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The hotter a liquid gets, the faster
[ "it turns into animals", "it transform to gas", "it turns into seven", "it turns into frogs" ]
Key fact: as the temperature of a liquid increases , the rate of evaporation of that liquid will increase
B
1
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Which of the following is correct?
[ "The earth's strong gravitational pull causes a waxing gibbous to form", "astrology causes a waxing gibbous to form", "star maps cause a waxing gibbous to form", "government satellites cause a waxing gibbous to form" ]
Key fact: the moon orbiting the Earth causes the phases of the moon
A
0
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A river can push tin cans down the path of the water because
[ "it has motion", "it is wet", "it is loud", "it is strong" ]
Key fact: flowing liquid can push objects
A
0
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A cow will gain energy from eating
[ "dandelions", "eggs", "frogs", "birds" ]
Key fact: cows only eat plants
A
0
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Lava is found above the ground because when there is lava there is
[ "a soft song", "a frontal lobe", "a small indent", "a movement happening" ]
Key fact: lava is found above the ground
D
3
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Gravity effects water most when it is
[ "on a curved surface", "full of marine life", "flowing rapidly with waves", "in the ocean or lake" ]
Key fact: water flows down a slope
A
0
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To positively impact the environment
[ "toss plastic bottles in trash receptacles", "use plastic knives and forks for every meal", "scrap metal from old buildings is processed to be used for new construction", "buy a less fuel efficient car" ]
Key fact: recycling nonrenewable resources has a positive impact on the conservation of those resources
C
2
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Clapping in an auditorium will yield this for a few moments afterwards:
[ "solar flares", "urine", "indignant", "echo" ]
Key fact: when a sound is produced inside of a room , there is sometimes an echo after the sound
D
3
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When two decorative items for a refrigerator are placed back to back,
[ "they will refuse to touch", "they will stick together", "they will be sticky", "they will be charged" ]
Key fact: if two objects have the same charge then those two materials will repel each other
A
0
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Long decayed plant life would most likely fuel our
[ "nuclear power plants", "dogs", "motorcycles", "bodies" ]
Key fact: forming fossil fuels requires decaying vegetation
C
2
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Which of the following likely occurs in nature?
[ "pools condense", "pools dissolve", "pools evaporate", "pools transpire" ]
Key fact: evaporation is a stage in the water cycle process
C
2
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glucose causes food to taste
[ "wet", "like candy", "dry", "hot" ]
Key fact: sugar causes food to taste sweet
B
1
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Light can easily be seen bouncing off of a
[ "paper bag", "pencil", "overhead sign", "cardboard box" ]
Key fact: when light hits a reflective object , that light bounces off that object
C
2
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Venus fly traps are poor at creating their own food though photosynthesis because
[ "they are unhealthy", "they need water", "they require insects", "they grow slowly" ]
Key fact: if an organism makes food for itself then that organism does not need to eat other organisms
C
2
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If a person is going to be in an area with acid rain, the organs in the body can be unharmed because of
[ "outer organ protection", "being given immunity", "using sunscreen", "taking vitamins" ]
Key fact: skin is used for protecting the body from harmful substances
A
0
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Cooking food requires
[ "higher temps to be applied", "a stove to be used", "an oven to be used", "a fire to be built" ]
Key fact: if food is cooked then heat energy is added to that food
A
0
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A product that comes from the ground is likely
[ "Styrofoam containers", "an organic banana", "wax candles", "storm clouds" ]
Key fact: nature is the source of natural resources
B
1
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A cylinder with lenses can even make Uranus appear to be
[ "farther", "closer", "scaled down", "smaller" ]
Key fact: if an object is close then that object will appear large
B
1
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Worms die off during a heat wave. What affect does this have on the local fauna?
[ "Worms are glad their rivals have died off before them", "The dirt is cleaner than ever", "Monkeys can find more bananas", "Flying creatures have more trouble finding food" ]
Key fact: loss of resources has a negative impact on the organisms in an area
D
3
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Two animals with similar diets living in the same environments leads to them
[ "vying for the same prey", "forming a strong friendship", "moving to disparate environments", "adopting different types of diets" ]
Key fact: if two animals eat the same prey then those animals compete for that pey
A
0
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What can be renewed?
