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2000 years ago, this method would likely have brought sand from the coast to the desert | [
"the pyramids often eroded, making their own sand",
"constant breezes over time",
"human automobiles transfer materials",
"the space shuttle moved sand great distances"
] | Key fact:
wind carries sand from one place to another place | B | 1 | openbookqa |
A way for an octopus to evade predators is to | [
"befriend the predator",
"emulate a rock",
"swim around",
"bury itself underground"
] | Key fact:
avoiding predators has a positive impact on prey 's ability to reproduce | B | 1 | openbookqa |
You can easily scratch a windshield with | [
"beach sand",
"non-abrasive sponges",
"rubber standoffs",
"prophylactics"
] | Key fact:
quartz scratches glass easily | A | 0 | openbookqa |
Cardinals | [
"have live births",
"eat only meat",
"incubate their food",
"incubate their young"
] | Key fact:
some adult animals lay eggs | D | 3 | openbookqa |
safety goggles are used for protecting the eyes during | [
"sleeping",
"persuits of knowledge",
"dancing",
"singing"
] | Key fact:
safety goggles are used for protecting the eyes during experiments | B | 1 | openbookqa |
In December, someone in England probably wants to | [
"Wear shorts and enjoy the warmth",
"Wear heavy clothing when outdoors",
"Go down to the beach in swimwear",
"Start planting seeds in their garden"
] | Key fact:
December is during the winter in the northern hemisphere | B | 1 | openbookqa |
There are producers that exist in the food chain, and they basically | [
"are mainly creatures like deer",
"require photosynthesis to survive",
"produce a thing called chlorophyll",
"make good money at work"
] | Key fact:
producer is a kind of role in the food chain process | B | 1 | openbookqa |
Which would likely transfer special heat via waves? | [
"a cat",
"a rocket",
"a car",
"an atom bomb"
] | Key fact:
radiation is when heat is transferred through waves | D | 3 | openbookqa |
Which is likely to be digested? | [
"metal",
"water",
"hush puppies",
"pain"
] | Key fact:
digestion is when stomach acid breaks down food | C | 2 | openbookqa |
After a week of storms, the nearby lake now has more | [
"fish",
"birds",
"liquid",
"plants"
] | Key fact:
storms cause bodies of water to increase amount of water they contain | C | 2 | openbookqa |
Where are you most likely to see a healthy amount of pollinating insects? | [
"Where water is plentiful and flowers are everywhere",
"Where water is plentiful and flowers are few",
"Where flowers are everywhere and spiders are hungry",
"Where water is depleted and flowers are everywhere"
] | Key fact:
as available resources increases , the population of an organism that uses those resources will increase | A | 0 | openbookqa |
Which would likely displace a desert? | [
"sunlight",
"ant colonies",
"gale forces",
"bush men"
] | Key fact:
wind carries sand from one place to another place | C | 2 | openbookqa |
A quick way to adjust the formation of portions of the crust of the earth is for it to | [
"experience trembling",
"make believe",
"fall down",
"fly away"
] | Key fact:
an earthquake changes Earth 's surface quickly | A | 0 | openbookqa |
Which would be the best conditions to drive in? | [
"heavy snowfall + cold weather",
"blizzard conditions + hurricanes",
"blizzard conditions + lightning",
"blizzard conditions + earthquakes"
] | Key fact:
bad weather decreases visibility while driving | A | 0 | openbookqa |
An eagle will use their claws to catch which of the following? | [
"nuts",
"elephant",
"bear",
"mouse"
] | Key fact:
claws are used to catch prey by some predators | D | 3 | openbookqa |
If I wanted to build endurance I could | [
"cycling to Publix",
"eat more food",
"sleep all day",
"only eat pizza"
] | Key fact:
exercise has a positive impact on a body 's strength | A | 0 | openbookqa |
The more miles that you can get out of a gallon of gasoline, what happens? | [
"gasoline will take you a lower distance than normally",
"more gasoline sales will be made",
"travel expenses will go up due to gasoline costs",
"less gasoline will be needed to go a distance"
] | Key fact:
as mileage per galon of gasoline increases , the amount of gasoline used will decrease | D | 3 | openbookqa |
A change to the environment can be | [
"a toad finding a home",
