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Alabama ACAP · Grade 4 Science Assessment Practice

Alabama ACAP Grade 4 Science Practice Test

Build Grade 4 Alabama ACAP Science readiness with five focused 10-question practice sets covering life science, Earth and space science, physical science, investigation, and engineering.

Alabama ACAP Grade 4 Science Practice sets

This Alabama ACAP Grade 4 Science Practice page provides five short practice sets with 10 multiple-choice questions each. The original scenarios help Grade 4 students review living systems, Earth processes, matter, energy, scientific investigation, environmental systems, and engineering design.

Grade 4 Science skills covered

  • Life cycles, food chains, producers, decomposers, populations, habitats, traits, and adaptations
  • Water cycle, weather and climate, Earth rotation, Moon phases, erosion, fossils, resources, and plate movement
  • States of matter, physical changes, forces, friction, heat, magnets, circuits, potential energy, and sound
  • Testable questions, variables, fair tests, repeated trials, models, measurements, data trends, and evidence-based conclusions
  • Erosion control, renewable energy, habitat protection, water conservation, criteria, constraints, and design iteration

How to use this page

Complete one 10-question set at a time. Read each scenario carefully, use the evidence or data provided, and review the explanation after responding. Use the results to choose the Grade 4 science skill that needs more practice.

This is supplemental State Test Practice, State Assessment Practice, and Standardized Test Practice. It does not replace current Alabama State Department of Education guidance, official blueprints, accommodations, or testing schedules.

For the broader Alabama assessment hub, visit Alabama State Assessments.

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Alabama ACAP Grade 4 Science Practice Questions

A 10-question Alabama ACAP Grade 4 Science practice set on earth and space science, with answers and explanations.

Choose one answer for each question. Use observations and evidence carefully, then review the explanation after answering to strengthen Grade 4 science skills.

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1. QuestionMultiple choice

What happens when water vapor cools in the atmosphere?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is It condenses into tiny water droplets..

  1. Identify the science idea: Read the observation, model, or data statement carefully and identify the science concept being tested.
  2. Use evidence: Cooling water vapor condenses into droplets, which can form clouds.
  3. Check the conclusion: Compare the choice with the evidence. The best answer is It condenses into tiny water droplets..

Cooling water vapor condenses into droplets, which can form clouds.

2. QuestionMultiple choice

Which process moves water from a puddle into the air because of heat from the Sun?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Evaporation.

  1. Identify the science idea: Read the observation, model, or data statement carefully and identify the science concept being tested.
  2. Use evidence: Evaporation occurs when liquid water gains heat and changes into water vapor.
  3. Check the conclusion: Compare the choice with the evidence. The best answer is Evaporation.

Evaporation occurs when liquid water gains heat and changes into water vapor.

3. QuestionMultiple choice

What causes day and night on Earth?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is Earth rotates on its axis..

  1. Identify the science idea: Read the observation, model, or data statement carefully and identify the science concept being tested.
  2. Use evidence: As Earth rotates, different parts face the Sun and then face away from it.
  3. Check the conclusion: Compare the choice with the evidence. The best answer is Earth rotates on its axis..

As Earth rotates, different parts face the Sun and then face away from it.

4. QuestionMultiple choice

Why does the Moon appear to have different shapes during a month?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is We see different amounts of its sunlit side..

  1. Identify the science idea: Read the observation, model, or data statement carefully and identify the science concept being tested.
  2. Use evidence: The Moon reflects sunlight, and its position changes which part of the lit side we see.
  3. Check the conclusion: Compare the choice with the evidence. The best answer is We see different amounts of its sunlit side..

The Moon reflects sunlight, and its position changes which part of the lit side we see.

5. QuestionMultiple choice

Which statement describes weather rather than climate?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is A thunderstorm is expected this afternoon..

  1. Identify the science idea: Read the observation, model, or data statement carefully and identify the science concept being tested.
  2. Use evidence: Weather describes short-term conditions, such as a storm expected this afternoon.
  3. Check the conclusion: Compare the choice with the evidence. The best answer is A thunderstorm is expected this afternoon..

Weather describes short-term conditions, such as a storm expected this afternoon.

6. QuestionMultiple choice

A river carries soil from one side of a bank to another. Which process is occurring?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is Erosion.

  1. Identify the science idea: Read the observation, model, or data statement carefully and identify the science concept being tested.
  2. Use evidence: Erosion is the movement of soil or rock by water, wind, ice, or gravity.
  3. Check the conclusion: Compare the choice with the evidence. The best answer is Erosion.

Erosion is the movement of soil or rock by water, wind, ice, or gravity.

7. QuestionMultiple choice

Which is a renewable resource?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: C

The correct answer is Sunlight.

  1. Identify the science idea: Read the observation, model, or data statement carefully and identify the science concept being tested.
  2. Use evidence: Sunlight is naturally replenished, while fossil fuels take a very long time to form.
  3. Check the conclusion: Compare the choice with the evidence. The best answer is Sunlight.

Sunlight is naturally replenished, while fossil fuels take a very long time to form.

8. QuestionMultiple choice

A fossil contains the shape of a leaf pressed into rock. What can the fossil tell scientists?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: D

The correct answer is A plant lived in that area long ago..

  1. Identify the science idea: Read the observation, model, or data statement carefully and identify the science concept being tested.
  2. Use evidence: A fossil preserves evidence of a living thing from the past.
  3. Check the conclusion: Compare the choice with the evidence. The best answer is A plant lived in that area long ago..

A fossil preserves evidence of a living thing from the past.

9. QuestionMultiple choice

Which event is most likely caused by movement of Earth's tectonic plates?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: A

The correct answer is An earthquake.

  1. Identify the science idea: Read the observation, model, or data statement carefully and identify the science concept being tested.
  2. Use evidence: Movement of tectonic plates can cause earthquakes.
  3. Check the conclusion: Compare the choice with the evidence. The best answer is An earthquake.

Movement of tectonic plates can cause earthquakes.

10. QuestionMultiple choice

Why do shadows change length during the day?

Please select an answer first.

Correct answer: B

The correct answer is The Sun appears at different positions in the sky..

  1. Identify the science idea: Read the observation, model, or data statement carefully and identify the science concept being tested.
  2. Use evidence: As the Sun's position appears to change, the direction and length of a shadow change.
  3. Check the conclusion: Compare the choice with the evidence. The best answer is The Sun appears at different positions in the sky..

As the Sun's position appears to change, the direction and length of a shadow change.

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Frequently asked questions about Alabama ACAP Grade 4 Science Practice

What skills are covered?

The page covers Grade 4 life science, Earth and space science, physical science, scientific investigation, environmental systems, and engineering design.

How many questions are included?

There are five practice sets with 10 questions each, for 50 questions in total. Each set can be completed separately.

Are these official ACAP questions?

No. These are original supplemental practice questions. Always check the latest Alabama State Department of Education information for official testing dates, blueprints, accommodations, and policies.