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The people who live after you will appreciate it if you take your glass bottles and
[ "throw them", "break them", "reuse them", "shatter them" ]
Key fact: recycling resources has a positive impact on the environment
C
2
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March in the northern hemisphere is what in the southern hemisphere?
[ "Spring", "Summer", "Winter", "Fall" ]
Key fact: winter in the Northern Hemisphere is during the summer in the Southern Hemisphere
D
3
openbookqa
It's quite common for birds feeding on seeds from flowering trees in some tropical waters to get weighed down, pricked and even entangled in the branches because
[ "seeds sprout better on the ground", "smooth seeds need water to reach other islands", "the seeds have a thick, sticky coating with hooks", "scavengers also hunt for seeds with mucousy coatings" ]
Key fact: birds are a vehicle for spreading the seeds of a plant
C
2
openbookqa
A shoe seems gold and green at first, then at second glance looks blue and silver. This could be due to
[ "interrogation", "comas", "refractions", "cellulite" ]
Key fact: refraction causes something to look different
C
2
openbookqa
A paper clip is often made of
[ "cobalt", "wood", "styrofoam", "paper" ]
Key fact: a paper clip is often made of ferromagnetic metals
A
0
openbookqa
A planet that revolves around a star is exposed to what?
[ "mountains", "oceans", "solar rays", "moons" ]
Key fact: a planet is exposed to the heat of the star around which it revolves
C
2
openbookqa
Water solidifies in crevices in the asphalt and splits it apart by
[ "making happy faces", "occupying more space", "cheerleaders", "banana ice cream" ]
Key fact: ice wedging is when ice causes rocks to crack by expanding in openings
B
1
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A person owns thousands of acres of land and would like to do something great for the environment, so he
[ "limits human access", "limits animal access", "builds a mall", "starts a riot" ]
Key fact: An example of protecting the environment is creating protected areas
A
0
openbookqa
If substances are combined by pouring them together, they'll mix, such as
[ "salt and oyster crackers", "lettuce and roma tomato", "coffee and hazelnut cream", "whole milk and cheese" ]
Key fact: An example of combining two substances is pouring one substance into the other substance
C
2
openbookqa
A light can be turned on if the
[ "circuit is complete", "light is unplugged", "house is destroyed", "power is out" ]
Key fact: completing a circuit causes electricity to flow through that circuit
A
0
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Sunlight can
[ "make eyes more visible", "bounce from a rod", "create a real problem", "blind a garden gnome" ]
Key fact: light enters the eye through the pupil
B
1
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Fauna will have to flee if their home is
[ "prepared", "having renovations done", "being built", "demolished" ]
Key fact: if a habitat is destroyed then that habitat can not support animals
D
3
openbookqa
The moon
[ "has seven great lakes", "is devoid of seas", "is larger than the Earth", "has a powerful magnetic field" ]
Key fact: the moon does not contain water
B
1
openbookqa
Your immune system would be less effective if you didn't get enough of this
[ "fake vitamin C", "green gummy bears", "unconscious time", "computer time" ]
Key fact: a human requires sleep to be healthy
C
2
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A yellow dwarf is an origin of
[ "cold", "sound", "life", "heat" ]
Key fact: a hot something is a source of heat
D
3
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A person hits two drumsticks together and
[ "they light up", "they fall apart", "the insides quake", "they burn" ]
Key fact: tapping two objects together causes the particles in those objects to vibrate
C
2
openbookqa
Which of the following would you use to most efficiently transport heat?
[ "empty water bottle", "cotton T-Shirt", "baseball cap", "empty soda can" ]
Key fact: a thermal energy conductor transfers heat from hotter objects to cooler objects
D
3
openbookqa
What is the source of air?
[ "humans", "space", "chemistry", "nature" ]
Key fact: nature is the source of natural resources
D
3
openbookqa
Playing music at a certain frequency may
[ "shatter a glass", "send sound outside", "hurt your teeth", "crack a mirror" ]
Key fact: vibrating matter can produce sound
A
0
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A mad scientist is spawning a Xenomorph and wants to know how many acid dripping fangs it'll have. What is the best tool at his disposal to acquire this information?
