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The increase in transport ability may increase the available types of | [
"houses",
"education",
"internet",
"grains"
] | Key fact:
as ability to transport food increases around the world , the available types of food in distant locations will increase | D | 3 | openbookqa |
If a bird has a larger beak than its friends, it likely had | [
"mother without a beak",
"father with a long trunk",
"parents with smaller beaks",
"ancestors with similar beaks"
] | Key fact:
the thickness of the parts of an organism is an inherited characteristic | D | 3 | openbookqa |
if weather is stormy then there is a greater chance of | [
"everything getting wet",
"naps",
"lottery wins",
"lunch"
] | Key fact:
if weather is stormy then there is a greater chance of rain | A | 0 | openbookqa |
raccoons eat what? | [
"debris",
"people",
"fire",
"dirt"
] | Key fact:
raccoons eat waste | A | 0 | openbookqa |
Seeds that stick in the fur of an animal | [
"will hitch a ride on that animal",
"will fall back off immediately",
"will sprout roots in the animal's fur",
"will be unable to regerminate"
] | Key fact:
if seeds stick to the fur of an animal then that seed will be transported by the animal | A | 0 | openbookqa |
Which animal is warm blooded? | [
"salamander",
"toad",
"parakeet",
"tadpole"
] | Key fact:
an amphibian is cold-blooded | C | 2 | openbookqa |
If someone wants to use a natural gas in order to assist something necessary, they can | [
"use it to bathe in",
"eat it to die quickly",
"freeze it to make ice cubes",
"ignite it to warm their body"
] | Key fact:
natural gas is a source of heat by burning | D | 3 | openbookqa |
When it gets dark the earliest in California it is | [
"the time California is closest to the sun",
"the time Australia is closest to the sun",
"the time Europe is closest to the sun",
"the time Mexico is closest to the sun"
] | Key fact:
winter is when a hemisphere is tilted away from the sun | B | 1 | openbookqa |
Which of these animals might seek out the same type of food that a rabbit would? | [
"a lion",
"a cow",
"a wolf",
"a preying mantis"
] | Key fact:
rabbits eat plants | B | 1 | openbookqa |
In a decade spring occurs | [
"three times",
"twelve times",
"ten times",
"twice"
] | Key fact:
each season occurs once per year | C | 2 | openbookqa |
As a result of decreased water, what will happen to tree rings? | [
"Lose shape",
"Become narrow",
"Become wider",
"Disappear Completely"
] | Key fact:
as the amount of available water decreases , tree-growth rings will become narrower | B | 1 | openbookqa |
December is during the summer in the southern what? | [
"states",
"division",
"cities",
"counties"
] | Key fact:
December is during the summer in the southern hemisphere | B | 1 | openbookqa |
A person who plants in their garden may switch between planting beets and cucumbers in order to | [
"clean up dirt",
"make dirt healthier",
"remove dirt molecules",
"make dirt green"
] | Key fact:
crop rotation has a positive impact on soil quality | B | 1 | openbookqa |
A radio that takes batteries can make that energy into | [
"fire",
"video",
"water",
"sound"
] | Key fact:
electrical devices convert electricity into other forms of energy | D | 3 | openbookqa |
A greenhouse is used to protect plants from what? | [
"nutrients",
"freezing winds",
"socializing",
"fresh air"
] | Key fact:
a greenhouse is used to protect plants from the cold | B | 1 | openbookqa |
Sleet is | [
"potentially dangerous",
"poison",
"hot",
"unhealthy"
] | Key fact:
sleet is made of ice | A | 0 | openbookqa |
A scale is used to measure what? | [
"location",
"heaviness",
"length",
"height"
] | Key fact:
a scale is used for measuring weight | B | 1 | openbookqa |
A landslide may bring immense problems to | [
"living regions",
"time travel",
"space",
"Jupiter"
] | Key fact:
a landslide is when gravity rapidly moves rocks or soil downhill especially after a rain storm | A | 0 | openbookqa |
We will eventually exhaust our supply of | [
"water",
"coal",
"air",
"time"
] | Key fact:
coal is a nonrenewable resource | B | 1 | openbookqa |
An example of a fossil could be a | [
"dino track",
"animal eye",
"human heart",
"abandoned nest"
] | Key fact:
a nest is made of branches | A | 0 | openbookqa |
If a deer is unable to eat regularly, or only eats that which lacks essential minerals, the deer may | [
"find healthy food",
"experience failing health",
"fail to gestate",
"prepare to mate"
] | Key fact:
an animal requires enough nutrients to maintain good health | B | 1 | openbookqa |
If a puppy is given only water for a very long time, it will | [
"starve",
