State of Matter
Which state of matter has a definite shape?
A. Gas
B. Liquid
C. Solid
D. Vapor
C - Solid
What is Evaporation?
A. Water falling
B. Water turning into gas
C. Water freezing
D. Water staying still
B - Water turning into gas
Which is a producer?
A. Hawk
B. Grass
C. Snake
D. Bear
B - Grass
What is an ecosystem?
A. Where only animals live
B. Place for only plants
C. Living and nonliving things interacting
D. Only water
C - Living and nonliving things interacting
What causes day and night?
A. Earth’s tilt and orbit around the sun
B. Earth’s rotation
C. The Moon
D. Stars
B - Earth's rotation
Which state of matter takes the shape of its container?
A. Solid
B. Liquid
C. Rock
D. Ice
B - Liquid
What is condensation?
A. Gas turning into liquid
B. Liquid turning into gas
C. Solid turning into liquid
D. Water falling
A - Gas turning into liquid
What does a consumer do?
A. Makes food
B. Eats other organisms
C. Produces sunlight
D. Breaks rocks
B - Eats other organisms
Which is a living (biotic) factor?
A. Sunlight
B. Water
C. Tree
D. Soil
C - Tree
How long does one full rotation of Earth take?
A. 24 hours
B. 12 hours
C. 7 days
D. 365 days
A - 24 hours
Which best describes gas particles?
A. Packed tightly together
B. Particles are loose and slip pass each other
C. Spread out and move freely
D. Fixed in place
C - Spread out and move freely
What is precipitation?
A. Water rising
B. Clouds forming
C. Water falling from clouds
D. Water heating
C - Water falling from clouds
Which is a decomposer (Break down dead organisms for nutrients) ?
A. Mushroom
B. Tree
C. Lion
D. Fish
A - Mushroom
Which is a nonliving (abiotic) factor?
A. Fish
B. Rain
C. Grass
D. Bird
B - Rain
What does it mean that Earth orbits?
A. It moves around the Sun
B. It spins on its axis
C. It stops moving
D. It changes size
A - It moves around the sun
A student heats ice, and it turns into water, then into vapor. What is happening?
A. No Change
B. Condensation
C. Freezing
D. Evaporation
D - Evaporation
What causes most evaporation in the water cycle?
A. Wind
B. The Moon
C. The Sun
D. Volcanoes
C - The Sun
Name the three types of consumer
A. Omnivore, Producer, Pythons
B. Consumer, Carnivore, Omnivore
C. Herbivore, Carnivore, Omnivore
D. Omnivore, Arachnids, Producer
C. Herbivore, Carnivore, Omnivore
What might happen if plants are removed from an ecosystem?
A. Nothing changes
B. Animals lose a food source
C. More sunlight appears
D. Water disappears
B - Animals lose a food source
If Earth stopped rotating, what would most likely happen?
A. Day and night would still occur normally
B. One side would stay in daylight, the other in darkness
C. The Sun would stop shining
D. The Moon would disappear
B - One side would stay in daylight, the other in darkness
How do you change the particles state of matter? (Solid, Liquid, Gas)
A. Through extreme temperatures
B. Adding water to the matter
C. Hitting the matter
D. Shining a flashlight on it
A - Through extreme temperatures
Which sequence correctly shows the water cycle?
A. Condensation → Evaporation → Precipitation → Runoff → Collection
B. Evaporation → Condensation → Precipitation → Runoff → Collection
C. Precipitation → Evaporation → Condensation → Collection → Runoff
D. Evaporation → Precipitation → Condensation → Collection → Runoff
B - Evaporation → Condensation → Precipitation → Runoff → Collection
Put the food chain in the correct order:
A. Snake → Sunflower Seeds → Mouse → Hawk
B. Hawk → Snake → Mouse → Sunflower Seeds
C. Sunflower Seeds → Mouse → Hawk → Snake
D. Sunflower Seeds → Mouse → Snake → Hawk
D. Sunflower Seeds → Mouse → Snake → Hawk
Why is biodiversity important in ecosystems?
A. It makes ecosystems weaker
B. It helps ecosystems stay balanced
C. It removes animals
D. It stops plant growth
B - It helps ecosystems stay balanced
If you live in the United States and it is summer time, what season would it be for those living in Australia?
A. Summer
B. Spring
C. Fall
D. Winter
D - Winter