fall+benchmark+review



Here's a Turning Points of the Science Review! :) AJP


 * I'm still formatting this (it didn't paste well from google docs), so don't use it yet! I'll have it finished Monday afternoon so we can send it off on Tues.

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Science Fall Benchmark Study Guide

Directions: Complete this study guide. Your teacher will go over the correct answers with you. Then, use this guide to study for the benchmark.

Lab Safety

Write T for true or F for false in the blank for each statement. Rewrite the false statements to make them true.

_ Glass containers cannot be used again in a lab.

_ You should always read the directions before beginning a lab.

_ If you cut yourself during a lab you should wash your hands and get a band aid.

_ It is okay to taste a substance to see what it is.

_ Always ask your teacher if you do not understand the directions.

Matter

Fill in the blanks using words from the box. Space and more are used twice.

more properties gravity mass atoms space more matter space

**Matter** is anything that takes up _ __and has__ __.__

__ Mass is the amount of ____in an object. Weight is the measure of__ _ __pushing down on something. __ A golf ball has _ mass than a ping-pong ball even though they’re the same size.
 * _** are the microscopic particles that make up Matter. They’re like building blocks that are arranged differently.

Volume is how much __something takes up. A beach ball has__ volume than a ping pong ball.

Scientists describe things using physical _. We use our senses (taste, touch, sight, sound, smell) to name physical properties.

States of Matter

Draw an example of the molecules of each state of matter in a glass.

List three examples of each state of matter.

Solids:, ___,__ _

__Liquids:__ __,__ _, _

Gasses:, ___,__ _

__Draw a line to match the description of changes in matter to its name.

When solid changes to liquid (poor Popsicle! That’s what happens when you__ add heat__) Evaporation__ __ When liquid changes to gas (boiling water turns into water vapor when you __add heat__) Melting When gas changes to liquid (water droplets on a cold glass on a hot day, __remove heat) __Freezing When liquid changes to solid (making ice cubes! You are __removing heat__) Condensation

Fill in the blanks with the words VOLUME and SHAPE.

Solids have a definite__ _ __and a definite__ __.

Liquids change__ depending on the container, but have a definite _.

Gasses have have no definite _ and no definite _.

Simple Systems

Which of these is not a system? A. pencil sharpener B. stapler C. yo-yo D. piece of paper

A system makes work _ __A. impossible B. easier C. harder D. fun

If you remove a part from a system it will__ _ __A. no longer work B. explode C. work better D. do something else

Force and Motion

Fill in the blanks using words from the box.

push pull attract repel friction

A force can be a__ _ or a __.

North and South poles of magnets__ _ to each other.

South and South or North and North poles of magents _ __each other.

A toy car travels farther on tile than on carpet because there is more__ __on the carpet.


 * attach ramp question and magnet strength question from common assessments here

Solar System

The sun is the__ A. first planet in the solar system. B. center of the solar system. C. the biggest planet in the solar system.

Fill in the blanks using the words from the box. Each word will be used once.

revolves, eight, rotates, year

There are _ __planets in the solar system.

A planet__ on its axis and this causes day and night.

A planet __around the sun and this causes seasons. It takes one__ to orbit all the way around the sun.

Fill in the blanks comparing the inner and outer planets.


 * = Inner Planets ||= Outer Planets ||
 * Closer to the sun || _ from the sun ||
 * || Larger ||
 * Made of _ || Made of gas ||
 * Warmer ||  ||
 * 0-2 moons || many moons ||
 * Mercury, _, ___, Mars__ || __, Saturn, Uranus,__ ||

If we used a beach ball to represent the size of the sun, we would use _ to represent the size of Earth. A. a basketball B. a pea C. a football D. a tennis ball