Choices:
A. have live births
B. eat only meat
C. incubate their food
D. incubate their young

Answer: D


Coal and oil directly removed from the ground are

Choices:
A. directly consumed
B. thrown away
C. made into products
D. stored underground

if something is a raw material in a process then that something is required for that process

Answer: C


Changes to the earth can be done as a result of

Choices:
A. high temps
B. mild weather
C. large storms
D. snowing clouds

natural events usually cause changes to Earth 's surface

Answer: A


adding a direct flame to container of acid causes a

Choices:
A. dormant cycle
B. lot of nothing
C. lower temperature
D. vapor expulsion

adding heat to an object sometimes causes chemical reactions

Answer: D


Over a period of years in direct heat and sunlight, a large boulder may be

Choices:
A. frozen
B. catapulted
C. ravaged
D. rotted

being exposed to heat can cause erosion of rocks

Answer: C


Deer are less safe in the woods because wolves

Choices:
A. have fur
B. howl
C. have claws
D. have tails

claws are used to catch prey by some predators

Answer: C


An example of a simple machine requiring mechanical energy in order to function would be

Choices:
A. a light that needs a crank to be turned
B. a radio that needs four batteries
C. a computer that needs to be plugged in
D. a stove that works on gas

a simple machine requires mechanical energy to function

Answer: A


Humans go through multiple stages in their life. First is infancy, last is

Choices:
A. Stage 7
B. being an adult
C. high school
D. puberty

adulthood is a stage in the life cycle process

Answer: B


Which kind of behavior has a fixed action pattern?

Choices:
A. political
B. migration
C. food preparation
D. shopping

Answer: B


If something is a raw material in a process, then that something is

Choices:
A. degraded during the process
B. man made before the process
C. a required during production like labor and capital
D. only used in the final phase

Answer: C


Choices:
A. can tell you if you need an umbrella that day
B. can tell you which direction the wind is blowing
C. can help you decide how many layers of clothes to wear outside
D. can tell you how much rain has fallen

a thermometer is used to measure temperature

Answer: C


if a person is unable to stand cold weather, which of these should be avoided?

Choices:
A. the arctic regions
B. all of these
C. tropical rain forest
D. the mangrove forest

the arctic environment is cold in temperature from being at a northern lattitude below 0 degrees celsius during most of the year

Answer: A


I have a shirt that is now too small, what can I do to conserve and reuse the fabric?

Choices:
A. Walk a runway with it
B. Use it to protect my body from bullets
C. Make a new wallet
D. Track the weather with it

conserving resources has a positive impact on the environment

Answer: C


Which organism uses xylem for materials transport?

Choices:
A. saguaro cactus
B. liverwort
C. green algae
D. sphagnum moss

xylem transports materials through the plant

Answer: A


If I wanted to prevent a blister when running I can

Choices:
A. wear layers
B. Run barefoot
C. Walk instead
D. Wear sandals

as the thickness of an object increases , the resistance to damage of that object will increase

Answer: A


Choices:
A. coal
B. soda bottle
C. gas
D. oil

renewable resources can be used over again

Answer: B


Choices:
A. backyard
B. bathroom
C. kitchen
D. living room

adding heat to something kills viruses in that something

Answer: C


Choices:
A. sand
B. sharp boulders
C. tall trees
D. coral reefs

Answer: A


How long does it take Earth to fully revolve one time

Choices:
A. 28 hours
B. 46 hours
C. 1400 minutes
D. 1440 minutes

a Rotation of the Earth on itself takes one day

Answer: D


Choices:
A. rocks
B. plastic food
C. metal
D. nutriment

Answer: D


If a deer is unable to eat regularly, or only eats that which lacks essential minerals, the deer may

Choices:
A. find healthy food
B. experience failing health
C. fail to gestate
D. prepare to mate

an animal requires enough nutrients to maintain good health

Answer: B


What United States unit of measurement would be most comparable to a meter stick

Choices:
A. Mile Marker
B. ruler
C. Tape Measurer
D. Yardstick

Answer: D


Coyotes notice that their territory begins to get more and more dry. This means that in order to properly hydrate, the coyotes will need to

Choices:
A. mitigate water
B. moisturize their fur
C. migrate for dryness
D. migrate for fluid

as dryness increases in an environment , the available water in that environment will decrease

Answer: D


Choices:
A. illuminate a person's age
B. need remote controls to properly operate
C. make it easier to spot cat toys under the couch
D. make word searches easier

Answer: C


When a baseball is hit with a bat the ball particles do what?

Choices:
A. Fly
B. Vibrate
C. Talk
D. Roll

hitting an object causes the particles in that object to vibrate

Answer: B


When it is sleeting outdoors, that is because precipitation

Choices:
A. melted
B. evaporated
C. solidified
D. rained

Answer: C


I left a statue outside  away from water for 100 years, when I come back it is significantly smaller, why?

Choices:
A. The Wind
B. Birds
C. Tiny Trolls
D. Ants

Answer: A


Gasoline is unable to exist without the addition of raw materials such as

Choices:
A. fossilized matter
B. sand
C. water
D. air

Answer: A


Choices:
A. raccoons losing their homes
B. birds migrating to the north
C. a boom in animal reproduction
D. hibernation of local bears

if a habitat is destroyed then that habitat can not support animals

Answer: A


Choices:
A. A farm being irrigated
B. Water running from a farm into Lake Huron
C. Rainwater soaking into the ground
D. Water condensing to form dew

runoff is when cropland water enters bodies of water

Answer: B


Peat is made by decaying vegetation compacted by soil in a

Choices:
A. uncultivated swamp or marsh
B. river that flows with freshwater
C. geographically separated saltwater ocean
D. lake surrounded by land with a basin

peat is made of decaying vegetation compacted by soil in a swamp over a long period of time

Answer: A


A miner is searching for stones and rocks that can be used for other purposes than for building. He wants to be able to find and process something worthwhile, so he looks for rocks with

Choices:
A. aluminium
B. sand
C. roxys
D. pearl

Answer: A


Choices:
A. lower air pressure in the atmosphere
B. an atmosphere lacking in air pressure
C. greater air pressure in the atmosphere
D. that the barometer is broken

as air pressure increases , the reading on a barometer will rise

Answer: C


Choices:
A. preserve it
B. edit it
C. lock it in
D. produce it

Answer: A


Choices:
A. depletes a vast amount of water reserves
B. is bad for the environment
C. uses up more water
D. leads to more reserves in the water heater

as time spent taking a shower decreases , water used will decrease

Answer: D


Choices:
A. that curtail the growth of fragile animal species
B. that open the parks to mining of natural resources
C. that allow for littering
D. that protect vulnerable animal inhabitants int he parks

Answer: D


Choices:
A. bacterial cell must perform all life functions
B. lung cell
C. flower cell
D. tail cell

if a cell can not specialize then that cell must perform all life functions

Answer: A


A breeze is blowing across a field, growing stronger and stronger. The breeze becomes a storm of wind, moving rocks and breaking trees. This wind is likely the cause of

Choices:
A. evenly heated spaces
B. unevenly distributed heat
C. heated earth spaces
D. space heaters

Answer: B


How many times per 365.3 days does an equinox occur?

Choices:
A. 3
B. 1
C. 2
D. 4

Answer: C


What happens when hexane's temperature goes above 70 degrees celsius?

Choices:
A. It melts
B. it sublimates
C. it boils
D. It freezes

boiling is when liquids are heated above their boiling point

Answer: C


Which of the following crops was the first staple in the human diet?

Choices:
A. wheat
B. barley
C. corn
D. rice

Answer: A


An example of how sunlight is a source of light from the sun is

Choices:
A. weather being variable
B. raising temps
C. windmills producing energy
D. frogs croaking

the sun is a source of light called sunlight

Answer: B


The amount of water in the ocean compared to fifty years ago is

Choices:
A. fluctuating
B. larger
C. smaller
D. the same

as the amount of water in a body of water increases , the water levels will increase

Answer: B


Heat from the sun, waves crashing down, and huge storms all wail on a large boulder at the shore. After a few hundred years, where the boulder stood is now

Choices:
A. earth
B. trees
C. corn
D. cats

Answer: A


What kind of insects lays eggs during the adult stage of its life cycle?

Choices:
A. All
B. large
C. queen
D. Male

a female insect lays eggs during the adult stage of an insect 's life cycle

Answer: C


Choices:
A. hawks
B. flying insects
C. plants and grains
D. small burrowing mammals

Answer: D


Choices:
A. a steady recurrence
B. none of these
C. a stagnant pattern
D. a circle shape

Answer: A


Organic matter in soil can be increased by

Choices:
A. digging up flowers from the soil
B. skunks spraying their scent on the soil
C. the dead body of a mouse breaking down
D. animals eating crops planted in the soil

decomposition increases amount of organic matter in soil

Answer: C


Choices:
A. erect a large menacing scarecrow
B. destroy all your flowers
C. cut down all trees big and small
D. put out seeds in an easily accessible dish

Answer: D


If a kitten is unable to nurse from birth

Choices:
A. it will cry
B. it will expire
C. it will sleep
D. it will vomit

Answer: B


Three hundred and sixty five turns of the earth is

Choices:
A. double half a calendar year
B. a very long time
C. almost half of a lifetime
D. more than two years

Answer: A


Choices:
A. it is optional
B. it is necessary
C. it is useless
D. it is unknown

Answer: B


Choices:
A. alters the shape of the paper
B. leaves the paper unchanged
C. enlarges the piece of paper
D. makes the paper into its gas form

tearing an object changes that object 's shape

Answer: A


Breathing is when the lungs convert oxygen from inhaled air into

Choices:
A. oxygen dispersed from respiratory bronchioles through air sacs to hemoglobin proteins
B. Glucose particles in the blood
C. nitrogen oxide in the blood
D. carbon monoxide in the blood

breathing is when a lung converts from oxygen in air into oxygen in blood

Answer: A


frozen rainfall falling leaves the northern hemisphere a carpeted

Choices:
A. grey
B. yellow
C. white
D. off white

cold environments are usually white in color from being covered in snow

Answer: C


Choices:
A. have little impact on the environment
B. can be easily halted
C. can rearrange coastal shorelines
D. can encourage economic growth

natural events usually cause changes to Earth 's surface

Answer: C


Choices:
A. light
B. a molecule
C. terra cotta
D. gold

An example of a mixture is clay mixed together

Answer: C


Choices:
A. being environmental is considered hot
B. someone smokes near a forest
C. condensed tree areas are ablaze
D. tree patterns are similar to fire

Answer: C


Which of the following has a population of zero?

Choices:
A. Merriam's elk
B. bison
C. llama
D. whooping crane

if a population decreases to zero then that organism is extinct

Answer: A


The Earth spins around and around, and in order to finish one cycle of this spinning

Choices:
A. two days must pass
B. a week must go by
C. the Earth must slow down
D. a seventh of a week must pass

a Rotation of the Earth on Earth 's axis takes 1 day

Answer: D


When I play a violin the strings and create sound through

Choices:
A. A new word
B. A quake
C. Pens
D. Sweat

plucking a string can cause that string to vibrate

Answer: B


Measuring is a way to collect data; what is an example of this?

Choices:
A. pouring water into a gallon jug to save for later
B. pouring milk into a half cup to see how much is left
C. making sure that a blanket is warm enough for the night
D. noticing how long a cat's tail is

An example of collecting data is measuring

Answer: B


What impact does humans changing animals habits have?

