General Review Quiz 5

The movement of soil by wind or water is called _______________.
1. condensation
2. evaporation
3. erosion
4. friction
All the liquid from a tall skinny container is poured into a low, wide container. Which property of the liquid changes?
1. color
2. odor
3. shape
4. volume
A block of wood is a solid because it has a definite ____________.
1. color
2. odor
3. shape
4. texture
Which is the best example of evaporation?
1. raindrops freezing
2. an ice cube melting
3. a puddle drying in the sun
4. a sponge soaking up water
Imagine a man pushing a box up a ramp. What type of simple machine is he using?
1. pulley
2. inclined plane
3. lever
4. wheel
Keep imagining the man pushing a box up a ramp. How does the ramp make his job easier?
1. He doesn't have to use as much force
2. He moves the box a shorter distance.
3. The box is lighter
4. The truck is lower
A turtle eating worms is an example of _________________?
1. breathing
2. reproducing
3. eliminating waste
4. taking in nutrients
One way animals usually respond to a sudden drop in temperature is by ___________________.
1. sweating
2. shivering
3. blinking
4. salivating
A student puts two identical plants in the same type and amount of soil. She gives them the same amount of water. She puts one of these plants near a sunny window and the other in a dark room. This experiment will test how the plants respond to ______________.
1. light
2. air
3. water
4. soil
In New York State the shortest period of daylight accurs during which month?
1. December
2. June
3. March
4. September
Which example describes an organism taking in nutrients
1. a dog burying a bone
2. a girl eating an apple
3. an insect crawling on a leaf
4. a boy planting tomatoes in a garden
What is the main function of scales on a fish?
1. to protect the fish
2. to attract predators
3. to help the fish find food
4. to help the fish breathe
Animals get energy for growth and repair from __________________.
1. soil
2. food
3. water
4. air
What is one way to change water from a liquid to a solid?
1. decrease the temperature
2. increase the temperature
3. decrease the mass
4. magic
Imagine a valley with a river running through. How did the river form that valley?
1. evaporation
2. erosion
3. deposition
4. decomposition
When a person speaks into a telephone, sound energy is changed mostly into which form of energy?
1. heat
2. light
3. electrical
4. chemical
What simple machine helps move a flag up a flagpole?
1. a bar magnet
2. an inclined plane
3. a pulley
4. a wedge
Which statement explains why the Sun appears to rise and set each day?
1. Earth rotates
2. The Sun rotates
3. The Earth orbits the Sun
4. The Sun orbits the Earth
Liquid water is boiled in a pan on a stove. The state of matter of the water changes from:
1. liquid to solid
2. solid to liquid
3. gas to liquid
4. liquid to gas
Electricity traveling from a battery into a wire is an example of...
1. a force applied by a simple machine
2. energy flowing through the water cycle
3. Earth's gravitational pull on an object
4. energy being changed from one form to another.
A toaster changes electrical energy to __________________________.
1. heat energy
2. solar energy
3. sound energy
4. magnetic energy
In order to survive, all animals need...
1. roots, leaves, and stems
2. eyes, nose, and ears
3. light, soil, and nutrients
4. food, water, and oxygen
What does a seed contain that provides energy for germination?
1. water
2. stored food
3. soil
4. a nuclear power plant
What is the main function of a plant's flowers?
1. provide support
2. provide water
3. produce seeds
4. produce food
Which color fur will best protect a rabbit from a hawk in a snowy field?
1. brown
2. black
3. gray
4. white
What is the role of a producer in a food chain?
1. preys on animals
2. eats decayed animals
3. makes food
4. eats plants
What is one healthy way that people can help to maintain their weight?
1. Washing their hands regularly
2. brushing their teeth twice daily
3. sleeping 8 hours daily
4. exercising regularly
Which list below best shows how energy moves in a food chain?
1. grass-cow-human-Sun
2. Sun-grass-cow-human
3. human-cow-grass-Sun
4. cows-grass-Sun-humans
Substance is the science word for ___________________.
1. stuff
2. liquid
3. mass
4. biabumbasafatoogie
This one's just for fun: Which group of animals has Mr. Walsh actually held?
1. A rat, a prairie dog, a kinkajou, and a lion
2. A 2-foot-long snapping turtle, green iguana, a16-foot-long python and an alligator
3. A red-tailed hawk, a great horned owl, a screech owl, a barn owl, and a vulture
4. A giant hissing cockroach, and a moth and a tarantula that were both as big as my hand.