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100

This is the process where liquid water changes into a gas (water vapor). 

  • A) Condensation

  • B) Evaporation

  • C) Precipitation

B) Evaporation

100

It takes this many days for the Earth to complete one full revolution around the Sun.

  • A) 30 days

  • B) 24 days

  • C) 365 days

C) 365 days

100

This is a push or a pull that acts upon an object.

  • A) Energy

  • B) Force

  • C) Matter

B) Force

100

This is the first stage of the life cycle for most flowering plants.

  • A) Seed

  • B) Germination

  • C) Pollination

A) Seed

100

Which of the following is a scientific observation rather than an opinion?

  • A) The flower is beautiful.

  • B) The flower has six red petals.

  • C) The flower is the best one in the garden.

B) The flower has six red petals.

200

This scale is used to measure the hardness of a mineral from 1 to 10.

  • A) Richter scale

  • B) Mohs scale

  • C) Fujita scale

B) Mohs scale

200

The Earth’s rotation on its axis is the reason we experience:

  • A) The phases of the moon

  • B) Day and night

  • C) The four seasons

B) Day and night

200

These materials allow electricity to flow through them easily.

  • A) Conductors

  • B) Insulators

  • C) Resistors

A) Conductors

200

Which of these Florida animals goes through an "incomplete" metamorphosis (only three life stages)?

  • A) Grasshopper

  • B) Butterfly

  • C) Ladybug

A) Grasshopper

200

 Scientists gather information about the world by using their five senses, which is called:

  • A) Making an observation

  • B) Drawing a conclusion

  • C) Forming an opinion

A) Making an observation

300

This type of rock is formed from pieces of other rocks, shells, or organic matter pressed together over time.

  • A) Igneous

  • B) Sedimentary

  • C) Metamorphic

B) Sedimentary

300

This is why the Sun looks so much larger and brighter than other stars seen from Earth.

  • A) It is the largest star in the universe.

  • B) It is much closer to Earth than other stars.

  • C) It is the only star that produces its own heat.

B) It is much closer to Earth than other stars.

300

For your Physical Science 300-point question, we can shift the focus to energy transformation, which is a big part of the Florida 4th-grade standards (SC.4.P.10.2).

Here is a fresh question where the answer is not B:

  • 300: When you rub your hands together quickly, you are changing the energy of motion (kinetic) into this type of energy.

    • A) Electrical energy

    • B) Light energy

    • C) Heat (thermal) energy

C) Heat (thermal) energy

300

In a Florida food chain, which organism gets its energy directly from the Sun?

  • A) An alligator

  • B) A grasshopper

  • C) A sawgrass plant

C) A sawgrass plant

300

Two groups of students measure the mass of the same rock. Group A uses a digital scale, and Group B uses a balance scale. They get slightly different results. What is the most likely reason for this?

  • A) One group made a mistake on purpose.

  • B) The rock changed its mass between measurements.

  • C) They used different tools to collect their data.

C) They used different tools to collect their data.

400

Which of these is an example of physical weathering?

  • A) Water freezing and cracking a rock

  • B) Acid rain dissolving limestone

  • C) A rock changing color due to oxygen

A) Water freezing and cracking a rock

400

We see different phases of the Moon (like New Moon or First Quarter) because of this.

  • A) The Moon reflects sunlight as it orbits the Earth.

  • B) The Earth's shadow covers the Moon.

  • C) Clouds in our atmosphere block the Moon's light.

A) The Moon reflects sunlight as it orbits the Earth.

400

This force pulls objects toward the center of the Earth.

  • A) Friction

  • B) Magnetism

  • C) Gravity

C) Gravity

400

Which of these is the correct order of stages in "complete" metamorphosis?

  • A) Egg, nymph, adult

  • B) Egg, larva, pupa, adult

  • C) Seed, seedling, mature plant

B) Egg, larva, pupa, adult

400

If two scientists conduct the same experiment but get different results, what should they do next?

  • A) Compare their methods to see if they did anything differently.

  • B) Throw away all the data and start a new topic.

  • C) Pick the results from the scientist who has more experience.

A) Compare their methods to see if they did anything differently.

500

Florida’s landscape is largely made of this type of sedimentary rock, which often contains fossils of sea creatures.

  • A) Granite

  • B) Shale

  • C) Limestone

C) Limestone

500

If you look at the stars at 8:00 PM and again at midnight, they appear to have moved. This is caused by:

  • A) The stars orbiting the Earth.

  • B) The Earth rotating on its axis.

  • C) The Moon pulling the stars along.

B) The Earth rotating on its axis.

500

When light hits a mirror and bounces back, it is called reflection. When it bends as it passes through water, it is called:

  • A) Absorption

  • B) Refraction

  • C) Radiation

B) Refraction

500

Plants are classified into two main groups based on how they reproduce: those that produce seeds and those that produce:

  • A) Flowers

  • B) Spores

  • C) Fruit

B) Spores

500

When other scientists perform the exact same experiment to see if they get the same results, it is called:

  • A) Reflection

  • B) Replication

  • C) Rotation

B) Replication