Choices:
A. inimical
B. shameful
C. positive
D. happy

humans changing animal habitats usually causes harm to those animals

Answer: A


Choices:
A. three times
B. twelve times
C. ten times
D. twice

Answer: C


Choices:
A. in public exhibitions for viewing
B. in boxes for storage
C. in barrels for travel
D. in tents for sleeping

Answer: A


Being stronger has what impact on a creatures health?

Choices:
A. bad impact
B. unexpected complications
C. minimum effect
D. good influence

being stronger usually has a positive impact on an living thing 's health

Answer: D


Choices:
A. room temperature water sitting on a counter
B. a dog's paws touching summer scorched pavement
C. cake pans stacked in an oven
D. ice touching ice in a freezer

when a cooler object touches a warmer object , thermal conduction occurs

Answer: B


New plants sprang up everywhere seeds were taken by

Choices:
A. cool breezes
B. magic
C. luck
D. demons

plant requires seed dispersal for reproduction

Answer: A


Choices:
A. when coal is turned into heat energy
B. when fossil fuels are used by cars
C. when Styrofoam plates are turned into trash
D. when old Pepsi bottles are turned into t-shirts

An example of recycling is using an object to make a new object

Answer: D


as dryness increases in an environment, biodiversity

Choices:
A. increases
B. decreases
C. stays the same
D. begins

as dryness increases in an environment , the available water in that environment will decrease

Answer: B


Choices:
A. describes a white mineral
B. leaves behind bits of white
C. tells a lot about calcium
D. breaks the calcium into chunks

when a mineral is rubbed on a streak plate , some of the material breaks off and forms a powder

Answer: B


A smack on a wooden board can be heard a mile away

Choices:
A. because sound travels through oxygen
B. because of how sound works
C. because vibration can move
D. because sound vibrates through atmosphere

Answer: D


Choices:
A. spit it out
B. make it dirty
C. keep a cache
D. filter it

Answer: C


Bananas, pineapples, and coconuts are from places that are

Choices:
A. warm
B. islands
C. wet
D. far away

warm-weather organisms live in warm climates

Answer: A


Some animals build a structure called a house for their own species to live in.  This animal is a

Choices:
A. rodent
B. reptile
C. carnivore
D. primate

Answer: D


Some animals get caught easily by other animals because they are slow while the predators are

Choices:
A. Nice
B. speedy
C. manipulative
D. crazy

some predators move quickly to catch prey

Answer: B


Seeing stars may become more difficult as

Choices:
A. stars are condensed in the sky
B. a greater amount of light is condensed in an area
C. floodlights are used at sea
D. spaceships begin to hover over earth

as light pollution increases , seeing the stars will be harder

Answer: B


If a forest that is home to animals is cut down

Choices:
A. then the animals' homes are demolished
B. then the animals will just rebuild
C. then the animals will adapt
D. then the animals all die

if a habitat is removed then that habitat is destroyed

Answer: A


The more that cars are driven, the more that

Choices:
A. daily temps will rise
B. birds will get sick
C. water will need purification
D. food will taste odd

as the amount of polluting gasses in the atmoshere increases , the atmospheric temperature will increase

Answer: A


Choices:
A. to socialize more with other bears
B. the environment is colder and has less food
C. a fixed amount of time has passed
D. cubs are being born

seasonal changes are made in response to changes in the environment

Answer: B


Which of these would absorb more sunlight

Choices:
A. A cave
B. A octopus
C. A bat
D. An elephant Ear

as the size of a leaf increases , the amount of sunlight absorbed by that leaf will increase

Answer: D


Choices:
A. leprechauns and pots of gold
B. rain and dark skies
C. sun and some drizzle
D. sun and clear skies

Answer: C


Choices:
A. when ascertaining what time it is
B. when tracking split times on runs
C. when setting an alarm clock
D. when ascertaining answers on a times table test

Answer: B


The pull of gravity on objects increase as what happens?

Choices:
A. the object gets further away
B. the object is pulled in circles
C. gravity is heavier on an object
D. the object is brought closer

as distance from an object decreases , the the pull of gravity on that object increases

Answer: D


A common problem involving waste in the excretory system is

Choices:
A. run for it
B. running on empty
C. running a fever
D. having the runs

the excretory system removes waste from the body

Answer: D


some level of crushing and pressure would be needed for sedimentary rock formation

Choices:
A. this is accurate
B. maybe true
C. this is untrue
D. all of these

sedimentary rocks are formed from sediment compacting together

Answer: A


which of these will lead to a larger population in a given habitat?

Choices:
A. all of these
B. severe famine and starvation
C. severe drought and dryness
D. a bountiful assortment of meals

as the number of sources of food increase in an environment , the population of the organisms will increase in that environment

Answer: D


Choices:
A. Nebraska
B. Canada
C. Papua New Guinea
D. Israel

December is during the summer in the southern hemisphere

Answer: C


whether hot or cold blooded, to survive all animals are required to

Choices:
A. store radiant heat
B. wash with water
C. bath in sunshine
D. fight to survive

an animal usually requires a warm body temperature for survival

Answer: A


Choices:
A. gray
B. red
C. blue
D. white

if weather is stormy then there is a greater chance of rain

Answer: A


Choices:
A. water
B. medicine
C. sunlight
D. food

decomposition is when a decomposer breaks down dead organisms

Answer: D


How is a place of lower elevation affected by flooding when compared to a higher location?

Choices:
A. It is more affected by the flood
B. It is impossible to flood a lower elevation location
C. It is more resistant than a higher place
D. The lower area is already flooded

as elevation of a place decreases , how much a flood will affect that place will increases

Answer: A


Seeds can be found inside an object often seen on

Choices:
A. Saturday
B. Valentine's Day
C. April Fool's Day
D. Halloween

Answer: D


Choices:
A. air
B. grass
C. body
D. sustenance

Answer: D


Clouds are made up of moisture particles that are held in the sky until

Choices:
A. weight works against it
B. the storm starts to approach
C. the weather starts to change
D. winter arrives sooner than later

Answer: A


Choices:
A. they give nutrition to their young
B. they lack care for their young
C. mammals eat their young
D. mammals have zero offspring

Answer: A


There are very few species of plants and animals in places like the North Pole because the temperatures are always very

Choices:
A. muggy
B. low
C. high
D. boring

Answer: B


The family cooked most of their food using a stove and

Choices:
A. electricity
B. luck
C. ice
D. magic

electrical devices convert electricity into other forms of energy

Answer: A


Many plant species can only reproduce if the environment includes

Choices:
A. fungi
B. ants
C. bees
D. spiders

Answer: C


Choices:
A. will thoroughly evaporate into the air
B. will quickly become ice
C. becomes steam in the atmosphere
D. becomes droplets of h2o on a boiling pot's lid

water vapor cooling causes that water vapor to condense

Answer: D


if a student locates their pen on the table across the room, which of these happened?

Choices:
A. there was light from pen to cornea
B. the pen failed to reflect any light
C. none of these
D. the person has psychic powers

if an object reflects light toward the eye then that object can be seen

Answer: A


Choices:
A. that live in warm climates
B. who like a fluffier look
C. that live in frigid climates
D. who suffer from male patterned baldness

thick feathers can be used for keeping warm

Answer: C


Choices:
A. coal plant
B. Union Carbide plant
C. windmill
D. automobile

Answer: C


Bill missed high tide, so he had to wait until when to see it again

Choices:
A. tomorrow
B. next month
C. next year
D. never

Answer: A


The bee provided a valuable service to the

Choices:
A. house.
B. rock
C. water
D. rose

Answer: D


When washing laundry, dishes, or taking a bath, it is vital to have

Choices:
A. seven pails for water
B. a hot water heater in the city
C. a large brush for scrubbing
D. water which is warmed to acceptable temperatures

a shower is a source of hot water for washing

Answer: D


Choices:
A. frigid
B. parched
C. rainy
D. tropical

Answer: B


Choices:
A. water is poured into a glass
B. cake is left to cool on the counter
C. jello mix is refrigerated
D. turkey is sliced into pieces

a phase change is when matter changes from one state into another state

Answer: C


Choices:
A. a pulley
B. handicapped
C. a higher one
D. darker level

an inclined plane is used for raising objects

Answer: C


Altering the physical structure of an object destructively might involve

Choices:
A. building on top of the item
B. getting it broken to pieces
C. none of these
D. producing a better quality version

breaking down an object changes that object 's shape and mass

Answer: B


An area where snow falls more of the year is often

Choices:
A. rainy
B. windy
C. higher
D. forested

snow falls during the winter in some environments

Answer: C


A person takes buckets of water from the house and begins to add it to a pond in the yard. After a certain point, the pond

Choices:
A. bloats
B. breaks
C. sinks
D. drowns

when a body of water receives more water than it can hold , a flood occurs

Answer: A


What is present during the day but not at night?

Choices:
A. the moon
B. sunlight
C. clouds
D. planets

if something is outside during the day then that something will receive sunlight

Answer: B


Choices:
A. would live in an area devoid of fauna or flora
B. would live in an area surrounded by redwoods
C. would live in a highly populate city
D. would live in an aquatic environment

Answer: B


Choices:
A. to birds building a nest
B. to lions roaming the Sahara
C. to birds looking a warmer locale
D. to whales trying to find a mate

Earth 's magnetic patterns are used for finding locations by animals that migrate

Answer: C


Choices:
A. a lower chance of rain
B. an ascending chance of showers
C. a decreased likelihood of showers
D. has zero effect on the weather forecast

as air pressure decreases , the chance of rain will increase

Answer: B


Fish are quickly caught in water because of the webbed feet possessed by a

Choices:
A. cheetah
B. penguin
C. hippopotamus
D. snake

webbed feet are used for moving faster through water by aquatic animals

Answer: B


Choices:
A. new york
B. ayers rock
C. seattle
D. denver

December is during the summer in the southern hemisphere

Answer: B


Choices:
A. when onions are chopped
B. when food is digested by the stomach
C. when water is added to a glass
D. when flowers bloom in full

Answer: B


Choices:
A. gravel
B. space
C. cactus
D. ocean floor

Answer: C


There are creatures which, depending on species, have varying numbers of body parts. Arachnids have a certain number, while humans have a different number, and these numerous parts can be attributed to

Choices:
A. survival
B. environmental growth
C. inherited characteristics
D. developmental abilities

the number of body parts of an organism is an inherited characteristic

Answer: C


if a chemical reaction occurs, it might have been triggered by which of these?

Choices:
A. a person yelling at it
B. a person walking by it
C. a person looking at it intently
D. a person cranking up the room heater

adding heat to an object sometimes causes chemical reactions

Answer: D


as the year progress from June to November the hours of light per day

Choices:
A. increases by a few hours
B. decreases by a few hours
C. decreases by 10 minutes
D. increases by 10 minutes

when the seasons change from the summer to the fall , the amount of daylight will decrease

Answer: B


Choices:
A. loosen it
B. tighten it
C. condense it
D. clump it

Answer: A


What shows that crumpling is to change something from being smooth into a compacted shape by physical force?

Choices:
A. folding a piece of paper into a shape
B. crushing a can in your hand
C. squishing a smooth bug
D. ripping up a piece of paper

crumple means change shape from smooth into compacted by physical force

Answer: B


The past week has been warm, humid and foggy. As the weather is supposed to cool a little bit tomorrow, a reasonable person could assume that tomorrow will be

Choices:
A. rainy
B. clear
C. hot
D. steamy

water vapor condensing in clouds causes rain

Answer: A


Choices:
A. sunlight
B. thunder
C. space stones
D. digging

usually craters on planets are formed by asteroids impacting that planet or moon 's surface

Answer: C


When a bear eats berries he will be contributing to what process?

