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sciq-9410
multiple_choice
What are daily changes in the level of ocean water called?
[ "currents", "floods", "waves", "tides" ]
D
sciq-8766
multiple_choice
What types of energy is released during a chemical reaction?
[ "heat, electricity, light", "human, magnetic, electrical", "temperature , electricity , light", "magnetism, electricity, light" ]
A
sciq-11413
multiple_choice
What releases fatty acids and other components from fats and phospholipids?
[ "enzymatic hydrolysis", "metabolism", "peristaltic hydrolysis", "enzyme respiration" ]
A
sciq-7271
multiple_choice
What are the two basic types of combustion engines?
[ "spark and steam", "diesel and internal combustion", "gas and steam", "external and internal combustion engines" ]
D
sciq-8150
multiple_choice
What is the name of the process for delivering water to crops?
[ "reclamation", "bilge", "drainage", "irrigation" ]
D
sciq-9735
multiple_choice
What is the developing human organism referred to as from the end of the eighth week until birth?
[ "fetus", "nucleus", "egg", "babies" ]
A
sciq-3768
multiple_choice
How can we reduce use of energy resources?
[ "restoration", "modification", "conservation", "liberation" ]
C
sciq-10634
multiple_choice
What was the first antiseptic called?
[ "chlorine", "phenol", "acid", "gasoline" ]
B
sciq-10484
multiple_choice
What is the name for the nonliving parts of ecosystems?
[ "Dead factors", "diverse factors", "abiotic factors", "nucleic factors" ]
C
sciq-7466
multiple_choice
Ribosomes are produced in the nucleolus, and then transported to the what?
[ "cerebellum", "cytoplasm", "nucleus", "cytoskeleton" ]
B
sciq-1575
multiple_choice
In the small intestine, chyme mixes with bile, which emulsifies what substances?
[ "acids", "proteins", "sugars", "fats" ]
D
sciq-9914
multiple_choice
What two elements primarily make up the sun?
[ "calcium and helium", "hydrogen and helium", "oxygen and hydrogen", "nitrogen and argon" ]
B
sciq-2008
multiple_choice
What is the condition called where pimples form on the skin?
[ "acne", "cramping", "dermatitis", "blushing" ]
A
sciq-10769
multiple_choice
From the uterus, where do sperm travel next?
[ "fallopian tubes", "urinary tract", "vagina", "ovaries" ]
A
sciq-9871
multiple_choice
Catabolic and anabolic hormones in the body help regulate these?
[ "hormone levels", "metabolic processes", "nutrient levels", "brain signals" ]
B
sciq-6941
multiple_choice
What is an example of a disease that affects the blood?
[ "scoliosis", "rickets", "tuberculosis", "anemia" ]
D
sciq-3154
multiple_choice
Changes of state of matter do not involve what type of reaction?
[ "chemical reaction", "radiation", "mechanical reaction", "gaseous reaction" ]
A
sciq-6172
multiple_choice
Cellular respiration is the reverse or opposite of what?
[ "reproduction", "photosynthesis", "spermatogenesis", "glycolysis" ]
B
scienceQA-1276
multiple_choice
Select the solid.
[ "air inside a basketball", "water droplets", "grape juice", "stuffed rabbit" ]
D
The air inside a basketball is a gas. A gas expands to fill a space. The air fills all the space inside the basketball. If air leaks out, it will expand into the space around the ball. A stuffed rabbit is a solid. A solid has a size and shape of its own. When you hold a stuffed rabbit in your hands, the stuffed rabbit still has a size and shape of its own. Water droplets are a liquid. A liquid takes the shape of any container it is in. If you collect water droplets in a bucket, they will take the shape of the bucket. But the water droplets will still take up the same amount of space. Grape juice is a liquid. A liquid takes the shape of any container it is in. If you pour grape juice into a different container, the grape juice will take the shape of that container. But the grape juice will still take up the same amount of space.
sciq-1206
multiple_choice
What serves as a first responder to pathogenic threats that bypass natural physical and chemical barriers of the body?
