Energy
Emily flips the light switch when she enters the classroom. What is electricity?
a) a kind of energy
b) energy from the sun
c) something that uses energy
A) A kind of energy
Stori lies down on her bed. Why doesn't she fall on the floor?
a) Gravity holds her up.
b) The bed holds her up.
c) The bed does not have gravity.
B) The bed holds her up.
It is almost lunchtime! Kaden and Jamie hear their stomachs begin to growl. What is the job of the stomach?
a) to take in oxygen
b) to control the body
c) to digest food
C) To digest food
Carolina is learning all about how animals grow. Which term below describes the changes an animal goes through as it grows?
a) animal cycle
b) life cycle
c) water cycle
B) Life cycle
Brody knows plants need nutrients to live. Where do plants get most of the nutrients they need to live?
a) from air
b) from soil
c) from sunlight
B) from soil
Ari toasts a piece of bread. How is she using energy?
a) to cook food
b) to cool her food
c) to warm her home
A) to cook food
Thomas throws a ball across the playground. Which force does he use to throw the ball?
a) friction
b) gravity
c) a push
C) a push
Hailynn and Xia help by blowing up balloons for our party. Which part of their bodies are Hailynn and Xia using most to blow up the balloon?
a) the brain
b) the heart
c) the lungs
C) the lungs
Stori is learning about animal life cycles. She is looking at pictures of animals from when they are babies until they are adults. At what stage of its life cycle does an animal reproduce?
a) adult
b) egg
c) pupa
A) Adult
Chloe sees a beautiful bird fly into the garden. Which of these can the bird use to meet its needs for both food and shelter?
a) an insect
b) a rock
c) a tree
C) a tree
Leo turns on a light in his room. How is he using energy?
a) to cook food
b) to cool a room
c) to light a room
C) To light a room
Carolina is playing with two magnets. When she puts them near each other, they move toward each other. What is happening?
a) Opposite magnetic poles are attracting each other.
b) Gravity is moving the magnets.
c) The same magnetic poles are attracting each other.
A) Opposite magnetic poles are attracting each other.
Leo stops to catch his breath after running very fast at P.E. How does Leo's body get oxygen?
a) Leo's lungs take oxygen from air.
b) Leo's stomach takes oxygen from air.
c) Leo's brain takes oxygen from air.
A) Leo's lungs take oxygen from air.
Ari is planting bean seeds. What does she need to give the seeds so they will germinate?
a) food
b) shade
c) water
C) water
Jace claims that the prairie plants he studies will not survive well in a different environment. How can he gather evidence for his claim?
a) Jace should observe the plants in a prairie environment.
b) Jace should observe the plants in a tundra environment.
c) Jace should compare the plants in prairie and tundra environments.
C) Jace should compare the plants in prairie and tundra environments.
Audrey helps her family light a fire in a fireplace. How is energy being using here?
a) to cook
b) to cool
c) to heat
C) To heat
Hailynn blows softly on a ball. The ball crosses a finish line in 8 seconds. Hailynn then blows hard on a ball. The ball crosses the finish line in 3 seconds. What happened when Hailynn used less force to move the ball?
a) The ball did not move.
b) The ball moved faster than when you blew hard.
c) The ball moved more slowly than when you blew hard.
C) The ball moved more slowly than when you blew hard.
Catherine and Elissa claim that their heart rates change when they run. How can Catherine and Elissa collect evidence for their claim?
a) They predict their heart rates after they run.
b) They measure their heart rate before and after they run.
c) They observe their heart rate before they run.
B) They measure their heart rate before and after they run.
Audrey wants to plant a flower garden. She plants flower seeds in the soil. Which is the first thing that will grow from the seed?
a) roots
b) leaves
c) flowers
A) Roots
Darius sees a jellyfish on the shore of the beach. Where does a jellyfish live?
a) in a desert
b) in an ocean
c) in a tundra
B) in an ocean
Chloe claims that the sun heats the inside of a model house more than the outside. She gathers evidence by placing a thermometer inside the house and a thermometer outside the house. Why does she need a thermometer outside the house?
a) to observe whether the sun warms the ground
b) to measure the temperature in the shade
c) to compare the temperatures inside the house and outside of the house
C) To compare the temperatures inside the house and outside of the house.
Xia gave a toy car a hard push. She then gave the same toy car a gentle push. How does Xia know the car will go faster with the hard push?
a) A greater force causes less change in motion.
b) A greater force causes a greater change in motion.
c) A greater force causes no change in motion.
B) A greater force causes a greater change in motion.
Emily runs with her friends on the playground. Which body parts work with her skeleton to help her move?
a) the heart
b) the lungs
c) the muscles
C) the muscles
Thomas planted a bean seed and kept it in a warm, light environment. He planted another bean seed and kept it in a cold, dark environment. What claim can he make about the bean seeds?
a) The bean seed in the warm, light environment will grow better.
b) The bean seed in the cold, dark environment will grow better.
c) Both bean seeds will grow the same way.
A) The bean seed in the warm, light environment will grow better.
Taylor buys a cactus from a plant store. She knows that the cactus grows well in a hot, desert environment. What does this tell Taylor about how she should take care of her plant?
a) Taylor should keep the plant in a moist environment and give it a lot of water.
b) Taylor should keep the plant in a sunny environment and give it little water.
c) Taylor should keep the plant in a cold environment and give it little water.
B) Taylor should keep the plant in a sunny environment and give it little water.