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If you scrape an object, small pieces or particles may break off of the object; what's an example of this? | [
"rubbing an emery board across your nail",
"rubbing a cloth over a counter",
"using a towel after you shower",
"wiping your chin after drinking some milk"
] | Key fact:
scraping an object may cause small particles to break off of that object | A | 0 | openbookqa |
To discover how durable a certain mineral may be, one could | [
"crush it in a vise",
"view the atomic weight of it",
"attempt to leave a mark on it",
"melt it down and pour"
] | Key fact:
measuring the hardness of minerals requires scratching those materials | C | 2 | openbookqa |
Caribbean natives have a dark skin tone do to | [
"unicorns",
"solar radiation",
"lack of nutrients",
"camouflage"
] | Key fact:
radiation is when heat is transferred through waves | B | 1 | openbookqa |
Which is taught? | [
"walking upright",
"red hair",
"avoiding unpleasant smells",
"mopping the floor"
] | Key fact:
doing chores is a learned characteristic | D | 3 | openbookqa |
Kelp has to have provisions to | [
"maintain life",
"die",
"hibernate",
"relocate"
] | Key fact:
an plant requires food for survival | A | 0 | openbookqa |
Octopuses excrete an ink as defense when | [
"They're in danger",
"they are flying",
"cooking",
"never"
] | Key fact:
ink is used for hiding from predators by octopuses | A | 0 | openbookqa |
Eagles eat what? | [
"grass",
"whales",
"hoppers",
"apples"
] | Key fact:
eagles eat rabbits | C | 2 | openbookqa |
little balls of H2O on the inside of a closed window came from | [
"rain",
"condensed water",
"snow",
"ice cream"
] | Key fact:
beads of water are formed by water vapor condensing | B | 1 | openbookqa |
The hamster was malnourished because | [
"There was a depletion in the corn supply",
"It went on a hunger strike",
"It was paralyzed in the mouth",
"It was waiting for the key to get the food"
] | Key fact:
as the amount of food an animal eats decreases , that organism will become thinner | A | 0 | openbookqa |
Where deer and rabbits generally reside tends to be | [
"dark caverns",
"leaf colored",
"under water",
"lava filled"
] | Key fact:
a forest environment is often green in color | B | 1 | openbookqa |
The layer of material on the bottom of the Snake River was put there by what? | [
"fish swimming",
"weather related degradation",
"global warming",
"animal movement"
] | Key fact:
sediment is formed by weathering | B | 1 | openbookqa |
What quickly changes the Earth's surface? | [
"a hurricane",
"an earthquake",
"a flood",
"a tornado"
] | Key fact:
an earthquake changes Earth 's surface quickly | B | 1 | openbookqa |
As vehicles become more efficient petro consumption | [
"increases",
"stops",
"decreases",
"stay the same"
] | Key fact:
as mileage per galon of gasoline increases , the amount of gasoline used will decrease | C | 2 | openbookqa |
If a large inanimate thing is moving across arctic seas, it is likely | [
"freshwater fish",
"oily stones",
"hardened dampness",
"old sheep"
] | Key fact:
a glacier is made of ice | C | 2 | openbookqa |
Which is most likely to occur? | [
"a female fly lays eggs while it is an adult",
"a female fly lays eggs while it is a larvae",
"a male fly lays eggs while it is an adult",
"a male fly lays eggs while it is a larvae"
] | Key fact:
a female insect lays eggs during the adult stage of an insect 's life cycle | A | 0 | openbookqa |
One renewable fuel source is | [
"vegetable oil",
"coal",
"fossil fuel",
"petroleum fuel"
] | Key fact:
alternative fuel is usually a renewable resource | A | 0 | openbookqa |
something could get wedged during winter if which of these happens? | [
"trapped water changes physical form repeatedly",
"water flows down a stream",
"water drank by a person",
"none of these"
] | Key fact:
cycles of freezing and thawing water cause ice wedging | A | 0 | openbookqa |
A magnet will stick to | [
"a belt buckle",
"a wooden table",
"a plastic cup",
"a paper plate"
] | Key fact:
a magnet attracts magnetic metals through magnetism | A | 0 | openbookqa |
Organisms require energy in order to do what? | [
"rest soundly",
"absorb light",
"take in nutrients",
"mature and develop"
] | Key fact:
an organism requires energy for growth | D | 3 | openbookqa |
The crust under everyone's feet is | [
"a tribe of human-like beings that live underground",
"the best pizza crust around",
"the ice that forms in cold regions",
"the outer covering of the third planet from the sun"
] | Key fact:
the crust is a layer of the Earth | D | 3 | openbookqa |
