Quiz about Ohio State Test Prep Science

Question 1

Sound is caused by?

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vibrations

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force

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instruments

Question 2

Sound travels FASTEST through which of these materials?

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Metal

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Air

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Empty space

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Water

Question 3

What is frequency?

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the number of vibrations per second

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how high or low a sound is

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the loudness or softness of a sound

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the back and forth movement of matter

Question 4

What is volume?

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the loudness or softness of a sound

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how high or low a sound is

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the number of vibrations per second

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vibrations

Question 5

What medium does sound travel through slowest?

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gas

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solid

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liquid

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trees

Question 6

High pitches are produced by objects vibrating _______________.

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quickly

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slowly

Question 7

Sound travels in which direction?

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all directions

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down

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forward

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up

Question 8

If a sound bounces back it is called ______________.

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an echo

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frequency

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sound

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pitch

Question 9

Light bounces when it is

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reflected

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absorbed

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refracted

Question 10

Light bends when it is

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refracted

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reflected

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absorbed

Question 11

Which images are opaque?

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A & E

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A & C

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A,C,E, & F

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D, E, & F

Question 12

Which explains why the fork looks different under water?

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light is refracted at an angle

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light can't pass through the glass

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the wavelength of light lengthens

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the amount of light increases when going through water

Question 13

Which term means to bounce off the surface of something?

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Reflect

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Refract

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Absorb

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prism

Question 14

Light bounces when it is

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reflected

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absorbed

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refracted

Question 15

Light bends when it is

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refracted

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reflected

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absorbed

Question 16

Why is it harder for the boy in Image B to get down the hill?

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Friction

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Motion

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Work

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Displacement

Question 17

If these boys are pulling with the same amount of force.  What will happen?

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They will not move at all.

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The boy in blue will win.

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The boy in red will win.

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Both will fall down.

Question 18

Any time the forces are unbalanced, an object will remain at rest. True or false?

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false

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true

Question 19

What does this graph represent?

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Not moving

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Constant speed

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Acceleration

Question 20

A baseball is thrown a distance of 50 meters. What is the speed if it takes 2 seconds to cover that distance?

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25 m/s2

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100 m/s2

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52 m/s2

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100 seconds

Question 21

Speed is equal to

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Distance/Time

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Time/Distance

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Time x Distance

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Acceleration

Question 22

What is this graph showing?

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Constant Speed

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Acceleration (speeding up)

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Deceleration (slowing down)

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No motion

Question 23

An object at rest will remain at rest or in the same uniform motion unless acted upon by an unbalanced force: law of inertia.

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Newton's First Law of Motion

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Newton's Second Law of Motion

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Newton's Third Law of Motion

Question 24

as mass increases, the acceleration has to decrease: the law of acceleration

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Newton's Second Law of Motion

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Newton's First Law of Motion

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Newton's Third Law of Motion

Question 25

If one object exerts a force on a second object, the second object exerts a force equal in magnitude and opposite in direction on the object body; law of interaction

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Newton's Third Law of Motion

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Newton's First Law of Motion

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Newton's Second Law of Motion

Question 26

The picture of the position vs. time graph shows an object that is...

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accelerating/speeding up

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moving at a constant speed

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not moving

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accelerating/slowing down.

Question 27

How is gravity affected by mass?

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the larger the mass of the object, the greater the gravity

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small objects have no gravity

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gravity is not affected by mass of objects, whether large or small

Question 28

What is the Average Speed?
Distance: 10m
Time: 5s

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2

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1/2

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50

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100

Question 29

A ball is moving in a certain direction.  What would happen to the ball if a greater force was applied on the ball along its direction of motion?

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The speed of the ball would increase.

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The speed of the ball would decrease.

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The ball will stop instantly.

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The ball will change direction.

Question 30

A train that travels 100 kilometers in 4 hours is traveling at what average speed? Remember: Speed= distance/time

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25 km/h

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50 km/h

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100 km/h

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400 km/h

Question 31

If two boxes are pushed with the same amount of total force, and one weighs 1kg and the other weighs 100kg, which one will accelerate faster?

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1kg box

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100 kg box

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they will accelerate at the same rate

Question 32

Why are decomposers necessary in the food chain?

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They provide nutrients for plants.

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They photosynthesize.

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They are food for carnivores.

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They prey on herbivores.

Question 33

Which of the following directly use the Sun's energy to produce their own food?

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producers

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decomposers

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carnivores

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consumers

Question 34

If a population of grizzly bears gradually increases over time, which of the following will most likely occur?

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The number of prey species will decrease.

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The size of the bear population will continue to increase.

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The bear population in that area will eventually die out.

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The number of prey species will increase.

Question 35

According to the energy pyramid, which of the following will most likely happen to the other organisms if all the harvest mice died?

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The number of hawks would decrease, and the number of insects would increase.

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The number of hawks would increase, and the number of insects would increase.

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The number of hawks would increase, and the number of insects would decrease.

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There would be no change in the rest of the chain.

Question 36

Which of the following food chains shows the correct energy flow from left to right?

