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a day hiking will most likely result in which of these?
[ "a paling of the skin", "a greening of the skin", "an even darker tone", "none of these" ]
Key fact: if something is outside during the day then that something will receive sunlight
C
2
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In the desert, the cactus is a rare source of
[ "food", "shelter", "moisture", "shade" ]
Key fact: a cactus stores water
C
2
openbookqa
If a zebra has more black than white on its body and has a calf, that calf
[ "will be dark brown", "will be mostly white", "will be quite bald", "will be mostly black" ]
Key fact: reproduction is when an organism passes genetic information from itself to its offspring
D
3
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Which area would be brightest, if you woke up there?
[ "rainy environments", "underwater environments", "forest areas", "frozen areas" ]
Key fact: cold environments are usually white in color from being covered in snow
D
3
openbookqa
When the demand for corn rises
[ "farmers grow different crops", "farmers ask people to stop eating corn", "farmers stop planting corn", "farmers must harvest more corn" ]
Key fact: as the use of a crop increases , the amount of crops planted will increase
D
3
openbookqa
The more that worms make their way through compost, the more
[ "bees in skies", "vitamins in dirt", "trees in fields", "snakes on planes" ]
Key fact: decomposition increases the amount of nutrients in the soil
B
1
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Lodestones sharply yank metal nails because of
[ "allure", "corrosion", "irritation", "evasion" ]
Key fact: iron nails are made of iron
A
0
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Which is the correct relationship?
[ "the moon orbits the sun which orbits the Earth", "the moon orbits the Earth which orbits the sun", "Earth orbits the moon which orbits the Earth", "Earth orbits the sun which orbits the moon" ]
Key fact: the moon orbits the Earth
B
1
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Why is it fall one month and spring another month?
[ "the moon has different phases", "the earth is revolving", "solar flares appear in cycles", "the earth is in a different place in its orbit" ]
Key fact: Earth orbiting the Sun causes seasons to change
D
3
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Which would one most likely run into when crossing a stream?
[ "a fire", "a piranha", "a painful death", "a scorpion" ]
Key fact: aquatic animals live in bodies of water
B
1
openbookqa
chlorophyll
[ "would avoid being pinched on St. Patrick's day", "would blend in well in the arctic", "is the color of an embarrassed person's cheeks", "is a color used also to describe someone sad" ]
Key fact: a chloroplast contains chlorophyll
A
0
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Roses utilize chlorophyll to
[ "turn themselves blue and pink", "take in sun rays", "turn oxygen into CO2", "take in dust particles from the air" ]
Key fact: chlorophyll is used for absorbing light energy by plants
B
1
openbookqa
If a rabbit hears a distant sound clearly, it can be attributed to its
[ "sensitive nose", "soft fur", "elongated ears", "long feet" ]
Key fact: long ears are used for releasing heat by a jackrabbit
C
2
openbookqa
Who is most likely to get a job at a lumber yard?
[ "deep sea divers", "liberal art majors", "sawyers", "astronauts" ]
Key fact: timber companies cut down trees
C
2
openbookqa
Large metropolises can have a huge bedbug
[ "sport team", "water bill", "dating pool", "infestation" ]
Key fact: an ecosystem contains large numbers of living organisms in a particular place
D
3
openbookqa
The moon's surface
[ "has asteroid impact marks", "is smooth all over", "is filled with lakes", "has a stronger gravitational pull than Earth" ]
Key fact: the lunar surface contains many craters
A
0
openbookqa
Peat is an important factor when
[ "Driving a new car", "Putting a fresh raspberry seed in soil", "Taking the temperature for the day", "Having a large breakfast" ]
Key fact: being burried under soil and mud changes peat into coal through extreme heat and pressure in a swamp over a long period of time
B
1
openbookqa
The cause of a wildfire could be as simple as
[ "A water puddle", "tons of ice", "snow", "a ciggy" ]
Key fact: wildfire is when a forest catches fire
D
3
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You can find ferrous metals in
[ "Glass", "Grass", "Vehicle scraps", "Wood" ]
Key fact: rocks often contain large amounts of metal
C
2
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Bears dine on the some of the same things as
[ "plants", "eukaryotes", "apes", "amoebas" ]
Key fact: bears eat insects
C
2
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A product of what can travel through a vacuum?
