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Question: [QUESTION]Which sentence states a fact? Solution: The first sentence states a fact. Evergreen trees keep their needles in winter. It can be proved by observing evergreen trees in winter. The second sentence states an opinion. Trees that have needles are ugly. Ugly shows what a person believes, thinks, or feel...
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Question: [QUESTION]Which of the following could Anita's test show? Solution:
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Question: [QUESTION]What is the volume of a kitchen sink? Solution: The best estimate for the volume of a kitchen sink is 14 gallons. 14 fluid ounces and 14 cups are both too little.
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Question: [QUESTION]Which of the following statements describess living in an independent city-state? Solution: Look at the definitions. Putting the definitions together, an independent city-state is a self-ruling city with its own government. So, a city-state rules itself and is not part of a larger country. The ancie...
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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. The south pole of one magnet is closest to the south pole of the other magnet. Like poles repel. So, these magnets will repel each other.
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Question: [QUESTION]Compare the average kinetic energies of the particles in each sample. Which sample has the higher temperature? Solution: Each particle in the two samples has the same mass, but the particles in sample B have a higher average speed than the particles in sample A. So, the particles in sample B have a ...
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Question: [QUESTION]Which country is highlighted? Solution: This country is Nauru.
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Question: [QUESTION]Which object has more thermal energy? Solution: The two cherry pies have the same mass but different temperatures. Since the 100°F pie is hotter than the 85°F pie, it has more thermal energy.
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Question: [QUESTION]Complete the statement. Assume that the sled's mass did not change. The gravitational potential energy stored between the sled and Earth () as Emilia rode down the hill. Solution: Think about how the distance between the sled and the center of Earth changed. The bottom of the hill was lower than the...
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Question: [QUESTION]Complete the sentence. Fossils are () of ancient organisms. Solution:
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Question: [QUESTION]What do these two changes have in common? sewing an apron water evaporating from a lake Solution: Step 1: Think about each change. Sewing an apron is a physical change. The fabric and thread that make up the apron get a new shape, but the type of matter in each of them does not change. Water evapora...
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Question: [QUESTION]Which property matches this object? Solution: Look at the object. Think about each property. A bouncy object will bounce back from the floor if you drop it. The glass bottle is not bouncy. You can see clearly through a transparent object. The glass bottle is transparent.
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Question: [QUESTION]What do these two changes have in common? an antacid tablet reacting with water acid rain weathering a marble statue Solution: Step 1: Think about each change. An antacid tablet reacting with water is a chemical change. When the tablet touches water, the type of matter in the tablet changes and carb...
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Question: [QUESTION]What can Madelyn and Kylie trade to each get what they want? Solution: Look at the table and images. Madelyn 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]Which statement is true about the average monthly temperature in Riyadh? Solution: To describe the average temperature trends in Riyadh, look at the graph. Choice "Jun" is incorrect. Choice "Jul" is incorrect. Choice "Aug" is incorrect. Choice "June, July, and August are colder than the other months...
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Question: [QUESTION]What kind of sentence is this? Barbara gave me flowers for no reason. Solution: The sentence tells about something, and it ends with a period. It is a declarative sentence.
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Question: [QUESTION]Which type of sentence is this? Manny 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. Manny took several incredible panoramic photographs of the sweeping view from the top of Table...
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Question: [QUESTION]Which better describes the Steigerwald Forest ecosystem? Solution: A temperate deciduous forest is a type of ecosystem. Temperate deciduous forests have the following features: warm, wet summers and cold, wet winters, soil that is rich in nutrients, and only a few types of trees. So, the Steigerwald...
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Question: [QUESTION]Read the following excerpt from a student essay. How can the writer best improve his or her narrative voice? During our last game, our pitcher Hansen suddenly grabbed his wrist after throwing a fastball. Coach Chu asked him if he was OK, and Hansen said that it hurt. None of us knew what was wrong w...
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Question: [QUESTION]Which country is highlighted? Solution: This country is Tuvalu.
