Grade 4 SCIENCE Student Number ______

Grade 4 SCIENCE Student Number ______

Please mark your answer for each multiple-choice question by filling in the circle completely for the correct answer. Mark only one answer for each question. If you do not know the answer, make your best guess.

1.The picture below shows flowering plants.

If all the flowers are picked off the plants above, the plants will not be able to

Ο / grow taller.
Ο / Produce seeds.
Ο / make their own food.
Ο / absorb nutrients from the soil.

2. The diagram below shows a food chain.

1 / 2 / 3 / 4

Which of the following is classified as a producer?

Ο / 1
Ο / 2
Ο / 3
Ο / 4

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3. / Which of the following traits of a dog is inherited from its parents?
Ο / the presence of fleas in its fur
Ο / the color of its fur
Ο / the ability to sit up and beg
Ο / the habit of barking to go outside

4. Some stages in the development of a frog are shown below.

At approximately what day in the development of the frog would you expect it to be in the stage shown below?

Ο / Day 4
Ο / Day 6
Ο / Day 12
Ο / Day 20
5. / If enough heat is taken away from a container of water,
what will happen to the water?
Ο / It will begin to boil.
Ο / It will become a solid.
Ο / It will turn into a gas.
Ο / It will increase in weight.

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6. The figure below shows a glass partly filled with water.

Grace tapped the glass with a metal spoon and heard a sound. Which action would raise the pitch when she taps the glass again with the metal spoon?

Ο / Pour some of the water out of the glass.
Ο / Put more water into the glass.
Ο / Heat the water in the glass.
Ο / Cool the water in the glass.
7. / In which case would it take the most effort to make points 1 and 2 on the magnets touch each other?
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8.. / All of the processes listed below cause changes in Earth's surface. Which of the following is the slowest to change Earth's surface?
Ο / earthquake activity
Ο / landslide
Ο / volcanic eruption
Ο / weathering

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9.The picture below shows the water cycle.

Water on Earth cycles in different forms and in different locations. Which process occurs at the location labeled X on this diagram of the water cycle?

Ο / condensation
Ο / evaporation
Ο / runoff
Ο / transpiration

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10. Which diagram shows the correct orbital relationship between Earth, the Moon, and the Sun?

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11. The pictures below show animals separated into two different groups.

The animals above are grouped by eating habits.

Which of the following animals belongs in Group A?

Ο / squirrel
Ο / sheep
Ο / hawk
Ο / goat

12. The figures below show a light bulb connected to a battery in two different ways.

When the switch in Figure 1 is closed the bulb will light. A plastic ring is inserted in the circuit as shown in Figure 2.What will happen when the switch is closed in Figure 2?

Ο / The bulb will light just as it did in Figure 1.
Ο / The bulb will be brighter than it was in Figure 1.
Ο / The bulb will light, but will be less bright than it was in Figure 1.
Ο / The bulb will not light at all.

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SCIENCE OPEN-RESPONSE QUESTIONS

Read all parts of each open-response question before you begin. Write your answers to the open-response questions in the space provided in this test booklet.
Write your answer to question 13 in the space provided on the next page.

The drawing below shows an imaginary animal.

Study this imaginary animal carefully.

Identify two characteristics of this animal that could help it to survive.

Explain in detail how each characteristic could help it to survive.

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SCIENCE OPEN-RESPONSE QUESTIONS

The picture below shows an erupting volcano.

Volcanoes sometimes erupt violently for days or weeks. At other times, volcanoes can be quiet, with only a small amount of activity coming from their cores.

Describe how volcanoes can change the landscape rapidly. In your description, be sure to include which parts of the landscape change and what materials are involved.
Describe how the landscape around the volcano can change over many years. In your description, be sure to include what parts of the landscape are changed and what materials are involved.

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