Which statement correctly describes one way ocean currents affect a region?

Warm ocean currents keep coastal air temperatures warm, creating moderate climate conditions in coastal regions.

Deep ocean currents push into estuaries, creating sand deposits that form barrier islands.

Cold ocean currents along the equator increase evaporation rates, creating circular winds that produce tropical storms.

Deep ocean currents move water from polar seas toward the equator, creating drafts of cold air that blow over polar regions.

In some parts of Hawaii, nonnative grasses have been planted for cattle feed, replacing some of the native rain forest plants. Which statement describes the most likely impact of the replacement of rain forest plants with nonnative grasses?

The biodiversity of these areas will decrease

Rain forest plants will outcompete nonnative grasses for resources.

Less nitrogen will be absorbed from the atmosphere over these areas.

Cattle will get fewer nutrients grazing on nonnative grasses than on rain forest plants.

Energy from the wind is used to turn windmills. These windmills then spin a generator and produce electricity. Which statement would not support the claim that wind energy is considered a clean, renewable resource?

There are only certain places that are suitable for collecting wind energy.

Wind energy is produced naturally

Wind energy is used without giving off greenhouse gases.

There is an abundant supply of wind energy available for use.

Kudzu is an invasive vine plant in Tennessee. The list shown describes some characteristics of the kudzu plant. People are trying to find ways to control the growth of kudzu. Which three methods would best reduce the spread of kudzu in Tennessee?

Use chemicals that slow down the growth of kudzu.

Add insects that feed only on kudzu to the ecosystem.

Dig up the roots of kudzu plants.

Water the trees that kudzu grows on top of more often.

Use fertilizers on kudzu plants.

This is a diagram of a system that includes a girl and Earth. In the first picture, the girl sits on the motionless swing. Then she pushes herself backwards. In the second picture, the girl moves forward on the swing. The swing moves the girl back and forth. Which of these best describes when the system has the greatest gravitational potential energy?

when the swing is at its highest point above the ground and begins moving down

when the girl is seated on the motionless swing

when the swing is at its lowest point above the ground and begins moving up

when the swing is moving at a constant speed

After playing basketball, two students draw a diagram of the basketball’s motion when being thrown toward the basket. In the diagram shown, the ball is at its highest point at position 3. Which two of these correctly describe the transformations of energy at each of the positions in the diagram?

. Position 1: Kinetic energy is decreasing and potential energy is increasing.

Position 5: Kinetic energy is increasing and potential energy is decreasing.

Position 2: Kinetic energy is increasing and potential energy is decreasing

Position 3: Kinetic energy is increasing and potential energy is increasing.

Position 4: Kinetic energy is decreasing and potential energy is increasing.

A diagram of the hydrologic cycle is shown. People drill water wells for their homes above the water table. As more homes are built, the number of wells increases. When the amount of water pumped out is greater than the amount that is replaced, the existing water cycle can be disrupted. Which TWO effects will drilling many wells have on the existing hydrologic cycle?

Drilling many wells will lower the water table.

E. Drilling many wells will cause less water to flow into lakes and streams.

Drilling many wells will speed up the water cycle.

Drilling many wells will cause water to evaporate faster.

Drilling many wells will prevent water from entering the ground.

A region includes a coastal wetland area. The wetland is a habitat for many types of wildlife. Members of the community surrounding the wetland design a plan that has two goals. The first goal is to provide recreation opportunities for humans in the wetland. The second goal is to protect the biodiversity of wildlife living there. Which plan will best meet both goals?

Construct observation decks over the wetland and build docks for catch-and-release fishing.

Drain water from the wetland to make dry hiking trails and relocate fish to a nearby lake.

Pave part of the wetland for a parking lot and build a visitor center with cabins for overnight guests.

Drain part of the wetland to construct a sports field and use the remaining water area as a harbor for boats.

Scientists are investigating how solar energy can be used along with other energy sources. Which of these best describes why scientists are exploring the use of other types of renewable energy sources along with solar energy?

The collection of solar energy is limited to daylight hours

Solar energy can be transformed only into electrical energy

The collection of solar energy requires constant monitoring.

Solar energy is less popular than other types of energy.

