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Question: [QUESTION]Select the organism in the same genus as the sand cat. Solution: A sand cat's scientific name is Felis margarita. The first word of its scientific name is Felis. Lynx rufus is in the genus Lynx. The first word of its scientific name is Lynx. So, Lynx rufus and Felis margarita are not in the same gen...
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Question: [QUESTION]Which text message is more formal? Solution: The first text message is more formal. It uses complete sentences, avoids slang (heads up), and uses the person's title (Ms. Baxter). The other text message includes more casual language and sentence fragments.
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Question: [QUESTION]What is the capital of Rhode Island? Solution: Providence is the capital of Rhode Island.
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Question: [QUESTION]Does this passage describe the weather or the climate? Chad noticed that the sky was filled with cumulus clouds every day last week. Solution: Read the text carefully. Chad noticed that the sky was filled with cumulus clouds every day last week. This passage tells you about the clouds Chad saw last ...
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Question: [QUESTION]Which of these states is farthest east? Solution: To find the answer, look at the compass rose. Look at which way the east arrow is pointing. Vermont is farthest east.
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Question: [QUESTION]Complete the sentence. Breaking a plate is a (). Solution: Breaking a plate is a physical change. The plate gets broken into pieces. But each piece is still made of the same type of matter.
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Question: [QUESTION]What information supports the conclusion that Mabel acquired this trait? Solution:
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Question: [QUESTION]What can Wesley and Kylie trade to each get what they want? Solution: Look at the table and images. Wesley wants broccoli. Kylie wants tomatoes. They can trade tomatoes for broccoli to both get what they want. Trading other things would not help both people get more items they want.
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Question: [QUESTION]Select the organism in the same genus as the great egret. Solution: A great egret's scientific name is Ardea alba. The first word of its scientific name is Ardea. Tyto alba and Ardea alba are not in the same genus. These organisms are not in the same genus, but part of their scientific names is the ...
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Question: [QUESTION]Which of these states is farthest north? Solution: To find the answer, look at the compass rose. Look at which way the north arrow is pointing. Oregon is farthest north.
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Question: [QUESTION]Answer the riddle. I am made of paper. I tell a story. A teacher may read me out loud. What am I? Solution: A book is made of paper. A book tells a story. A teacher may read a book out loud.
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Question: [QUESTION]How long is a bike path? Solution: The best estimate for the length of a bike path is 5 kilometers. 5 millimeters, 5 centimeters, and 5 meters are all too short.
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Question: [QUESTION]Which word would you find on a dictionary page with the following guide words? make - moment Solution: Put the words in alphabetical order. Since mess is between the guide words make - moment, it would be found on that page.
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Question: [QUESTION]Which solution has a higher concentration of pink particles? Solution: In Solution A and Solution B, the pink particles represent the solute. To figure out which solution has a higher concentration of pink particles, look at both the number of pink particles and the volume of the solvent in each con...
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Question: [QUESTION]Which cup of black tea has a higher temperature? Solution: The two cups of black tea are made of the same material and have the same mass. So, the cup of black tea with more thermal energy has a higher temperature.
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Question: [QUESTION]Which word does not rhyme? Solution: The words coal and goal rhyme. They both end with the oal sound. The word wish does not rhyme. It ends with a different sound.
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Question: [QUESTION]Which material is this plate made of? Solution: Look at the picture of the plate. The plate is made of paper. You can break down paper plates by mixing them with food scraps and adding worms! The worms and other living things break down the mix into soil. Breaking down objects into soil is called co...
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Question: [QUESTION]Which continent is highlighted? Solution: This continent is Australia.
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Question: [QUESTION]Which word would you find on a dictionary page with the following guide words? clover - cry Solution: Put the words in alphabetical order. Since come is between the guide words clover - cry, it would be found on that page.
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Question: [QUESTION]Which of these colonies was Middle Colonies? Solution: Look at the legend on the map. The rest of the Thirteen Colonies were part of New England or the Southern Colonies.
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Question: [QUESTION]Which figure of speech is used in this text? Luke's room is as tidy as an overgrown garden. Solution: The text uses verbal irony, which involves saying one thing but implying something very different. As tidy as an overgrown garden shows verbal irony because an overgrown garden is not tidy.
