Which tool should a student use to measure the temperature of water?
A. Balance
B. Ruler
C. Thermometer
D. Graduated cylinder
A. Balance
B. Ruler
C. Thermometer ✅
D. Graduated cylinder
A mixture contains sand and small pebbles. Which tool would BEST separate them?
A. Magnet
B. Sieve/screen
C. Thermometer
D. Balance
A mixture contains sand and small pebbles. Which tool would BEST separate them?
A. Magnet
B. Sieve/screen ✅
C. Thermometer
D. Balance
Which force causes a dropped ball to fall toward the ground?
A. Friction
B. Gravity
C. Magnetism
D. Electricity
Which force causes a dropped ball to fall toward the ground?
A. Friction
B. Gravity ✅
C. Magnetism
D. Electricity
Which type of energy allows you to hear a ringing bell?
A. Light
B. Thermal
C. Sound
D. Mechanical
Which type of energy allows you to hear a ringing bell?
A. Light
B. Thermal
C. Sound ✅
D. Mechanical
Which material would MOST likely allow electrical energy to pass through it?
A. Rubber eraser
B. Plastic straw
C. Metal paper clip
D. Wooden craft stick
Which material would MOST likely allow electrical energy to pass through it?
A. Rubber eraser
B. Plastic straw
C. Metal paper clip ✅
D. Wooden craft stick
Water droplets form on the outside of a cold cup. Which change of state occurred?
A. Freezing
B. Melting
C. Evaporation
D. Condensation
Water droplets form on the outside of a cold cup. Which change of state occurred?
A. Freezing
B. Melting
C. Evaporation
D. Condensation ✅
A mixture contains iron filings, sand, and small pieces of wood. Which material should a magnet remove?
A. Sand
B. Wood
C. Iron filings
D. All three materials
A mixture contains iron filings, sand, and small pieces of wood. Which material should a magnet remove?
A. Sand
B. Wood
C. Iron filings ✅
D. All three materials
The same toy car is pushed across carpet and smooth tile. It travels farther across the tile. Why?
A. Tile has less gravity.
B. Carpet causes more friction.
C. Carpet gives the car more mass.
D. Tile pushes the car forward.
The same toy car is pushed across carpet and smooth tile. It travels farther across the tile. Why?
A. Tile has less gravity.
B. Carpet causes more friction. ✅
C. Carpet gives the car more mass.
D. Tile pushes the car forward.
Which type of energy is demonstrated by a rolling ball?
A. Mechanical
B. Sound
C. Light
D. Electrical
Which type of energy is demonstrated by a rolling ball?
A. Mechanical ✅
B. Sound
C. Light
D. Electrical
A circuit has a gap between two wires. How should the circuit be described?
A. Closed
B. Open
C. Magnetic
D. Insulated
A circuit has a gap between two wires. How should the circuit be described?
A. Closed
B. Open ✅
C. Magnetic
D. Insulated
A wooden block floats when placed in water. Which property is being observed?
A. Magnetism
B. Relative density
C. Electrical conductivity
D. Solubility
A wooden block floats when placed in water. Which property is being observed?
A. Magnetism
B. Relative density ✅
C. Electrical conductivity
D. Solubility
Salt is stirred into water until it can no longer be seen. What happened to the salt?
A. It disappeared.
B. It melted.
C. It dissolved.
D. It evaporated.
Salt is stirred into water until it can no longer be seen. What happened to the salt?
A. It disappeared.
B. It melted.
C. It dissolved. ✅
D. It evaporated.
A student pushes the same toy car with a greater force. What will most likely happen?
A. The car will have a greater change in motion.
B. The car will lose mass.
C. Gravity will stop acting on the car.
D. The car will experience less gravity.
A student pushes the same toy car with a greater force. What will most likely happen?
A. The car will have a greater change in motion. ✅
B. The car will lose mass.
C. Gravity will stop acting on the car.
D. The car will experience less gravity.
A toaster is plugged in and becomes hot. Which energy transformation occurred?
A. Thermal → electrical
B. Electrical → thermal
C. Mechanical → electrical
D. Light → mechanical
A toaster is plugged in and becomes hot. Which energy transformation occurred?
A. Thermal → electrical
B. Electrical → thermal ✅
C. Mechanical → electrical
D. Light → mechanical
Which circuit will allow electrical energy to flow?
A. A circuit with a complete, closed path
B. A circuit with a gap between the wires
C. A circuit with no energy source
D. A circuit with a disconnected wire
Which circuit will allow electrical energy to flow?
A. A circuit with a complete, closed path ✅
B. A circuit with a gap between the wires
C. A circuit with no energy source
D. A circuit with a disconnected wire
A metal spoon and plastic spoon are placed in hot water. The metal spoon becomes hot faster. Which property BEST explains this?
