Science, Sun and Gravity 1
Models are used by scientist because
A. They are always smaller than real objects
B. They show every detail of the real object
C. They explain how the real object looks or works.
C. They explain how the real object looks or works.
Students take temperature readings at different parts of the day. The data is different because
A. The thermometers are not the right tool to use to measure air temperature.
B. The students read the thermometers correctly.
C. The students took the air temperatures at different locations.
C. The students took the air temperatures at different locations.
The planetarium displays pictures of the star patterns on their ceiling. This is helpful
A. Because it lets us feel the temperature of the stars.
B. It shows us a model of star patterns.
C. It can help us know the age of the star.
B. It shows us a model of star patterns.
Two potted plants are placed in a garden area. They both have the same type of soil and the same amount. After 2 days, pot A has moist soil and its soil temp. is cooler than pot B. Pot B has dry soil and the soil is warmer than pot A's.
A. Pot A got more rain than pot B.
B. Pot B has sandy soil and pot A does not.
C. Pot A has a hole in the bottom and pot B does not
D. Pot A is in the shade and Pot B is in the sun.
D. Pot A is in the shade and Pot B is in the sun.
Large stars appear to look small
A. Because of their distance
B. Because of their brightness
C. Because of their temperature
A. Because of their distance
Star seen in the daytime
A. The sun
B. Sirius
C. Vega
A. The sun
This is true about stars
A. They are all the same distance from Earth.
B. They all make their own light
C. They are all the same size
D. They are all the same brightness
B. They all make their own light
When going to the beach in the afternoon, the sun burns my feet. When I walk on the beach in the evening, the sand does not burn my feet.
A. The sand gains heat when the sun IS NOT present
B. The moon causes the sand to increase in temperature.
C. The sand loses heat when the sun is not present.
D. The moon causes the sidewalk to decrease in temperature.
C. The sand loses heat when the sun is not present.
The sun gives us this type of energy
A. Wind and electrical
B. Light and wind
C. Heat and light
C. Heat and light
When looking at stars in my backyard, this is the closest star I can observe
A. The moon
B. Sirius
C. The sun
D. North Star
C. The sun
The sun appears larger than all other stars in the night sky
A. Because it is closer to Earth than other stars.
B. The sun is brighter than all the stars seen in the night sky.
C. Its shape makes it seem larger.
A. Because it is closer to Earth than other stars.
After washing my car, I placed the towels out to dry. I hung one towel out in the sun and the other I hung over a branch under the tree. After an hour the towel in the tree is
A. drier and cooler than the one in the sun.
B. drier and warmer than the one in the sun.
C. wetter and warmer than the one in the sun.
D. wetter and cooler than the one in the sun.
D. wetter and cooler than the one in the sun.
Jordan shook the tree branches in order to get the rocket stuck in the tree to fall out. What best describes what happened.
A. Gravity pushed the rocket up into the tree.
B. Gravity increased how fast the rocket fell.
C. Gravity pulled the rocket to the ground.
C. Gravity pulled the rocket to the ground.
When fall or autumn arrives, we see these changes because of the force of gravity.
A. The leaves of some trees will fall to the ground.
B. The flowers of stop blooming.
C. The weather will get cooler and we will have less rain.
A. The leaves of some trees will fall to the ground.
This is NOT an example of overcoming gravity
A. Jumping frog
B. Falling rain
C. Flying kite
D. Floating Egg
B. Falling rain
This is an example of overcoming gravity
A. Falling rain.
B. Person standing on the ground.
C. Leaves hanging on a tree.
D. Water dripping from the faucet.
C. Leaves hanging on a tree.
Telescopes help us see the following
A. Stars will appear smaller.
B. Stars will appear less bright.
C. Stars will appear to have different shapes
D. Stars will appear larger.
D. Stars will appear larger.
The telescope was invented because
A. To decrease the size of objects seen in the sky.
B. To find the temperature of objects in space.
C. To magnify objects far away from Earth.
D. To measure objects close to Earth.
C. To magnify objects far away from Earth.
My flip flops got wet in the sprinkler, so I placed them on the driveway in the sun. I go back to put them on 15 min. later and I find
A. They are still wet.
B. The porch is wet where I put them.
C. The flip flops are dry.
D. My flip flops have moved.
C. The flip flops are dry.
The third grade classes made paper floata. They use the same material. They use a stopwatch to time how long it overcomes gravity as it floats before it sinks to the bottom. All third grade classes get different data.
A. The materials used were different.
B. The temperature of the water was different.
C. The students in the three classes started and stopped the stopwatch at different times.
D. The experiment was done at different times.
C. The students in the third grade classes started and stopped the stopwatch at different times.