Plants / Ecosystems
Light / Sound
Earth and Rocks
Solar System
Electricity / Force, Energy, Motion
Oceans / Weather
Scientific Investigation
Matter and Rocks
100
What is the green pigment in a leaf that goes through photosynthesis?
Chlorophyll
100
Label the light wave.
1. wavelength
2. amplitude
3. crest
4. trough
100
Label the layers of the Earth.
a - outer crust
b - mantle
c - outer core
d - inner core
100
Match each fact to either sun, moon, or Earth.
a. rocky satellite
b. average sized yellow star
c. large amount of life-supporting water
d. made of hot burning gases and produces heat and light
e. temperature extremes (260 in the day and -280 at night)
f. rocky surface that is constantly changing
g. 110 times the diameter of Earth
a - moon
b - sun
c - Earth
d - sun
e - moon
f - Earth
g - sun
100
Identify each as conductor or insulator.
1. copper
2. allows electricity to flow through them easily
3. does not allow electricity to flow through them easily
4. rubber
5. glass
6. silver
1 - conductor
2 - conductor
3 - insulator
4 - insulator
5 - insulator
6 - conductor
100
Identify each of these as increasing or decreasing as you go deeper into the ocean.
1. temperature
2. amount of light
3. pressure
4. amount of organisms
1 - decreases
2 - decreases
3 - increases
4 - decreases
100
Identify each statement as quantitative or qualitative.
1. the soil was damp
2. 10 grams of soil
3. 5 ml of water
4. The cup was shiny
5. The seed smelled lemony
6. the plant grew 2 cm
1 - qualitative
2 - quantitative
3 - quantitative
4 - qualitative
5 - qualitative
6 - quantitative
100
Which of the following are just mixtures and which are types of solutions? If they are solutions list what is mixed together to make them.
1. Lemonade
2. Trail Mix
3. Pasta Salad
4. Salt Water
5. Chocolate Milk
1. Solution (lemons, water, sugar)
2. Mixture
3. Mixture
4. Solution (salt and water)
5. Solution (chocolate and milk)
200
Which things are an example of a behavioral adaptation?
a. A bird migrating in the winter
b. A lizard that can change colors.
c. A butterfly that mimics a poisonous butterfly.
d. A squirrel that buries acorns
a & d
200
Match each property to either a light wave or a sound wave.
1. travels in transverse waves
2. produced by vibrations
3. can be reflected, transmitted, or absorbed
4. travels in compression waves
5. can travel through empty space
6. cannot travel through empty space
1-light, 2-sound, 3-light, 4-sound, 5-light, 6-sound
200
Match each word to its correct definition.
1. mass
2. volume
3. matter
4. atom
5. compound
a. the smallest building blocks of matter
b. how much stuff (atoms) are in something
c. substance made up of two or more atoms of different elements
d. how much space something takes up, often measured with a graduated cylinder
e. anything that has mass and takes up space
1 - b
2 - d
3 - e
4 - a
5 - c
200
List the planets from closest to the sun to the farthest.
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
200
1. friction a. energy of motion
2. potential energy b. a push or a pull
3. kinetic energy c. a force that works against motion
4. force d. stored energy
5. unbalanced force e. causes movement
1 - c
2 - d
3 - a
4 - b
5 - e
200
Label the parts of the ocean floor.
1 - continental shelf
2 - continental slope
3 - continental rise
4 - abyssal plain
5 - ocean trench
200
Write the correct vocabulary word for the definition.
1. The part of the experiment that remains the same.
2. A prediction about what will happen during the experiment.
3. The part of the experiment that the scientist changes.
4. The part of the experiment that changes as a result; what we measure.
5. The question the scientist wants answered.
1. Constant
2. Hypothesis
3. Independent Variable
4. Dependent Variable
5. Problem
200
Match each picture or words to either solid, liquid, or gas.
a. no definite shape or volume
b. definite shape and volume
c. 
d.
e. no definite shape, but has definite volume
f. 
a - gas
b - solid
c - solid
d - gas
e - liquid
f - liquid
300
Match the plant parts to their function.
1.roots
2. stem
3. leaves
4. flowers
a. support plant and transports nutrients and water
b. center of photosynthesis
c. reproductive part of the plant
d. anchors the plant and absorbs nutrients and water
1 - d, 2 - a, 3 - b, 4 - c
300
Match each definition or object with either transparent, translucent, or opaque.
a. no light goes through an object
b. a window
c. frosted glass
d. light goes through an object completely
e. some light goes through an object
f. a banana
a-opaque, b-transparent, c-translucent, d-transparent, e-translucent, f-opaque
300
Match each fact with either crust, mantle, outer core, or inner core.
a. thickest layer
b. made of solid iron and nickel
c. thinnest layer
d. made mostly of iron and nickel (not solid)
e. hottest, deepest layer
f. the movement of this causes breaks in the Earth's crust
g. broken into pieces called tectonic plates
h. causes the Earth's magnetic field
a - mantle
b - inner core
c - crust
d - outer core
e - inner core
f - mantle
g - crust
h - outer core
300
Match each action with either Earth's rotation or revolution.
1. causes day and night
2. causes the seasons
3. takes 365 1/4 days
4. spinning on an axis
5. go around
6. takes 24 hours
1 - rotation
2 - revolution
3 - revolution
4 - rotation
5 - revolution
6 - rotation
300
Identify each as a closed or open circuit.
1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 
5. 
1. open
2. open
3. closed
4. closed
5. open
300
Match each picture and/or definition to either stratus, cumulous, cirrus, or cumulonimbus cloud.
1. 
2. These clouds produce thunderstorms.
3. These clouds usually produce rain or snow that last for a while.
4. 
5. 
6. These clouds can often indicate an upcoming change in the weather.
7. 
