Patterns

Moon phase that occurs when the Moon is between Earth and the Sun, at which point the Moon cannot be seen because its lighted half is facing the Sun and its dark side faces Earth. No Moon

• new moon

• moon phases

• first quarter moon

• seasons

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Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall - produced by Earth's tilt on its axis.

• 4 seasons

• long shadow

• rotation

• shadow

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Students recorded the appearance of the Moon one day and then again a week later.

What is the most reasonable prediction for the appearance of the Moon one week after that, on July 4?

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Energy that moves through the organisms in a food web originally comes from the

• Moon

• Sun

• water

• soil

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Which of the following processes best describes how plants get their energy? Plants get their energy by –

• using sunlight to make food.

• absorbing it from the soil.

• removing the energy from water.

• putting gases into the air.

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If all the grasshoppers were removed, how many organisms would lose a source of energy?

• four

• five

• six

• seven

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If all of the squirrels were removed from this food web, which animal population will most likely decrease first?

• Antelopes

• Coyotes

• Hawks

• Grass

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If a pesticide killed all the insect larvae in this food web, all of the following would immediately result EXCEPT –

• bass would have more minnows to eat.

• snails would have more algae available.

• sunfish would be forced to eat more snails.

• minnows would lose a source of energy.

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The table shows the portion of the visible moon illuminated on several different dates for 2012.

Which of the following is the most reasonable prediction for the portion of the visible moon that will be illuminated on July 16?

• 23%

• 16%

• 13%

• 9%

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The San Jacinto Monument is 173 meters tall, but the shadow it casts at noon changes throughout the year.

Which of the following is the most reasonable prediction for the length of the shadow of the monument for the month of November?

• 226 meters

• 85 meters

• 66 meters

• 54 meters

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