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Some farmers make a very good living because the crops they grow are sold to lots of people for | [
"feeding to Mars",
"sustenance",
"gravity",
"metal"
] | Key fact:
humans eat crops | B | 1 | openbookqa |
A planet rotating causes cycles of day and night on that planet, like on | [
"Orion",
"the Moon",
"Jupiter",
"Pluto"
] | Key fact:
a planet rotating causes cycles of day and night on that planet | C | 2 | openbookqa |
Increasing the amount of heat can be done by | [
"adding gas to a fire",
"putting a pot on the stove",
"covering up with a blanket",
"moving to a warm climate"
] | Key fact:
an exothermic reaction increases the amount of heat | A | 0 | openbookqa |
A container with a printed scale on it's side is used to | [
"measure weight",
"hold flowers",
"hear through doors",
"measure volume"
] | Key fact:
a graduated cylinder is used to measure volume of an object | D | 3 | openbookqa |
If something consumes air, then | [
"it has capacity to grow",
"it is home grown",
"it will grow into a life form",
"it was hatched from a shell"
] | Key fact:
all living things grow | A | 0 | openbookqa |
A scale can measure | [
"javascript",
"intentions",
"guitar picks",
"thoughts"
] | Key fact:
a scale is used for measuring weight | C | 2 | openbookqa |
You'd best bring water if you go to | [
"a lake",
"a reservoir",
"a pond",
"the moon"
] | Key fact:
the moon does not contain water | D | 3 | openbookqa |
A contractor could take the granite off your kitchen counter and | [
"break it with feathers",
"damage it with a couple ice cubes",
"destroy it in a volcano",
"make it really feel badly about itself"
] | Key fact:
being exposed to heat can cause erosion of rocks | C | 2 | openbookqa |
If a cow eats only plants, it will avoid eating | [
"hay",
"roots",
"thistles",
"venison"
] | Key fact:
herbivores only eat plants | D | 3 | openbookqa |
You're most likely to encounter magma at | [
"top of iceberg",
"a cloud",
"a space station",
"an island"
] | Key fact:
magma is found below the ground | D | 3 | openbookqa |
What is a source of energy for animals? | [
"rocks",
"plastic food",
"metal",
"nutriment"
] | Key fact:
food is a source of energy for animals | D | 3 | openbookqa |
Large trees block sunlight from reaching what? | [
"mountains",
"oceans",
"clouds",
"lower areas"
] | Key fact:
large trees block sunlight from reaching the ground | D | 3 | openbookqa |
if a person smashes an object, and it cracks, is that good or bad? | [
"it is always a positive thing to the object",
"the object fails to be impacted",
"all of these",
"the item suffers a negative impact"
] | Key fact:
cracking something usually has a negative impact on that something | D | 3 | openbookqa |
A kid having a preference is something like | [
"he gets bored easily",
"he likes having dinner",
"he hates eating peas",
"he likes blonde girls"
] | Key fact:
preferences are generally learned characteristics | D | 3 | openbookqa |
As water gets warmer | [
"it can cause hypothermia",
"it will stick to metal surfaces",
"it can freeze solids",
"it can turn ice into a puddle faster"
] | Key fact:
as temperature increases , the ability of that liquid to dissolve solids will increase | D | 3 | openbookqa |
Birds carrying away fruit has what kind of impact on the plant | [
"positive",
"negative",
"very low",
"neutral"
] | Key fact:
seed dispersal has a positive impact on a plant | A | 0 | openbookqa |
if a book was intact on the desk in the morning, but in shreds in the afternoon, what happened? | [
"it had spontaneous combustion",
"the book was made of plastic",
"it underwent a tearing process",
"the book committed suicide"
] | Key fact:
tearing means changing a whole into pieces | C | 2 | openbookqa |
Which would be the worst to wear out in a thunderstorm | [
"a large pair of rubber shoes",
"a medallion made of plastic products",
"a medallion made of ferrous metals",
"a medallion made of crystal"
] | Key fact:
ferrous metals contain iron | C | 2 | openbookqa |
Every 1440 minutes | [
"the moon is full",
"there's a lunar eclipse",
"a new year starts",
"the sun sets in the west"
] | Key fact:
the sun setting occurs once per day | D | 3 | openbookqa |
A magnifying glass makes objects | [
"more clear",
"smaller",
"spontaneous combust",
"physically grow"
] | Key fact:
as the size of an object appears larger , that object will be observed better | A | 0 | openbookqa |
Which is the likeliest part of a pencil to have been mined? | [
"the wood",
"the ink",
"the rubber",
"the lead"
] | Key fact:
pencil lead contains mineral graphite | D | 3 | openbookqa |
