Which of the following is NOT part of the solar system?
A. asteroids B. comets C. galaxies D. planets
What is galaxies?
100
David uses a triple beam balance to measure a block. What property of the block is he measuring?
What is "mass?"
100
List the correct order in the stages of a butterfly life cycle?
What is egg, larva, pupa, and adult?
100
What causes the Earth's seasons?
What is the tilt of the Earth?
100
What science tool would you use to find an object's volume?
What is a graduated cylinder?
200
Earth orbits the Sun between which two other planets?
What is Mercury and Mars?
200
Tom made a sugar water solution for an experiment. What would be the best way to separate the sugar from the water?
What is evaporate the water?
200
Which trait does a human inherit from his or her parents?
A. length of hair
B. ability to read
C. eye color
D. ability to ride a bicycle
What is "C" eye color?
200
Which of the following is an example of using an alternative energy source?
A. Cooking food in a microwave
B. Chilling drinks in a refrigerator
C. cooling a room with a ceiling fan
D. Drying laundry outside on a clothesline
What is "D" drying laundry outside on a clothesline
200
What is the information collected during an experiment called?
A. Conclusion
B. Trial
C. Hypothesis
D. Data
What is "D" data
300
How many times does the Earth revolve around the sun in one year? A. 1 B. 7 C. 24 D. 365
What is 1?
300
Which of the following is necessary for electricity to flow through a circuit?
A. All switches must be open.
B. All wires must be insulated with plastic.
C. The electricity's path must be unbroken.
D. The circuit must include at least two batteries.
What is "C" the elctricity's path must be unbroken
300
During which stage of complete metamorphosis does an insect change itself completely from a larva to an adult?
What is "pupa" stage?
300
Which landforms would normally be created by water erosion?
A. Lakes and Cliffs
B. Canyons and Deltas
C. Mountains and Hills
D. Sand Dunes and Valleys
What is "B" Canyons and Deltas
300
Which of these should be done to be sure that data collected during an investigation are reliable?
A. Careful measurements
B. recorded observations
C. Multiple trials
D. Conclusions
What is "C" multiple trials?
400
Which statement about water is correct?
A. Earth's water cycle is controlled by gravity.
B. The amount of water on Earth increases over time.
C. Earth's water supply is decreasing due to evaporation.
D. Earth's water is constantly moving and being recycled.
What is "D" Earth's water is constantly moving and being recycled.
400
Which statement about light is true?
A. Light cannot pass through water.
B. Light bends just before entering water.
C. Light changes speed when passing through water.
D. Light bounces in different directions when passing through water.
What is "C" Light changes speed when passing through water.
400
Why is carbon dioxide important for plants?
What is plants use carbon dioxide to make their own food?
400
What gas in the atmosphere condenses to form clouds?
A. Nitrogen
B. Oxygen
C. Carbon Dioxide
D. Water Vapor
What is "D" water vapor
400
Which of these is the best investigation question?
A. Do heavier rocks fall faster than light rocks?
B. Why is the sky blue?
C. Which paper towel is better?
D. What is the best fertilizer for all plants?
What is ""A Do heavier rocks fall faster than light rocks?
500
Which of the following describes the Sun?
A. A gaseous satellite of Earth
B. The largest star in the universe
C. A star at the center of the solar system.
D. A gaseous planet at the center of the solar system.
What "C" a star at the CENTER of the solar system
500
Damon is cooking spaghetti sauce with his mom. She tells him to stir the sauce with a wooden spoon. Why does she tell him to use a wooden spoon instead of a metal one?
A wooden spoon is an insulator of heat. A metal spoon is a conductor of heat.
500
In Yellowstone National Park, black bears sometimes break into cars and take any food they can find. This is an example of _______________.
What is a learned behavior?
500
Which of the following factors is the most important in determining the climate of an area?
A. Continent
B. Latitude
C. Longitude
D. Temperature
What is "D" temperture?
500
Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Hypotheses are based on facts.
B. A balance is used to find volume.
C. The scientific method is used to answer investigative questions.
D. Testable means able to be measured.