[ "a Punnett chart", "square Ouija board", "square plastic beaker", "today's weather forecast" ]
Key fact: a Punnett square is used to identify the percent chance of a trait being passed down from a parent to its offspring
A
0
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What is most impervious to an ax?
[ "a thin branch", "a neck", "a twig", "a boulder" ]
Key fact: as the thickness of an object increases , the resistance to damage of that object will increase
D
3
openbookqa
How many full moons are there each month
[ "1,000", "twenty", "100", "less than two" ]
Key fact: the moon orbiting the Earth approximately occurs 13 times per year
D
3
openbookqa
What is used to catch prey by some birds?
[ "a bill", "fire", "nets", "cups" ]
Key fact: a beak is used for catching prey by some birds
A
0
openbookqa
What is the rainy season in north america?
[ "fall", "spring", "winter", "summer" ]
Key fact: a new season occurs four times per year
B
1
openbookqa
The only resource that is replenished every time there's a hurricane is
[ "H2O", "gas", "oil", "coal" ]
Key fact: water is a renewable resource
A
0
openbookqa
A person wanting to protect their crops from insects could
[ "plant in a greenhouse", "plant in a garden", "plant in a field", "plant in a grove" ]
Key fact: insects can have a negative impact on crops
A
0
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I left a statue outside away from water for 100 years, when I come back it is significantly smaller, why?
[ "The Wind", "Birds", "Tiny Trolls", "Ants" ]
Key fact: wind causes erosion
A
0
openbookqa
Flashlights
[ "illuminate ideas and thoughts", "illuminate answers to questions", "illuminate pathways in an overgrown forest", "illuminate bright sunny days" ]
Key fact: a flashlight emits light
C
2
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Pollution is extremely difficult to contain in a
[ "refuse facility", "greenhouse", "the white house", "capital building" ]
Key fact: an landfill is a source of pollution
A
0
openbookqa
A stage in the life cycle process includes what aspect?
[ "killing of kin", "entity replication", "transporting water", "reproducing ideas" ]
Key fact: adulthood is a stage in the life cycle process
B
1
openbookqa
A cell can photosynthesize if it is
[ "a ferret's", "a tern's", "a willow's", "a gila monster's" ]
Key fact: animal cells can not perform photosynthesis
C
2
openbookqa
When a stick is smashed across the side of an oak, their interiors, on a microscopic level,
[ "enunciate", "quake", "mate", "scream" ]
Key fact: tapping two objects together causes the particles in those objects to vibrate
B
1
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which one of these students can accurately determine the color of the board marker?
[ "a student gazing upon it", "a student in the toilet", "a student sitting at home", "a student at the playground" ]
Key fact: the color of an object can be discovered by looking at that object
A
0
openbookqa
A person is going to run around a circle and wants to use a stopwatch in order to _____ time
[ "require", "enjoy", "find", "mark" ]
Key fact: a stopwatch is used to measure time
D
3
openbookqa
In order for an animal to need to hibernate, they must be of the species that
[ "is in space", "makes brownies", "nothing", "instinctively does it" ]
Key fact: hibernation is an inherited behavior
D
3
openbookqa
Ice wedging can be explained by pointing to
[ "roads in wintery areas need constant fixing after winter", "houses are falling down soon", "some trees split after they start to grow tall", "ice is cold enough to kill" ]
Key fact: ice wedging is when ice causes rocks to crack by expanding in openings
A
0
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the earth's population could face severe depletion if which of these stopped happening?
[ "the running man dance", "the American Idol show", "human gene cloning research", "the food pyramid structure" ]
Key fact: green plants provide food for consumers by performing photosynthesis
D
3
openbookqa
If you miss seeing a full moon, how long will you have to wait until you get another chance?
[ "7 days", "a month", "a week", "168 hours" ]
Key fact: each of the moon 's phases usually occurs once per month
B
1
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To avoid predators what is a good survival strategy?
[ "loud noises and movements", "having brightly colored plumage", "looking the same as leaves", "resting in open spaces" ]
Key fact: An example of camouflage is an organism looking like leaves
C
2
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Sleet is made of what?
