THIRD TERM EXAMINATION 2022/ 2023 (ACADEMIC

SESSION)

BASIC SCIENCE

BASIC 4

Doc. Ref: TRA EXAM-STDA-SCI/2023

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 PART A – Multiple Choice.

1. What is the main source of energy for the food web below?

(a) Hawk (b) rabbit (c) plants (d) toad.

2. Which population is found in a rainforest ecosystem? (a) antelope (b) monkeys (c)
sponges (d) zebras
3. Abdulsalam and Abubakar want to show how dew forms. Abdulsalam fills a cup with ice
water, and Abubakar fills a cup with room- temperature water. They observe both cups for
5 minutes. What do you predict they will see? (a) Dew will form on Abubakar’s cup (b) Dew
will form on both cups (c) Dew will form on Abdulsalam’s cup (d) Both cups will dry on the
outside.
4. Water on Earth constantly moves between Earth’s surface and its atmosphere. How does
water arrive at Earth’s surface? (a) through runoff (b) through evaporation (c) through
condensation (d) through precipitation.
5. In a rainforest, why do fewer plants grow closer to the ground? (a) Earthworms eat the
plants living on the ground. (b) Broad leaves keep rain from reaching ground soil (c) Vines
allow little space for ground plants to grow (d) Little light gets through the canopy to the
forest floor.
6. Ocean receive fresh water from precipitation and rivers. Yet the sea levels of oceans do
not change very much from these actions. Why the sea levels are affected so little? (a)
Water evaporates over the ocean’s surface (b) Water seeps underground beneath the
ocean (c) water flows back into rivers from the oceans. (d) Water is deposited back on
land through ocean wave action.

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 7. Water exists in various states as it passes through the water cycle. Which form of
water is the most abundant at any time in the water cycle? (a) frozen (b) water vapor (c)
liquid salt water (d) liquid fresh water.
8. Earthworms live in soil. They eat rotting leaves and the remains of dead insects. Wastes
from earthworms add nutrients to the soil. Earthworms are food for some birds. Which
statement best describes the niche of an earthworm? (a) Earthworms live in soil (b)soil
contains nutrients for plants (c) Earthworms use remains of insects found in soil as food (d)
Rotting plants and remains of insects can be found in soil.
9. Which identifies the nonliving parts important in all ecosystem? (a) air, heat, rocks, water,
and soil (b) Air, water, soil, sunlight, and temperature (c) salt, temperature, sunlight, heat
and rocks (d) water, soil, sunlight , rocks, and shade.
10. Food chains have three types of consumers. Which statement describes an herbivore?
(a) eats only plants (b) eats only animals (c) makes its own food (d) eats plants and
animals.
11. In a swamp, rabbits eat marsh grass. Bobcats eat rabbits. How are the rabbits and the
bobcats interacting? (a) Rabbits are prey and bobcats are predators (d)Rabbits are
herbivores and bobcats are prey (c) Rabbits are consumers and bobcats are producers
(d)Rabbits are carnivores and bobcats are herbivores.
12. In a forest, deer eat plants. Snakes eat small animals and birds. Raccoons eat mice,
insects, fruits, and plants. What is the Raccoon? (a) carnivore (b) herbivore (c) Omnivore
(d) Producer
13. In a desert food chain, wild pigs called peccaries eat cacti. Then coyotes eat
peccaries. In a forest food chain, deer eat plants. Then wolves eat deer. How does energy
move in both of these food chains? (a) from producers to consumers (b) from consumers
to producers (c) from scavengers to herbivores (d) from consumers to consumers
14. In a grassland food chain, grasshoppers eat grass. Then markets eat grasshoppers.
What is the main role of grasshopper in this food chain? (a) make a new habitat (b) be a
source of energy (c) clear grass for space to live (d) lay eggs to make more grasshoppers.