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Question: [QUESTION]Which figure of speech is used in this text? Sally's Bistro used to be a great place to go for a delicious and carefully prepared dinner, but nobody goes there anymore: it's too crowded. Solution: The text uses a paradox, a statement that might at first appear to be contradictory, but that may in fa...
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Question: [QUESTION]Which text uses the word factoid in its traditional sense? Solution: The first text uses factoid in its traditional sense: something made up presented as a true fact. Deion seemed to know a lot about African wildlife, but it turned out that his knowledge was mostly based on factoids gleaned from unr...
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Question: [QUESTION]Which tense does the sentence use? Hannah towers over her older sister. Solution: The sentence is in present tense. You can tell because it uses a present-tense verb, towers. The verb ends in -s and tells you about something that is true or happening now.
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Question: [QUESTION]Select the organism in the same genus as the bighorn sheep. Solution: A bighorn sheep's scientific name is Ovis canadensis. The first word of its scientific name is Ovis. Ovis dalli is in the genus Ovis. The first word of its scientific name is Ovis. So, Ovis dalli and Ovis canadensis are in the sam...
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Question: [QUESTION]Which animal's skin is better adapted as a warning sign to ward off predators? Solution: Look at the picture of the sharpnose-puffer. The sharpnose-puffer has a poisonous body with brightly colored skin. Its skin is adapted to ward off predators. The bright colors serve as a warning sign that the sh...
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Question: [QUESTION]What is the capital of New Hampshire? Solution: Concord is the capital of New Hampshire.
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Question: [QUESTION]Which term matches the picture? Solution: A Strombolian eruption has short, explosive bursts of lava.
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Question: [QUESTION]What can Paula and Emir trade to each get what they want? Solution: Look at the table and images. Paula wants broccoli. Emir 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]Suppose Duncan decides to join the Photography Club. Which result would be a cost? Solution: This result is a cost. It involves giving up or spending something that Duncan wants or needs: Duncan will give up the chance to be in the Theater Club. He would have had more fun in the Theater Club than in...
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Question: [QUESTION]What is the capital of Washington? Solution: Olympia is the capital of Washington.
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Question: [QUESTION]Is the following trait inherited or acquired? Haley has naturally red hair. Solution: Humans do not choose their natural hair color. Instead, children get their natural hair color from their parents. So, Haley's hair color is an inherited trait.
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Question: [QUESTION]What kind of sentence is this? The likelihood of two people having the same set of fingerprints is incredibly low. Solution: The sentence is a statement and ends with a period. It is a declarative sentence.
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Question: [QUESTION]Which of the following could Shivani's test show? Solution:
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Question: [QUESTION]Which statement 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 following statements describe the Cerrado...
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Question: [QUESTION]Which figure of speech is used in this text? The brush grabbed at his legs in the dark until one knee of his jeans ripped. —John Steinbeck, "Flight" Solution: The text uses personification, giving human characteristics to nonhuman things. The brush grabbed describes the brush as if it were human, wi...
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Question: [QUESTION]Which of these organisms contains matter that was once part of the persimmon tree? Solution: Use the arrows to follow how matter moves through this food web. For each answer choice, try to find a path of arrows that starts from the persimmon tree. The only arrow pointing to the beaver starts from th...
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Question: [QUESTION]What do these two changes have in common? a puddle freezing into ice on a cold night shaking up salad dressing Solution: Step 1: Think about each change. A puddle freezing into ice on a cold night is a change of state. So, it is a physical change. Liquid water freezes and becomes solid, but it is st...
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Question: [QUESTION]Which property do these four objects have in common? Solution: Look at each object. For each object, decide if it has that property. Potato chips have a salty taste. All four objects are salty. A rough object feels scratchy when you touch it. The potato chips and the cracker are rough, but the ocean...
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Question: [QUESTION]Which tense does the sentence use? Lester and Carla will help the neighbors. Solution: The sentence is in future tense. You can tell because it uses will before the main verb, help. The verb tells you about something that is going to happen.
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Question: [QUESTION]All organisms need food for energy. But how does an organism's body actually get energy out of food? Select the true statement. Solution:
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Question: [QUESTION]Which word is not like the others? Solution: Daughter, brother, and son go together. They are people in a family. Teacher is not a person in a family, so it is not like the other words.
