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Cruz is keeping a record of how a strawberry plant is growing. He records his observations in a notebook every day when he gets home from school. Which of the following from his notebook is an inference, not an observation?

• The plant has four leaves.

• The plant has green leaves.

• The plant is five inches tall.

• The plant is making its own food.

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Coal is made of plants that have died. New plants are growing all the time. Why is coal considered a nonrenewable energy resource?

• Plants that are growing today are different from those grown in the past.

• New coal cannot form as fast as coal is being used for energy.

• Coal is found only underground, so mining it is very expensive.

• The natural process that formed coal long ago are no longer occurring.

What type of energy change occurs with these devices?

• The movement of wind is changed to electrical energy.

• The wind creates chemical energy as it turns the turbine.

• Chemical energy is changed to electrical energy.

• The spinning motion of the blade causes solar energy.

Ben places a pot of soup on the stove to heat. He turns a knob to let a fuel flow and light a flame. In homes like Ben's, a fossil fuel flows through pipes and is used for cooking. What fuel is Ben using to get the heat energy to heat the soup?

• petroleum

• coal

• natural gas

• solar

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Water is a renewable resource found in Florida. The state is surrounded on three sides by the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico. It is also home to many inland freshwater lakes and rivers. What makes water a renewable resource?

• It does not cause pollution.

• It is constantly recycled so it can be used again.

• It is necessary for all plants and animals to live.

• It takes hundreds of years for water to be created after it is used.

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What does hydropower rely on to create energy?

• heat from Earth's interior

• energy from the sun

• biomass

• flowing water

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True or False. Your classmate tells you that fossil fuels are renewable because they are formed from natural processes and more fuels are always being made.

• True

• False

Florida is known as the Sunshine State because there is an abundance of the renewable resources being used in the picture shown to the left. Which Florida resources is being collected in this picture?

• Wave Energy

• Wind Energy

• Water Energy

• Solar Energy

James’ and Wade’s coach is watching them play basketball. The coach notices that James makes all of his shots and that Wade only makes one-quarter of his shots. He concludes that James is better at shooting a basketball than Wade. What is the coach basing his explanation on?

• opinion

• evidence

• variables

• control group

Which of the following is an example of an animal being harmful to the environment?

• Wolves eat deer to keep the number of deer down.

• Worms build tunnels in the dirt for air and water.

• Carpenter ants eat wood found in people's homes.

• Horse manure fertilizes the soil.

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