Welcome to Your Science Exam!
Instructions: Read each question carefully and choose the best answer. Good luck!
Section 1: Multiple Choice Questions
Which of these makes its own food?
What does a consumer do in a food chain?
Worms and mushrooms are examples of a:
What force pulls objects towards the Earth?
What is a force?
When the sun heats up water and it turns into a gas, this process is called:
When water vapor in the air cools down and turns back into tiny water droplets to form clouds, this is called:
Which of these describes a solid?
Water, juice, and milk are examples of a:
Which of these describes a gas?
What is usually the first step when a scientist wants to learn something new?
Section 2: Diagram Labeling
Instructions: Look at each diagram. Use the diagram to answer the questions.
The Water Cycle
What process is happening at (1)?
What process is happening at (2)?
What process is happening at (3)?
A Simple Food Chain
What does (1) represent?
What does (2) represent?
What does (3) represent?
What does (4) represent?
States of Matter
What state of matter is shown in container (1)?
What state of matter is shown in container (2)?
What state of matter is shown in container (3)?
Section 3: Short Answer Questions
Instructions: Answer each question in 1-2 sentences.
What is a habitat?
Explain the difference between a push and a pull.
How does rain form in the water cycle?
How can you tell if something is a liquid?
Why do scientists make observations?
What does it mean to collect data in an experiment?
Section 4: Experiment Scenario
Instructions: Read the scenario and answer the questions about the experiment.
Maria's Plant Experiment
Maria wants to find out if plants grow taller with more sunlight. She takes two identical plants. She puts Plant A by a sunny window. She puts Plant B in a shady corner of the room. She waters both plants the same amount every day and measures their height once a week for a month.
Imagine you want to find out if ice melts faster in the sun or inside your house. Describe three steps you would take to do this simple experiment.
In your ice melting experiment, what is one thing you would try to keep exactly the same for both ice cubes so your test is fair?
End of Exam
Congratulations! You have completed your science exam!