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Worksheetsscience quiz stgags21420
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 8mins
Oil, natural gas and coal are examples of …
Biofuels
Fossil fuels
Geothermal resources
Renewable resources
scientist is conducting a study to determine how well a new medication treats ear infections. The scientist tells the participants to put 10 drops in their infected ear each day. After two weeks, all participants' ear infections had healed.
Which of the following changes to the design of this study would most improve the ability to test if the new medication effectively treats ear infections?
Create a second group of participants with ear infections who use 15 drops a day
Have participants put ear drops in both their infected ear and healthy ear
Create a second group of participants with ear infections who do not use any ear drops
Have participants use ear drops for only one week
Which of the following is an example of genetic engineering?
Inserting a gene into plants that makes them resistant to insects
Finding the sequences of bases in plant DNA
Attaching the root of one type of plant to the stem of another type of plant
Growing a whole plant from a single cell
What is the main cause of seasons on the Earth?
The speed that the Earth rotates around the sun
Changes in the amount of energy coming from the sun
The tilt of the Earth's axis in relation to the sun
The distance between the Earth and the sun
These graphs show the monthly precipitation and average temperature for three cities in the United States over the course of one year. Based on the graphs, which city has the greatest annual range of temperatures?
Chicago, Illinois
New York, New York
The time a computer takes to start has increased dramatically. One possible explanation for this is that the computer is running out of memory.
This explanation is a scientific …
Hypothesis
Observation
Conclusion
Experiment
Many diseases have an incubation period. Which of the following best describes what an incubation period is?
The period during which someone has an infection, but is not showing symptoms
The effect of a disease on babies
The period during which someone builds up immunity to a disease
The recovery period after being sick
When large areas of forest are removed so land can be converted for other uses, such as farming, which of the following occurs?
Decreased carbon dioxide
Greater oxygen production
Colder temperature
Increased erosion
An antacid relieves an overly acidic stomach because the main components of antacids are …
Isotopes
Acids
Bases
Neutral
Which of these is a major concern about the overuse of antibiotics?
It can lead to antibiotic-resistant bacteria
There will be an antibiotic shortage
Antibiotics can cause secondary infections
Antibiotics will get into the water system
A car travels at a constant speed of 40 miles per hour. How far does the car travel in 45 minutes?
25 miles
30 miles
35 miles
40 miles
