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Science G3 End Term 1 Review

Total questions: 59

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which picture shows a weather balloon used to collect data high in the air?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

2.

Which picture shows a meteorologist explaining the forecast on television?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

3.

Which picture shows a satellite used to observe Earth from space?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

4.

Which picture shows a weather map that displays temperatures across the country?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

5.

On the forecast map, which city is shown with rain symbols?

a)

Chicago near the lake

b)

Seattle in the northwest

c)

Dallas in the south

d)

Phoenix in the desert

6.

Which city has the hottest temperature marked around the 90s?

a)

New York City in the east

b)

Madison in Wisconsin

c)

Portland in Oregon

d)

Phoenix in Arizona

7.

Which city has the coldest temperature around the 60s on the map?

a)

Memphis in Tennessee

b)

Phoenix in Arizona

c)

Dallas in Texas

d)

Portland on the west coast

8.

Which two cities are shown with sunny weather icons?

a)

New York City and Richmond

b)

Chicago and Denver

c)

Phoenix and Dallas

d)

Portland and San Francisco

9.

What type of weather is shown for San Francisco on the map?

a)

Very hot and sunny

b)

Heavy rain all day

c)

Thunderstorm over the city

d)

Partly cloudy near the coast

10.

Which tool helps scientists measure weather high above the ground?

a)

Weather balloon with instruments

b)

Umbrella used for rain

c)

Thermometer kept at home

d)

Compass used for directions

11.

What does a thermometer measure when you read the numbers on its scale?

a)

Wind speed

b)

Temperature

c)

Rainfall

d)

Air pressure

12.

Which instrument uses spinning cups to measure wind speed?

a)

Anemometer

b)

Rain gauge

c)

Barometer

d)

Thermometer

13.

A barometer helps scientists know changes in what?

a)

Sunlight hours

b)

Cloud shapes

c)

Rainfall amount

d)

Air pressure

14.

What word describes what the air is like at a certain time and place?

a)

Axis

b)

Climate

c)

Season

d)

Weather

15.

Which term means the pattern of weather at a place over a long period of time?

a)

Axis

b)

Climate

c)

Weather

d)

Season

16.

What are Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter examples of?

a)

Seasons

b)

Weather

c)

Climate

d)

Axis

17.

The imaginary line Earth spins around from North Pole to South Pole is called the what?

a)

Orbit

b)

Axis

c)

Equator

d)

Meridian

18.

Which picture card belongs in the Weather group: rainy, sunny, or sleet?

a)

Only sleet

b)

Only sunny

c)

All three

d)

Only rainy

19.

If wind speed increases, which instrument will show faster movement?

a)

Thermometer tube

b)

Anemometer cups

c)

Barometer needle

d)

Rain gauge water

20.

Look at the picture of rocks sliding down a steep hill. What natural event is shown?

a)

Wildfire burning trees

b)

Flood covering the street

c)

Landslide moving downhill

d)

Earthquake shaking buildings

21.

The picture shows a forest with flames and smoke. Which natural hazard is happening?

a)

Wildfire in the forest

b)

Drought in the desert

c)

Flood in the woods

d)

Earthquake under trees

22.

A street with cracked ground and toppled cars is shown. Which hazard caused the damage?

a)

Flooding with water

b)

Earthquake shaking ground

c)

Drought drying soil

d)

Tornado twisting air

23.

One picture shows a spinning funnel cloud touching the ground. What is this called?

a)

Flood with deep water

b)

Drought with no rain

c)

Tornado with strong winds

d)

Landslide with falling rocks

24.

Homes are surrounded by flowing water in a neighborhood. Which event is shown?

a)

Drought cracking ground

b)

Earthquake shaking homes

c)

Flood covering land

d)

Wildfire burning houses

25.

The ground is dry and cracked with a lone tree. What natural hazard is this?

a)

Flood after heavy rain

b)

Landslide after storms

c)

Drought after little rain

d)

Earthquake after tectonics

26.

Which word means water that flows over land that is normally dry?

a)

Earthquake

b)

Landslide

c)

Flood

d)

Wildfire

27.

What is the rapid movement of rocks and soil down a hill or mountain called?

a)

Drought

b)

Flood

c)

Landslide

d)

Tornado

28.

Which term describes the shaking of Earth’s surface?

a)

Earthquake

b)

Flood

c)

Wildfire

d)

Drought

29.

Which phrase best describes a natural hazard?

a)

A natural event causing great damages

b)

A small rain shower in spring

c)

A man-made bridge over water

d)

A quiet day with gentle winds

30.

