Quiz about TCAP Prep Science

Question 1

This is the symbol for a...

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Warm Front

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Cold Front

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Stationary Front

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Occluded Front

Question 2

This is the symbol for a...

Accepted Answer

Cold Front

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Occluded Front

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Stationary Front

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Warm Front

Question 3

This is the symbol for a...

Accepted Answer

Stationary Front

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Occluded Front

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Cold Front

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Warm Front

Question 4

This is the symbol for a...

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Occluded Front

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Stationary Front

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Cold Front

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Warm Front

Question 5

What kind of weather is usually associated with a high pressure system?

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Sunny weather

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Precipitation (rain, snow, etc.)

Question 6

The boundary  between two air masses is known as:

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front

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storm

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climate

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flood

Question 7

Hot air (RISES / FALLS) __________.

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RISES

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FALLS

Question 8

Cold air (RISES/ FALLS)  _________.

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FALLS

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RISES

Question 9

Which condition usually means cloudy, stormy weather?

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low pressure

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high pressure

Question 10

A _____ is a large, swirling, low-pressure system that forms over the Atlantic Ocean.

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hurricane

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blizzard

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cold front

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tornado

Question 11

A violently rotating column of air called a _____ when it comes in contact with the ground.

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tornado

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hurrican

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trade wind

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local wind

Question 12

Rain, snow, sleet, and hail are all forms of _____.

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precipitation

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condensation

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evaporation

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climate

Question 13

The amount of water vapor present in the air is called ________________.

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humidity

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weather

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air mass

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dew point

Question 14

What decreases as you go up in the atmosphere?

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Air Pressure

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Altitude

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Atmosphere

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Meteors

Question 15

Warm air rising and cool air sinking are examples of parts of this method of heat transfer.

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Convection

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Conduction

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Radiation

Question 16

When a molecule of air comes in contact with a warm surface, some of its heat is transferred to the molecule. This makes the air molecule vibrate faster. What kind of heat transfer is this?

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Conduction

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Convection

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Radiation

Question 17

What type of heat transfer  is shown in the picture?

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conduction

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convection

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radiation

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infrared

Question 18

What type of weather is predicted during low pressure?

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rainy weather

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sunny weather

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cloudy weather

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hot weather

Question 19

What causes warm air to rise?

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the fact that it's less dense than cold air

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The fact that it weighs more than cold air

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The fact that it has higher pressure than cold

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the fact that its more dense than cold air

Question 20

Which term best describes how the earth's atmosphere is heated?

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Unevenly

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Spirally

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Circularly

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Kinetically

Question 21

What creates the air pressure difference between the equator and the poles?

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The amount of direct sunlight each area receives

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The length of the seasons

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The shape of the earth

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the duration of the solar year

Question 22

The reason why global winds flow from east to west and west to east, but not north to south, or south to north.

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Coriolis effect

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Bernoulli's principle

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high pressure

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low pressure

Question 23

What causes wind to blow?

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Differences in air temperature and pressure

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Differences in longitude

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Shock waves from clouds

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The rotation of the earth

Question 24

A cold front usually brings what kind of weather?

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rain and/or thunderstorms

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snow

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sunny and fair

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cool and dry

Question 25

When two air masses meet, what happens?

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The weather changes and precipitation usually occurs.

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wind

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water

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volcano

Question 26

Identify the type of front that is shown in the image.

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Cold Front

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Occluded Front

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Stationary Front

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Warm Front

Question 27

Identify the type of front that is shown in the image.

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Stationary Front

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Occluded Front

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Cold Front

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Warm Front

Question 28

Identify the type of front that is shown in the image.

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Occluded Front

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Cold Front

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Stationary Front

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Warm Front

Question 29

The roller coaster cart has the most gravitational potential energy at position-

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W

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X

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Y

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Z

Question 30

Food, batteries, and fuel such as gasoline are similar because they are sources of _________ energy.

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chemical energy

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kinetic energy

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mechanical energy

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heat energy

Question 31

What kind of energy?

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Nuclear

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Electrical

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Sound

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Radiant

Question 32

What machine changes electrical energy into light and sound energy

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alarm clock

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battery

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lightbulb

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apple

Question 33

A battery converts what type of energy to another?

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chemical to electrical

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sound to kinetic

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light to heat

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mechanical to electrical

Question 34

What kind of energy is represented in the picture?

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Chemical

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Thermal

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Sound

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Nuclear

Question 35

When plants convert the sun's energy into food, which type of energy is it?