A. Magnetism
B. Electrical conductivity
C. Thermal conductivity
D. Relative density
A metal spoon and plastic spoon are placed in hot water. The metal spoon becomes hot faster. Which property BEST explains this?
A. Magnetism
B. Electrical conductivity
C. Thermal conductivity ✅
D. Relative density
A student mixes 10 g of salt with 100 g of water. The salt completely dissolves. Which statement BEST describes the mass of the solution?
A. It should be about 90 g.
B. It should be about 100 g.
C. It should be about 110 g.
D. The mass cannot be measured once salt dissolves.
A student mixes 10 g of salt with 100 g of water. The salt completely dissolves. Which statement BEST describes the mass of the solution?
A. It should be about 90 g.
B. It should be about 100 g.
C. It should be about 110 g. ✅
D. The mass cannot be measured once salt dissolves.
A student wants to test how different surfaces affect how far a toy car travels. What should the student change during the investigation?
A. The toy car
B. The amount of force used
C. The type of surface
D. The starting point AND the surface
A student wants to test how different surfaces affect how far a toy car travels. What should the student change during the investigation?
A. The toy car
B. The amount of force used
C. The type of surface ✅
D. The starting point AND the surface
A solar panel powers a buzzer. Which sequence BEST describes the energy changes?
A. Sound → electrical → light
B. Electrical → light → sound
C. Light → electrical → sound
D. Thermal → electrical → mechanical
A solar panel powers a buzzer. Which sequence BEST describes the energy changes?
A. Sound → electrical → light
B. Electrical → light → sound
C. Light → electrical → sound ✅
D. Thermal → electrical → mechanical
A student builds a circuit made up of a battery, two lightbulbs, and a switch, as shown below.

What will the student most likely observe in this circuit?
a) Lightbulb 1 and Lightbulb 2 will both be on.
b) Lightbulb 1 will be off, but Lightbulb 2 will be on.
c) Lightbulb 1 and Lightbulb 2 will both be off.
d) Lightbulb 1 will be on, but Lightbulb 2 will be off.
A student builds a circuit made up of a battery, two lightbulbs, and a switch, as shown below.
What will the student most likely observe in this circuit?
a) Lightbulb 1 and Lightbulb 2 will both be on.
b) Lightbulb 1 will be off, but Lightbulb 2 will be on.
c) Lightbulb 1 and Lightbulb 2 will both be off.
d) Lightbulb 1 will be on, but Lightbulb 2 will be off.✅
Which statement BEST explains why we experience day and night?
A. Earth moves closer to and farther from the Sun.
B. Earth rotates on its axis.
C. The Sun travels around Earth each day.
D. The Moon blocks sunlight each night.
Which statement BEST explains why we experience day and night?
A. Earth moves closer to and farther from the Sun.
B. Earth rotates on its axis. ✅
C. The Sun travels around Earth each day.
D. The Moon blocks sunlight each night.
A river carries pieces of rock and soil downstream. Which process is occurring?
A. Weathering
B. Erosion
C. Condensation
D. Deposition
A river carries pieces of rock and soil downstream. Which process is occurring?
A. Weathering
B. Erosion ✅
C. Condensation
D. Deposition
🐸 LIFE CYCLE PREVIEW
Which sequence correctly shows the life cycle of a frog?
A. Egg → froglet → tadpole → adult
B. Egg → tadpole → froglet → adult
C. Tadpole → egg → adult → froglet
D. Egg → adult → tadpole → froglet
🐸 LIFE CYCLE PREVIEW
Which sequence correctly shows the life cycle of a frog?
A. Egg → froglet → tadpole → adult
B. Egg → tadpole → froglet → adult ✅
C. Tadpole → egg → adult → froglet
D. Egg → adult → tadpole → froglet
🌱 ECOSYSTEMS PREVIEW
Which organism gets its energy DIRECTLY from the Sun?
A. Rabbit
B. Hawk
C. Grass
D. Mushroom
🌱 ECOSYSTEMS PREVIEW
Which organism gets its energy DIRECTLY from the Sun?
A. Rabbit
B. Hawk
C. Grass ✅
D. Mushroom
🦆 LIFE SCIENCE PREVIEW
A duck's webbed feet help it move through water. The webbed feet are an example of:
A. A life cycle
B. A physical structure that helps it survive
C. A learned behavior
D. A change caused by weather
🦆 LIFE SCIENCE PREVIEW
A duck's webbed feet help it move through water. The webbed feet are an example of:
A. A life cycle
B. A physical structure that helps it survive ✅
C. A learned behavior
D. A change caused by weather