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Question: [QUESTION]Think about the magnetic force between the magnets in each pair. Which of the following statements is true? Solution: The magnets in Pair 1 attract. The magnets in Pair 2 repel. But whether the magnets attract or repel affects only the direction of the magnetic force. It does not affect the magnitud...
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Question: [QUESTION]Complete the sentence. The First Amendment says that the government cannot take away a person's () or (). Solution: The First Amendment says that the government cannot take away a person's freedom of speech or freedom of religion. Freedom of speech means that Americans can say and write what they wa...
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Question: [QUESTION]Which property do these three objects have in common? Solution: Look at each object. For each object, decide if it has that property. Potato chips have a salty taste. All three objects are salty. A colorful object has one or more bright colors. None of the objects are colorful. A sticky object can a...
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Question: [QUESTION]What is the capital of West Virginia? Solution: Charleston is the capital of West Virginia.
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Question: [QUESTION]What is the capital of Oklahoma? Solution: Oklahoma City is the capital of Oklahoma.
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Question: [QUESTION]What do these two changes have in common? an old sandwich rotting in a trashcan plants making food from sunlight, air, and water Solution: Step 1: Think about each change. A sandwich rotting is a chemical change. The matter in the sandwich breaks down and slowly turns into a different type of matter...
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Question: [QUESTION]Think about the magnetic force between the magnets in each pair. Which of the following statements is true? Solution: Distance affects the strength of the magnetic force. When magnets are farther apart, the magnetic force between them is weaker. The magnets in Pair 2 are farther apart than the magne...
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Question: [QUESTION]Is the following trait inherited or acquired? Devin plays soccer. Solution: People are not born knowing how to play soccer. Instead, some people learn how to play soccer. Playing the sport takes practice. So, playing soccer is an acquired trait.
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Question: [QUESTION]What information supports the conclusion that Levi inherited this trait? Solution:
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Question: [QUESTION]Which i in column 3? Solution: The grocery store is in column 3.
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Question: [QUESTION]Complete the sentence. A puddle freezing into ice on a cold night is a (). Solution: A puddle freezing into ice on a cold night is a change of state. So, it is a physical change. Liquid water freezes and becomes solid, but it is still made of water. A different type of matter is not formed.
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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 **Little House in the Big Woods**.
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Question: [QUESTION]What is the capital of Delaware? Solution: Dover is the capital of Delaware.
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Question: [QUESTION]What is the capital of Hawaii? Solution: Honolulu is the capital of Hawaii.
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Question: [QUESTION]Which material is this handkerchief made of? Solution: Look at the picture of the handkerchief. The handkerchief is made of linen. Linen is made from the stems of flax plants. First, the stems are cut. Then, the stems are soaked in water until they are soft. The soft fibers from the stems are then s...
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Question: [QUESTION]Which type of sentence is this? Julie is a competitive horseback rider, and she will be competing in the next World Equestrian Games, which are held every four years. Solution: The sentence is compound-complex. It is made up of two independent clauses and a dependent clause. The dependent clause beg...
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Question: [QUESTION]Which figure of speech is used in this text? Harold's '64 Impala groaned as he turned the ignition. Yet again he resolved to refurbish it over the summer. Solution: The text uses personification, giving human characteristics to nonhuman things. Harold's '64 Impala groaned describes the car as if it ...
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Question: [QUESTION]Which type of relationship is formed when a feather mite lives on a barn swallow's feathers? Solution: When a feather mite lives on a barn swallow's feathers, the mite gets food and a place to live. So, the mite benefits from its relationship with the swallow. The swallow is not helped by the mite, ...
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Question: [QUESTION]Select the fish below. Solution: A painted stork is a bird. It has feathers, two wings, and a beak. A tiger shark is a fish. It lives underwater. It has fins, not limbs.
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Question: [QUESTION]Which logical fallacy is used in the text? When Carson arrived at Heathrow Airport, a British man helped him retrieve his luggage from baggage claim. British people are all so nice! Solution: The text argues that a single polite British person indicates that all British people are nice. However, thi...
