MST General Paper 2012

The diagram above is an example of a

• habitat

• food chain

• food web

• community

The rat in the diagram is a

• herbivore

• carnivore

• omnivore

• predator

The owl in the diagram is a __

• producer

• herbivore

• carnivore

• decomposer

Which living thing, if removed will completely destroy the relationship shown in the diagram?

• hawk

• rat

• owl

• tree

What will MOST LIKELY happen if the population of owls decrease?

• The number of trees will increase

• The number of rats will decrease

• The number of hawks will decrease

• The number of hawks will increase

What force pulls things to the ground ?

• magnetic

• gravity

• tension

• friction

What type of simple machine is this?

• pulley

• inclined plane

• lever

• wedge

Each year the Earth moves once around __

• Mars

• the sun

• Venus

• the moon

The diagram below shows how the Earth appears from outer space.

Why do you think Earth appears mainly blue?

• because most of the earth is covered with ice

• because most of the earth is covered with mountains

• because most of the earth is covered with oceans

• because most of the earth is covered with desert

According to the seven-day forecast

• skies will be cloudy all week

• warmer weather is likely on the weekend

• rain is most likely on the weekend

• it will be sunny on the weekend