Nature of Science
Which would you use to record how the Venus flytrap plant catches it's food?
a. hand lens
b. microscope
c. telescope
d. video camera
video camera
Which correctly identifies the life cycle of a frog?
a. froglet, egg, tadpole stage 2, tadpole stage 1, adult frog
b. egg, froglet, tadpole stage 1, tadpole stage 2, adult frog
c. egg, tadpole stage 1, tadpole stage 2, froglet, adult frog
c. egg, tadpole stage 1, tadpole stage 2, froglet, adult frog
What is stored energy?
potential energy
Which cloud is a storm cloud?
a. Cumulus
b. Nimbus
c. Cirrus
Nimbus
Which landform are you most likely to see in Pennsylvania?
a. volcano
b. river
c. bay
d. island
river
Which example is an effect of the invention of the telescope?
a. Galileo discovered that Saturn has rings.
b. Lippershey made an arrangement of glass lenses to observe far away objects.
c. Planets move around stars.
d. Long ago, people could observe the stars only with their eyes.
Galileo discovered that Saturn has rings.
Which is a herbivore?
a. crow
b. rabbit
c. tiger
d. spider
rabbit
What do two alike magnetic poles do when they are near each other?
a. attract
b. repel
repel
What are the four forms of precipitation?
sleet
rain
snow
hale
Oil is a natural resource. Which example is a product oil is used to make?
a. plastics
b. countertops
c. pencils
d. paper
plastics
True or False: An observation is informatoin that you gather with your senses?
True
Which is the name for all the living things and nonliving things in a certain area?
a. community
b. habitat
c. food chain
d. ecosystem
ecosystem
A girl uses a bat to hit a softball with a certain force. The girl then hits a heavier ball with the same force. Which describes how the heavier ball moves compared to the lighter softball?
a. faster and farther
b. faster and not as far
c. slower and farther
d. slower and not as far
slower and not as far
What is evaporation?
When water turns to a gas
How long does it take the moon to travel around the Earth?
28 days
Which tool is the best one for measuring the distance around a ball?
a. graduated cylinder
b. meterstick
c. scale
d. measuring tape
measuring tape
Which trait did you inherit from your parents?
a. hair length
b. ability to read
c. eye color
d. behavior of writing
eye color
If you put a rubber eraser in the path of a series circuit, what would it do?
a. electrical energy would flow faster
b. electrical energy would stop flowing
c. electrical energy would jump over the eraser and continue to flow
d. nothing would change
electrical energy would stop flowing
What are the four main landforms?
mountains
hills
plateaus
plains
True or False: glaciers are salt water?
false
Which type of model would you most likely use to show the formation of a hurricane?
a. clay model
b. diagram
c. weather map
d. terrarium
weather map
Which example is one way in which humans rely on the environment?
a. to provide offspring
b. for water to drink
c. for pollutants
d. to start fires
for water to drink
If Shelby rode her bike 300 kilometers for 6 hours, what would her average speed be?
50 kilometers/hour
What are the two tools used to measure wind direction?
Wind vane
wind sock
Which term is the name for a natural resource that can be replaced?
a. fuel
b. nonrenewable resource
c. renewable resource
d. mineral
renewable resource