[ "Rigel", "oil well", "volcano", "iceberg" ]
Key fact: light can travel through a vacuum
A
0
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What does the earth orbit that makes the seasons to change?
[ "pluto", "plasma star", "venus", "mercury" ]
Key fact: a line graph is used for showing change over time
B
1
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When a person expires they
[ "come back alive", "rejuvenate", "decompose", "rejoice" ]
Key fact: dead organisms rot
C
2
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Chloroplasts in shrubs scrub carbon from the air and return
[ "breathable air", "tears", "sweat", "water" ]
Key fact: plants are a source of oxygen through photosynthesis
A
0
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Holding a hot dog over a campfire makes it
[ "carbon dioxide", "vegan", "a marshmallow", "stiffer" ]
Key fact: cooking causes a chemical reaction
D
3
openbookqa
A girl with a burn scar on her arm was most likely
[ "in a swimming pool", "in a safe space", "near a running kiln", "protected from any injury" ]
Key fact: if a body part was burned then that body part was exposed to a lot of heat energy
C
2
openbookqa
What do steam and ice have in common?
[ "intensive properties", "form", "temperature", "appearance" ]
Key fact: as the temperature of something increases , the intensive properties of that something will not change
A
0
openbookqa
A guy can hit another person if he
[ "drops a rock", "lifts a dog", "picks up shoes", "sings a song" ]
Key fact: An example of hitting something is dropping an object onto that something
A
0
openbookqa
if a person wanted some mineral graphite, where might they likely find some?
[ "in the potato bread for breakfast", "in a pencil for drawing class", "in the vanilla ice cream", "in the flower of a plant" ]
Key fact: pencil lead contains mineral graphite
B
1
openbookqa
One type of electrical circuit that requires a switch could be
[ "running", "diving", "dimming table lights", "swimming" ]
Key fact: when a switch in a simple series circuit is closed , electricity will flow through the circuit
C
2
openbookqa
Which is the most accurate statement?
[ "a phone's brain controls its body", "a rock's brain controls its body", "a sloth's brain controls its body", "a bacteria's brain controls its body" ]
Key fact: an animal 's brain controls that animal
C
2
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Which are likeliest to rely on nonrenewable resources?
[ "windmills", "dams", "solar panels", "cell phones" ]
Key fact: aluminum is a nonrenewable resource
D
3
openbookqa
The organisms likely to have the waxiest leaves are
[ "birds", "gorilla", "humans", "jades" ]
Key fact: waxy leaves are used for storing water by some plants
D
3
openbookqa
Scandinavian eye color testifies to
[ "genes have little effect at all on eye color", "dominant alleles are more common there", "recessive genes being more common there", "Thor's Hammer causes it to be so" ]
Key fact: when both a dominant and recessive gene are present , the dominant trait will be visible
C
2
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What body covering does the animal that clucks have?
[ "Skin", "Feathers", "Scales", "Fur" ]
Key fact: chickens cluck
B
1
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A rock quarry can contain in its rocks
[ "sunflowers", "foil material", "candles", "broken toys" ]
Key fact: rocks sometimes contain aluminum
B
1
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if a person used a knife to repeatedly scrape an object, what will happen?
[ "the object will decrease in size", "the object will become liquid", "the object will increase in size", "the object will change color" ]
Key fact: scraping an object may cause small particles to break off of that object
A
0
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Alligators have a
[ "carrot", "glasses", "scarf", "wide nose" ]
Key fact: alligators eat fish
D
3
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Big flowers have more nectar than small flowers do. Because of this, which flowers will get the most bees?
[ "space cadet", "smaller ones", "bigger ones", "dead ones" ]
Key fact: as the size of a flower increases , the number of pollinators it will attract increases
C
2
openbookqa
The most common way for a glass to break is when someone is holding it and then drops it, which makes it what to the ground
[ "cries", "plunge", "Sells", "laughs" ]
Key fact: dropping something causes that something to fall
B
1
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Soil is an example of what type of resource for growing plants?
[ "Recycled Resource", "Natural Resource", "Renewable Resource", "Abundant Resource" ]
Key fact: oil is a nonrenewable resource
C
2
openbookqa
Desalinating water from the what deals with removing salt?
