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A kid having a preference is something like
[ "he gets bored easily", "he likes having dinner", "he hates eating peas", "he likes blonde girls" ]
3D
Worms are excellent decomposers because
[ "they eat a lot of rot", "worms eat dead bodies", "they enjoy eating carcasses and expel waste back to earth", "worms enjoy eating dirt and decay" ]
2C
Sickness has the potential to
[ "strengthen an organism", "test an organism", "eliminate an organism", "eat an organism" ]
2C
a compass uses iron to locate the northern
[ "latitude", "axis", "shoreline", "hemisphere" ]
1B
When geese migrate in the late summer or early autumn, they
[ "head to less snowy areas", "prefer to visit florida", "take a scenic route", "travel in small groups" ]
0A
What is the result of an object reflecting light toward the eye?
[ "Being blurred", "Being Seen", "Blindness", "Glare" ]
1B
Two animals with similar diets living in the same environments leads to them
[ "vying for the same prey", "forming a strong friendship", "moving to disparate environments", "adopting different types of diets" ]
0A
What does mining change?
[ "temperatures", "biological environments", "water levels", "atmospheric pressures" ]
1B
A car engine is a source of heat and therefore needs
[ "radiator fluid", "water added", "wiper fluid", "gasoline" ]
0A
A ruler is used for measuring the length of what?
[ "distance between cities", "air", "stuff", "motivation" ]
2C
Extinction is the term for an organism which..?
[ "Small Population", "Zero Population", "Limited population", "Decreasing Population" ]
1B
A student is studying different aspects of science, and today's area is magnetic properties. The student has a magnet, and is testing which sort of objects the magnet will have an attraction to. The student is surprised that the magnet tugs itself towards
[ "a plastic cup", "a plaster wall", "a grey stone", "a paper plate" ]
2C
Which is most likely to cause an animal to shiver?
[ "5 degrees celsius", "42 degrees Fahrenheit", "6 degrees Celsius", "8 degrees Celsius" ]
0A
While many habitats support a great variety of life, and deserts are included, many animals
[ "freeze in deserts", "starve in deserts", "are abandoned there", "drown in deserts" ]
1B
Moving your face further from a mirror
[ "will make your face appear bigger", "will make your face appear in macro", "will make your wrinkles less obvious", "will make it easier to see your pores" ]
2C
Special tissues in plants transport minerals throughout the plant such as
[ "water", "starch", "spices", "sugar" ]
3D
The wolf raises his family near a
[ "den", "field", "tree", "mother." ]
0A
something could get wedged during winter if which of these happens?
[ "trapped water changes physical form repeatedly", "water flows down a stream", "water drank by a person", "none of these" ]
0A
What is an example of the sun being directly overhead at noon?
[ "shadows disappear at noon", "the shadows on trees are longest at noon", "sundials can tell time easiest using shadows", "the sun is hottest at noon" ]
0A
What does gravity cause substances on a planet?
[ "things to move sideways", "things to be moved upwards", "things to descend to the lowest surface possible", "things to stay in the same place" ]
2C
The running of the bulls in mexico is a source of what type of energy for the object?
[ "running of bulls", "solar power", "animals", "kinetic" ]
3D
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" ]
3D
When looking at an eclipse, an important thing to remember is
[ "to take a photograph", "to look through a window", "to use hands to shield eyes", "avert eyes at all costs" ]
3D
A small volcano under the sea erupts ever four years. After a few centuries, there will be
[ "new ground to inhabit", "a large fish eating a tree", "a burst of fire from the future", "a small crack in a tall mountain" ]
0A
Putting a cardboard box in a bin instead of the trash can
[ "conserve energy for later", "save wild animal species", "keep it from the trash", "reduce the height of landfills" ]
3D
Spiders catch their prey with
[ "a silky thread", "trickery", "seduction", "a flyswatter" ]
0A
Which has renewable resources?
[ "natural gas formations", "oil well", "plastic bag", "Pacific Ocean" ]
3D
Which of these would let the most heat travel through?
[ "a cotton candy at the store", "the new pair of jeans", "the steel spoon in the cafeteria", "a calvin klein cotton hat" ]
2C
The material that makes up iron nails is known as what on the table of elements?
[ "Nail.", "Fe", "Copper", "Au" ]
1B
An example of weathering is
[ "a smooth sandy beach", "a smooth river stone", "a tall pine tree", "a large sharp boulder" ]
1B
Some people put metal tags on their dog's collars, because in darkness, these collars can
[ "melt wax", "reflect light", "read books", "stain clothes" ]
1B
What can explain that a body of water is a source of water?
