Science UIL Middle School

What is the force that acts on a body moving in a circular path and is directed towards the center around which the body is moving?

• gravity

• friction

• inertia

• centripetal force

What is the process by which an organism produces its food using light, water and carbon dioxide?

• Respiration

• Photosynthesis

• Transpiration

• Osmosis

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What is the basic structural and functional unit of all living organisms?

• cell

• organ

• atom

• molecule

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What is the ability to do work or cause change?

• motion

• power

• force

• energy

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What is the outermost layer of the Earth called?

• atmosphere

• mantle

• core

• crust

What is the layer of the Earth that consists of solid rock and soil?

• mantle

• core

• crust

• atmosphere

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What is the force that keeps an object moving in a straight line until an external force acts on it?

• gravity

• friction

• inertia

• centrifugal force

What is the layer of the Earth that is composed mostly of magma?

• crust

• mantle

• core

• atmosphere

What is the layer of the Earth that is directly below the crust?

• Mantle

• Core

• Atmosphere

• Crust

Why is DNA important?

• it is very small and very complicated

• it's in everything

• it serves as the blueprint for traits of all living things

• because we eat it every day for energy

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