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AIMS Science Test Practice

AIMS Science Test Practice 
Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) is a standardized test administered by the state of Arizona. AIMS is a standards based assessment aligned to the Arizona Academic Content Standards. The AIMS science test is given in the fourth and eight grades in Arizona. The science test is a multiple choice reading test that is based on science standards taught for all previous to testing years.


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Name:
                               



Instructions: Choose the best answer for each question.
1.                    a series of living beings in which each serves as food for the next.
 food chain
 shelter
 nutrient
 population
2.                    the imitation by an organism of its environment or of other organisms as a means of survival.
 pollution
 mimicry
 migration
 habitat
3.                    the act of putting or ordering things into groups of similar things.
 population
 recycle
 classification
 prey
4.                    poisons, waste, or other materials that cause harm to the environment.
 camouflage
 herbivore
 pollution
 nutrient
5.                    materials that are found in nature and that can be used by people in many ways. Fresh water, soil, coal, and forests are all examples of __________.
 ecosystem
 natural resources
 prey
 mimicry
6.                    to put used things through a process that allows them to be used again.
 recycle
 shelter
 habitat
 photosynthesis
7.                    an animal that eats the flesh of other animals.
 producer
 migration
 shelter
 carnivore
8.                    an animal that only feeds on plants.
 natural resources
 camouflage
 endangered species
  herbivore
9.                    a community of living things, together with their environment.
 pollution
 ecosystem
 recycle
 carnivore
10.                 the total number of people living in a country, city, or other area.
 natural resources
 population
 predator
 food chain
11.                 a place or structure that gives protection against weather or danger.
 population
 prey
 shelter
 ecosystem
12.                 the act or process of migrating.
 oxygen
 migration
 prey
 mimicry
13.                 an animal that hunts other animals for food.
 recycle
 producer
 shelter
 predator
14.                 the natural environment of an animal or plant.
 mimicry
 consumer
 habitat
 migration
15.                 a species of plant or animal that is in danger of becoming extinct.
 carnivore
 predator
 endangered species
 recycle
16.                 a plant or organism that makes something useful.
 producer
 carnivore
 predator
 natural resources
17.                 a way of hiding something by covering or coloring it so that it looks like its surroundings. The military uses __________ to hide people, buildings, or vehicles from the enemy.
 carnivore
 predator
 camouflage
 nutrient
18.                 a person, animal or organism that uses products, goods or services.
 classification
 consumer
 pollution
 migration
19.                 something in food that helps people, animals, and plants live and grow.
 ecosystem
 population
 nutrient
 prey
20.                 the process by which a green plant uses sunlight to change water and carbon dioxide into food for itself.
 consumer
 photosynthesis
 mimicry
 natural resources
21.                 an animal being hunted, caught, and eaten by another animal.
 consumer
 shelter
 prey
 habitat
22.                 in biology, the placing of plants and animals in groups, based on structure and other criteria; taxonomy.
 migration
 classification
 habitat
 shelter
23.                 a gas that is part of air. It has no color or smell. Most living things need __________ to live.
 migration
 classification
 oxygen
 natural resources



Name:
 



Instructions: Choose the best answer for each question.
1.                   the main part of a plant that supports the branches, leaves, and other parts.
 photosynthesis
 pollen
 oxygen
 stem
2.                   the fine powder made by a flowering plants that helps the plant produce new plants.
 pollen
 perennial
 stem
 root
3.                   the process by which a green plant uses sunlight to change water and carbon dioxide into food for itself.
 pollution
 stem
 pollen
 photosynthesis
4.                   of, like, formed by, or pertaining to trees.
 arboreal
 pollution
 germinate
 perennial
5.                   lasting throughout the year or for many years.
 germinate
 perennial
 seed
 stem
6.                   poisons, waste, or other materials that cause harm to the environment.
 chlorophyll
 pollution
 perennial
 seed
7.                   to start or cause to start growth; sprout.
 perennial
 soil
 chlorophyll
 germinate
8.                   the small part of a plant with flowers that grows into a new plant.
 seed
 germinate
 fertilizer
 chlorophyll
9.                   the green matter in the leaves and stems of plants that is necessary to produce food for plants from sunlight.
 fertilizer
 soil
 pollution
 chlorophyll
10.               a natural or chemical substance that you add to soil to make it better for growing plants.
 perennial
 photosynthesis
 soil
 fertilizer
11.               the top layer of the earth's surface; dirt.
 seed
 perennial
 oxygen
 soil
12.               having a life cycle of more than two years as a plant.
 fertilizer
 perennial
 stem
 oxygen
13.               the part of a plant that grows under the ground. __________ take in water and food, and they hold the plant in the soil.
 stem
 fertilizer
 root
 soil
14.               a gas that is part of air. It has no color or smell. Most living things need __________ to live.
 stem
 photosynthesis
 oxygen
 fertilizer