Choices:
A. food for young
B. hunters
C. seed propagation
D. hunger

An example of seed dispersal is animals eating seeds

Answer: C


Choices:
A. bats can only hear echoes
B. echoes are a form of sound
C. their chirps are sent back after bouncing
D. they enjoy listening to echoes

echo is when sound reflects off of a surface

Answer: C


What could be used to fill a beach ball?

Choices:
A. Aluminium
B. Iron
C. Oxygen
D. Water

Answer: C


an animal needs to burn complex carbohydrates to

Choices:
A. stay up
B. move
C. sit
D. sleep

Answer: B


What do predators live near in the same environment?

Choices:
A. Their future Prey
B. Their water source
C. Their offspring
D. Their dens

most predators live near the same environment as their prey

Answer: A


Choices:
A. pulling down
B. sunlight
C. planetary pull
D. solar flares

Answer: C


Choices:
A. a white dwarf star
B. our only yellow star
C. a nearby quasar star
D. a red giant star

the sun is a source of heat called sunlight

Answer: B


Choices:
A. will sync with their climate
B. will keep stable under any circumstances
C. reacts as other warm blooded animals temperature would
D. plunges rapidly in warm climates

as temperature in the environment increases , the body temperature of a reptile in that environment will increase

Answer: A


Choices:
A. tinder
B. concrete ground
C. area under grass
D. store

Answer: C


If the mass of an object increases, what must the volume do for the density to stay the same?

Choices:
A. increase
B. decrease
C. stay the same
D. become zero

density is a measure of mass over volume

Answer: A


If a tree in your backyard rots away for is knocked over by the wind, you can just

Choices:
A. plant another
B. Draw one
C. climb one
D. do nothing

a tree can be replaced by planting a new tree

Answer: A


A river can push tin cans down the path of the water because

Choices:
A. it has motion
B. it is wet
C. it is loud
D. it is strong

Answer: A


What kind of animal returns to the same beaches each year to give birth?

Choices:
A. saltwater crocodile
B. carnivorous bird
C. semiaquatic mammal
D. tiger shark

seals every year return to the same beaches to give birth

Answer: C


Choices:
A. a thing is touched
B. someone becomes injured afterwards
C. a hand is raised
D. a pain is caused

An example of hitting something is dropping an object onto that something

Answer: A


Choices:
A. changes it's chemical make-up
B. will leave a puddle
C. requires a deep freezer
D. makes it even colder

Answer: B


Choices:
A. straight above your head
B. off 20 degrees to the southwest
C. near the western horizon
D. on the other side of the earth

the sun is located directly overhead at noon

Answer: A


Choices:
A. predestined
B. innate
C. genetic
D. learned

doing chores is a learned characteristic

Answer: D


Choices:
A. lead to more some US states gaining surface area
B. lead to more animal species roaming the Earth
C. cause the loss of animal habitats
D. cause a boom in the polar bear population

as the level of water rises , the amount of available land will decrease

Answer: C


if the temperature gauge on a dashboard goes up while vehicle is motion, what could be responsible?

Choices:
A. the snow falling outside
B. the rubbing of the mechanical parts
C. the car sales man
D. the anger of the driver

friction causes the temperature of an object to increase

Answer: B


The star that Jupiter revolves around is the source of solar energy called

Choices:
A. sunlight
B. moonlight
C. ultraviolet light
D. fluorescent light

the sun is the source of solar energy called sunlight

Answer: A


Certain moths are able to experience incomplete metamorphosis by

Choices:
A. skipping cocooning
B. eating more fruit
C. flying further
D. breeding quickly

incomplete metamorphosis is when an insect reaches the adult stage without being a pupa

Answer: A


Choices:
A. construction
B. fire
C. rocks
D. dolphins

decomposer is a kind of role in an ecosystem

Answer: D


Choices:
A. planet
B. sun
C. body
D. sky

Answer: D


Choices:
A. of how much fuel they use
B. of how fast they are
C. of the power the hit the ground with
D. of how tall they are

a rocket engine is used to produce thrust by pushing gases out at a high speed

Answer: C


When we think of bees, we also think of pollen. This is because bees

Choices:
A. sleep in it
B. consume it
C. sell it
D. live in it

Answer: B


Over many, many years, the buildup of warmth and pressure can take a dinosaur's remains and change them into something that can

Choices:
A. power motorbikes
B. melt the moon
C. build corn
D. butter toast

heat and pressure change the remains of prehistoric living things into natural gas

Answer: A


Which is an example of the type of body of water that contains the most water on Earth?

Choices:
A. Sea of Galilee
B. Sea of Tranquility
C. Caribbean Sea
D. Caspian Sea

Answer: C


Choices:
A. the Northern Hemisphere is experiencing scorching hot weather
B. the Northern Hemisphere is experiencing daily torrential rain
C. the Southern Hemisphere is experiencing warm sunny days
D. the Southern Hemisphere is experiencing frigid temperatures

winter in the Northern Hemisphere is during the summer in the Southern Hemisphere

Answer: C


Despite what some think, instead  around themselves, our planet spins around

Choices:
A. pluto
B. the moon
C. the milky way
D. the sun

Answer: D


If I am feeling faint after a lot of activity I can

Choices:
A. Use the bathroom
B. Exercise More
C. Eat an Apple
D. Throw a Party

having food has a positive impact on an organism 's health

Answer: C


A flower may consider its entire point in living to be

Choices:
A. propagating the animal kingdom
B. making new flowers bloom
C. feeding bees and making honey
D. spreading its genetic components around

Answer: D


Choices:
A. make tiny atoms look smaller
B. enhance the size of amoebas for easier viewing
C. make magnifying things much more difficult
D. make huge samples look minuscule

magnifying makes seeing small things easier through using a microscope

Answer: B


Choices:
A. Go out
B. Find pizza
C. Buy supplies
D. Watch Tv

preparing for a storm requires predicting the occurrence of that storm

Answer: C


Choices:
A. electricity conduction
B. earth displacement
C. atomic explosions
D. condensation

Answer: B


Choices:
A. only meat products and byproducts
B. exclusively grains and fruits
C. a full assortment of food groups including meat, grains, and vegetables
D. sea life and only green vegetables

Answer: C


Choices:
A. acts as a conduit for the lungs
B. acts as a command base for the body
C. lacks the ability to use spacial reasoning
D. only assists in movements

Answer: B


Choices:
A. Fish swimming in the sea
B. The wind carrying seeds
C. trees in a forest
D. throwing a gum wrapper in the ocean

pollution is when humans pollute the environment with pollutants

Answer: D


The further a ship sails away from a light house

Choices:
A. the less they will be guided by it's beam
B. the more they will be guided by it's beam
C. the more likely the ship is to sail successfully
D. rough ocean waters will decrease

as distance from a source of light increases , that source of light will appear dimmer

Answer: A


Being able to enjoy eating Mideastern dates in a small town in the USA is possible because

Choices:
A. transporting food became easier, cheaper, and quicker
B. transporting food pays better
C. transported food tastes great
D. fresh food is better than transported food

as ability to transport food increases around the world , the available types of food in distant locations will increase

Answer: A


What is an example of predators eating prey?

Choices:
A. a boa constrictor devouring a monkey
B. a horse trampling a mouse
C. a cat eating a piece of grass
D. a whale eating tons of algae

Answer: A


which one of these would be most nourished?

Choices:
A. a person who eats once daily
B. a person fasting all day
C. a person who only drinks water
D. a person who feeds thrice daily

an animal needs to eat food for nutrients

Answer: D


The doorbell was pushed, but sound failed to emit. What might cause this?

Choices:
A. atmospheric pressure
B. Batteries dead
C. storm
D. temperature

a doorbell converts electrical energy into sound

Answer: B


Since June is cold and wet in Australia, it makes sense that at the same time

Choices:
A. Michigan would experience a heat wave
B. Florida would be raining
C. winter would be raging in Colorado
D. everywhere in the world is cold

June is during the winter in the southern hemisphere

Answer: A


which of these would you most likely find in a log with a hole in it?

Choices:
A. a fish with large gills
B. a dinosaur from the Jurassic era
C. none of these
D. a small sized raccoon

Answer: D


Choices:
A. whale
B. tree
C. bear
D. shrimp

Answer: D


Flashlights run on batteries in order to light up. Those use chemical energy, light uses

Choices:
A. mechanical energy
B. Light energy
C. Hyper energy
D. solar energy

a flashlight converts chemical energy into light energy

Answer: B


A person wants to conduct thermal energy through his house, so when deciding on construction materials, he chooses

Choices:
A. bits of nickel
B. a wooden beam
C. a plastic shelf
D. a rubber mat

a thermal conductor is made of materials that conduct thermal energy

Answer: A


An example of an instinctive behavior is

Choices:
A. a herd of zebras heading in the direction of rain clouds at the end of the dry season
B. a baby bird falling from its nest
C. a horse following the commands of its rider
D. a bird dying from an infection

Answer: A


Light produced by deep sea animals is used for?

Choices:
A. Navigation
B. Camouflage
C. Sexual Display
D. Catching Pray

producing light is used for attracting prey by some deep sea animals

Answer: D


A way to keep a cup of coffee warm is to

Choices:
A. cook it in the oven
B. heat it with a torch
C. put it in the sun
D. use a heated plate

Answer: D


Abusive relationships often lead to the abused in

Choices:
A. future good relationships
B. in favorable outcomes
C. future bad relationships
D. in ideal situations

harming something has a negative impact on that something

Answer: C


Electricity from a power plant lights up a light bulb in a house because

Choices:
A. a conductor is unnecessary
B. there is only one conductor
C. a conductor inside the house contacts a conductor outside the house
D. the house is free of conductors

if one electrical conductor contacts another electrical conductor then electricity will flow through both conductors

Answer: C


Choices:
A. it's best to go sans sunglasses
B. it's best to just use a hand as shade
C. it's best to use eye protection
D. it's best to use a telescope

looking directly at an eclipse of the Sun causes harm to the eyes

Answer: C


How many lizards live in desert habitats?

Choices:
A. all
B. some
C. fifteen
D. none

Answer: B


evaporation is the first stage in the what cycle

Choices:
A. H2O
B. lunar
C. growth
D. menstrual

evaporation is when water is drawn back up into the air in the water cycle

Answer: A


As a source of light moves directly overhead of an object , what happens to it's shadow

Choices:
A. the object will get brighter
B. the shadow will start to spin
C. the size will decrease
D. the light will lean to one side

as a source of light moves directly overhead of an object , the size of the shadow of that object will decrease

Answer: C


If I run my finger across a sheet of plain paper and a sheet of sand paper, which will have greater friction?

Choices:
A. the plain paper
B. the sand paper
C. neither has friction
D. the same friction

as the roughness of something increases , the friction of that something will increase when its surface moves against another surface

Answer: B


Choices:
A. disintegrate
B. fall
C. starve
D. wrinkle

Answer: A


The creation of gypsum from anhydrite is an example of what?

Choices:
A. chemical change
B. volcanic activity
C. biological change
D. mechanical change

if an object undergoes chemical change then that object will have new chemical properties

Answer: A


Who famously explicated the science of dropping something?