If an organism is a living thing, it will always | [
"cry",
"respirate",
"do magic",
"walk a rope"
] | Key fact:
all animals breathe | B | 1 | openbookqa |
Dinosaur carcasses are a form of | [
"car parts",
"fuel",
"fun",
"food"
] | Key fact:
oil is a source of energy | B | 1 | openbookqa |
What will, for all intents and purposes, never run out? | [
"gasoline",
"sunlight",
"coal",
"natural gas"
] | Key fact:
a renewable resource can be replaced | B | 1 | openbookqa |
A pendant whipping indicates | [
"bulk air movement",
"patriotic magnets",
"a still atmosphere",
"aliens are attacking"
] | Key fact:
windy means high wind speeds | A | 0 | openbookqa |
High tide is a stage in the | [
"food chain of the monarch butterfly",
"moon tugging on saltwater",
"timeline of all humanity",
"life cycle of land mammals"
] | Key fact:
high tide is a stage in the tide cycle process | B | 1 | openbookqa |
You're more likely to shiver on a | [
"seaside coast",
"high mountain peak",
"ocean island",
"sunny beach"
] | Key fact:
as altitude increases , the temperature of the air will decrease | B | 1 | openbookqa |
A shark will generally avoid eating fish that | [
"they are symbiotic with",
"are their main prey",
"are already bleeding out",
"they like the taste of"
] | Key fact:
remora fish eat food by attaching themselves to sharks and eating the food left behind | A | 0 | openbookqa |
How many ecosystems does the earth contain? | [
"a scant amount",
"a copious amount",
"a middling amount",
"a negligible amount"
] | Key fact:
the Earth contains many ecosystems | B | 1 | openbookqa |
The below surface pebbles of the rio grande are of non rough edges because of? | [
"fish movement",
"rough rocks",
"smoothness",
"fluid moving"
] | Key fact:
a canyon is made of rocks | D | 3 | openbookqa |
A beaver is building a home in a river, and that eventually blocks up the river, giving the beaver a nice home. A side effect of the beaver's new home is | [
"a pool",
"freshwater body",
"a mountain",
"an ocean"
] | Key fact:
damming a river can cause a lake to form | B | 1 | openbookqa |
What item's housing is made of metal? | [
"butter",
"cola",
"tea",
"syrup"
] | Key fact:
a soda can is made of aluminum | B | 1 | openbookqa |
I have a shirt that is now too small, what can I do to conserve and reuse the fabric? | [
"Walk a runway with it",
"Use it to protect my body from bullets",
"Make a new wallet",
"Track the weather with it"
] | Key fact:
conserving resources has a positive impact on the environment | C | 2 | openbookqa |
Which would an alligator eat | [
"spider",
"crab",
"squid",
"tilapia"
] | Key fact:
alligators eat fish | D | 3 | openbookqa |
If someone is experiencing frequent falls | [
"they should move out of their house",
"they should just stop trying to walk",
"they should try wearing slicker bottomed shoes",
"they should try putting down carpet or throw rugs"
] | Key fact:
as the smoothness of something increases , the friction of that something will decrease when its surface moves against another surface | D | 3 | openbookqa |
To protect themselves from consumers, which action would an animal most likely take? | [
"nesting right beside predators",
"standing out in the sun",
"standing out from the environment",
"appearing the same as surroundings"
] | Key fact:
camouflage is a kind of protection against consumers | D | 3 | openbookqa |
If an environment experiences a long drought | [
"ponds may dry up and kill off the fish population",
"plants will continue to flourish",
"animals will experience a boom in reproduction",
"tadpoles will mature faster into frogs"
] | Key fact:
the decrease of something required by an organism has a negative impact on that organism 's survival | A | 0 | openbookqa |
There are now many more people because of | [
"efficient farming",
"more cities",
"computers",
"global warming"
] | Key fact:
the increase of something required by an organism has a positive impact on that organism 's survival | A | 0 | openbookqa |
Explosions destroy | [
"Air",
"communities",
"darkness",
"Sunlight"
] | Key fact:
explosions can cause harm to an organism | B | 1 | openbookqa |
What requires nutrients to grow and gets nutrients with use of beak apparatus? | [
"dirt",
"birds",
"computers",
"metals"
] | Key fact:
a beak is used for catching prey by some birds | B | 1 | openbookqa |
Two cats in different rooms may share information by | [
"vocalizing",
"sleeping",
"thinking",
"waiting"
] | Key fact:
sound can be used for communication by animals | A | 0 | openbookqa |
Making a pie produces a | [
"chemical reaction",
"cake",