[ "helps them out", "rain from mountains", "oceanic liquids", "trees watered" ]
Key fact: oceans contains most of earth 's water
C
2
openbookqa
If a wolf wants to grow big and strong, what must he have?
[ "a car to drive", "a house to live in", "a bus to sell", "good eyes to see with" ]
Key fact: hunting requires seeing prey
D
3
openbookqa
Which is likely to be seen at the zoo?
[ "a polar bear in the jungle habitat", "a zebra in the arctic zone", "an alligator in the petting zoo", "a snake under a hot lamp" ]
Key fact: some animals live in zoo exhibits
D
3
openbookqa
Warm weather organisms live in what kind of climates?
[ "icey", "summerlike", "frosty", "frigid" ]
Key fact: warm-weather organisms live in warm climates
B
1
openbookqa
The motion of a ball's motion when touching a concrete sidewalk will be countered due to
[ "abrasion", "lipids", "dairy", "thinking" ]
Key fact: friction acts to counter the motion of two objects when their surfaces are touching
A
0
openbookqa
Shortly after the moon is in ecliptical longitude with the Sun, one will see
[ "a waning crescent", "a waxing crescent", "a waning gibbous", "a waxing gibbous" ]
Key fact: the first quarter phase of the moon occurs after the new moon
B
1
openbookqa
Visibility while driving is decreased by bad what?
[ "local forecasts", "roads", "music", "trees" ]
Key fact: bad weather decreases visibility while driving
A
0
openbookqa
What is least likely to exchange damage from heat with it's surroundings?
[ "A sheep", "a car", "A lake", "A dead grove" ]
Key fact: wood is an thermal energy insulator
D
3
openbookqa
Which would likely be a chemical reaction
[ "an ember", "oil and water", "steel and iron", "play dog" ]
Key fact: chemical reactions cause chemical change
A
0
openbookqa
What happens when mercury is placed in water?
[ "it dissolves", "it sinks", "it floats", "it hardens" ]
Key fact: a body of water is a source of water
B
1
openbookqa
A flamingo may be able to run across a pond easier than a human, sparrow or a cat because it has
[ "webbed feet", "a tail", "wings", "a beak" ]
Key fact: webbed feet are used for moving faster through water by aquatic animals
A
0
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When sugar is added to water, it blends in such as in which drink?
[ "milk", "lemonade", "juice", "tea" ]
Key fact: sugar dissolves in water when they are combined
B
1
openbookqa
If a raptor loses weight, then it will have an easier time
[ "eating a goldfish cracker", "building a small house", "circling way up there", "leaving home at night" ]
Key fact: as the weight of an animal decreases , that animal will fly more easily
C
2
openbookqa
If you touch a wall wart which hasn't been on in weeks, it'll feel
[ "very warm", "cold", "hot", "moderately warm" ]
Key fact: electrical current running through a wire causes that wire to heat up
B
1
openbookqa
What will increase as the animal eats more food?
[ "starvation", "trees", "belly size", "hunger" ]
Key fact: as the amount of food an animal eats increases , the weight of that animal will increase
C
2
openbookqa
Ways to create reuseable energy could be:
[ "reading books", "eating candy", "bodies", "touching things" ]
Key fact: a solar panel converts sunlight into electricity
C
2
openbookqa
Mammals with blow holes can hear signals called
[ "radio waves", "air horns", "people talking", "clicks" ]
Key fact: sound can be used for communication by animals
D
3
openbookqa
What does the digestive system break down into simple substances?
[ "metals", "stones", "plastic food", "nutriment" ]
Key fact: the breaking down of food into simple substances occurs in the digestive system
D
3
openbookqa
for warmth, we depend on the closest star to our planet, which is also
[ "the red planet mars", "the moon of the earth", "the Orion star cluster", "a major player in photosynthesis" ]
Key fact: a planet is exposed to the heat of the star around which it revolves
D
3
openbookqa
Where in the world will a person have the smallest shadow at noon?