[ "plastics", "leather", "coal", "diesel" ]
Key fact: a renewable resource can be renewed
B
1
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A person eats some berries in them while camping in one location. In another location, miles away, they defecate outdoors. A result of this is
[ "seeds dying", "berry pips relocating", "crows hoarding", "people coughing" ]
Key fact: seed dispersal is when the seeds of a plant are spread from the parent plant to another area
B
1
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The family cooked most of their food using a stove and
[ "electricity", "luck", "ice", "magic" ]
Key fact: electrical devices convert electricity into other forms of energy
A
0
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The Norwegian government maintains a special storage chamber 800 miles from the Arctic Circle for use in the event of a man-made or natural disaster. The storage structure is built in Arctic permafrost and holds
[ "seeds that are growing now", "seeds for the Arctic animals", "seeds that spread the permafrost", "preserved seeds for reproducing edible crops" ]
Key fact: arctic animals live in an arctic environment
D
3
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birds lay
[ "rocks", "clouds", "trees", "calcium life pods" ]
Key fact: birds lay eggs
D
3
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the Earth rotating on its axis causes stars to appear to move across the sky when?
[ "sleeping hours", "sun time", "day", "daytime" ]
Key fact: the Earth rotating on its axis causes stars to appear to move across the sky at night
A
0
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The rhino population is smaller than before because
[ "cars crashed into rhinos", "lions have become more effective at hunting rhinos", "global warming has increased temperatures", "people use parts for health remedies" ]
Key fact: harming an animal species causes that animal 's population to decrease
D
3
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The temperature of a monitor lizard will increase if it
[ "goes into a hole underground", "hides under a tree", "swims in a fountain", "leaves a rainy forest for a sunny desert" ]
Key fact: as temperature in the environment increases , the body temperature of a reptile in that environment will increase
D
3
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High areas can be visually represented by
[ "basins", "deep sea", "valleys", "mountains" ]
Key fact: a valley is formed by a river flowing
D
3
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Earlier in their lives many amphibians ate
[ "meat", "flies", "beetles", "algae" ]
Key fact: tadpole changes into a frog
D
3
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Where is it most likely to rain?
[ "in the state of New Mexico", "at a seaside resort", "at a cabin in the desert", "on one's wedding day" ]
Key fact: as air pressure decreases , the chance of rain will increase
B
1
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What causes the pull of gravity on a planet?
[ "people", "plants", "kilograms", "air" ]
Key fact: the mass of a planet causes the pull of gravity on that planet
C
2
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What is oil likely comprised of?
[ "homo sapiens", "air", "soil", "brontosaurus" ]
Key fact: fossil fuels are formed by dead organisms over time
D
3
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A thermometer would be used to
[ "determine if it is airier", "determine if it is windy", "determine the high tide", "determine if it is hotter in the desert" ]
Key fact: a thermometer is used to measure temperature
D
3
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A person is going to explore in the ocean and sees that when they get down to a darker part,
[ "there is more sunlight", "there is more weight on them", "there is more salt", "there is more booze" ]
Key fact: as depth increases , pressure will increase
B
1
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If a person restores a garden complete with oaks, then they have replaced
[ "concrete", "jelly", "steam", "a resource" ]
Key fact: An example of replacing a natural resource is planting new trees where a forest once stood
D
3
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The cracks in a sidewalk could be caused by
[ "black holes", "Pine", "time travel", "emotions" ]
Key fact: if a tree is located near a sidewalk then the roots of that tree might crack the sidewalk
B
1
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specialized tissues at the ends of plant stems are used for growing taller by what?
