SCI_IA4 Review

What is the BEST instrument to observe stars in the sky?

• magnifying glass

• digital scale

• microscope

• telescope

What is the most important cause of Earth's seasons?

• the distance between Earth and the Sun

• Earth's tilt

• the distance between Earth and the Moon

• the atmosphere

What happens to water during the process of evaporation?

• A. A gas turns into a liquid.

• B. A liquid turns into a gas.

• C. A solid turns into a liquid.

• D. A solid turns into a gas.

How are an anemometer and a wind vane similar?

• A. Both measure wind speed.

• B. Both measure air pressure.

• C. Both measure the wind.

• D. Both measure air temperature.

Lisa looks in the mirror and sees that her image is backwards. What is most likely the reason for this?

• The mirror is broken.

• The mirror is hung upside down.

• The light hitting the mirror reflects back in the opposite direction.

• The light that hits the mirror in a straight line reflects back in curves.

A high pitched sound wave moves

• slow.

• fast.

• less.

• down.

What organisms get their energy by breaking down dead plants and animals?

• producers

• consumers

• decomposers

• omnivores

What is the primary source of an oak tree's energy?

• rain

• soil

• sunlight

• wind

Which is least likely to happen to a deer population if their normal plant food supply is affected by a change in the ecosystem?

• They will find different plants to eat.

• They will begin eating animals instead of plants.

• Their numbers will reduce until the plant returns.

• They will move to an area where the plant is more plentiful.

In this food web, energy is transferred from one consumer, such as a toad, directly to

• a producer, such as grass.

• another consumer, such as a snake.

• an energy source, such as the Sun.

• a consumer, such as a grasshopper.