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if a toy car needed to be measured for its content capacity, which of these might help?
[ "an aluminum coated barometer", "a metal wind vane", "a mercury filled thermometer", "a cylinder with standardized markings" ]
Key fact: a graduated cylinder is a kind of instrument for measuring volume of liquids or objects
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Leaving remain oil supplies alone is a form of
[ "conservation", "deliberation", "transportation", "pollution" ]
Key fact: An example of conservation is not using fossil fuel
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If an icicle melts, or steam condenses, that matter would
[ "sing", "fry", "rot", "dribble" ]
Key fact: matter in the liquid state drips
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Which is likely to catch airborne water vapor on its sides?
[ "jail cells", "sunlight", "a hot drink", "a cold drink" ]
Key fact: water vapor cooling causes that water vapor to condense
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If food is being digested then it is in the body
[ "under foot", "in the ear", "in the leg", "above the knees" ]
Key fact: the digestive system breaks food into nutrients for the body
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Ferrous metals can comprise items such as
[ "steel clogs", "gold cats", "bronze shoes", "Fe armor" ]
Key fact: ferrous metals contain iron
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some countries can be in bed and other are in the middle of the day enjoying the outdoors, why?
[ "animals", "rotation of sun", "planet rotation", "ocean tides" ]
Key fact: if it is night then the sun has set
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To function, electrical energy is required for what kind of devices?
[ "wet", "zapping powered", "hydro", "watery" ]
Key fact: electric devices require electrical energy to function
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If you're in the North Pole the North Star may be visible when?
[ "a weed", "two months", "a day", "all year round" ]
Key fact: the Earth revolving around the sun causes stars to appear in different areas in the sky at different times of year
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With more people eating cereal there comes a need for more
[ "butter", "top soil", "water", "corn" ]
Key fact: as the use of a crop increases , the amount of crops planted will increase
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Transpiration
[ "is a control method for fertilizer in roses", "is a control mechanism for root growth in sunflowers", "is a control mechanism for H20 in daffodils", "is a control method for argon in peonies" ]
Key fact: plants control the amount of water in their leaves through transpiration
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If Earth has poles that are magnetic
[ "needles will glow in the dark because of them", "needles will stab them", "some poles will be radioactive", "needles aim that way" ]
Key fact: a compass 's needle lines up with Earth 's magnetic poles
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A moth undergoes what?
[ "migration", "stage conversion", "amelioration", "surgery" ]
Key fact: a moth undergoes metamorphosis
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If I wanted to use a tree as inspiration to make a house more sturdy what part would I use?
[ "the leaves", "the pine cones", "the fruit", "the roots" ]
Key fact: a trunk is a source of support for a tree
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An example of electrical energy is
[ "air", "audio speakers", "candles", "grass" ]
Key fact: a light bulb converts electrical energy into light energy when it is turned on
B
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What helps creates new material in the soil?
[ "network television", "magnetism", "wildfires", "free radicals" ]
Key fact: decomposition increases the amount of nutrients in the soil
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Which is the most accurate statement?
[ "finches with fat beaks can eat ants in a small anthill", "finches with narrow beaks can eat only human meat", "finches with narrow beaks can eat ants in a small anthill", "finches with fat beaks can eat only human meat" ]
Key fact: a skinny beak is used for obtaining food by a bird from small spaces
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Which is true about zebrafish?
[ "the zebrafish live in every habitat", "the zebrafish stays in the habitat for food", "the zebrafish leaves the habitat for food", "the zebrafish eats nothing but caviar" ]
Key fact: animals live and feed near their habitats
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Deer are most likely to give a wide berth to a
[ "personal garden", "field of alfalfa", "cool mountain stream", "decomposing body" ]
Key fact: most animals avoid bad odors
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A predator eats other animals for what?
[ "food charts", "entertainment", "enrichment", "expectations" ]
Key fact: a predator eats other animals for food
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how many hours will it take the planet to complete a spinning motion?
[ "22", "24", "twenty hours", "twenty one hours" ]
Key fact: a Rotation of the Earth on itself takes one day
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Renewable resources
[ "often come from fossil fuels", "take centuries to biodegrade", "can be used ad infinitum", "should be used conservatively" ]
Key fact: renewable resources can be used over again
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Many of our traits are unable to be naturally changeable, so we are stuck with them they way they are unless we opt for surgery. One of those traits is
[ "language", "money", "color", "home" ]
Key fact: the colors of the parts of an organism are inherited characteristics
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Electricity causes less pollution than what?