[ "a bird sitting in a bird bath", "a child splashing in a tub", "a person drinking from a glass of water", "a deer drinking from a lake" ]
3D
Inanimate things may be pollinators such as
[ "bees", "birds", "wind", "deer" ]
2C
A person's shadow is smallest at what time?
[ "4:00 pm", "8:00 am", "12:30 pm", "6:30 pm" ]
2C
The source of a type of energy we use is a
[ "planet", "star", "meteor", "rock" ]
1B
if a great water traveler took inventory of their tools, which of these would be in it?
[ "a big cooking spoon", "a north facing item", "a big chopping board", "a big iron bender" ]
1B
What contains seeds
[ "human.", "whole pumpkin", "soda can", "leaf" ]
1B
To have a positive impact on the environment
[ "leave lights on", "take shorter showers", "use Styrofoam plates", "take longer showers" ]
1B
If one mineral can scratch another mineral then that other mineral is softer than that one mineral, as can be tested with
[ "a diamond and steel", "a rock and glass", "a diamond and agate", "a ruby and salt" ]
2C
John, who lives in Minnesota, noticed that the time between sunrise and sunset was the shortest it had been for an entire year. The month was most likely to be
[ "July", "January", "September", "April" ]
1B
if a person gets some fruit wine for a gift, how can they measure its volume?
[ "they can use a cylinder with unit markings", "none of these", "they can use a tape measure", "they can use a thermometer" ]
0A
Absorbing sun rays
[ "raises the Fahrenheit of an object", "lowers the Celsius of an object", "causes the object to cool", "causes the temperature of the object to descend" ]
0A
What did some ancient societies use to reflect light?
[ "wood", "plants", "clothing", "rocks" ]
3D
To positively impact the environment
[ "toss plastic bottles in trash receptacles", "use plastic knives and forks for every meal", "scrap metal from old buildings is processed to be used for new construction", "buy a less fuel efficient car" ]
2C
A skill some humans have is
[ "ten fingers", "vision", "heart beating", "talking" ]
3D
A switch is used to stop the flow of currents which causes Joule heating in
[ "thermostat", "solar energy", "magnetic fields", "electrical circuit." ]
3D
Birds eat nuts, but sometimes they eat
[ "wolves", "bugs", "dogs", "cats" ]
1B
air masses are pushed by westerlies but stopped by
[ "gravity", "meandering air currents", "currents", "sunlight" ]
1B
An example of conservation is avoiding
[ "oil", "sunlight", "fats", "tea" ]
0A
After a long winter's hibernation, a female bear and her two cubs exit their cave and begin to search for food. One place they check is
[ "dry sticks", "dirt pile", "berry bushes", "dead leaves" ]
2C
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" ]
0A
Pressing your appendages against an object can allow one to
[ "sense differences in atomic structure", "sense differences in color", "sense differences in atomic value", "sense differences in material makeup" ]
3D
if a student needs to travel with their lunch for long distances, which of these would have the freshest meal?
[ "a student with freshly cooked food", "a student with food containing preservatives", "raw uncooked fish meal", "a student with uncooked beef" ]
1B
Thermal conduction occurs when
[ "I leave a log poker in the fire", "I sit down on a bed", "I wave a flag in the air", "I have a party" ]
0A
Plants brought to the western United States from the eastern United States often die because of
[ "bad planting methods", "small spaces", "the wrong climate", "people kill them" ]
2C
A tiny spark grows and the result tears through an area of nature and spreads through the mountains, consuming
[ "bark and canopies", "a crystal lake", "a snowy mountaintop", "a small bird" ]
0A
Near which location would an anteater most likely live?
[ "swamp", "anthill", "river", "bee hive" ]
1B
One of Kangaroo's unusual features are
[ "They have horns", "They speak English", "They can fly", "webbed feet" ]
3D
As the earth orbits the sun
[ "various places experience different weather patterns", "weather is consistent world-wide", "weather is always different", "we all have snow" ]
0A
When a person gets hurt physically, the person feels pain because there are
[ "magic receptors", "electric reactions", "making nervous", "loud nerves" ]
1B
During a sandstorm, a bird looks for a
[ "worm", "mate", "stream", "bush" ]
3D
Roads need repaved in spring because
[ "they are cold", "road need it", "they are lumpy", "ice ruins them" ]
3D
On a rainy day the clouds are
[ "low", "small", "white", "gray" ]
3D
The moon's surface
[ "has asteroid impact marks", "is smooth all over", "is filled with lakes", "has a stronger gravitational pull than Earth" ]
0A
I use a knife to chip away at what to make a sculpture
[ "A slab of rock", "A bucket of sand", "A glass of water", "A bag of air" ]
0A
An animal living in an environment lacking in food resources
[ "will be in poor shape", "will be thriving and lively", "will be switching to a new diet", "will hibernate until more food comes along" ]
0A
If plants are going to grow, their seeds need to
[ "travel elsewhere", "be eaten", "pass a test", "be washed" ]
0A
A coal mine is what?
