Education Transformation Office

EDUCATION TRANSFORMATION OFFICE

ELEMENTARY SCIENCE BELLRINGERS

2011-2012

2. Look carefully at the picture that represents the Earth. About how much of the Earth is covered by water?

A. 25%

B. 50%

C. 75%

D. 90%

3. It took millions of years for the Grand Canyon to form. What most likely created this huge formation?

A. A tsunami washed away the sand.

B. A river eroded the walls of the canyon.

C. The canyon was formed in a rain storm.

D. An earthquake separated the sides of the

canyon.

4. Every 24 hours, we experience one period of daytime and one period of nighttime.

What causes us to experience this?

A. As the Earth revolves around the Sun, the Earth moves behind the Moon, which causes night.

B. The Earth spins on its axis. While one half of the Earth is exposed to light, the other half is dark.

C. As the Earth spins on its axis, the Sun revolves behind other planets and causes night.

D. The Earth revolves around the Sun. When it moves too far away, we experience night.

6. What is the closest planet to the sun?

A. Mercury

B. Saturn

C. Earth

D. Venus

7. Earth is located in which galaxy?

A. elliptical galaxy

B. spiral galaxy

C. milky way galaxy

D. irregular galaxy

8. What do you call rocks that have been formed from the hot molten material within the Earth's crust that has cooled and hardened?
A. Sedimentary rocks
B. Igneous rocks
C. Metamorphic rocks
D. Tiny rocks
9. What is/are the property/properties in which natural compounds may break?
A. crystal form
B. luster
C. cleavage and fracture
D. specific gravity
10. Which of the following is our Solar System's only natural light source?

A. A Star
B. The Moon
C. The Earth
A. Lightbulb
11. Which planet is sometimes called Earth's sister planet?
A. Mercury
B. Venus
C. Jupiter
A. D. Neptune
12. The asteroid belt lies between which two planets?

A. Jupiter and Saturn
B. Saturn and Uranus
C. Earth and Mars
A. D. Mars and Jupiter

13. Where does the energy that powers the water cycle come from?

A. Plants

B. Animals

C. Electrical Outlets

D. The Sun

14. What is evaporation?
A. water freezes
B. water vapor meets cold air and changes back into liquid.
C. water gets warm and changes from liquid water to water vapor.
D. Plants take in water from the soil
15. From where does most water evaporate?
A. puddles
B. rivers
C. lakes
D. oceans
16. What is the correct term for rising water vapor meeting colder air and turning back into water droplets?
A. condensation
B. dehydration
C. precipitation
D. evaporation
17. What is the only thing in nature that can be a solid, a liquid, or a gas?
A. helium
B. water
C. oxygen
D. hydrogen
18. A thermometer is a device used to measure what?

A. Distance
B. Length
C. Temperature
D. Weight
19. Trying to predict the weather is known as weather ______?

A. Guessing
B. Predicting
C. Hypothesizing
D. Forcasting
20. What is the weather term used to describe when there is water vapor in the air?
A. Snowing
B. Raining
C. Humidity
D. Warm

21. Rocks like granite which are formed from magma are called?

A. Sedimentary

B. Igneous

C. Metamorphic

D. Volcanic

22. What is the term given to moisture that falls from the air to the ground (such as snow, rain, fog and mist) – precipitation or condensation? Draw a picture.

23. Rivers shape and change the landscape around them through which three processes?

A. erosion, corrosion and transportation

B. plucking, transportation and deposition

C. erosion, transportation and deposition

D. plucking, corrosion and transportation

E. corrosion, transportation and erosion

24. Dennis noticed where rain ran off the school roof and hit the sidewalk. The sidewalk at this area was more worn down than other parts of the sidewalk. What caused the sidewalk to change?

A. Dripping water wore away the concrete.

B. Freezing and thawing wore away the concrete.

C. The concrete was weak.

D. The students walking over the concrete.

25. In science class, Bernice learned that the earth’s surface is always changing. Which of the following is an example of a rapid process of change to Earth’s surface?

A. erosion

B. glaciers

C. landslides

D. weathering

26.

27. Approximately how many days does it take the moon to go through a complete cycle?

28. The process of breaking down of rocks into smaller particles is called:

A. weathering

B. sedimentation

C. erosion

D. deposition

29. Diamond has which of the following types of luster?

A. metallic

B. brilliant

C. glassy

D. pearly

30. A resource that is destroyed when used, but can be replaced is said to be:

A. Recyclable
B. Renewable
C. Nonrenewable
D. Mineral