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Science Skills – Grade 4 Practice Quiz 1

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1. Write True or False on the lines provided.

Solids have fixed shapes.

A. True

B. False

2. Liquids have definite shapes.

A. True

B. False

3. Gases have fixed volumes.

A. True

B. False

4. Solid, liquid and gas are states of matter.

A. True

B. False

5. Water vapour is gas.

A. True

B. False

6. Humans get oxygen from plants.

A. True

B. False

7. Plants need water to grow.

A. True

B. False

8. Animals can survive without water.

A. True

B. False

9. Water is one of man's basic needs.

A. True

B. False

10. Too much water can cause flooding.

A. True

B. False

11. Long periods without rain may cause a drought.

A. True

B. False

12. Too much soil is called soil erosion

A. True

B. False

13. Water is not essential to life.

A. True

B. False

14. The water cycle repeats itself.

A. True

B. False

15. Water boil at 100 ⁰ C.

A. True

B. False

16. A change from gas to liquid is condensation.

A. True

B. False

17. The inner layer of the skin is dermis.

A. True

B. False

18. A pigment that gives the skin its colour is melanin.

A. True

B. False

19. The diagram shows a glass of water which was left uncovered in the sun for three hours. Image result for evaporation of water

Which word best describes what is taking place in the diagram?

A. radiation

B. evaporation

C. condensation

D. transpiration

20. Which two sets of gases make up water?

A. hydrogen and oxygen

B. hydrogen and nitrogen

C. nitrogen and oxygen

D. carbon dioxide and oxygen

21. Which of the following is likely to pollute the ocean?

A. toys

B. fish

C. sailboats

D. rain

22. Water with harmful waste in it is _______

A. salty

B. clean

C. contaminated

D. fresh

23. How can water be conserved at home?

A. keep taps running

B. repair broken pipes

C. disconnect water supply

D. wash vegetables under running water

24. Water can be found in _______

A. solid

B. liquid

C. gas

D. all of the above

25. What is the chemical compound of water?

A. H_²O

B. CO_²

C. CH_⁴

D. N_²O

26. Water can become polluted by __________

A. adding chlorine to it

B. filtering it

C. boiling it

D. dumping garbage, sewage and toxic pollutants

27. People in Jamaica get their water from ________

A. river

B. well

C. tap

D. all of the above

28. Which of these is NOT one of the ways in which water changes in nature?

A. evaporation

B. condensation

C. precipitation

D. convection

29. What percentage of the Earth's surface is covered with water?

A. approximately 70 %

B. less than 30 %

C. 30 %

D. less than 50 %

30. What does the water cycle illustrate?

A. how is water recycled in nature

B. the principle of evaporation

C. the principle of condensation

D. cloud formation

31. The process by which water evaporates from plants is called?

A. evaporation

B. melting

C. transpiration

D. infiltration

32. Water can be purified by ?_______

A. Boiling and adding chlorine

B. Filtering and adding salt

C. straining the rain water

D. none of the above

33. A change from solid to liquid is ________

A. condensation

B. melting

C. freezing

D. conduction

34. The place from which we get water is called the _______.

A. source

B. water

C. water vapour

D. water cycle

35. What happens to the water after precipitation?

A. The rain stays on earth without drying out.

B. The rain goes back into the sea,land and rivers.

C. The rain continues to fall

D. none of the above

36. All of the following can pollute water except?

A. gas from motor vehicle

B. industrial facilities

C. water from the well

D. animal/ pet waste

37. Match phrase in Column A with matching answer in Column B.

A change from liquid to gas	pulley Unselect incline plane Unselect skeleton Unselect dermis Unselect machine Unselect melanin Unselect force Unselect atmosphere Unselect evaporation Unselect fulcrum Unselect
The inner layer of the skin.	pulley Unselect incline plane Unselect skeleton Unselect dermis Unselect machine Unselect melanin Unselect force Unselect atmosphere Unselect evaporation Unselect fulcrum Unselect
A push, pull or a twist.	pulley Unselect incline plane Unselect skeleton Unselect dermis Unselect machine Unselect melanin Unselect force Unselect atmosphere Unselect evaporation Unselect fulcrum Unselect
The region of air surrounding the earth.	pulley Unselect incline plane Unselect skeleton Unselect dermis Unselect machine Unselect melanin Unselect force Unselect atmosphere Unselect evaporation Unselect fulcrum Unselect