[ "wind", "icing", "hard h2o", "frosting" ]
Key fact: sleet is made of ice
C
2
openbookqa
Which is the most likely scenario
[ "squirrels save nuts when summer is hotter than the current season", "squirrels never save food", "squirrels eat when it rains outside only", "squirrels save nuts when humans make them" ]
Key fact: when available resources decrease in an environment , organisms have to conserve those resources
A
0
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Dead organisms, like trees provide
[ "thriving communities", "families", "love", "heat" ]
Key fact: dead organisms rot
A
0
openbookqa
What is it termed when a squirrel is inanimate
[ "death", "inertia", "colluded", "emanated" ]
Key fact: if a living thing dies then that living thing is dead
A
0
openbookqa
A thing which is invisible to the passing gaze, yet has a visible form is probably
[ "a bald eagle", "a stonefish", "a cow", "a hippo" ]
Key fact: An example of camouflage is when something changes color in order to have the same color as its environment
B
1
openbookqa
In an auction, how might a seller avoid too much of a loss?
[ "buyer beware", "Auction Block", "Sealed Bid", "setting a reserve" ]
Key fact: as the sale of a product decreases , the amount of money made by the person selling that product will decrease
D
3
openbookqa
Which absorbs more sunlight?
[ "palm frond", "a mirror", "maple syrup", "Wednesday" ]
Key fact: as flatness of a leaf increases , the amount of sunlight that leaf can absorb will increase
A
0
openbookqa
A person decides to reproduce with another person, so beforehand they
[ "find some friends", "consider genetic implications", "consider eating dinner", "make a dollar" ]
Key fact: reproduction is when an organism passes genetic information from itself to its offspring
B
1
openbookqa
if these animals were planetary bodies, which of them would have the most gravitational pull?
[ "a bull on the couch", "a mouse in the wall", "a duck in the pond", "a dog in the field" ]
Key fact: the mass of a planet causes the pull of gravity on that planet
A
0
openbookqa
Some frogs may do what for their young
[ "use magic", "space travel", "urinate on them", "eat candle wax" ]
Key fact: a frog eats insects
C
2
openbookqa
An item placed on a balance will be
[ "broken", "measured", "sorted", "classified" ]
Key fact: a balance is used for measuring weight of a substance
B
1
openbookqa
When my parents reproduce they pass on genes like
[ "Cats", "Dating", "Candy", "A mole" ]
Key fact: An example of reproduction is laying eggs
D
3
openbookqa
mechanical weathering is breaking down what by mechanical means?
[ "hills", "trees", "knolls", "boulders" ]
Key fact: mechanical weathering is when rocks are broken down by mechanical means
D
3
openbookqa
Some people have an
[ "tubs for skin", "extra rib", "snakes for hair", "magic" ]
Key fact: skeletal system is made of bones
B
1
openbookqa
An amoeba is a unique individual that
[ "makes friends", "has multiple uses", "works together", "exists solitary" ]
Key fact: a single-cell organism can survive without the help of other cells
D
3
openbookqa
Two parakeets, each in a separate house, each in a windowless room, may share information through
[ "squawks", "shrugs", "seeds", "notes" ]
Key fact: sound can be used for communication by animals
A
0
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A willow can make its own
[ "rain", "energy", "sunshine", "snow" ]
Key fact: a producer produces its own food
B
1
openbookqa
Flashlights require batteries
[ "to make light bright rooms darker", "to meet weight requirements", "to be used as a weapon", "to properly illuminate objects" ]
Key fact: a battery converts chemical energy into electrical energy
D
3
openbookqa
Water will become vapor quicker in
[ "Jupiter", "Earth", "Mercury", "Neptune" ]
Key fact: the sun causes water to evaporate more quickly by adding heat
C
2
openbookqa
What does a seed contain stored food for?
[ "animals", "people", "cars", "flora" ]
Key fact: a seed is used for storing food for a new plant
D
3
openbookqa
Which kind of behavior has a fixed action pattern?
[ "political", "migration", "food preparation", "shopping" ]
Key fact: migration is an instinctive behavior
B
1
openbookqa
trees will grow from
[ "rocks", "hack berries", "thin air", "water lilies" ]
Key fact: a berry contains seeds
B
1
openbookqa
A hummingbird will be useful to which of these things in procreation?