Choices:
A. Galileo
B. Newton
C. Einstein
D. Rutherford

dropping something causes that something to fall

Answer: B


The reverse of evaporation in terms of weather phenomena is

Choices:
A. cloud formation
B. condensation
C. transpiration
D. precipitation

precipitation is when rain fall from clouds to the Earth

Answer: D


Preparing food at the proper temperatures

Choices:
A. is too much work and should be avoided
B. eradicates potential illness causing organisms
C. allows bacteria to flourish
D. leaves meat raw and under cooked

cooking food to proper temperatures protects against food poisoning by killing bacteria and viruses

Answer: B


Choices:
A. 1 month
B. 1 week
C. 1 day
D. 1 year.

a revolution of the moon around the Earth takes 1 month

Answer: A


While robins refuse to eat much aside from insects, worms and fruit, most birds can make a nice meal out of

Choices:
A. potato boxes
B. small beds
C. wildflower kernels
D. grass stains

Answer: C


A pod of dolphins is swimming while searching for food. The youngest dolphin swims away from the pod and is lost. The rest of the pod searches for the young dolphin by clicking into the water. The young dolphin is found because of

Choices:
A. echoes from noise
B. vibrations from drums
C. sound of water
D. movement in air

echolocation is when some animals detect objects by hearing echoes by emitting sound

Answer: A


In the desert, the cactus is a rare source of

Choices:
A. food
B. shelter
C. moisture
D. shade

Answer: C


Choices:
A. provided by the largest star and wind
B. provided by solar and petroleum reserves
C. provided by the sun and fossils
D. provided by the sun and coal

Answer: A


The ceiling of the cave grew closer to the ground due to:

Choices:
A. deposition
B. luck
C. magic
D. wood.

Answer: A


Choices:
A. they are different
B. they are same
C. they reproduce equally
D. reproduction is fixed

different organisms reproduce differently

Answer: A


which one of these could eventually facilitate an intoxicating drink?

Choices:
A. a serving of pie
B. all of these
C. a cob of corn
D. a stick of ice cream

Answer: C


Seeds that stick in the fur of an animal

Choices:
A. will hitch a ride on that animal
B. will fall back off immediately
C. will sprout roots in the animal's fur
D. will be unable to regerminate

if seeds stick to the fur of an animal then that seed will be transported by the animal

Answer: A


Choices:
A. rub your palms together
B. wear short sleeve shirts
C. go without any socks
D. stand still in one place

friction causes the temperature of an object to increase

Answer: A


Choices:
A. the break down of other materials
B. materials joining together into one
C. solar interaction with the earth
D. chemicals compounds combining together

Answer: A


Choices:
A. at 3pm
B. at 11pm
C. at 9am
D. at noon

nocturnal predators hunt during the night

Answer: B


Lamps that convert electricity into light and heat are known as

Choices:
A. incadescent
B. flourescent
C. led
D. candle

some light bulbs convert electricity into light and heat energy

Answer: A


What former planet is yet to clear its orbit?

Choices:
A. planet Venus
B. the earth
C. Former seventh planet
D. planet Mars

Answer: C


Choices:
A. expire
B. cough
C. puke
D. eat

Answer: A


The more miles that you can get out of a gallon of gasoline, what happens?

Choices:
A. gasoline will take you a lower distance than normally
B. more gasoline sales will be made
C. travel expenses will go up due to gasoline costs
D. less gasoline will be needed to go a distance

as mileage per galon of gasoline increases , the amount of gasoline used will decrease

Answer: D


A magnifying glass would be useless in viewing?

Choices:
A. tadpole
B. ant
C. sand grain
D. elephant

magnifying glass is used to see small things by making objects appear bigger

Answer: D


Choices:
A. when some flowers cease to bloom in the cold months
B. when ducks swim more in lakes
C. when fish arise from water and sun themselves
D. when all flowers bloom in the cold months

An example of a seasonal change is plants becoming dormant in the winter

Answer: A


Where does an object feel the least pressure?

Choices:
A. a riverbed
B. a puddle
C. a lake bed
D. the ocean floor

as an object descends into water , the pressure on that object will increase

Answer: B


The population of rabbits in an area increases. That could have been caused by

Choices:
A. More predators have been moving into the area
B. The rabbits are becoming infertile
C. Hunters are trapping the rabbits
D. More precipitation falling lately

as the available water in an environment increases , the populations of organisms in that environment will increase

Answer: D


Humans are like monkeys in a lot of ways, besides sharing a lot of the same DNA, their babies are birthed

Choices:
A. mad
B. old
C. alive
D. dead

Answer: C


Environments like the rain forest have such an abundance of flowers and plants due to the amount of what, which is needed for vegetation to thrive?

Choices:
A. Sunlight
B. water
C. Animals
D. people

Answer: B


To aid in keeping your outdoor animals warm in the winter

Choices:
A. put their shelters directly in the way of the wind
B. put their shelters on top of cement
C. attach thermal insulators to their shelters
D. attach shingles to their shelters

a thermal insulator slows the transfer of heat

Answer: C


A deer eats lots of grass, but the deer is unable to create more food for itself, because in the food chain, the deer is unable to be

Choices:
A. a producer
B. a consumer
C. a manager
D. a creator

producer is a kind of role in the food chain process

Answer: A


which of these would most likely cause a car to lose control?

Choices:
A. a nice dry asphalt highway
B. a highway after cloud precipitation
C. a dry cobble stone road
D. all of these

as moisture of an object decreases , the friction of that object against another object will increase

Answer: B


Potential energy changes to kinetic energy when using a

Choices:
A. computer
B. light bulb
C. television
D. bicycle

potential energy changes to kinetic energy through motion

Answer: D


Many families survive the winter thanks to

Choices:
A. tv
B. AC unit
C. furnace
D. fridge

natural gas is a source of heat by burning

Answer: C


Choices:
A. tiny hard pieces
B. small berries
C. worms
D. little sharp flecks

Answer: A


Choices:
A. dirt
B. air
C. sink
D. house

if a weed is pulled then that weed is destroyed

Answer: A


Choices:
A. drain the power from a solar calculator
B. power down a solar calculator
C. short circuit a solar calculator
D. allow a solar calculator to come on

if something is in the sunlight then that something will absorb solar energy

Answer: D


if something moves faster than before, it might have been affected by what?

Choices:
A. the application of water
B. the application of force
C. the application of light
D. none of these

force causes the speed of an object to increase

Answer: B


A boy smacks another child in the face. The child cries because

Choices:
A. it was harmed
B. it was sitting
C. it was happy
D. it was lonely

harming something has a negative impact on that something

Answer: A


Choices:
A. make eyes more visible
B. bounce from a rod
C. create a real problem
D. blind a garden gnome

Answer: B


One of the earth's layer's is it's crust. It can be found

Choices:
A. just above it's mantle
B. in the center of the earth
C. on top of the moon
D. close to the sun

the mantle is located just below Earth 's crust

Answer: A


Choices:
A. rain water floods the land
B. organisms pass and rot away
C. small trees sprout up
D. microscopic insects infest the landscape

decomposition increases the amount of nutrients in the soil

Answer: B


Choices:
A. use your feet to pedal somewhere
B. hop in a sedan
C. put the pedal to the metal in a truck
D. ride a motorcycle around town

Answer: A


A car is stuck in a ditch, and requires the passengers of the vehicle to get out and push it back onto the road. Two of the three passengers push the car, and they struggle to gain any ground, but when the third passenger helps them

Choices:
A. the car struggles to move
B. the car gains ground rapidly
C. the car is stuck
D. the car is too heavy to push

as force exerted on an object increases , distance travelled will increase

Answer: B


In the desert at night, most animals that live there find that they require less

Choices:
A. liquid to consume
B. food to eat
C. warmth to sleep
D. packmates for hunting

as temperature in an environment decreases , the amount of water an animal in that environment will lose will decrease

Answer: A


For it to survive, the horse relied on its owner to bring it

Choices:
A. a harness
B. a lead.
C. grain
D. a saddle

an animal requires nutrients for survival

Answer: C


organic life requires certain things to grow such as

Choices:
A. nutritional values
B. zinc
C. acid
D. darkness

a living thing requires nutrients to grow

Answer: A


Choices:
A. a Sunda Colugo
B. a Sneezewort
C. a sousaphone
D. a Picasso

Answer: A


A pack of wolves eat the sheep before a grizzly bear can get to them, what have the wolves done to the bear?

Choices:
A. out competed
B. out lasted
C. out ran
D. out lived

if an animal takes a resource from another animal then that animal competes for resources successfully

Answer: A


What rock is likely to be more mechanically weathered?

Choices:
A. a rock used to make fires
B. a rock traveling through space
C. a rock far below the ground
D. a rock is hit by the sun's rays

mechanical weathering is when rocks are broken down by mechanical means

Answer: A


What is an example of humans building houses in a ecosystem and causing change in the environment as a result?

Choices:
A. a dog house is placed in a fenced in back yard
B. a birdbath is placed in a park with a low squirrel population
C. a city is built over a park and deer lose their home
D. a small house is built in the forest and animals are fed there

humans building homes in an ecosystem causes that environment to change

Answer: C


After a long time, a paw print may end up

Choices:
A. in water
B. on a tree
C. in a building
D. underground

An example of a fossil is a paw print in rock

Answer: D


Muscles pull on bones in order to move them; which is an example of that?

Choices:
A. shaking your head in frustration
B. rolling your eyes at someone
C. wiggling your tongue in your mouth
D. wrinkling your nose at a smell

Answer: A


Choices:
A. fiddleheads
B. ramps
C. dulse
D. blobfish

Answer: D


You can see further from which of these locations on the moon?

Choices:
A. mountains
B. crater
C. buildings
D. surface

the surface of the Moon contains mountains

Answer: A


Choices:
A. pollination and germination
B. life sustaining substances
C. roots and oxygen
D. oxygen and argon

Answer: B


What shows that as the amount of food an animal eats decreases , that organism will become thinner?

Choices:
A. outline of ribs is clearly visible on starving mammals
B. thin organisms are usually invertebrates
C. all thin animals lack proper nutrition
D. animals that have little food are dying

as the amount of food an animal eats decreases , that organism will become thinner

Answer: A


Choices:
A. two metals are placed together
B. substances find one another irresistible
C. nickel is in a metal rod
D. iron and nickel are in a bowl

magnetic attraction pulls two objects together

Answer: B


What best describes the relationship with the moon, Earth, and the sun?

Choices:
A. the Earth is absorbing sunlight
B. the moon is equidistant from the sun and Earth
C. the moon is a star
D. the sun travels around the Earth

the moon reflects sunlight towards the Earth

Answer: A


Choices:
A. the temperature is not as good
B. it's not by other plants
C. the roots have less light energy to absorb
D. the chlorophyll has less light energy to absorb

chlorophyll is used for absorbing light energy by plants

Answer: D


The moon orbits an object that orbits the

Choices:
A. Earth
B. moon
C. sun
D. Mars

Answer: C


Choices:
A. can take on numerous formations
B. is always completely opaque
C. lacks any sort of malleability
D. is easily confused with the gas phase

Matter in the liquid phase has variable shape

Answer: A


Choices:
A. backyard vegetable garden
B. television signals
C. vacuuming carpet
D. taking a nap

Answer: A


Choices:
A. craters
B. gravity
C. H2O
D. CO2

Answer: C


How many revolutions does the moon make around the Earth during spring?