A kitten in a hot environment has little to zero ability to | [
"take a short nap",
"be very warmed up",
"adjust its internal temperature",
"lap up some water"
] | Key fact:
a mammal is warm-blooded | C | 2 | openbookqa |
The amount of transpiration is lower in | [
"summer",
"fall",
"winter",
"spring"
] | Key fact:
transpiration usually happens in the leaves of a plant | C | 2 | openbookqa |
A storm rolls in and the skies are filled with dark clouds which | [
"melt",
"flood",
"precipitate",
"scurry"
] | Key fact:
clouds produce rain | C | 2 | openbookqa |
An elephant on the plains and a diamondback in the desert will receive | [
"zero amounts of precipitation",
"equal amounts of precipitation",
"similar amounts of precipitation",
"different amounts of precipitation"
] | Key fact:
a grassland environment receives more rainfall than a desert | D | 3 | openbookqa |
Steve's ears alerted him to something. It was | [
"the taste of his lunch",
"waves in the air",
"the light streaming through the window",
"the feeling of his hair on his neck"
] | Key fact:
matter vibrating can cause sound | B | 1 | openbookqa |
Which of these would you use in order to figure out why buildings may have collapsed? | [
"radio",
"clock",
"seismometer",
"pendulum"
] | Key fact:
a seismometer is used to measure the strength or magnitude of an earthquake | C | 2 | openbookqa |
which one of these would be an original form of what powers most autos? | [
"a can of water",
"a deposit of crude",
"a large river dam",
"a big oak tree"
] | Key fact:
oil is a source of gasoline | B | 1 | openbookqa |
This likely relies on a circuit being closed | [
"your iPhone charger",
"your hair brush",
"your hat",
"your shoes"
] | Key fact:
when a switch in a simple series circuit is closed , electricity will flow through the circuit | A | 0 | openbookqa |
What is most easily shown by a line graph? | [
"the quantity of carp in a pond",
"the thoughts in a person's mind",
"the amount of nothingness in the universe",
"the number of gods in the universe"
] | Key fact:
a line graph is used for showing change over time | A | 0 | openbookqa |
Food is a source of energy for what? | [
"anteaters",
"sand",
"water",
"plastic"
] | Key fact:
food is a source of energy for animals | A | 0 | openbookqa |
If a puppy eats old meat preserved improperly, it can | [
"heal",
"do well",
"vomit",
"feel good"
] | Key fact:
food spoiling has a negative impact on the health of the animal that eats that food | C | 2 | openbookqa |
A person wanting to gather dirt for their garden would harvest it from the | [
"top layer of earth",
"core of the earth",
"bottom layer of earth",
"middle layer of earth"
] | Key fact:
the top layer of soil contains the most nutrients | A | 0 | openbookqa |
Which is likely to cause changing weather in a specific location? | [
"delogging",
"human campers",
"rabbit mating",
"pet hamsters"
] | Key fact:
climate is the usual kind of weather in a location | A | 0 | openbookqa |
Which is likely to occur as leaves fall off the trees and food becomes less plentiful? | [
"a hare grows longer fur",
"a worm grows longer fur",
"a worm sings louder",
"a hare sings louder"
] | Key fact:
seasonal changes are made in response to changes in the environment | A | 0 | openbookqa |
This keeps animals warm but it is possible to have too much | [
"comfort",
"body fat",
"shelter",
"protection"
] | Key fact:
fat is used to keep animals warm | B | 1 | openbookqa |
Which of the following, when plugged into an outlet, completes a circuit? | [
"gold",
"glass",
"plastic",
"rubber"
] | Key fact:
when an electrical conductor is plugged into an outlet , a circuit is completed | A | 0 | openbookqa |
By finding the distance of something you are | [
"totally clueless",
"gathering data",
"playing around",
"wasting time"
] | Key fact:
An example of collecting data is measuring | B | 1 | openbookqa |
Which is loudest? | [
"a soft kiss",
"a flea fart",
"a whisper",
"a motor"
] | Key fact:
matter vibrating can cause sound | D | 3 | openbookqa |
An omnivore, such as a bear, will have many animals that are | [
"cuddling with it",
"hungry for it",
"consuming it",
"fearful of it"
] | Key fact:
omnivores are predators | D | 3 | openbookqa |
A plane travels through the air surrounding a | [
"planet",
"black hole",
"submarine",
"cave"
] | Key fact:
a plane travels through the atmosphere | A | 0 | openbookqa |
Bumble Bees like to do what in the winter | [
"sleep years",
"sleep softly",
"sleep extensive periods",
"sleep painfully"
] | Key fact:
hibernation is an inherited behavior | C | 2 | openbookqa |
