)

Plants

91.

Small pieces of sand are transported by the wind.

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

92.

Water washes rocks and soils down the slopes, causing a landslide.

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

93.

Rocks and pebbles in a river become smooth by colliding with other rocks.

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

94.

The image shows rocks eroding from one side of the mountain.

What process caused the rock to break before falling?

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

c)

deposition

95.

How does deposition impact the Earth's surface?

a)

breaks down rocks on the Earth's surface

b)

moves rocks on the Earth's surface from one place to another

c)

drops rocks in a new location

96.

Which of the following is NOT needed to form a delta?

a)

Water

b)

Sediments

c)

Ocean

d)

Ice

97.

Which of the following words goes with "delta?"

a)

Break

b)

Move

c)

Drop

d)

Not here

98.

Where are deltas located?

a)

At the mouth of a river

b)

At the start of a river

c)

On a beach

d)

At the top of a mountain