Instructions
Part I: Multiple Choice Choose the best answer for each question.
Which of these is a living thing?
In a food chain, what makes its own food?
What do animals get from eating food?
What is a push or a pull that can make something move?
What makes a ball roll down a hill?
If you throw a ball up, it comes down because of:
When water turns into gas and goes up into the air, what is it called?
Where do clouds form in the water cycle?
What are the three common states of matter? Select all three.
Which of these is an example of a solid?
Which property describes how rough or smooth something feels?
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Part II: Short Answer Write a brief answer for each question.
What is a food chain?
Give one example of a push force.
What is precipitation in the water cycle?
How is a liquid different from a solid?
In a science experiment, what is an observation?
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Part III: Diagram Labeling Look at the diagrams and fill in the blanks.
Simple Food Chain
What is the role of the plant in this food chain?
What is the role of the rabbit in this food chain?
The Water Cycle
What is the process where water turns into a gas and goes into the air?
What is the process where water vapor forms clouds?
What is the process where water falls back to Earth?
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Part IV: Scientific Method / Scenario Analysis Read the scenario and answer the question.
A student wants to see if plants grow taller in sunlight or in shade. They put one plant in a sunny spot and another plant of the same type in a shady spot. Both plants get the same amount of water.
After two weeks, the plant in the sunny spot is much taller. What conclusion can the student make?