Patterns in the Sky
Why does Earth have day and night?
What is Earth's rotation on its axis.
Kalisha knows that the phases of the Moon include a new moon and a full moon. Which of the following statements best describes the difference between a full moon and a new moon?
a. A new moon is dark in the sky; a full moon looks like a full circle.
b. A new moon is dark in the sky; a full moon looks like a half-circle.
c. A new moon looks like a half-circle; a full moon looks like a full circle.
d. A new moon comes once a month; a full moon comes twice a month.
What is a a. A new moon is dark in the sky; a full moon looks like a full circle.
Sheila is classifying the rocks in her collection. She knows that limestone often contains fossils. In which category should she classify these rocks?
a. Granite
b. Igneous
c. Sedimentary
d. Metamorphic
What is c. Sedimentary
Water is a renewable resource found in Florida. What makes water a renewable resource?
A. It does not cause pollution.
B. It is constantly recycled so it can be used again.
C. It is not necessary for all plants and animals to live.
D. It takes hundreds of years for water to be created after it is used.
What is B. It is constantly recycled so it can be used again.
Students are choosing a tree to use for a wildlife project to attract insects. Which of these questions can be answered through scientific investigation?
A. Which tree has the prettiest leaves?
B. Which tree has the biggest flowers?
C. Which tree has flowers that smell the best?
D. Which tree has leaves with the best color?
What is B. Which tree has the biggest flowers?
Why do the sun, moon, and starts appear to move across the sky?
A. they all revolve around Earth?
B. Earth rotates around the moon.
C. The moon and starts revolve around Earth.
D. Earth rotates on its axis and revolves around the sun.
What is D. Earth rotates on its axis and revolves around the sun.
Which of the following statements is TRUE about the phases or observable shape of the moon?
a. The shadow of the Sun falls on the Moon.
b. The sunlight reflects off the Moon to the Earth.
c. The Moon’s actual size changes during the month.
d. The Moon lights differently depending on the season.
What is b. The sunlight reflects off the Moon to the Earth.
Minerals are identified and sorted by different characteristics. Luster is one way to sort minerals into different types. What is a mineral’s luster?
a. the way that light reflects from its surface
b. the color that it makes when rubbed on a tile
c. the mineral’s elements and their arrangement
d. the way that it breaks when you strike it with a hammer
What is a. the way that light reflects from its surface
Devin’s family is building a house. His parents want to use a renewable energy source to provide energy for the house. Which of the following could they use?
A. oil
B. coal
C. natural gas
D. solar energy
What is D. solar energy
An observation is something you can recording using your 5 senses. What is an inference?
What is something you can conclude based on an observation.
4. Isabella looks at the patterns of stars that form the constellation Orion. She observes the stars each night in
December. She draws the star patterns that she sees each hour for five hours each night. What does Isabella most likely
observe about the star pattern Orion?
A. The stars in Orion change its shape and forms a new pattern.
B. The stars in Orion change size throughout the night.
C. The pattern of Orion appears to move across the sky.
D. The pattern of Orion stays in the same part of the sky.
What is C. The pattern of Orion appears to move across the sky.
Alexi knows that the Moon seems to change its shape over a month. Which of the following statement best explains what Alexi sees each night?
a. Light that the Moon makes itself.
b. Earth’s light that reflects off the Moon.
c. The lit part of the Moon that faces Earth.
d. Light from the stars that the Moon reflects.
What is c. The lit part of the Moon that faces Earth.
A student is describing how light reflects off a rock. What property are they describing?
Luster
Which of these types of renewable technologies uses air to produce energy?
A. a windmill
B. a hydroelectric dam
C. a solar panel on a roof top
D. an engine that burns biodiesel fuel
What is A. a windmill
Ms. Zolper is making a hypothesis about objects sinking or floating. Which of the following will MOST LIKELY be her hypothesis?
A. Larger objects usually float.
B. Lighter objects usually sink.
C. Heavier objects usually sink.
D. Smaller objects usually float.
What is C. Heavier objects usually sink.
What cause the apparent movement of the stars across the sky?
What is the Earth rotating (spinning) on its axis.
Tonight, the moon is a first quarter moon. What phase will the moon be in two weeks?
A. Waning crescent moon.
B. New Moon.
C. Third quarter moon.
D. Full Moon.
What is C. Third quarter moon.
What natural forces cause rocks to change into metamorphic rocks?
a. heat and pressure in the layers below the rock
b. pressure and erosion in the layers above the rock
c. transportation and heat in the layers below the rock
d. pressure and weathering in the layers above the rock
What is a. heat and pressure in the layers below the rock
Florida's natural resources serve many different purposes. Which resource is naturally abundant in Florida and is most useful to the electronics industry?
A. silicon
B. phosphate
C. ocean water
D. limestone rock
What is A. silicon
Which of these questions is least likely to be tested using the scientific method?
A. How much water does a plant need to grow?
B. Do robins prefer a certain type of seed?
C. What is the fastest route to school?
D. Are dogs better pets than cats?
What is D. Are dogs better pets than cats?
What takes 365 days from the Earth to do?
What is revolve around the Sun.
What causes the moon to appear different shapes throughout the month?
What is the moon reflects sunlight and revolves around the Earth so we see a different amount of Moonlight throughout the month.
1. Which sentence states a difference between
weathering and erosion?
A. Erosion moves rocks to a new location and weathering breaks rocks down.
B. Weathering moves rocks from place to place and erosion breaks rocks down.
C. Erosion breaks down rocks but doesn't move them. Weathering builds rocks back up.
D. Weathering moves rocks without breaking them down. Erosion builds rocks back up.
What is A. Erosion moves rocks to a new location and weathering breaks rocks down.
Florida supplies about 75% of one of the ingredients found in fertilizers used in this country. What is the ingredient?
A. oil
B. water
C. silicon
D. phosphate
What is D. phosphate
Which statement is the best example of data?
A. Dawn is 165 centimeters tall.
B. Jonas and Tim are best friends.
C. Hugo likes peaches better than pears.
D. Macy is unsure that her measurements are accurate.
What is A. Dawn is 165 centimeters tall.