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A person is looking at an organism naked to the human eye. Desiring to observe it more clearly, a person engages the use of | [
"binoculars",
"a telescope",
"a meter stick",
"lab equipment"
] | Key fact:
microscope is used to see small things by making them appear bigger | D | 3 | openbookqa |
Many families survive the winter thanks to | [
"tv",
"AC unit",
"furnace",
"fridge"
] | Key fact:
natural gas is a source of heat by burning | C | 2 | openbookqa |
Which likely would be considered in drought conditions? | [
"a tundra without water",
"a desert without water",
"a house without water",
"a lake without water"
] | Key fact:
drought means available water decreases in an environment | D | 3 | openbookqa |
It is hotter in December than other months. Where are you likely located? | [
"above and beyond",
"above the equator",
"below the belt",
"below the equator"
] | Key fact:
December is during the summer in the southern hemisphere | D | 3 | openbookqa |
Which is more accurate: | [
"sharks use gills to swim underwater for longer than humans can",
"humans use gills to extract carbon from the water",
"sharks use gills to extract carbon from the water",
"sharks are unable to find oxygen while underwater"
] | Key fact:
gills are used for breathing water by aquatic animals | A | 0 | openbookqa |
Which of the following would be excluded from a list of ecosystems? | [
"desert",
"snow",
"rain forest",
"tundra"
] | Key fact:
the Earth contains many ecosystems | B | 1 | openbookqa |
What makes a body stronger? | [
"parking far away",
"travelling by air",
"reading technical books",
"having multiple children"
] | Key fact:
exercise has a positive impact on a body 's strength | A | 0 | openbookqa |
A person pushing energy through a metal beam will cause something to | [
"electrify",
"crowd",
"hollow out",
"precipitate"
] | Key fact:
sending electricity through a conductor causes electricity to flow through that conductor | A | 0 | openbookqa |
Which is least likely to make a tasty meal for a predator? | [
"a rabbit",
"a deer",
"a skunk",
"a baby moose"
] | Key fact:
a skunk produces a bad odor | C | 2 | openbookqa |
On a summer day, a dog stuck outside will | [
"be dripping with sweat",
"lick at the window",
"appear to be smiling with its mouth open",
"curl up somewhere and shiver"
] | Key fact:
panting is when an animal hangs its tongue out of its mouth to adjust to hot temperatures | C | 2 | openbookqa |
A thing may be changed on a chemical level after | [
"putting it in a tree",
"making it pay rent",
"setting it on fire",
"looking at it through a mirror"
] | Key fact:
chemical reactions cause chemical change | C | 2 | openbookqa |
Comparing an arid acre to a jungle acre, the jungle acre will host | [
"less moisture",
"excesses of moisture",
"fewer water droplets",
"less fluid"
] | Key fact:
as dryness increases in an environment , the available water in that environment will decrease | B | 1 | openbookqa |
To grow, bamboo will require both of the following: | [
"light and electricity",
"light and money",
"light and mud",
"oil and water"
] | Key fact:
a plant requires soil for to grow | C | 2 | openbookqa |
Adding force to a moving train will: | [
"cause it to travel further in the same time",
"cause the structure to take up less space",
"cause it to travel less distance in the same time",
"increase the mass of the structure"
] | Key fact:
force causes the speed of an object to increase | A | 0 | openbookqa |
While studying the rings in a fossilized tree trunk, a scientist notices a group of rings that are closer together than the other. This means that | [
"the trees had more sunlight for those years",
"the trees were dead during those years",
"during those years, there was less precipitation",
"the trees had extra water those years"
] | Key fact:
as the amount of available water decreases , tree-growth rings will become narrower | C | 2 | openbookqa |
celestial bodies are known to | [
"circle balls of hydrogen",
"travel through deep space",
"crash into each other",
"slingshot around the galaxy"
] | Key fact:
planets orbit stars | A | 0 | openbookqa |
When we are unable to look up and see the sun during the day it is blocked by | [
"lava",
"seashells",
"rocks",
"water"
] | Key fact:
cloudy means the presence of clouds in the sky | D | 3 | openbookqa |
Which of these objects could combust | [
"Seashells",
"Grass",
"A cat",
"A paint can"
] | Key fact:
high temperatures can cause an object to combust | D | 3 | openbookqa |
