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Mrs. Hooten - 4th Grade
Science Test 9 Study Guide
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Science
4th Grade
03/25/2013

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The length of our week is determined by _______.
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God
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The planets revolve around the ______.
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sun
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Holes on the surface of the moon are called ______.
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craters
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When the earth is directly between the sun and the moon, we see the _____________.
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full moon
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The ________ gravity keeps the planets circling the sun.
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sun's
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When you are facing the North Star, _______ is to your left.
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west
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The ____________ is part of the constellation called the Great Bear.
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Big Dipper
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Which of these is on the moon: air, sounds, plants, or mountains?
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mountains
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Which of these is the smallest: sun, moon, earth?
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moon
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The sun is made of _______.
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gases
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What word tells what light-colored objects do to heat and light?
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reflect
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How far is the sun from the earth?
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93 million miles
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The only planet with life
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Earth
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A planet with rings
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Saturn
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The red planet
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Mars
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The scientific study of the planets and stars
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astronomy
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All the things which God created
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universe
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A star picture
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constellation
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The part of our galaxy made up of our sun and the eight planets
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solar system
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The galaxy in which our sun is located
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Milky Way
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How many days are there in one year?
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365 1/4
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How many hours are there in one day?
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24
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We have seasons because the earth is tilted on its ______.
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axis
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What movement of the earth gives us a day?
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rotation
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What movement of the earth gives us a year?
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revolution
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Name the twelve important constellations.
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zodiac
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What heavenly body helps us divide our year into twelve months?
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moon
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The hard, smooth metamorphic rock that makes excellent blackboards
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slate
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The most common sedimentary rock. It is soft and is often crushed to make bricks.
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shale
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A hard, abundant igneous rock that can be polished to make beautiful monuments and buildings. It is usually speckled with glittery crystals.
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granite
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The wearing away of the earth's topsoil
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erosion
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A solid layer of rock underneath the soil
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crust
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The decayed materials in the soil
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humus
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The wise use of natural resources
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conservation
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Hot, liquid rock within the earth
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magma
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A slow-moving river of ice
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glacier
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Matter that settles to the bottom or sides of a body of water
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sediment
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The fish that swims back to the stream where it was born to lay its eggs is the _________.
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salmon
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The largest fish is the __________.
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whale shark
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The largest animal that has ever lived is the __________.
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blue whale
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All marine mammals breathe air with their ________.
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lungs
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An invertebrate with many stinging tentacles is the _________.
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jellyfish
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The part of the land under the ocean which contains seamounts and volcanoes is the ________.
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ocean floor
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The part of the land under the ocean where most fish live is the _____________.
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continental shelf
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The warmest ocean is the _____________.
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Indian Ocean
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The world's largest ocean is the _____________.
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Pacific Ocean
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A dolphin is a(n) (mammal, fish, or invertebrate)...
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mammal
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An octopus is a(n) (mammal, fish, or invertebrate)...
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invertebrate
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List the planets in order from the sun.
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Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
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On which day did God make land animals and man?
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day 6
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On which day did God make land?
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day 3
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On which day did God make day and night?
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day 1
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On which day did God make the atmosphere or firmament?
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day 2
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On which day did God make sun, moon, and stars?
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day 4
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On which day did God make birds and water animals?
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day 5
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Be able to identify the following birds by picture:

 

brown pelican, roadrunner, ptarmigan, chicken

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