Set 1
Mr. Newman worked for the power company and was in charge of exploring new energy sources. Which of the following is NOT a possible source of energy for producing electricity?
A. rocks
B. the Sun
C. a waterfall
D. windmill
Which of the following statements about wind as a source of energy is true?
A. Wind is being developed as an alternative to fossil fuels.
B. Wind is a very common source of energy in the United States.
C. It is impossible to use wind as a source of energy.
D. Wind is a nonrenewable source of energy.
June’s grandmother was teaching her how to cook. As they began to put the pans on the stove, grandmother asked June to choose the pan whose handle would not get hot. Which type of handle below did June NOT choose?
A. metal
B. wood
C. plastic
D. rubber
Billy and Juan had remote control cars. They wanted to see which car was the fastest. What would they need to measure to determine the speed of each car?
A. distance the car travels and time
B. distance and the size of the car
C. the weight of the car and time
D. the weight of the car and the size of the car
Maria's class went on a fossil hunt as a class field trip. As Maria observed one of their rock samples, she noticed pieces of rock and fossilized organisms in it. What type of rock was she observing?
A. igneous
B. sedimentary
C. granite
D. metamorphic
Lenny and Karl were building a ramp for their bikes. They wanted to build a ramp that would allow them to go the farthest distance in the air possible. How could they test the ramp to maximize the distance traveled in the air?
A. ride different bikes over the ramp without changing the ramp
B. change the height of the ramp and take recordings of distance at each height
C. ride bikes, skateboards, and scooters over the ramp to see which goes the furthest
D. change the surface the ramp is placed on and see if the surface they were riding on changed the distance
James and Teresa went to the museum to see the new dinosaur exhibit. They saw many fossils including one of a woolly mammoth. In which type of rock did the woolly mammoth fossils form?
A. igneous
B. sedimentary
C. metamorphic
D. minerals
Lana was sitting in her room studying for her spelling test when she heard a noise that broke her concentration. The sound had a high pitch and a low intensity. Which of the following could have made that sound?
A. a baby crying
B. a car engine running
C. a kitten meowing
D. a large dog barking
Maria was on a nature walk with some friends and they saw a plant growing out of a crack in a rock.What will happen to the rock over time?
A. the plant will weather the rock
B. the plant will erode the rock
C. the plant will eat away the rock
D. the plant will be killed by the rock
Billy was researching how water is used to help people around the world. He found that some people used moving water to create electricity and to wash their clothes. He also found that people used frozen water to cool their drinks and stop swelling of injuries. What could people use water vapor for?
A. washing their food
B. irrigating their crops
C. cooking their food
D. keeping their frozen food cold
Addison was doing an experiment with water in a closed container. She noticed some water evaporated and condensation formed at the top of the cup. What could Addison say about the mass of the water in the cup as the experiment continued?
A. the mass decreased because the water evaporated
B. the mass increased because more water appeared during condensation
C. the mass stayed the same throughout the experiment
D. the mass disappeared totally
Plants reproduce very differently than animals. Plants reproduce using fruit, nuts, cones. Which is NOT a part of the reproductive process of a plant?
A. pollination
B. transpiration
C. germination
D. fertilization
Aaron and Luis were hanging out at the pond in their neighborhood and noticed lots of different animals living in the pond. They saw an alligator, an ibis, a few frogs, a few catfish and a turtle. How are alligators and frogs different?
A. frogs are carnivores and alligators are herbivores
B. frogs live near water and alligators live in dry areas
C. frogs come from eggs and alligators have live birth
D. frogs go through a metamorphosis and alligators are born looking like an adult
Humans are constantly effecting the environment around them in both positive and negative ways. Most of the human changes have created additional problems in the environment. Which example lists a human change and the problem it has created?
A. deforestation; greater amount of endangered species
B. polluting the everglades; melting of the polar ice caps
C. polluting the air; decrease in the amount of freshwater
D. global warming; acid rain has killed crops
Francis went to see the latest space launch with her parents last week. She came to school and told her teacher and her class all about what it was like. Francis shared that space exploration and research has helped Florida's communities. Which fact below does NOT support Francis' statement that space exploration has helped Florida's communities?
A. increased the emphasis on math and science in schools
B. increased tourism to Kennedy Space Center
C. helped get rid of some of the Everglades
D. brought more jobs to our communities
Megan’s family was on vacation in Hawaii. They saw some liquid rock from the volcano that had erupted. Which kind of rock forms when that melted rock she saw cools and hardens?
A. igneous
B. metamorphic
C. sedimentary
D. slate
Miguel and his father had a large sailboat. His dad asked Miguel if he knew how to get the sailboat to move in the water. What kind of energy would be the best to make the sailboat move in the water?
A. electrical energy
B. light energy
C. wind energy
D. heat energy
Mrs. Brown was doing the dishes and her son Henry handed her his cold ice water glass to wash. She placed the cold glass in the sink that was full of hot, soapy water. What will happen to the temperature of the cup and the water?
A. the cup will cool off the water
B. the water will warm up the cup
C. the soap will stop any temperature change
D. the cup and the water will both get colder
Sam was trying to think up a good way to celebrate Earth Day. He talked to his teacher about things he could do to save the environment. They came up with starting a compost pile. Which of these is another way we can help save the environment?
A. deforestation
B. mining
C. overfishing
D. recycling
Heidi and her family traveled all around the country. Some of the places they visited were very similar to Florida while others were quite a bit different. Which of the features is similar to what she can see in Florida?
A. snowing in the winter
B. drought in the winter
C. drought in the summer
D. no temperature change all year round
Lisa designed an experiment to test which type of magnet was the strongest. She tied heavy washers together and was going to see how many bundles each magnet could lift. Unfortunately all the magnets seemed to be able to lift the exact same amount. She knew that some magnets were stronger than others though. The experiment she set up didn’t help find the answer to her problem. What should she do next?
A. quit, there is no way of finding this out
B. ask the teacher which magnet is the strongest
C. look online to see if it will tell her which magnet is the strongest
D. come up with another way using her creativity, to solve the problem
Pablo was looking online for information to write a report about an animal. He was told to do his report on a carnivore, but couldn’t remember the characteristics of a carnivore. Which animal could fit the criteria for Pablo’s report?
A. elephant
B. alligator
C. giraffe
D. deer
Marta and Lindsay were hiking in a local park and came across some very interesting rocks. They kept one and brought it into school the next day to show their teacher. Mr. Franks, their teacher, told the two girls they had actually found a mineral, not a rock. Which test would be least useful to determine which mineral they had found?
A. luster test
B. hardness test
C. streak test
D. weight test
Mrs. Rodriguez’s class was on a field trip to the zoo and one of the zookeepers was telling the students all about elephants. Some of the traits of elephants are inherited from their parents, while other behaviors they learn on their own. What is one trait that an elephant might have learned on its own?
A. to come to the gate during feeding time
B. to stay close to its mother
C. to drink with its trunk
D. to trumpet with its trunk
Sammy and Lily were walking down their street. They passed many interesting sites.
They made many interesting observations along the way. They observed Mr. Green grilling a steak, Mr. Phillip’s rusted old car, Mrs. Anderson cutting her lawn, Mrs. Twill burning a few candles to keep mosquitoes away, and a few other neighbors watering their lawns. Which of these observations was a change that did NOT create a new material?
A. the rusting car
B. burning candles
C. grilling a steak
D. cutting the lawn