To decrease air pollution, a city began limiting the number of air-polluting particles companies were able to release into the air. The companies were required to use control devices that catch air-polluting particles. The companies’ processes were also changed so that the lowest possible amounts of polluting particles were released. Tests show that these new city rules have not decreased the levels of acid rain. Which activity is most likely the reason that implementing these rules did not reduce acid rain levels?

The number of automobiles and traffic jams has increased.

The number of companies in the city has decreased

The number of parks and green spaces in the city has increased.

The number of families moving into the city has decreased.

Vast quantities of natural gas are located beneath Earth’s surface. Natural gas is less costly to extract from the ground than crude oil. Natural gas offers some advantages compared to other energy sources. Despite the large amounts of natural gas, why is it classified as a nonrenewable, rather than a renewable, resource?

The formation of natural gas is a process that takes millions of years.

Natural gas is available underground but not in the atmosphere.

Natural gas can be extracted only during certain times of the year.

The cost of extracting natural gas from the ground is greater than its value.

Recently, severe weather damaged forests in northern New Mexico. Trees in these forests are nesting sites for Mexican spotted owls. Damage to the forests caused populations of Mexican spotted owls to decline in the state. Which of these describes the most likely result of a decrease in the number of Mexican spotted owls in New Mexico forests?

Populations of primary consumers increased, because there was less predation by Mexican spotted owls.

Populations of predators decreased, because there was less competition from Mexican spotted owls.

Deciduous trees grew at faster rates, because fewer Mexican spotted owls were nesting in their branches.

Certain herbaceous plants reproduced at a slower rate, because fewer Mexican spotted owls flew above them.

Students are planning investigations to help them understand the movement of thermal energy between objects. Which of these investigations should the students plan to help them better understand conduction?

Compare the changes in temperature of different objects that are heated by a hot plate set to a medium setting.

Compare the difference in temperatures between a small amount of wet sand in direct sunlight and the same amount of wet sand in shade.

Observe how different temperatures of water move through an aquarium when food coloring has been added to the water.

Measure the changes in temperature of materials that have different colors when the materials are left in sunlight.

A student studies the diagram shown. The arrows in the diagram represent a typical flow of wind over a mountain. The student correctly explains the expected atmospheric conditions in the diagram. Which three statements should be part of the student’s explanation?

Warm air rises up the mountain.

The humid air travels up the mountain and falls back down the other side.

The humid air cools as it is rising to the top of the mountain and turns to clouds.

Rain occurs often at location A

The data table shown contains information about two mammals that have overlapping niches in Tennessee. Coypu damage riverbanks, trample crops, and reduce the amount of food available to other native herbivores. Based on the information in the data table, which strategy for controlling the coypu population would have the least effect on the North American river otter?

Place poison on plants along marshes that will affect only coypu.

Introduce a new carnivore to the rivers and streams.

Set traps for coypu made of cages and trapdoors along the rivers and streams.

Increase the number of water plants in the habitat that coypu eat.

A beach ball and a bowling ball were sitting on a shelf. Someone bumped the shelf and the bowling ball and beach ball rolled off the shelf at the same time. They both hit the ground at the same time and had the same speed. Which of these statements correctly compares the kinetic energy of the two objects just before they hit the ground?

The bowling ball had more kinetic energy because it has more mass.

The bowling ball had more kinetic energy because it had less potential energy when it was on the shelf.

Both balls had the same kinetic energy because they had the same speed.

Both balls had the same kinetic energy because they had the same potential energy when they were on the shelf.

Animals have different methods of communication with members of their own species and other types of animals. Which three statements about animal communication are supported by the information in the data table?

Alligators and deer use communication to help them reproduce.

Squirrels, deer, and wolves make noises to warn others of danger.

Wolves use body language to scare away enemies.

Wolves, squirrels, and deer wave their tails to attract a mate

Alligators and squirrels leave traces on trees for their own species

A student attached a rubber band to a toy truck. When the student stretched and released the rubber band, the truck began to move. The student stretched the rubber band by different distances. Then the student recorded the speed of the truck in the table shown. Which statement is best supported by the data in the table?

When the distance the rubber band stretched was doubled, the speed of the truck doubled.

When the distance the rubber band stretched was doubled, the speed of the truck tripled.

When the distance the rubber band stretched was tripled, the speed of the truck was reduced by half.

When the distance the rubber band stretched was tripled, the speed of the truck increased by three meters per second.