Choices:
A. one
B. six
C. three
D. twelve

a revolution of the moon around the Earth takes 1 month

Answer: C


If a building suddenly collapses inward, the people working inside will likely

Choices:
A. go away
B. steer clear
C. depart earth
D. walk away

Answer: C


What sense is associated with an animal's ingestion?

Choices:
A. taste
B. hearing
C. vision
D. touch

when an animal eats or drinks something , that animal tastes that something

Answer: A


if a person eats a fruit, it is possible it was once which of these?

Choices:
A. none of these
B. it was a reproduction structure
C. it was a stone
D. it was a root

Answer: B


Ethyl alcohol can be made by distilling and fermenting simple sugars from

Choices:
A. a starchy slurry
B. wet sand
C. dry sawdust
D. rice fields

Answer: A


If a cow is offered a choice, it will turn down

Choices:
A. a bale of hay
B. a piece of carrot
C. a chunk of apple
D. a chunk of pork

Answer: D


When the availability of food sources increase in an environment, what will also increase?

Choices:
A. Trash
B. Bodies of Water
C. Animals/Plants
D. Air

as the number of sources of food increase in an environment , the population of the organisms will increase in that environment

Answer: C


I can use a Punnett Square to determine if

Choices:
A. I'll be able to walk on walls
B. If I will be invisible
C. I'll be able to have superpowers
D. I'll be able to twist my tongue

a Punnett square is used to identify the percent chance of a trait being passed down from a parent to its offspring

Answer: D


Playing music at a certain frequency may

Choices:
A. shatter a glass
B. send sound outside
C. hurt your teeth
D. crack a mirror

Answer: A


When the pie came out of the oven is had more

Choices:
A. nutrients
B. calories
C. heat energy
D. apples

if food is cooked then heat energy is added to that food

Answer: C


Choices:
A. in what we all breathe
B. under the ocean waves
C. exclusively in hot steam
D. only in cumulus clouds

Answer: A


Choices:
A. A place for foreign plants
B. A house painted green
C. A secret Army base
D. The opposite of the White House

a greenhouse is used to protect plants by keeping them warm

Answer: A


Precipitation is when hail fall from clouds to the ground, and so is

Choices:
A. sprinkles
B. water
C. frost
D. clouds

precipitation is when hail fall from clouds to the ground

Answer: A


Choices:
A. moisture deprived logs
B. old branches
C. green branches
D. chopped logs

Answer: A


Choices:
A. in the southern hemisphere
B. in the northern hemisphere
C. in the western hemisphere
D. in the eastern hemisphere

June is during the winter in the southern hemisphere

Answer: A


Choices:
A. is a fresh idea
B. can be retrieved repeatedly
C. is a source of water
D. is useless in farming

Answer: B


A seismometer can note how earthquakes are

Choices:
A. small
B. fast
C. strong
D. long

a seismometer is used to measure the strength or magnitude of an earthquake

Answer: C


Which is most likely a pollinating animal?

Choices:
A. bear
B. spider
C. Anthophila
D. crocodile

Answer: C


Choices:
A. stick bugs
B. radishes
C. leaf beetles
D. sea cucumbers

Answer: B


Choices:
A. sweltering
B. cold
C. tepid
D. frigid

a desert environment is usually hot in temperature

Answer: A


A stage in the life cycle process includes what aspect?

Choices:
A. transporting water
B. reproducing ideas
C. entity replication
D. killing of kin

reproduction is a stage in the life cycle process

Answer: C


Choices:
A. would avoid being pinched on St. Patrick's day
B. would blend in well in the arctic
C. is the color of an embarrassed person's cheeks
D. is a color used also to describe someone sad

Answer: A


Choices:
A. flounder to intake oxygen
B. giraffes to breathe underwater
C. respiration for seals and herons
D. respiration for sea going birds

gills are used for breathing water by aquatic animals

Answer: A


The purpose of bird feathers, especially down, is to

Choices:
A. retain body temps
B. contain moisture
C. move air around
D. help with flight

down feathers are a thermal energy insulator

Answer: A


Choices:
A. catch it
B. scavenge
C. hunt
D. steal

remora fish eat food by attaching themselves to sharks and eating the food left behind

Answer: B


The planet that contains many ecosystems is sequentially _________ from the center of its solar system

Choices:
A. fifth
B. first
C. third
D. fourth

Answer: C


To aid in increasing the population of an organism in an environment

Choices:
A. introduce more water sources
B. restrict the food supply
C. introduce more predators into the environment
D. create artificial drought conditions

as the available water in an environment increases , the populations of organisms in that environment will increase

Answer: A


Choices:
A. sugar
B. tea
C. salt water
D. chocolate milk

a balance is used for measuring weight of a substance

Answer: A


Choices:
A. megaphone
B. walking
C. speaking
D. yelling

as the amount that matter vibrates increases , sound produced increases

Answer: A


Choices:
A. maybe
B. this is wrong
C. all of these
D. this is true

Answer: B


Survival of an organism is positively impacted by

Choices:
A. access to food lacking in nutrients
B. access to dirty, tainted water
C. access to viable and required items
D. access to roadways and highways

the ability to access resources has a positive impact on an organism 's survival

Answer: C


what do the contents of electromagnets resemble?

Choices:
A. they look like shoes
B. they look like mice
C. all of these
D. the look like gas containers

an electromagnet contains cylindrical ferrous metal

Answer: D


What does a seed contain stored food for?

Choices:
A. animals
B. people
C. cars
D. flora

a seed is used for storing food for a new plant

Answer: D


Standing in a canyon and yelling your name

Choices:
A. will cause the canyon to shake
B. will cause your name to reverberate thru the canyon
C. will cause complete silence
D. will cause animals to run up to you

echo is when sound reflects off of a surface

Answer: B


Increasing the amount of heat can be done by

Choices:
A. adding gas to a fire
B. putting a pot on the stove
C. covering up with a blanket
D. moving to a warm climate

an exothermic reaction increases the amount of heat

Answer: A


A locations climate is what in the area?

Choices:
A. Common forecast
B. water tide
C. rare storms
D. earthquakes

climate is the usual kind of weather in a location

Answer: A


Choices:
A. windows allow in extra sunlight
B. carbon heats up inside
C. air retains humidity and warmth
D. gasses are trapped in buildings

the greenhouse effect is when carbon in the air heats a planet 's atmosphere

Answer: C


cooking a meal will lead to a transfer of energy into that meal?

Choices:
A. this is false
B. this is provable
C. maybe
D. all of these

if food is cooked then heat energy is added to that food

Answer: B


A storm moving over the earth will dump more rain on a

Choices:
A. arctic
B. desert
C. meadow
D. sandy area

a grassland environment receives more rainfall than a desert

Answer: C


After a long, hard workout, many professionals will help their body to heal by consuming

Choices:
A. electrolytes
B. protein
C. sugar
D. carbohydrates

protein is used to repair cells by the human body

Answer: B


can a kid with a new binoculars see a friend standing in a distance better or worse?

Choices:
A. visibility will be improved
B. visibility will be compromised
C. difference will be lacking
D. all of these

binoculars are used for observing distant objects

Answer: A


Choices:
A. solar flares are heating the earth
B. the hemispheres are rotating
C. a portion of the planet is in closer proximity to the sun
D. the sun is flaring up more

summer is when a hemisphere is tilted towards the sun

Answer: C


After the chickens were let into the field, the population of worms

Choices:
A. decreased
B. increased
C. exploded
D. fluctuated

if an organism dies then the population of that organism will decrease

Answer: A


A predator such as a wolf will show such a distinction by

Choices:
A. preferring rabbit to lettuce
B. turning down vegetables as food
C. chasing small moving mammals
D. eating meat when given it

Answer: C


Over the years, the desert rat has evolved traits that help it live with low supplies of water, what is this an example of?

Choices:
A. Acquired statistics
B. Acquired interests
C. Acquired characteristics
D. Acquired heuristics

an organism 's environment affects that organism 's acquired characteristics

Answer: C


Choices:
A. lack food
B. eat too much.
C. overeat
D. eat food

Answer: A


Choices:
A. looking outside at the weather
B. degrees of warmth are noted
C. measuring how humid the air is
D. how hot it is is discussed

Answer: B


Choices:
A. using Styrofoam plates for every meal
B. reusing gift bags again and again
C. throwing plastic bottles in the landfill
D. driving a gas guzzling truck

An example of conservation is avoiding waste

Answer: B


The strength of a hurricane will increase

Choices:
A. in a sweltering environment
B. in a cold environment
C. in a breezy environment
D. in a dry environment

as heat and moisture increases , the strength of a hurricane will increase

Answer: A


An animal needs what for for growing and repairing?

Choices:
A. calories from sustenance
B. warm water
C. reproduction actions
D. hunters ammo

an animal requires nutrients to grow and heal

Answer: A


What quickly changes the Earth's surface?

Choices:
A. a hurricane
B. an earthquake
C. a flood
D. a tornado

an earthquake changes Earth 's surface quickly

Answer: B


Choices:
A. look like flora
B. look like cars
C. look like bats
D. look like dogs

poisonous darts are used for defense by sea anemones

Answer: A


When a new suburb was built there was less room for what?

Choices:
A. Tadpoles
B. Crime
C. Guns
D. Air

if a habitat can no longer support animals then those animals will move to another area

Answer: A


if a person wanted some mineral graphite, where might they likely find some?

Choices:
A. in the potato bread for breakfast
B. in a pencil for drawing class
C. in the vanilla ice cream
D. in the flower of a plant

Answer: B


which of these would help a person walk through a dark basement?

Choices:
A. a dead military torchlight
B. a blown out electric lamp
C. an oil lantern without oil
D. a candle and a matchstick

a candle is a source of light when it is burned

Answer: D


Choices:
A. hairstyle
B. hand size
C. nail polish
D. vocabulary

genes are a vehicle for passing inherited characteristics from parent to offspring

Answer: B


The dispersal of what has a positive impact on plants?

Choices:
A. leaves
B. bark
C. branches
D. kernels

seed dispersal has a positive impact on a plant

Answer: D


Being a nonrenewable resource means coal

Choices:
A. is highly sought after as an alternate energy source
B. can be replaced and replenished with enough time
C. the industry one day will cease to exist
D. is flourishing with an unending supply

Answer: C


Choices:
A. plunge a butter knife thru bread
B. bake a red velvet cake
C. power a two wheel bicycle
D. run a swing set

An electrical conductor is a vehicle for the flow of electricity

Answer: B


The instance of which of the following colliding and causing death is considered to happen?

Choices:
A. Trees
B. Buildings
C. Animals
D. Electronics

Answer: B


The molten rock under the surface is called magma and once is appears on what area is it called lava?

Choices:
A. geyser
B. volcano
C. below ground
D. above ground

Answer: D


Choices:
A. some hours on clock
B. minutes in a day
C. passing by the side
D. segments of a cycle

Answer: D


A person needs to find a way to shore while on a raft. Another person tells the first person which direction to go in order to safely reach land, so the person directing is

Choices:
A. navigating
B. negating
C. relying
D. destroying

An example of navigation is directing a boat

Answer: A


Choices:
A. southern winter flight
B. foreging
C. climbing
D. relocation

Answer: A


Sending electricity through what causes electric current to flow through it?

