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On a rainy day the clouds are
[ "low", "small", "white", "gray" ]
Key fact: clouds produce rain
D
3
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Solar energy is adsorbed by
[ "planted flowers under the moonlight", "potted flowers in a windowless room", "planted flowers on a bright, clear day", "seeds that have just been planted in the ground" ]
Key fact: if something is in the sunlight then that something will absorb solar energy
C
2
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You can work longer when
[ "Autumn changes to Winter", "spring changes to summer", "tree leaves start falling", "the first snow starts falling" ]
Key fact: when the season changes , the amount of daylight will change
B
1
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When you start to drive away from your house, the longer you drive, your house will eventually look
[ "dead", "bigger", "smaller", "icier" ]
Key fact: as distance to an object increases , that object will appear smaller
C
2
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Sweating will make your body temperature go
[ "down", "hits you", "Sideways", "Up" ]
Key fact: when the body is hot , sweat is produced to cool the body
A
0
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The elements changed America's tallest peaks into
[ "marble blocks", "ivory castles", "towers of gold", "loose rocks" ]
Key fact: break down means change from a whole into pieces
D
3
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A person wanting to protect humans from electrocution through wire contact would wrap the wire in
[ "a tin can barrier", "a metal beam with steel", "a copper rope with barbs", "a log filled with sawdust" ]
Key fact: wood is an electrical energy insulator
D
3
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two females are incapable of
[ "conjuring kin", "talk", "dance", "jog together" ]
Key fact: two females can not usually reproduce with each other
A
0
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Female birds sit in what?
[ "assorted materials", "trash cans", "chimneys", "boxes" ]
Key fact: female birds sit in nests
A
0
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If food is cooked what kind of energy is added to it?
[ "solar", "cold", "hotness", "freezing" ]
Key fact: if food is cooked then heat energy is added to that food
C
2
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If a person looks at the night sky in February and then again in June, the stars will be
[ "unchanged", "gone", "unmoved", "differently placed" ]
Key fact: the Earth revolving around the sun causes stars to appear in different areas in the sky at different times of year
D
3
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Building which of the following would cause an animal exodus from the region?
[ "a conservatory", "a park", "a car dealership", "a forest" ]
Key fact: if the amount of available food and water decreases in an environment then animals may leave that environment to find food and water
C
2
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Clear weather means
[ "rain", "zero clouds", "snow", "big clouds" ]
Key fact: clear weather means sunny weather
B
1
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If you eat a lot of chicken your body has what it needs to
[ "tell the weather", "fix wounds", "grow feathers", "fly" ]
Key fact: protein is used to repair cells by the human body
B
1
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when fuel efficiency increases, gasoline use in cars will
[ "stay the same", "cause more windstorms", "increase", "decrease" ]
Key fact: as mileage per galon of gasoline increases , the amount of gasoline used will decrease
D
3
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Erosion can
[ "Give me a hair cut", "Create a beautiful painting", "turn a statue to dust", "Clean my car windows" ]
Key fact: wind causes erosion
C
2
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Sedans being powered by _______ is an example of an alternative fuel source
[ "maize", "refuse", "bees", "soda cans" ]
Key fact: An example of creating an alternative fuel is turning plant material into fuel
A
0
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Which eats other creatures?
[ "rainbows", "cows", "lynx", "rabbits" ]
Key fact: if an animal eats another animal then that animal is a carnivore or omnivore or predator
C
2
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Reptiles may actually be
[ "grumpy", "brainless", "magical", "pea brained" ]
Key fact: reptiles lay eggs
D
3
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A good mixture would be
[ "water and olive oil", "coffee and almond creamer", "salt and fresh tacos", "sugar and frozen milk" ]
Key fact: An example of a mixture is clay mixed together
B
1
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A farmer is getting a worse crop yield every year, what method might be causing this?
[ "Switching to Sustainable Farming", "Growing nothing but corn", "Raising Livestock and crops", "Using Hydroponics in farming" ]
Key fact: crop rotation has a positive impact on soil quality
B
1
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January is during the winter in what location?
