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Science Sense

Engage 4th-grade students with fun and educational activities focused on earth and space sciences. Explore topics such as minerals, weather phenomena, energy sources, plant processes, astronomical objects, and more!

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Science Sense

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  1. Science Sense 4th Grade Activity Part 4

  2. Earth and Space Sciences

  3. WHAT IS THE HARDEST MINERAL KNOWN ON EARTH? • DIAMOND • TALC • QUARTZ

  4. WHICH OF THESE MINERALS IS FOUND IN BABY POWDER? • QUARTZ • SUGAR • TALC

  5. THE DAILY CHANGES CAUSED BY THE GRAVITY OF THE SUN AND THE MOON ARE: • TIDES • STORMS • FLOODS

  6. WHAT HAPPENS TO METALS WHEN THEY ARE HEATED? • THEY CONTRACT • THEY EXPAND • THEY FREEZE

  7. WHAT SUPPLIES ENERGY TO PRODUCERS? • THE SUN • WATER • OXYGEN

  8. WHAT HAPPENS TO WATER IF IT IS HEATED TO 100° CELSIUS? • BOILS • FREEZES • BURNS

  9. THE PROCESS THAT PLANTS GO THROUGH TO MAKE FOOD IS CALLED: • POLLINATION • BOTANY • PHOTOSYNTHESIS

  10. WATER VAPOR THAT CONDENSES AND FALLS TO THE EARTH IS CALLED: • WIND • PRECIPITATION • CLOUDS

  11. WHAT IS CAUSED WHEN A COOLER AIR MASS REPLACES A WARMER AIR MASS? • WARM FRONT • STAYS THE SAME • COLD FRONT

  12. FROZEN PRECIPITATION IN THE FORM OF PELLETS IS CALLED: • GRAVEL • HAIL • RAIN

  13. IN WHAT DIRECTION DOES THE TAIL OF A COMET ALWAYS POINT? • NORTH • TOWARD THE SUN • AWAY FROM THE SUN

  14. WHAT HAPPENS TO TEMPERATURE AS ELEVATION INCREASES? • BECOMES WARMER • BECOMES COLDER • STAYS THE SAME

  15. WHICH OF THESE CAUSES A CLAP OF THUNDER? • LIGHTNING • WIND • RAIN

  16. THIS SMALL, DESTRUCTIVE RAINSTORM HAS A RAPIDLY SPINNING CLOUD. • HURRICANE • TORNADO • BLIZZARD

  17. I CAN LOOK BIG AND ROUND OR THIN AND CRESCENT-SHAPED. I AM: • URANUS • THE MOON • THE SUN

  18. WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE NORTH STAR? • POLARIS • RIGEL • SIRIUS

  19. I AM MADE OF DUST, ICE, AND FROZEN GASES AND HAVE A LONG TAIL. WHAT AM I? • COMET • METEORITE • ASTEROID

  20. WHEN THE MOON OR EARTH BLOCKS LIGHT FROM THE SUN, IT IS CALLED: • NIGHT • A TIDE • AN ECLIPSE

  21. WHAT DO ASTRONOMERS USE TO OBSERVE THE STARS? • TELESCOPE • ELECTRON MICROSCOPE • STETHOSCOPE

  22. SOUND WILL NOT TRAVEL THROUGH A: • VACUUM • GAS • LIQUID

  23. WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO PITCH IF YOU INCREASE THE FREQUENCY OF A SOUND WAVE? • IT WILL GET HIGHER • IT WILL GET LOWER • IT WILL GET LOUDER

  24. WHAT UNIT DO WE USE TO MEASURE HOW LOUD A SOUND IS? • AMPLIFIER • DECIBEL • METER

  25. WHEN THE MOON IS DIRECTLY BETWEEN THE EARTH AND THE SUN, WHAT OCCURS? • LUNAR ECLIPSE • SOLAR FLARE • SOLAR ECLIPSE

  26. THIS SMALL, DESTRUCTIVE RAINSTORM HAS A RAPIDLY SPINNING CLOUD. • HURRICANE • TORNADO • BLIZZARD

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