Bears will always have longer life cycles than a | [
"tortoises",
"whales",
"elephants",
"fox"
] | Key fact:
being stronger usually has a positive impact on an living thing 's health | D | 3 | openbookqa |
You can make a telescope with a | [
"straw",
"Glass",
"Candle",
"mailing tube"
] | Key fact:
Galileo Galilei made improvements to the telescope to make better observations of celestial bodies | D | 3 | openbookqa |
A woman leaves some meat on the counter, and bacteria begins to quickly grow on the surface. This bacteria may cause | [
"turned food",
"growing beans",
"sticky toffee",
"pocked oranges"
] | Key fact:
microorganisms cause food to spoil | A | 0 | openbookqa |
Which of the following breathes? | [
"a basketball",
"a rope",
"a saw",
"a zebra"
] | Key fact:
all animals breathe | D | 3 | openbookqa |
treating water is used to remove harmful substances before what? | [
"emptying",
"guzzling",
"evaporating",
"disposing"
] | Key fact:
treating water is used to remove harmful substances before drinking | B | 1 | openbookqa |
If you are having trouble seeing the TV, what can you do to see it more clearly? | [
"closing your eyes",
"moving closer",
"eating",
"dying"
] | Key fact:
as the size of an object appears larger , that object will be observed better | B | 1 | openbookqa |
If a person is avoiding sugar, they will stop eating | [
"meat",
"eggs",
"butter",
"bread"
] | Key fact:
carbohydrates are made of sugars | D | 3 | openbookqa |
Which animal sometimes needs to move quickly for food? | [
"coyote",
"horse",
"deer",
"buffalo"
] | Key fact:
some predators move quickly to catch prey | A | 0 | openbookqa |
photosynthesis makes food for the plant by converting carbon dioxide, water, and sunlight into what? | [
"dirt",
"sunlight",
"mental energy",
"sugars"
] | Key fact:
photosynthesis makes food for the plant by converting carbon dioxide, water, and sunlight into carbohydrates | D | 3 | openbookqa |
Plants require this to grow | [
"fertilizer",
"cool temperatures",
"non-organic matter",
"H2O"
] | Key fact:
a plants require water for to grow | D | 3 | openbookqa |
____ burns from the energy of ____ | [
"death; wind",
"a teacandle; wax",
"food; water",
"water; fire"
] | Key fact:
lighting a candle causes that candle to burn | B | 1 | openbookqa |
What cells can perform photosynthesis? | [
"animals",
"inorganic minerals",
"flora",
"critters"
] | Key fact:
plant cells can perform photosynthesis | C | 2 | openbookqa |
Feces on the ground is an indicator of a nearby | [
"organic being",
"fish",
"plush animal",
"deceased animal"
] | Key fact:
an organism is a source of organic material | A | 0 | openbookqa |
Which would likely cause refraction? | [
"lego bricks",
"car windshields",
"paper",
"lemons"
] | Key fact:
objects made of glass cause refraction of light | B | 1 | openbookqa |
every four seasons a cedar expands it's | [
"lung capacity",
"sight",
"vocal range",
"outer covering"
] | Key fact:
the number of rings in a tree trunk can be used to estimate the age of the tree | D | 3 | openbookqa |
Redwoods are supported by | [
"donations from the environmental protection agency",
"very large and thick trunks",
"twenty chainsaw wielding psychopaths",
"industrial plants near the ocean"
] | Key fact:
a trunk is a source of support for a tree | B | 1 | openbookqa |
If a globe has a range of populace, it likely also has | [
"old babies",
"varied homes",
"poisoned blood",
"teal rabbits"
] | Key fact:
the Earth contains many ecosystems | B | 1 | openbookqa |
An eagle will use their claws to catch which of the following? | [
"nuts and berries",
"mouse",
"lion",
"elephant"
] | Key fact:
claws are used to catch prey by some predators | B | 1 | openbookqa |
A person may find that iron attracts other items such as | [
"plastic toys",
"broken bottles",
"grass stains",
"wire braces"
] | Key fact:
metal is sometimes magnetic | D | 3 | openbookqa |
This seed carries food: | [
"rock",
"strawberry",
"thunder",
"water"
] | Key fact:
a seed is used for storing food for a new plant | B | 1 | openbookqa |
You can produce what by burning natural gas? | [
"snow",
"a warmer room",
"oxygen",
"water"
] | Key fact:
natural gas is a source of heat by burning | B | 1 | openbookqa |
If an animals starts eating fewer calories than its used to, its body will eventually | [
"float",
"fly",
"shrink",
"get bigger"
] | Key fact:
as the amount of food an animal eats decreases , that organism will become thinner | C | 2 | openbookqa |
cooking food requires adding what? | [