[ "Cape Town", "Melbourne", "Caracas", "Rio de Janeiro" ]
Key fact: January is during the winter in the northern hemisphere
C
2
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What might have more closely packed matter
[ "air", "wood", "gold", "water" ]
Key fact: matter is made of molecules
C
2
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As altitude increases air pressure will do what?
[ "increase", "rise", "fly", "plummet" ]
Key fact: as altitude increases , air pressure will decrease
D
3
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When a cell takes in in oxygen an use cellular respiration it will then expire
[ "water", "smoke", "CO2", "sunlight" ]
Key fact: In the cellular respiration process carbon dioxide is a waste product
C
2
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if one electrical conductor contacts another electrical conductor then what will flow through both conductors?
[ "plants", "air", "wind", "zapping power" ]
Key fact: if one electrical conductor contacts another electrical conductor then electricity will flow through both conductors
D
3
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A sky that is mostly this color will likely be precipitating:
[ "yellow", "gold", "blue", "gray" ]
Key fact: grey clouds are a source of precipitation
D
3
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You may need a raft after a
[ "television broadcast", "drought", "meteor shower", "deluge" ]
Key fact: heavy rains cause flooding
D
3
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When it's summer in the USA it's winter
[ "in the southern hemisphere", "in the northern hemisphere", "in the western hemisphere", "in the eastern hemisphere" ]
Key fact: June is during the winter in the southern hemisphere
A
0
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A person wanting to pay airfare will ride
[ "through clouds", "on seas", "across rails", "on tracks" ]
Key fact: a plane travels through the atmosphere
A
0
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At first glance the car seamed very small but just before it hits a person it will appear
[ "out of nowhere", "to be large", "on top", "and disappear" ]
Key fact: if an object is close then that object will appear large
B
1
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A producer is relocated from a small pot into a wild forest. The producer is able to do this with relative ease:
[ "acclimate", "rhyme", "befriend", "float" ]
Key fact: changes in an environment cause plants to adapt to survive
A
0
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Earthquakes can devastate an area even though they usually last
[ "half an hour", "half a minute", "30 minutes", "20 minutes" ]
Key fact: an earthquake usually occurs over a period of 10 to 30 seconds
B
1
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Which is a source of kinetic energy?
[ "Endurance", "Motion", "Velocity", "Speed" ]
Key fact: motion is a source of kinetic energy in an object
B
1
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Thicker objects have stronger resistance, as evidenced by
[ "thin tires popping sooner than thick ones", "overweight dogs getting sick", "thin pieces of wood being useful", "thin people bruising easily" ]
Key fact: as the thickness of an object increases , the resistance to damage of that object will increase
A
0
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Dissolving sucrose makes liquids
[ "hot", "dry", "sweet", "cold" ]
Key fact: dissolving a substance in water causes the water to taste like that substance
C
2
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Tearing an object changes that object's what?
[ "heat", "liquid", "entire appearance", "shape keys" ]
Key fact: tearing an object changes that object 's shape
C
2
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It's easiest to boil twisty noodles on a
[ "rubber tire", "copper burner", "wooden crate", "plastic legos" ]
Key fact: thermal conduction is when materials conduct heat through those materials
B
1
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What pattern best describes most migration?
[ "west to east", "north to south", "east to west", "south to north" ]
Key fact: migration is when animals move to different locations in an annual cycle
B
1
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If a thing is residing in a hollowed out part of a tree, then it is probably
[ "a whale", "an antelope", "a person", "a scavenger" ]
Key fact: some raccoons live in hollow logs
D
3
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The sloth's lack of urgency is a great example of
[ "stimuli", "adaptation", "movies", "adoption" ]
Key fact: adaptation is when an organism develops a trait over time for survival
B
1
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If a sunbeam shoots through a rainstorm,
[ "hues show up", "fields are burned", "trees blow up", "mice grow up" ]
Key fact: a rainbow is formed by refraction of light by splitting light into all different colors
A
0
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the earth is the source of
[ "joy", "natural resources", "humanity", "intellegence" ]
Key fact: nature is the source of natural resources
B
1
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Disposition is the process of forming what?
