1.

Which property of light best explains the way a straw appears to “break” when placed in a glass of water and viewed from the side?
Refraction

2. What form of electricity does lightning best represent?

Static Electricity- builds when electrons leap between two objects that have opposing electrical charges. Static electricity is an
imbalance of electric charges within or on the surface of a material. The charge remains until it is able to move away by means of an
electric current or electrical discharge.

3. A material that will not carry an electrical charge is called:

An insulator- do not allow the flow of electricity

4. What materials are conductors of electricity?

Copper

5. Magnetic poles are attracted to their:

 Opposite poles attract, so the north and south poles of a magnet would stick together.

6. What materials are attracted to magnets? Iron

7. Which form of electricity is created when your hair stands up after rubbing a balloon on your head?
The correct answer is Static. Static electricity builds up on our bodies creating our hair to stand on end.

8. What is the area of magnetic force surrounding a magnet called?

Magnetic Field- is the area around a magnet in which there is magnetic force. Moving electric charges can make magnetic fields.

9. Which circuit has two or more paths for a current to flow through? Parallel circuit.
 Parallel Circuit- is one that has two or more paths for the electricity to flow, the loads are parallel to each other.

 While the series circuit- the current through each of the components is the same, and the voltage across the circuit is the sum
of the voltages across each component.

10. Which property of light allows light to bounce off an object?

 The correct answer is Reflection. Mirrors are a great example of light bouncing off an object by reflection.

11. What term describes a portable source of electricity?

The correct answer is Battery. Batteries provide a portable form of electricity by producing positive and negative molecules to create a
circuit.

12. What is the name of a magnet made from an electrical current?

Electromagnets use electricity to turn a nail into a magnet.

13. What do you create when using wires to form a pathway through which electricity can flow?
The correct answer is Circuit. A circuit is a path between two or more points along which an electrical current can be carried.

14. Which of the following objects is a conductor of electricity?

The correct answer is a Penny. Conductors allow electricity to pass through it. Many metals are conductors, which means the metal
paperclip is the only conductor.

15. Which property of light breaks white light into the separate colors of the rainbow?
The correct answer is Refraction. Refraction is the separation of light waves in different directions to create rainbows. This easily done
through water.

16. Which part of the atom is responsible for the production of current electricity?
Electrons “hop” from atom to atom in a circuit, producing the form of energy known as electricity

17. Who is credited with the discovery of Electricity?

Benjamin Franklin was the first scientist to discover electricity by tying a key to a kite.

18. The correct answer is a Bone. Trace fossils are proof of an animal other than the animal itself. This could include footprints, scat, or
burrow.
19. Wind, Water, and Ice are all natural forces that cause what?
The correct answer is Erosion. Erosion is the movement of solid particles or earth by wind, water, ice, and gravity.

20. What type of scientist studies fossils?

Paleontologists study different types of fossils or evidence of past life from thousands of years ago.

21. What type of scientist studies erosion, volcanoes, and earthquakes?

Geologists are scientists that study different things that have to deal with the earth and how it is formed.

22. What is the term used for materials broken down by rain, wind, and chemical reaction?
Weathering is the breakdown of rocks at the Earth's surface, by the action of rainwater, extremes of temperature, and biological
activity. It does not involve the removal of rock material.

23. What do we call molten rock when it is inside the earth?

Molten rock inside of the Earth is called Magma.

24. What are the giant slabs of rock which fit together to form the earth’s surface called?
The pieces that make up the Earth’s crust are called tectonic plates. These fit together kind of like puzzle pieces.

25. How old do remains have to be in order to be considered a fossil?

In order for something to be considered a fossil, it must be over 10000 years old.

26. What do we call molten rock when it is outside the earth?

When molten rock erupts out of a volcano onto the Earth’s surface, we call it lava.

27. What small geologic structure is formed when water drips onto a cave floor then evaporate, leaving behind minerals?
Stalagmites are formed on the ground of caves. Stalactites are formed on the ceilings.

28. Which kind of rock is formed from a change due to pressure and heat?
The correct answer is Metamorphic. Metamorphic rocks are formed after a different type of earth material is exposed to intense heat
and pressure and then change over time.

29. Minerals are not classified as rocks. The three types of rocks include igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary.

30. Which kind of rock is formed when sediments are pressed together under water?
Sedimentary rocks are normally formed underwater when pieces of sand and shells are pressed together from the pressure.

31. Which layer of the Earth is the thinnest?

CRUST

32. What is the study of rocks and minerals called?

Geology is the study of the Earth and what it is made of.

