James is a 3rd grade student that walks with a group of his friends to school each day. To get

to school they have to walk over the Whiteland Creek Bridge. It has been raining for several

days and he heard on the news last night that there would be flooding due to rising water under

the bridge. What impact will this most likely have on James’ walk to school?

• James can continue to walk the same route.

• James may take a different route to school.

• James will have to ride a bus through the flooded water.

• James can ride in a car through the flooded water.

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The use of pesticides (bug spray) on crops has greatly reduced the number of honeybees.

Honeybees help crop growth by pollinating different plants. How will the loss of honeybees

most likely impact humans?

• Crops will become unavailable.

• Crop production will increase.

• Crop production will decrease.

• Crop production will not be affected.

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Based on the image, why is it beneficial for dolphins to form pods when feeding?

• They can chase fish to deeper waters, so they have more room to eat.

• More fish are attracted to dolphin pods when they are in large groups.

• They surround the fish and take turns eating while the others keep the prey contained.

• The fish are scared of the dolphin pods and swim away.

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The Dodo bird inhabited the island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean, where it lived undisturbed for so long that it lost its need and ability to fly. It lived and nested on the ground and ate fruits that had fallen from trees.  

In 1505, the Portuguese became the first humans to set foot on Mauritius. Weighing up to 50 pounds, the Dodo bird was a welcome source of fresh meat for the sailors. Large numbers of Dodo birds were killed for food. Within 100 years of the arrival of humans on Mauritius, the once numerous Dodo bird became a rare bird. The last Dodo bird was killed in 1681. 

Evidence from the text suggests the Dodo bird went from...

• Extinct to Thriving

• Endangered to Thriving

• Thriving to Endangered

• Thriving to Extinct

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Kudzu is a fast-growing Asian vine that was introduced into the United States. Kudzu quickly uses available resources and can completely cover the plants in an area. What effect does the rapid growth of Kudzu most likely have on an ecosystem?

• The water supply in the area increases

• The variety of native plants decreases.

• Weather patterns in the area change.

• The number of other plants increases.

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Which property shows that an ice cube, an eraser, and a paper clip can all be classified as

solids?

• Each object takes the shapes of its container.

• Each object flows easily from one container to another.

• Each object fills the volume of its container.

• Each object has a definite shape.

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Tanner is building a house in Alaska. All of the materials for the house are on one side of the

lake, but the location of the house is planned for the other side. There is no bridge allowing

access from one side of the lake to the other. In this area, cars often use the frozen lake as a

road for traveling from one side to the other, but due to the weather, the lake will only be frozen

for another 10 days.

Based on the scenario above, what constraint would have the largest effect on the builder's

ability to get the materials from one side of the lake to the other?

• space

• materials

• time

• money

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Some properties of an object are listed below.

Small in size

Round in shape

Hard, Not flexible

Which object is most likely being described in the chart?

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A student observed liquid wax dripping down the side of a burning candle. After putting out the

candle’s flame, the student left the room. Several hours later the student observed that there

was no longer any liquid on the side of the candle. Which statement about the candle is NOT

correct?

• The liquid wax changed back into a solid as it cooled.

• The change in the wax is not reversible.

• This change in the wax is reversible.

• The shape of the candle changed.

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Which causes solid chocolate chips to melt?

• heating on a stove

• pouring in a bowlshap

• shaking in a bag

• cutting into pieces

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