Quiz about G6 Applied Science - Year-In-Review Assessment

Question 1

Jay conducts an experiment that tests the effects of different types of soil on the growth of cactus plants. His results do not match his prediction. What should Jay do?

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Repeat the experiment to see whether it is valid

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Change his prediction

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Change the steps in his experiment

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Change the data to match his prediction

Question 2

Which is an example of a model?

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all of the answer choices

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a globe

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a beehive made of plastic to show the inside

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a plastic skeleton showing the bones of the human body

Question 3

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Scientists usually communicate their results by publishing their work. Why is it important for scientists to do this?

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to learn from each other

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to keep their work secret

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to compete with other scientists

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so the experiments are not repeated

Question 4

Eliza performed an experiment to compare three different brands of microwave popcorn. She popped 1 bag of each brand for 3 minutes in her microwave and counted and recorded the number of unpopped kernels in each bag.

What question was she trying to answer?

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Which brand of popcorn popped the most popcorn?

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Which microwave is the best for popping popcorn?

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Which brand of popcorn tastes best?

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How long should she cook microwave popcorn to get the most in a bag?

Question 5

When using the scientific method, the problem is written as a(n)

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question

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explanation

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statement

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essay

Question 6

A hypothesis should be written in the form of:

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an 'If...then...' statement.

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a guess.

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a question

Question 7

Which of the following is an example of a QUALITATIVE observation?

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Feeling the texture of a mineral.

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Using a ruler to measure the length of a pencil

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Using a balance to find the mass of a glue stick.

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Using a thermometer to determine the temperature outside today

Question 8

Which of the following is an example of a QUANTITATIVE observation?

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Measuring the weight of a fruit using a spring scale.

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Smelling a flower

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Looking closely at the color of a leaf.

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Listening to the sound a ball makes when it is dropped.

Question 9

Your teacher has asked you to explain the difference between quantitative and qualitative observations. Which statement is correct?

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Quantitative observations use numbers, qualitative uses the senses.

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Quantitative observations use the senses, qualitative uses numbers.

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Quantitative observations use measurement, qualitative uses numbers.

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Quantitative observations use colors, qualitative uses the senses.

Question 10

Choose 2 inferences about this picture.

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Today is the dog's birthday.

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The dog will eat the cake.

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There is a candle on the cake.

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The dog has a tag on the collar.

Question 11

Which part of a cell allows certain materials to enter the cell and other materials to exit the cell?

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cell membrane

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nucleus

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vacuole

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cytoplasm

Question 12

Which process do most cells use to get energy?

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respiration

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digestion

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excretion

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photosynthesis

Question 13

Red blood cells look like small, smooth, flexible saucers. How does this shape help them perform their function?

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The shape helps the cells move through blood vessels.

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The shape gives the cells more strength.

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The shape allows the cells to cover a surface.

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The shape enables the cells to quickly send signals to the brain.

Question 14

In which body part would you find cells with hair-like structures?

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lungs

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heart

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brain

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mouth

Question 15

Which choice below shows the order of organization in an animal from simplest to most complex?

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cell, tissue, organ, organ system

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organ system, organ, tissue, cell

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tissue, cell, organ system, organ

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tissue, cell, organ system, organ

Question 16

What makes up muscle tissue?

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a group of muscle cells

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What makes up muscle tissue?

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a group of muscle organs

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groups of muscle organs and nerve cells

Question 17

Which two organ systems work together to move the body?

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muscle system and skeletal system

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muscle system and digestive system

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nervous system and digestive system

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respiratory system and nervous system

Question 18

A cell has branch-like structures. Which organ did this cell most likely come from?

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brain

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skin

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heart

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lungs

Question 19

Which choice below produces energy for plant and animal cells?

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mitochondria

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nucleus

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cytoplasm

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vacuole

Question 20

Which of the following statements is true about all cells in plants and animals?

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All cells have a cell membrane that can be compared to your skin.

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All cells have the same shape.

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All cells have chloroplasts.

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All cells have a tough cell wall surrounding the cell membrane

Question 21

Which type of cells make up your skin?

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flat cells

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round cells

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rough cells

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branching cells

Question 22

What is the name of a group of similar cells working together to perform the same function?

