Quiz about Science Milestones Practice #3

Question 1

There are five categories of vertebrates.  Which one is not a vertebrate?

Accepted Answer

Arthropods

Answer

Mammals

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Birds

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Reptiles

Question 2

What am I?

Accepted Answer

Mammal

Answer

Amphibian

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Bird

Answer

Reptile

Question 3

My body is moist and smooth, I lay eggs, and live in or near the water.  What am I?

Accepted Answer

Amphibian

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Reptile

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Bird

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Fish

Question 4

My body is warm, I have fur, feed my young on milk, and have live births.  What am I?

Accepted Answer

Mammal

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Reptile

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Bird

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Fish

Question 5

I am covered in dry scales and I lay eggs.  What am I?

Accepted Answer

Reptile

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Mammal

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Fish

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Amphibian

Question 6

Which are the 5 groups of vertebrate animals?

Accepted Answer

Mammals, fish, birds, reptiles and amphibians

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Mammals, fish, amphibians and sharks

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Lions, tuna, eagle, crocodile and frog

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Humans, fish, birds and reptiles

Question 7

A student knows that some likenesses between parents and offspring are inherited, passed from generation to generation. Which of the following is an example of an inherited likeness in humans?

Accepted Answer

eye color

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length of hair

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ability to read

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type of language spoken

Question 8

Some likenesses between parents and offspring are learned. Which of the following is a learned behavior in dogs?

Accepted Answer

shaking hands

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eating

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running

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barking

Question 9

What is NOT an example of an inherited TRAIT?

Accepted Answer

language

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eye color

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tongue rolling

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handedness

Question 10

The following are all examples of instincts except:

Accepted Answer

Talking

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Blinking

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Breathing

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Swallowing

Question 11

Which of the following is an instinct?

Accepted Answer

building a nest

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riding a bike

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a dog sitting when he is told, SIT!

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skating on rollerblades

Question 12

Instinct or Learned?
Turtles migrate to the same beach to lay eggs.

Accepted Answer

Instinct

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Learned

Question 13

A flowering plant that has seeds protected by fruit.

Accepted Answer

angiosperm

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gymnosperm

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vertebrate

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xylem

Question 14

Plants that have tubes to carry food, nutrients, and water.

Accepted Answer

vascular plants

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nonvascular plants

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invertebrates

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moss

Question 15

A cell is...

Accepted Answer

the basic unit of structure and function in living organism

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an organism

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a basic part of everything that we see

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found only in animals, not plants

Question 16

Which of the following are NOT found in animal cells

Accepted Answer

chloroplasts and cell wall

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chloroplasts and cytoplasm

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cell wall and cell membrane

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mitochondria and nucleus

Question 17

The nucleus is like the ____________ of the cell.

Accepted Answer

brain

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foot

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hand

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stomach

Question 18

Which of the following converts food into energy for the cell?

Accepted Answer

mitochondria

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<p>vacuole</p>

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<p>cytoplasm</p>

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cell membrane

Question 19

What do vacuoles do?

Accepted Answer

storage area for cells; water storage in plants

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They actually do not have an important role

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They protect the cell

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They are the brain of the cell

Question 20

What type of process most likely created the mountain chain seen here?

Accepted Answer

Tectonic plates pushed together forcing one plate under the other and then pushing the land upward.

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Volcanic eruptions created the mountains over millions of years.

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Earthquakes broke the earth into pieces and parts of it fell into cracks between faults.

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A river flowed through the land and created the valleys between the mountains making them appear taller.

Question 21

A seismograph tells us what information about an earthquake?

Accepted Answer

How strong the earthquake is

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How deep within the earth the earthquake occurred.

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How far a tsunami will travel

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How much damage the earthquake caused

Question 22

What are the primary purposes for the use of dams?

Accepted Answer

To control floodwaters and store water for people to use.

Answer

To prevent droughts and reverse the flow of a river.

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To keep unwanted marine organisms from moving down stream.

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To make lakes so that people have a place to go fish.

