Earth Science

This is a food chain that includes grass, a grasshopper, and a bird.

grass → grasshopper → bird

How is the grass in this food chain best described?

• It is a producer, because it makes its own food.

• It is a producer, because it is eaten by consumers.

• It is a consumer, because it gets energy from producers.

• It is a decomposer, because it breaks down sunlight.

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Which would most likely cause a decrease in a population of herbivores?

• an increase in the number of producers

• a decrease in the types of decomposers

• an increase in the types of plants

• an increase in the number of carnivores

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What is the primary cause of wind?

• the uneven heating of Earth

• precipitation falling to Earth

• many gases released into the air

• water constantly evaporating into the atmosphere

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Land breeze and sea breezes are caused by the different _________ between land and water surfaces.

• rotations

• temperatures

• gases

• solids

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What is the main cause of winds?

• amount of trees

• the moon's gravity

• amount of animals

• uneven heating of Earth's surface

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What direction is the cold front moving on the map? 

• Southwest

• Northwest

• Southeast

• Northeast

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Which best explains why the sun is needed in order to produce rain?

• the sun cools the clouds, which causes them to hold less rain

• the sun cools ocean water, which causes more clouds to form

• the sun heats the clouds, which causes them to hold more rain

• the sun warms ocean water, which causes more clouds to form

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After a rain, a puddle of water remains on a sidewalk. After a day of sunshine, the puddle is gone. Which process is most responsible for the disappearance of the puddle?

• precipitation

• transpiration

• evaporation

• condensation

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Cumulus clouds are associated with _________ weather. 

• rainy

• snowy

• fair

• stormy

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Characteristics of a Cirrus cloud..

• Thin clouds that look like feathers, high in the sky

• High in the sky, look like cotton balls bunched together

• usually mean rain

• Flat on bottom

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