SCIENCE (FIRST QUARTER) GRADE 4

True or False.

_________________ 1. Solids sometimes do not have definite shape.

__________________2. The shape of a solid does not change even if the container’s shape changes.

__________________3. Water does not have its own shape.

__________________4. Liquids take the shape of the container they are in.

__________________5. Unlike liquids, gas has its own shape even if we cannot see it.

__________________6. Gases do not take the shape of the container they are in.

__________________7. Solids have definite volume.

__________________8. Solids can be compressed.

__________________9. We can measure the volume of a solid with a ruler or measuring tape.

__________________10. Using a syringe, we can see that a liquid can be compressed.

__________________11. The volume of a liquid does not change when it is poured into different
containers.

__________________12. Gases can be compressed.

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__________________13. Air has a fixed volume.

__________________14. Solids do not flow.

__________________15. Gases flow easily than liquids.

Fill in the blanks.

1. The push exerted by air on an object is called ______________________________.

2. ______________________________ is exerted by the part of the liquid that is above the object.

3. We are able to drink with a straw because of _______________________________.

4. Solid, liquid and gas are the three ____________________________________________.

Fill in the blanks.

1. Changes in the environment can be slow or ____________________.

2. When fuels are burned, ________________________ and other gases are released into the air.

3. _______________________ is the clearing of forests by cutting or burning trees.

4. _______________________ is the loss of the ______________ layer of soil over time.

5. _______________________ is the breakdown of stones, rocks and ________________ over

time.

6. _______________________ is the rise of temperature on the Earth.

7. The _____________________________ is slowly becoming thinner as a result of the use of

gases called chlorofluorocarbons.

8. ______________________ are huge waves that travel across the ocean and become larger as

they approach the coast.

9. An ______________________________ is the shaking of the ground due to a sudden movement

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10. of the Earth’s ___________________________.

11. A _____________________ is the movement of a mass of rock or earth down a

________________.

12. A _____________________ is an opening of the Earth’s surface or crust, which allows hot,

___________________ rock and gases to escape from below the surface.

13. During an eruption, _______________________ flows out of the Earth’s surface. When it has

flowed out, it is now called ________________________.

14. An earthquake may produce _______________________ that can shake the ground for a few

seconds or minutes.

15. _________________________ is the growing of plants such as trees and shrubs in certain areas

16. to reduce soil _______________________.

17. Plants ensure that the amount of oxygen and ______________________________ in the air is
balanced.

18. _______________________________ are used for protecting and restoring soil fertility.

19. ____________________________ can change nitrogen in air to nutrients in the soil.

20. Melting of icebergs in the North and South Poles results in rise in ______________________.

Put the environment change in its correct group:

Global warming Selective planting Cover crops

Volcanic eruptions Deforestation Burning fuels

Soil erosion Weathering Tsunamis

Landslide Earthquake Depletion of ozone layer

Deindustrialisation
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RAPID ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE SLOW ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE

__________________________ ___________________________

__________________________ ___________________________

__________________________ ___________________________

___________________________ ___________________________

___________________________ ___________________________

GOOD ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE BAD ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE

__________________________ ___________________________

__________________________ ___________________________

__________________________ ___________________________

___________________________ ___________________________

___________________________ ___________________________
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ANSWER KEY

True or False

1. False
2. True
3. True
4. True
5. False
6. False
7. True
8. False
9. False
10. False
11. True
12. True
13. False
14. True
15. True

Fill in the blanks

1. Air pressure
2. Liquid pressure
3. Air pressure
4. States of matter

Fill in the blanks

1. Rapid
2. Carbon dioxide
3. Deforestation
4. Soil erosion; top
5. Weathering; minerals
6. Global warming
7. Ozone layer
8. Tsunamis
9. Earthquake; crust
10. Landslide; slope
11. Volcano; molten
12. Magma; lava
13. Shock waves
14. Selective planting; erosion
15. Nitrogen
16. Cover crops
17. Legumes
18. Sea levels
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Put the environment change in its correct group:

RAPID ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE SLOW ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE

Volcanic eruptions Global warming

Landslide Soil erosion

Tsunamis Weathering

Earthquakes Burning fuels

Deforestation

Depletion of ozone layer

(Also OK- deindustrialisation, selective planting

and cover crops)

GOOD ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE BAD ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE

Selective planting Global warming

Cover crops Deforestation

Deindustrialisation Earthquake

Volcanic eruption Volcanic eruption

(Also OK – depletion of ozone layer, burning

fuels)