[ "sound", "car propellant", "water", "sunlight" ]
Key fact: electricity causes less pollution than gasoline
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Sedimentary rock may be a result of
[ "metal", "old silt", "grass", "hay" ]
Key fact: nearly all fossils are found in sedimentary rock
B
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The population of rabbits in an area increases. That could have been caused by
[ "More predators have been moving into the area", "The rabbits are becoming infertile", "Hunters are trapping the rabbits", "More precipitation falling lately" ]
Key fact: as the available water in an environment increases , the populations of organisms in that environment will increase
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What would be an example of a force acting on an object in the opposite direction that the object is moving, which would cause the object's speed to decrease in a forward motion?
[ "seven bees are flying north while a car is driving west", "a car is driving west with a person pushing it west", "a car is driving east but the sun is rising in the east", "a car is driving north with strong winds blowing south" ]
Key fact: a force acting on an object in the opposite direction that the object is moving can cause that object 's speed to decrease in a forward motion
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Which likely needs the least food?
[ "a cat", "a snake", "a shark", "a dog" ]
Key fact: a desert environment contains very little food
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Which promotes the creation of serotonin?
[ "Jupiter", "Venus", "the Sun", "the Moon" ]
Key fact: sunlight contains ultraviolet light
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If I was blind I could use my hands to tell what
[ "the color of Susie's eyes", "the color of the sky", "the color of Bob's hair", "the shape of Tom's nose" ]
Key fact: the shape of an object can be discovered through feeling that object
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Who is in better shape?
[ "a sedentary crowd-worker", "a body builder", "a couch potato", "a fat woman" ]
Key fact: exercise has a positive impact on a human 's health
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An example of an instinctive behavior is
[ "doing a cartwheel outside", "singing on a stage", "eating a large pizza", "a mother feeding the kids" ]
Key fact: An example of an instinctive behavior is a baby bird pecking at its shell to hatch
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Cola and mentos combined will
[ "expand quickly", "evaporate", "freeze", "disappear" ]
Key fact: combining two substances chemically causes chemical reactions
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Which of the following requires water to live?
[ "birds", "dirt", "soil", "rocks" ]
Key fact: living things require water for survival
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Plants would be unable to stand if they lacked
[ "multiple leaves supported on its torso", "gel that form shapes", "the ability to flower nightly", "tiny structures inside the support" ]
Key fact: a stem is a source of support for a plant
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Some lizards can live in
[ "environments lacking oxygen", "moisture deficient environments", "zero gravity environments", "food barren environments" ]
Key fact: some lizards live in desert habitats
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moist means high in what?
[ "wetness", "warmth", "depth", "temperature" ]
Key fact: moist means high in moisture
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If the leaves are removed from an oak tree, that can cause the tree to
[ "lose water", "lose acorns", "lose bark", "lose energy" ]
Key fact: a leaf performs photosynthesis
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An example of an acquired characteristic is
[ "the thickness of a horse's mane", "the length of a horse's mane", "the number of legs a horse has", "the color of a horse's mane" ]
Key fact: the length of the hair of an animal is an acquired characteristic
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A farmer's potato crop all dies and is gone to waste. The farmer looks in the field closely and can tell that the crops were destroyed by
[ "Jupiter", "all", "flowers", "bugs" ]
Key fact: insects can have a negative impact on crops
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Aerial maps represent what feature using dark green?
[ "the slopes of the Rocky Mountains", "underwater ocean forests and coral", "trees packed close together", "The great northwestern plains" ]
Key fact: a dense forest environment is often dark in color
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A squid can swim faster by using the what from its body thrusts?
[ "pullinh", "power and energy", "growing", "science" ]
Key fact: a squid produces thrust by pushing water out of its body
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The middle of the day usually involves the bright star nearest to the earth to be straight overhead why?
[ "moon rotation", "human planet rotation", "moons gravity", "global warming" ]
Key fact: the moon 's surface contains highlands
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If an animal is trained to do something, that is a learned what?
[ "mode of conduct", "sensation", "emotion", "feeling" ]
Key fact: if an animal is trained to do something then that something is a learned behavior
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Tectonic plates move along
[ "planar fractures", "error lines", "triangular fractures", "defect line" ]
Key fact: a tectonic plate moves along a fault line
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Undifferentiated cells in plants allow it to grow
[ "in clouds", "taller", "without sunlight", "without water" ]
Key fact: specialized tissues at the ends of plant stems are used for growing taller by plants
B
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Birds will have different kinds of beaks depending on the
[ "organisms they hunt", "computer", "groceries", "seven" ]
Key fact: a beak is used for catching prey by some birds
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Within a power station meant to process coal, electricity is
[ "broken", "reaped", "destroyed", "devasted" ]
Key fact: coal is used to produce electricity by burning in coal-fire power stations
B
1
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Why does a wolf eat rabbits?