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Question: [QUESTION]What type of rock is quartzite? Solution: Quartzite is a metamorphic rock. Like other metamorphic rocks, it forms when a rock is changed by high temperature and pressure. Heat and pressure can change the type and arrangement of minerals in a rock. This change forms a new rock with different properti...
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Question: [QUESTION]Which country is highlighted? Solution: This country is Nauru.
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Question: [QUESTION]What is the name of the colony shown? Solution: The colony is Virginia. The Virginia Colony included land that would later become part of the state of West Virginia. West Virginia was never its own colony.
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Question: [QUESTION]Complete the statement. Ferrous oxide is (). Solution: Use the model to determine whether ferrous oxide is an elementary substance or a compound. Step 1: Interpret the model. . Use the legend to determine the chemical element represented by each color. The colors and atomic symbols from the legend a...
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Question: [QUESTION]What is the expected ratio of offspring with mutated antennae to offspring with normal antennae? Choose the most likely ratio. Solution: To determine how many boxes in the Punnett square represent offspring with mutated antennae or normal antennae, consider whether each phenotype is the dominant or ...
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Question: [QUESTION]What is the direction of this push? Solution: The people push the car. The direction of the push is away from their hands.
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Question: [QUESTION]Is the following trait inherited or acquired? Winston has naturally brown hair. Solution: Humans do not choose their natural hair color. Instead, children get their natural hair color from their parents. So, Winston's hair color is an inherited trait.
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Question: [QUESTION]Would you find the word steadily on a dictionary page with the following guide words? solo - support Solution: Put the words in alphabetical order. Since steadily is between the guide words solo - support, it would be found on that page.
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Question: [QUESTION]Suppose Harry decides to go on the scorpion. Which result would be a cost? Solution: This result is a cost. It involves giving up or spending something that Harry wants or needs: Harry will spend more ride tickets on the scorpion than he would have spent on the screaming swing.
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Question: [QUESTION]Based on this information, what is Millie's genotype for the agouti fur gene? Solution: An organism's genotype for a gene is its combination of alleles for that gene. Millie has two alleles for having agouti fur (A). So, Millie's genotype for the agouti fur gene is AA.
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Question: [QUESTION]Does this passage describe the weather or the climate? Where Barry lives, the air pressure is usually higher in the summer than in the winter. Solution: Read the text carefully. Where Barry lives, the air pressure is usually higher in the summer than in the winter. Air pressure is caused by the weig...
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Question: [QUESTION]What information supports the conclusion that Terrell acquired this trait? Solution:
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Question: [QUESTION]Which property matches this object? Solution: Look at the object. Think about each property. A sticky object can stick to other things. The glass bowl is not sticky. A smooth object is not scratchy or rough. The glass bowl is smooth.
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Question: [QUESTION]Which country is highlighted? Solution: This country is New Zealand.
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Question: [QUESTION]Which is harder? Solution: Hard is a property. A hard material keeps its shape when you press on it with your finger. Look at each picture, one at a time. Imagine pushing on the material shown in each picture. Of the choices, the metal shield is harder. If you press on a metal shield, it will not ch...
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Question: [QUESTION]Which object has the most thermal energy? Solution: All three blueberry muffins have the same mass but different temperatures. Since the 101°F muffin is the hottest, it has the most thermal energy.
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Question: [QUESTION]Which figure of speech is used in this text? Isaac returned to the parking lot to find his car somewhat destroyed. Apparently someone had crashed into it while he was working and had broken the entire front windshield. Solution: The text uses an oxymoron, a joining of two seemingly contradictory ter...
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Question: [QUESTION]Does this passage describe the weather or the climate? On May 5, 1964, in central Nebraska, there was a tornado with wind speeds over 200 miles per hour! Solution: Read the text carefully. On May 5, 1964, in central Nebraska, there was a tornado with wind speeds over 200 miles per hour! This passage...
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Question: [QUESTION]Will these magnets attract or repel each other? Solution: To predict if these magnets will attract or repel, look at which poles are closest to each other. Both poles of each magnet line up with both poles of the other magnet. The north pole of each magnet is closest to the north pole of the other m...
