Earth Science Review

Where is the lit side of the Moon during a new moon?

• A. The lit side faces half away from the Earth.

• B. The lit side faces toward the Earth.

• C. The lit side faces away from the Sun.

• D. The lit side faces away from the Earth.

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What may have led scientists to this conclusion?

• A. finding fossils of land-dwelling plants in the area

• B. finding fossils of land-dwelling animals in the area

• C. finding no fossils of sea creatures in the area

• D. all of these

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Plants lived on Earth millions of years ago. How is this known?

• A. Everything alive today has been alive since the beginning of time.

• B. Some of the plants were preserved as fossils.

• C. Stories about them have been passed down from parent to child.

• D. They can be seen in photos that were taken long ago.

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Theo watches the Moon every night for four weeks. He notices that

• A. there is a full moon every three nights.

• B. it is a half moon each night.

• C. it is a little different each night.

• D. it is a full moon each night.

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What can people do to help reduce air pollution?

• A. cut down all the trees in their yards

• B. burn their trash as much as they can

• C. use public transportation as much as possible

• D. drive their cars as often as possible

The arrows in the food chain means ….

• is bigger than

• is smaller than

• is eaten by

• is eating

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Two forces are acting on this parachutist. The force B is called. ...

• friction

• weight

• destination

• mass

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Which statement is true about a producer of a food chain?

• it makes its own food

• it eats on other living things

• it uses energy from the Sun

• it comes in the middle of a food chain

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Which force is the effect of gravity on the mass of the aero plane?

• air resistance

• weight

• thrust

• upthrust

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Why does a ball fall back down to Earth when you throw it up into the air?

• Friction

• Air Resistance

• Gravity

• Momentum

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