[ "to show rabbits they should stay away", "to get the energy it needs to survive", "because it hates rabbits", "to show other wolves it is strong" ]
Key fact: living things all require energy for survival
B
1
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Which of the following can be found on the moon?
[ "Non-volcanic Mountains", "Life-filled Oceans", "Volcanic Mountains", "Multiple Land Masses" ]
Key fact: the surface of the Moon contains mountains
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A komodo dragon's body temperature would be highest if immersed in
[ "lava", "apple juice", "liquid nitrogen", "water" ]
Key fact: an island is formed by lava cooling on the ocean floor over time
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Many animals that give birth to live young have
[ "skin", "scales", "exoskeletons", "gills" ]
Key fact: live birth means developing inside the mother instead of an egg
A
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You can use what to fake sunlight for plants?
[ "love", "a flash light", "breathing", "water" ]
Key fact: a plant light is used for help plants by mimicking sunlight
B
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Dogs
[ "are born with teeth", "leave their young to fend for themselves like turtle babies", "provide direct sustenance to their newborn puppies", "lay eggs to sit on" ]
Key fact: a mammal usually nurses its offspring
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You might support a growing tomato plant with
[ "yard stick", "a bench", "a flashlight", "candy" ]
Key fact: a stem is a source of support for a plant
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What requires photosynthesis to grow?
[ "hills", "planets", "flora", "people" ]
Key fact: a plant requires photosynthesis to grow
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A farmer needs to change up his crops. He has planted grains for the last five years. He plants something different this year, so his crop is probably
[ "oats", "rice", "watermelon", "grain" ]
Key fact: crop rotation is when different crops are planted on a field in different years
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A sign of the spring season could be
[ "hibernation", "flip-flops", "Christmas", "heavy coats" ]
Key fact: a new season occurs four times per year
B
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Older plants will most-likely have more leaves than when
[ "they were babies", "Seventeen", "Hot dogs", "botany" ]
Key fact: when a plant grows , the number of the leaves of that plant may increase
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Stars are
[ "warm lights that float", "made out of nitrate", "great balls of gas burning billions of miles away", "lights in the sky" ]
Key fact: a star is made of gases
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If someone hears a crunching sound while walking under a tree, which of these likely happened?
[ "dead leaves fell down", "a mouse ran away", "a duck started quacking", "a dog was barking" ]
Key fact: if a leaf falls off of a tree then that leaf is dead
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Which can be said to have the most volume?
[ "the Sun", "Venus", "the moon", "the Earth" ]
Key fact: the volume of an object can be used to describe the size of that object
A
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A person lost in a maze will need to find their way out alone, but a person lost in a forest may
[ "rely on television", "rely on magnets", "rely on spirits", "rely on deer" ]
Key fact: natural magnetism is used for pointing north by a compass
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something in a cold place becomes what?
[ "warmish", "toasty", "hot", "chilly" ]
Key fact: something in a cold place becomes cold
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Being able to enjoy eating Mideastern dates in a small town in the USA is possible because
[ "transporting food became easier, cheaper, and quicker", "transporting food pays better", "transported food tastes great", "fresh food is better than transported food" ]
Key fact: as ability to transport food increases around the world , the available types of food in distant locations will increase
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A creature is able to receive nutriment throughout their limbs due to
[ "arteries", "jeans", "oranges", "arms" ]
Key fact: veins transport nutrients throughout the body
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Within a twenty four hour period, a person could experience
[ "a globe's complete rotation", "thirty hours of night", "a day on Pluto", "a year of schooling" ]
Key fact: one day is equal to 24 hours
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Parents genes will determine the rabbits
[ "mate", "food preferences", "fur color", "habitat location" ]
Key fact: the coloration of fur is an inherited characteristic
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A telescope is used to observe what?
[ "heavenly bodies", "star charts", "animals", "water" ]
Key fact: a telescope is used for observing stars
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Plants preparing for dormancy is a sign
[ "the earth is tilting", "readiness an total alertness", "extreme fatigue and tiredness", "of a beautiful sunset" ]
Key fact: An example of a seasonal change is plants becoming dormant in the winter
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Kettles are lakes which are formed when chunks of glaciers
[ "freeze", "drown", "float", "dissipate" ]
Key fact: a kettle is formed when chunks of ice left by glaciers melt
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Which object is least likely to have any light pass through it?
[ "a dog", "a plastic bottle", "a prism", "a window" ]
Key fact: no light shines through an opaque object
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If someone released a pollutant into the world, it would be all aside from
[ "plastic", "poison", "trees", "smoke" ]
Key fact: pollution is a source of pollutants
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You would use a lever to move a
[ "feather", "grain of sand", "drop of water", "safe" ]
Key fact: a lever is used for moving heavy objects
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After several months, a cardboard box left outside is all misshapen and has holes in it
[ "the elements broke it down", "radiation completely destroyed it", "an elf messed with the box", "bees ate holes in it" ]
Key fact: breaking down an object changes that object 's shape and mass
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When the weatherman says to expect a storm, he most-likely is telling you to watch for
[ "downpour conditions", "nothing", "flying cats", "Water parks" ]
Key fact: An example of stormy weather is rain
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Metal is sometimes what?
