Science End of Year Review Day 3

True or False: In a food web diagram, the arrows point to the animal that is getting the energy.

• True

• False

Earth's rotation causes

• migration

• seasons

• day and night

• tides

Which of the following causes seasons?

• the orbit of the Earth around the sun

• the tilt of the Earth on its axis

• the rotation of the Earth on its axis

• the distance from the Earth to the sun

Samantha was observing two stars in the night sky. She knew that both stars were the same distance from Earth, but one appeared brighter than the other one. Which best explains why that might be?

• The brighter star twinkled more.

• The brighter star was larger.

• The brighter star was closer to the core of the Milky Way.

• The brighter star was becoming a black hole.

What is the producer in the food web?

• Phytoplankton

• Krill

• Baleen Whale

• The sun

A deer eats from Farmer McClard's cornfield. A flood destroyed the field of crops. What will happen to the deer now that the corn is destroyed?

• The deer will plant more crops.
• The deer will leave the area to find food.
• None of the Above

Which of these organisms is a producer?

• strawberries
• insect
• mouse
• owl

Decomposers such as fungi, insects, and molds get their energy from __________.

• Water

• Decaying plants and animals

• Fertilizer

• All of the above

Rocks and sand are

• biotic
• abiotic

The sun is a star.  Why does it look brighter than other stars?

• It's larger than other stars.
• It's hotter than other stars.
• It's closer than other stars.
• It's smaller than other stars.