[ "Crystals", "Rocks", "Salactites", "Gemstones" ]
Key fact: stalactites are formed by deposition
C
2
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A thing that disperses will
[ "gather things", "build things", "relocate things", "destroy things" ]
Key fact: a disperser disperses
C
2
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An example of adapting to survive is
[ "Putting on sunscreen in a sunny place", "Growing grass in a field", "Having a drink of water on a warm day", "Going for a walk outside" ]
Key fact: adaptations are used for survival
A
0
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Which is the most accurate statement?
[ "rocks grow to reach the size they are today", "oaks grow to reach the size they are today", "cell phones grow to reach the size they are today", "plastic forks grow to reach the size they are today" ]
Key fact: all living things grow
B
1
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Seeing stars may become more difficult as
[ "stars are condensed in the sky", "a greater amount of light is condensed in an area", "floodlights are used at sea", "spaceships begin to hover over earth" ]
Key fact: as light pollution increases , seeing the stars will be harder
B
1
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Pollution is
[ "trees in a green forest", "when wind carries seeds", "throwing a candy wrapper down", "Fish swimming in the sea" ]
Key fact: pollution is a source of pollutants
C
2
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Paul's dog has just pooped on the lawn. The dog has
[ "had a nutritious meal within the last day", "gotten himself into trouble", "had a lot to drink", "been a good boy" ]
Key fact: the digestive system breaks food into nutrients for the body
A
0
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If a climate becomes colder over time
[ "bears that have sparse fur with thrive", "bears that develop thin pelts will thrive", "bears that carry little fat will thrive", "bears that grow heavier pelt will survive" ]
Key fact: changes in an environment cause animals to adapt to survive
D
3
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Why is that tulip red?
[ "it's embarrassed", "it's really yellow", "it's sick", "genetics" ]
Key fact: the colors of the parts of an organism are inherited characteristics
D
3
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Bill missed high tide, so he had to wait until when to see it again
[ "tomorrow", "next month", "next year", "never" ]
Key fact: the moon rising occurs once per day
A
0
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which of these environments would better support photo film development?
[ "a dense forest nook", "a lush green meadow", "a sparsely populated forest", "an open sahara desert" ]
Key fact: a dense forest environment is often dark in color
A
0
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Scales
[ "measure how much belly fat the user has", "measure height of the user", "help users know if they need to drop some lbs.", "help users determine their blood sugar levels" ]
Key fact: a scale is used for measuring weight
C
2
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Which weight has the most resistance when being picked up?
[ "3 pound purple weight", "2 pound pink weight", "5 pound green weight", "8 pound blue weight" ]
Key fact: as the resistance to something increases , how easilty that something can be done will decrease
D
3
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Which would be excluded from a list of forms of reproduction?
[ "sexual reproduction", "bisexual reproduction", "asexual reproduction", "reproduction" ]
Key fact: different organisms reproduce differently
B
1
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Which of these is less likely to cause pollution
[ "mountain bike", "motor bike", "dirt bike", "chopper" ]
Key fact: riding a bike does not cause pollution
A
0
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If you want to avoid death you will need to
[ "jump into volcanoes", "hit something", "fly", "take in air" ]
Key fact: living things require respiration to use energy
D
3
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What most likely caused the castle built by children at the beach to disappear?
