Science Interim Review

Which is most responsible for the changes in seasons?

• the jet stream

• the ocean currents

• the distrance from Earth to the sun

• the tilt of Earth on it axis

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In North Carolina, the wind is blowing from the north. If the wind changes direction and begins to blow from the south, what will most likely result?

• The temperatures will increase.

• The temperatures will decrease.

• The air pressure will increase.

• The wind speeds will decrease.

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Which best explains why a storm that affects an area in the western United States may affect an area in the eastern United States a few days later?

• The jet stream wind blows storms from east to west.

• The jet stream winds blow storms from west to east.

• Cool Gulf Stream water causes storms to form in the east.

• Warm Gulf Stream water causes storms to form in the west.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which statement best describes how a multicellular organism survives?

• Every cell carries out the same functions for the survival of the organism.

• The cells all have the same structures that allow the organism to survive.

• All life processes are performed by each cell for the survival of the organism.

• The cells have different functions, and together they are essential for the survival of the organism.

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Which is a characteristic of most single-celled organisms?

• The have a complex nervous system.

• They contain several different types of cells.

• They perform all life processes.

• They have a circulatory and a respiratory system.

What is the relationship between the respiratory system and the circulatory system?

• The respiratory system exchanges oxygen and carbon dioxide with the circulatory system.

• The respiratory system exchanges oxygen and carbon monoxide with the circulatory system.

• The respiratory system exchanges oxygen and sugar with the circulatory system.

• The respiratory system exchanges oxygen and nitrogen with the circulatory system.

A mother rabbit has a litter. One of the babies is born with one long ear and one short ear. What most likely caused this one rabbit to be born with one short ear?

• The mother rabbit had previously lost an ear in an accident.

• The mother rabbit became sick before she gave birth.

• A mutation occured during the development of this one rabbit.

• This one rabbit received less nutrition than the other rabbits before it was born.

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Which is an example of a trait that is inherited?

• dimples

• intelligence

• weight

• favorite color

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Which best describes the cause of the day-to-day weather changes?

• the rotation of Earth

• the size of the Earth

• moving air masses

• action of the winds

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Which statement best explains how a bacterial cell is a capable of surviving as a single-celled organism?

• It is able to create new cells more slowly than the other kinds of cells.

• It is large enough to capture the food its need for growth.

• It is so small, it can survive in almost any place.

• It has the ability to carry out all of its life functions