[ "wooden", "salty", "polar opposite", "wind" ]
Key fact: metal is sometimes magnetic
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What do you have if you throw chocolate chips, peanuts, coconut, and dried strawberry into a bag?
[ "recipe for dynamite", "a trail mix", "a birthday cake", "a cookie recipe" ]
Key fact: An example of a mixture is clay mixed together
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What will happen to gas once heated?
[ "melting", "freezing", "ascension", "cooling" ]
Key fact: if gas is heated then that gas will rise
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What is essential for a robot to possess to walk up a flight of stairs?
[ "electricity", "skittles", "ethics", "lava" ]
Key fact: a computer controls a robot
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A shrew requires this for survival.
[ "radiation", "air", "silicone", "clothes" ]
Key fact: an animal requires air for survival
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a force acting on an object in the opposite direction that the object is moving can cause that object 's speed to decrease in what motion?
[ "frontward", "backward", "downward", "upward" ]
Key fact: a force acting on an object in the opposite direction that the object is moving can cause that object 's speed to decrease in a forward motion
A
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Animals you see on the way to work or school, every animal on Earth does what?
[ "squacks", "cries", "swims", "intakes air" ]
Key fact: an animal requires oxygen for to breathe
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Recycling old cars has a positive impact on
[ "the weather", "conservation of metal", "human life span.", "the economy" ]
Key fact: recycling nonrenewable resources has a positive impact on the conservation of those resources
B
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An example of an electrical circuit running properly would be
[ "dimming lights", "swimming in pools", "running outside", "riding bikes" ]
Key fact: when an electrical circuit is working properly , electrical current runs through the wires in that circuit
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How long is it between a moon phase?
[ "a minute", "168 hours", "an hour", "a day" ]
Key fact: a different moon phase occurs once per week
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Squirrels can often be seen storing acorns during the
[ "summer", "spring", "fall", "winter" ]
Key fact: squirrels gather nuts in the autumn to eat during the winter
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some animals remove their hair coverings for
[ "naptime", "lunchtime", "mating season", "scorching climates" ]
Key fact: some animals shed fur in warm weather
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Corn would likely provide nutrients to
[ "a rock", "a ice", "a waterfall", "a raven" ]
Key fact: an animal requires nutrients for survival
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Which animal is likeliest to be hidden in plain sight?
[ "a worm on the sidewalk", "a giraffe in the city", "a zebra in a pack", "a human in a car" ]
Key fact: disguise means change appearance to hide
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if you increase the mass of a celestial body, it will
[ "lose rotation", "lose gravitational force", "gain gravitational force", "maintain it's gravity" ]
Key fact: as mass of a celestial body increases , the force of gravity on that planet will increase
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What could be used to examine the legs of a lady bug?
[ "a pedometer", "a stethoscope", "a loupe", "a telescope" ]
Key fact: magnifying glass is used to see small things by making objects appear bigger
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An animal that may like a banana peel is a
[ "bear", "raccoon", "cat", "dog" ]
Key fact: raccoons eat waste
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One of the reasons some species go extinct is because predators
[ "have school with them", "tickle and cuddle them", "murder too many of them", "go dancing with them" ]
Key fact: if a new predator begins eating prey then the population of that prey will decrease
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migration is when animals travel from the northern state such as north dakota to Texas during what segment of time?
[ "lake fronts", "birds", "spring", "winter" ]
Key fact: An example of migration is birds flying south in the winter
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In an experiment, chemical splashing can happen so
[ "be dangerous", "be safe", "be messy", "be playful" ]
Key fact: chemical splashing sometimes occurs during experiments
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When a plant is water the liquid goes from the soil area to where it is needed using what system?
[ "sprinkler", "xylem", "flowering pistols", "leaves" ]
Key fact: xylem carries water from the roots of a plant to the leaves of a plant
B
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the mass of a planet causes
[ "sunrise", "earthquakes", "sunset", "matter to approach" ]
Key fact: the mass of a planet causes the pull of gravity on that planet
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A puddle after a rain will eventually
[ "leave to town", "jump for joy", "recede from warmth", "burn with acid" ]
Key fact: An example of evaporation is a body of water drying up by absorbing heat energy
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All predators are also carnivorous because predators
[ "listen to music", "make stuff", "cook veggies", "ingest flesh" ]
Key fact: some birds are predators
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