What is the term for a scientist who finds and studies clues to the ancient life forms?

• botanist

• chemist

• paleontologist

• physicist

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Most carnivores hunt for their food. An animal that hunts for its food is called a ​ ​ (a)  

• predator
• prey
• herbivore
• omnivore

The Smilodon is an extinct animal with long, curving, upper canine teeth, a short tail, and short legs. Which list of animals is the Smilodon most likely related to?

• dogs, wolves, coyotes

• bears, raccoons, pandas

• cats, lions, tigers

• chimpanzees, apes, gorillas

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Look at the poster to the left. What is the purpose of the poster? Select TWO answer choices.

• to buy new sports gear

• to conserve nonrenewable resources

• to get more exercise

• to use less gasoline

• to wear their seatbelts

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Soil is an important natural resource. People use soil -

• for making clothing

• for making jewelry

• to grow crops

• to burn for heat

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Match the following

• earthquake

• shaking of the Earth's surface causing land to rise and fall

• volcanic eruption

• movement of the Earth's crust where underground melted rock rises

• landslide

• movement of rock and debris down a slope

Soil is made up of a combination of sand, silt, clay, ______________ and ______________.

Select TWO correct answers to complete the statement.

• salt

• rock

• humus

• dirt

• bugs

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In which of the following ways are nutrients released back into the environment?

• A hummingbird drinks nectar.

• An animal dies and decays.

• A rabbit runs from a fox.

• A hawk builds a nest.

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Select the TWO planets that are furthest from the Sun.

• Mercury

• Neptune

• Saturn

• Jupiter

• Uranus

In Mrs. Moody's 3rd grade science class, students were asked to classify items from space. The table shows those classifications.

Match the correct item with the correct classification.

• Moon

• Planet

• Mars

• Satellite

• Sun

• Star

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