Mississippi Science

A population of insects lives in a region with many green plants. Over time, most insects in the population become green. What is the most likely reason for this change?

• Green insects are better able to survive in the green environment

• Green insects are more visible to predators

• Green insects have a shorter lifespan

• Green insects reproduce less frequently

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Which of the following is an environmental factor that can influence the growth of an organism?

• The organism's inherited traits

• The amount of rainfall in the area

• The color of the organism's skin

• The organism's genetic code

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Why might a trait become more common in a population over generations?

• The trait is disadvantageous in the environment

• The trait provides a survival advantage

• The trait is not inherited by offspring

• The trait makes individuals less likely to survive

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The US Army Corp of Engineers is concerned that the Mississippi River may jump its banks near point A during a big flood and form a new main channel much further to the west. If this were to occur, what would happen to the current river delta at point B over time?

• The delta would begin to shrink.

• The delta would become much larger.

• The size of the delta would remain about the same.

• The delta would have higher amounts of sand and silt.

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What process is occurring at point B?

• solidification

• erosion

• deposition

• precipitation

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Miguel’s school often practices evacuations in the event of a tsunami, a large ocean wave created by an underwater earthquake. Miguel’s school probably is located:

• near tornado alley

• in a marshy region

• near a place often hit with hurricanes

• near a plate boundary

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If you looked at a map of the Earth from 100 million years ago, it would look much different than today. This is because:

• The continual circulation of magma underneath the Earth’s crust has caused the crustal regions to move.

• Life forms and organisms living on the Earth in the last 100 million years have caused the landscape to radically change.

• Erosion and weathering has changed the shape and location of the continents.

• Gravity forces from the Moon and Sun cause the continents to move.

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Use the satellite image below of the lower Mississippi River valley to answer the questions on this page. The Mississippi River flows from the northern US to the Gulf of Mexico and picks up tremendous amounts of sediments. What process is occurring at point A?

• solidification

• erosion

• deposition

• precipitation

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Using the chart below, which source of energy best fits in X and Y?

• Both X and Y = Solar Energy

• X = Solar Energy, Y = Nuclear Energy

• Both X and Y = Nuclear Energy

• X = Nuclear Energy, Y = Solar Energy

Every year in late spring, NOAA issues a forecast on the number of hurricanes it expects to form in the Atlantic Ocean. This prediction is probably based on:

• the air pressure readings on that day

• the rate of evaporation

• the gravitational pull from the Moon

• water temperature trends in the Atlantic

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