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Question: [QUESTION]Which country is highlighted? Solution: This country is Kiribati.
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Question: [QUESTION]Suppose Darell decides to join the Theater Club. Which result would be a cost? Solution: This result is a cost. It involves giving up or spending something that Darell wants or needs: Darell will spend more time in the Theater Club than he would have spent in the Photography Club.
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Question: [QUESTION]Which figure of speech is used in this text? Let the rain kiss you. —Langston Hughes, "April Rain Song" Solution: The text uses personification, giving human characteristics to nonhuman things. The rain kiss describes the rain as if it were human, creating an image of raindrops gently touching a per...
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Question: [QUESTION]Which animal's feet are also adapted for swimming? Solution: Look at the picture of the Atlantic puffin. The Atlantic puffin has webbed feet. Its feet are adapted for swimming. As it swims, the Atlantic puffin uses its webbed feet to push itself through water. Now look at each animal. Figure out whi...
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Question: [QUESTION]What do these two changes have in common? dry ice sublimating and becoming a gas water evaporating from a lake Solution: Step 1: Think about each change. Dry ice is solid carbon dioxide. When dry ice gets warm, it changes state and becomes carbon dioxide gas. This change of state, from solid to gas,...
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Question: [QUESTION]Which word would you find on a dictionary page with the following guide words? imitate - iron Solution: Put the words in alphabetical order. Since inherit is between the guide words imitate - iron, it would be found on that page.
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Question: [QUESTION]What information supports the conclusion that Gabby acquired this trait? Solution:
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Question: [QUESTION]Which word would you find on a dictionary page with the following guide words? ravenous - rise Solution: Put the words in alphabetical order. Since reform is between the guide words ravenous - rise, it would be found on that page.
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Question: [QUESTION]Which closing is correct for a letter? Solution: The second closing is correct: Its first word is capitalized, and it ends with a comma.
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Question: [QUESTION]Which sentence is more formal? Solution: The first sentence is less formal. You can tell because it uses overly simple or imprecise language (gets, a lot of). The second sentence uses more precise language, so it is more formal overall.
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Question: [QUESTION]Complete the sentence. Bleaching hair is a (). Solution: Bleaching hair is a chemical change. Hair contains colorful matter called pigment. The bleach reacts with the pigment and turns it into a different type of matter. The new matter gives the hair a lighter color than before.
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Question: [QUESTION]Which change better matches the sentence? A river dries up after a few years of no rain. Solution:
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Question: [QUESTION]Which of the following could Colette and Alexandra's test show? Solution:
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Question: [QUESTION]Which animal's skin is also adapted for survival in cold places? Solution: Look at the picture of the Arctic fox. The Arctic fox has thick fur covering its skin. Its skin is adapted for survival in cold places. The Arctic fox uses its fur to keep warm in cold weather. Now look at each animal. Figure...
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Question: [QUESTION]Which of the following parts does an animal cell have? Solution:
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Question: [QUESTION]Which text structure does the text use? Solution: The text uses a descriptive structure to show facts about rain forests. In the text, certain words and phrases help to organize ideas in a descriptive structure. Notice the words indeed and also and the phrase among these.
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Question: [QUESTION]Compare the average kinetic energies of the particles in each sample. Which sample has the higher temperature? Solution: The particles in both samples have the same average speed, but each particle in sample A has more mass than each particle in sample B. So, the particles in sample A have a higher ...
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Question: [QUESTION]Which of these states is farthest south? Solution: To find the answer, look at the compass rose. Look at which way the south arrow is pointing. Tennessee is farthest south.
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Question: [QUESTION]Which figure of speech is used in this text? The Livingston family is going to spend two weeks in Ocean City, but for Ethan it will be a working vacation, since he'll be checking in with the office every day. Solution: The text uses an oxymoron, a joining of two seemingly contradictory terms. Workin...
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Question: [QUESTION]Would you find the word buck on a dictionary page with the following guide words? being - blind Solution: Put the words in alphabetical order. Since buck is not between the guide words being - blind, it would not be found on that page.
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Question: [QUESTION]Which country is highlighted? Solution: This country is Kiribati.
