Q3, W3 Science Spiral Review

Which organism uses the Sun's energy to make its own food? 

• frog

• spider

• blue whale

• green plant

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4.LS2.1

___________ is a gas that plants need, along with sunlight and water, to make their own food.

• soil

• oxygen

• carbon dioxide

• helium

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4.LS2.1

Which THREE adaptations make it possible for polar bears to live in the Arctic? (Select 3 answers)

• thick layer of body fat that keeps it warm

• ability to dig an underground burrow for shelter

• ability to quickly climb trees

• specialized fur that insulates the animal's body

• ability to swim and move among ice masses

Unless something disturbs rock layers, the _________ fossils are found in the bottom layer. ​ (a)  

• oldest
• youngest

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4.LS4.1

Based on the model, which food chain is accurate?

• pasture rose --> monarch caterpillar --> ground squirrel --> badger

• milkweed --> monarch caterpillar --> prairie rattlesnake --> badger

• Indian grass --> prairie vole --> ground squirrel --> prairie rattlesnake

• milkweed --> grasshopper --> ground squirrel --> badger

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4.LS2.2

It takes about __________________ for Earth to make one complete rotation on its axis.​ (a)  

• 24 hours
• 365 days
• a month

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4.ESS1.2

At what time do shadows shorten or disappear on a sunny day?

• A. when the sun is directly overhead

• B. near dawn when the sun is low in the sky

• C. near dusk when the sun is low in the sky

• both B and C

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4.ESS1.2

How does gravity lead to erosion?

• A. Gravity causes volcanic eruptions and the formation of igneous rock.

• B. Gravity is a contact force that slows or stops the movement of objects.

• Gravity moves weathered rocks and loose soil downhill.

• both A and B

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4.ESS2.1

Planting grass on a hill slide slope is one way to ________.

• cause soil weathering

• cause a landslide

• prevent erosion

• increase pollination

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4.ESS1.1

Fossils are _________.

• A. evidence of organisms that lived long ago

• B. layers of earth

• C. a record buried in sediment

• both A and C

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4.LS4.1