4.L.17.3
Energy for plants and animals can be traced back to what?
The sun
How long does it take for Earth to make one full orbit around the sun?
One year.
Daunte performs a test on a mineral by scratching it on a white tile. What property of the mineral will Daunte be able to identify using this test?
Streak color
Some kinds of weathering and erosion cause landforms to change quickly. Other kinds cause change slowly. Which statement is true?
A: sinkholes appear slowly
B. Landslides cause change slowly
C. Glaciers create landforms slowly
D. Hurricanes change landforms slowly
C. Glaciers create landforms slowly
Which of these is an example of a complete metamorphosis?
A. Colt - Horse
B. Egg - Nymph - Cricket
C. Egg - Baby Bird - Bird
D. Egg - Meal Worm - Pupa - Beetle
Egg - Meal Worm - Pupa - Beetle
Where does the food chain start?
With plants that make their own food with the help of the sun.
Why do patterns of stars appear to move across the night sky?
Earth's rotation
Jamie found an igneous rock with grains of mineral crystal so small that they could not be identified . Where did this rock most likely form?
On the surface of the Earth, where a volcano has erupted.
Which is a result of gravity?
A. Rocks move downhill
B. Strong winds carry large rocks
C. Cold weather freezes water in rocks
D. Wind shapes rock into arches
Rocks moving downhill
Which of the following animals goes through incomplete metamorphosis?
A. Butterfly
B. Cricket
C. Frog
D. Panther
Cricket
Tom wants to show how living things get energy. Which sequence is correct?
A. sun --> consumer --> decomposer --> producer
B. sun --> consumer --> producer --> decomposer
C. sun --> decomposer --> producer --> consumer
D. sun --> producer --> consumer --> decomposer
sun --> producer --> consumer --> decomposer
How long does it take Earth to make one full rotation on its axis?
24 hours or 1 day
Susan tested the properties of an unknown mineral that she found in a parking lot outside a store. Because of what she learned from her scratch tests she turned the mineral back in to the store owner and was rewarded for returning a lost diamond! Which property helped Susan know that this mineral was a diamond?
Hardness. Diamond is the hardest mineral and only diamond can scratch diamond.
How is weathering different from erosion?
Weathering breaks down, erosion moves sediment.
What is one difference between the life cycle of an orange tree and the life cycle of a pine tree?
Orange trees have flowers and fruit. Pine trees have cones and no flowers.
In the Everglades, some rabbits eat march grass. Bobcats eat rabbits. How are bobcats and rabbits interacting?
A. Rabbits are prey and bobcats are predators
B. Rabbits are herbivores and bobcats are prey
C. Rabbits are consumers and bobcats are producers
D. Rabbits are carnivore and bobcats are herbivores
Rabbits are prey and bobcats are predators
During the phases of the Moon, the Moon appears to change shape. This change in appearance is due to the Moon...
reflecting a different amount of light due to alignment with Earth and the Sun.
How are metamorphic rocks formed?
heat and pressure
Alluvial fans are fan-shaped deposits of sediment that are created by the flow of water at the base of a mountain. Which kinds of materials make up the sediment that forms alluvial fans?
A: boulders and plants
B. ice and snow
C. trees and branches
D. sand and gravel
sand and gravel
Which animal goes through a metamorphosis?
A. bird
B. cat
C. frog
D. fox
frog
In a aquatic food chain, what occurs when a fish dies?
A. it becomes a producer
B. it becomes energy for a decomposer
C. it is eaten by a producer
D. it becomes a decomposer
it becomes energy for a decomposer
What causes the phase of the Moon to change each night?
The alignment between the Earth, Moon, and Sun determines the amount of light reflected by the Moon.
Lin found a rock that looked earthy in appearance. It looked like chunks of dirt piled together and she thought she saw a fossil in it. What type of rock did Lin find?
Sedimentary
When the wind blows on the beach, what landforms can be created?
Sand dunes
Which stage is part of complete metamorphosis but not part of incomplete metamorphosis?
Pupa