"need to hydrate",
"dehydrate",
"be thirsty"
] | Key fact:
lack of food causes starvation | A | 0 | openbookqa |
Additional consistent force on a vehicle moving forward will cause that vehicle to | [
"slightly accelerate",
"stop",
"slow down",
"turn"
] | 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 | A | 0 | openbookqa |
Tidal motion can be used to | [
"activate turbines on shore",
"rock you to sleep",
"smash waves on rocks",
"light a dark pathway"
] | Key fact:
tidal energy can be used to produce electricity | A | 0 | openbookqa |
Over your head is dark though it is only afternoon on a summer's day. Lacking an eclipse of the sun, a viable reason for this darkness is | [
"the sky lacks clouds",
"the sun is shining",
"its about to storm",
"clouds are completely absent"
] | Key fact:
cloudy means the presence of clouds in the sky | C | 2 | openbookqa |
If you want to watch TV it must first have | [
"more Chinese parts",
"a flux capacitor",
"been plugged in",
"a cloudless day"
] | Key fact:
an electrical device requires electricity to turn on | C | 2 | openbookqa |
What is a greenhouse? | [
"A place for foreign plants",
"A house painted green",
"A secret Army base",
"The opposite of the White House"
] | Key fact:
a greenhouse is used to protect plants by keeping them warm | A | 0 | openbookqa |
Wind is a resource that | [
"is a fresh idea",
"can be retrieved repeatedly",
"is a source of water",
"is useless in farming"
] | Key fact:
wind is a renewable resource | B | 1 | openbookqa |
Buying permanent things instead of disposable things is | [
"composting",
"conservation",
"recycling",
"returning"
] | Key fact:
An example of conservation is avoiding waste | B | 1 | openbookqa |
A deer would prefer to eat | [
"Metal",
"Cucumbers",
"Pigs",
"Chalk"
] | Key fact:
a deer lives in a forest | B | 1 | openbookqa |
Which of these industries is most likely to effect an ecosystem? | [
"food",
"coal",
"solar",
"retail"
] | Key fact:
mining changes an ecosystem | B | 1 | openbookqa |
What environment is often green? | [
"tree filled",
"ice caps",
"city",
"desert"
] | Key fact:
a forest environment is often green in color | A | 0 | openbookqa |
Which is most likely to occur? | [
"a female fly lays eggs while it is a larvae",
"a male fly lays eggs while it is a larvae",
"a male fly lays eggs while it is an adult",
"a female fly lays eggs while it is an adult"
] | Key fact:
fish lay eggs | D | 3 | openbookqa |
Which is likely to still be in water after treatment? | [
"feces",
"dirt",
"harmless dissolved rocks",
"mercury"
] | Key fact:
treating water is used to remove harmful substances before drinking | C | 2 | openbookqa |
Potential energy changes to kinetic energy when using a | [
"computer",
"light bulb",
"television",
"bicycle"
] | Key fact:
potential energy changes to kinetic energy through motion | D | 3 | openbookqa |
The easiest thing to break is | [
"a notebook",
"a pair of glasses",
"a wall",
"a hardcover book"
] | Key fact:
as the thickness of an object increases , the resistance to breaking will increase | B | 1 | openbookqa |
Flashlights require batteries | [
"to properly illuminate objects",
"to illuminate alien creatures",
"to be used as a weapon",
"to meet height values"
] | Key fact:
a flashlight emits light | A | 0 | openbookqa |
As bad water increases in an environment the number of aquatic animals such as zooplankton will | [
"face extinction",
"stagnate",
"grow",
"hibernate"
] | Key fact:
if a population decreases to zero then that organism is extinct | A | 0 | openbookqa |
Because clouds are what make rain, storms are unlikely to happen when the sky is | [
"murdered",
"clear and cloudy",
"candy",
"clear and cloudless"
] | Key fact:
clouds produce rain | D | 3 | openbookqa |
Some birds have adapted to their cold environment by over time evolving to have thicker feathers in order to | [
"go to space",
"avoid freezing",
"eat dinosaurs",
"nothing"
] | Key fact:
thick feathers can be used for keeping warm | B | 1 | openbookqa |
You find a furry creature walking around. What feature would also describe this animal? | [
"dead, cold-blooded, and scaly",
"cold, cold-blooded, hungry, alive",
"horned, warm-blooded, hungry, alive",
"warm, warm-blooded, and also dead"
] | Key fact:
a mammal is warm-blooded | C | 2 | openbookqa |
The warmest part of the year happens while | [
"a comet is flying close by",
"mercury is visible in the sky",
"the hemisphere of that region is tilted towards from the sun",
"the hemisphere of that region is tilted away from the sun"
] | Key fact:
summer is when a hemisphere is tilted towards the sun | C | 2 | openbookqa |