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15. In a food web, energy is transferred between organisms. When an organism dies,
what happens to the energy stored in its body? (a) Fungi and bacteria use it for food (b)
Plants use it to make their own food (c) Animals use it to grow strong (d) The organism
rots and its energy is lost.
16. Abdullah watches the weather report on the news. The announcer states that an air
mass formed over a tropical ocean is moving into the area where Abdullah lives. Which
type of weather can Abdullah expect? (a) cold and dry (b) cold and wet (c) warm and dry
(d) warm and wet.
17. In Mikail’s garden, caterpillars sometimes eat the vegetables. Then the beetles eat the
caterpillars. If the beetle population decreased, what would most likely happen to the
vegetables? (a) There would be no vegetables (b) There would be more vegetables (c)
There would be fewer vegetables (d) There would be no difference in the vegetables.
18. All living things need energy. What is the main source of energy for living things? (a)
air (b) plants (c) soil (d) sunlight.
19. Water is an important natural resource. Fresh water is used for homes and
businesses. Salt water is used for recreation and fishing. What type of natural resource is
water? (a) Human resource (b) mineral resource (c) renewable resource (d) nonrenewable
resource.
20. Most automobiles are fueled by gasoline. Which nonrenewable resource is used to
make gasoline? (a) coal (b) limestone (c) oil (d) rock.
21. Which natural resource is used for food production? (a) soil (b) coal (c) wind (d) rock.
22. Which can cause a harmful change to an ecosystem? (a) Conservation (b) pollution
(c) recycling (d) reusing.
23. Which of the following is an example of water conservation? (a) setting aside land to
make land refuges (b) turning off lights when leaving the room (c) turning off the tap while
brushing teeth (d) watering the lawn once a day.

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 24. People cut down trees in a forest to build homes. Which is most likely to happen
to the animals that live in that forest habitat? (a) They will leave to find a new habitat
(b) they will wait until the habitat grows back (c) They will find what they need in the habitat
(d) They will learn new ways to live in the habitat.
25. Lila observes that the sky is covered with a sheet of thick, gray clouds. What kind of
weather is most likely to occur? (a) rainy (b) sunny (c) very cold (d) windy.
26. A group of people camp in the woods. Which activity would be harmful to organisms
living in the woods? (a) cutting down a tree to burn in a campfire (b) keeping trash off the
land and away from the river (c) leaving the area exactly as they found it. (d) using a
rowboat in the river
27. A scientist was studying frogs in a pond ecosystem. The scientist observed a four-
wheel vehicle driving through a pond where frog population lives. How will this vehicle
most likely affect the frog population? (a) the frog population will double because of it (b)
The frog population will increase because of it (c) the frog population will decrease
because of it (d) The frog population will not change because of it.
28. A county is building a plant that will turn trash into a gas, which will then be used to
generate electricity for 50,000 homes. What will happen once the new plant is built? (a)
People in the county will produce less trash (b) people in the county will use less electricity
(c) The amount of trash going to landfills will decrease (d) The amount of trash going to
landfills will increase
29. Some of the chemicals in the lawn fertilizer can cause water pollution. Where is this
type of pollution most likely to take place? (a) ditches along highways (b) Ponds near
neighborhoods (c) swamps near shopping malls (d) the ocean along the coastlines.
30. What would you most likely find at a hotel that belongs to an environmentally friendly
program? (a) recycling bins (b) plastic dining utensils (c) several trash dumpsters (d) large
area covered with lawns and shrubs.

