Coach Jumpstart--Practice Test 2--(15-34)

Which is an abiotic part of both a salt marsh and a forest ecosystem?

• Tree

• Bird

• Grass

• Water

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Rabbits eat field grains. Great horned owls eat rabbits. Bacteria break down all these organisms when they die. Which will most likely cause a decrease in the number of great horned owls?

• An increase in the number of field grain plants

• A decrease in the number of rabbits

• A decrease in the number of bacteria

• An increase in the number of rabbits

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Which ecosystem is most likely a home to frogs, small fish, and beavers?

• Pond

• Grassland

• Deep Ocean

• Shallow ocean

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Which best explains why a girl can speak French but her mother cannot?

• The girl learned this behavior during her life, and her mother did not

• The girl inherited this behavior from her father

• The girl inherited this behavior from her grandparents

• The girl learned this behavior before she was born

A dog knows how to open the drawer in which its treats are stored. Which kind of characteristics is the dog showing?

• inherited behavior

• learned behavior

• acquired physical trait

• inherited physical trait

Which object will most likely move the farthest during 1 minute?

• A train traveling with 16 meters per second

• A racehorse running 15 meters per second

• A bowling ball rolling 7 meters per second

• A man swimming 2 meters per second

Which is the best example of gravity acting on an object?

• A girl skating over ice begins speeding up

• A boy on a stair ways starts climbing up two steps at a time

• A toy car at the top of a ramp begins rolling down

• A boy on a skateboard glides by on level sidewalk

An object is rolling along the ground. How would decreasing friction most likely affect the motion of the object?

• It would reduce the object's speed

• It would reverse the object's direction

• It would increase the object's speed

• It would have no effect on the object's motion

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Tyler makes a snack to share with his hiking club. He mixes a total of 68 ounces of dried fruit and peanuts. Which amounts of dried fruit and peanuts did he most likely use?

• 6 ounces of dried fruit and 8 ounces of peanuts

• 40 ounces of dried fruit and 28 ounces of peanuts

• 60 ounces of dried fruit and 80 ounces of peanuts

• 80 ounces of dried fruit and 6 ounces of peanuts

Which best describes what happens when solid gold is heated and becomes liquid gold?

• Substances get mixed together

• A new substance forms

• A substance changes state

• A substance dissolves

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