Question 23

The picture here shows a landslide. What can you infer from the picture?

Accepted Answer

Landslides are a destructive process that break apart the surface of the earth.

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Landslides are a constructive process that build new mountains and dams on the surface of the earth.

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Landslides are caused by volcanic eruptions,

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Landslides are helpful to road crews.

Question 24

How can plants cause the weathering of rocks?

Accepted Answer

roots can grow into or near rocks causing the rocks to break down over a period of time.

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plants can chemically break down rocks using photosynthesis

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plant roots can use the rocks as a source of nutrients and break them down over time

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plants can release water vapor into the air that causes the rocks to break down over time.

Question 25

What does it mean to restore a beach?

Accepted Answer

Replace the sand on the beach.

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Move the sand from one beach to another

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Building a wall on the beach to keep wind and water away

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Leave all of the seashells and other items on the beach instead of picking them up.

Question 26

Which of the following landforms are created over a long period of time?

Accepted Answer

Mountains and Canyons

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Landslides and Sand dunes

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Ponds and Mountains

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Volcanic eruptions

Question 27

Which on the following is NOT an example of an insulator.

Accepted Answer

Penny

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Rubber

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Glass

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Wood

Question 28

In a parallel circuit with 2 lightbulbs, if you take out one lightbulb what will happen to the rest?

Accepted Answer

The other one will stay on

Answer

They will all go out.

Question 29

What kind of circuit does the picture show?

Accepted Answer

Series Circuit

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Parallel Circuit

Question 30

What kind of picture does the picture show?

Accepted Answer

Open/Incomplete

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Closed/Complete

Question 31

What is static electricity?

Accepted Answer

the build-up of an electrical charge on a surface.

Answer

the flow of electric charges

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the opposition of current flow.

Question 32

What do two unlike poles do when they are brought close together?

Accepted Answer

Attract

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Nothing

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Repel

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Decrease

Question 33

What is one difference between electromagnets and bar magnets?

Accepted Answer

Electromagnets need electricity but bar magnets do not

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Bar magnets can be turned off but electromagnets cannot

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Bar magnets have a magnetic field but electromagnets do not

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Bar magnets are bigger than electromagnets

Question 34

How can you reverse a magnetic field in a circuit?

Accepted Answer

Connect the battery the other way around

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Use a different wire

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Increase the current

Answer

Use a different battery

Question 35

Which of the following indicates a chemical change?

Accepted Answer

Temperature change

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Change in state of matter

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Change in size

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Change in shape

Question 36

Which of the following DOES NOT indicate a chemical change/reaction is occurring?

Accepted Answer

State of matter change

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Color Change

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Formation of a Precipitate

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Formation of gas/bubbles

Question 37

Which of the following indicates a PHYSICAL change?

Accepted Answer

Change in shape

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Change in temperature

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Formation of a precipitate

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Change in color

Question 38

Chemical or Physical?  Glass breaking into tiny shards

Accepted Answer

Physical Change

Answer

Chemical Change

Question 39

Which Law states that Matter cannot be created or destroyed during a Chemical Change/Reaction?

Accepted Answer

Conservation of Matter (Mass)

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Conservation of Energy

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Conservation of Momentum

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Conservation of Thermodynamics

Question 40

Physical or Chemical Change?  Iron rusts

Accepted Answer

Chemical Change

Answer

Physical Change

Question 41

Physical or Chemical Change?

Accepted Answer

Physical Change

Answer

Chemical Change

Question 42

Physical or Chemical Change?  Cutting an orange into wedges.

Accepted Answer

Physical Change

Answer

Chemical Change

Question 43

Physical or Chemical Change?  Logs burning in a campfire.

Accepted Answer

Chemical Change

Answer

Physical Change

Question 44

Physical or Chemical Change?  Making a paper airplane.

Accepted Answer

Physical Change

Answer

Chemical Change

Question 45

What happens in ALL chemical changes?

Accepted Answer

A new substance is formed

Answer

Change in state of matter

Answer

Bubbles are produced

Answer

An explosion

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