"lots of sweat",
"fear of ovens"
] | Key fact:
cooking causes a chemical reaction | A | 0 | openbookqa |
Which relationship is true? | [
"a soccer pitch slows the ball down via magic",
"a soccer pitch slows the ball down because it is wet",
"a soccer pitch slows the ball down because there is always wind",
"a soccer pitch slows the ball down via friction"
] | Key fact:
friction acts to counter the motion of two objects when their surfaces are touching | D | 3 | openbookqa |
If two hawks find a dead fox, they will | [
"eat",
"battle",
"starve",
"fly"
] | Key fact:
if two animals have the same food source then those two animals compete for food | B | 1 | openbookqa |
An example of a circuit would be | [
"Rock climbing",
"running a mile",
"dimming a bulb",
"swimming a lap"
] | Key fact:
when an electrical circuit is working properly , electrical current runs through the wires in that circuit | C | 2 | openbookqa |
A herd of cattle is slowly making its way through a large field. The shepherd realizes that he forgot to bring grain for the cattle, yet the cattle will survive just fine in the field, because | [
"they eat roughage",
"they hunt meat",
"they eat insects",
"they eat prey"
] | Key fact:
cows only eat plants | A | 0 | openbookqa |
A thing needs to be placed on a balance in order to determine | [
"hunger",
"shape",
"pressure",
"age"
] | Key fact:
a balance is used for measuring weight of a substance | C | 2 | openbookqa |
Why might wolves a new area where a lot of deer live? | [
"The wolves eat the same things that the deer eat",
"They wanted to be friends with the deer.",
"The wolves stay near the deer for protection",
"The wolves use the deer for nutrition"
] | Key fact:
most predators live near the same environment as their prey | D | 3 | openbookqa |
Some Eagles might even consume | [
"Love",
"Emotions",
"Sloths",
"Astroids"
] | Key fact:
eagles eat rabbits | C | 2 | openbookqa |
Skin can protect your | [
"emotions",
"anger",
"feelings",
"squishy bits"
] | Key fact:
skin is used for protecting the body from harmful substances | D | 3 | openbookqa |
which one of these is false about the greenhouse effect? | [
"it could cause polar melting",
"it causes green air in the sky",
"it causes overall temperature rise",
"it heats up the atmosphere"
] | Key fact:
the greenhouse effect is when carbon in the air heats a planet 's atmosphere | B | 1 | openbookqa |
If a thing reacts in a situation, the most likely reason for the chemical reaction is | [
"steam is removed gently",
"upper temps are applied slowly",
"deer are fed tenderly",
"bees are introduced carefully"
] | Key fact:
adding heat to an object sometimes causes chemical reactions | B | 1 | openbookqa |
Which is more likely to be able to develop? | [
"an egg under water",
"an egg near a light bulb",
"an egg in the arctic",
"an egg in a freezer"
] | Key fact:
an egg requires warmth to develop | B | 1 | openbookqa |
A person wants to know how fast winds will be going this week. They buy a device made of metal and | [
"place it outside next to the chimney",
"place it in the basement of their house",
"place it on the ground outdoors",
"leave it in the car overnight"
] | Key fact:
an anemometer is used to measure wind speed | A | 0 | openbookqa |
natural disasters can cause animals to | [
"deep fry",
"dance",
"trek",
"nap"
] | Key fact:
natural disasters can cause animals to leave an environment | C | 2 | openbookqa |
What would be more attracted to a magnet? | [
"wood",
"A dog",
"a cloud",
"A zipper"
] | Key fact:
if a magnet is attracted to a metal then that magnet will stick to that metal | D | 3 | openbookqa |
You wake up north of the equator, and you notice the sunrise happening earlier than yesterday and later than the day after, what day could it be | [
"Feb. 21",
"Dec. 21",
"Sep. 31",
"May 21"
] | Key fact:
the winter solstice is on December 21st in the northern hemisphere | B | 1 | openbookqa |
Where do bees get nutrition? | [
"seeds from a farmer's field",
"from the leaves of trees",
"the local grocery store",
"a powdery substance found in the reproductive parts of plants"
] | Key fact:
bees eat pollen | D | 3 | openbookqa |
Which is the source of a nonrenewable resource? | [
"rain",
"the wind",
"the Sun",
"oil deposits"
] | Key fact:
plastic is a nonrenewable resource | D | 3 | openbookqa |
Sea horses require | [
"leather harnesses",
"jockeys",
"black stallions",
"the sun"
] | Key fact:
the sun is the source of energy for life on Earth | D | 3 | openbookqa |
A komodo dragon's body temperature would be highest if immersed in | [
"lava",
"apple juice",