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grass > rabbit > owl

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rabbit > owl > grass

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owl > rabbit > grass

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grass > owl > rabbit

Question 37

How can the wolf in this picture benefit from plants even if it never eats plants?

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The rabbit eats the plants, and the wolf eats the rabbit.

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The plants help the rabbit to hide from the wolf.

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The plants make the wolf run slower.

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The rabbit eats the wolf, and the grass decomposes the rabbit.

Question 38

Which of the following is not an adaptation that would help a plant survive in the desert?

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large leaves to absorb sunlight

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very long root systems

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the ability to store water in stems

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tiny or no leaves

Question 39

Which of these adaptations would help an animal survive a cold winter season?

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hibernating in a cave

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losing extra fat on the body

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shedding fur

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sweating to release heat

Question 40

People don't eat grasses, but grasses are still important to people.  Relating to the food chain, why are grasses important to people?

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People eat organisms that eat the grasses.

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Grass surfaces are safer than concrete.

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People use grass surfaces for recreation.

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Grass fields can't hide dangerous animals.

Question 41

According to the food web, if the snail population of this ecosystem increases, which of the following is most likely to occur?

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The grass population will decrease.

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The grass population will increase.

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The snails will eventually become extinct.

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The grasshopper population will increase at nearly the same rate.

Question 42

What is the relationship between the Sun, plants, and animals in a food web?

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The Sun provides energy for plants to make their own food, and animals eat plants or other animals.

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The Sun provides energy for both plants and animals to make their own food.

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The Sun provides light so animals can see which plants to eat.

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The Sun provides heat energy for animals to survive, but not plants.

Question 43

Look at the following table and picture.
These teeth most likely belong to a:

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tiger.

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deer.

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chimpanzee.

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panda bear.

Question 44

Which of the following best explains why many trees in cold environments have short, pointy leaves?

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Short, pointy leaves do not become weighed down by snow, so the trees' limbs are less likely to break.

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Shorter leaves can better tolerate strong winds and are less likely to blow off trees than large, broad leaves.

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Animals in colder environments are not adapted to eat any other kind of leaf.

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The cold prevents the leaves from growing longer and broader.

Question 45

The spinning of the Earth on its axis that causes night and day.

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Rotate

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Revolve

Question 46

The imaginary line running through the center of Earth.

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axis

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moon

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constellation

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orbit

Question 47

What causes Earth's seasons?

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the tilt of Earth's axis

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Earth's rotation

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the revolution of the Moon

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Earth's distance from the Sun

Question 48

The rotation of Earth on its axis causes the pattern of _____.

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night and day

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constellations

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Earth's seasons

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the phases of the moon

Question 49

Fixed patterns of stars are called _____.

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Constellations

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Nebulas

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orbits

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systems

Question 50

How are stars DIFFERENT from planets?

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Stars do not move.

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Stars are solid and rocky.

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Stars are made of frozen gases.

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Stars revolve around the Sun.

Question 51

It takes Earth _________ to make one complete rotation on its axis.

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24 hours

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365 days

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28 days

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24 days

Question 52

It takes Earth _____________ to make one revolution or orbit around the Sun.

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365 days

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365 hours

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28 days

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24 hours

Question 53

It takes about _____________ for the moon to go through all of its phases.

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28 days

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365 days

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24 hours

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24 days

Question 54

A rocky body that orbits around a planet.

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moon

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star

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axis

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Sun

Question 55

Which of the following is true?

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The sun is the center of the solar system

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Earth is the center of the solar system

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The sun orbits the earth

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Gravity exists only on Earth

Question 56

Why do planets orbit the sun (and not float around in space)?

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the sun's gravity keeps them in place

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the moons are keeping them in place

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They were hit by an asteroid

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they were hit by a comet

Question 57

What is one difference between comets and the Moon?

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Comets have large orbits around the Sun, while the Moon orbits Earth.

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The Moon has a core of ice, while comet cores are solid rock.

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The Moon reflects light from the Sun, while comets generate their own light.

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The Moon has a large orbit around the Sun, while comets orbit Earth.

Question 58

When the Northern Hemisphere of Earth is Leaning away from the Sun, What season is the Southern Hemisphere experiencing?

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Summer

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Winter

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Spring

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Fall

Question 59

What season is letter A?

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Summer

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Winter

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Spring

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Fall

Question 60

In the summer many people enjoy going to the beach. There is a beautiful beach in Argentina, which is located in the Southern Hemisphere. Which diagram shows the position of Earth when it is summer in Argentina?

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B

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A

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C

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D

Question 61

That this animal has fur is an...

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observation

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inference

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conclusion

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opinion

Question 62

What can you infer about the temperature for E.coli bacterial growth?

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E. coli does not grow well at low and high temperatures.

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E coli will continue to grow at very high temperatures.

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E.coli grows best at very low temperatures

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E.coli grows best at very high temperatures.

Question 63

A biology class of 24 students decides to measure the height of each student and then calculate the average height for the class. Which of these is a possible source of error in this activity?

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The accuracy of making and recording measurements

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The number of males and females in the class

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The difference in the ages of the students in the class

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The total number of students in the class

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