Grade 4 Science practice

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1. Matter and changes: which term fits this description? A homogeneous mixture in which components are dispersed at molecular or ionic scale.

   1. Solute
   2. Physical change
   3. Conductor
   4. Solution

2. Living things and their needs: which term fits this description? An animal with a backbone.

   1. Germination
   2. Carnivore
   3. Invertebrate
   4. Vertebrate

3. A plant grows 2 cm in week one and 3 cm in week two. What is its total growth?

   1. 5 cm
   2. 6 cm
   3. 1 cm
   4. 3 cm

4. Living things and their needs: which term fits this description? An animal whose diet consists mainly of plant material.

   1. Flower
   2. Life cycle
   3. Invertebrate
   4. Herbivore

5. Space and the solar system: which term fits this description? The seventh planet from the Sun.

   1. Comet
   2. Mars
   3. Uranus
   4. Mercury

6. Space and the solar system: which term fits this description? The galaxy that contains our solar system.

   1. Venus
   2. Milky Way
   3. Moon
   4. Galaxy

7. Earth systems: which term fits this description? Loss of water vapour from a plant, mainly through its leaves.

   1. Transpiration
   2. Erosion
   3. Climate
   4. Precipitation

8. Which animal is a mammal?

   1. Butterfly
   2. Dolphin
   3. Trout
   4. Frog

9. Moving a toy away with your hand is mainly a

   1. evaporation
   2. freeze
   3. push
   4. reflection

10. Earth systems: which term fits this description? Molten or partly molten rock below Earth's surface.

    1. Water cycle
    2. Climate
    3. Magma
    4. Weathering

11. Which property matters most for a rain-cover material?

    1. Whether a friend likes its color.
    2. The first letter of its name.
    3. Resistance to water passage.

12. Matter and changes: which term fits this description? A state of matter with a definite shape and volume under ordinary classroom conditions.

    1. Liquid
    2. Solid
    3. Sublimation
    4. Freezing

13. Matter and changes: which term fits this description? A material through which electricity or heat can pass relatively readily.

    1. Conductor
    2. Solid
    3. Density
    4. Deposition

14. Earth systems: which term fits this description? The settling or accumulation of transported sediment.

    1. Runoff
    2. Outer core
    3. Deposition of sediment
    4. Plate tectonics

15. Which body organ pumps blood?

    1. Brain
    2. Lung
    3. Stomach
    4. Heart

16. A rain gauge overflows. How should that limitation be recorded?

17. The main cause of Earth's seasons is

    1. Earth switching off sunlight
    2. Earth stopping its rotation
    3. the Moon changing temperature
    4. axial tilt during Earth's orbit

18. Living things and their needs: which term fits this description? The process in which a seed begins growing into a seedling.

    1. Prey
    2. Germination
    3. Invertebrate
    4. Stem

19. In a simple food chain, which organism is a producer?

    1. Rabbit
    2. Fox
    3. Hawk
    4. Grass

20. You compare two identical plants to investigate light. Describe one thing you would change and two things you would keep the same.