To naturally increase the amount of organic matter in soil add | [
"fungi",
"sunflowers",
"trees",
"voles"
] | Key fact:
decomposition increases amount of organic matter in soil | A | 0 | openbookqa |
Webbed feet aid in what | [
"penguins laying eggs on ice",
"fish hiding in coral reefs",
"gulls dive bombing fish from the sea",
"ducks chasing prey underwater"
] | Key fact:
webbed feet are used for moving faster through water by aquatic animals | D | 3 | openbookqa |
Animals may relocate to a new environment if their old environment | [
"experienced a large hurricane",
"experienced a serious thunderstorm",
"had a few arid days",
"had little rainfall for a week"
] | Key fact:
natural disasters can cause animals to leave an environment | A | 0 | openbookqa |
A/an __________________ is reusable | [
"liquid soap",
"dish towel",
"band-aid",
"apple"
] | Key fact:
something reusable can be used more than once | B | 1 | openbookqa |
the number of rings in a tree trunk can be used to estimate what? | [
"oldness",
"starvation",
"hydration",
"location"
] | Key fact:
the number of rings in a tree trunk can be used to estimate the age of the tree | A | 0 | openbookqa |
If a forest that is home to animals is cut down | [
"then the animals' homes are demolished",
"then the animals will just rebuild",
"then the animals will adapt",
"then the animals all die"
] | Key fact:
if a habitat is removed then that habitat is destroyed | A | 0 | openbookqa |
Beavers producing offspring after Winter impacts their life | [
"neutrally",
"negatively",
"very little",
"positively"
] | Key fact:
an animal being born when food is available has a positive impact on that animal 's health | D | 3 | openbookqa |
A bird that weighs twenty pounds will fly easier than a bird that weighs | [
"twenty four pounds",
"ten pounds",
"seventeen pounds",
"twelve pounds"
] | Key fact:
as the weight of an animal decreases , that animal will fly more easily | A | 0 | openbookqa |
What has a negative impact on photosynthesis? | [
"light",
"sun",
"gloom",
"sun rays"
] | Key fact:
darkness has a negative impact on photosynthesis | C | 2 | openbookqa |
All living things do what? | [
"swim",
"develop",
"fly",
"shrink"
] | Key fact:
all living things grow | B | 1 | openbookqa |
What causes direct damage to the lungs? | [
"drinking alcohol",
"consuming ignited tobacco",
"eating feces",
"swimming"
] | Key fact:
smoking causes direct damage to the lungs | B | 1 | openbookqa |
How might you figure out what a parts are needed to let your car drive? | [
"think very hard until you figure it out",
"ask the person who invented it",
"throw it in a lake and see if it floats",
"break it down and determine what it is composed of"
] | Key fact:
the composition of something can be used to identify that something | D | 3 | openbookqa |
Which of these could add unwanted contamination to the natural environment? | [
"making compost",
"hoarding trash",
"eating fruit",
"burning liquid petroleum"
] | Key fact:
burning oil is a source of pollution | D | 3 | openbookqa |
Pasteurization kills | [
"mammary glands",
"illness causing agents",
"bottles",
"women"
] | Key fact:
pasteurization reduces the amount of bacteria in milk | B | 1 | openbookqa |
A person wanting to relocate a boulder with their body will need to apply | [
"song",
"exertion",
"love",
"thought"
] | Key fact:
pushing an object requires force | B | 1 | openbookqa |
Putting heat on and around something like the following can cause a chemical reaction: | [
"a marble slab",
"carrot cake batter",
"a stone",
"a dirt patch"
] | Key fact:
adding heat to an object sometimes causes chemical reactions | B | 1 | openbookqa |
After a storm | [
"drinking water will be in short supply",
"ponds may dry out",
"creek beds may be spilling over",
"flowers will wilt and wither"
] | Key fact:
as dryness increases in an environment , the available water in that environment will decrease | C | 2 | openbookqa |
Which of the following organisms uses what is referred to as system of tubes to transport water and nutrients? | [
"a shark",
"a panda",
"a bamboo stalk",
"a human"
] | Key fact:
a plant stem contains a system of tubes for transporting water and nutrients to other parts of the plant | C | 2 | openbookqa |
A person has a clean yard at the beginning of a season. As the seasons go on and the trees in the yard grow, | [
"more trees are indoors",
"the yard needs to be raked more",
"some trees are inside",
"fewer leaves are in the yard"
] | Key fact:
when a plant grows , the number of the leaves of that plant may increase | B | 1 | openbookqa |
The population of plants will go down if | [
"nobody cuts them down",
"the people leave them alone",