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Question: [QUESTION]Which type of sentence is this? Danny took several incredible panoramic photographs of the sweeping view from the top of Table Mountain. Solution: The sentence is simple. It is a single independent clause. Danny took several incredible panoramic photographs of the sweeping view from the top of Table...
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Question: [QUESTION]Which animal's feet are also adapted for swimming? Solution: Look at the picture of the Atlantic puffin. The Atlantic puffin has webbed feet. Its feet are adapted for swimming. As it swims, the Atlantic puffin uses its webbed feet to push itself through water. Now look at each animal. Figure out whi...
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Question: [QUESTION]Which word does not rhyme? Solution: The words haze and maze rhyme. They both end with the aze sound. The word spot does not rhyme. It ends with a different sound.
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Question: [QUESTION]Which correctly shows the title of a newspaper? Solution: A newspaper should be in italics. The correct title is **The Baltimore Sun**.
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Question: [QUESTION]Complete the statement. Methanol is (). Solution: Count the number of chemical elements represented in the model. Then, decide if methanol is an elementary substance or a compound. In this model, each ball is labeled with C for carbon, H for hydrogen, or O for oxygen. So, the model shows you that me...
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Question: [QUESTION]What is the capital of Pennsylvania? Solution: Harrisburg is the capital of Pennsylvania.
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Question: [QUESTION]Which animal's skin is better adapted for protection against a predator with sharp teeth? Solution: Look at the picture of the giant pangolin. The giant pangolin has hard scales on its skin. Its skin is adapted for protection against a predator with sharp teeth. The scales make it difficult for pred...
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Question: [QUESTION]Which of the following organisms is the decomposer in this food web? Solution: Decomposers help break down dead organisms into simpler matter, such as nutrients. These nutrients can then help plants and other organisms grow. In a food web, there is an arrow pointing from another organism to a decomp...
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Question: [QUESTION]Which of the following contains a vague pronoun reference? Solution: The first answer choice contains a vague pronoun reference. The pronoun she could refer to Mrs. Hancock or her friend. Mrs. Hancock told her friend that she needs to exercise on a regular basis and get more sleep in order to have m...
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Question: [QUESTION]Which figure of speech is used in this text? At only five feet tall, I've always felt a little vertically challenged. All of my friends are at least three inches taller. Solution: The text uses a euphemism, a polite or indirect expression that is used to de-emphasize an unpleasant topic. Vertically ...
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Question: [QUESTION]Which ocean is highlighted? Solution: This is the Indian Ocean.
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Question: [QUESTION]Which word would you find on a dictionary page with the following guide words? pail - planned Solution: Put the words in alphabetical order. Since pilgrim is between the guide words pail - planned, it would be found on that page.
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Question: [QUESTION]What does the verbal irony in this text suggest? "This salsa could use a little more spice," Fred said as he gulped down water and wiped tears from his eyes. Solution: The text uses verbal irony, which involves saying one thing but implying something very different. Could use a little more spice iro...
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Question: [QUESTION]Identify the question that Lamar's experiment can best answer. Solution:
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Question: [QUESTION]Can Fromia monilis cells make their own food? Solution: Fromia monilis is an animal. Animal cells cannot make their own food. Animals get their food by digesting other organisms.
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Question: [QUESTION]In this food chain, the California sea slug is a consumer. Why? Solution: In this food chain, the California sea slug is a consumer because it eats another living thing. The California sea slug in this food chain eats the kelp.
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Question: [QUESTION]Does this passage describe the weather or the climate? Where Ernest lives, winter is the rainiest season of the year. Solution: Read the text carefully. Where Ernest lives, winter is the rainiest season of the year. This passage tells you about the usual precipitation where Ernest lives. It does not...
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Question: [QUESTION]Which organ releases excess water, salt, and other waste from the body in the form of sweat? Solution:
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Question: [QUESTION]What is the African bush elephant's scientific name? Solution: This organism's scientific name refers to Africa. The word africana refers to Africa. So, the African bush elephant's scientific name is Loxodonta africana.
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Question: [QUESTION]Which tense does the sentence use? Scientists will measure the rainfall in Livingston. Solution: The sentence is in future tense. You can tell because it uses will before the main verb, measure. The verb tells you about something that is going to happen.
