Weeks 1-4 Review

Conventions

100

Identify the Proper Noun: Local officials spotted several porpoises near an island off the northern coast of Taiwan.

Taiwan

200

Identify the Pronoun: Cam flipped open his sleek laptop with the Science Squad logo on the cover.

his

300

Identify the Relative Pronoun: The Squad, whose computers had satellite linkups, searched the Internet for information on Drake Darkly.

whose

400

What verb tense appears in this sentence? Then I will compare the two samples.

future tense

500

Identify the Relative Adverb: The Science Squad searched for the reason why the porpoises were disappearing

why

Porpoises in Peril

100

What does DDJ stand for?

Drake Darkly Jewels

200

Which member of the Science Squad dove into the water to take water samples and snap photographs?

Kate

300

What peculiar thing did Kate discover further down in the ocean? 

mining equipment / object that looked like playground equipment

400

What was the true cause of the porpoises troubles (weight loss, acting peculiarly)

The mining equipment contaminated the water which made the fish swim away, so the porpoises had no food as usual.

500

Name a habit the Science Squad adopted to accomplish their task of saving the porpoises.

Make observations; conduct interviews; collect data; refer back to notes; discuss findings with each other; talk to experts

Place Value

100

Jane saved $800. Her sister has 10 times as much money. How much money does Jane's sister have?

$8,000

200

Solve: (7 thousands 8 hundreds) x 10

78,000 or 7 ten thousands 8 thousands

300

Lee and Gary visited South Korea. They exchanged their dollars for South Korean bills. Lee received 15 ten thousand South Korean bills. Gary received 150 thousand bills. Compare Lee and Gary's money.

Lee and Gary have the same amount of money

15 ten thousands = 150 thousands

400

Write six hundred four thousand, sixteen in Standard Form.

604,016

500

9 hundreds 5 ten thousands 9 ones is Less Than, Greater Than, or Equal To

6 ten thousands 5 hundreds 9 ones

less than

50,909 < 60,509

Earth's Landscapes

100

Vocabulary term that means: Evidence of past life on Earth

fossil

200

Vocabulary term that means: the branch of science that studies fossils of animals and plants.

paleontology

300

What do scientists use to find out how old fossils are?

radiocarbon dating

400

The rock layers at the top are _________ than the rock layers at the bottom.

younger / more recent

500

This is made when sand and mud gets laid down in layers. Over time, these layers are squashed under more and more layers. Eventually, the layers turn into rock.

sedimentary rock

Weathering & Erosion

100

This was carved by the Colorado river over millions of years.

The Grand Canyon

200

Vocabulary Term that means: the process by which earth's surface is broken down into smaller pieces.

Weathering

300

Vocabulary Term that means: the process by which small pieces of earth are deposited somewhere else.

deposition

400

Some hard rock, like granite, wears away:

quickly OR slowly?

slowly

500

What are the FOUR main ways weathering can happen?

Water, Wind, Freezing, Gravity