A student pushes a box across the floor. It moves quickly at first, then slows and stops.
What force caused the box to slow down?
A student notices the Sun appears to move across the sky each day.
What causes this?
A. The Sun moves around Earth
B. Earth rotates on its axis
C. The Moon moves
D. Earth revolves around the Sun
Earth rotates on its axis
Clouds form when water vapor cools.
What process is this?
CONDENSATION
A student notices that it is winter in one part of the world and summer in another.
What BEST explains this?
A. Earth rotates at different speeds
B. Earth is closer to the Sun in summer
C. Earth’s tilt causes different sunlight angles
D. The Moon blocks sunlight
Earth’s tilt causes different sunlight angles
Why does energy decrease as it moves up a food chain?
A. Energy is destroyed
B. Energy is used by organisms
C. Energy increases at each level
D. Energy stops moving
Energy is used by organisms
Which BEST describes a force?
A. A type of energy
B. A push or a pull
C. A type of motion
D. A material
A push or a pull
A metal object sinks in water while a piece of wood floats.
What property explains this?
A. Temperature
B. Density
C. Mass
D. Color
Density
A river slows as it enters an ocean and drops sediment.
What landform forms?![]()
DELTA
Sun → Algae → Fish → Bird
What happens if algae decreases?
A. Fish increase
B. Birds increase
C. Fish decrease
D. Sunlight decreases
Fish decrease
A region experiences increased evaporation and cloud formation.
What will MOST LIKELY increase next?
A. Precipitation
B. Freezing
C. Erosion stops
D. Groundwater disappears
Precipitation
A book is resting on a table and does not move.
Why does the book stay still?
A. No forces are acting on it
B. Balanced forces are acting on it
C. Gravity is not present
D. The table pushes it down
Balanced forces are acting on it
Which processes can shape Earth’s surface?
WIND, WATER, AND ICE
What energy is stored in a battery?
A. Thermal
B. Chemical
C. Mechanical
D. Light
Chemical
A coastline is gaining sand over time.
Which process is occurring?
A. Weathering
B. Erosion
C. Deposition
D. Melting
Deposition
An object moves at constant speed.
What must be TRUE?
A. No forces are acting on it
B. Gravity is not acting
C. Forces are balanced
D. Friction is zero
Forces are balanced
What happens when forces are unbalanced?
A. Motion stays the same
B. Motion changes
C. Gravity stops
D. Mass increases
Motion changes
A student mixes sugar into water and it disappears.
What happened? NO IT DID NOT MELT!!!! There is a word for what happened.
It dissolved
Which are physical changes?
A. Ice melting
B. Cutting paper
C. Burning wood
D. Dissolving sugar
A. Ice melting
B. Cutting paper
D. Dissolving sugar
A fish has gills and fins.
What is the MAIN purpose of these traits?
A. Reproduction
B. Movement and breathing
C. Protection from sunlight
D. Temperature control
A fish has gills and fins.
What is the MAIN purpose of these traits?
A. Reproduction
B. Movement and breathing
C. Protection from sunlight
D. Temperature control
Which statement BEST describes energy?
A. It is created when needed
B. It disappears after use
C. It changes form but is conserved
D. It only exists as heat
It changes form but is conserved
A student claims that heavier objects always fall faster than lighter ones. Why is this incorrect?
A. Gravity only affects heavy objects
B. All objects fall at the same rate due to gravity (ignoring air resistance)
C. Lighter objects have more force
D. Heavy objects do not move
All objects fall at the same rate due to gravity
Which are structural adaptations?
Features that organisms have to allow them to adapt and survive in their environment.
If predators are removed from an ecosystem, what happens?
A. Prey decreases
B. Prey increases
C. Plants disappear
D. Energy stops
Prey increases
A flashlight uses a battery to produce light and heat.
Which sequence BEST describes the energy changes?
A. Electrical → Chemical → Light
B. Light → Electrical → Thermal
C. Chemical → Electrical → Light + Thermal
D. Mechanical → Electrical → Light
Chemical → Electrical → Light + Thermal
A river speeds up and cuts deeper into rock.
What landform is forming?
A. Delta
B. Canyon
C. Plateau
D. Beach
Canyon
Two locations on Earth receive different daylight hours on the same day. What BEST explains this?
A. Earth’s rotation speed changes
B. Earth’s tilt relative to the Sun
C. The Moon blocks sunlight
D. Earth’s orbit is circular
Earth’s tilt relative to the Sun
Why do shadows change length during the day?
A. The Sun moves around Earth
B. Earth rotates, changing Sun angle
C. The Moon blocks light
D. Clouds move
Earth rotates, changing Sun angle
Which scenarios involve deposition?
A. River slows and drops sediment
B. Wind forms sand dunes
C. Waves remove rock
D. Glacier leaves behind material
A. River slows and drops sediment
B. Wind forms sand dunes
D. Glacier leaves behind material
If an area receives more direct sunlight, what will MOST LIKELY happen?
A. Lower temperatures
B. Higher temperatures
C. Less evaporation
D. More clouds
Higher temperatures
Waves continuously hit a rocky shoreline. What is MOST LIKELY happening?
A. Deposition
B. Weathering only
C. Erosion
D. Cooling
Erosion
What would MOST LIKELY happen if the Sun’s energy decreased?
A. More evaporation
B. Less evaporation
C. More precipitation
D. Faster water cycle
Less evaporation
Why might sand build up in one area while cliffs erode nearby?
A. All materials erode equally
B. Different materials resist erosion differently
C. Water stops moving
D. Gravity changes
Different materials resist erosion differently
Why do Moon phases repeat in a pattern?
A. The Moon stays still
B. The Sun moves around Earth
C. The Moon orbits Earth regularly
D. Earth blocks light
The Moon orbits Earth regularly
Why do the Northern and Southern Hemispheres have opposite seasons?
A. Earth rotates unevenly
B. Earth’s tilt causes different sunlight angles
C. The Moon blocks sunlight
D. Earth changes shape
Earth’s tilt causes different sunlight angles
Why is the Sun higher in the sky during summer in Texas?
A. Earth is closer to the Sun
B. Earth tilts toward the Sun
C. The Sun moves closer to Earth
D. Earth rotates faster
Earth tilts toward the Sun