SSA Review #1

Some constellations or patters of stars are visible from different places on Earth only during a part of the year. Why are certain patters of stars NOT visible everywhere on Earth all year long?

• Sun's rotation

• Earth's rotation

• Sun's revolution

• Earth's revolution

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Which of the following explains why we have night and day?

• the phases of the moon

• the rotation of Earth on its axis

• the revolution of Earth around the sun

• the alignment of planets

Sheila is classifying the rock in her collection. She knows that limestone often contains fossils. In which category of rock should she classify these rocks?

• igneous

• granite

• metamorphic

• sedimentary

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Bethany and Ian are given a sample of the mineral quartz and asked to compare their samples. Bethany is given a sample of smoky quarts, and Ian is given a sample of rose quartz. Which property is LEAST likely to be the same for the two samples?

• cleavage

• color

• hardness

• streak

Coal is on of Earth's energy resources, why is it a nonrenewable resource?

• It is difficult to mine because it is deep inside Earth.

• It is a resource that can easily be replaced as it is used.

• It is a resource that cannot be replaced as fast as people use it.

• It is the resource that fuels many power plants that make electricity.

Wind, water, and ice are involved in both weathering and erosion. However, weathering and erosion are two different processes. Which sentence below states a difference between weathering and erosion?

• Erosion moves rocks to a new location.

• Weathering moves rocks from place to place.

• Erosion breaks down rocks but doesn't move them.

• Weathering moves rocks without breaking them down.

Florida has many resources used by people. Which of the items below is NOT a renewable resource found in Florida?

• wind

• sunlight

• water

• phosphate

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Plants need many things in order to make their own food. Which of the following best describes what plants need to make their own food?

• a plant uses soil, sunlight and oxygen

• a plant uses sunlight, carbon dioxide and water

• a plant uses sunlight, carbon dioxide and oxygen

• a plant uses soil, sunlight and water

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Lucy is comparing the physical properties of water as a gas and as a solid. Which of the statements best describes how these two are different?

• Solid water is much warmer than water vapor.

• Solid water has its particles farther apart than water vapor

• Solid water has a definite shape and water vapor does not.

• Solid water has the same mass as the same volume of water vapor.

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Substances can change in different ways. Sometimes they produce new substances. This is called a chemical change. Which is an example of a chemical change?

• an ice cube melting

• a pencil snapping in two

• an eraser getting smaller

• a cake baking in an oven

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