"turtles eating small pellets",
"birds swimming in a pond",
"flowers poking through snow"
] | Key fact:
seasons cause change to the environment | D | 3 | openbookqa |
This non-native crop is now available in Africa | [
"rice",
"corn",
"coffee",
"beans"
] | Key fact:
as ability to transport food increases around the world , the available types of food in distant locations will increase | B | 1 | openbookqa |
Which would most rely on a coal-fire power station? | [
"a nuclear sub",
"the space shuttle",
"a locomotive",
"a solar panel"
] | Key fact:
coal is used to produce electricity by burning in coal-fire power stations | C | 2 | openbookqa |
The national symbol for the US would most likely eat | [
"roaches",
"birds",
"mosquitoes",
"salmon"
] | Key fact:
eagles eat fish | D | 3 | openbookqa |
This creature is likely to hide away sustenance for the harsh wintry months | [
"a chipmunk",
"a cactus",
"a chihuahua",
"a cat"
] | Key fact:
if an animal relies on plants for food then that animal must store enough food to last through the winter | A | 0 | openbookqa |
Materials like ethanol are used to produce electricity by _____. | [
"hydroelectric power",
"renewable energy",
"burning",
"carbon fixation"
] | Key fact:
biofuel is used to produce electricity by burning | C | 2 | openbookqa |
adding salt to a solid decreases what? | [
"how much light it emits",
"how much sound it emits",
"the energy needed to harden",
"the speed it travels"
] | Key fact:
adding salt to a solid decreases the freezing point of that solid | C | 2 | openbookqa |
Where do some Metallica band members live? | [
"trees",
"space",
"underwater",
"houses"
] | Key fact:
some humans live in houses | D | 3 | openbookqa |
Which animal lacks the ability to see by sensing light? | [
"Southern cave crayfish",
"lobster",
"cod",
"salmon"
] | Key fact:
eyes are used for seeing by animals by sensing light | A | 0 | openbookqa |
Someone is driving at night. The day was warm, but now the night is cool, and there is a lot of mist that is difficult to see through. The mist is prevalent because | [
"humidity from the day condensed as night progressed",
"warm air is usually found in daytime",
"it is always misty at night",
"the cool air makes everything feel warm"
] | Key fact:
fog is formed by water vapor condensing in the air | A | 0 | openbookqa |
Japan made Pearl Harbor | [
"the sky",
"it's victim",
"the moon",
"boring and empty"
] | Key fact:
An example of hitting something is dropping an object onto that something | B | 1 | openbookqa |
When a bird is living in a certain segment of the world, it can become part of that environment along with predators and food sources, the process being called what? | [
"animals reproduce",
"preyed upon",
"adapted to it",
"predators get it"
] | Key fact:
living in an environment causes an organism to adapt to that environment | C | 2 | openbookqa |
An burrowing frog breaks through the mud after it's done | [
"slumbers for years",
"migrating",
"moving indoors",
"being exported"
] | Key fact:
when a hibernating frog emergest from mud , that frog has ended its hibernation | A | 0 | openbookqa |
light is unable to shine through what? | [
"wood",
"water",
"air",
"glass"
] | Key fact:
no light shines through an opaque object | A | 0 | openbookqa |
Diverting overflow from a reservoir through pipes generates | [
"The Colorado River",
"hydropower",
"The Hoover Dam",
"solar power"
] | Key fact:
hydropower requires damming a river | B | 1 | openbookqa |
What anchors plants into the soil are called | [
"a form of webbing",
"Velcro with extra grip",
"the same as an american television miniseries about slavery",
"large anchors made of metal"
] | Key fact:
roots anchor plants into the soil | C | 2 | openbookqa |
The outer shell of our planet is made of | [
"sedimentary formations",
"plastic",
"foam",
"cheese"
] | Key fact:
Earth 's surface is made of rock | A | 0 | openbookqa |
Bread makers only run if you have | [
"an extension cord",
"adamantium claws",
"a power cord",
"dirt and gravel"
] | Key fact:
an electrical device requires electricity to turn on | C | 2 | openbookqa |
The tree trunk is what holds up the | [
"sky",
"roots",
"sky",
"leaves"
] | Key fact:
a stem is a source of support for a plant | D | 3 | openbookqa |
As the car approaches a hill it will become harder to | [
"steer",