33. What kind of rock is formed from lava?

Igneous rocks are formed when lava erupts from a volcano and cools on the earth’s surface.

34. What is the outside layer of the earth called?

the outside layer of the Earth is called the crust, just like the outside of pizza. The crust is where we find our different types of
landforms.

35. What does a 1 mean on the Moh’s Scale?

The correct answer is a soft rock. The Moh’s scale measures the hardness of a rock. A one on the scale refers to the softest of rocks.

36. The Moh’s scale is used to determine what property of an earth material? Hardness

37. About how long does it take for the moon to orbit the Earth?
The correct answer is 1 month. The moon makes orbits around the Earth about once every month.

38. Which phase of the moon shows less the half the moon lit up?
The correct answer is Crescent. The crescent moon is when the moon is less than halfway. It almost looks like a banana or crescent
roll.
39. Which object orbits the Earth?
The correct answer is Moon. Moons orbit planets and our moon is called…The Moon.

40. Earth's moon, the longest known of all, was given the name "Selene" by the Greeks and "Luna" by the Romans, each a goddess.

41. What is the result of the Earth spinning or rotating?

The correct answer is Days and Nights.

42. What is the Sun? Star.

43. What two forces keep Earth in orbit with the sun?
The correct answer is Inertia and Gravity. Inertia keeps us from being sucked into the sun by gravity and gravity keeps us from being
launched in a straight line away from the sun.

44. What is the term used to describe the visible portion of the moon’s light getting bigger each night?
The correct answer is Waxing. The stages of the moon between a New moon and Full moon are called a waxing moon

45. How long does it take the Earth to orbit the Sun?
The correct answer is 1 year. The Earth orbits the sun once every year which is exactly 365.25 days.
The .25 is why we have a leap year every 4 years.

46. Where does the light on the moon come from?

The light in our solar system comes from the sun.

47. What is a scientist called that studies space, but stays on earth?
The correct answer is Astronomer. There are several different kinds of astronomers that study space by observing pictures from
satellites and using calculations.

48. What is the term used to describe the visible portion of the moon’s light getting smaller each night? Waning

49. Why do certain areas of Earth experience different seasons? The correct answer is Earth is tilted on an axis.

50. Which of the following has a larger gravitational pull?

The correct answer is Jupiter. Jupiter has the largest gravitational pull of all planets and moons in our solar system.

51. Which celestial body has the most gravitational pull? Sun

52. A species of moth has two different colors it could potentially be born with, purple and green stripes or blue with orange polka dots.
Suddenly a new species of plant is introduced to the habitat with leaves that are blue with orange polka dots. What can you expect to
happen to the species of moth population?
The correct answer is the moths that are blue with orange polka dots will become more adapted to live in their habitat because they
can camouflage with the leaves.

53. The leaf bug uses what physical adaption to protect itself?
The correct answer is Camouflage.

54. Which form of adaptation can be adopted the fastest by an entire species?
The correct answer is Behavioral.

55. What is a scientist called that studies all living things? Biologist
56. What is a change in the habit or behavior of an animal that better allows it to survive in its environment? Adaptation
57. You were learning about the different animals that live in a forest habitat. A bear likes to eat berries as well as fish. What word best
describes this type of animal? Omnivore
58. What specific component in your food is responsible for building strong muscles?
Protein is an important component of every cell in the body. Hair and nails are mostly made of protein. Your body uses protein to build
and repair tissues. You also use protein to make enzymes, hormones, and other body chemicals. Protein is an important building block
of bones, muscles, cartilage, skin, and blood.
59. What is calories? Measurement of energy.
60. If you hit a cotton ball and a golf ball with a golf club, which will accelerate the most?
The correct answer is The cotton ball because it has less mass.

61. Which law of motion says that it is harder to move something with a larger mass?
Law of acceleration

62. What force resists motion between two objects?

Friction

63. What type of scientist studies motion?

Physicist.

64. Which travels faster in a lightning storm?

The correct answer is Lightning. Lightning is the flash of light in a storm, and light travels faster than sound, so lightning is faster.

65. How do clouds form?

Clouds develop out of the process of changing moisture from a gas to liquid

66. What are the highest clouds in the atmosphere? Cirrus Clouds

67. While watching a barometer you noticed that the pressure has changed from low to high. What should the weather be like outside?
Sunny

68. What is generally true about the weather near the equator?
The correct answer is it is much warmer.

69. What type of cloud appears almost as as a blanket of clouds in the sky?
The correct answer is Stratus. These clouds are stratus clouds. We generally see these on a day that is very cloudy. They are very low
in the sky and also very flat.