Choices:
A. ground
B. water
C. air
D. copper

sending electricity through a conductor causes electric current to flow through that conductor

Answer: D


When a frog is born, it has tiny gills so that it can breathe underwater, even though in adulthood it will

Choices:
A. relocate to land
B. find lungs useless
C. make lung soup
D. burn air

Answer: A


A komodo dragon's body temperature would be highest if immersed in

Choices:
A. lava
B. apple juice
C. liquid nitrogen
D. water

Answer: A


Choices:
A. Look at an elephant
B. Look at the sun shine
C. Watch a mouse eat food
D. see the pores in a plant

magnifying makes seeing small things easier through using a microscope

Answer: D


Choices:
A. it stays same
B. none of these
C. it gets shorter
D. it gets taller

lighting a candle causes that candle to burn

Answer: C


Choices:
A. a heat source
B. the Milky Way
C. a neighboring planet
D. the moon

Answer: A


heat and pressure change the remains of what into natural gas?

Choices:
A. leaves
B. cans
C. books
D. cars

heat and pressure change the remains of prehistoric living things into natural gas

Answer: A


the inability of a once breathing organism to function can be described as?

Choices:
A. a state of the union
B. a state of activity
C. a state of agility
D. a state of being dead

if a living thing dies then that living thing is dead

Answer: D


which one of these activities can lead to animal gathering seeds

Choices:
A. Bees making nectar
B. bees making honey.
C. bees stinging human
D. Bees collecting nectar

An example of seed dispersal is is an animal gathering seeds

Answer: D


Choices:
A. spider
B. crab
C. squid
D. tilapia

Answer: D


Choices:
A. an animate object
B. a blue object
C. a dead object
D. an inanimate object

illness has a negative impact on an organism 's health

Answer: A


A herd of deer may be forced to search for a new home if

Choices:
A. resources in an area become too few to maintain the herd
B. water in an area becomes slightly briny
C. more babies are born in the spring
D. moose move into an area that deer are in

if the amount of available food and water decreases in an environment then animals may leave that environment to find food and water

Answer: A


Thirteen times a year, roughly, the moon

Choices:
A. crashes into the Earth
B. is orbited by the Earth
C. lights up the Earth
D. completely rotates the Earth

the moon orbiting the Earth approximately occurs 13 times per year

Answer: D


While deer may be found in many varied locations, they mostly make their home

Choices:
A. in densely covered wilderness
B. outside of grassy areas
C. in largely populated parks
D. near cabins in small towns

Answer: A


An animal can use what to help find a partner

Choices:
A. social networking and dating apps
B. beautiful vibrant tail plumage
C. asking animal friends for advice
D. meet ups and social gatherings

coloration is used to find a mate by some animals

Answer: B


Choices:
A. plastic items
B. carbon dioxide
C. a rabbit
D. table salt

an organism is a source of organic matter

Answer: C


Choices:
A. when new prey species arrive in the community
B. when population of lions decreases
C. when there are a plethora of prey choices
D. when the antelopes are scare

as the population of prey decreases , competition between predators will increase

Answer: D


Algae perform photosynthesis and so they are like to be found where in a body of water?

Choices:
A. nowhere
B. bottom
C. top
D. middle

Answer: C


Choices:
A. producers
B. apex predators
C. decomposers
D. detritivores

Answer: A


How can it be shown that an electrical conductor is a vehicle for the flow of electricity?

Choices:
A. holding an electrified fence can kill you
B. electricity is unable to conduct well through rubber shoe soles
C. sticking a fork into an electrical outlet is safe if it is plastic
D. electricity is a volatile thing

Answer: A


Sandbars are a part of most seas because there are

Choices:
A. waves which adjust silt
B. lots of stones in seas
C. places where fish eat
D. sand that needs to be piled

a sandbar is formed by water moving sediment downstream

Answer: A


Which is needed for photosynthesis to occur

Choices:
A. chemical with the atomic number 18
B. energy that takes 8.3 minutes to travel to Earth
C. the 8th entry on the periodic table
D. the most prevalent chemical in the atmosphere

photosynthesis means green plants convert from carbon dioxide, water, and solar energy into oxygen for themselves

Answer: B


Choices:
A. are lacking in leaves
B. need to be replaced or numbers go down
C. are tiny and irrelevant
D. are smaller and less

cutting down trees in a forest causes the number of trees to decrease in that forest

Answer: B


A cop can tell that a car is speeding because it is

Choices:
A. cruising quickly
B. driving along
C. moving forward
D. on the road

speed is a measure of how fast an object is moving

Answer: A


A herd of wild horses has been decreasing in size rapidly. Which of these might be the cause?

Choices:
A. There has been a lot of rain
B. The month of July has arrived
C. Predators have moved out of the area
D. All of the vegetation has been dying

the ability to find resources has a positive impact on an organism 's survival

Answer: D


how come a person can blow into a balloon and use the same air to fill a soccer ball?

Choices:
A. it is the law of thermodynamics
B. it is the ability of it to conform
C. it is a shift in the cosmos
D. all of these

Matter in the gas phase has variable shape

Answer: B


A product of what can travel through a vacuum?

Choices:
A. Rigel
B. oil well
C. volcano
D. iceberg

Answer: A


What needs measurements taken in the morning and evening?

Choices:
A. coastal range
B. tidal range
C. wave length
D. apex

tidal range is a measure of the vertical distance from high tide to low tide

Answer: B


A field is experiencing above average rainfall and food is plentiful, so the rabbits living there will

Choices:
A. produce larger litters
B. find new land
C. die much younger
D. eat less food

as available resources increases , the population of an organism that uses those resources will increase

Answer: A


a wren building a home is an example of what type of behavior

Choices:
A. good
B. inherited
C. learned
D. bad

An example of an inherited behavior is a bird building a nest

Answer: B


Choices:
A. acts as a delivery person for a plant
B. acts as a trainer for a plant
C. acts as a doctor for a plant
D. acts as a farmer for a plant

phloem transports materials through the plant

Answer: A


Rain pours on a road for a night, then freezes in the morning, so what happens to the road?

Choices:
A. begins to crack
B. begins to swell
C. begins to slide
D. begins to crumble

Answer: A


Why do zebras choose to live where they live?

Choices:
A. great location
B. lovely view
C. edible items
D. good parking

animals live and feed near their habitats

Answer: C


which of these can alter its appearance naturally to evade being captured?

Choices:
A. a little chameleon
B. a human being
C. a lion
D. a goat

An example of camouflage is an organism looking like leaves

Answer: A


School children often play a musical instrument by

Choices:
A. sweeping thumb across elastic band over a beverage carton
B. making rubber band chain bracelets
C. wearing rubber bands with braces
D. shooting rubber band with one hand

An example of playing a musical instrument is strumming a guitar string

Answer: A


Choices:
A. cause it to travel further in the same time
B. cause the structure to take up less space
C. cause it to travel less distance in the same time
D. increase the mass of the structure

force causes the speed of an object to increase

Answer: A


What can be produced when electrical energy is provided to a blown piece of glass with a wire inside?

Choices:
A. luminescence
B. lifeforce
C. sound
D. Water

a light bulb requires electrical energy to produce light

Answer: A


Given that animals are generally unfriendly with humans and would prefer their own space, which of these creatures is an anomaly?

Choices:
A. buffalo
B. deer
C. scottish folds
D. boar

animals usually distance themselves from humans

Answer: C


How can things that are very tall have things lifted up them?

Choices:
A. a kite is flown with a string attached
B. a string that loops from top to bottom
C. flats are flown to the top of poles
D. a flagpole is leaned down to get a flag on it

a pulley is used to lift a flag on a flagpole

Answer: B


A person will need to eat fruits and vegetables in order to have a healthy life and body, so other humans must

Choices:
A. tend produce
B. eat chips
C. buy bagels
D. make fields flood

Answer: A


Choices:
A. A park bench
B. A silver spoon
C. Tupperware
D. An Airplane

Answer: A


Choices:
A. Centipede
B. Dolphin
C. Seagull
D. Dog

rocks are a source of shelter for small animals in an environment

Answer: A


if a predator wanted to catch its meal undetected, which method would be effective?

Choices:
A. hiding behind a bush with similar colors as itself
B. roaring really loud to scare it
C. none of these
D. peeing to confuse the prey

camouflage can be used for hunting for prey

Answer: A


Choices:
A. hide from their predators
B. hide in their environment
C. keep their bodies warm
D. keep their fur clean

the arctic environment is white in color from being covered in snow

Answer: B


Millilters mL is a unit generally used for values between 1 and 1000 to measure

Choices:
A. the space inside a container
B. the height of a container
C. the weight of a container
D. the length of a container

milliliters mL is a unit used for measuring volume generally used for values between 1 and 1000

Answer: A


The slight angle of the axis of the human planet is responsible for the energy allotment that is received by what?

Choices:
A. polar areas
B. mars continents
C. free countries
D. all countries

the Earth being tilted on its axis causes ones side of the Earth to receive less energy from the Sun than the other side

Answer: D


What can cause a process that has a negative effect on the environment?

Choices:
A. pulleys
B. sharks
C. tillage
D. ice

erosion of soil has a negative impact on the environment

Answer: C


A parrot has been eating a lot of fattening food. This could lead to

Choices:
A. the parrots' parents scolding him
B. the parrot becoming a faster flyer
C. the parrot having trouble getting off the ground
D. the parrot ending up in the hospital

as the weight of an animal decreases , that animal will fly more easily

Answer: C


Choices:
A. Telling it a story
B. Cutting it from the roots
C. Storing it in the dark
D. Refusing to water it

In the photosynthesis process oxygen has the role of waste product

Answer: A


The floating arrow on a compass always points away from the

Choices:
A. east
B. north
C. south
D. west

the floating arrow on a compass always points towards the north

Answer: C


The sun causes what to happen to water at a more rapid pace when heat is added?

Choices:
A. water volume maintains exactly
B. water levels rise as moisture is held in the water
C. the heat makes the water boil as it reaches higher temperatures
D. heat causes the water to lose volume as moisture is pulled into the air

the sun causes water to evaporate more quickly by adding heat

Answer: D


There are several stages in the way that water cycles, and all are accurate aside from

Choices:
A. condensation
B. procepitation
C. precipitation
D. evaporation

condensation is a stage in the water cycle process

Answer: B


Choices:
A. storing water
B. amassing pecans
C. planting flowers
D. sleeping late

squirrels gather nuts in the autumn to eat during the winter

Answer: B


Choices:
A. has been bleached or washed
B. is genetically altered and abused
C. is a very clean animal
D. got it from genetics

the coloration of fur is an inherited characteristic

Answer: D


Choices:
A. escalate reproduction
B. increase water usage
C. increase visual appeal
D. decrease reproduction

as the number of pollinators attracted to a flower increases , the ability of that flower to reproduce will increase

Answer: A


Choices:
A. Cats eating cat food
B. sea otter cracking open clams with a rock
C. Humans going to restaurants
D. A dog eating dog food

An example of hunting is an otter cracking open clams with a rock

Answer: B


Needing to use an umbrella could be the result of

Choices:
A. evaporation
B. condensation
C. altercation
D. precipitation

precipitation is when water falls from the sky

Answer: D


After a period of discomfort, weight gain, and sharing the body with a growing parasite, a female creature will have

Choices:
A. a doughnut
B. a prodigy
C. a meal
D. a clone

Answer: B


Choices:
A. card stock
B. cement
C. glass
D. copper.

