SSA Review Part 2

Kareem told his friend about the beautiful rainbow he saw just after a rainstorm. Kareem then correctly explained to his friend how a rainbow forms. What was Kareem’s explanation? 

• The light waves were refracted by moisture in the air and separated into colors.
• Tiny droplets of water absorbed the light waves that struck them
• Light traveled faster after the rainstorm because of the moisture in the air
• The brightness of light increased as the waves passed through tiny droplets of   water

Light that is reflected off of objects can be detected by our eyes. This is why you can see your image in a mirror. Why can’t you see your image reflected off of a wall? 

• Your eyes detect all of the reflected light
• A wall absorbs all of the light that strikes it
• Light waves do not travel far after striking an object such as a wall
• Not all of the light that reflects off of a wall is directed toward your eyes

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The following equation illustrates the chemical reaction that occurs in a plant.
water + carbon dioxide + light energy = sugar + oxygen  
Based on the law of conservation of energy, what happened to the light energy in the reaction?  

• It was destroyed by the water
• It was produced by the plant. 
• It was changed into oxygen gas
• It was converted into chemical energy stored in the sugar

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Katrina replaced the batteries in her camera with rechargeable ones. Later as she was recharging the batteries, Katrina told her mother “I am creating energy so that I can use these batteries again!” What was Katrina actually doing?

• removing energy
• transforming energy
• destroying energy 
• repairing energy 

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Melinda heated 1.0 L of water at 90 °C in a pot on the stove. She removed the pot and added 1.0 L of tap water at 10 °C. What was the temperature of the entire 2.0 L of water once it was mixed together?

• 50 °C because the cold water adds energy to the hot water 
• 100 °C because the temperatures would add together 
• 50 °C because energy travels from the hot to the cold water
• C.  80 °C because the temperatures would subtract 

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As a rule, what happens when energy as heat flows between two objects at different temperatures?

• The temperatures of both objects decreases
• The temperatures of both objects increases. 
• The temperatures of both objects do not change
• The temperatures of both objects change until they are both the same

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A population of deer lives in a warm climate. Construction of a highway causes the deer population to be divided into two separate groups. Many of the deer separated from the original environment move into a mountain area that has a colder climate. What will most likely happen over time to the deer population that lives in the mountains? 

• Within two generations, all of the mountain deer will have thin fur
• After many generations, most of the mountain deer will have thick fur
• The deer population in the mountains will immediately go extinct
• The deer population in the mountains will never adapt to the new environment

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Many of the ideas Darwin used to develop his theory of evolution by natural selection were based upon his observations of birds, tortoises and other animals living in the Galápagos Islands. The illustration shows four different kinds of birds and identifies the type of food each eats.
What inference can be made about these birds?

• The birds make the same kind of nests
• The birds depend upon the same food supply
• Each bird is adapted to eat a particular type of food
• Each bird is the only animal species in its environment

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Every organism requires a set of instructions that specifies its traits. This information is carried within the cells of the organism. Which of the following best describes hereditary information in eukaryotic cells?

• Genes are made up of chromosomes. Chromosomes and genes are found in the cell’s cytoplasm
• Chromosomes are made up of genes. Chromosomes and genes are found in the    cell’s cytoplasm
• Genes are made up of chromosomes. Chromosomes and genes are found in the cell’s nucleus
• Chromosomes are made up of genes. Chromosomes and genes are found in the   cell’s nucleus

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Some organisms reproduce sexually and have two parents. How does the genetic information of a new organism produced through sexual reproduction compare to the genetic information of its parents?

• It is an exact copy
• It is completely different
• It is opposite from its parents
• It is a blend of the genetic information of its parents

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