1 - stratus
2 - cumulonimbus
3 - stratus
4 - cirrus
5 - cumulonimbus
6 - cirrus
7 - cumulous
300
A shopping mall wanted to determine whether the more expensive “Tough Stuff” floor wax was better then the cheaper “Steel Seal” floor wax at protecting its floor tiles against scratches. One liter of each brand of floor wax was applied to 5 same size test tiles per wax. The wax was allowed to sit for 3 days to dry then it was tested using a scratch test.
1. What is the independent variable?
2. What is the dependent variable?
3. What are 3 things they should keep constant?
1. Type of floor wax
2. Amount of scratches
3. amount of wax, size of floor tile, time they dried, scratch test. (only need 3)
300
Yes or No, Will these organisms form fossils?
1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 
5. 
6. 
1. yes
2. yes
3. no
4. yes
5. shell only
6. no
400
Match each word with its definition.
1. ecosystem a. an individual living thing
2. community b. all the species that live in the same place at the same time
3. organism c. all nonliving and living things in an area
4. population d. the same species that live in the same place at the same time
1 - c, 2 - b, 3 - a, 4 - d
400
Match each description with either reflection, transmission, absorption, or refraction.
a. light moves through an object
b. light that is retained (kept) by an object
c. causes light rays to change speed or direction
d. light waves bounce off a surface
e. bending of a light wave
a-transmission
b-absorption
c-refraction
d-reflection
e-refraction
400
Label the rock diagram.
top - igneous
left - sedimentary
right - metamorphic
400
List the planets in order from smallest to largest.
Mercury, Mars, Venus, Earth, Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter
400
Answer the following as true or false.
1. An object in motion will remain in motion until a balanced force acts upon it.
2. The more massive an object, the more force it will take to move it.
3. Friction works against a motion in the opposite direction.
4. For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.
5. Newton determined that there were 4 laws of motion that remained constant during his experiments.
6. Jason needs to throw a shotput that weighs 10 pounds and another that weighs 20 pounds. He uses the same force when he throws each shotput. The 20 pound shotput will go farther than the 10 pound one.
1 - false
2 - true
3 - true
4 - true
5 - false
6 - false
400
Identify each of the weather tools and what they do.
1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 
1 - anemometer - measures wind speed
2 - thermometer - measure temperature
3 - barometer - measure air pressure
4 - rain gauge - measures amount of rain
400
Mrs. Hill was growing sunflowers and she wanted to see how being in direct sunlight would affect the growth of the plants. She used the same pot, soil, seed, and watered them the same amount each day. She put one in a room with no window or sunlight, and the other in a window where it could get sunlight.
1. What is the independent variable?
2. What is the dependent variable?
3. What are the constants?
1 - the sunlight
2 - the amount the plant will grow (or not)
3 - pot, soil, seed, amount of water
400
Match each definition or situation to weathering, erosion, or deposition.
a. the breaking down of rock through the force of another substance
b. when sediment stops moving and is dropped somewhere else
c. a river delta could be formed by this
d. when sediment is carried away by natural forces
e. the products of this are clay, sand, rock fragments, and soluble (things that dissolve in water) substances
f. the agents of this are wind, water, ice, and gravity
a - weathering
b - deposition
c - deposition
d - erosion
e - weathering
f - erosion
500
Which shows the correct flow of energy?
a. hawk, mouse, grass
b. grasses, mouse, owl, frog
c. mouse, owl, hawk, snake
d. grasses, mouse, owl
d. grasses, mouse, owl
500
Decide if each statement is true or false.
a. Black reflects all colors.
b. A yellow banana reflects all colors except yellow.
c. Most waves of light are not visible to the human eye
d. white reflects all colors
e. The longest wavelength color we see is red and the shortest is violet.
f. The color white creates heat.
a-false
b-false
c-true
d-true
e-true
f-false
500
Match each picture or words with the correct type of tectonic plate movement: transform, convergent, or divergent.
a. 
b. 
c. 
d. This type of boundary can cause earthquakes.
e. This boundary causes rifts when they happen over land, and mid-ocean ridge when underwater.
f. This boundary causes mountains over land and trenches and volcanoes when between oceanic and continental crust.
a - convergent
b - transform
c - divergent
d - transform
e - divergent
f - convergent
500
Which phase or phases of the moon corresponds to which Earth Moon Sun Event?
1. Spring Tide
2. Neap Tide
3. Solar Eclipse
4. Lunar Eclipse
1. new moon and full moon
2. 1st quarter and last quarter
3. New moon
4. Full Moon
500
Identify each resource as renewable or nonrenewable.
1. coal
2. sunlight
3. wind
4. fossil fuels
5. nuclear power
6. water
7. geothermal
1. nonrenewable
2. renewable
3. renewable
4. nonrenewable
5. nonrenewable
6. renewable
7. renewable
500
Answer the following questions about the diagram below.
a. What do the arrows represent?
b. What organisms eat krill?
c. What organisms eat squid?
d. Is the above diagram a food web or a food chain?
e. According to the diagram, which organisms are apex predators?
1 - flow of energy
2 - fish and blue whales
3 - penguin and elephant seal
4 - food web
5 - blue whale and killer whale
500
1. What is the independent variable?
2. What is the dependent variable?
3. According to the graph which plant grew the most?
4. On day 20, which pot had a measurement of 20 cm?
1. number of plants in a pot
2. plant growth
3. the pot with only one plant
4. the pot with 4 plants
500
Match each vocabulary word to its correct definition.
1. proton a. negative charge
2. neutron b. protons & neutrons
3. electron c. positive charge
4. found in the center of an atom d. electrons
5. orbit the nucleus e. neutral charge
1 - c
2 - e
3 - a
4 - b
5 - d