"park",
"push",
"brake"
] | Key fact:
as the resistance to something increases , how easilty that something can be done will decrease | C | 2 | openbookqa |
Which is successful reproduction? | [
"A clay tablet splits into two identical halves",
"A bird chirps to its mate",
"A doe runs beside her fawn",
"A smaller iceberg splits from a larger one"
] | Key fact:
reproduction produces offspring | C | 2 | openbookqa |
A creature lives in a portion of forested area, and only is able to live in that area. A group of bipeds begin to make their own homes in that space. The creature which originally lived there is most likely to | [
"share their space",
"sell that space",
"lose their space",
"fight for space"
] | Key fact:
humans moving into an environment usually causes native species to lose their habitats | C | 2 | openbookqa |
What is a source of oxygen through photosynthesis? | [
"lakes",
"car engines",
"sunflowers",
"people"
] | Key fact:
plants are a source of oxygen through photosynthesis | C | 2 | openbookqa |
an inherited characteristic found on all mammals is | [
"nails",
"teeth",
"shoes",
"fur"
] | Key fact:
the colors of the parts of an organism are inherited characteristics | D | 3 | openbookqa |
The sun is good for | [
"Brownies",
"Envrionments",
"Buildings",
"Cars"
] | Key fact:
a planet is exposed to the heat of the star around which it revolves | B | 1 | openbookqa |
Light has the inability to shine through what? | [
"solid wood",
"glass",
"atmospheres",
"water"
] | Key fact:
no light shines through an opaque object | A | 0 | openbookqa |
Sunlight is important for | [
"communities",
"pollution",
"space",
"bats"
] | Key fact:
the sun transfers solar energy from itself to the Earth through sunlight | A | 0 | openbookqa |
A skin bacterium loses its habitat when | [
"you cut off your finger nails",
"you eat pepperoni pizza",
"you brush your teeth",
"you blow your nose"
] | Key fact:
if a habitat is removed then that habitat is destroyed | A | 0 | openbookqa |
Refraction | [
"makes objects appear to be twice their size",
"moves heat energy thru sound waves",
"is the phenomenon involved in mirrors",
"makes a straw appear broken when in a cup of water"
] | Key fact:
refraction causes something to look different | D | 3 | openbookqa |
Which is a complete circuit? | [
"a refrigerator that is running",
"a battery removed from a toy",
"a clock that is wound-up",
"a fuse that has blown"
] | Key fact:
a complete electrical circuit is a source of electrical energy | A | 0 | openbookqa |
More sunlight will be absorbed by | [
"a daffodil with curled leaves",
"small plant with tiny leaves",
"a plant with wide, smooth leaves",
"a daisy with thin, short leaves"
] | Key fact:
sunlight contains ultraviolet light | C | 2 | openbookqa |
When the body needs to rid itself of potentially toxic elements within it, what process is utilized? | [
"process of purging",
"process of circulation",
"process of respiration",
"process of cooking"
] | Key fact:
the excretory system removes waste from the body | A | 0 | openbookqa |
Suzy's friends call her Bigfoot, who can she likely blame for this? | [
"her parents' intentions",
"her parents' genes",
"learned traits",
"her past life"
] | Key fact:
genes are a vehicle for passing inherited characteristics from parent to offspring | B | 1 | openbookqa |
The size of eyes matter relevant to sight and sight ability, given that | [
"elephants see better than ants",
"wolves see better than giraffe",
"people see better than dogs",
"dogs see better than cats"
] | Key fact:
as the size of the eyes of an animal increases , the ability of that animal to see will usually increase | A | 0 | openbookqa |
What one animal commonly associated with America and is the animal on a one dollar bill would eat the long eared animal on a cartoon commonly eating a carrot and saying What's up doc?? | [
"Jackal",
"Wolf",
"Eagle",
"Bear"
] | Key fact:
eagles eat rabbits | C | 2 | openbookqa |
If I wanted to get more energy after exerting myself too much | [
"I can consume an apple",
"I can go for a run",
"I can brush my hair",
"I can wash my face"
] | Key fact:
living things all require energy for survival | A | 0 | openbookqa |
Weathering can do what? | [
"change a sculpture to dust",
"build a steel city",
"travel to space on air",
"create a time traveling vortex."
