SCIENCE
1. Name and
describe
some of the common land forms.
2. How does moisture
from different bodies of water affect the climate?
3. Describe the water
cycle.
4. What is the sun’s
role in the water cycle.
5. Name and describe
the types of clouds.
6. Name some weather
instruments and identify the use of each.
7. What are the
characteristics of hurricanes, tornados, and thunderstorms?
8. Explain the
processes that form the three basic types of rocks.
9. Identify the
components of different types of soil.
10. Describe the effects of different types of
soil on plant
growth.
11. How do fossils
provide information about environments of long ago?
12. Identify the nine
planets in order from the sun. Describe
each planet.
13. What causes moon
phases?
14. Describe a solar
eclipse.
15. Describe a lunar
eclipse.
16. Identify tools
used by astronomers. How are each of
these tools used?
17. How do the
conditions on Earth differ from the conditions on the moon? Why
are there no
living things on the moon.
18. How are craters
formed?
19. Describe the
pattern of the Earth’s orbit around the sun.
20. Describe the
Earth’s position during each of the seasons.
21. Why is the sun
important to Earth?
22. How would you
describe the sun?
23. Describe a food
chain.
24. Where would you
find the polar, tropical, and temperate areas on a globe?
25. Give a brief
history of space exploration.
26. Describe the
components of an ecosystem.
27. Define omnivore,
carnivore, and herbivore in relation to a food chain.
28. What are
predators?
29. What are the
roles of producers, consumers, and decomposers in a food chain?
30. How can we
prevent
pollution?
31. Identify ways to
conserve and recycle natural resources.
32. Distinguish
between renewable and non-renewable resources.
33. What factors can
lead to endangerment?
34. How does loss or
change of habitat impact plant or animal species?
35. Identify the
parts of a seed.
36. What is the
function of a seed?
37. What is needed
for photosynthesis to take place?
38. Identify the six
groups of animals.
39 . Identify the
parts and functions of the major body systems.
40. How does the body
remove waste?
41. Describe the role
of nutrition in maintaining good health.
42. List the
components of a daily balanced meal.
43. What are
nutrients?
44. Describe the life
cycle of a plant and an animal.
45. How would you
distinguish between a 3-stage and 4-stage insect life cycle?
46. Describe an
ecosystem.
47. Compare and
contrast monocot and docot seeds.
48. Describe
the two
forest ecosystems.
49. Define
“adaptation”.
50. How do plants and
animals use special adaptations to protect themselves and get food?
51. Describe the
arrangement and movement of particles in a solid, liquid, and gas.
52. Define
“evaporation”.
53. Define
“condensation”.
54. Define “boiling”.
55. Define
“freezing”.
56. Define “melting”.
57. What are the
characteristics of mixtures? Name some
mixtures.
58. Define
“work”.
59. Define
“force”.
60. Describe the
function of simple machines.
61. What are the
properties of sound?
62. Describe
refraction, reflection, and absorption in relation to light.
63. What are the
primary colors of pigment?
64. What are the
primary colors of light?
65. Define
“transparent”,
“translucent”, and “opaque”.
66. What is a
“conductor
of heat”?
67. Describe how to
construct a series circuit and parallel circuit.
68. How can you
increase the strength of an electromagnet?
69. Describe a
magnetic field.
70. How would you
demonstrate static electricity?
71. Explain the
difference in potential and kinetic energy.
72. Explain the
conservation
of energy.