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Question: [QUESTION]In this experiment, which were part of an experimental group? Solution: In this experiment, Vincent investigated whether baking soda can remove crayon from a wall. So, the sections of wall scrubbed with water and baking soda were part of an experimental group. The sections of wall scrubbed with wate...
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Question: [QUESTION]Which tense does the sentence use? Trevor will count the coins in his collection. Solution: The sentence is in future tense. You can tell because it uses will before the main verb, count. The verb tells you about something that is going to happen.
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Question: [QUESTION]Which word would you find on a dictionary page with the following guide words? scream - slide Solution: Put the words in alphabetical order. Since shallow is between the guide words scream - slide, it would be found on that page.
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Question: [QUESTION]Which continent is highlighted? Solution: This continent is Europe.
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Question: [QUESTION]Is the following statement about our solar system true or false? Jupiter's volume is more than 1,000 times as great as Earth's volume. Solution: To determine if this statement is true, calculate the value of 1,000 times the volume of Earth. Then compare the result to the volume of Jupiter. Jupiter's...
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Question: [QUESTION]Which better describes the Cerrado ecosystem? Solution: A savanna grassland is a type of ecosystem. Savanna grasslands have the following features: warm summers and warm winters, a rainy season and a dry season, and soil that is poor in nutrients. So, the Cerrado has warm winters. It also has a rain...
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Question: [QUESTION]Is the wind turning a pinwheel a solid, a liquid, or a gas? Solution: Wind turning a pinwheel is air that is moving! Air is a gas. The air expands to fill the space around the pinwheel.
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Question: [QUESTION]Is a sandwich a good or a service? Solution: To decide whether a sandwich is a good or a service, ask these questions: Is a sandwich something you can touch? Yes. Is a sandwich a job you might pay someone else to do? No. So, a sandwich is a good.
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Question: [QUESTION]Which country is highlighted? Solution: This country is Solomon Islands.
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Question: [QUESTION]Which text uses the word can in its traditional sense? Solution: The second text uses can in its traditional sense: to have the ability to. Adult dragonflies prey on insects such as flies, moths, midges, and mosquitoes. They can eat hundreds of insects a day, making them attractive to gardeners who ...
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Question: [QUESTION]Which material is this egg carton made of? Solution: Look at the picture of the egg carton. The egg carton is made of cardboard. Not all egg cartons are made of cardboard. Some egg cartons are made of plastic, or even styrofoam.
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Question: [QUESTION]Which sentence uses a metaphor? Solution: This sentence uses a metaphor: The cat's silver eyes were two shiny coins. The words eyes and coins are compared without the word like or as. This sentence uses a simile: The cat's silver eyes were like two shiny coins. The words eyes and coins are compared ...
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Question: [QUESTION]Which solution has a higher concentration of blue particles? Solution: In Solution A and Solution B, the blue particles represent the solute. To figure out which solution has a higher concentration of blue particles, look at both the number of blue particles and the volume of the solvent in each con...
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Question: [QUESTION]Which correctly shows the title of a book? Solution: A book should be in italics. The correct title is **Charlie and the Chocolate Factory**.
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Question: [QUESTION]Which figure of speech is used in this text? Mr. Wolfsheim, forgetting the more sentimental atmosphere of the old Metropole, began to eat with ferocious delicacy. —F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby Solution: The text uses an oxymoron, a joining of two seemingly contradictory terms. Ferocious del...
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Question: [QUESTION]What is the probability that a rat produced by this cross will have a dwarf body? Solution:
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Question: [QUESTION]Which closing is correct for a letter? Solution: The first closing is correct: Its first word is capitalized, and it ends with a comma.
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Question: [QUESTION]Which of the following organisms is the tertiary consumer in this food web? Solution: Tertiary consumers eat secondary consumers. So, in a food web, tertiary consumers have arrows pointing to them from secondary consumers. Secondary consumers have arrows pointing to them from primary consumers. And ...
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Question: [QUESTION]What does the verbal irony in this text suggest? "Sleeping through the rooster's crowing was no problem," Jeffrey joked with a yawn. Solution: The text uses verbal irony, which involves saying one thing but implying something very different. Sleeping through the rooster's crowing was no problem iron...
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