[ "cells immune system", "immense immune system", "super immune system", "innate immune system" ]
D
sciq-6946
multiple_choice
Sea-lilies, sea cucumbers and sea stars fall into what class of organism?
[ "crabs", "mollusks", "snakes", "echinoderms" ]
D
sciq-9147
multiple_choice
Visible light is part of what spectrum?
[ "eclipse spectrum", "molecular spectrum", "mechanical spectrum", "electromagnetic spectrum" ]
D
sciq-3865
multiple_choice
Kepler's laws relate to the motion of what?
[ "continents", "the sun", "planets", "oceans" ]
C
sciq-10353
multiple_choice
In places like the grand canyon, hard rocks that are resistant to weathering form what, while softer rocks that weather more easily form slopes?
[ "valleys", "peaks", "crevasses", "cliffs" ]
D
sciq-1946
multiple_choice
Compounds containing an atom of what element, bonded in a hydrocarbon framework, are classified as amines?
[ "hydrogen", "oxygen", "nitrogen", "ammonia" ]
C
sciq-8383
multiple_choice
Four electron groups orient themselves into what shape that has four faces?
[ "tetrahedron", "multicellular", "circular", "spherical" ]
A
sciq-8583
multiple_choice
The variation in a sample can be represented by what quantity, which means the total spread of values?
[ "range", "mode", "median", "variety" ]
A
scienceQA-5204
multiple_choice
Select the reptile.
[ "cane toad", "ocean sunfish", "western gorilla", "cobra" ]
D
A western gorilla is a mammal. It has fur and feeds its young milk. Gorillas live in groups called troops. The largest male in the troop is usually the leader. An ocean sunfish is a fish. It lives underwater. It has fins, not limbs. Ocean sunfish have a flat body and wide fins. They sometimes swim to the ocean's surface to rest in the sun. A cobra is a reptile. It has scaly, waterproof skin. Most cobras have a wide, flat hood below their head. A cobra can display its hood to scare away a predator. A cane toad is an amphibian. It has moist skin and begins its life in water. Toads do not have teeth! They swallow their food whole.
scienceQA-10098
multiple_choice
Select the invertebrate.
[ "rockfish", "green frog", "Canadian lynx", "monarch butterfly" ]
D
A monarch butterfly is an insect. Like other insects, a monarch butterfly is an invertebrate. It does not have a backbone. It has an exoskeleton. A rockfish is a fish. Like other fish, a rockfish is a vertebrate. It has a backbone. A Canadian lynx is a mammal. Like other mammals, a Canadian lynx is a vertebrate. It has a backbone. A green frog is an amphibian. Like other amphibians, a green frog is a vertebrate. It has a backbone.
ai2_arc-1040
multiple_choice
Which of the following is found farthest from the center of an atom?
[ "nucleus", "proton", "neutron", "electron" ]
D
sciq-7280
multiple_choice
Average speed is equal to distance divided by what?
[ "magnitude", "time", "weight", "height" ]
B
sciq-7889
multiple_choice
Athletes such as swimmers and bicyclists wear body suits in competition to minimize what forces?
[ "rolling forces", "activity forces", "natural forces", "drag forces" ]
D
sciq-893
multiple_choice
What type of properties are characteristics that describe matter?
[ "thermal", "physical", "invisible", "visible" ]
B
sciq-5932
multiple_choice
What are fungus-like protists?
[ "molds", "bacteria", "feces", "viruses" ]
A
sciq-7247
multiple_choice
What term is defined as the preserved remains or traces of organisms that lived during earlier ages?
[ "waste", "fossils", "deposits", "bones" ]
B
sciq-10579
multiple_choice
What control reproductive cycles, which are in turn regulated by environmental cues?
[ "enzymes", "brain waves", "hormones", "nerve impulses" ]
C
sciq-11434
multiple_choice
The overall purpose of the light-dependent reactions is to convert light energy into this?
