NC Science Vocabulary

How do plants return water back into the environment?

• by evaporation

• by condensation

• by runoff

• by transpiration

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After lake water flows through a dam, which processes are most responsible for helping replace the water in the lake?

• precipitation and runoff

• transpiration and condensation

• condensation and runoff

• transpiration and precipitation

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Why are liquids sometimes used in a thermometer?

• because most liquids condense when heated and evaporate when cooled

• because most liquids melt when heated and freeze when cooled

• because most liquids contract when heated and expand when cooled

• because most liquids expand when heated and contract when cooled

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On a June day, a warm, moist air mass slowly passes over a colder air mass in North Carolina. What will most likely happen next?

• Rain will fall.

• Cirrus clouds will form.

• Skies will clear.

• Atmospheric pressure will rise.

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Which is most responsible for the movement of weather systems across the United States?

• the Gulf Stream

• the prevailing westerlies

• the southeast trade winds

• the jet stream

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Which best describes how the Gulf Stream affects the areas along the coast of North Carolina?

• It causes winds to move from north to south during the winter.

• It causes winds to move from north to south during the summer.

• It causes land temperatures along the coast to be colder in the winter.

• It causes land temperatures along the coast to be milder in the winter.

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A mouse eats seeds and insects. Which best describes the role of the mouse?

• consumer

• decomposer

• herbivore

• producer

What would most likely happen if all of the decomposers in an ecosystem were removed?

• The animals in the ecosystem would die because of the spread of disease.

• The plants in the ecosystem would eventually die because of a lack of nutrients in the soil.

• The plants in the ecosystem would begin to die out because of a decrease in available water.

• The animals in the ecosystem would eat other types of food because of a decrease in producers.

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Some people have a “hitchhiker’s” thumb that allows them to bend their thumbs more than other people. How do these people most likely get this trait?

• They learn it from friends.

• They inherit it from their parents.

• They get it as a result of an illness.

• They get it as a result of their jobs.

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Which statement best describes the relationship between the nervous system and the muscular system?

• The nervous system controls the muscular system.

• The muscular system controls the nervous system.

• The nervous system provides nutrients and oxygen for the muscular system.

• The muscular system provides nutrients and oxygen for the nervous system.