[ "a person who mines for coal", "a rare type of stone", "a place where coal is processed", "a mine that is beneath the earth where coal is found" ]
3D
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" ]
0A
Birds build nests out of things such as
[ "fragments from plants", "small glass shards", "entire tree trunks", "several flower buds" ]
0A
A thermal insulator between a stove and a pan would make the pan get hot
[ "slower", "immediately", "same speed", "faster" ]
0A
The reason raccoons are often found in dumpsters is because they are known to consume
[ "waste", "caviar", "cats", "roses" ]
0A
If you desired to keep your house cooler in the summer months
[ "plant trees that tower above the ground", "plant ivy around the trees", "plant shrubs around the foundation", "plant trees that stay smaller than dogwoods" ]
0A
a cloudy day may obstruct visibility of which of these?
[ "the screen on a smartphone", "our planet's closest star", "the teacher in the class", "the waitress's name tag" ]
1B
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" ]
0A
Materials like ethanol are used to produce electricity by _____.
[ "hydroelectric power", "renewable energy", "burning", "carbon fixation" ]
2C
Hardness of minerals may be measured in certain ways, such as what?
[ "heating the minerals to high temperatures", "applying pressure using a sharp, tough object in order to leave marks", "hitting the minerals with a tougher stone", "taking bits of metal and comparing the texture to the minerals" ]
1B
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" ]
0A
At any given time on earth, some countries can be in bed and other are in the middle of the day enjoying the outdoors, why?
[ "ocean tides", "animals", "planet rotation", "rotation of sun" ]
2C
An eagle will use their claws to catch which of the following?
[ "nuts and berries", "mouse", "lion", "elephant" ]
1B
A man is burned in an accident on the road, which means that at one point he was
[ "exposed to extreme heat", "frozen in an ice storm", "crashed into a helicopter", "melted by molten lava" ]
0A
Cooking food requires
[ "higher temps to be applied", "a stove to be used", "an oven to be used", "a fire to be built" ]
0A
Why would some birds have beaks that look a lot different than those of other birds?
[ "some of the birds eat worms and the other birds have blue feathers", "some of the birds of the same species have lived in a zoo all their lives", "some of the birds take seeds for nourishment and the others look for dead animals for nourishment", "some of the birds like to file down their beaks" ]
2C
High can be visually represented by
[ "basins", "mountains", "deep sea", "valleys" ]
1B
To positively affect the environment
[ "cut down trees and shrubs", "drive a gas guzzling car", "use Styrofoam plates and cups", "cultivate dogwoods and oaks" ]
3D
What makes the best wiring?
[ "rope", "Tungsten", "hemp", "plastic" ]
1B
as rainfall increases in an area, electricity will be less and less available for
[ "solar panels", "energy", "coal power plants", "wind turbines" ]
0A
Stormy weather often leads to
[ "picnics in the park", "moisture in rain gauges", "dry fields and roads", "sunny and bright days" ]
1B
Venus fly traps are poor at creating their own food though photosynthesis because
[ "they are unhealthy", "they need water", "they require insects", "they grow slowly" ]
2C
To help your body repair cells
[ "eat chicken", "chew gum", "eat raw sugar", "drink soda" ]
0A
What item is high in moisture?
[ "firewood", "light bulb", "wet dog", "a book" ]
2C
A nail can attach to metals after it receives
[ "water", "electricity", "light", "heat" ]
1B
As leaves turn from green to gold, another change is
[ "darkness comes earlier", "the sun shines", "more rain storms", "warmer weather" ]
0A
Which uses gills to breathe?
[ "hermit crab", "human", "blue whale", "bluebird" ]
0A
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" ]
2C
Fish move best through water when their fins are?
[ "Large [Collect]", "Long", "Small", "Short" ]
0A
do ecosystems remain the same?
[ "they are altered with time", "ecosystems are always the same", "with time they only grow", "ecosystems experience very little change" ]
0A
A good example of increased demand may equal increased production is
[ "soldiers eat beans, so beans are planted when there is war", "dogs eat kibble, so stores sell it", "cats eat mice, so mice are afraid of cats", "people have babies, so baby clothes are made" ]
0A
At what time would a person feel the most heat outside?
[ "noon", "midnight", "morning", "evening" ]
0A
Feeling sweaty is normal on the ocean because
[ "the desert is drier", "the ocean is wet", "there is more moisture in the air", "the moisture is higher up" ]
2C