[ "chemical reactions", "thermal energy", "calories", "photosynthesis" ]
A
sciq-10821
multiple_choice
What is the gland in the chest behind the breast bone that stores some types of lymphocytes while they mature?
[ "lumbar", "pineal", "thymus", "Montgomery" ]
C
scienceQA-6824
multiple_choice
Which organ produces all the blood for the body?
[ "skeleton", "heart", "stomach", "skin" ]
A
sciq-9048
multiple_choice
The rate of a reaction can be expressed either in terms of the decrease in the amount of what or the increase in the amount of a product per unit time?
[ "reactant", "sulfate", "isotope", "plasma" ]
A
sciq-895
multiple_choice
What results when gas particles rebound off the walls of their container?
[ "weight", "pull", "light", "pressure" ]
D
sciq-7656
multiple_choice
Some of the biggest waves occur with what type of storm that forms over the ocean and brings high winds?
[ "hurricane", "tsunami", "tropical depression", "tropical storm" ]
A
sciq-2413
multiple_choice
Upon entering the vestibular canal, the pressure waves push down on what duct?
[ "the implant", "the regrowth", "the bile", "the cochlear" ]
D
scienceQA-4521
multiple_choice
What do these two changes have in common? baking cookies melting wax
[ "Both are caused by cooling.", "Both are only physical changes.", "Both are caused by heating.", "Both are chemical changes." ]
C
Step 1: Think about each change. Baking cookies is a chemical change. The type of matter in the cookie dough changes when it is baked. The cookie dough turns into cookies! Melting wax is a change of state. So, it is a physical change. The wax changes from solid to liquid. But it is still made of the same type of matter. Step 2: Look at each answer choice. Both are only physical changes. Melting wax is a physical change. But baking cookies is not. Both are chemical changes. Baking cookies is a chemical change. But melting wax is not. Both are caused by heating. Both changes are caused by heating. Both are caused by cooling. Neither change is caused by cooling.
sciq-8747
multiple_choice
A more crucial use of rc circuits for timing purposes is in the artificial pacemaker, used to control what?
[ "heart rate", "iron levels", "breathing rate", "blood pressure" ]
A
sciq-10338
multiple_choice
What is necessary in a person who wishes to play wind instruments?
[ "vocal cords", "healthy lungs", "powerful lips", "strong hands" ]
B
sciq-193
multiple_choice
What do we call the cartilaginous structure that surrounds the notochrod?
[ "membrane", "arcualia", "clavicle", "osteocytes" ]
B
sciq-6786
multiple_choice
What is the process of larva becoming an adult called?
[ "metamorphosis", "evolution", "synthesis", "parthenogenesis" ]
A
sciq-9810
multiple_choice
Superconductors expel a magnetic field from their interior. what is this phenomenon known as?
[ "lauer effect", "weissenberg effect", "eibner effect", "meissner effect" ]
D
sciq-6757
multiple_choice
Symptoms of viral diseases result from what kind of response to a virus?
[ "mutation", "infection", "immune", "pathogenic" ]
C
sciq-3177
multiple_choice
What is a process in which some substances change into different substances?
[ "a chemical reaction", "a thermodynamic reaction", "a bio reaction", "a toxic reaction" ]
A
sciq-3326
multiple_choice
What type of traits are features that are passed from one generation to the next called?
[ "genetic traits", "familial traits", "generational traits", "inherited traits" ]
D
sciq-5507
multiple_choice
Most oxygen in blood is bound to a protein called what, and carried to the tissues?
[ "hydrogen", "plasma", "hemoglobin", "platelete" ]
C
sciq-13
multiple_choice
What are used to write nuclear equations for radioactive decay?
[ "radioactive symbols", "nuclear symbols", "critical symbols", "trigonometric symbols" ]
B
sciq-11326
multiple_choice
What force explains why a tennis ball bounces differently on different surfaces, and shoes slip on some surfaces but stick on others?