[ "a cat ran off with it", "a dog carried it away in its mouth", "someone cast a magic spell on it", "very strong eddies of fast moving air carried it away over time" ]
Key fact: wind carries sand from one place to another place
D
3
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plant life vessels can be harvested in the ground which will change the
[ "moonlight", "surrounding areas habitat", "starlight", "sunlight" ]
Key fact: farming changes the environment
B
1
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The northern hemisphere experiences winter
[ "the month after March", "the month after November", "the month after August", "the month after June" ]
Key fact: January is during the winter in the northern hemisphere
B
1
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Pulse rate increases
[ "the quicker the pace of a runner", "when a person falls asleep", "as a runner slows down", "while holding yoga poses" ]
Key fact: as energy required for an activity increases , pulse will increase
A
0
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If something has a membrane within another thing, it is likely
[ "a marker", "a dark hole", "a house", "able to cry" ]
Key fact: the cell membrane provides support for a cell
D
3
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What does harming an organism cause?
[ "change in appearance", "nothing", "population increase", "population decrease" ]
Key fact: harming an animal species causes that animal 's population to decrease
D
3
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Cutting down trees has a negative impact on what living in an ecosystem?
[ "disks", "plans", "stone shelves", "critters" ]
Key fact: cutting down trees has a negative impact on an organisms living in an ecosystem
D
3
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A sunburn is most likely to happen after hiking in a
[ "desert", "forest", "wetland", "jungle" ]
Key fact: a desert environment usually has a lot of sunlight
A
0
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If this fell on you, you would probably die
[ "a leaning tower", "a balloon", "a feather", "a towel" ]
Key fact: buildings collapsing often cause death
A
0
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Which is likely to cause a spark?
[ "ocean sand", "wet dirt", "swamp mud", "loose brush" ]
Key fact: dry wood easily burns
D
3
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Finches love
[ "jokes", "magic", "Everyone Love Raymond", "sweet sultan" ]
Key fact: a skinny beak is used for obtaining food by a bird from small spaces
D
3
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As rabbits in a county die off, foxes will
[ "live longer", "boom in population", "do the same", "eat trees" ]
Key fact: as population of prey decreases , the population of predators will decrease
C
2
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The more bees a dandelion entices the more it
[ "gets written about", "succeeds in reproducing", "becomes a rose", "becomes wine" ]
Key fact: as the number of pollinators attracted to a flower increases , the ability of that flower to reproduce will increase
B
1
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A tiny daffodil is next to a large carnation. Bees looking for nectar will swarm
[ "the daffodil", "a stick", "a rock", "the carnation" ]
Key fact: as the size of a flower increases , the number of pollinators it will attract increases
D
3
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Heat from the sun, waves crashing down, and huge storms all wail on a large boulder at the shore. After a few hundred years, where the boulder stood is now
[ "earth", "trees", "corn", "cats" ]
Key fact: soil is formed by rocks eroding
A
0
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A deer eats plants, which are producers, and they also
[ "eat marshmallows", "burn bridges", "eat cats", "create sugars" ]
Key fact: a producer is a source of sugar in an ecosystem
D
3
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Which object would be best at heating up in the sunlight?
[ "a clear solar panel", "a black solar panel", "a white solar panel", "an invisible solar panel" ]
Key fact: absorbing sunlight causes objects to heat
B
1
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The floating arrow on a compass always points away from the
[ "east", "south", "west", "north" ]
Key fact: the floating arrow on a compass always points towards the north
B
1
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A goose needs to move to warmer states for the winter. Leaving its summer home, it heads out without a map, because it can always find the right way by using
[ "the World's great patterns", "the Earth's magnetic patterns", "a map it buys later on", "a compass that points north" ]
Key fact: Earth 's magnetic patterns are used for finding locations by animals that migrate
B
1
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Candace pushed a button outside her friend's house and a buzzer went off inside the house.
[ "a circuit was closed", "a circuit was destroyed", "the electricity cut out", "lightning struck the house" ]
Key fact: pushing a button sometimes completes a circuit
A
0
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It would be unexpected to see a mouse with
[ "eggs", "ears", "teeth", "a tail" ]
Key fact: a mouse gives birth to live young
A
0
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A stump is in the outdoors and when the sun comes up
[ "it blows up", "it is shrunken", "it grows larger", "it receives energy" ]
Key fact: if something is outside during the day then that something will receive sunlight
D
3
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When the scientist finally completed his new invention he thanked his
[ "powers of observation", "lucky stars", "mother", "grandmother" ]
Key fact: scientists make observations
A
0
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Which of the following likely uses an alternative fuel?
