Science PSSA review (2017)

Which process has increased the availability of fresh food to many people all over the United States?

• boiling and storing food in glass jars

• packing meat in salt to remove water

• transporting food in refrigerated trucks

• using stoves powered by natural gas to cook food

• The hawks will hibernate.

• The hawks will eat more deer mice.

• The hawks will feed on wheat plants.

• The hawks will use sunlight to produce energy.

• Type X produces less waste than type Y.

• Type X costs more to produce than type Y.

• Type X helps keep cereal fresh longer than type Y.

• Type X protects cereal better during shipping than type Y.

• 5:00 A.M. the next morning.

• 7:00 A.M. the next morning

• 5:00 P.M. the next evening

• 7:00 P.M. the next evening

• The greatest number of hawks was observed on day 4.

• Broad-winged hawks fly faster than other types of hawks.

• More red-tailed hawks were observed than sharp-shinned hawks.

• Migrating hawks prefer Hawk Mountain Sanctuary over other bird sanctuaries.

• water

• algae

• snail

• fish

• precipitation and runoff

• runoff and condensation

• evaporation and precipitation

• condensation and evaporation

• 1 cm

• 10 cm

• 25 cm

• 50 cm

Which physical characteristic can be passed on to offspring?

• long beard

• strong arm

• pierced ear

• brown hair

Erie National Wildlife Refuge has many creeks, ponds, and marshes. It attracts over 200 types of birds. Which birds depend most on the water in the refuge?

• birds that eat fish

• birds that hibernate

• birds that eat snakes

• birds that build nests