[ "vibration", "friction", "temperature", "kinetics" ]
B
sciq-10653
multiple_choice
What part of the cell helps it keep its shape?
[ "cytoplasm", "nucleus", "enzymes", "cytoskeleton" ]
D
sciq-6067
multiple_choice
What determines whether a volcanic eruption will be explosive or not?
[ "lava temperature", "magma velocity", "thickness of magma", "curve of magma" ]
C
sciq-483
multiple_choice
What is the term for groups of three successive nucleotide bases in dna?
[ "tertiary bases", "triple play", "triads", "triplets" ]
D
sciq-1787
multiple_choice
The reaction of which body system causes food allergies?
[ "nervous system", "cardiac system", "immune system", "lymphatic system" ]
C
sciq-6155
multiple_choice
Influenza virus is packaged in a viral envelope, which fuses with the what?
[ "plasma membrane", "bacteria", "cell wall", "nucleus" ]
A
sciq-7272
multiple_choice
Plasmodesmata passes through what part of plants?
[ "cytoplasm", "cell walls", "cell ridges", "nucleus" ]
B
sciq-9632
multiple_choice
What organs need constant pressure to filter the blood?
[ "lungs", "arteries", "dialysis", "kidneys" ]
D
sciq-10877
multiple_choice
What is the study of heredity called?
[ "pediatrics", "genetics", "geriatrics", "heretics" ]
B
sciq-5080
multiple_choice
What do muscles need to contract?
[ "pressures", "stress", "stimulus", "tendons" ]
C
sciq-6715
multiple_choice
For what kind of animal is communication essential?
[ "migrating animals", "new born animals", "social animals", "anti-social animals" ]
C
sciq-10958
multiple_choice
What is a force that opposes motion between any surfaces that are touching?
[ "tension", "vibration", "friction", "gravity" ]
C
sciq-1167
multiple_choice
What part of a cell do proteins travel to to be modified for the specific job they will do?
[ "nucleus", "golgi apparatus", "lysosome", "plasma membrane" ]
B
sciq-3967
multiple_choice
What doctors specialize in diseases stemming from glandular issues?
[ "anthropologists", "endocrinologists", "oncologists", "dermatologists" ]
B
sciq-6829
multiple_choice
The average number of individuals per unit of area can be expressed as what?
[ "total density", "the percent of population", "percent density", "population density" ]
D
sciq-2455
multiple_choice
The combined magnetic force of the magnetized wire coil and iron bar makes an electromagnet what?
[ "very reduced", "very heavy", "very strong", "Very light" ]
C
ai2_arc-98
multiple_choice
A plant that grows red flowers was crossed with the same kind of plant that grows white flowers. Their offspring grew pink flowers. Which best explains why the offspring grew pink flowers?
[ "The offspring experienced a genetic mutation.", "The offspring resulted from asexual reproduction.", "The genes for flower color exhibited incomplete dominance.", "A gene for pink-colored flowers was recessive in one of the parents." ]
C
ai2_arc-732
multiple_choice
A chicken is able to gain energy that came from the Sun by
[ "eating seeds.", "drinking water.", "laying eggs.", "breathing oxygen." ]
A
sciq-3070
multiple_choice
What is determined by the energy of the disturbance that causes the wave?
[ "Ohm", "wavelength", "wave amplitude", "frequency" ]
C
sciq-2662
multiple_choice
The fundamental unit of time, the second, is based on what type of clock?
[ "atomic clock", "gravity clock", "quantum clock", "eternal clock" ]
A
sciq-7840
multiple_choice
Where are sponges most likely anchored to?
[ "sand", "sea floor", "beaches", "reef or rock" ]
D
sciq-6151
multiple_choice
Kirchhoff’s second rule (the loop rule) is an application of conservation of what?
[ "mineral", "Rock", "energy", "heating" ]
C
sciq-1525
multiple_choice
What do you call elements that contain only atoms of one type of element?