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tissue

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organ

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system

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bundle

Question 23

Which part of the cell contains chromosomes made of DNA?

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nucleus

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vacuole

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cytoplasm

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mitochondria

Question 24

Which of the following is an organ found in plants?

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leaf

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cilia

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cell wall

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chloroplast

Question 25

Which cellular structure acts like a stomach for the cell, storing and breaking down material?

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vacuole

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nucleus

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cytoplasm

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mitochondria

Question 26

Heat transfer always occurs

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from hot to cold.

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from cold to hot.

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in any direction.

Question 27

Conduction is heat transfer by

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touch.

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currents.

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waves.

Question 28

What type of material makes the best insulators?

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Styrofoam

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Aluminum

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Copper

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Metal

Question 29

What type of material makes the best conductor?

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Metal

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Food

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Wood

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Styrofoam

Question 30

Which sentence explains why a cold metal spoon placed in a pot of boiling water becomes hot?

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Thermal energy is transferred from the water to the spoon.

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Thermal energy is transferred from the spoon to the water.

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Thermal energy in the water is transformed into kinetic energy in the spoon.

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Thermal energy in the spoon is transformed into kinetic energy in the water.

Question 31

Nash puts his cold Coke Slurpee on to the metal roof of his mom's car. Describe the heat transfer that takes place.

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Heat is transferred from the car's roof into the Slurpee and increases the temperature of the Slurpee.

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Heat is transferred from the Slurpee into the roof and increases the temperature of the roof.

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The Slurpee stays the same temperature until it is completely gone.

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The roof doesn't change temperature due to the fact that it sits in the sun all day.

Question 32

On a cold day, Jamarria puts a hot bowl of soup down on a concrete table. Describe the energy transformation that will occur.

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Heat from the hot bowl of soup is transferred to the concrete table.

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Heat from the air is transferred to Jamarria's hand.

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Heat from the hot bowl of soup is transferred to the car door.

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Heat from the concrete table is transferred to the hot bowl of soup.

Question 33

Kamea leaves chocolate pudding out on the counter which is at "room temperature". What will happen if the pudding is not put back into the refrigerator after several hours?

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The pudding and the counter will become the same temperature.

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The pudding will increase in temperature, but the counter temperature will remain the same.

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The pudding and the counter will become lower temperatures.

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The pudding and the counter will become higher temperatures.

Question 34

Heat will always transfer from the ___________ object to the ________ object.

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The hottest object to the coolest object.

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The coolest object to the hottest object.

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The solid object to the liquid object.

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The liquid object to the solid object.

Question 35

A teacher puts one test tube of 50 degree C liquid and one test tube of 10 degree C liquid into a 20 degree C water bath, as shown in the diagram below. Which of the following diagrams best represents the directions that heat will move when the test tubes are placed into the water bath?

Accepted Answer

Option C is correct

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A.

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B.

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D.

Question 36

If _________________ is transferred from object A to object B, the thermal energy of object A decreases.

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Heat

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Thermal energy

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Potential energy

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Degrees

Question 37

The handle of a spoon in a bowl of soup becomes warm due to heat transfer by the process of

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Conduction

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Convection

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Radiation

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Insulation

Question 38

Which object has higher thermal energy?

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B

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A

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Same amount 20 degrees C

Question 39

You are heating up 2 beakers of water. Beaker #1 contains 200 mL of water and beaker #2 has 300 mL of water. Applying a constant heat source to both beakers, which one would boil first?

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Beaker #1

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Beaker #2

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They will both boil at the same time since water always boils at 100 degrees Celsius.

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There's no way to know.

Question 40

Aluminum has a specific heat of 1.18 j/kg and lead has a specific heat of 0.14 j/kg. If you are applying the same amount of heat to 100g of both substances, which one will reach 100 degrees celsius first?

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Lead

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Aluminum

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They will both reach 100 degrees at the same time

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No idea

Question 41

What kind of heat transfer is occurring when the sun warms the sand?

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Radiation

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Conduction

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Convection

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All of them

Question 42

Which of the following best describes CONVECTION?

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The movement of gas or liquid in which warmer parts move up and the colder parts moves down.

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When heat is transferred through waves.

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When heat is transferred through objects that are touching.