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 31. Radar uses radio waves to detect objects. It works by bouncing waves off
objects to determine their location, size, and speed. For which of the following
purposes do meteorologist use Doppler radar? (a) to determine the location of storms (b)
to determine cloud type and humidity (c) to measure average yearly precipitation (d) to
determine the difference in temperature between two fronts.
32. Which of these are you most likely to find in a business participating in an
environmentally friendly program? (a) cleaning products that are found in all homes (b)
cleaning products that contain toxic chemicals (c) cleaning products that are not
environmentally safe (d) cleaning products that decompose quickly in the environment
33. Biodegradable materials break down quickly in the environment. Which of the
following is most likely to break down more quickly than the others? (a) aluminum can (b)
banana peel (c) plastic bottle (d) rubber ball.
34. Khadeejah records the following information in her science journal: “The temperature
is 1 degree Celsius, the wind speed is 5 km/h, and the barometer reads 752 mb”. Which of
the following is Khadeejah describing? (a) atmosphere (b) Climate (c) Precipitation (d)
Weather.
35. Precipitation is water that falls to Earth. Hail, sleet, rain and snow are four types of
precipitation. Which type of precipitation is most likely to occur when the cloud and air
temperature are several degrees above freezing? (a) hail (b) rain (c) sleet (d) snow.
36. A person observing weather conditions states that the wind in an area is blowing at 5
km/h. which tool could the weather observer have used to gather this information.

(a) (b) (c) (d)

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 37. The weather in Ismail’s town has been cool and very cloudy for several days. Then,
steady rain falls for a day, and the temperature gets warmer. What is the best
explanation for this weather pattern? (a) A hurricane has formed at sea. (b) A warm front has
moved through the area (c) A cold front is stalled over the area (d) An area of low pressure is
moving in.

38. Scientists make observations, conduct experiments, and draw conclusions. Which
statement is true of all scientists? (a) Scientists study living things. (b) Scientists study the
natural world. (c) Scientists study items found on Earth. (d) Scientists study things in outer
space.

39. ______________ is an information collected using the five senses. (a) observation (b)
inference (c) innovation (d) data gathering.

40. Some students go to the library and use books and websites to make __________ about
pets. (a) research (b) an experiment (c) communication (d) assessment.

Use the words in the word bank below to complete questions 41-50.
Food chain Food web Transpiration Scavengers Population
Precipitation Conservation Season Water cycle Evaporation

41. ________________ is water that falls from clouds to Earth’s surface.

42. The transfer of Energy from one living thing to another is known as __________.

43. Grade 4 students are trying to save natural resources, the process is known
as__________________.

44. _____________________ shows the relationship among all the food chains in an
ecosystem.

45. The process in which plants return water vapor to the atmosphere is referred _________.

46. Vultures eat dead animals and plants. It is a _________________.

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 47. ______________________is made up of a group of the same organism in an
ecosystem.

48. The movement of water from Earth’s surface to the atmosphere and back again is
called:

49 ________________ A time of the year with a particular type of weather.

50. During ___________________ water changes from liquid to a gas.

PART B: ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS

1. In the illustration of a food chain given below,

a. Identify the organisms shown in the food chain as producer, consumers, and
decomposer.
Producers: __________________________________
Consumers: _________________________________
Decomposers : _______________________________

b. Explain why all animals depend on producers such as plants. Use an example from
the food chain.
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 2. Labeebah’s teacher gave her a piece of paper. The teacher asked her whether
the paper came from a renewable resource or a nonrenewable resource. Labeebah
said that the paper came from a renewable resource. Was Labeebah correct? Explain
your answer.
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b. List four different resources and products made from those resources.
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c. Name three ways you use water.

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3. The population of a predator in an area has gone up. What do you think will happen to
the population of prey in the area? Explain your answer.
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b. There are different consumers. Explain the relationships among herbivores,

carnivores, and omnivores.
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4. .a. In science research is the key, Scientists do research to find out what others know.
Reference sources you can use are
(i) _______________________
(ii) _______________________
(iii) ________________________
(iv) ________________________
(v) ________________________

b. Identify each statement as helpful or harmful to the environment.

Cut down trees.
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Ride a bike
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Clean up water pollution.

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 c. Think of a product you buy, such as your favorite juice. Then describe how you could
redesign its packaging to conserve resources
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5. a. Meteorologists collect weather data from all over the world. Some of the tools that
they use include: _____________________________,
______________________________
___________________________________________, and
______________________________.

b. Fill in the blank to show what happens during photosynthesis.

Sunlight + ________________________ + _________________ yields
______________ + ______________

c. Air masses meet at boundaries called fronts. Weather that happens along fronts
includes:
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