EOG Practice #4

Jolie is studying for a test on learned and inherited behaviors. Which should she remember as an example of learned behavior?

• birds migrating for the winter

• a plant's roots growing downward

• a dog rolling over on command

• leaves turning toward the light

Which of these actions causes wind?

• rotation of Earth on its axis

• movement of air from water to land

• uneven heating of Earth’s surface

• air passing Earth as it revolves around the Sun

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A student states the weather is the same as the climate. Which response BEST tells the student the difference between weather and climate?

• Weather is about the wind and the rain, but climate is about the clouds.

• Weather is the conditions in one day, but climate is the conditions over a long time.

• Weather is measured with tools like thermometers, but climate is measured with tools like forecasts.

• Weather is recorded on charts, but climate is recorded on world maps.

The weather in Ella’s city changes. Each season is different. The graph shows the average temperature for each season. Which two seasons are closest in temperature?

• winter and spring

• spring and summer

• summer and fall

• spring and fall

Dylan used a rain gauge to measure the rain that fell every month. The table below shows how much rain fell in four months. How much rain fell from the beginning of March until the end of May?

• 18 cm

• 17 cm

• 25 cm

• 31 cm

List the four months that get the LEAST rain.

• January, February, March, April

• April, October, November, December

• May, October, November, December

• September, October, November, December

Ohio often has the weather that Indiana recently had because weather in the United States tends to move from

• north to south.

• south to north.

• west to east.

• east to west.

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Decomposers are important to the flow of energy in an ecosystem because they

• are at the top of every food chain.

• eat things other organisms do not eat.

• make up a large portion of the top layer of the soil.

• break organic material into parts that can be reused.

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Numbers of Florida scrub jays have recently been decreasing throughout Florida. Which is the MOST likely reason for smaller populations of Florida Scrub Jays?

• habitat loss

• fewer predators

• more eggs hatching

• new food sources available

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Wood ducks build their nests in holes in trees near lakes. If some of the trees were removed from around the lake, how would the wood ducks be affected?

• Wood ducks would become a new species.

• Wood ducks would lay more eggs in each nest.

• Wood ducks would increase their competition for nests.

• Wood ducks would begin building their nests on the ground

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