[ "sawdust", "bears", "beetles", "cherry tree" ]
Key fact: pollination requires pollinating animals
D
3
openbookqa
Which likely would be a reason a deer leaves its habitat?
[ "a light rain makes its habitat unlivable", "it wants to see the ocean", "dry brush has accumulated and a camper left a lit cigar", "the temperature is slightly colder than it was the day before" ]
Key fact: a deer lives in a forest
C
2
openbookqa
Wildfire is when what catches fire?
[ "timberland", "farms", "cities", "winds" ]
Key fact: wildfire is when a forest catches fire
A
0
openbookqa
If members of a species are born then what of the species increases?
[ "food", "populace", "transportation", "deaths" ]
Key fact: if members of a species are born then the population of that species increases
B
1
openbookqa
A lake is unsafe for swimming because it is a bit below some farmlands that use
[ "pesticides", "water", "soil", "solar energy" ]
Key fact: runoff contains pesticides from cropland
A
0
openbookqa
I can use a stopwatch to track
[ "The number of freckles I have on my back", "How long the road is", "My weight loss in 6 months", "how many marshmallows I can eat in 10 minutes" ]
Key fact: a stopwatch is used to measure time
D
3
openbookqa
Which is likely born via hatching?
[ "a raven", "a goat", "a horse", "a cat" ]
Key fact: if an animal hatches from an egg then that animal is born
A
0
openbookqa
Shedding is when an animal?
[ "gets rid of its winter coat", "grows taller", "speaks at a higher volume", "eats its food" ]
Key fact: shedding is when an animal loses hair
A
0
openbookqa
A young boy is reprimanded by his mother for sleeping with his heavy blankets over his head. His mother is worried that if the boy continues to sleep like that, he will suffocate. This is because
[ "beds can cause issues with breathing", "breathing at night is deadly", "CO2 in large amounts is fatal", "CO2 can be ambivalent" ]
Key fact: carbon dioxide can be found in the air
C
2
openbookqa
it's important to recycle metals because they are
[ "dangerous to produce", "nonrenewable", "hard to mine", "expensive" ]
Key fact: metal is a nonrenewable resource
B
1
openbookqa
Herbivores need to stock up on food before winter because
[ "plants will burn", "plants will fly", "plants will perish", "Plants will cry" ]
Key fact: if an animal relies on plants for food then that animal must store enough food to last through the winter
C
2
openbookqa
a car engine usually converts gasoline into motion and heat through what?
[ "air", "hot peppers", "water", "fiery reaction" ]
Key fact: a car engine usually converts gasoline into motion and heat through combustion
D
3
openbookqa
What requires photosynthesis to grow?
[ "sunlight", "local flora", "power plants", "plant toys" ]
Key fact: a plant requires photosynthesis to grow
B
1
openbookqa
If a person wants to help the environment, that person should
[ "leave the faucet open.", "watch a lot of TV", "reuse pieces of paper", "buy a new car" ]
Key fact: An example of recycling is using an object to make a new object
C
2
openbookqa
A microscope creates clarity by
[ "levitation", "acceleration", "decomposition", "augmentation" ]
Key fact: magnifying makes seeing small things easier through using a microscope
D
3
openbookqa
The nimbleness of this animal is a key adaption that allows it to escape attacks from predators:
[ "the praying mantis", "the antelope", "the butterfly", "the sloth" ]
Key fact: adaptation is when an organism develops a trait over time for survival
B
1
openbookqa
A person wants to take their dog to the park as long as there is a lack of precipitation that day. After checking the weather channel, plans are canceled when it is announced that it will
[ "be sunny", "sprinkle", "be humid", "be windy" ]
Key fact: precipitation is when water falls from the sky
B
1
openbookqa
A person in a cold environment that needs to produce heat could
[ "think", "jog", "want", "smell" ]
Key fact: moving changes stored energy into motion and heat
B
1
openbookqa
A bird can be saved in a harsh winter if it is driven to locate a
[ "long metal rod", "small tiger sanctuary", "stocked provisions", "easy dial phone" ]
Key fact: feeders attract animals to a location
C
2
openbookqa
Seed dispersal happened when the plant's seeds were
[ "sold to a person in another country", "genetically modified for pesticide resitance", "destroyed by radiation during processing", "planted in the same garden" ]
Key fact: seed dispersal is when the seeds of a plant are spread from the parent plant to another area
A
0
openbookqa
Where would sponges most likely be found making their home?