4th Grade Science Test: Weather, Climate & Environment




4th Grade Science Test
Weather, Climate & Environment
Name:
 




Instructions: Choose the best answer for each question.
1.                   everything that surrounds living things and affects growth and health; the natural world.
 atmosphere
 environment
 climate
 lithosphere
2.                   the conditions outside. __________ concerns such things as temperature, rain, snow, sun, and other things.
 flood
 drought
 atmosphere
 weather
3.                   the act or process of changing from a gas to a liquid.
 drought
 condensation
 geologic
 cloud
4.                   the forward edge of a mass of cold or warm air.
 solid
 front
 greenhouse effect
 climate
5.                   of, pertaining to, or according to geology.
 lithosphere
 geologic
 vapor
 atmosphere
6.                   a sudden, strong flow of water onto land that should not be under water.
 cloud
 transpire
 precipitation
 flood
7.                   the usual weather conditions in a place.
 liquid
 environment
 lithosphere
 climate
8.                   to give off water from a surface in the form of vapor.
 transpire
 humidity
 front
 liquid

9.                   the movement or transfer of heat through a liquid or gas because of the natural rising of the heated parts and sinking of the cooled parts.
 geologic
 convection
 humidity
 drought
10.                the earth's crust.
 lithosphere
 geologic
 solid
 atmosphere
11.                snow, sleet, rain, or hail that falls to the surface of the earth, or the amount of it that falls in a given period of time.
 humidity
 precipitation
 atmosphere
 climate
12.                to guess or estimate or predict the weather, it will rain tomorrow or the storm will hit the town.
 forecast
 solid
 geologic
 weather
13.                a form of matter that can flow and is neither a solid nor a gas. Water is the most common kind of __________ on earth.
 condensation
 precipitation
 liquid
 drought
14.                having to do with or coming from the sun.
 condensation
 liquid
 solar
 geologic
15.                water vapor or moisture in the air.
 wind
 transpire
 humidity
 convection
16.                the gases that are in the space around the earth.
 flood
 greenhouse effect
 transpire
 atmosphere


17.                a white or gray mass of small drops of water high in the sky above the earth.
 forecast
 evaporate
 solid
 cloud
18.                air as it moves over the surface of the earth created by the heat of the sun.
 geologic
 transpire
 wind
 condensation
19.                tiny pieces of a liquid or solid that float in a gas.
 convection
 condensation
 flood
 vapor
20.                made entirely of a single material or thing, not a gas or liquid.
 greenhouse effect
 transpire
 solid
 precipitation
21.                the warming of the earth's surface that takes place when heat from the sun is held in by the earth's atmosphere. The __________ can be caused by too much carbon dioxide being released into the air from the burning of fossil fuels.
 climate
 greenhouse effect
 transpire
 geologic
22.                to turn from liquid into gas; pass away in the form of vapor.
 liquid
 evaporate
 front
 cloud
23.                a long period with little or no rain.
 evaporate
 forecast
 environment
 drought




4th Grade Energy & Magnetism Science Test
        Name:
                   