[ "the arctic circle", "the south pole", "the north pole", "near the equator" ]
Key fact: as a source of light moves directly overhead of an object , the size of the shadow of that object will decrease
D
3
openbookqa
All female platypus'
[ "lay eggs", "give live birth", "reframe from reproduction", "give live aid" ]
Key fact: a mother births offspring
B
1
openbookqa
as rainfall increases in an area, electricity will be less and less available for
[ "solar panels", "energy", "coal power plants", "wind turbines" ]
Key fact: as the amount of rain increases in an environment , available sunlight will decrease in that environment
A
0
openbookqa
a little rat startles a cat and ends up as the cat's lunch. What does that make the car?
[ "the cat is a dog", "the cat is a bad cat", "the cat is carnivorous or omnivorous", "the cat loves milk" ]
Key fact: if an animal eats another animal then that animal is a carnivore or omnivore or predator
C
2
openbookqa
If you wanted to make a metal bed frame, where would you start?
[ "search for rocks", "make dinner", "slice bread", "dump out water" ]
Key fact: alloys are made of two or more metals
A
0
openbookqa
Chewying and swallowing a steak
[ "serves it hot", "breaks it down", "losses energy", "dies" ]
Key fact: break down means change from a whole into pieces
B
1
openbookqa
Squirrels stay busy in the autumn
[ "storing water", "amassing pecans", "planting flowers", "sleeping late" ]
Key fact: squirrels gather nuts in the autumn to eat during the winter
B
1
openbookqa
Spiders can catch prey by doing all aside from
[ "building webs", "building traps", "hunting", "howling" ]
Key fact: a spider web is used to capture food by spiders
D
3
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A squirrel eats all of the acorns in a tree. The tree is empty, and the squirrel is still hungry, so
[ "the squirrel studies", "the squirrel leaves", "the squirrel breeds", "the squirrel flies" ]
Key fact: as the supply of food in an environment decreases , the population of animals in that environment will decrease
B
1
openbookqa
An example of replacing a natural resource like copper might be
[ "recovering ores", "running around", "throwing up", "using plastic straws" ]
Key fact: An example of replacing a natural resource is planting new trees where a forest once stood
A
0
openbookqa
The North Star is
[ "A person", "A dog", "A cat", "many intergalactic beings" ]
Key fact: the North Star does not move in the sky in the Northern Hemisphere each night
D
3
openbookqa
which pairs would likely be consumed by squirrel families?
[ "bones and feathers", "turkey and rocks", "cardboard and sand", "peanuts and crackers" ]
Key fact: squirrels eat edible plants
D
3
openbookqa
School children often play a musical instrument by
[ "sweeping thumb across elastic band over a beverage carton", "making rubber band chain bracelets", "wearing rubber bands with braces", "shooting rubber band with one hand" ]
Key fact: An example of playing a musical instrument is strumming a guitar string
A
0
openbookqa
If a baby needs to have milk every hour and is only given it every six hours
[ "it will be glad for it", "it will be negatively effected", "it will be positively effected", "it will be overweight" ]
Key fact: the decrease of something required by an organism has a negative impact on that organism 's survival
B
1
openbookqa
A destroyed habitat can lead to
[ "raccoons losing their homes", "birds migrating to the north", "a boom in animal reproduction", "hibernation of local bears" ]
Key fact: if a habitat is destroyed then that habitat can not support animals
A
0
openbookqa
which form of transportation has zero emissions?
[ "motorbikes", "speed boats", "hybrid cars", "pedal bikes" ]
Key fact: riding a bike does not cause pollution
D
3
openbookqa
When droplets freeze as they assail from high above they become
[ "hurricane", "sleet", "tornadoes", "drizzle" ]
Key fact: precipitation is when hail fall from clouds to the ground
B
1
openbookqa
Which of the following reasons would an angler fish use a light?
[ "attracting researchers", "attracting humans", "attracting predators", "attracting sardines" ]
Key fact: producing light is used for attracting prey by some deep sea animals
D
3
openbookqa
An herbivore will
[ "eat a little meat daily", "never eat any plants", "eat meat now and then", "only eat things that grow out of the ground" ]
Key fact: herbivores only eat plants
D
3
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as the amount of water received by a plant increases , that plant will usually
[ "form more vegatation", "harden like rocks", "start singing", "fly to space" ]
Key fact: as the amount of water received by a plant increases , that plant will usually grow
A
0
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Condensation over night
[ "leads to extremely dry conditions", "can lead to slippery grass", "causes plants to wilt and die", "causes black ice on bridges" ]
Key fact: dew is formed when water vapor condenses over night
B
1
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That which is alive is made of cells such as
[ "rocks", "dirt", "water", "grapes" ]
Key fact: a living thing is made of cells
D
3
openbookqa
How many revolutions does the moon make around the Earth during spring?