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Question: [QUESTION]Which rhetorical appeal is primarily used in this ad? Solution: The ad appeals to ethos, or character, by referencing endorsements from trusted professionals.
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Question: [QUESTION]Is this a run-on sentence? Roman gladiators consumed more calcium than everyday Roman citizens the source of that calcium may have been the ashes of burned plants. Solution: This is a run-on sentence. It is formed from two sentences run together, joined without punctuation. Roman gladiators consumed...
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Question: [QUESTION]Which figure of speech is used in this text? Maya gazed at the ancient pug that seemed to sleep all day and noted, "You're an energetic puppy!" Solution: The text uses verbal irony, which involves saying one thing but implying something very different. An energetic puppy shows verbal irony because a...
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Question: [QUESTION]Does the sentence use a simile or a metaphor? Mrs. Campbell is an owl, working at night and sleeping during the day. Solution: Mrs. Campbell is an owl, working at night and sleeping during the day. The words Mrs. Campbell and owl are compared without the word like or as. So, the sentence uses a meta...
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Question: [QUESTION]Select the fish below. Solution: A European green toad is an amphibian. It has moist skin and begins its life in water. Toads do not have teeth! They swallow their food whole. A goldfish is a fish. It lives underwater. It has fins, not limbs. Goldfish are popular as pets in many countries today. The...
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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]What information supports the conclusion that Quincy acquired this trait? Solution:
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Question: [QUESTION]Compare the average kinetic energies of the particles in each sample. Which sample has the higher temperature? Solution: Each particle in sample B has more mass than each particle in sample A. The particles in sample B also have a higher average speed than the particles in sample A. So, the particle...
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Question: [QUESTION]Which logical fallacy is used in the text? Don't be deceived by Emma Hammond's articles on rural, blue-collar workers. Her husband is a fancy investment banker, so she can't possibly understand their situation. Solution: The text argues that Emma Hammond can't understand rural, blue-collar workers b...
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Question: [QUESTION]Suppose Harper decides to borrow the book from the library. Which result would be a cost? Solution: This result is a cost. It involves giving up or spending something that Harper wants or needs: Harper will give up the chance to keep the book as long as she wants.
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Question: [QUESTION]Which continent is highlighted? Solution: This continent is Africa.
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Question: [QUESTION]What information supports the conclusion that Russell acquired this trait? Solution:
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Question: [QUESTION]What does this Works Cited entry indicate about the cited work? Davis, Lydia. Samuel Johnson is Indignant: Stories. Brooklyn: McSweeney's Books, 2001. Print. Solution: Look closely at the Works Cited entry: Davis, Lydia. Samuel Johnson is Indignant: Stories. Brooklyn: McSweeney's Books, 2001. Print....
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Question: [QUESTION]Identify the question that Barbara's experiment can best answer. Solution:
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Question: [QUESTION]Is wet glue a solid, a liquid, or a gas? Solution: Wet glue is a liquid. A liquid takes the shape of any container it is in. If you pour wet glue out of a bottle, the glue will change shape. But the wet glue will still take up the same amount of space.
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Question: [QUESTION]What is the mass of a passenger airplane? Solution: The best estimate for the mass of a passenger airplane is 47 tons. 47 ounces and 47 pounds are both too light.
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Question: [QUESTION]Which state is highlighted? Solution: This state is Wisconsin.
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Question: [QUESTION]How long does it take to make a sandwich? Solution: The better estimate for how long it takes to make a sandwich is 4 minutes. 4 hours is too slow.
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Question: [QUESTION]Is Leopardus wiedii made up of many cells? Solution: Leopardus wiedii is an animal. Animals are made up of many cells.
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Question: [QUESTION]Based on this information, what is this tomato plant's phenotype for the fruit color trait? Solution: An organism's phenotype for a trait is its observable version of that trait. The tomato plant's observable version of the fruit color trait is red fruit. So, the plant's phenotype for the fruit colo...
