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Unit 1: Life Science
1. What is one characteristic of living things?
a) They can grow
b) They are always small
c) They don’t need food
d) They never change
Answer: a) They can grow
2. Which of the following is NOT a living thing?
a) A dog
b) A tree
c) A rock
d) A fish
Answer: c) A rock
3. What part of a plant helps it take in water?
a) Leaves
b) Flowers
c) Roots
d) Stem
Answer: c) Roots
4. What is the process by which plants make their food using sunlight?
a) Digestion
b) Photosynthesis
c) Respiration
d) Transpiration
Answer: b) Photosynthesis
5. Which part of a plant carries water and nutrients from the roots to the leaves?
a) Root
b) Stem
c) Leaf
d) Flower
Answer: b) Stem
6. What is the purpose of flowers for plants?
a) To make food
b) To attract animals for pollination
c) To store water
d) To provide shelter
Answer: b) To attract animals for pollination
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7. Which of the following animals is adapted to live in the desert?
a) Penguin
b) Camel
c) Whale
d) Frog
Answer: b) Camel
8. What is the habitat of a polar bear?
a) Forest
b) Ocean
c) Tundra
d) Desert
Answer: c) Tundra
9. How do animals adapt to cold environments?
a) They grow thicker fur
b) They sleep all year
c) They migrate to warmer places
d) They grow wings
Answer: a) They grow thicker fur
10. Which of these is a type of habitat?
a) Ocean
b) House
c) Chair
d) Playground
Answer: a) Ocean
Unit 2: Earth Science
11. What causes day and night on Earth?
a) Earth’s revolution around the Sun
b) Earth’s rotation on its axis
c) The Moon’s rotation
d) The Sun’s movement
Answer: b) Earth’s rotation on its axis
12. How long does it take the Earth to make one full rotation?
a) 12 hours
b) 24 hours
c) 365 days
d) 30 days
Answer: b) 24 hours
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13. Which of these is NOT a phase of the Moon?
a) Full Moon
b) Half Moon
c) Crescent Moon
d) New Moon
Answer: b) Half Moon
14. Which season comes after summer?
a) Winter
b) Spring
c) Fall
d) Summer again
Answer: c) Fall
15. Which of the following is a renewable resource?
a) Coal
b) Oil
c) Sunlight
d) Natural gas
Answer: c) Sunlight
16. What is the weather like in winter?
a) Hot and sunny
b) Cold and snowy
c) Wet and rainy
d) Windy and warm
Answer: b) Cold and snowy
17. What does a weather vane measure?
a) Temperature
b) Wind direction
c) Rainfall
d) Humidity
Answer: b) Wind direction
18. What is a nonrenewable resource?
a) Trees
b) Wind
c) Oil
d) Water
Answer: c) Oil
19. What is one way to conserve water?
a) Take long showers
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b) Leave the tap running
c) Use a bucket for washing
d) Water plants all day
Answer: c) Use a bucket for washing
20. What do you call a plant that needs very little water to survive?
a) Cactus
b) Tree
c) Grass
d) Flower
Answer: a) Cactus
Unit 3: Physical Science
21. What is a force?
a) Something that makes things move
b) A kind of energy
c) A type of light
d) A gas
Answer: a) Something that makes things move
22. What happens when you push an object?
a) It stays still
b) It moves
c) It gets bigger
d) It breaks
Answer: b) It moves
23. Which of these is a simple machine?
a) Hammer
b) Chair
c) Inclined plane
d) Spoon
Answer: c) Inclined plane
24. Which of the following is an example of a solid?
a) Water
b) Air
c) Ice
d) Juice
Answer: c) Ice
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25. What happens to water when it freezes?
a) It becomes gas
b) It becomes a solid
c) It stays liquid
d) It evaporates
Answer: b) It becomes a solid
26. Which of these is NOT a state of matter?
a) Solid
b) Liquid
c) Fire
d) Gas
Answer: c) Fire
27. What type of energy does the Sun give us?
a) Heat energy
b) Sound energy
c) Light energy
d) Electrical energy
Answer: a) Heat energy
28. Which of these is an example of motion?
a) A still picture
b) A car moving down the road
c) A tree standing still
d) A frozen lake
Answer: b) A car moving down the road
29. Which of these is NOT a source of energy?
a) Sun
b) Wind
c) Water
d) Rocks
Answer: d) Rocks
30. What is sound energy?
a) Energy that makes things hot
b) Energy from moving air particles
c) Energy from the Sun
d) Energy stored in food
Answer: b) Energy from moving air particles
Unit 4: Scientific Inquiry and Experimentation
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31. What is the first step in the scientific method?
a) Make a hypothesis
b) Do an experiment
c) Observe and ask a question
d) Draw a conclusion
Answer: c) Observe and ask a question
32. What do you need to do after making a hypothesis?
a) Ask more questions
b) Perform an experiment
c) Write a conclusion
d) Stop the experiment
Answer: b) Perform an experiment
33. Which of these is a tool for measuring temperature?
a) Ruler
b) Thermometer
c) Scale
d) Stopwatch
Answer: b) Thermometer
34. What is the purpose of making observations in science?
a) To guess what will happen
b) To look for patterns and collect information
c) To draw pictures
d) To write conclusions
Answer: b) To look for patterns and collect information
35. What should you do after conducting an experiment?
a) Repeat it
b) Tell a story
c) Draw a picture
d) Write a conclusion
Answer: d) Write a conclusion
36. Which tool is used to measure the length of an object?
a) Ruler
b) Thermometer
c) Balance
d) Clock
Answer: a) Ruler
37. What is the scientific method?
a) A recipe for making things
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b) A way to organize and solve problems in science
c) A set of math rules
d) A list of names
Answer: b) A way to organize and solve problems in science
38. Which step of the scientific method involves making an educated guess?
a) Observation
b) Hypothesis
c) Experiment
d) Conclusion
Answer: b) Hypothesis
39. What do you use to measure weight?
a) Scale
b) Ruler
c) Stopwatch
d) Thermometer
Answer: a) Scale
40. Why is it important to record your observations during an experiment?
a) To guess the results
b) To make sure the experiment is fun
c) To understand what happened and explain your findings
d) To make the experiment last longer
Answer: c) To understand what happened and explain your findings