[ "twelve", "three", "one", "six" ]
Key fact: the moon is the celestial object that is closest to the Earth
B
1
openbookqa
If a lake begins to overflow after swelling from a storm, species within that water source likely
[ "propagate", "stagnate", "crash", "stall" ]
Key fact: as the available water in an environment increases , the populations of organisms in that environment will increase
A
0
openbookqa
Friction is used to stop what using brakes?
[ "dogs", "birds", "pickups", "car toys" ]
Key fact: friction is used for stopping a vehicle by brakes
C
2
openbookqa
The chillier time of the year below the equator occurs while above the equator is
[ "wearing thick coats", "ice fishing", "wearing swimsuits", "adding blankets" ]
Key fact: June is during the winter in the southern hemisphere
C
2
openbookqa
What might happen if too much heat is transferred to an object?
[ "freezing", "solidifying", "burning", "moving" ]
Key fact: if too much heat is transferred to an object then that object may burn
C
2
openbookqa
if a river ran through a region, what would be found close by?
[ "land mass susceptible to water encroachment", "active life coral reef", "acid rain susceptible area", "very active volcanic mountains" ]
Key fact: flood plains are located near rivers
A
0
openbookqa
If a person wants to watch the eclipse
[ "it's best to go sans sunglasses", "it's best to just use a hand as shade", "it's best to use eye protection", "it's best to use a telescope" ]
Key fact: looking directly at an eclipse of the Sun causes harm to the eyes
C
2
openbookqa
An example of a change in the Earth is
[ "the sands of Mars moving", "the moon appearing larger in the night sky", "a volcano erupting in Hawaii burning through a forest", "a skyscraper being built" ]
Key fact: An example of a change in the Earth is an ocean becoming a wooded area
C
2
openbookqa
If weather is stormy there is a greater chance of what?
[ "drought", "waterfalls", "sky water", "fire" ]
Key fact: if weather is stormy then there is a greater chance of rain
C
2
openbookqa
Which of the following is a true statement?
[ "a lizard has warm blood", "a python has warm blood", "a robin has warm blood", "a rock has warm blood" ]
Key fact: a bird is warm-blooded
C
2
openbookqa
What is an example of reproduction?
[ "reading books", "laying down", "walking", "unhatched chicks" ]
Key fact: An example of reproduction is laying eggs
D
3
openbookqa
Materials that react with other substances to delivery energy, and derived from the remains of living organisms are
[ "excellent for the environment", "a resource being depleted", "never going to run out", "hardly used anywhere by anyone" ]
Key fact: natural gas is a nonrenewable resource
B
1
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Natural gasses have been created by
[ "years of dead things changing composition", "years of muddy waters churning", "years of growing bananas", "years of pickled flowers" ]
Key fact: heat and pressure change the remains of prehistoric living things into natural gas
A
0
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celestial objects are where in the earth's atmosphere
[ "inside", "below", "outside", "over" ]
Key fact: the moon is the celestial object that is closest to the Earth
C
2
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What requires nutrients to grow?
[ "birds", "metals", "computers", "dirt" ]
Key fact: a skinny beak is used for obtaining food by a bird from small spaces
A
0
openbookqa
A plum tree's purple leaves uses light energy to
[ "produce philosophy", "create nourishment", "distribute government propaganda", "create noxious fumes" ]
Key fact: a leaf performs photosynthesis
B
1
openbookqa
If your were to sit still and stare at the sky for one of the earth's rotations, you will have wasted
[ "half your existence", "1,440 minutes", "your family's week", "2 days" ]
Key fact: a Rotation of the Earth on itself takes one day
B
1
openbookqa
If your hand is being burned on a stove
[ "you will feel cool", "you will be chilled", "your nervousness will disappear", "your nerves will make you aware" ]
Key fact: nerves can be used to feel heat and pressure on the skin
D
3
openbookqa