[ "a vintage motorcycle", "an older car", "an 1800's train", "a modern bus" ]
Key fact: as the use of alternative fuels increases , the use of gasoline will decrease
D
3
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The last stage of the water cycle is collection, after that is evaporation when water is transformed to vapor. What happens next?
[ "the water cycle flies", "the water cycle repeats.", "The water cycle stops", "the water cycle nothing" ]
Key fact: evaporation is when water is drawn back up into the air in the water cycle
B
1
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A lily wants to spread its genetic material around and so relies upon
[ "beads", "assistance", "shopping", "patients" ]
Key fact: seed production requires pollination
B
1
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If a thing is up and then is down then it is
[ "seared", "invisible", "wet", "transported" ]
Key fact: moving changes position
D
3
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Wind blowing southwest at high speeds can, when interacting with a car moving southwest at high speeds,
[ "break the car's speed", "stall the car's speed", "slow the car's speed", "heighten the car's speed" ]
Key fact: a force continually acting on an object in the same direction that the object is moving can cause that object 's speed to increase in a forward motion
D
3
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cutting down trees in a forest causes the number of trees to decrease where?
[ "space", "deserts", "oceans", "timberland" ]
Key fact: cutting down trees in a forest causes the number of trees to decrease in that forest
D
3
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Despite what some think, instead around themselves, our planet spins around
[ "pluto", "the moon", "the milky way", "the sun" ]
Key fact: the Earth revolves around the sun
D
3
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A cypress tree's stout roots splitting asphalt is an example of
[ "cookie elves", "compacting", "weathering", "beer" ]
Key fact: a plant 's roots slowly break down rocks as the roots grow
C
2
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In NYC, what would you expect during December?
[ "less day light", "less rain", "less weather", "less moonlight" ]
Key fact: when the season changes , the amount of daylight will change
A
0
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if a bad wiring affected a living room floor, which of these would be safest to climb?
[ "the mahogany desk", "the metal chair", "the steel lamp", "the ceramic floor" ]
Key fact: wood is an electrical energy insulator
A
0
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Wax is on some plant leaves for what purpose?
[ "stay moist for warm weather", "keep water available for predators", "creation of toxins in the cells", "keep the ongoing hydration" ]
Key fact: waxy leaves are used for storing water by some plants
D
3
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If you want to study a flower closely, use
[ "an enlarger", "a fork", "a mirror", "a telescope" ]
Key fact: microscope is used to see small things by making them appear bigger
A
0
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If a head is exceptionally round
[ "that is an unusual feature", "most heads are round", "a parent probably had a round head", "there is fluid on the brain" ]
Key fact: the shape of body parts is an inherited characteristic
C
2
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Which is true?
[ "the equator has winter and summer at the same time", "humans on the equator celebrate Christmas in May", "the equator is always cold", "humans on the equator can go either north or south to change season" ]
Key fact: winter in the Northern Hemisphere is during the summer in the Southern Hemisphere
D
3
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Tectonic plates are like a large
[ "pizza", "jenga", "marshmallow", "candy cane" ]
Key fact: a tectonic plate moves along a fault line
B
1
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A cell taking oxygen and carbs and making it into something else, which can be used more efficiently is
[ "ridiculous", "respiration", "breathing", "retirement" ]
Key fact: cellular respiration is when a cell converts from oxygen and carbohydrates into carbon dioxide, water, and energy
B
1
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Amoebas have zero options and must preform
[ "zero duties", "most duties", "all responsibilities", "some duties" ]
Key fact: if a cell can not specialize then that cell must perform all life functions
C
2
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crumple means change shape from smooth into
[ "lots of folds and ridges", "extra smooth all over", "a pile of burned ash", "a wet mushy pike" ]
Key fact: crumple means change shape from smooth into compacted by physical force
A
0
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