SCIENCE BELLRINGERS
(GRADE 4)
ALSO CAN BE USED FOR REVIEW
Prepared by: Paulette Cefalu-Waklwitz
Name and describe some of the common land forms.
How does moisture from different bodies of water affect the climate?
Describe the water cycle.
What is the sun's role in the water cycle?
Name and describe the types of clouds.
Name some weather instruments and identify the use of each.
What are the characteristics of hurricanes?
What are the characteristics of tornados?
What are the characeristics of thunderstorms?
Explain the processes that form the three basic types of rocks.
What makes up soil?
How does the type of soil affect plant growth?
How do fossils provide information about environments of long ago?
Identify the nine planets in order from the sun.
Describe the planets.
What causes moon phases?
Describe a solar eclipse.
Describe a lunar eclipse.
Identify the tools used by astronomers. How are these tools used?
How do the conditions on Earth differ from the conditions on the moon?
Why are there no living things on the moon?
How are craters formed?
Describe the pattern of the Earth's orbit around the
sun.
Describe the Earth's position during each of the
seasons.
Why is the sun important to Earth?
How would you describe the sun?
Describe a food chain.
Where would you find the polar, tropical, and temperate aras on a
globe?
Give a brief history of space exploration.
Describe the components of an ecosystem.
Define omnivore, carnivore, and herbivore in relation to a food chain.
What are predators?
What are the roles of producers, consumers, and decomposers in a food
chain?
How can we prevent pollution?
Identify ways to conserve and recycle natural resources.
Distinguish between renewable and non-renewable resources.
What factors can lead to endangerment?
How does loss or change of habitat impact plant or animal species?
Identify the parts of a seed.
What is the function of a seed?
What is needed for photosynthesis to take place?
Identify the six groups of animals.
Identify the parts and functions of the major body systems.
How does the body remove waste?
Describe the role of nutrition in maintaining good health.
List the components of a daily balanced meal.
What are nutrients?
Describe the life cycle of a plant and an animal.
How would you distinguish between a 3-stage and 4-stage insect life
cycle?
Describe an ecosystem.
Compare and contrast monocot and dicot seeds.
Describe the two forest ecosystems.
Define "adaptation."
How do plants and animals use special adaptations to protect themselves
and get food?
Describe the arrangement and movement of particles in a solid, liquid,
and gas.
Define "evaporation."
Define "condensation."
Define "boiling."
Define "freezing."
Define "melting."
What are the characteristics of mixtures? Name some mixtures.
Define "work."
Define "force."
Describe the function of simple machines.
What are the properties of sound?
Describe refraction, reflection, and absorption in relation to light.
What are the primary colors of pigment?
What are the primary colors of light?
Define "transparent," "translucent," and "opaque."
What is a "conductor of heat?"
Describe how to construct a series circuit and parallel circuit.
How can you increase the strength of an electromagnet?
Describe a magnetic field.
How would you demonstrate static electricity?
Explain the difference in potential and kinetic energy.
Explain the conservation of energy.