4th Grade NYS Science Test Review #2

What unit would be best to measure the length of an insect?
1. yards
2. feet
3. meters
4. centimeters
What would be the best unit to measure a school bus?
1. yards
2. feet
3. inches
4. centimeters
What science tool is best for measuring the length of an ant?
1. beaker
2. thermometer
3. yardstick
4. ruler
What's the best tool for measuring the mass of an apple?
1. graduated cylinder
2. ruler
3. eyedropper
4. balance
What unit do we use to measure mass?
1. centimeters
2. grams
3. milliliters
What is the best tool for measuring liquids?
1. A ruler or yardstick
2. A balance
3. A beaker or graduated cylinder
The sun's energy can change liquid water into a gas called _____________ __________.
1. water vapor
2. water gas
3. gas vapor
What's the name for liquid water changing into water vapor (gas)?
1. precipitation
2. condensation
3. evaporation
What's the science word for rain, snow, or hail?
1. precipitation
2. condensation
3. evaporation
What's the word for rainwater rolling down into a river, lake, or the ocean?
1. condensation
2. groundwater
3. runoff
What is condensation?
1. When water falls from the sky
2. When liquid water changes into water vapor (gas).
3. When water vapor changes back into liquid water.
Which is an example of condensation?
1. A cup of water left out is found empty a few days later
2. An ice cube turning into liquid water.
3. Clouds forming.
Rain is an example of ________________________.
1. condensation
2. precipitation
3. evaporation
What is weathering?
1. When wind or water carries away little bits of rock, sand, or soil.
2. When little bits of rock, sand, or soil are dropped down somewhere by wind or water.
3. When rocks break apart from wind, water, tree roots, temperature change, or chemicals.
What is erosion?
1. When wind or water carries away little bits of rock, sand, or soil.
2. When little bits of rock, sand, or soil are dropped down somewhere by wind or water.
3. When wind or water breaks rocks apart.
What's deposition?
1. When wind or water breaks rocks apart.
2. When little bits of rock, sand, or soil are dropped down somewhere by wind or water.
3. When wind or water carries away little bits of rock, sand, or soil.
What is igneous rock?
1. Rock that has formed from layers of sediment.
2. Rock that is formed from heat and pressure.
3. Rock that has melted and then cooled off.
What is metamorphic rock?
1. Rock that has melted and cooled off and hardened.
2. Rock that was formed by heat and pressure.
3. Rock formed by layers of sediment.
What is sedimentary rock?
1. Rock that was formed by heat and pressure.
2. Rock that was formed by layers of sediment.
3. Rocks formed when rock has melted and then cooled off.
What is magma?
1. Molten rock under the Earth's crust.
2. Molten rock pouring out of a volcano.
3. Rock formed when rock melts and then cools off.
What is lava?
1. Molten rock under the Earth's surface
2. Rock changed by heat and pressure.
3. Molten rock pouring out of a volcano onto the surface of the Earth.
What causes earthquakes?
1. Large chunks of the Earth's crust called tectonic plates push against each other.
2. Magma pushing against the Earth's crust
3. Volcanoes
How do mountains form?
1. Rocks pile up very high over time.
2. Water erodes away the land.
3. Soil and sand are dropped down by deposition.
4. Tectonic plates moving together cause the land to crumple up.
What causes canyons to form?
1. deposition
2. volcanic eruptions
3. weathering and erosion
What is sand made of?
1. soil
2. glass
3. little bits of broken rock or shells
What causes ocean waves?
1. wind
2. gravity
3. temperature
What causes the ocean to have high tides and low tides?
1. The sun gives energy to the ocean.
2. Gravity from the moon and sun.
3. The amount of water changes.

4th Grade NYS Science Test Review #2

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