"liquid nitrogen",
"water"
] | Key fact:
a reptile is cold-blooded | A | 0 | openbookqa |
Rain and what cause erosion? | [
"wind vanes",
"sunlight",
"concrete",
"drafts"
] | Key fact:
wind and rain cause erosion | D | 3 | openbookqa |
Plants and trees suck up carbon dioxide, so if trees are cut down, carbon levels will | [
"cry",
"fly",
"escalate",
"go down"
] | Key fact:
as the population of plants decreases , carbon in the atmosphere will increase | C | 2 | openbookqa |
A load of nutriment, when consumed, will be | [
"tilled in the soil",
"burned in a fire",
"utilized internally by something",
"made into golden wheat"
] | Key fact:
the digestive system digests food for the body | C | 2 | openbookqa |
If water gets _____, it may cause a chemical reaction | [
"hotter",
"empty",
"air",
"afraid"
] | Key fact:
adding heat to an object sometimes causes chemical reactions | A | 0 | openbookqa |
While deer may be found in many varied locations, they mostly make their home | [
"in densely covered wilderness",
"outside of grassy areas",
"in largely populated parks",
"near cabins in small towns"
] | Key fact:
a deer lives in a forest | A | 0 | openbookqa |
If a rock is sedimentary then | [
"sediment was fused with lava",
"sediment was packed into tummies",
"sediment was watered with salt",
"sediment was packed tightly"
] | Key fact:
sedimentary rocks are formed from sediment compacting together | D | 3 | openbookqa |
Which likely could replace the sun in our solar system? | [
"another star",
"the moon",
"Jupiter",
"Venus"
] | Key fact:
the sun transfers solar energy from itself to the Earth through sunlight | A | 0 | openbookqa |
Which of the following would be considered a predator? | [
"grizzly bear",
"moose",
"salmon",
"lobster"
] | Key fact:
predators eat other animals | A | 0 | openbookqa |
A person approaching a dog from across a street can note that the dog | [
"looks tiny when nearer",
"is minuscule in person",
"looks more sizable after approaching",
"looks smaller up close"
] | Key fact:
if an object is close then that object will appear large | C | 2 | openbookqa |
As leaves turn from green to gold, another change is | [
"darkness comes earlier",
"the sun shines",
"more rain storms",
"warmer weather"
] | Key fact:
when the seasons change from the summer to the fall , the amount of daylight will decrease | A | 0 | openbookqa |
When would a reflector be most effective? | [
"fall",
"winter",
"summer",
"spring"
] | Key fact:
a reflector is used to reflect light especially on vehicles | C | 2 | openbookqa |
Which type of vegetation could you find in areas with low rainfall? | [
"sunflowers",
"cacti",
"rose bushes",
"palm trees"
] | Key fact:
a desert environment has low rainfall | B | 1 | openbookqa |
Due to camouflage, you are less likely to be able to see a polar bear in | [
"a church",
"the zoo",
"alaska",
"africa"
] | Key fact:
mimicry is used for avoiding predators by animals by camouflaging as a dangerous animal | C | 2 | openbookqa |
while passing Jupiter the | [
"better the view",
"stronger the gravity",
"moon orbits you",
"gravitational force weakens"
] | Key fact:
as distance from an object decreases , the the pull of gravity on that object increases | B | 1 | openbookqa |
Jupiter's larger mass and orbit contribute to the formation of this area of debris: | [
"Inner Solar System",
"Oort Cloud",
"Kuiper Belt",
"Asteroid Belt"
] | Key fact:
breaking apart rocks can cause debris | D | 3 | openbookqa |
Every hour, the tiny kitten cried for milk. It was true that | [
"the kitten was a year old",
"the kitten wanted meat",
"the kitten didn't need milk",
"the kitten wanted milk on a regular cycle"
] | Key fact:
a cycle occurs repeatedly | D | 3 | openbookqa |
A polar bear is white because | [
"it's a lame Turkish professor in a third rate Pennsylvanian college",
"it's covered in polar snow ice",
"it wants to make a Grizzly bear jealous",
"its parents had white fur"
] | Key fact:
the coloration of fur is an inherited characteristic | D | 3 | openbookqa |
adding a direct flame to container of acid causes a | [
"dormant cycle",
"lot of nothing",
"lower temperature",
"vapor expulsion"
] | Key fact:
adding heat to an object sometimes causes chemical reactions | D | 3 | openbookqa |
What do you have the most time to paint a nature scene outside? | [
"Spring",
"Summer",
"Fall",
"Winter"
] | Key fact:
the amount of daylight is greatest in the summer | B | 1 | openbookqa |
The looseness of soil increases the amount of what in it? | [
"bugs",
"dirt",
"water",
"air"
] | Key fact:
the looseness of soil increases the amount of oxygen in that soil | D | 3 | openbookqa |