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Question: [QUESTION]Is this a run-on sentence? Inside its tissues, the spotted jelly—a marine invertebrate native to the South Pacific—grows symbiotic algae that produces food for the jelly and gives it a greenish-brown hue. Solution: This is not a run-on sentence. It is not formed from two sentences that have been run...
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Question: [QUESTION]Is the following statement about our solar system true or false? Of the four largest planets, three are made mainly of gas. Solution: The table tells you that the four largest planets are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Jupiter and Saturn are made mainly of gas. Uranus and Neptune are made mai...
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Question: [QUESTION]Which property do these four objects have in common? Solution: Look at each object. For each object, decide if it has that property. Sugar has a sweet taste. The flute is not sweet. A fragile object will break into pieces if you drop it. The paper notebook is not fragile. An opaque object does not l...
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Question: [QUESTION]Which figure of speech is used in this text? Those images that yet Fresh images beget, That dolphin-torn, that gong-tormented sea. —W. B. Yeats, "Byzantium" Solution: The text uses assonance, the repetition of a vowel sound in a series of nearby words. The words yet, fresh, beget, and tormented shar...
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Question: [QUESTION]Which is this organism's scientific name? Solution: Ginglymostoma cirratum is written in italics. The first word is capitalized, and the second word is not. So, Ginglymostoma cirratum is the scientific name.
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Question: [QUESTION]Will these magnets attract or repel each other? Solution: Will these magnets attract or repel? To find out, look at which poles are closest to each other. The north pole of one magnet is closest to the south pole of the other magnet. Poles that are different attract. So, these magnets will attract e...
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Question: [QUESTION]What information supports the conclusion that Janelle acquired this trait? Solution:
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Question: [QUESTION]Is silicon a mineral? Solution: To make pure silicon, the substances in these compounds must be separated from each other. This can be done by heating the compounds to very high temperatures in a special oven called an electric arc furnace.
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Question: [QUESTION]Think about the magnetic force between the magnets in each pair. Which of the following statements is true? Solution: Distance affects the strength of the magnetic force. But the distance between the magnets in Pair 1 and in Pair 2 is the same. So, the strength of the magnetic force is the same in b...
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Question: [QUESTION]Based on the continuum scale, which blood type is most common? Solution: A continuum scale compares things by ordering them along a line. This continuum scale shows how common different blood types are. Less common blood types are shown to the left. More common blood types are shown to the right. O+...
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Question: [QUESTION]Using only these supplies, which question can Victoria investigate with an experiment? Solution:
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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. The north pole of one magnet is closest to the north pole of the other magnet. Like poles repel. So, these magnets will repel each other.
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Question: [QUESTION]Which of these states is farthest west? Solution: To find the answer, look at the compass rose. Look at which way the west arrow is pointing. Illinois is farthest west.
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Question: [QUESTION]Based on this information, what is Candy's phenotype for the albinism trait? Solution: You need to determine Candy's phenotype for the albinism trait. First, consider the alleles in Candy's genotype for the albinism gene. Then, decide whether these alleles are dominant or recessive. The allele for n...
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Question: [QUESTION]What does the verbal irony in this text suggest? "Sleeping through the rooster's crowing was no problem," Jack 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 ironica...
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Question: [QUESTION]Which mug of cocoa has a lower temperature? Solution: The two mugs of cocoa are made of the same material and have the same mass. So, the mug of cocoa with less thermal energy has a lower temperature.
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Question: [QUESTION]Which tense does the sentence use? In the morning, Mrs. Harper shoveled the snow. Solution: The sentence is in past tense. You can tell because it uses a past-tense verb, shoveled. The verb ends in -ed and tells you about something that has already happened.
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Question: [QUESTION]What do these two changes have in common? water boiling on a stove a puddle freezing into ice on a cold night Solution: Step 1: Think about each change. Water boiling on the stove is a change of state. So, it is a physical change. The liquid changes into a gas, but a different type of matter is not ...
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Question: [QUESTION]Does this passage describe the weather or the climate? Solution: Read the passage carefully. Chad is a country in northern Africa. A high temperature of 43°C was recorded there last summer. The underlined part of the passage tells you about the high temperature in Chad last summer. This passage desc...
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