A fawn's colors helps it blend in with the landscape in | [
"Autumn",
"oceans",
"icy lakes",
"Winter"
] | Key fact:
An example of camouflage is when something has the same color as its environment | A | 0 | openbookqa |
What does a stove generate for cooking? | [
"ice",
"scorching temperatures",
"cold",
"freezing"
] | Key fact:
a stove generates heat for cooking usually | B | 1 | openbookqa |
A herd of deer may be forced to search for a new home if | [
"resources in an area become too few to maintain the herd",
"water in an area becomes slightly briny",
"more babies are born in the spring",
"moose move into an area that deer are in"
] | Key fact:
if the amount of available food and water decreases in an environment then animals may leave that environment to find food and water | A | 0 | openbookqa |
Plants use the water for their | [
"heart ache",
"emotions",
"buddies",
"fare"
] | Key fact:
sugars are transported from the leaves to the roots of a plant | D | 3 | openbookqa |
As demand for product lags | [
"retailers make more money",
"retailers open new branches",
"retailers lose out on revenue",
"retailers double up on their stock"
] | Key fact:
as the sale of a product decreases , the amount of money made by the person selling that product will decrease | C | 2 | openbookqa |
Coral is a type of living organism which can be identified in | [
"only in the pacific ocean",
"saltwater locations that are open",
"any where with liquid",
"water sources in america"
] | Key fact:
coral lives in the ocean | B | 1 | openbookqa |
When a lady beetle is grown up, she may spend time | [
"laying a clutch",
"making a memory",
"making friends",
"seeing the sights"
] | Key fact:
a female insect lays eggs during the adult stage of an insect 's life cycle | A | 0 | openbookqa |
You can eventually obtain water from a lake even if it's | [
"frozen",
"gone",
"evaporated",
"dry"
] | Key fact:
a body of water is a source of water | A | 0 | openbookqa |
A fire started in a forest but it wasn't started by people. What could have been the cause? | [
"a careless bird",
"a smoking bear",
"electricity",
"a campfire"
] | Key fact:
lightning can cause a forest fire | C | 2 | openbookqa |
As bacterial resistance to antibiotics rises, the ability of medical professionals to | [
"prescribe anti-anxiety and sleep aids will increase",
"treat non-bacterial infections in humans will decrease",
"treat bacterial-related conditions in humans will decrease",
"treat problems of the digestive system in humans will increase"
] | Key fact:
as the resistance to something increases , how easilty that something can be done will decrease | C | 2 | openbookqa |
A shark is hunting prey, and the prey is an underwater creature with eight arms. The prey escapes by | [
"flying away",
"releasing dark fluid",
"crying loudly",
"being friendly"
] | Key fact:
octopuses releasing ink into the water causes predators to have difficulty seeing the octopus | B | 1 | openbookqa |
A thing which has great physical capacity is most likely | [
"hardly healthy",
"in poor health",
"in fantastic health",
"rarely healthy"
] | Key fact:
being stronger usually has a positive impact on an living thing 's health | C | 2 | openbookqa |
What eat other animals? | [
"herbivores",
"bacteria",
"flesh eaters",
"giraffes"
] | Key fact:
predators eat other animals | C | 2 | openbookqa |
Taking a chicken leg from a deep freezer and placing it on a kitchen counter will | [
"cause it to die",
"cause it to unfreeze",
"cause it to freeze",
"cause it to corrode"
] | Key fact:
moving an object from a cool place to a warm place causes the object 's temperature to increase | B | 1 | openbookqa |
the cells of golden retrievers can | [
"spontaneously combust",
"change colors",
"liquify",
"specialize"
] | Key fact:
the cells of multicellular organisms can specialize | D | 3 | openbookqa |
as Ford lost customers it's earnings | [
"plummeted",
"raised",
"stayed the same",
"fluctuated"
] | Key fact:
as the sale of a product decreases , the amount of money made by the person selling that product will decrease | A | 0 | openbookqa |
Sea anemones | [
"look like flora",
"look like cars",
"look like bats",
"look like dogs"
] | Key fact:
poisonous darts are used for defense by sea anemones | A | 0 | openbookqa |
Leaving your garage door open during a storm poses the risk of having animals going in due to them needing what | [
"some shoes",
"death",
"some shelter",
"some candy"
] | Key fact:
shelter is used for protection by animals against weather | C | 2 | openbookqa |
A lot of deep dips in an expanse of land could have happened | [