[ "boots", "people", "animals", "flora" ]
Key fact: specialized tissues at the ends of plant stems are used for growing taller by plants
D
3
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Plate shifting likely directly created
[ "oxygen", "the Alps", "human life", "ocean spray" ]
Key fact: the Alps were formed by rock folding
B
1
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You can find what on the crust of earth
[ "clouds", "stars", "air", "worms" ]
Key fact: the crust is a layer of the Earth
D
3
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Lungs are to hampsters as ________ are black tipped sharks.
[ "gills", "hearts", "stomachs", "fins" ]
Key fact: gills are used for breathing water by aquatic animals
A
0
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All the food in the fridge is warm on a remote farm with a windmill. The most likely cause is
[ "it's a very windy day", "someone put a heat lamp in the fridge", "it's a windless day", "it's a warm day" ]
Key fact: a windmill converts wind energy into electricity
C
2
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Rain helps
[ "candy", "communities thrive", "cooking", "bread" ]
Key fact: rain is a source of water
B
1
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A dog can learn how to do something that it is taught to do, called learned behavior, such as
[ "eat food when it is hungry", "lean back and accept having nails trimmed", "bark when it wants to", "urinate when its bladder is full" ]
Key fact: if an animal is trained to do something then that something is a learned behavior
B
1
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A pollution source in a county may be
[ "compost pile", "grass seeds", "recycling center", "trash heap" ]
Key fact: an landfill is a source of pollution
D
3
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What is pulling your finger over a guitar string an example of?
[ "tightening a guitar string", "Stopping a musical sound", "making music with an instrument", "Putting a guitar away" ]
Key fact: An example of playing a musical instrument is strumming a guitar string
C
2
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A deer created a rose garden by
[ "pooping", "feelings", "time travel", "screaming" ]
Key fact: if seeds stick to the fur of an animal then that seed will be transported by the animal
A
0
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Which habit is healthiest for humans?
[ "adequate sleep", "only eating candy", "extreme alcohol consumption", "parachute-free sky-diving" ]
Key fact: rest has a positive impact on a health
A
0
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Renewable resources are
[ "provided by the largest star and wind", "provided by solar and petroleum reserves", "provided by the sun and fossils", "provided by the sun and coal" ]
Key fact: solar energy is a renewable resource
A
0
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What would provide the most nutrients?
[ "a used popcorn bucket", "an empty can of corn", "a dead strawberry bush", "a pickled jicama root" ]
Key fact: nutrients are a source of energy for living things
D
3
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Some animals get caught easily by other animals because they are slow while the predators are
[ "Nice", "speedy", "manipulative", "crazy" ]
Key fact: some predators move quickly to catch prey
B
1
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If a cat is given cyanide, it will
[ "expire", "cough", "puke", "eat" ]
Key fact: poison causes harm to living things
A
0
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a retailer gets an order of aluminum delivered weekly. Where is the aluminum likely coming from?
[ "it is coming from a school", "it is coming from a mystery place", "it is coming from santa claus", "it is coming from a merchant" ]
Key fact: a source of something supplies that something
D
3
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This creature eats cheese and is unable to lay eggs
[ "a fish", "a bunny", "a crab", "a mouse" ]
Key fact: a mouse gives birth to live young
D
3
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Keeping shopping bags out of the dump affects the earth
[ "neutrally", "positively", "negatively", "very little" ]
Key fact: recycling resources has a positive impact on the environment
B
1
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If a mouse is running in a field with a fence that will provide a shock to those that touch it, and the mouse tries to climb up it, it will most likely
[ "keep doing it", "try it again", "be fatally injured", "enjoy the feeling" ]
Key fact: electrocution causes harm to an organism
C
2
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if a place has clean air, food, water and safe shelter for an animal, what would happen?
[ "the species would have to emigrate", "the species would thrive", "the species would die off", "that animal type would be depleted" ]
Key fact: when a habitat can support living things , living things can live in that habitat
B
1
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A cloud gets fat and heavy and dark. The sky gets darker. The next step to expect is
[ "ice", "precipitation", "sunshine", "flowers" ]
Key fact: water vapor condensing in clouds causes rain
B
1
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An inherited characteristic from my dad is
[ "nasal structure", "a building", "the bike", "the cat" ]
Key fact: the shape of body parts is an inherited characteristic
A
0
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What would be a source of the smoothest rocks?