"the rabbits avoid them",
"there's less liquid around"
] | Key fact:
as available water decreases , the population of plants will decrease | D | 3 | openbookqa |
If pollution is caused by many things, it is least likely to be caused by | [
"using styrofoam",
"pedaling forward",
"driving cars",
"smoking cigarettes"
] | Key fact:
riding a bike does not cause pollution | B | 1 | openbookqa |
If a person is lacking a skeletal system they are | [
"thrilled",
"muscular",
"kind",
"spineless"
] | Key fact:
skeletal system is made of bones | D | 3 | openbookqa |
a lighter object hue can lead to what? | [
"none of these",
"positive charge in electricity",
"a bad electric conduction",
"ability to see yourself in it better"
] | Key fact:
as lightness in color of an object increases , the ability of that object to reflect light will increase | D | 3 | openbookqa |
A thing which may be found at a special location for reusing materials is a | [
"fresh cat litter",
"new brick house",
"rusted aluminum tray",
"old used wax"
] | Key fact:
aluminum is recyclable | C | 2 | openbookqa |
Which of these live on land as adults? | [
"tiger sharks",
"electric eels",
"fire-bellied toads",
"catfish"
] | Key fact:
adult amphibians live on land | C | 2 | openbookqa |
If plants are going to grow, their seeds need to | [
"travel elsewhere",
"be eaten",
"pass a test",
"be washed"
] | Key fact:
plant requires seed dispersal for reproduction | A | 0 | openbookqa |
a toaster converts electricity into radiant waves for | [
"browning bagels",
"roasting meats",
"toasting corn",
"burning cheese"
] | Key fact:
a toaster converts electrical energy into heat energy for toasting | A | 0 | openbookqa |
if something moves faster than before, it might have been affected by what? | [
"the application of water",
"the application of force",
"the application of light",
"none of these"
] | Key fact:
force causes the speed of an object to increase | B | 1 | openbookqa |
If an object undergoes chemical change then that object will have new chemical properties, such as | [
"a drink with water in it",
"a toilet with bleach in it",
"a soda with lime in it",
"a sink with hair in it"
] | Key fact:
if an object undergoes chemical change then that object will have new chemical properties | C | 2 | openbookqa |
What will happen if more people bike instead of drive cars? | [
"more cars will be bought",
"more deer will get hit by cars",
"it will be easier to breathe",
"less people will ride bikes"
] | Key fact:
using a car causes pollution | C | 2 | openbookqa |
If I want to avoid too much ultraviolet rays I can | [
"wear a bikini",
"wear shorts",
"wear nothing",
"wear thick socks"
] | Key fact:
tinted lenses reflect ultraviolet rays | D | 3 | openbookqa |
Pollution is | [
"throwing a gum wrapper in the ocean",
"trees in a forest",
"Fish swimming in the sea",
"The wind carrying seeds"
] | Key fact:
many vehicles emit pollution into the air | A | 0 | openbookqa |
What will receive more sunlight? | [
"Elephant Ear Leaves",
"Blades of grass",
"A bat",
"A worm"
] | Key fact:
as the size of a leaf increases , the amount of sunlight absorbed by that leaf will increase | A | 0 | openbookqa |
A construction team is building a business center where a park used to be. The change in the park will | [
"cause animals to play",
"cause animals to celebrate",
"cause animals to marry",
"cause animals to suffer"
] | Key fact:
humans changing animal habitats usually causes harm to those animals | D | 3 | openbookqa |
Many things in nature change during the seasons, and the most noticeable one in winter is that the plants all | [
"fly away",
"shrivel away",
"cry",
"dance"
] | Key fact:
An example of a seasonal change is plants becoming dormant in the winter | B | 1 | openbookqa |
A consequence of polluting could be that | [
"fish become inedible",
"water tastes gross",
"papers report it",
"trash is overflowing"
] | Key fact:
polluting means something poisonous is added to an environment causing harm to the environment | A | 0 | openbookqa |
Plants often use which enticing substance when attracting pollinators? | [
"sweet things",
"songs",
"comedy",
"bees"
] | Key fact:
A bird is a pollinating animal | A | 0 | openbookqa |
Freezing point refers to: | [
"the temperature below which gas turns to liquid",
"the temperature above which liquid stops being liquid",
"the temperature below which solid turns to liquid",
"the temperature below which liquid stops being liquid"
] | Key fact:
freezing point means temperature below which a liquid freezes | D | 3 | openbookqa |
An animal usually requires a warm body temperature for survival, such as | [