] | Key fact:
An example of weathering is when a plant root grows into a crack in rock | A | 0 | openbookqa |
Which will take the longest to reach a boiling point | [
"tea kettle",
"fish tank",
"swimming pool",
"bath tub"
] | Key fact:
boiling is when liquids are heated above their boiling point | C | 2 | openbookqa |
Needing to use an umbrella could be the result of | [
"evaporation",
"condensation",
"altercation",
"precipitation"
] | Key fact:
precipitation is when water falls from the sky | D | 3 | openbookqa |
an animal is controlled by a | [
"collection of neurons",
"friend",
"weather condition",
"higher power"
] | Key fact:
an animal 's brain controls that animal | A | 0 | openbookqa |
What kind of organisms decay? | [
"harvested turnips",
"alive humans",
"sleeping dogs",
"hibernating bears"
] | Key fact:
dead organisms decay | A | 0 | openbookqa |
something will attract magnets if that something contains a large amount of what kind of material? | [
"strong",
"water",
"liquid",
"rare-earth minerals"
] | Key fact:
if something contains a large amount of magnetic material then that something will attract magnets | D | 3 | openbookqa |
If a person recycles a wooden stool, they could buy that same material again as a | [
"plastic cup",
"metal rod",
"gold trophy",
"yellow pencil"
] | Key fact:
An example of recycling is using an object to make a new object | D | 3 | openbookqa |
Small reptiles in Texas can be brown or green on command, we call this | [
"sunscreen",
"concealment",
"social media",
"cooling agent"
] | Key fact:
An example of camouflage is when something changes color in order to have the same color as its environment | B | 1 | openbookqa |
Why did the chicken cross the road? | [
"to side with the foxes",
"to be made into chicken of the sea tuna fish",
"their habitat was flooded",
"because they crossed an evil sorcerer"
] | Key fact:
if a habitat can no longer support animals then those animals will move to another area | C | 2 | openbookqa |
If all the water in the Atlantic ocean evaporated, the Atlantic ocean will | [
"get bigger",
"become a lake",
"cease to exist",
"get smaller"
] | Key fact:
if a body of water loses all water then that body of water does not exist any more | C | 2 | openbookqa |
Foxes eat | [
"wolves",
"mice",
"man",
"bears"
] | Key fact:
predators eat prey | B | 1 | openbookqa |
An example of creating an alternative fuel is turning what material into fuel? | [
"sand",
"mineral",
"vegetation",
"rocks"
] | Key fact:
An example of creating an alternative fuel is turning plant material into fuel | C | 2 | openbookqa |
Which of these places is worst for growing oregano? | [
"field",
"farm",
"greenhouse",
"cave"
] | Key fact:
darkness has a negative impact on photosynthesis | D | 3 | openbookqa |
Billy's new puppy had floppy ears. That might be because | [
"The puppy's mother had ears that looked the same way",
"The puppy was deaf",
"The puppy was tired",
"The puppy was missing the bones in its ears"
] | Key fact:
the shape of body parts is an inherited characteristic | A | 0 | openbookqa |
It changes from winter to spring because of a | [
"moon",
"cloud",
"star",
"sky"
] | Key fact:
the Earth revolving around the Sun causes the seasons to change on its axis | C | 2 | openbookqa |
Explosions can cause harm to what? | [
"clouds",
"radio waves",
"ground crawlers",
"airflow"
] | Key fact:
explosions can cause harm to an organism | C | 2 | openbookqa |
To encourage population growth in an area | [
"dry out any water sources",
"add another water feature",
"plant more toxic flowers",
"kill off any prey"
] | Key fact:
as the available water in an environment increases , the populations of organisms in that environment will increase | B | 1 | openbookqa |
Water vapor cooling | [
"will thoroughly evaporate into the air",
"will quickly become ice",
"becomes steam in the atmosphere",
"becomes droplets of h2o on a boiling pot's lid"
] | Key fact:
water vapor cooling causes that water vapor to condense | D | 3 | openbookqa |
What shows that the Earth being tilted on its axis causes ones side of the Earth to receive less energy from the Sun than the other side? | [
"summer in the USA, winter in Australia",
"snow will be on the North Pole instead of the South Pole",
"seasonal changes take place",
"some countries are warmer than others"
] | Key fact:
the Earth being tilted on its axis causes ones side of the Earth to receive less energy from the Sun than the other side | A | 0 | openbookqa |
Sounds may travel through air where there is an atmosphere. Sounds that can travel include | [
"honking",
"listening",
"thinking",
"sweating"
] | Key fact:
sound can travel through air | A | 0 | openbookqa |
A tiger with a stubby tail most likely | [
"has children with long tails",
"had ancestors with that trait",
"has siblings with long tails",
"had parents with long tails"
] | Key fact:
genes are a vehicle for passing inherited characteristics from parent to offspring | B | 1 | openbookqa |
Which is the most dangerous to trees? | [
"sunlight",
"javascript",
"oxygen",
"industrial saws"
] | Key fact:
timber companies cut down trees | D | 3 | openbookqa |
What do you need to do to make food ready for human consumption? | [
"throw it into the ocean",
"stomp on it with your feet",
"create a chemical reaction using a stove",
"walk to a cemetary"
] | Key fact:
cooking causes a chemical reaction | C | 2 | openbookqa |
Classes and categories are both part of | [
"distraction",
"confusion",
"control",
"designating"
] | Key fact:
classifying is when one sorts something by type | D | 3 | openbookqa |
A seismograph is a kind of tool for measuring the size of | [
"rivers",
"home planet tremors",
"volcanic activity",
"lakes"
] | Key fact:
a seismograph is a kind of tool for measuring the size of an earthquake | B | 1 | openbookqa |
A person with a pet amphibian will likely feed it | [
"deer",
"wax",
"steak",
"meal worms"
] | Key fact:
adult amphibians live on land | D | 3 | openbookqa |
With wind gusts and green skys you should pack | [
"golf clubs",
"a picnic basket",
"a lightning rod",
"an umbrella"
] | Key fact:
if weather is stormy then there is a greater chance of rain | D | 3 | openbookqa |
if a driver drove by a corn field and tossed out his lit cigarette, what could happen? | [
"the corn will grow stouter",
"the corn would experience conflagration",
"the corn would grow bigger than normal",
"the corn will be more tasty"
] | Key fact:
fire destroys plants in an environment | B | 1 | openbookqa |
Skills are learned characteristics. To get better at doing something, you must stretch yourself in ways that | [
"may be very uncomfortable at first",
"take very little time",
"are without learning from others and past experiences",
"are without goals and commitment"
] | Key fact:
skills are learned characteristics | A | 0 | openbookqa |
A thing that now exists in fossilized form that can be put together to take a full shape is | [
"extinct theories",
"ancient beings",
"huge needles",
"large beans"
] | Key fact:
An example of a fossil is the bones of an extinct animal | B | 1 | openbookqa |
A person playing a song on a string instrument makes strings | [
"mold",
"bawl",
"tear",
"shudder"
] | Key fact:
strumming a string can cause that string to vibrate | D | 3 | openbookqa |