[ "a riverbank", "the cliffs", "the desert", "the mountains" ]
Key fact: contact between rocks over long periods of time causes rocks to smooth
A
0
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A person wants a room that is artificially brightened to go back to darkness, so they
[ "pull a cart", "dump a can", "flick a window", "adjust a switch" ]
Key fact: a switch is used to stop the flow of current in an electrical circuit
D
3
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What happens when animals in hot environments are active?
[ "They get a sun tan under their fur", "They like to take naps while running", "They become thirsty more easily", "They become fried and baked alive as burgers" ]
Key fact: as the activity of an animal increases , the amount of water in an animal 's body in that environment will decrease
C
2
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A maglight puts out
[ "a beam", "fires", "the sun", "candles" ]
Key fact: a flashlight emits light
A
0
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An acre of arctic land, when compared to an acre of jungle land will have
[ "more living things", "more life forms", "more organisms", "fewer living things" ]
Key fact: cold environments contain few organisms
D
3
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An amphibian has what temperature blood?
[ "toasty", "chilly", "hot", "burning" ]
Key fact: an amphibian is cold-blooded
B
1
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Greenhouses are structures used to house plants during
[ "nothing", "freezing conditions", "cold beverages", "space" ]
Key fact: a greenhouse is used to protect plants from the cold
B
1
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A mammal usually nurses its what?
[ "parents", "ears", "head", "younglings" ]
Key fact: a mammal usually nurses its offspring
D
3
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An organism is a source of what kind of matter?
[ "biotic", "inanimate", "dead", "live action" ]
Key fact: an organism is a source of organic matter
A
0
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In a strong tempest, a large boulder may be
[ "broken", "smoothed", "sharpened", "stained" ]
Key fact: wind and rain cause erosion
B
1
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A person yells inside a garage. Their voice echoes and they hear
[ "a bird chirping away", "a dog barking loudly", "a car engine rev", "a shout repeating softer" ]
Key fact: when a sound is produced inside of a room , there is sometimes an echo after the sound
D
3
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You might recycle plastic by creating
[ "happiness", "love", "beanies", "the sun" ]
Key fact: An example of recycling is using an object to make a new object
C
2
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Aside from plants, lizards also eat bugs for
[ "singing", "crying", "nothing", "sustenance" ]
Key fact: lizards eat insects
D
3
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An animal that often lives in holes in the ground in fields has
[ "long curly hair", "round ears", "four wings", "rainbow stripes" ]
Key fact: mice live in in holes in the ground in fields
B
1
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Which would be most useful in determining an areas climate?
[ "Average daily temperatures for five years", "A flood report from three years ago", "Last year's rainfall totals", "A report of a tornado" ]
Key fact: climate is the usual kind of weather in a location
A
0
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I can see melting occur when
[ "cleaning the bathroom", "I bake macaroni", "I run around", "sewing a dress" ]
Key fact: melting is when solids are heated above their melting point
B
1
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One example of avoiding waste when grocery shopping is to bring your own
[ "cloth satchel", "greedy nature", "one-use paper bags", "disposable plastic bag" ]
Key fact: An example of avoiding waste is using an object more than once
A
0
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Clouds flit and flow
[ "in a bank", "on the internet", "above our heads", "in cloudless skies" ]
Key fact: water vapor is found in the atmosphere
C
2
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Which would increase atmospheric carbon by the lowest degree?
[ "trees", "humans", "cattle", "dogs" ]
Key fact: as the population of plants decreases , carbon in the atmosphere will increase
A
0
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in the presence heat, which of these comes about?
[ "a melted snocone at the cafeteria", "an ice cream cone", "a piece of gum", "a large metamorphic rock" ]
Key fact: adding heat to something kills viruses in that something
A
0
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Which of the following can die if it gets too cold?