"a bird in a tree",
"a snake in a desert",
"a fox in the snow",
"a shark in the water"
] | Key fact:
an animal usually requires a warm body temperature for survival | C | 2 | openbookqa |
When is hotter? | [
"desert",
"night",
"morning",
"noon"
] | Key fact:
the sun is located directly overhead at noon | D | 3 | openbookqa |
A long time ago, the Grand Canyon was | [
"wider",
"deeper",
"grander",
"less deep"
] | Key fact:
the Grand Canyon was formed by the Colorado River flowing over long periods of time | D | 3 | openbookqa |
What does a salamander eat? | [
"mice",
"Venus flytraps",
"fleas",
"bats"
] | Key fact:
a salamander eats insects | C | 2 | openbookqa |
As you look deeper into a Marbel you can see | [
"the future",
"minut defects",
"colors",
"the other side"
] | Key fact:
as the size of an object appears larger , that object will be observed better | B | 1 | openbookqa |
The further a ship sails away from a light house | [
"the less they will be guided by it's beam",
"the more they will be guided by it's beam",
"the more likely the ship is to sail successfully",
"rough ocean waters will decrease"
] | Key fact:
as distance from a source of light increases , that source of light will appear dimmer | A | 0 | openbookqa |
The mass of ground sliding down an embankment can be propagated by what? | [
"a storm",
"forest fires",
"global warming",
"trees growing"
] | Key fact:
storms can cause a landslide | A | 0 | openbookqa |
Water vapor condensing in clouds may cause | [
"people to use umbrellas",
"dogs to take a nap",
"rockets to fly to the moon",
"the earth to spin"
] | Key fact:
water vapor condensing in clouds causes rain | A | 0 | openbookqa |
Which likely has a negative impact? | [
"water on the glaicial environment",
"life on the glaicial environment",
"cold on the glaicial environment",
"heat on the glaicial environment"
] | Key fact:
glaciers melting has a negative impact on the glaicial environment | D | 3 | openbookqa |
moist means high in what? | [
"rock",
"solids",
"watery",
"heat"
] | Key fact:
moist means high in moisture | C | 2 | openbookqa |
Which example best shows the effect of vibration on matter? | [
"a paper airplane",
"a harpsicord",
"a pillow",
"box of candy"
] | Key fact:
as the amount that matter vibrates increases , sound produced increases | B | 1 | openbookqa |
If a snail is heated to the point of being burned, the snail will | [
"be discomforted",
"be energized",
"be hungry",
"be sad"
] | Key fact:
burning a living thing usually causes harm to that living thing | A | 0 | openbookqa |
Woody organisms that produce plants like oak tree seeds and leaves are a source of energy for | [
"decomposed waste",
"consumers like deer",
"other producers",
"producer organisms"
] | Key fact:
a producer is a source of energy for consumers | B | 1 | openbookqa |
What kind of energy causes evaporation? | [
"hotness",
"sound",
"cold",
"kinetic"
] | Key fact:
the sun causes water to evaporate more quickly by adding heat | A | 0 | openbookqa |
Nutrients in soil | [
"are used up immediately",
"are unimportant to the food chain",
"are passed on to first to apex predators",
"are passed on to the producer organisms"
] | Key fact:
if some nutrients are in the soil then those nutrients are in the food chain | D | 3 | openbookqa |
If one mineral can scratch another then the scratched mineral is what? | [
"strong",
"soft spoken",
"potent",
"mushy"
] | Key fact:
if one mineral can scratch another mineral then that other mineral is softer than that one mineral | D | 3 | openbookqa |
Which thrives in unusually hot and dry places? | [
"jellyfish",
"arctic foxes",
"fennec foxes",
"polar bears"
] | Key fact:
a desert environment is usually hot in temperature | C | 2 | openbookqa |
Which would feel hotter? | [
"a stove on the fingertips",
"a stove on the butt",
"a fridge on the butt",
"a fridge on the fingertips"
] | Key fact:
if an object is hot then the surfaces of that object are hot | A | 0 | openbookqa |
A shark sees a meal but it runs into a thick cloud of ink, blinding it. Which of the following creatures could be responsible? | [
"a whale",
"a sea lion",
"an octopus",
"a shark"
] | Key fact:
octopuses releasing ink into the water causes predators to have difficulty seeing the octopus | C | 2 | openbookqa |
Sometimes birds | [
"dance to attract predators",
"hide seeds from other birds by burying them",
"hide seeds in hollow trees to eat during the winter",
"cause the spread of plants by pooping hard objects found in fruit"
] | Key fact:
birds are a vehicle for spreading the seeds of a plant | D | 3 | openbookqa |
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