70. You look outside at the wind vane on top of your barn. The arrow is pointing to the W, what does that indicate? The correct answer
is The winds are coming from the West.

71. What does nimbus mean when referring to clouds? The correct answer is Dark cloud with precipitation.

72. What weather tool is used to measure air pressure?

The correct answer is Barometer. A barometer measures the amount of air pressure in the atmosphere.

73. How does a meteorologist know how much it has rained over a certain time period? Rain Gauge

74. Which of the following weather tools measures wind speed?

The correct answer is Anemometer. Wind speeds are measured by an anemometer that spins as the wind blows.

75. High Atmospheric Pressure will result in:

The correct answer is clear blue skies. Lower pressure results in clouds and a rainy day. This was evident in the cloud in a bottle
experiment.

76. What cloud type can described as wispy and thin?

The correct answer is Cirrus. Thin wispy clouds are identified as cirrus clouds. These clouds are very thin and you can almost see
through them.

77. When you increase the temperature of a reaction, why does the rate of reaction change?
The correct answer is thermal energy causes the reacting molecules to move more rapidly, making them more likely to meet and
interact.

78. If we boil water in a closed system what can we expect to happen to the amount of matter in that system?
The correct answer is It should stay the same.

79. If you fill a paper cup with water and place it in a fire, why won’t the cup burn right away?
The correct answer is The water absorbs the heat better than the paper.

80. When heat is transferred through a solid object it is: Conduction.

81. When heat is transferred through a liquid or gas. Convection

82. Which form of the sun’s energy provides solar power? Light Energy
83. You left a hot, open cup of coffee on the table in a cold room for a few hours. What can you expect to change?
The correct answer is It’s colder with less liquid.

84. If you build a fire while camping, and its really cold outside, and your boots are wet, and you want them to get as hot as possible as
fast as possible, what can you do? The correct answer is Put your feet in the fire.

85. If you go to the Emergency Room with roasted feet because they were cold, and you were impatient, and you just HAD to get them
as hot as possible, as fast as possible, so you put them in the fire, what form of heat transfer roasted your feet? Conduction
86. How does energy from the sun travel to the earth? Radiation

87. What is an organism called that only consists of one cell? Unicellular.
88. What is the part of the cell that contains the DNA and controls the cell? Nucleus
89. What part of the cell are all the organelles found? Cytoplasm
90. How does your brain deliver messages throughout the body? Nerves

91. What is the order of organization within a multi cellular organism from smallest to largest?
The correct answer is: Cells, Tissue, Organs, Organ System, and Organism

92. What is the difference between arteries and veins?

The correct answer is Arteries carry blood away from the heart, while veins carry blood back to the heart.

93. Which of the following bodies of water is a saltwater ecosystem?

Einstein Ocean.

94. Which of the following makes their own food?

The correct answer is Producers. An example of a producer would include all plants. Plants create their own food using the sun through
a process called photosynthesis.

95. What type of consumer eats only plants?

The correct answer is Herbivore. Herbivores are animals that eat only plants, while carnivores eat only meat and omnivores eat both.

96. What might a larva eventually turn into?

The correct answer is Adult Insect. The superworm is the larva stage of a beetle. While it has the word worm in the name, it is actually
an insect.

97. What is an owl pellet?

The correct answer is Parts of the animal the owl cannot digest. When an owl eats its prey, it will eat the entire thing whole. Owls
cannot digest bones and fur, so it will spit this out as an owl pellet.

98. Which of the following is not an abiotic factor in an ecosystem? Twigs

99. Which of the following biomes receives the most amount of rainfall throughout the year? Forests

100. How does a producer get their energy? Photosynthesis

101. Which of these things eats dead organic matter and puts it back into the soil?
The correct answer is Decomposers. While all three examples eat other things for energy, only decomposers actually put those
things back into the soil.

102. Which of the following parts of an ecosystem make up the non living things?
The correct answer is Abiotic. The non-living things in an ecosystem are abiotic factors. Some of these things include rocks,
sunlight, air, water, and temperature.

103. A biome is an area that consists of similar plants, animals, and what other thing?
The correct answer is Weather. Biomes are essentially large ecosystems with similar plants and animals that can accommodate
to the weather and climate in an area.
104. Consumers are organisms that have to eat others things to survive. A fox eats several types of small animals to get its energy.
105.