[ "iced coffee", "snow", "bears", "Pluto" ]
Key fact: if a living thing becomes too cold then that living thing will die
C
2
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What is the result of an object reflecting light toward the eye?
[ "Being blurred", "Being Seen", "Blindness", "Glare" ]
Key fact: if an object reflects light toward the eye then that object can be seen
B
1
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An example of how sunlight is a source of light from the sun is
[ "weather being variable", "raising temps", "windmills producing energy", "frogs croaking" ]
Key fact: the sun is a source of light called sunlight
B
1
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I can use a Punnett Square to determine if
[ "I'll be able to walk on walls", "If I will be invisible", "I'll be able to have superpowers", "I'll be able to twist my tongue" ]
Key fact: a Punnett square is used to identify the percent chance of a trait being passed down from a parent to its offspring
D
3
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A large component of Earth's makeup is
[ "stoned", "markers", "diamonds", "ground material" ]
Key fact: Earth is made of rock
D
3
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A person seeking out natural resources would start looking
[ "in a closet", "in a pond", "in a spaceship", "in a satellite" ]
Key fact: nature is the source of natural resources
B
1
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A person wants to conserve toothpaste so they will
[ "use it generously", "use it indiscriminately", "throw it out", "use it stingily" ]
Key fact: An example of conservation is avoiding waste
D
3
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Which of the following is likely to reject nutrients from food?
[ "bamboo", "a human", "a lion", "a horse" ]
Key fact: roots are a vehicle for absorbing water and nutrients from soil into the plant
A
0
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Hitting the brakes hard leaves rubber on the road due to
[ "the sun", "abrasion", "plastic tires", "metal roadways" ]
Key fact: skidding causes friction
B
1
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A day that is cloudy will
[ "be likely to precipitate", "have only bright sunshine", "have empty blue skies", "be sunny and clear" ]
Key fact: cloudy means the presence of clouds in the sky
A
0
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Where is the best place to shoot animals?
[ "national park", "sky", "sea", "forest" ]
Key fact: national parks limit hunting
D
3
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A frog will hibernate by burying itself in mud, freezing, then thawing again in the spring. The only of these that also go through a somewhat similar process in cold times is
[ "doves", "grizzlies", "rats", "people" ]
Key fact: An example of hibernation is a frog burying itself in mud
B
1
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A thing that is introduced to thermal activity will likely do this if it is able to drip:
[ "chill", "evaporate", "ice over", "freeze" ]
Key fact: as the temperature of a liquid increases , the rate of evaporation of that liquid will increase
B
1
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After being driven, a car's hood feels
[ "furry", "hotter", "soft", "cold" ]
Key fact: a car engine is a source of heat
B
1
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A bud will want pollen to be extracted and then spread, so it will require
[ "assistance from vice principals", "delivery to the door", "assistance from flying creatures", "help from new neighbors" ]
Key fact: A bee is a pollinating animal
C
2
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Mammals can breathe thanks to
[ "organisms with roots", "volcanoes", "rainbows", "oxygen tanks" ]
Key fact: plants are a source of oxygen through photosynthesis
A
0
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On December 3rd after 4PM I can leave behind
[ "Time Travel", "Magic", "My feelings", "sunglasses" ]
Key fact: when the seasons change from the summer to the fall , the amount of daylight will decrease
D
3
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For a hungry hawk chasing a mouse, if the mouse darts away, the hawk must
[ "adjust speed", "run after it", "find other prey", "take a break" ]
Key fact: if an organism 's prey moves quickly then that organism may need to move quickly to catch its prey
A
0
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In a forest without anyone around, a fire may be started by
[ "electricty", "a bird", "a landslide", "a flash flood" ]
Key fact: lightning can cause a forest fire
A
0
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These would likely be broken down and recycled
[ "waste helium", "waste hydrogen", "pallets", "waste oil" ]
Key fact: wood is a renewable resource
C
2
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Which might you find in a zoo?
[ "a Sunda Colugo", "a Sneezewort", "a sousaphone", "a Picasso" ]
Key fact: some animals live in zoo exhibits
A
0
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