An example of a flexible container could be | [
"A car",
"A bird",
"play dough",
"A building"
] | Key fact:
if a flexible container is pushed on then that container will change shape | C | 2 | openbookqa |
Some human activities may create brackish like | [
"swimming tubs",
"buildings",
"ships",
"cars"
] | Key fact:
water is often brackish in an estuary | A | 0 | openbookqa |
Dirt is moved from one part of a forest to another, and travels across a field to get there. The movement is | [
"caused by gusts",
"due to clouds",
"made by trees",
"because of litter"
] | Key fact:
soil erosion is when wind move soil from environments | A | 0 | openbookqa |
If a plant is going to photosynthesize, it can have all aside from | [
"water",
"sunlight",
"cake",
"soil"
] | Key fact:
a plant requires sunlight for photosynthesis | C | 2 | openbookqa |
A person can see a large pollutant source when looking at | [
"trash heaps",
"land tracts",
"bottle deposits",
"water droplets"
] | Key fact:
an landfill is a source of pollution | A | 0 | openbookqa |
Which activity would most increase atmospheric CO2? | [
"gardening",
"walking",
"speedboat driving",
"planting trees"
] | Key fact:
carbon dioxide concentrations in the air have increased over the last decade dramatically | C | 2 | openbookqa |
A living thing requires what to grow? | [
"support",
"nutriment",
"toys",
"plastic"
] | Key fact:
a living thing requires nutrients to grow | B | 1 | openbookqa |
This material was less of a thermal conductor | [
"aluminum",
"copper",
"thermal underwear",
"steel"
] | Key fact:
metal is a thermal conductor | C | 2 | openbookqa |
Water vapor is an example of what? | [
"moistness",
"warmth",
"heat",
"coldness"
] | Key fact:
An example of moisture is water vapor in the atmosphere | A | 0 | openbookqa |
When the availability of food sources increase in an environment, what will also increase? | [
"Trash",
"Bodies of Water",
"Animals/Plants",
"Air"
] | Key fact:
as the number of sources of food increase in an environment , the population of the organisms will increase in that environment | C | 2 | openbookqa |
Which of the following would be part of the water cycle? | [
"Breaking ice up into pieces.",
"Filling a swimming pool",
"A lake forming a cloud",
"Irrigating a corn crop"
] | Key fact:
evaporation is a stage in the water cycle process | C | 2 | openbookqa |
What job site would most likely utilize powerful magnets that use electricity? | [
"a grocery store",
"a gymnasium",
"a scrap yard",
"an office"
] | Key fact:
electromagnets can be powered by electricity | C | 2 | openbookqa |
a paper clip is often made of ferromagnetic | [
"hard shiny material",
"cake",
"water",
"rubber"
] | Key fact:
a paper clip is often made of ferromagnetic metals | A | 0 | openbookqa |
Thermal conduction is | [
"room temperature water sitting on a counter",
"a dog's paws touching summer scorched pavement",
"cake pans stacked in an oven",
"ice touching ice in a freezer"
] | Key fact:
when a cooler object touches a warmer object , thermal conduction occurs | B | 1 | openbookqa |
A badger is birthed with behaviors that are | [
"learned",
"found",
"intuitive",
"useless"
] | Key fact:
an animal knows how to do instinctive behaviors when it is born | C | 2 | openbookqa |
As the wind is blowing on the back of a car with a strong gust, the car will | [
"rush forward faster than before",
"wind is unable to affect car speed",
"move forward instead of sideways",
"maintain speed and direction"
] | Key fact:
as force exerted on an object increases , distance travelled will increase | A | 0 | openbookqa |
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