"over a month",
"over a decade",
"over a year",
"over a millennia"
] | Key fact:
a canyon forming occurs over a period of millions of years | D | 3 | openbookqa |
Which is likely to be a step in a shrub's reproductive process? | [
"a logger chops the shrub down",
"a fire ravages the shrub and its local ecosystem",
"a human makes a smoothie out of some raspberries",
"a hare eats its berries and deposits leftovers far away"
] | Key fact:
pollination requires pollinating animals | D | 3 | openbookqa |
All of the following might be found on the natural satellite orbiting our planet excluding what? | [
"H2O",
"rocks",
"dust",
"footprints"
] | Key fact:
the moon does not contain water | A | 0 | openbookqa |
Corn and wheat are among the favorite foods of | [
"humans",
"grizzly bears",
"fish",
"aliens"
] | Key fact:
humans eat crops | A | 0 | openbookqa |
If a rub two rocks together after awhile they will start to | [
"Get smooth",
"Become butterflies",
"Become art",
"Make a chair"
] | Key fact:
contact between rocks over long periods of time causes rocks to smooth | A | 0 | openbookqa |
If a habitat that supports itself is flourishing, improvements may still be made by | [
"burying small oak pips",
"using pesticides fairly regularly",
"setting uncontrolled wild fires",
"setting out mouse traps"
] | Key fact:
planting trees has a positive impact on an ecosystem | A | 0 | openbookqa |
Seas are the largest source of fluid on | [
"dry planet",
"wet planet",
"solar planet",
"ice planet"
] | Key fact:
oceans contains most of earth 's water | B | 1 | openbookqa |
When rain falls for two solid weeks, flooding will be evident | [
"at the middle of a mountain",
"inside of the mountain",
"at the base of a mountain",
"at the top of a mountain"
] | Key fact:
as elevation of a place decreases , how much a flood will affect that place will increases | C | 2 | openbookqa |
pushing on the pedals of a bike cause that bike to gain | [
"a lightshow",
"new tires",
"kinetic motion",
"extra weight"
] | Key fact:
pushing on the pedals of a bike cause that bike to move | C | 2 | openbookqa |
When a human's organs stop working and he stops breathing, that person | [
"goes to Mcdonalds",
"perished",
"dances",
"plays"
] | Key fact:
if a living thing dies then that living thing is dead | B | 1 | openbookqa |
Which is least likely to need to take in air? | [
"a cat",
"a canary",
"a bear",
"a zooplankton"
] | Key fact:
the respiratory system takes in oxygen from the air | D | 3 | openbookqa |
The most popular plant in Italy is | [
"Air",
"Basil",
"Apple Juice",
"Metal"
] | Key fact:
plants are the source of spices | B | 1 | openbookqa |
A learned behavior is exhibited when | [
"squinting in bright light",
"nailing up a picture frame",
"blinking and gulping air",
"inhaling and exhaling during sleep"
] | Key fact:
doing chores is a learned characteristic | B | 1 | openbookqa |
Once the egg has hatched a swan has given birth to | [
"a chick",
"a rock",
"a human baby",
"an egg"
] | Key fact:
a mother births offspring | A | 0 | openbookqa |
Which is the best thing to do for an environment? | [
"growing roses and weeding",
"introducing a new species",
"planting trees to replace fallen ones",
"spreading trash and garbage"
] | Key fact:
a tree can be replaced by planting a new tree | C | 2 | openbookqa |
If a bird is avoiding detection by a cat simply by sitting still, it probably is also utilizing | [
"eruptions",
"merging with background",
"flames",
"blending paint"
] | Key fact:
camouflage is used for hiding by animals against predators | B | 1 | openbookqa |
A student is studying different aspects of science, and today's area is magnetic properties. The student has a magnet, and is testing which sort of objects the magnet will have an attraction to. The student is surprised that the magnet tugs itself towards | [
"a plastic cup",
"a plaster wall",
"a grey stone",
"a paper plate"
] | Key fact:
rocks sometimes contain iron | C | 2 | openbookqa |
A soda can may become hot if it is close to an object used for | [
"mixing soda",
"cooking food",
"cooling food",
"pouring soda"
] | Key fact:
if an object is exposed to a source of heat then that conductor may become hot | B | 1 | openbookqa |
You are shivering and see flurries; you remember that you are in the Northern Hemisphere. What day is it most likely? | [
"the autumnal equinox",
"the vernal equinox",
"the summer solstice",
"the winter solstice"
] | Key fact:
the winter solstice is on December 21st in the northern hemisphere | D | 3 | openbookqa |
Plants are called producers because they may produce their own | [
