Rachel is a fifth grader with naturally brown hair. Rachel’s mother has naturally blonde hair. Which best explains why Rachel has a different hair color than her mother?

• Rachel dislikes her mother’s hair color.
• Rachel did not inherit any of her characteristics from her mother.
• Rachel inherited the characteristic from her sister, who also has brown hair.
• Rachel inherited characteristics from both parents; some from her mother, and some from her father, who has brown hair.

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Land heats up faster during the day than water does. As the beach gets warm during the day, it heats the air above it. The warm air rises and cool air from the ocean is pulled in to replace it. So, air flows from the ocean to the land. At night, the land cools faster than the ocean. What most likely happens to the air at the beach at night?

• The air is still.
• The air moves along the coast.
• The air flows from the ocean to the land.
• The air flows from the land to the ocean.

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What causes the high winds associated with hurricanes?

• rain fall
• humidity
• air pressure
• temperature

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What will most likely result when the jet stream moves south of North Carolina?

• North Carolina will experience tropical weather conditions.
• North Carolina will experience hot, dry weather.
• North Carolina will experience mild weather.
• North Carolina will experience cold weather.

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Which types of winds cause weather in North Carolina?

• polar easterlies
• prevailing westerlies
• prevailing easterlies
• polar westerlies

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Which type of ecosystem has the greatest variation in temperature from its top to its bottom?

• lake
• pond
• ocean
• estuary

Where are producers located on the food chain?

• At the beginning, because they create their own food.
• At the beginning, because they need to gather food.
• In the center, because every organism relies on producers.
• At the end, because they rely on other organisms for energy.

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As more people have moved to the beach, the sea turtle population has decreased. Which is most likely the cause of this decrease?

• tropical storms
• increase in predators
• habitat loss
• warmer temperatures

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Which organism’s food source would most likely be the firstto be affected by a drought?

• Owl
• Wolf
• Rabbit
• Mushroom

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Which device is used to determine the volume of a liquid? 

• anemometer 
• graduated cylinder
• test tube 
• thermometer