PSSA Grade 4 Science - Topic: The Nature of Science
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- Q1Which process has increased the availability of fresh food to many people all over the United States?using stoves powered by natural gas to cook foodtransporting food in refrigerated truckspacking meat in salt to remove waterboiling and storing food in glass jars60sS4.A.1.1.2
- Q2Cold temperatures reduced the snake population in this food web. How will the hawks MOST LIKELY respond to this change in their environment?The hawks will feed on wheat plants.The hawks will eat more deer mice.The hawks will use sunlight to produce energy.The hawks will hibernate.60sS4.A.1.3.4
- Q3Use the drawing below to answer the question. Breakfast cereals are usually packaged in one of two ways. Which statement BEST compares these two types of packaging?Type X protects cereal better during shipping than type Y.Type X helps keep cereal fresh longer than type Y.Type X produces less waste than type Y.Type X costs more to produce than type Y.60sS4.A.1.3.5
- Q4Use the drawings below to answer the question. When is the next time that the shadow will look most similar to the shadow at 7:00 a.m.?7:00 a.m. the next morning5:00 a.m. the next morning7:00 p.m. the next evening5:00 p.m. the next evening60sS4.A.2.1.3
- Q5Use the table below to answer the question. Bird watchers at Hawk Mountain Sanctuary in Pennsylvania recorded the number of hawks observed during four days in August. Which conclusion can BEST be made from the data?Migrating hawks prefer Hawk Mountain Sanctuary over other bird sanctuaries.Broad-winged hawks fly faster than other types of hawks.More red-tailed hawks were observed than sharp-shinned hawks.The greatest number of hawks was observed on day 4.60sS4.A.2.1.4
- Q6Which part of the pond ecosystem is correctly described in the chart?fishalgaewatersnail60sS4.A.3.1.3
- Q7Use the drawing below to answer the question. A student builds a model to show some of the steps in the water cycle. Which steps in the water cycle is the student MOST LIKELY modeling?condensation and evaporationprecipitation and runoffrunoff and condensationevaporation and precipitation60sS4.A.3.2.2
- Q8Use the graph below to answer the question. About how much will the diameter of the tree's trunk most likely increase between year 200 and year 230?10 cm25 cm1 cm50 cm60sS4.A.3.3.2
- Q9Over the past hundred years, people have built new and better roads in Pennsylvania. What is one possible NEGATIVE effect of this technology?Transportation has become less expensive.Traveling greater distances is more difficult.Mail delivery services take longer to reach people.Wildlife habitats are separated into smaller areas.60sS4.A.1.1.2
- Q10Use the drawings below to answer the question. Which change occurred between January 1 and May 1?Earth rotated more quickly around its axis.The average air temperature decreased.Earth made one revolution around the Sun.The amount of daylight increased.60sS4.A.1.3.1
- Q11A student wants to measure the depth of each snowfall in January. Which tools are MOST helpful for gathering and recording the data?shovel and calculatorbalance and computerbeaker and stopwatchmeterstick and calenda60sS4.A.1.3.1
- Q12Use the drawing below to answer the question. A student wants to compare how long a flashlight will continue to shine using different brands of batteries. How can the student make sure that the test is fair?Test whether some flashlights can work with only one battery.Test different sizes of batteries in the same flashlight.Test the same brand of batteries in two flashlights.Test each brand of batteries in the same flashlight60sS4.A.2.1.2
- Q13Use the table below to answer the question. A student observes the first day merganser ducks arrive at a lake each year during their migration. When will the merganser ducks most likely arrive at the lake in year 5?late February to mid-MarchFebruary 15 to 22around February 15mid-April to late April60sS4.A.2.1.3
- Q14Which system is partly natural and partly human-made?a pen that writes in blue inka tree that produces edible fruita coral reef that grows on old train carsa mountain that erodes over time60sS4.A.3.1.1
- Q15A student described human-made systems and natural systems. Which characteristic was MOST LIKELY used to describe both systems?needs oxygenhas multiple partsis powered by electricitygrows larger60sS4.A.3.1.1
