Science Drill Sheet

Term III Final Level F

Name : ______________________________ Section _______

1. Fill in the blanks using the words from below:

heat star constellation physical attributes

temperature solar system light

a. Color, size, and brightness are the _______________________ of stars.

b. The color of a star indicates its ______________________.
c. A group of stars forming a pattern is called _______________.
d. A huge ball of hot gas is a ___________________.
e. The sun provides us with ______________ and ______________.
f. The sun and all the objects that revolve around it make up the
________________________.

2. Complete the table below to compare the inner and outer planets.

Inner planets Outer planets

Composition ________________________ _______________________

Number of moons ________________________ _______________________

Have rings ________________________ _______________________

________________________ ________________________
Names of planets
________________________ ________________________
3. Fill in the blanks to complete the information about Earth.
Earth is ___________________ in shape. It pulls objects towards its center due

to the pull of _________________. It is wrapped with a thick layer of gases

called the _____________________. Objects fall towards the center of Earth

because of the _______________ of Earths _______________.

4. Sami observed the sky at night and saw a pattern of stars as shown below.
Look at the diagram below to answer the questions.

a. This diagram shows a group of stars called _______________________.

b. In reality Sami cannot see the lines connecting the stars. Why?

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c. What do we call the smallest stars? _______________________________

d. What do we call the largest stars? ________________________________

e. If two stars have the same color and size, why does one appear

much brighter than the other? ____________________________________

f. List the colors of stars from coolest to warmest.

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5. Earth moves in space.

a. Why cant we feel the motion of Earth? ______________________________

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b. The spinning of Earth around its axis is called _____________________

and it takes one _____________.

c. The movement of an object around another is called ________________

and it takes Earth one ______________ to revolve around the sun.

d. The imaginary line around which Earth spins is called _________________.

e. When is it summer in the Northern hemisphere? _______________________

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6. Fill in the blanks using words from the box:

texture - rocks - soil - banded - vinegar

a. Naturally occurring aggregates or masses of minerals are __________.

b. To identify calcite in a rock, scientists add drops of _________________

to the rock.

c. The physical appearance and feel of a rock are its ________________.

d. When the layers of grains of minerals are obvious, we say it is

___________________.

e. Loose material on Earths surface in which plants grow is ___________.

7. a. What is a shadow? __________________________________________________
b. When the sun rises from the east, the shadow faces __________________.
c. At which time of the day is the shadow the shortest? __________________

8. Name the Earths layer described in each case:

The Earths outermost layer __________________________________

The layer of Earth below the crust _______________________________

Made of molten metal __________________________________

The hottest part of Earth __________________________________

The layer that we live on __________________________________

9. Soil has different layers.

a. What are the layers of soil called? ___________________________________
b. List the soil layers in order starting from the top:
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c. The soil surface is usually covered with _____________________ which is
_____________________________________________________________________
d. The measure of how well the soil supports plant growth is known as
_____________________________________________________________________
e. The most fertile soil is the ______________ soil which is made up of
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f. Give one difference between sandy soil and clay soil.
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