Science Sense

4th Grade ActivityPart 4

Earth and Space Sciences

WHAT IS THE HARDEST MINERAL KNOWN ON EARTH?

DIA

MO

ND

TALC

QUARTZ

33% 33%33%1. DIAMOND2. TALC3. QUARTZ

WHICH OF THESE MINERALS IS FOUND IN BABY POWDER?

QUARTZ

SUGAR

TALC

33% 33%33%1. QUARTZ2. SUGAR3. TALC

THE DAILY CHANGES CAUSED BY THE GRAVITY OF THE SUN AND THE MOON ARE:

TID

ES

STORM

S

FLOO

DS

33% 33%33%1. TIDES2. STORMS3. FLOODS

WHAT HAPPENS TO METALS WHEN THEY ARE HEATED?

THEY C

ONTRACT

THEY E

XPAND

THEY F

REEZE

33% 33%33%1. THEY CONTRACT2. THEY EXPAND3. THEY FREEZE

WHAT SUPPLIES ENERGY TO PRODUCERS?

THE S

UN

WATER

OXYG

EN

33% 33%33%1. THE SUN2. WATER3. OXYGEN

WHAT HAPPENS TO WATER IF IT IS HEATED TO 100° CELSIUS?

BOIL

S

FREEZES

BURNS

33% 33%33%1. BOILS2. FREEZES3. BURNS

THE PROCESS THAT PLANTS GO THROUGH TO MAKE FOOD IS CALLED:

PO

LLIN

ATION

BOTANY

PHOTOSYNTHESIS

33% 33%33%1. POLLINATION2. BOTANY3. PHOTOSYNTHESIS

WATER VAPOR THAT CONDENSES AND FALLS TO THE EARTH IS CALLED:

WIN

D

PRECIP

ITATIO

N

CLOUDS

33% 33%33%1. WIND2. PRECIPITATION3. CLOUDS

WHAT IS CAUSED WHEN A COOLER AIR MASS REPLACES A WARMER AIR MASS?

WARM

FRONT

STAYS T

HE SAM

E

COLD F

RONT

33% 33%33%1. WARM FRONT2. STAYS THE SAME3. COLD FRONT

FROZEN PRECIPITATION IN THE FORM OF PELLETS IS CALLED:

GRAVEL

HAIL

RAIN

33% 33%33%1. GRAVEL2. HAIL3. RAIN

IN WHAT DIRECTION DOES THE TAIL OF A COMET ALWAYS POINT?

NORTH

TO

WARD T

HE SUN

AW

AY FRO

M T

HE SUN

33% 33%33%1. NORTH2. TOWARD THE SUN3. AWAY FROM THE

SUN

WHAT HAPPENS TO TEMPERATURE AS ELEVATION INCREASES?

BECO

MES W

ARMER

BECO

MES C

OLDER

STAYS T

HE SAM

E

33% 33%33%1. BECOMES WARMER2. BECOMES COLDER3. STAYS THE SAME

WHICH OF THESE CAUSES A CLAP OF THUNDER?

LIG

HTNIN

G

WIN

D

RAIN

33% 33%33%1. LIGHTNING2. WIND3. RAIN

THIS SMALL, DESTRUCTIVE RAINSTORM HAS A RAPIDLY SPINNING CLOUD.

HURRIC

ANE

TO

RNADO

BLIZ

ZARD

33% 33%33%1. HURRICANE2. TORNADO3. BLIZZARD

I CAN LOOK BIG AND ROUND OR THIN AND CRESCENT-SHAPED. I AM:

URANUS

THE M

OON

THE S

UN

33% 33%33%1. URANUS2. THE MOON3. THE SUN

WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE NORTH STAR?

PO

LARIS

RIG

EL

SIR

IUS

33% 33%33%1. POLARIS2. RIGEL3. SIRIUS

I AM MADE OF DUST, ICE, AND FROZEN GASES AND HAVE A LONG TAIL. WHAT AM I?

COM

ET

METEORIT

E

ASTE

ROID

33% 33%33%1. COMET2. METEORITE3. ASTEROID

WHEN THE MOON OR EARTH BLOCKS LIGHT FROM THE SUN, IT IS CALLED:

NIG

HT

A T

IDE

AN E

CLIPSE

33% 33%33%1. NIGHT2. A TIDE3. AN ECLIPSE

WHAT DO ASTRONOMERS USE TO OBSERVE THE STARS?

TELESCOPE

ELECTRO

N MIC

RO...

STETH

OSCOPE

33% 33%33%1. TELESCOPE2. ELECTRON

MICROSCOPE3. STETHOSCOPE

SOUND WILL NOT TRAVEL THROUGH A:

VACUUM

GAS

LIQ

UID

33% 33%33%1. VACUUM2. GAS3. LIQUID

WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO PITCH IF YOU INCREASE THE FREQUENCY OF A SOUND

WAVE?

IT W

ILL G

ET HIG

HER

IT W

ILL G

ET LOW

ER

IT W

ILL G

ET LOUDER

33% 33%33%1. IT WILL GET HIGHER2. IT WILL GET LOWER3. IT WILL GET

LOUDER

WHAT UNIT DO WE USE TO MEASURE HOW LOUD A SOUND IS?

AM

PLIFIE

R

DECIB

EL

METER

33% 33%33%1. AMPLIFIER2. DECIBEL3. METER

WHEN THE MOON IS DIRECTLY BETWEEN THE EARTH AND THE SUN, WHAT OCCURS?

LUNAR E

CLIPSE

SO

LAR F

LARE

SO

LAR E

CLIPSE

33% 33%33%1. LUNAR ECLIPSE2. SOLAR FLARE3. SOLAR ECLIPSE

THIS SMALL, DESTRUCTIVE RAINSTORM HAS A RAPIDLY SPINNING CLOUD.

HURRIC

ANE

TO

RNADO

BLIZ

ZARD

33% 33%33%1. HURRICANE2. TORNADO3. BLIZZARD