An example of migration is | [
"when flocks relocate",
"when deer breed",
"when geese honk",
"when mice scurry"
] | Key fact:
An example of migration is birds flying south in the winter | A | 0 | openbookqa |
a full moon will block which of these | [
"global eclipse",
"lunar eclipse",
"twilight",
"solar eclipse"
] | Key fact:
a solar eclipse could only happen during the new moon | D | 3 | openbookqa |
If a person has bacteria in a certain part of their insides, it can help by | [
"growing them another arm",
"making them much fatter",
"giving them a fever",
"pulling minerals from nutriment"
] | Key fact:
bacteria can help digest food in humans | D | 3 | openbookqa |
An animal living in an environment lacking in food resources | [
"will be in poor shape",
"will be thriving and lively",
"will be switching to a new diet",
"will hibernate until more food comes along"
] | Key fact:
an animal requires enough nutrients to maintain good health | A | 0 | openbookqa |
One way to recycle is by turning | [
"plastic into food",
"plastic into shoes",
"plastic into trees",
"plastic into rivers"
] | Key fact:
An example of recycling is using an object to make a new object | B | 1 | openbookqa |
Without photosynthesis, animals that rely on plants for this would be out of luck. | [
"selling food",
"nothing",
"kissing",
"sustenance"
] | Key fact:
green plants provide food for consumers by performing photosynthesis | D | 3 | openbookqa |
Rain pours on a road for a night, then freezes in the morning, so what happens to the road? | [
"begins to crack",
"begins to swell",
"begins to slide",
"begins to crumble"
] | Key fact:
when water freezes , that water expands | A | 0 | openbookqa |
Milk sold in supermarkets is pasteurized because | [
"all raw milk is safe",
"to keep bacteria from getting into the milk after the customer buys it",
"the factory farmed cows produce a lot of pus in their milk",
"that makes it taste better"
] | Key fact:
Louis Pasteur invented pasteurization | B | 1 | openbookqa |
Our planet has multiple | [
"moons",
"suns",
"orbits",
"environments"
] | Key fact:
the Earth contains many ecosystems | D | 3 | openbookqa |
If a species of animal is endangered or going extinct, it's because too many of them have stopped | [
"mating",
"hugging",
"nothing",
"dying"
] | Key fact:
if members of a species are born then the population of that species increases | A | 0 | openbookqa |
What do you need to see a rainbow? | [
"water",
"sea monsters",
"bats",
"leprechauns"
] | Key fact:
a prism refracts light | A | 0 | openbookqa |
Rain can damage | [
"happiness",
"the carpet",
"love",
"Space"
] | Key fact:
An example of stormy weather is rain | B | 1 | openbookqa |
Which traits could be pass along using reproduction and genetic material? | [
"nose",
"thoughts",
"money",
"habits."
] | Key fact:
reproduction is when an organism passes genetic information from itself to its offspring | A | 0 | openbookqa |
A body needs fiber to make healthy bowel movements and this can be absorbed by consuming | [
"water",
"cheese",
"eggs",
"broccoli"
] | Key fact:
plants are a source of fibers | D | 3 | openbookqa |
Taking it out into the sun can | [
"drain the power from a solar calculator",
"power down a solar calculator",
"short circuit a solar calculator",
"allow a solar calculator to come on"
] | Key fact:
if something is in the sunlight then that something will absorb solar energy | D | 3 | openbookqa |
Which would likely result in a chemical change? | [
"a piece of paper in marbles",
"a piece of meat submerged in lemon juice",
"a blade of grass in sand",
"a piece of cotton in water"
] | Key fact:
An example of a chemical change is acid breaking down substances | B | 1 | openbookqa |
Which likely has an electrical conductor that sends sensation through an organism? | [
"rock",
"ice",
"shrew",
"tree"
] | Key fact:
nervous system is an electric conductor | C | 2 | openbookqa |
An electron microscope can look at | [
"my emotions",
"an elephant",
"a dog",
"my common cold"
] | Key fact:
an electron microscope creates a picture | D | 3 | openbookqa |
An example of instinctive behavior is | [
"southern winter flight",
"foreging",
"climbing",
"relocation"
] | Key fact:
migration is an instinctive behavior | A | 0 | openbookqa |
the night sky shows very far away what | [
"clumps of flaming gas",
"tidal waves washing over beaches",
"party balloons tied to houses",
"aircraft falling towards collision"
] | Key fact:
a star is made of gases | A | 0 | openbookqa |
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