"time travel",
"feelings",
"vortex",
"sustenance"
] | Key fact:
In the food chain process a green plant has the role of producer | D | 3 | openbookqa |
Which would be a source of pollutants? | [
"cars",
"oceans",
"glaciers",
"storms"
] | Key fact:
pollution is a source of pollutants | A | 0 | openbookqa |
Joe used a flame torch against the side of a bucket and the entire barrel heated up, but didn't burn. What material could the bucket have been made of? | [
"walnut",
"aluminum",
"ice",
"ceramic"
] | Key fact:
metal is a thermal conductor | B | 1 | openbookqa |
Though fossil fuels and their byproducts will eventually be used up completely, we'll still have | [
"gasoline",
"coal",
"plastics",
"light from stars"
] | Key fact:
alternative fuel is usually a renewable resource | D | 3 | openbookqa |
Pressing the power button on an mp3 player | [
"turns on the dishwasher",
"switches a simple series circuit on or off",
"fills the bathtub with water",
"turns on the microwave"
] | Key fact:
when a switch in a simple series circuit is closed , electricity will flow through the circuit | B | 1 | openbookqa |
A ficus can help respiration because it: | [
"absorbs oxygen",
"releases oxygen",
"absorbs helium",
"releases carbon dioxide"
] | Key fact:
a leaf performs photosynthesis | B | 1 | openbookqa |
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 | [
"aluminium",
"sand",
"roxys",
"pearl"
] | Key fact:
rocks sometimes contain aluminum | A | 0 | openbookqa |
Bacteria will build up on food if you leave it out, so if you make sure its protected from the air, you can | [
"go to space",
"lift a bus",
"Fly",
"avoid falling ill"
] | Key fact:
reducing bacteria in food prevents illness in people | D | 3 | openbookqa |
the earth's tilt controls the | [
"seasons",
"tides",
"sunset",
"clocks"
] | Key fact:
winter in a hemisphere occurs when the Pole located in that hemisphere is tilted away from the Sun | A | 0 | openbookqa |
What environment is often green? | [
"tree zones",
"arctics",
"deserts",
"oceans"
] | Key fact:
a forest environment is often green in color | A | 0 | openbookqa |
which one of these can be used to power up a system? | [
"a handful of sand",
"a liter of water",
"a bowl of water",
"a tin of gasoline"
] | Key fact:
oil is a source of energy | D | 3 | openbookqa |
What is an example of protecting the environment? | [
"flushing the toilet twice",
"using water flow limiter",
"driving shorter trips more often",
"using fancy, more expensive paper"
] | Key fact:
An example of protecting the environment is reducing the amount of waste | B | 1 | openbookqa |
What can reproduce | [
"Spoon",
"Keyboard",
"Deceased cat",
"Living dog"
] | Key fact:
living things can all reproduce | D | 3 | openbookqa |
As a body of waters surface area increases what else will increase? | [
"vaporization",
"evaporating milk",
"coals",
"fires"
] | Key fact:
as the surface area of a body of water increases , evaporation of that body of water will increase | A | 0 | openbookqa |
A person loves spring, and it has just passed by. They will enjoy it again the next time | [
"the stars go out",
"most irises begins budding",
"a week goes by",
"the days grow shorter"
] | Key fact:
each season occurs once per year | B | 1 | openbookqa |
A carbonated beverage contains dissolved what? | [
"steel",
"plastids",
"plastic",
"carbonic anhydride"
] | Key fact:
a carbonated beverage contains dissolved carbon dioxide | D | 3 | openbookqa |
Coal and oil directly removed from the ground are | [
"directly consumed",
"thrown away",
"made into products",
"stored underground"
] | Key fact:
if something is a raw material in a process then that something is required for that process | C | 2 | openbookqa |
Falcons reside best in | [
"volcanoes",
"Scottish moors",
"tar pits",
"ocean trenches"
] | Key fact:
animals live and feed near their habitats | B | 1 | openbookqa |
if a body of water loses all water then that body of water is what? | [
"thriving",
"defunct",
"flowing",
"growing"
] | Key fact:
if a body of water loses all water then that body of water does not exist any more | B | 1 | openbookqa |
An area of dirt may have rivets in it depending on | [
"if soil is piled up",
"if there is more soil",
"if soil has been altered",
"if soil has been added"
] | Key fact:
soil loss causes grooves in soil | C | 2 | openbookqa |
the color of an object can be discovered by | [
"seeing it",
"touching it",
"sniffing it",
"licking it"
] | Key fact:
the color of an object can be discovered by looking at that object | A | 0 | openbookqa |
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