G4 Science Test Assessment

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Which part of the Mangrove Tree BEST allows it to absorb sunlight? *

2 points

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? *

2 points

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? *

2 points

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? *

2 points

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? *

2 points

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? *

2 points

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? *

2 points

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? *

2 points

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. *

2 points

Sound

Light

Magnetic

X-rays

Which of the following correctly links an example of a wave to a type of a wave? *

2 points

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? *

2 points

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? *

2 points

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? *

2 points

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? *

2 points

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? *

2 points

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. *

2 points

Imprinting

Learned Behaviour

Reflex

Conditioning

Which of the following waves do not need matter to travel? *

2 points

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? *

2 points

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? *

2 points

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? *

2 points

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? *

3 points

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? *

3 points

Electrical

Mechanical

Sound

Light

Waves in the water increased in height over an hour. Which of the following is true? *

3 points

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? *

3 points

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? *

3 points

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? *

3 points

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? *

3 points

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? *

3 points

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 *

3 points

Light Energy

Wind Energy

Magnetic Energy

Thermal Energy

What is the main purpose of the stem of a plant? *

3 points

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? *

3 points

Light Energy

Sound Energy

Thermal Energy

Magnetic Energy

Which is true about volcanic eruptions? *

3 points

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? *

3 points

Blizzard

Tornados

Earthquakes

Hurricanes

Which of the following items would be best used to compare the lengths of various fish? *

3 points

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? *

3 points

Tachometer

Voltmeter

Navigational Lights

Sonar

The praying mantis can turn its head 180 degrees. Why is this a competitive advantage over other insects? *

3 points

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? *

3 points

Potential

Kinetic

Light

Electrical

Which best explains the difference between a spider and an insect? *

3 points

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? *

3 points

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? *

3 points

Acids and Bases

Cold Objects

Non-Living Objects

Very Heavy Objects

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