4th Grade (5)

100

A Sun-Earth cycle is pictured.What is the correct order of the seasons as they occur from March through December?

A Spring, winter, autumn, summer

B Spring, summer, autumn, winter

C Summer, winter, autumn, spring

D Winter, spring, summer, autumn

B Spring, summer, autumn, winter

100

The table shows some patterns of seasonal changes in the United States.

What patterns most likely belong in the last section of the table?

A Warm temperatures, many animals are born, flowers begin to bloom

B Cooler temperatures, shorter daylight hours, many trees lose their leaves

C Very hot temperatures, drought conditions, plants become dormant

D Cold temperatures, ice storms, longer daylight hours

B Cooler temperatures, shorter daylight hours, many trees lose their leaves

100

A student wanted to see how his toy car would roll on different types of flooring. She decided to roll the car on a tile floor, a wood floor, and a carpeted floor.

Her investigation was designed to test the effects of which of the following forces?

AGravity

BGravity and magnetism

CMagnetism and friction

DFriction

100

Mr. Jonas had his fourth grade class perform several experiments to examine the effects of temperature on different states of matter. Read his experiment and determine how this procedure can best be improved?

ARecord the temperature of the heat source.

BRepeat the experiment several times with more balloons.

CGraph the results.

DChange the title to “The Effects of Heat on Air Molecules.”

B Repeat the experiment several times with more balloons.

100

The Earth's soils and minerals are changed by weathering over a long period of time. Which of the following is NOT a form of weathering?

ARocks rubbing against each other

BIce grinding the rocks

CPlant roots growing through the rocks

DWater moving particles from rocks downstream

200

What is the definition of physical property?

Anything that can be tested, measured or observed

200

During a science lesson, a teacher placed a beaker with 50 mL of water near a sunny window. He placed another beaker with 50 mL of water in the closet.

Two days later, the beaker near the window was empty while water remained in the beaker that was placed in the closet.

What most likely happened to the water in the beaker near the window?

AThe Sun changed the water from a liquid to a solid.

BThe Sun’s light caused the water to condense.

CThe water changed from a gas to a liquid.

DHeat from the Sun caused the water to evaporate

200

Which of the following materials are good conductors of thermal and electrical energy?

APaper

BGlass

CCopper

DWood

CCopper

200

Which of the following resources that can be burned for heat comes from a renewable resource?

AWood

BCoal

COil

DNatural gas

A Wood

200

Students collected and labeled pictures of examples of Earth’s resources.

Which statement correctly identifies and classifies the resources?

ACoal and plants are both nonrenewable resources because they come from within the Earth’s layers.

BOil and coal are both renewable resources because they are naturally occurring and come from the same place.

CChickens and coal are both nonrenewable resources because they are natural resources that can be replaced over time.

DPlants and chickens are renewable resources because they have a life cycle and can be replaced in a short time span.

300

The picture shows a desert sand arch.

What type of erosion most likely caused this arch to form?

AWater

BIce

CWind

DChemical

CWind

300

What is the next Moon phase in the pattern above?

300

Which action is most like the natural process of weathering rocks?

ASharpening a wooden pencil using an electric pencil sharpener

BMoving a round pencil across a desk by blowing on it

CPlacing pencil shavings from the sharpener in the trash can

DUsing colored pencils to draw a mountain scene

ASharpening a wooden pencil using an electric pencil sharpener

300

The City of New Orleans was built on the Mississippi Delta and sits below sea level. What process created the delta where the Mississippi River meets the Gulf of Mexico?

AYears of wind erosion formed the Mississippi Delta as sediment was deposited.

BErosion by ice wedging formed the Mississippi Delta by heavy glaciers.

CPlant and tree roots formed the Mississippi Delta as they grew deep into the ground breaking it apart.

DWater erosion and deposition formed the Mississippi Delta as sediment from the river was deposited in the gulf.

300

The diagram below shows an area of land that changed over hundreds of years.

Refer to the images shown above. Which process changed the shape of the rock layers over time?

ADeposition

BErosion

CEvaporation

DFaulting

B Erosion

400

Students set up a stream table to model weathering and erosion caused by water. The stream table is shown below.

Based on the image above, where would the most deposition occur?

ANear the source of the water

BIn the first bend in the stream

CIn the second bend in the stream

DNear the bottom of the stream

400

One afternoon, heavy rains caused small pebbles to pile up at the bottom of a rocky hill. Which processes caused this to occur?

AErosion and weathering

BWeathering and deposition

CErosion and deposition

DWeathering and run-off

CErosion and deposition

400

The picture below shows the pattern of the Moon’s appearance over the last month. There is a picture missing at the arrow. Which picture below shows how the Moon would appear at the arrow?

A B C D

400

The rocks that make up mountains are weathered over time. The pieces are moved and finally deposited on the beach. The weathering process continues resulting in sand particles.

Identify the most likely cause of weathering and erosion in the mountains, the river, and the sandy beach.

A
Weathering Erosion

Mountain water, ice wind, ice

River water wind

Beach water wind

Weathering Erosion

Mountain ice, wind wind, ice

River water wind

Beach water wind

Weathering Erosion

Mountain ice, wind wind, water

River water water

Beach wind, water wind. water

Weathering Erosion

Mountain ice, wind wind, water

River water water

Beach wind, water wind. water

400

Which of the following describes ice changing the Earth's surface by erosion?

AWater freezes in the cracks of a rock causing bigger cracks to form.

BA mound of rock is left as glacier ice melts and the glacier retreats.

CSediment frozen in the ice of a glacier moves as the glacier moves.

DHeavy ice presses on sediment causing the formation of sedimentary rock.

CSediment frozen in the ice of a glacier moves as the glacier moves.

500

What type of pattern causes the seasons to change throughout each year?

AThe continual movement of the Earth around the Sun.

BThe continual movement of the Sun around the Earth.

CThe continual movement of the Earth around the Moon.

DThe continual movement of the Sun around the Moon.

AThe continual movement of the Earth around the Sun.

500

The diagram represents a portion of the Moon phases.

What would the order of the Moon phases look like next in this sequence?

500

A student observed a Full Moon one night before he went to bed.What will come next in the order of the Moon’s pattern of appearance?

A B C D

500

Most rivers form a delta at the mouth of the river where it flows into another body of water. The delta is made of silt that drops out of the water when the flow of the river decreases as it enters the other body of water.

The formation of a river delta is an example of —

Adeposition

Bweathering

Cerosion

Dcompaction

A deposition

500

What interaction between water and earth materials is an example of the weathering process?

AHeavy rains wash soil and sediment down a hillside

BA flood carries sediment that settles in a new location

CA glacier moves across the landscape, dropping rocks and soil as it moves

DWater freezes in tiny holes inside a rock, breaking the rock apart as the ice expands