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chemical

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kinetic

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thermal

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radiant

Question 36

What type of energy is in this picture?

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Potential

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Kinetic

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Chemical

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Sound

Question 37

Energy of motion is which type of energy?

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Kinetic

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Potential

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Sound

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Gravitational

Question 38

A television works by transforming electrical energy into what other kinds of energy?

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Light, thermal, and sound

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Thermal, chemical, and solar

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Sound, mechanical, and electrical

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Light, chemical, and mechanical

Question 39

Which of the following devices transforms electrical energy into mechanical energy?

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a fan

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An e-reader

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a manual pencil sharpener

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ipod

Question 40

People get energy from the food that they eat and transform that energy as they move. Which energy transformations occur as a student rapidly rubs the palms of his hands together?

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chemical to mechanical to thermal

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mechanical to thermal to electrical

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mechanical to chemical to sound

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chemical to sound to electrical

Question 41

Which of the following shows an energy transformation from chemical energy to electrical to light energy?

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A battery causes a flashlight to shine.

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A bolt of lightning lights the night sky.

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A candle glows brightly in the dark.

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A fire in a fireplace lights up a room.

Question 42

Which of the following energy transformations occur when a lamp that is plugged into a wall socket is functioning correctly?

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Electrical to light

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Chemical to light

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Electrical to chemical

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Chemical to electrical

Question 43

Which biome receives between 0 to 25 centimeters of rain per year, has a temperature range of 0 to 50 degrees Celsius, has poor soil, and is home to lizards, scorpions, and snakes?

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desert

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mountain

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taiga

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tundra

Question 44

Which biome receives between 0 and 25 centimeters of precipitation each year, has a temperature range from -40 to 20 degrees Celsius, has frozen soil, and is home to hares, caribou, and wolves?

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tundra

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desert

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mountain

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savannah

Question 45

The biome known for trees with broad leaves that fall off the trees in the winter.

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Deciduous Forests

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Coniferous Forests

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Deserts

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Tropical Rain Forests

Question 46

The most important abiotic factors when studying biomes are...

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Water and Temperature

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Food and Water

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Water and Sunlight

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Temperature and Oxygen

Question 47

The greatest biodiversity on earth is found in the __________ biome.

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tropical rainforest

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taiga

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grassland

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temperate deciduous forest

Question 48

What are the key features of the Tundra?

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treeless, permafrost, cold dark winters

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cold winter, thin acidic soil, evergreen trees

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ong cool summers, short dark winters, migrating animals

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many evergreen trees, short moist summers, long snowy winters

Question 49

The _____________forest has long, cold winters and short summers.

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Coniferous

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Deciduous

Question 50

What biome has between -15*C to 15*C temperature and 30cm-60cm of rainfall a year?

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boreal forest/taiga

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desert

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rain forest

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tundra

Question 51

Which biome receives 50cm-90cm of rainfall a year and has temperatures of 0*C to 20*C?

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deciduous forest

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tundra

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desert

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rain forest

Question 52

Which biome receives 0cm-60cm of rain per year and has temperatures of 10*C-25*C and home to reptiles, hares, and cactus?

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desert

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rain forest

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deciduous forest

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tundra

Question 53

Which biome has 25cm-75cm of rain per year and has an average temperature of 10*C to 15*C?

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grassland

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tundra

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marine

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freshwater

Question 54

Which biome has a high salt content and the temperature decreases as the depth increases?

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marine

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desert

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freshwater

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tundra

Question 55

Which biome has more than 250cm of rain per year and has an average temperature of 25*C?

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rain forest

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tiaga

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desert

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freshwater

Question 56

Which biome has NO salt content and the temperature decreases as the depth increases?

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freshwater

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marine

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rain forest

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tundra

Question 57

is removing a species from an ecosystem always a good or bad thing? Or depends if the species belongs here?

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depends

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good

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bad

Question 58

When a species has disappeared from earth

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extinct

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endangered

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threatened

Question 59

when a species is close to becoming extinct

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endangered

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extinct

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threatened

Question 60

When a species is about to become endangered

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threatened

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extinct

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endangered

Question 61

What is another name for threatened?

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vulnerable

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danger

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unsafe

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frighten

Question 62

What happens when one species is removed from the ecosystem

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a strand of the food web is missing

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the population continues to exist

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Nothing happens

Question 63

Is it a good idea to put an invasive species in an area?

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No

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Yes

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Maybe

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Peanut butter

Question 64

What is an example of an extinct species?

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Dodo bird

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Bread

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Elephant

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Hippopotamus

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