What temperature (in degrees Fahrenheit) does the thermometer show?

a)

60 °F

b)

80 °F

c)

40 °F

d)

20 °F

31.

A cold and wet climate will probably receive ________ precipitation.

a)

very little

b)

a lot of

32.

After _____ hatches, it usually goes through a metamorphosis.

a)

frog

b)

turtle

c)

snake

d)

fish

33.

Which of these is a learned trait?

a)

Playing a guitar

b)

Hair color

c)

Eye shape

d)

Skin color

34.

Which of these is an environmental trait?

a)

animals changing their fur color in winter

b)

riding a car

c)

swimming

d)

catching a fish

35.

What causes seasons?

a)

Earth’s rotation

b)

Earth’s tilted axis

c)

Earth’s weather

d)

Clouds

36.

Places high up in the mountains tend to have ______ climates than lower areas.

a)

colder

b)

warmer

37.

Which best describes climate?

a)

temperature and seasons

b)

seasons and precipitation

c)

snow and sun

d)

average precipitation and temperature

38.

A flood is an example of a _____.

a)

man-made event

b)

landslide

c)

natural hazard

d)

slow change to Earth's surface

39.

Which of the following describes metamorphosis?

a)

animals giving birth

b)

animals changing shape during their life cycle

c)

animals becoming bigger

40.

Which natural hazard might cause a landslide when the ground shakes?

a)

Forest fire

b)

pollution

c)

earthquake

41.

Which stage comes first in a ladybug’s life cycle?

a)

Larvae

b)

Adult

c)

Egg

d)

Pupa

42.

During the ladybug life cycle, what happens after the larvae stage?

a)

It skips to adult

b)

It becomes an egg again

c)

It changes into a pupa

d)

It turns into a worm

43.

What is the final stage of the ladybug life cycle?

a)

Larvae with long body

b)

Eggs on a leaf

c)

Adult ladybug

d)

Pupa with hard shell

44.

A turtle hiding inside its shell is best described as which kind of behavior?

a)

Instinct

b)

Environmental trait

c)

Inherited trait

d)

Learned trait

45.

Foxes’ fur turning brown in spring is mostly which kind of trait?

a)

Inherited trait

b)

Environmental trait

c)

Learned trait

d)

Instinct

46.

A baby’s green eyes are an example of which kind of trait?

a)

Environmental trait

b)

Inherited trait

c)

Learned trait

d)

Instinct

47.

A bear hunting for food is best described as which kind of behavior?

a)

Environmental trait

b)

Instinct

c)

Inherited trait

48.

Animals migrating to another habitat to find food is which type of trait?

a)

Inherited trait

b)

Instinct

c)

Learned trait

d)

Environmental trait

49.

A monkey using a stick to catch food shows which kind of trait?

a)

Learned trait

b)

Inherited trait

c)

Instinct

d)

Environmental trait

50.

Which animal goes through metamorphosis from tadpole to adult?

a)

Bear

b)

Snake

c)

Bird

d)

Frog

51.

Which insect is known for complete metamorphosis with a pupa stage?

a)

Bear

b)

Butterfly

c)

Snake

d)

Fish

52.

Which animal listed does NOT go through metamorphosis?

a)

Bird hatches and grows larger

b)

Frog changes body forms

c)

Dragonfly changes from nymph

d)

Butterfly changes in a chrysalis

53.

Which insect begins life as a larva that later becomes an adult with spots?

a)

Ladybug

b)

Dragonfly

c)

Snake

d)

Frog

54.

Which group of animals mostly does not undergo metamorphosis?

a)

Insects like butterflies

b)

Insects such as dragonflies

c)

Amphibians such as frogs

d)

Mammals like bears and humans

55.

Earth is constantly moving around on its __________, the imaginary line through its center.

a)

axis

b)

pole

c)

orbit

d)

equator

56.

The Earth’s axis is __________ and it causes different seasons.

a)

straight with no angle

b)

climate of the planet

c)

tilted at an angle

d)

opposite to gravity

57.

Because of the way Earth moves around the Sun, we have four __________: winter, spring, summer, and fall.

a)

seasons across the year

b)

axes inside the Earth

c)

climates for each city

d)

opposites for directions

58.

The top half and bottom half of Earth have __________ seasons at the same time.

a)

the same

b)

similar

c)

opposite

d)

four

59.

The kind of weather a place has for a long, long time is called its __________.

a)

tilted

b)

season

c)

axis

d)

climate