"frozen water",
"scorching power",
"coldness",
"air"
] | Key fact:
cooking food requires adding heat energy | B | 1 | openbookqa |
Great lakes may have come to be thanks to | [
"many visitors",
"ice pillars",
"large mice",
"snow clouds"
] | Key fact:
some deep lakes are formed by glaciers | B | 1 | openbookqa |
At high elevations, there is little risk of flooding, but at low elevations, what will happen? | [
"water damage will be more apparent",
"flood damage will be decreased",
"flooding will be less of a risk",
"more floodwater will be clean"
] | Key fact:
as elevation of a place decreases , how much a flood will affect that place will increases | A | 0 | openbookqa |
For what purpose does a plant light serve? | [
"Mimic sunlight",
"Comfort them",
"Keep plants cool",
"Protect from bugs"
] | Key fact:
warm-weather organisms live in warm climates | A | 0 | openbookqa |
The floating arrow on a compass points in the direction of where a group of hikers came from. In which direction are the hikers hiking? | [
"south",
"west",
"east",
"north"
] | Key fact:
the floating arrow on a compass always points towards the north | A | 0 | openbookqa |
A living thing will expire if access to this is removed for a time. | [
"balloons with helium gas",
"their favorite new shoes",
"a comfortable sitting chair",
"ability to experience respiration"
] | Key fact:
an animal requires air for survival | D | 3 | openbookqa |
wind is used for producing | [
"cupcakes",
"smores",
"excited particle flowing",
"plants"
] | Key fact:
wind is used for producing electricity | C | 2 | openbookqa |
What would be removed via the kidneys? | [
"bacteria",
"organs",
"blood",
"skin"
] | Key fact:
the kidney removes byproducts from the blood | A | 0 | openbookqa |
Sliding off concrete and onto gravel produces higher levels of | [
"shine",
"value",
"longevity",
"chafing"
] | Key fact:
as roughness of a surface increases , friction will increase | D | 3 | openbookqa |
The substance that the respiratory system takes in from the air is released by | [
"insects",
"birds",
"plants",
"bears"
] | Key fact:
the respiratory system takes in oxygen from the air | C | 2 | openbookqa |
In the wilderness, light pollution is? | [
"less",
"stronger",
"brighter",
"more widespread"
] | Key fact:
as distance to a city decreases , the amount of light pollution will increase | A | 0 | openbookqa |
the Earth rotating on its axis causes the sun to appear to move across the sky during what? | [
"dark hours",
"sunlight deficient",
"night",
"waking hours"
] | Key fact:
the Earth rotating on its axis causes the sun to appear to move across the sky during the day | D | 3 | openbookqa |
Glaciers have | [
"magic",
"feelings",
"emotions",
"slow, hidden rivers"
] | Key fact:
a glacier is made of ice | D | 3 | openbookqa |
Salt dissolves better in a pot of water after | [
"drowning in the Atlantic ocean",
"setting the burner to maximum",
"setting the burner to minimum",
"gargling salt-water in the shower"
] | Key fact:
as temperature increases , the ability of that liquid to dissolve solids will increase | B | 1 | openbookqa |
If an environment experiences harsh climates | [
"plants will continue to flourish",
"ponds may dry up",
"tadpoles will mature faster into frogs",
"animals will experience a boom in reproduction"
] | Key fact:
a greenhouse is used to protect plants by keeping them warm | B | 1 | openbookqa |
An observer on Jupiter would encounter localized periods of | [
"darkness and light",
"constant nuclear fission",
"supernovas",
"black holes"
] | Key fact:
a planet rotating causes cycles of day and night on that planet | A | 0 | openbookqa |
It's most likely to rain when the color of the sky looks | [
"Seven",
"eggshells",
"meteor strike",
"dark and Silvery"
] | Key fact:
grey clouds appear before precipitation | D | 3 | openbookqa |
If John were going to the store, how would he measure his trip? | [
"kilometer",
"centimeter",
"decameter",
"meter"
] | Key fact:
kilometers km are a unit used for measuring distance generally used for values between 1 and 50000000 | A | 0 | openbookqa |
The biggest things on the moon are | [
"space stations",
"alien life forms",
"craters",
"moon rocks"
] | Key fact:
the lunar surface contains many craters | C | 2 | openbookqa |
Certain countries make it illegal to bring in certain species of animals that breed very fast because that will lead to | [
"extinction",
"milk",
"underpopulation",
"overpopulation"
] | Key fact:
if the population of an organism increases then the ecosystem may become overpopulated with that organism | D | 3 | openbookqa |
Iron sticks to | [
"a ceramic throne",
"a fridge",
"a vitamin",
"a beanie baby"
] | Key fact:
if something contains a large amount of magnetic material then that something will attract magnets | B | 1 | openbookqa |
of one misses the surf tide in the morning, will they get another chance? | [
"they have zero chance",
"they are still in luck",
"it is too late",
"all of these"
] | Key fact:
the tide cycle regularly occurs twice per day | B | 1 | openbookqa |
What is an example of reproduction occurring in adulthood? | [
"humans are unable to reproduce until they are legal adults",
"eggs are unable to be fertilized before they are dropped",
"dogs are unable to have puppies until they are two years old",
"cats are unable to produce offspring until they are sexually mature"
] | Key fact:
reproduction occurs during adulthood | D | 3 | openbookqa |
When a forested area receives very little rain, the tall plants in that area | [
"shoot up in height",
"learn to drink saltwater",
"grow so much stronger",
"show thinner age markings"
] | Key fact:
as the amount of available water decreases , tree-growth rings will become narrower | D | 3 | openbookqa |
Altering the physical structure of an object destructively might involve | [
"building on top of the item",
"getting it broken to pieces",
"none of these",
"producing a better quality version"
] | Key fact:
breaking down an object changes that object 's shape and mass | B | 1 | openbookqa |
If a tree falls in the forest, then gets covered in mud, it might form : | [
"future imprints in rock",
"Houses for hairy sasquatch",
"charmin brand toilet paper",
"Footprints on a beach"
] | Key fact:
An example of a fossil is a paw print in rock | A | 0 | openbookqa |
Where would an arctic hare be least likely to be seen by a predator? | [
"sitting on the dirt",
"on a sand dune",
"on a grass lawn",
"on a hill covered in deep, white, cold stuff"
] | Key fact:
An example of camouflage is when something changes color in order to have the same color as its environment | D | 3 | openbookqa |
If a living animal is going to be in an ideal situation, at a minimum it will have | [
"a residence",
"a beating",
"a sled",
"a liver transplant"
] | Key fact:
an animal requires shelter | A | 0 | openbookqa |
A good place to use a thermometer is | [
"your butt",
"a radio",
"a wall socket",
"a bookbag"
] | Key fact:
a thermometer is used to measure temperature | A | 0 | openbookqa |
What needs measurements taken in the morning and evening? | [
"coastal range",
"tidal range",
"wave length",
"apex"
] | Key fact:
tidal range is a measure of the vertical distance from high tide to low tide | B | 1 | openbookqa |
The closest thing in the sky to our globe is | [
"a dwarf star",
"a satellite",
"a black hole",
"a planet"
] | Key fact:
the moon is the celestial object that is closest to the Earth | B | 1 | openbookqa |
When warm winds blow across an area from off of the sea, | [
"snow is gone",
"beaches are littered",
"storms are imminent",
"clouds are scarce"
] | Key fact:
a warm front causes cloudy and rainy weather | C | 2 | openbookqa |
A plant needs to use the roots of itself to move essential things | [
"to the dirt",
"to the sky",
"to the plasma",
"to the buds"
] | Key fact:
roots are a vehicle for absorbing water and nutrients from soil into the plant | D | 3 | openbookqa |
Elimination of their body's waste is | [
"a rare trait among living things",
"something that rarely happens for most mammals",
"a commonality all life forms share",
"unnecessary for smaller organisms"
] | Key fact:
all living things eliminate waste | C | 2 | openbookqa |
A bee may be vital for | [
"time travel",
"metal",
"cars",
"basil"
] | Key fact:
An insect is a pollinating animal | D | 3 | openbookqa |
What could be put on a wall so that a neighbor stops complaining about your guitar playing at night? | [
"paint",
"wallpaper",
"carpet",
"curtains"
] | Key fact:
carpet absorbs sound | C | 2 | openbookqa |
If you need something to mix kool-aid, what would you avoid? | [
"faucet water",
"well water",
"seawater",
"bottled water"
] | Key fact:
the ocean contains large amounts of salt water | C | 2 | openbookqa |
What can perform photosynthesis? | [
"animals",
"people",
"water",
"shrubs"
] | Key fact:
plant cells can perform photosynthesis | D | 3 | openbookqa |
A bad spot in town, as far as nature and the health of Earth is concerned, will be | [
"heaped refuse",
"piled compost",
"pollinated flowers",
