DIRECTIONS

Read the question and choose the best answer. Then mark the circle next to the letter for
the answer you have chosen.

1) What tool is used to find the temperature at which water boils?

A. B. C. D.

2) Which of these foods would be the best choice for someone on a low-fat, low-sodium
diet?

A. Q B. R C. S D. T

3) The picture shows the process of —

A. Melting B. boiling C. condensing D. freezing

4) Which two planets are closest to Earth?

A. Mercury and Saturn B. Mars and Jupiter C. Mercury and Venus D. Venus and
Mars

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5) Which of these questions can be answered from the results of this experiment?

A. Do beans need light in order to grow? B. Can beans grow faster in groups of eight?

C. Does seawater affect bean growth? D. How much water is needed for beans to
grow?

6) If all of the fish are removed from this food web, which animal population will most
likely decrease first?

A. Turtles B. Mosquito larvae C. Dragonfly larvae D. Pelicans

7) Plants can survive in a clear, closed container without animals. Animals cannot
survive in a closed container without plants. Why can't animals survive in a closed
container without plants?

A. Plants and animals need water to survive.

B. Plants produce oxygen, which animals need
C. Plants take in and give off water; animals only take in water
D. Plants are stationary; most animals roam freely.

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8) Which gas in the air would increase if a large number of trees were cut down?
A. Carbon dioxide B. Nitrogen C. Oxygen D. Water vapor

9) This plastic rain gauge is shown before and after a rainstorm. About how much
rain in centimeters fell in the rain gauge during the storm?
(Please round your answer to the nearest whole number.)

10) In an experiment salt and sand are mixed together. Which of these procedures
could be used to most easily separate the salt from the sand?
A B

C. D.

11) Which of these would be the best way to find whether a softball will roll down a
hill faster than a basketball?

A. Determining which of the balls has the greater mass

B. Observing the balls rolling down the same section of a hill at the same time.
C. Throwing the balls into the air at the same time to see which goes higher
D. Dropping the balls from the same height and observing which hits the ground
first.

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12) Which of these best represents Mars?

A. Q B. R C. S D. T

13) A car will skid more on a wet road than on a dry road. This happens because
between the tires and the dry road, there is more —

A. gravity B magnetism C. friction D. heat

14) The African baobab tree has a huge trunk that can store as much as 100 kiloliters
of water. This adaptation would be an advantage in a climate that is very —

A. cold B. dry C. windy D. sunny

15) Which of these would best model how the sun's energy warms the Earth?

A. A pot of water boiling B. A heat lamp keeping food hot

C. An oven baking bread D. A spoon getting hot when stirring soup

16) In the diagram above, the label Z represents —

A. sugar B. carbon dioxide C. nitrogen D. water vapor

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17) What conclusion can be drawn from this graph?

A. A peach contains a lower percent of water than lettuce.

B. Lettuce contains a lower percent of water than bread.
C. A melon contains a higher percent of water than the other foods.
D. Bread contains the highest percent of water.

18) Which of these is a good conductor of electricity?

A. Glass B. Metal C. Rubber D. Plastic

19) About how long does it take Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis?

A. One day B. One week C. One month D. One year

20) Sound is made when a drumstick hits the drum. This happens because the force of
the drumstick on the drum causes —

A. vibrations B. electrical currents C. heat energy D. a magnetic

charge

21) Which of the following can be attracted to a magnet?

A. Gold ring B. Glass marble C. iron needle D. Wool sock

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 22) What is the mass of these rocks?

A. 10 grams B. 17 grams C. 19 grams D. 22 grams

23) Which of the following thermometers shows the boiling point of water in a pan?

A. B. C. D.

24) The sunrise and sunset times for three days in February are
recorded in
the chart below.

Date Sunrise Sunset

February 7 6.55 am 6.10 pm
February 14 6.45 am 6.20 pm
February 21 6.35 am 6.30 pm

Which statement is an accurate conclusion based on this

information?

A There are more hours of daylight as the month goes by.

B There are fewer hours of daylight as the month goes by.
C The Sun rises later as the month goes by.
D The Sun sets earlier as the month goes by.

25) Which part of a plant produces the seeds?

A flower B leaves C stem D roots

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 26) A woman running in a marathon requires a constant supply of oxygen to her
muscles. Which cells carry oxygen to muscle tissue?
A. Artery cells B. Red blood cells C. Nerve cells
D. Lung cells

27) In the food web above, which of the following organisms feeds on the largest
variety of different producers?

A. Butterfly B. Grass Hooper C. Cockroach D. Rat

28) Which of this causes day and night

A. Earth orbiting the sun B The moon orbiting Earth

C. Earth rotating on its axis D. The moon blocking sunlight

29) The picture shows two bowling balls being held in position with four ropes. The box
will be flipped upward if which rope is cut?

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 A. W B. X C.Y D.Z

30) Which of the following does the information in the picture support?

A. Candles cause fire B. Corks put out fire C. Fire warms glass
D. Fire needs air

31) The functions of a plant’s roots are to support the plant and

A make food B produce fruit C take in water and nutrients

D aid in germination

32) Which food is a fruit?

A. a potato B. an onion C. a carrot D. a

pumpkin
33) If the day were cool instead of hot, the rainwater in the pan would have disappeared

A. slower B. faster C. in the same amount of time D. None of the above

34) Which part of a plant produces the seeds?

A. flower B. leaves C. stem D. roots

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35) Which of these together can cause a rainbow?

A. Winds and clouds [Link] and snow C. Snow and wind

D. Rain and sunlight

36) Which of the following can be identified with your eyes closed, just by smelling it?

A. Petrol B. Water C. Glass D. Light

37) Here are some properties of an object

- It is a soft solid
- It can be squeezed easily
- It changes shape when dropped on the ground
A. a pillow B .a cube of ice C. a glass bottle D. a lump of wet clay
38) Which of these completes the statement. ______________ changes solid to liquid
and liquid to gas.

A. magnetism B. heat C. sound D. freezing

39) The roots of a tree are used mainly to support the tree and ___________

A. kill earthworms near the tree. B. stop loss of nutrients.

C. take in water from the soil. D. make food for the tree.

40) Which of these will be most difficult for a person who has a disease of the respiratory
system?

A. eating food B. staying warm C. taking in oxygen

D. waking up for school

41) If you put a hot brick in a bucket of cold water and left it for a while, what would
happen?

A .The brick would get warmer, and the water would get cooler.
B. The brick would get cooler, and the water would get warmer.
C. The brick would get as cold as the water had been.
D. The water would get as hot as the brick had been.

42) Which system warns a person that soup is too hot to drink?

A. digestive system
B. nervous system
C. muscle system
D. circulatory system

43) What is the order of events that needs to happen so that bread becomes toast?

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A. Bread Electricity Heat  Toast
B. Bread Electricity  Toast  Heat
C. Heat Electricity Bread Toast
D. Heat Bread Electricity Toast

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