Answer: A


A horse is kicked out of the barn on a hot summer's day, because the stalls need mucked, and the workers have difficulty cleaning around the horses. So the horse is standing in the field, in direct sunlight, and begins to overheat a bit. In order to stand the heat better, the horse

Choices:
A. eats
B. stamps
C. neighs
D. perspires

sweat is used for adjusting to hot temperatures by some animals

Answer: D


braille is read by using your fingers to

Choices:
A. hold the book
B. hold the flashlight
C. turn the page
D. feel the words

the shape of an object can be discovered through feeling that object

Answer: D


Choices:
A. bugs to eat
B. liquid food
C. finger food
D. nutritional material

Answer: D


How many seasons occur in the span of three years

Choices:
A. ten
B. twelve
C. eight
D. four

a new season occurs once per three months

Answer: B


Choices:
A. fish
B. banana trees
C. redwoods
D. insects

when a habitat can support living things , living things can live in that habitat

Answer: D


Choices:
A. Sushi
B. Cats
C. Trash
D. Mackerel

sharp beaks are a kind of adaptation for catching prey

Answer: D


An example of hunting is an otter cracking open clams with a rock, another is

Choices:
A. an eagle preening its feathers
B. a fish swimming back upstream
C. a bear swiping at a hive
D. a deer eating grass

Answer: C


A child has a basket of chocolate eggs for breakfast and as a result

Choices:
A. sleeps for the afternoon
B. quietly reads a book
C. runs around all day
D. eats seven more eggs

an organism breaks down sugar to release energy

Answer: C


Choices:
A. sparse flora and fauna
B. two or three species of similar animals
C. a diverse selection of living beings
D. one species dominating an area

a community is made of many types of organisms in an area

Answer: C


Choices:
A. grasslands
B. deserts
C. oceans
D. forests

Answer: C


35 percent of what depends on pollination?

Choices:
A. flowers
B. people
C. crops
D. bees

pollination requires pollinating animals

Answer: C


A household appliance prepares food using electrical energy and

Choices:
A. biological energy
B. nothing else
C. heat energy
D. chemical energy

a toaster converts electrical energy into heat energy for toasting

Answer: C


Choices:
A. is a vital resource to pigs
B. is a vital resource to daffodils
C. is a vital resource to oceans
D. is a vital resource to bees

In the respiration process carbon dioxide is a waste product

Answer: B


Choices:
A. children
B. a progeny
C. offspring
D. nothing

two females can not usually reproduce with each other

Answer: D


Things that are shiny can reflect light, so all of these will aside from

Choices:
A. dog tag
B. ring
C. outlet
D. confetti

Answer: C


Choices:
A. antartic
B. artic
C. seas
D. lakes

Answer: C


Soil is an example of what type of resource for growing plants?

Choices:
A. Renewable Resource
B. Abundant Resource
C. Natural Resource
D. Recycled Resource

soil is a renewable resource for growing plants

Answer: A


Choices:
A. smaller
B. longer
C. wider
D. harder

Answer: D


Choices:
A. the moon
B. the ocean
C. orbiting satellites
D. the space station

the moon reflects sunlight towards the Earth

Answer: B


Choices:
A. fish and frogs get along
B. there is a mix of life
C. life forms gather together
D. there is a lot of growth

Answer: B


Choices:
A. the closest celestial object to earth
B. the closest planet to Earth
C. the closest sun to Earth
D. the closest space to Earth

the moon is the celestial object that is closest to the Earth

Answer: A


If I were recreating water going in and out, I would need to make sure

Choices:
A. I paint the water orange
B. I include the animals
C. I use the sun for gravity
D. I repeat it twice

the tide cycle regularly occurs twice per day

Answer: D


A boy is standing in the bathroom brushing his teeth, but the lights are off in the bathroom. However, his room is next to the bathroom and his bedroom light is on. The bathroom is still bright, because the mirror reflects

Choices:
A. light from a car
B. light from the sun
C. light from the bathroom
D. light from the bedroom

Answer: D


Choices:
A. because it causes drought
B. because it evaporates too quickly
C. It contains various detrimental particles from the air
D. because it causes algae growth

acid rain has a negative impact on water quality

Answer: C


powered on lightbulbs burst with cold water because they

Choices:
A. electricity and water repel each other
B. the inside is also cool
C. the water starts to boil
D. the inside is hot

electrical current running through a wire causes that wire to heat up

Answer: D


What can build something over millions of years?

Choices:
A. a river
B. a person
C. society
D. dinosaurs

a canyon forming occurs over a period of millions of years

Answer: A


Choices:
A. to properly illuminate objects
B. to be used as a weapon
C. to meet weight requirements
D. to illuminate bright rooms

a flashlight requires a source of electricity to produce light

Answer: A


If a car is stuck and people need to move it

Choices:
A. they use horses to pull it
B. they are really stuck
C. they use their bodies to shove
D. they push it into the air

Answer: C


Choices:
A. collection of neurons
B. friend
C. weather condition
D. higher power

Answer: A


What requires nutrients to grow and heal?

Choices:
A. birds
B. computers
C. dirt
D. metals

an animal requires nutrients to grow and heal

Answer: A


Choices:
A. types of rubber
B. types of wire
C. electrodes
D. that which conducts

a thermal conductor is made of materials that conduct thermal energy

Answer: D


Invasive plants in an ecosystem often lead to

Choices:
A. overpopulation
B. rainy weather
C. rashes
D. GMOs

if the population of an organism increases then the ecosystem may become overpopulated with that organism

Answer: A


Where does a lightbulb send electricity to generate heat?

Choices:
A. glass sphere
B. plastic circle
C. block of metal
D. metal thread

an incandescent light bulb converts electricity into heat by sending electricity through a filament

Answer: D


Choices:
A. it can cause hypothermia
B. it will stick to metal surfaces
C. it can freeze solids
D. it can turn ice into a puddle faster

as temperature increases , the ability of that liquid to dissolve solids will increase

Answer: D


Choices:
A. Leaving a fire log poker in the fire place
B. Sitting down on a bed
C. Throwing a large ball
D. Yelling into a megaphone at a crowd

thermal conduction is when materials conduct heat through those materials

Answer: A


Choices:
A. fat
B. sweat
C. motion and heat
D. protein

moving changes stored energy into motion and heat

Answer: C


Miletinae in the air above will have gone through a transmutation and would have already gone through what pre imago but post egg stage ?

Choices:
A. egg stage
B. old stage
C. stage after larva
D. moth stage

the pupa stage is a stage in the metamorphosis process of some animals

Answer: C


Choices:
A. Go running
B. cook some bread
C. Ride a bike
D. Go swimming

a light bulb requires electrical energy to produce light

Answer: B


Choices:
A. glucose
B. carbon dioxide
C. water
D. glucosamine

a producer is a source of sugar in an ecosystem

Answer: A


What is a unit for measuring heat energy?

Choices:
A. kg
B. m
C. s
D. F

Answer: D


What has a positive impact on body strength?

Choices:
A. frequent physical contact
B. irregular body motion
C. decreased physical effort
D. active physical effort

exercise has a positive impact on a body 's strength

Answer: D


Choices:
A. recycle water from the toilet
B. propel a rocket to the moon
C. keep a room comfortable
D. filter water from the tap

Answer: C


What is least likely to exchange damage from heat with it's surroundings?

Choices:
A. A sheep
B. a car
C. A lake
D. A dead grove

Answer: D


In order to assemble a bike, the following are needed with exception of?

Choices:
A. Nails
B. Bolts
C. Screws
D. Bars

Answer: A


When we made some confetti it differed from the original sheets of paper in

Choices:
A. color
B. pattern
C. temperature
D. shape

tearing an object changes that object 's shape

Answer: D


How many odorant receptors do honey bees have?

Choices:
A. 4
B. 270
C. 170
D. 70

Answer: C


Choices:
A. a temperature rise on it
B. the washing of it
C. the taste of it
D. none of these

cooking food requires adding heat energy

Answer: A


Choices:
A. may cause an increase in loose detritus in the area
B. may lead to cleaner air
C. may lead to increase in property value
D. may lead to a nicer community

landfills have a negative impact on the communities

Answer: A


The cultivation of a range of crop types in a specific order has a positive impact on

Choices:
A. soil quality
B. water quality
C. air quality
D. atmospheric conditions

crop rotation has a positive impact on soil quality

Answer: A


A car drives right past the gas station because it's motor is

Choices:
A. gas
B. diesel
C. coal
D. electric

an electric car contains an electric motor

Answer: D


Choices:
A. plants
B. seeds
C. fruits
D. animals

Answer: D


When you come across an animal that passed away, it sometimes smells awful because it died recently and has begun to what?

Choices:
A. whimper
B. Rot
C. die
D. cook

Answer: B


Choices:
A. requires full contact between objects
B. requires objects to touch
C. can act only on contact
D. can act without contact between objects

magnetism does not require contact between objects to act

Answer: D


Choices:
A. Styrofoam plates
B. briny waves
C. window pane
D. nylon pantyhose

nature is the source of natural resources

Answer: B


Choices:
A. parched grass
B. lush lawns
C. overflowing ponds
D. blooming flowers

drought means available water decreases in an environment

Answer: A


Choices:
A. requires an electrical outlet to work
B. requires an ice maker to work
C. requires AA batteries to work
D. requires a crisper to work

electric devices require electrical energy to function

Answer: A


Choices:
A. arctic fire
B. tropical jungles
C. chilly habitats
D. sahara habitats

arctic animals live in an arctic environment

Answer: C


When a plant is watered, spraying water on leaves is less useful than

Choices:
A. spritzing the stem of the plant
B. putting the plant in the rain
C. using a sprinkler system
D. pouring water on soil

roots are a vehicle for absorbing water and nutrients from soil into the plant

Answer: D


A pet with flippers is sometimes kept in a

Choices:
A. folding metal crate with door
B. cushioned pad with round opening
C. bean-shaped container with fake tree
D. cage with wheel and tubes

Answer: C


Choices:
A. on a hot street
B. in a basement
C. on a sunny day
D. next to a window

the sun causes water to evaporate more quickly by adding heat

Answer: B


The condor screamed in pain as its wing was singed by the

Choices:
A. ice
B. water
C. electricity
D. campfire

Answer: D


The water treatment plant boiled all the water that came to them for what reason?

Choices:
A. add oxygen
B. add health benefits
C. to eliminate substances
D. mix the water

treating water is used to remove harmful substances before drinking

Answer: C


the earth's population could face severe depletion if which of these stopped happening?

Choices:
A. the running man dance
B. the American Idol show
C. human gene cloning research
D. the food pyramid structure

green plants provide food for consumers by performing photosynthesis

Answer: D


What does electrical energy become when a light bulb is turned on?

Choices:
A. energy newly derived from radiation
B. energy derived from its motion
C. energy  that can be seen and used to see the matter around us
D. solar and wind energy

a light bulb converts electrical energy into light energy when it is turned on

Answer: C


Switches can be used to cease electronic energy flow, such as when

Choices:
A. a button is pushed and a fan stops spinning
B. a fridge is running loudly
C. a freezer turns off in a power outage
D. a light is turned on

a switch is used to stop the flow of current in an electrical circuit

Answer: A


Choices:
A. Rotting Trees
B. In the desert
C. In the snow
D. The sunlight

Answer: A


Choices:
A. Elephant Ear Leaves
B. Blades of grass
C. A bat
D. A worm

as the size of a leaf increases , the amount of sunlight absorbed by that leaf will increase

Answer: A


Choices:
A. global eclipse
B. lunar eclipse
C. twilight
D. solar eclipse

a solar eclipse could only happen during the new moon

Answer: D


A leaf absorbs sunlight to perform photosynthesis until

Choices:
A. a lounge chair obstructs the solar rays
B. solar lights line a path
C. solar panels are placed on the roof
D. solar tea is served in the garden

a leaf absorbs sunlight to perform photosynthesis

Answer: A


How does refraction affect the look of things

Choices:
A. They look black
B. They appear same
C. They just disappear
D. They appear different

refraction causes something to look different

Answer: D


Choices:
A. telepathy
B. flying
C. osmosis
D. regurgitation

Answer: D


Choices:
A. the sun shake
B. a roof shake
C. an airplane shake
D. a fish shake

an earthquake causes the ground to shake

Answer: B


Which changes an object's shape and mass?