A species of moth inhabits the fur of three-toed sloths. These moths provide nutrients to algae growing on the sloth’s fur. The algae provides camouflage for the sloth. The sloth’s waste provides a secure and nutrient-rich place for the moths to lay their eggs. Populations of three-toed sloths are decreasing due to deforestation of their habitat. Which of these will most likely result if the three-toed sloth population continues to decline?

The population of moths will decline because of fewer places to lay eggs

The population of moths will thrive by inhabiting the fur of another tree-dwelling mammal.

The algae will adapt to living on tree trunks and low-hanging branches.

The algae will survive by breeding with another photosynthetic organism.

Traditional farming practices can increase soil erosion. Eroded soils can affect nearby lakes by causing eutrophication. Eutrophication decreases the water quality of a lake by reducing the amount of oxygen in the water. Which statement describes the best solution for a farmer to increase the biodiversity of a nearby lake?

The farmer plants a variety of trees along his fields.

The farmer removes more retaining walls that control runoff

The farmer increases the amount of time that cows graze on grasses each day

The farmer uses more fertilizer when growing new crops.

The diagram represents the hydrologic cycle in a particular area. Which of these would be the best way to measure the effect that removing many trees in the area would have on the hydrologic cycle?

Measure and compare the amounts of precipitation and surface water runoff in the area before and after the trees are removed

Evaluate the growth of new plants in the area before and after the trees are removed

Measure and compare the speed and direction of wind in the area before and after the trees are removed.

Survey the people living in the area to determine if they use more water before or after the trees are removed.

Students record the mass, speed, and kinetic energy of objects moving along a track. The students create these data tables. Which two statements correctly relate the mass and the speed of an object to its kinetic energy?

When an object’s speed doubles, its kinetic energy more than doubles

When the mass of an object doubles, its kinetic energy doubles

When an object’s speed doubles, its kinetic energy doubles

When the mass of an object doubles, its kinetic energy more than doubles

When both the speed and the mass of an object double, its kinetic energy doubles.

Prairie dogs are a type of mammal that lives in colonies. Prairie dogs use a variety of different sounds to communicate with each other. These calls warn neighbors of the approach of a predator. Different calls are used for different types of predators. One type of call is a “jump-yip”; a prairie dog stands on its hind legs, extends its arms, and utters a sharp “yipping” sound. Other prairie dogs then copy this behavior while the rest scurry to safety in their burrows. A student researched the different sounds made by prairie dogs. Which question about this “jump-yip” research of prairie dog communication was the student trying to answer?

Why do prairie dogs use the “jump-yip” behavior?

What are prairie dogs celebrating when they use the “jump-yip” behavior?

Why does this “jump-yip” behavior occur only at night?

Does this “jump-yip” behavior scare the other prairie dogs?

Aninsect lays eggs on a leaf. After the insect larvae hatch, the larvae begin to eat the leaves. Then birds consume the larvae. How are these events best described?

the transfer of energy through an ecosystem

the classification of organisms based on their traits

the passing of genetic traits to offspring

the relationship between biotic and abiotic elements

A forest food web is shown below. Which statement is supported by this food web?

Wolves get energy from deer, and deer get energy from grasses.

Deer get energy from grasses, and wolves get energy from grasshoppers.

Hawks get energy from snakes, and mice get energy from snakes.

Snakes get energy from hawks, and mice get energy from deer.

A chart listing biome characteristics is shown below. Which biotic elements BEST complete this chart?

Arctic foxes, reindeer, lichens

Which is a biotic factor within an ocean biome?

clams living in the sea floor and mud

sediment making up the sea floor

Which action produces wind?

the uneven heating of Earth by the sun's energy

the rotation of Earth on its axis

the revolution of Earth around the sun

the ll of the sun's gravity on earth

Air over land changes temperature at a different rate than air over water. Which statement best describes how this difference causes wind?

The warmer air over land rises as cooler air over water takes its place.

the cooler air over water moves toward land to mix with the warmer air.

the cooler air over water rises and the warmer air over land sinks

the warmer air over land moves toward the water, forcing the cooler air to rise.

The diagram shows the Norwegian Current, which is located in the Northern Hemisphere. Which statement best describes the type of water carried by the Norwegian Current as it moves from the tropics toward the North Pole?