"watered gardens"
] | Key fact:
landfills have a negative impact on the environment | A | 0 | openbookqa |
The color of what is an inherited characteristic? | [
"vision organ",
"wallpaper",
"blood",
"dirt"
] | Key fact:
eye color is an inherited characteristic | A | 0 | openbookqa |
One way humans cause pollution | [
"using solar energy",
"walking outside",
"riding a bike",
"using antibacterial soap"
] | Key fact:
humans cause pollution | D | 3 | openbookqa |
If sound is moving around in a room, the room is lacking in | [
"atmosphere",
"vacuum",
"oxygen",
"air"
] | Key fact:
air is a vehicle for sound | B | 1 | openbookqa |
Frogs bury themselves in mud in order to | [
"retain energy",
"bear young",
"find food",
"take a nap"
] | Key fact:
An example of hibernation is a frog burying itself in mud | A | 0 | openbookqa |
An example of a reusable product is | [
"a plastic cup",
"a soda can",
"a steel cup",
"a trash bag"
] | Key fact:
something reusable can be used more than once | C | 2 | openbookqa |
Corn can sometimes | [
"be grown in arctic environments",
"be used as kindling",
"fuel a steam locomotive",
"fuel an economy car"
] | Key fact:
ethanol sometimes is made of corn | D | 3 | openbookqa |
A person can know if they need a down vest by checking the | [
"thermograph",
"tunnels",
"graveyard shift",
"sidewalk"
] | Key fact:
a thermometer is used to measure temperature | A | 0 | openbookqa |
If I wanted to make something move faster I could | [
"slow it down",
"stomp on it",
"stop it",
"roll it"
] | Key fact:
as force exerted on an object increases , distance travelled will increase | D | 3 | openbookqa |
If an anteater eats an ant, where is that ant contained? | [
"outside the anteater",
"inside the anteater",
"in the sky",
"underground"
] | Key fact:
if something absorbs something else then that something will contain that something else | B | 1 | openbookqa |
What can humans hide from weather in? | [
"a shady tree",
"a local museum",
"a soda can",
"a playground"
] | Key fact:
shelter can protect humans from weather | B | 1 | openbookqa |
Bees are attracted to | [
"a sugar rich liquid plants produce",
"the scent of flower stamens",
"a oxygen rich liquid plants produce",
"the magnetic field flowers give off"
] | Key fact:
nectar is used for attracting pollinators by plants | A | 0 | openbookqa |
Fish move best through water when their fins are? | [
"Large [Collect]",
"Long",
"Small",
"Short"
] | Key fact:
large fins can be used to move quickly through water | A | 0 | openbookqa |
A plant will be able to photosynthesize even better when | [
"it spreads out leaves flat",
"leaves leaves on fire",
"it makes leaves curl up",
"opens leaves inside out"
] | Key fact:
as flatness of a leaf increases , the amount of sunlight that leaf can absorb will increase | A | 0 | openbookqa |
Birds sometimes eat what? | [
"grass",
"underground crawlers",
"insecticide",
"trees"
] | Key fact:
birds sometimes eat insects | B | 1 | openbookqa |
A dead skunk in the middle of the road would be most appealing to | [
"a giraffe",
"a politician",
"a vulture",
"a whale"
] | Key fact:
scavengers eat dead organisms | C | 2 | openbookqa |
This animal is able to blend into its environment by changing its appearence | [
"an Elephant",
"a Bottlenose dolphin",
"a Phyllomimus",
"a Hammerhead shark"
] | Key fact:
An example of camouflage is when an organism looks like its environment | C | 2 | openbookqa |
Which would likeliest eat a sardine? | [
"a plant",
"a tree",
"a canary",
"a tunafish"
] | Key fact:
tuna eat fish | D | 3 | openbookqa |
Eight month old tuna salad will make a person | [
"hairy",
"rich",
"clean",
"sick"
] | Key fact:
food spoiling has a negative impact on the health of the animal that eats that food | D | 3 | openbookqa |
Birds are a vehicle for spreading the seeds of what? | [
"winds",
"dissent",
"flame",
"oaks"
] | Key fact:
birds are a vehicle for spreading the seeds of a plant | D | 3 | openbookqa |
If the temperature is 34 degrees Fahrenheit, what could be put on top of the icy sidewalk to turn the ice to liquid? | [
"sodium",
"dry leaves",
"pebbles",
"dry ice"
] | Key fact:
adding salt to a liquid decreases the melting point of that liquid | A | 0 | openbookqa |
A camouflaged creature in a patterned room will be | [
"quick to spot",
"fast to locate",
"rough to spot",
"easy to see"
] | Key fact:
An example of camouflage is when something is the same color as its environment | C | 2 | openbookqa |
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