The bony framework of the bone.	pulley Unselect incline plane Unselect skeleton Unselect dermis Unselect machine Unselect melanin Unselect force Unselect atmosphere Unselect evaporation Unselect fulcrum Unselect
A pigment that gives the skin its colour.	pulley Unselect incline plane Unselect skeleton Unselect dermis Unselect machine Unselect melanin Unselect force Unselect atmosphere Unselect evaporation Unselect fulcrum Unselect
A device that makes work easier.	pulley Unselect incline plane Unselect skeleton Unselect dermis Unselect machine Unselect melanin Unselect force Unselect atmosphere Unselect evaporation Unselect fulcrum Unselect
A simple machine with a slanted surface which is used for raising objects to higher places.	pulley Unselect incline plane Unselect skeleton Unselect dermis Unselect machine Unselect melanin Unselect force Unselect atmosphere Unselect evaporation Unselect fulcrum Unselect
A point about which a lever moves.	pulley Unselect incline plane Unselect skeleton Unselect dermis Unselect machine Unselect melanin Unselect force Unselect atmosphere Unselect evaporation Unselect fulcrum Unselect
The fixed or moveable machine has a grooved wheel that turns on an axle.	pulley Unselect incline plane Unselect skeleton Unselect dermis Unselect machine Unselect melanin Unselect force Unselect atmosphere Unselect evaporation Unselect fulcrum Unselect

38. Match phrase in Column A with answer in Column B.

A change from gas to liquid is .	drought Unselect rain Unselect condensation Unselect air Unselect ripples Unselect 100 degrees C Unselect
The absence of rain for a long time causes.	drought Unselect rain Unselect condensation Unselect air Unselect ripples Unselect 100 degrees C Unselect
When water is moving its surface forms bubbles, waves and .	drought Unselect rain Unselect condensation Unselect air Unselect ripples Unselect 100 degrees C Unselect
Bubbles in water indicated that __________ is in it .	drought Unselect rain Unselect condensation Unselect air Unselect ripples Unselect 100 degrees C Unselect
Precipitation may take the form of snow and ________	drought Unselect rain Unselect condensation Unselect air Unselect ripples Unselect 100 degrees C Unselect
Water boils at what temperature?	drought Unselect rain Unselect condensation Unselect air Unselect ripples Unselect 100 degrees C Unselect

39. Match phrase in Column A with answer in Column B.

liquid	rain falls from it Unselect a change from gas to liquid Unselect place from which things come Unselect amount of water vapour in the air Unselect amount of fluid Unselect a change from water to vapour Unselect can pour and flow Unselect falling of rain Unselect
source	rain falls from it Unselect a change from gas to liquid Unselect place from which things come Unselect amount of water vapour in the air Unselect amount of fluid Unselect a change from water to vapour Unselect can pour and flow Unselect falling of rain Unselect
precipitation	rain falls from it Unselect a change from gas to liquid Unselect place from which things come Unselect amount of water vapour in the air Unselect amount of fluid Unselect a change from water to vapour Unselect can pour and flow Unselect falling of rain Unselect
condense	rain falls from it Unselect a change from gas to liquid Unselect place from which things come Unselect amount of water vapour in the air Unselect amount of fluid Unselect a change from water to vapour Unselect can pour and flow Unselect falling of rain Unselect
humidity	rain falls from it Unselect a change from gas to liquid Unselect place from which things come Unselect amount of water vapour in the air Unselect amount of fluid Unselect a change from water to vapour Unselect can pour and flow Unselect falling of rain Unselect
evaporate	rain falls from it Unselect a change from gas to liquid Unselect place from which things come Unselect amount of water vapour in the air Unselect amount of fluid Unselect a change from water to vapour Unselect can pour and flow Unselect falling of rain Unselect
volume	rain falls from it Unselect a change from gas to liquid Unselect place from which things come Unselect amount of water vapour in the air Unselect amount of fluid Unselect a change from water to vapour Unselect can pour and flow Unselect falling of rain Unselect
clouds	rain falls from it Unselect a change from gas to liquid Unselect place from which things come Unselect amount of water vapour in the air Unselect amount of fluid Unselect a change from water to vapour Unselect can pour and flow Unselect falling of rain Unselect

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