Question 43

Heat transfers from an area of ________ temperature to an area of _______ temperature.

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high to low

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low to high

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high to high

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low to low

Question 44

This method of heat transfer happens through electromagnetic waves.

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Radiation

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Conduction

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Convection

Question 45

Conduction is heat transfer by

Accepted Answer

touch.

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currents.

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waves.

Question 46

Which sentence explains why a cold metal spoon placed in a pot of boiling water becomes hot?

Accepted Answer

Thermal energy is transferred from the water to the spoon.

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Thermal energy is transferred from the spoon to the water.

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Thermal energy in the water is transformed into kinetic energy in the spoon.

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Thermal energy in the spoon is transformed into kinetic energy in the water.

Question 47

The sun warming your skin is an example of heat transfer through

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radiation

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conduction

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convection

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thermal electricity

Question 48

The baby chickens are kept warm from the heat lamps demonstrates this type of heat transfer.

Accepted Answer

radiation

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conduction

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convection

Question 49

Four metal cubes, each with a different starting temperature, are placed together touching. Which of the following describes way the thermal energy will most likely flow? (There may be other ways that it can flow, but only one of the answers below is true)

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Cube #1 to Cube #3

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Cube #4 to Cube #2

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Cube #1 to Cube #2

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Cube #3 to Cube #4

Question 50

Different materials are tested to see which one transfers the most heat energy. Identical containers of different materials, were filled with hot water, and the temperature of the water was measured and recorded over time. Based on the graph of the time and temperature , which material was most effective at transferring thermal energy?

Accepted Answer

Material 2

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Material 1

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Material 3

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Material 4

Question 51

Two objects have different temperatures. Object A has a temperature of 42 degrees and Object B is 37 degrees. Which direction should the energy transfer between Objects A and B?

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From Object A to Object B

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From Object B to Object A

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Energy will not transfer

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Energy will transfer both directions

Question 52

You leave your cold spoon in a hot bowl of oatmeal. What happens after an hour?

Accepted Answer

The spoon and the oatmeal become the same temperature

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The temperature of both the oatmeal and the spoon stay the same

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Only the temperature of the oatmeal will change

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Only the temperature of the spoon will change

Question 53

When did climate change (CO2 in the atmosphere) increase significantly?

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1800s Industrial Revolution

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1600s Industrial Revolution

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1800 Crusades

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1600 Crusades

Question 54

What is the definition of weather?

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The condition of the air/atmosphere around the Earth

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The pattern of weather over time

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Rain and Snow

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When water falls from the sky

Question 55

What is the definition of climate?

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The pattern of weather over time

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The condition of the air around the Earth

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The rainforest

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How hot it is in a certain place

Question 56

What are examples of renewable energy sources?

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Solar

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Wind

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Coal

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Gas

Question 57

What are examples of non-renewable energy sources?

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Coal

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Oil

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Geothermal

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Hydro

Question 58

In the 1800's why did CO2 levels increase significantly?

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New factories were being built that caused more pollution

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The civil war caused more pollution

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Scientists figured out how to clean up pollution in the air

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It did not increase

Question 59

97% of scientists believe what is causing climate change?

Accepted Answer

Humans

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Animals and Plants

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Eco-Friendly Cars

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Conservation of energy

Question 60

What are some potential consequences of climate change?

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The sea levels will rise putting seaside towns and cities at risk of drowning

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More extreme weather

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The sea levels will drop putting seaside towns and cities at risk of drowning

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Animals will be able to adapt to the changes

Question 61

What are some possible solutions to climate change

Accepted Answer

Use less energy

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Choose renewable energy sources

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Plant trees and other plants

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Recycle and reuse items

Question 62

What is the definition of renewable energy sources?

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sources of energy that will never go away or be used up

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Sources of energy that can go away and be used up

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Wind, Solar, Hydro, Geothermal

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Coal, Oil, Gas

Question 63

What is the definition of non-renewable energy sources?

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Sources of energy that can go away and be used up

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sources of energy that will never go away or be used up

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Wind, Solar, Hydro, Geothermal

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Coal, Oil, Gas

Question 64

Why do we want to use more renewable energy sources?

Accepted Answer

They cause less pollution

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They cause more pollution

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They will go away if we don't use them

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They are easier to create

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