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4th Grade Science Practice — Iowa Assessments (ITBS) Prep

This 4th Grade science practice set covers the scientific reasoning and content knowledge assessed on the Iowa Assessments (ITBS). Students will answer questions spanning life science, earth and space science, and physical science, while also demonstrating scientific inquiry skills such as forming hypotheses, interpreting data, and drawing conclusions from experiments. The science section of the Iowa Test of Basic Skills evaluates students' understanding of key scientific concepts and their ability to think like scientists. These practice questions help students prepare for the types of science items they will encounter on the actual assessment while building broad scientific literacy.

Total Questions: 50 Grade: 4th Grade Iowa Level: Level 9 Ages: 9-10
Life ScienceEarth SciencePhysical Science

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4th Grade Iowa Assessments Practice

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Life Science

  1. What do plants need to make their own food through photosynthesis? (Soil, water, and fertilizer | Sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide | Oxygen, water, and soil | Seeds, soil, and air)
  2. What is the main function of a plant (To make food | To absorb water and nutrients | To attract pollinators | To produce seeds)
  3. What is a food chain? (A restaurant menu | The path of energy from one organism to another | A list of healthy foods | A cooking recipe)
  4. Which animal is a producer in a food chain? (Lion | Grass | Rabbit | Eagle)
  5. What is an ecosystem? (A single animal | A community of living things and their environment | A type of plant | A weather pattern)
  6. Which body system pumps blood throughout the body? (Digestive system | Respiratory system | Circulatory system | Nervous system)
  7. What is the main function of the lungs? (To pump blood | To digest food | To exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide | To filter waste)
  8. What do herbivores eat? (Only meat | Only plants | Both plants and meat | Only insects)
  9. Which is an example of an adaptation? (A bird building a nest | A polar bear | A dog learning tricks | A plant being watered)
  10. What happens during pollination? (Seeds are planted | Pollen is transferred from one flower to another | Leaves fall off trees | Roots grow deeper)
  11. What is the role of decomposers in an ecosystem? (To hunt other animals | To break down dead organisms | To produce oxygen | To eat plants)
  12. Which organ is part of the digestive system? (Heart | Lungs | Stomach | Brain)
  13. What is the life cycle of a butterfly called? (Photosynthesis | Metamorphosis | Hibernation | Migration)
  14. What do carnivores eat? (Only plants | Only meat | Both plants and meat | Only fruits)
  15. Which part of a plant makes seeds? (Roots | Leaves | Flower | Stem)

Earth Science

  1. What causes day and night on Earth? (Earth | Earth | The Moon blocking the Sun | Changes in weather)
  2. What are the three types of rocks? (Big, medium, and small | Igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic | Hard, soft, and medium | Mountain, river, and beach)
  3. What is the water cycle? (Water flowing in a river | The continuous movement of water through evaporation, condensation, and precipitation | Water being stored in bottles | Fish swimming in circles)
  4. What layer of Earth do we live on? (Core | Mantle | Crust | Atmosphere)
  5. What causes earthquakes? (Heavy rain | Movement of tectonic plates | Strong winds | Volcanoes erupting)
  6. What type of rock is formed from cooled lava? (Sedimentary | Metamorphic | Igneous | Mineral)
  7. What is erosion? (The building up of mountains | The wearing away of land by wind, water, or ice | The growth of plants | The movement of animals)
  8. What causes the seasons on Earth? (Earth | Earth | The Moon | Changes in temperature)
  9. What is the largest planet in our solar system? (Saturn | Earth | Jupiter | Neptune)
  10. What is a fossil? (A living animal | Preserved remains of ancient life | A type of rock | A mineral)
  11. What causes wind? (Trees moving | Unequal heating of Earth | The rotation of the Moon | Ocean waves)
  12. What is a renewable resource? (Oil | Coal | Solar energy | Natural gas)
  13. Which planet is known for its rings? (Mars | Jupiter | Saturn | Venus)
  14. What is condensation? (Water turning into vapor | Water vapor turning into liquid | Ice melting | Rain falling)
  15. What is the hottest layer of Earth? (Crust | Mantle | Inner core | Outer core)

Physical Science

  1. What are the three states of matter? (Hot, cold, and warm | Solid, liquid, and gas | Large, medium, and small | Heavy, light, and medium)
  2. What is gravity? (A type of energy | A force that pulls objects toward each other | A kind of light | A form of matter)
  3. What happens when water freezes? (It becomes a gas | It becomes a solid | It disappears | It becomes warmer)
  4. What is friction? (A force that speeds things up | A force that slows down moving objects | A type of energy | A form of light)
  5. What type of energy does a moving car have? (Potential energy | Kinetic energy | Sound energy | Chemical energy)
  6. What is an electrical circuit? (A type of battery | A path for electricity to flow | A light bulb | A power plant)
  7. What is the source of all light and heat on Earth? (The Moon | The stars | The Sun | Fire)
  8. What are magnets attracted to? (Wood | Plastic | Iron and steel | Glass)
  9. What happens to water when it is heated? (It freezes | It evaporates | It becomes heavier | It turns into ice)
  10. What is a conductor? (A material that blocks electricity | A material that allows electricity to flow through it | A type of battery | A light switch)
  11. What makes sound? (Light | Vibrations | Heat | Gravity)
  12. Which is an example of a chemical change? (Ice melting | Paper being cut | Wood burning | Water freezing)
  13. What is an insulator? (A material that conducts electricity | A material that does not conduct electricity | A type of magnet | A source of energy)
  14. What form of energy do we get from food? (Light energy | Sound energy | Chemical energy | Electrical energy)
  15. How does heat travel through metal? (Radiation | Convection | Conduction | Evaporation)
  16. What is mass? (How much space an object takes up | How much matter is in an object | How fast an object moves | How tall an object is)
  17. Which is a physical change? (Burning paper | Rusting iron | Cutting an apple | Cooking an egg)
  18. What tool measures temperature? (Scale | Thermometer | Ruler | Clock)
  19. What is potential energy? (Energy of motion | Stored energy | Sound energy | Heat energy)
  20. What happens when opposite poles of magnets are brought together? (They repel each other | They attract each other | Nothing happens | They become hot)
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