The water is warm and near the surface

the water is cold and comes up to the surface

Which statement best describes the movement of ocean currents

cold currents tend to flow under warm currents

warm currents start flowing at the poles

cold currents start flowing at the equator

warm currents tend to flow deeper than cold currents

The Gulf Stream current is found in the Atlantic Ocean and flows from the tropics to the northern latitudes. Which best explains the movement of the Gulf Stream current?

The warm current flows toward the poles where it cools and sinks

The warm current is more dense and pushes cold waters toward the equator

The warm current contains an electrical charge that is attracted to the magnetic poles

The warm current contains sediment that is heavier than cold currents and pushes them

Which activity results in a decrease in chemical potential energy?

a battery-operated device is turned on

the shape of an ice cube changes as it melts

the leaves of a tomato plant photosynthesize

a hillside is weathered by wind and rain

A swinging pendulum is shown below. Which statement BEST explains the motion of the pendulum?

the potential energy decreases as the sound energy increases

the chemical energy decreases as the sound energy increases

the kinetic energy increases as the electrical energy decreases

the electrical energy increases as the potential energy decreases

Which change best shows the potential energy increasing while the kinetic energy is decreasing?

a bicycle sling as it coasts up a hill

a windup toy moving across a floor

an airplane lifting off a runway

Which BEST describes the relationship between kinetic energy and potential energy?

Potential energy can be changed into kinetic energy

Both require gravitational forces to cause change

both require a chemical reaction to cause a change

potential energy is stored as kinetic energy

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Fireflies are insects with a glowing light inside their bodies. A chemical reaction produces this light. The light helps fireflies in several ways. The list describes two ways the light helps fireflies.
Ways Fireflies Use Light
• Males flash lights in patterns to attract females.
• Light warns predators to stay away because the insects contain a chemical that tastes bad.
A student claims that a firefly population experienced a change that made it impossible for the insects to flash their lights. Which of these changes would support the student’s claim?

The population would increase, because predators could no longer see the fireflies to catch them as prey

The population would decrease, because the male fireflies could not attract mates without their lights.

The population would increase, because more fireflies would move into the unlit area, thinking it was empty.

The population would decrease, because prey for the fireflies would no longer be able to see their lights.

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The graph shows the populations of two species over time. Species 2 is a parasite of Species 1. No other species is interacting with Species 1 or Species 2. If the population of Species 1 decreased, what would most likely happen first to Species 2?

Species 2 would increase in number.

Species 2 would decrease in number

Species 2 would become extinct.

Species 2 would find a different host.

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Students are demonstrating the movement of wind. In Step 1, they blow up a balloon, trying to make it as round as possible. In Step 2, they draw a line around the middle of the balloon to represent the equator. In Step 3, one student spins the balloon. While the balloon spins, another student draws a line from the middle of the balloon to the top.
In which two ways can this model represent the Coriolis effect?

Warm air rising causes cooler air to sink to the surface.

Rotation of Earth causes the wind to appear to curve.

Wind at the equator is denser than wind at the poles.

Cool air flows faster than warmer air as it moves across Earth.

The amount the wind appears to curve depends on the speed of Earth’s rotation.

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The zebra mussel is an invasive species that impacts waterways by clogging pipes and competing with native mussels for resources. In 2014, a new program began to inform and educate fishermen on ways to prevent the spread of these mussels. The table shows the percentage of waterways that are impacted by the zebra mussels. What has been the overall impact of the new program on the spread of zebra mussels?

a decrease in the number of zebra mussels along the waterways

an increase in the number of zebra mussels along the waterways

no effect because more time is needed to determine an outcome

no change in the number of zebra mussels infecting the waterways

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Which of these best explains how frontal boundaries can lead to severe storms?

Cold air flows down the side of a mountain away from the ocean.

Cold air remains over an ocean for an extended period of time.

Warm air is forced up rapidly by a cold air mass.

Warm air rises slowly over a cold air mass.

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Students study a rabbit population graph. They observe a dramatic decrease in the number of rabbits starting in 1924. Select the three factors that may have caused this decrease in the rabbit population.

an increase in the predator population

an increase in the producer population

a disease in the rabbit population

a slight decrease in the rainfall

a decrease in the producer population

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Students wrote down four different science project ideas for heat transfer investigations. Which project idea is an investigation about heat transfer through conduction?

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