[ "noble gases", "reactive elements", "native elements", "typical elements" ]
C
sciq-7583
multiple_choice
What is a homogeneous mixture also known as?
[ "mixture", "structure", "solution", "element" ]
C
sciq-3482
multiple_choice
What is the name of artificial barriers that people build to protect shorelines?
[ "domes", "outcroppings", "seawalls", "breakwaters" ]
D
sciq-11076
multiple_choice
What is the process by which the remains of living things become fossils?
[ "petrification", "decomposition", "fossilization", "sublimation" ]
C
sciq-5756
multiple_choice
The movement of molten metal in earth's outer core creates?
[ "the magnetic field", "the stellar field", "earthquakes", "the gravitational field" ]
A
sciq-10997
multiple_choice
Organisms that depend on other organisms for food play what role in the food chain?
[ "producer", "fungus", "plant", "consumer" ]
D
sciq-6895
multiple_choice
What type of tissue transports water and minerals in a vascular plant?
[ "chlorophyll", "xylem", "capillaries", "collagen" ]
B
sciq-39
multiple_choice
What are the sites of protein synthesis or assembly?
[ "ribosomes", "chromosomes", "plasma", "chloroplasts" ]
A
sciq-7617
multiple_choice
What makes up most of the inside of a plant?
[ "star tissue", "mitochondria", "ground tissue", "animal tissue" ]
C
sciq-6514
multiple_choice
Stimuli in the brain, stomach, and small intestine activate or inhibit production of what secretion?
[ "sweat", "metabolic juice", "gastric juice", "digestive juice" ]
C
sciq-4187
multiple_choice
What force provides resistance whenever two surfaces are in contact?
[ "rotation", "friction", "tension", "vibration" ]
B
sciq-11316
multiple_choice
Water from the land and oceans enters the atmosphere by which process?
[ "transpiration", "evaporation", "condensation", "absorption" ]
B
sciq-4893
multiple_choice
Just about all life processes depend on what?
[ "carbon", "water", "meat", "air" ]
B
sciq-4498
multiple_choice
Amines are bases; they react with acids to form what?
[ "salts", "ions", "oils", "proteins" ]
A
sciq-110
multiple_choice
Titration is a method to determine what in acids or bases?
[ "concentration", "maturation", "alkalinity", "glucose" ]
A
sciq-4016
multiple_choice
Maltose, lactose, and sucrose are common types of what, which are distinguished by their monosaccharide constituents?
[ "precipitates", "silicates", "oxides", "disaccharides" ]
D
sciq-10145
multiple_choice
What is considered to be the "fundamental unit" of life?
[ "bacteria", "proton", "cell", "organ" ]
C
sciq-9230
multiple_choice
What is the process of isolating a specific gene and then making a copy of it for use in gene therapy?
[ "gene cloning", "attribute cloning", "gene treatment", "gene copying" ]
A
sciq-650
multiple_choice
What are protons and neutrons that make up the nucleus of an atom called?
[ "nucleons", "baryons", "electron shells", "pions" ]
A
sciq-803
multiple_choice
Which human body system is a complex network of nervous tissue that carries electrical messages throughout the body?
[ "the lymph system", "the nervous system", "the bacterial system", "the localized system" ]
B
sciq-4725
multiple_choice
Metal detectors used for airport security work on which principle?
[ "electricity", "conductivity", "inductance", "inertia" ]
C
sciq-7246
multiple_choice
The main functions of epithelia are protection from the environment, coverage, secretion and excretion, absorption, and this?
[ "absorption", "filtration", "accumulation", "diffusion" ]
B
sciq-4592
multiple_choice
What forms when a sperm fertilizes and egg?
[ "crystals", "zygote", "proton", "cytoplasm" ]
B
sciq-6546
multiple_choice
What do sudoriferous glands secrete?
[ "sweat", "moving", "tissue", "water" ]
A