Instructions: Choose the best answer for each question.
1.                    to cause people or animals to want to be near.
 attract
 battery
 light
 heat
2.                    a longitudinal pressure wave in an elastic medium such as air, especially one that is in an audible range.
 repel
 light
 sound wave
 volume
3.                    power, energy, or physical strength.
 magnetism
 force
 insulator
 volume
4.                    the form of energy that you feel as warmth.
 circuit
 direct current
 heat
 light
5.                    the start or place the electricity is generated.
 insulator
 repel
 source
 sound wave
6.                    electricity held or discharged by an insulated body.
 resistor
 static electricity
 source
 direct current
7.                    a device that uses electrical energy and changes them into something that can be seen, heard, or used. Televisions, telephones, and radios all work by using electricity.
 receiver
 energy
 repel
 heat
8.                    natural electricity produced in clouds and appearing as a bright flash of light in the sky.
 lightning
 volume
 electromagnet
 insulator
9.                    a device that makes electricity by using chemical reactions. __________ give power to many things, including cars, toys, and watches.
 source
 sound wave
 attract
 battery
10.                  the form of energy that makes it possible for the eye to see. The sun produces __________.
 insulator
 lightning
 light
 volume
11.                  a part of an electric circuit that provides resistance to some of the current.
 direct current
 magnetism
 resistor
 circuit
12.                  the power of a magnet to attract.
 force
 direct current
 electricity
 magnetism
13.                  the amount of sound.
 force
 energy
 volume
 attract
14.                  a material or device that does not conduct electricity, such as an object of glass or porcelain, that is used to insulate and support electric wires.
 battery
 insulator
 circuit
 electromagnet
15.                  the ability to have force or power or to do work. There are many kinds of __________ such as physical, electrical, nuclear, or chemical.
 resistor
 energy
 kinetic energy
 source
16.                  the complete path followed by an electric current.
 circuit
 kinetic energy
 resistor
 energy
17.                  to push back or force back. Positive & positive magnetic fields and negative & negative magnetic fields __________.
 resistor
 electromagnet
 circuit
 repel
18.                  a kind of energy that is used for light and heat and for making things operate.
 energy
 electricity
 attract
 battery
19.                  an electric current that flows in one direction.
 static electricity
 force
 kinetic energy
 direct current
20.                  energy resulting from motion.
 battery
 kinetic energy
 insulator
 circuit
21.                  an iron or steel core with wire wound around it. It becomes magnetic when an electric current is passed through the wire.
 electromagnet
 volume
 heat
 receiver




4th Grade Science Test: Technology

Free 4th Grade Science Test
  Technology          Name:
 



Instructions: Choose the best answer for each test question.
1.                   a set of instructions for a computer to follow so that it can do certain things.
 program
 computer
 word processor
 broadband
2.                   a person who writes programs for a computer.
 laboratory
 electronics
 programmer
 keyboard
3.                   a device for storing information on a computer's hard disk. A __________ can be built into a computer or can sit outside the computer and be connected to it by a cable.
 electronics
 hard drive
 telescope
 wireless
4.                   facts, figures, or other pieces of information that can be used in different ways.
 Internet
 programmer
 broadband
 data
5.                   of, pertaining to, or using a type of high-speed data transmission that allows signals at different frequencies, such as audio and video, to be transmitted simultaneously along a single wire.
 microscope
 broadband
 keyboard
 word processor
6.                   an instrument that uses lenses and sometimes mirrors to make distant objects appear larger.
 computer science
 e-mail
 word processor
 telescope
7.                   an instrument that uses a lens to make very small objects larger so that they can be seen by the eye.
 laboratory
 microscope
 program
 hardware
8.                   a location on the World Wide Web. A __________ contains a home page and other pages that are linked to the home page.
 alternating current
 keyboard
 website
 data
9.                   an electric current that flows in one direction.
 e-mail
 wireless
 direct current
 laboratory
10.                products that are developed using knowledge from science and industry.
 wireless
 technology
 alternating current
 Internet
11.                a place used for scientific experiments.
 electronics
 technology
 hard drive
 laboratory
12.                the science and study of computers, including how they are made and how they work.
 technology
 computer science
 wireless
 programmer
13.                (usually spelled as one word) software or hardware that prevents unauthorized access to a computer or local area network from an outside network such as the Internet.
 technology
 wireless
 fire wall
 microscope
14.                a row or rows of keys on a machine or instrument.
 keyboard
 technology
 hardware
 alternating current
15.                an electronic machine that is used to store, sort, and work with information at a high speed.
 computer
 technology
 wireless
 e-mail
16.                a telephone or computer that works without wires.
 microscope
 data
 wireless
 computer
17.                electrical current that reverses direction at regular intervals. (Cf. direct current.)
 hardware
 program
 alternating current
 computer science
18.                (used with a singular verb) the science that is concerned with the flow of electrons and their uses.
 hard drive
 electronics
 keyboard
 fire wall
19.                computer parts and equipment. Computer __________ includes all the parts of a computer that make it work, except for the programs.
 fire wall
 technology
 laboratory
 hardware
20.                a computer or a computer program used to write, change, print, and save text.
 website
 technology
 word processor
 laboratory
21.                the world's largest computer network, which is made of millions of computers that are linked together. Some parts of the __________ are the World Wide Web and e-mail.
 computer
 electronics
 laboratory
 Internet
22.                to send a message or image by computer.
 keyboard
 e-mail
 website
 technology
23.                a message that you write and send from one computer to another; electronic mail.
 direct current
 computer
 e-mail
 microscope
24.                a field of knowledge having to do with the use of science and industry to help solve common problems of life.
 microscope
 computer
 technology
 broadband

1 comment:

  1. Hi this questions are really good, by any chance do you have the answer key? Thank you

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