Choices:
A. smashing it
B. tossing it
C. rolling it
D. touching it

breaking down an object changes that object 's shape and mass

Answer: A


Plants may use leaves, especially waxy ones, in order to

Choices:
A. create a way to grow
B. collect and hold on to dampness
C. store food for themselves
D. water themselves in droughts

waxy leaves are used for storing water by some plants

Answer: B


Choices:
A. deducts from population total
B. leads to phoenix-like rebirth
C. adds to the population total
D. leads to population growth

if an organism dies then the population of that organism will decrease

Answer: A


Choices:
A. illuminate ideas and thoughts
B. illuminate answers to questions
C. illuminate pathways in an overgrown forest
D. illuminate bright sunny days

Answer: C


Choices:
A. another nearby planet's sun
B. the star around which it orbits
C. the greenhouse gases in its atmosphere
D. solar eclipses occurring frequently

a planet is exposed to the heat of the star around which it revolves

Answer: B


The mass of ground sliding down an embankment can be propagated by what?

Choices:
A. a storm
B. forest fires
C. global warming
D. trees growing

Answer: A


A creek flows slowly, and the water runs very gently, yet if a leaf tumbles into it

Choices:
A. it will relocate
B. it will melt
C. it will cry
D. it will hold

Answer: A


What tool would be most helpful in aiding indoor plants in photosynthesis

Choices:
A. music
B. cover
C. Fertilizer
D. a large window

photosynthesis means producers convert from carbon dioxide, water, and solar energy into food for themselves

Answer: D


That which is alive is made of cells such as

Choices:
A. rocks
B. dirt
C. water
D. grapes

Answer: D


Choices:
A. are used up immediately
B. are unimportant to the food chain
C. are passed on to first to apex predators
D. are passed on to the producer organisms

if some nutrients are in the soil then those nutrients are in the food chain

Answer: D


You couldn't discover the shape of an object if you had

Choices:
A. nose plug
B. tape over mouth
C. ear plugs
D. hands behind back

the shape of an object can be discovered through feeling that object

Answer: D


How many ecosystems does the earth contain?

Choices:
A. a scant amount
B. a copious amount
C. a middling amount
D. a negligible amount

Answer: B


What could be put on a wall so that a neighbor stops complaining about your guitar playing at night?

Choices:
A. paint
B. wallpaper
C. carpet
D. curtains

Answer: C


Thicker objects have stronger resistance, as evidenced by

Choices:
A. thin tires popping sooner than thick ones
B. overweight dogs getting sick
C. thin pieces of wood being useful
D. thin people bruising easily

as the thickness of an object increases , the resistance to damage of that object will increase

Answer: A


Choices:
A. Positive Charge
B. Neutral Charge
C. Friend
D. Negative Charge

Answer: B


Choices:
A. nutritional things
B. moving things
C. large things
D. breathing things

Answer: D


which of these will attract a magnet in a student's pocket?

Choices:
A. an old stapler pin
B. a piece of gum
C. all of these
D. a piece of chicken

if a magnet is attracted to a metal then that magnet will stick to that metal

Answer: A


Choices:
A. There was a depletion in the corn supply
B. It went on a hunger strike
C. It was paralyzed in the mouth
D. It was waiting for the key to get the food

as the amount of food an animal eats decreases , that organism will become thinner

Answer: A


Choices:
A. pancreas
B. toenails
C. eyes
D. hair

the skeletal system protects internal organs

Answer: A


A knife refuses to stick to a blanket due to

Choices:
A. luck
B. gravity
C. lack of magnetism
D. tension.

a magnet attracts magnetic metals through magnetism

Answer: C


when light hits a reflective object , that light

Choices:
A. never reaches it
B. illuminates the backside
C. goes above it
D. redirected from it

when light hits a reflective object , that light bounces off that object

Answer: D


an example of converting potential energy to kinetic energy is

Choices:
A. a resting bird
B. a still rock
C. our own sun
D. cars spinning tires

potential energy changes to kinetic energy through motion

Answer: D


Choices:
A. The light that comes from the TV
B. The light from a fire
C. Turning the light on
D. Pickles seemingly bigger in the jar

Answer: D


Choices:
A. the passage of water in a straight or winding path moving consistently
B. pools of water filling until a deep lake forms
C. rain water frequently raining down
D. high winds blowing rain and hail

Answer: A


It would be unexpected to see a mouse with

Choices:
A. eggs
B. ears
C. teeth
D. a tail

Answer: A


A dog that has a very thick tail, that mates with another dog with a thick tail, has a strong likelihood of creating a litter of

Choices:
A. calico kittens
B. tailless pups
C. small tailed pups
D. dense tailed pups

the thickness of the parts of an organism is an inherited characteristic

Answer: D


Choices:
A. three times a day
B. seven times a week
C. six times a week
D. twenty-nine times a month

cycles of day and night occur once per day

Answer: B


Some bacteria are beneficial and some bacteria

Choices:
A. cause droughts
B. cause thriving populations
C. cause rosacea
D. cause upset stomach

Answer: D


A ship navigates with a magnetic compass because it is

Choices:
A. unpredictable
B. waterproof
C. tradition
D. predictable

when the needle of a compass lines up with Earth 's magnetic poles , the needle points north

Answer: D


Choices:
A. an old cup of coffee
B. a tall glass of milk
C. pasta water bubbling on the stove
D. a warm cup of cocoa

if liquid is boiling then that liquid is hot

Answer: C


What is an example that ecosystems are an interconnected world?

Choices:
A. animals' numbers decreasing when food decreases
B. animals' numbers increasing when predator numbers increase
C. animals' numbers increasing when plants decrease
D. animals' numbers decreasing when food increases

as the supply of food in an environment decreases , the population of animals in that environment will decrease

Answer: A


if a student needed to warm up, which of these would help?

Choices:
A. all of these
B. sitting by the fireplace
C. sitting next to a running engine
D. turning up the room heater

Answer: A


Choices:
A. height
B. weight
C. oxygen density
D. warmness

a thermometer is used to measure temperature

Answer: D


Choices:
A. Captain Planet
B. captain of industry
C. sports team captain
D. Navy captain

Answer: D


Buying permanent things instead of disposable things is

Choices:
A. composting
B. conservation
C. recycling
D. returning

An example of conservation is avoiding waste

Answer: B


Removing the tree an owl makes it's home in

Choices:
A. demolishes the owl's home
B. means the owl will go with the tree
C. allows the owl to remodel
D. causes the owl to perish

if a habitat is removed then that habitat is destroyed

Answer: A


Choices:
A. the thing adjusts its location
B. the thing is in position
C. thing feels moved emotionally
D. things are considering moving

Answer: A


If a rub two rocks together after awhile they will start to

Choices:
A. Get smooth
B. Become butterflies
C. Become art
D. Make a chair

contact between rocks over long periods of time causes rocks to smooth

Answer: A


How can we see that refracting sunlight causes light to split into different colors?

Choices:
A. shining a light at a mirror
B. letting sunlight hit a broken mirror
C. setting a diamond outside on a bright day
D. shining a flashlight at broken glass on the floor

refracting sunlight causes light to split into different colors

Answer: C


What is most likely to occur before a rainstorm?

Choices:
A. chlorine gas is released into the atmosphere
B. atmospheric water droplets collide
C. the electromagnetic field of the earth flips
D. rivers and lakes overflow

precipitation is when water falls from the sky

Answer: B


what can be found where photosynthesis takes place?

Choices:
A. some green pigmentation
B. some blue pigment
C. some chlorine pigment
D. some chloride

Answer: A


Choices:
A. planet venus
B. the earth
C. planet mars
D. all of these

the Earth rotates on its axis on its axis

Answer: D


Choices:
A. interesting locations
B. sunlight
C. cable television
D. nutriment

an animal requires nutrients for survival

Answer: D


When eagles are hunting in a field, some of their nutrients come from

Choices:
A. beans
B. fish
C. deer
D. rodents

Answer: D


Nighttime in the desert may cause animals to

Choices:
A. run
B. jump
C. get thirsty
D. shiver

cool temperatures cause animals to shiver

Answer: D


What has a positive net impact on an environment?

Choices:
A. placing sapling seeds in the ground
B. deforesting a dry environment
C. introducing new species there
D. tilling the soil of the area

planting trees has a positive impact on an ecosystem

Answer: A


Choices:
A. takes away from the soils ability to nourish plant life
B. adds to the components needed to sustain life in the soil
C. increases the rate of depletion of nutrients in the soil
D. decreases nutrients in the soil

decomposition increases the amount of nutrients in the soil

Answer: B


Choices:
A. fly
B. eat
C. eliminate waste
D. pass genetic information

reproduction is when an organism passes genetic information from itself to its offspring

Answer: D


An animal usually weighs the most if it has eaten

Choices:
A. a salad plate of food
B. a truck full of food
C. a dinner plate of food
D. a barrel of food

as the amount of food an animal eats increases , the weight of that animal will increase

Answer: B


Choices:
A. a speech
B. a dog
C. a book
D. a grape

Answer: A


What causes rock layers to fold on top of each other?

Choices:
A. construction
B. Violent tremors
C. earthworms
D. tornados

earthquakes cause rock layers to fold on top of each other

Answer: B


Plant cells can't perform photosynthesis

Choices:
A. in a backyard
B. in a desert
C. in a closet
D. in water

Answer: C


Choices:
A. gin and tonic martini
B. plant potted in soil
C. pebbles on a sandy beach
D. a leaf that fell in water

An example of a mixture is clay mixed together

Answer: A


Do objects change size with distance for Stevie Wonder?

Choices:
A. Yes
B. No
C. sometimes
D. maybe

as distance to an object increases , that object will appear smaller

Answer: B


Which life form is most likely to have changed its position?

Choices:
A. pine
B. carrot
C. aloe
D. tortoise

Answer: D


Which of the following are found in woodlands?

Choices:
A. Scorpions
B. Crickets
C. Camels
D. Whales

Answer: B


What might a blind person likely use to what sandpaper is?

Choices:
A. sight
B. sound
C. taste
D. touch

Answer: D


In order to make a spiral notebook, it is imperative to use

Choices:
A. rubber
B. plastic
C. trees
D. cows

if something is a raw material in a process then that something is required for that process

Answer: C


Choices:
A. 12 hours
B. 1 month
C. 2 days
D. 1440 minutes

a Rotation of the Earth on Earth 's axis takes 1 day

Answer: D


What is pulling your finger over a guitar string an example of?

Choices:
A. tightening a guitar string
B. Stopping a musical sound
C. making music with an instrument
D. Putting a guitar away

An example of playing a musical instrument is strumming a guitar string

Answer: C