[ "a great pyramid", "a rotting ship", "a ski lift", "a skyscraper" ]
Key fact: an ecosystem contains nonliving things
B
1
openbookqa
A koala's home can be destroyed because of
[ "affection", "magic", "my heart", "exploding hot liquid" ]
Key fact: if a habitat is destroyed then that habitat can not support animals
D
3
openbookqa
What your body looks like and how it functions is something that is
[ "received from one's parents", "passed away from Earth", "passed down from eggs", "passed down from tomorrow" ]
Key fact: the number of body parts of an organism is an inherited characteristic
A
0
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The sun is
[ "Square shaped", "caused by wind", "Cold", "has nuclear mechanics" ]
Key fact: a star is a source of light energy through nuclear reactions
D
3
openbookqa
A deer eats lots of grass, but the deer is unable to create more food for itself, because in the food chain, the deer is unable to be
[ "a producer", "a consumer", "a manager", "a creator" ]
Key fact: producer is a kind of role in the food chain process
A
0
openbookqa
An example of an instinctive behavior could be
[ "wind", "fire", "revenge", "air" ]
Key fact: An example of an instinctive behavior is a baby bird pecking at its shell to hatch
C
2
openbookqa
Which is most reliant on nonrenewable resources?
[ "a solar panel", "an electric car", "an 1800s train", "a modern bus" ]
Key fact: coal is a nonrenewable resource
C
2
openbookqa
O2 molecules stacked on top of each other create weight which is then tallied by a
[ "speedometer", "odometer", "barometer", "a microscope" ]
Key fact: a barometer is used to measure air pressure
C
2
openbookqa
We can calculate a speed if we know a number of
[ "gallons", "millimeters", "dollars", "pounds" ]
Key fact: calculating speed requires knowing distance travelled
B
1
openbookqa
As the barometer reading goes lower there is a greater chance of
[ "winning a prize", "sunshine", "a full moon", "getting wet" ]
Key fact: as air pressure decreases , the chance of rain will increase
D
3
openbookqa
Why would happen if the screw was loose on a bicycle's tire?
[ "it would need to be repaired", "you could tape it", "it might fall off", "it might get flat" ]
Key fact: a bicycle contains screws
C
2
openbookqa
if two students of equal strength pull a double sided cup in opposite directions, what will happen?
[ "the cup will remain stationary", "the one on the right will have it", "the cup will change color", "the one on the left will take it" ]
Key fact: if two equal forces in opposite directions act on an object then that object will stay in the same place
A
0
openbookqa
Some minerals originated from a material that was
[ "hard", "clear", "light", "far away" ]
Key fact: minerals are formed from magma cooling
D
3
openbookqa
Gasoline is unable to exist without the addition of raw materials such as
[ "fossilized matter", "sand", "water", "air" ]
Key fact: oil is a source of gasoline
A
0
openbookqa
What is one use of a spider's web?
[ "camouflage", "obtaining sustenance", "home", "decoration" ]
Key fact: a spider web is used to capture food by spiders
B
1
openbookqa
When the Earth is tilted on its axis, as it always is, certain tilts will make it summer one once continent
[ "and birds fly around the moon", "and beans grow on the other side", "and another's celebrating Halloween", "and a desert on another" ]
Key fact: the Earth being tilted on its axis causes ones side of the Earth to receive less energy from the Sun than the other side
C
2
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if a farmer needed the plants in the garden to multiply, which of these could help?
[ "introduction of cactus plants", "introduction of grasshoppers to the garden", "introduction of Bombyliidae to the garden", "introduction of weevils in the garden" ]
Key fact: plant reproduction requires pollination
C
2
openbookqa
An attraction may be magnetic if
[ "two metals are placed together", "substances find one another irresistible", "nickel is in a metal rod", "iron and nickel are in a bowl" ]
Key fact: magnetic attraction pulls two objects together
B
1
openbookqa
If an animal is living, then
[ "it is taking in air", "it tries to breathe", "it is using water", "it needs to reproduce" ]
Key fact: all animals breathe
A
0
openbookqa