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Which statements accurately describes the motion of the car.
The car is moving forward
The car is stationary.
The car is moving backwards.
The car is turning.
Describe the motion of the basketball after it leaves the players hands, and explain how this is an example of an acceleration change.
The ball travels in curved trajectory in a single direction with decreasing speed. This is acceleration because of change in velocity
The ball moves downwards and then upwards in an arc. This is acceleration because of the change in force pulling the ball downwards
The ball travels in a horizontal line to the basket with increasing speed. This is acceleration because of a change in velocity.
The ball travels in curved trajectory in a single direction with decreasing speed. This is acceleration because of change in direction
Comparing the skeletons of which of the following fish would best reveal any structural changes in the species over time?
Two living fish, male and female, that could produce viable offspring
The same fish just before it received a cut and after it healed
A fish that lived recently and a similar fish that lived thousand of years ago
The same fish just after it hatched and when it was full grown
How does layer B compare with layer W?
Only mammals, trilobites and plants lived during this time period
Only plants, mammals, and dinosaurs lived during this time period
Only dinosaurs lived during this time period
Only shells, ammonites, and fish lived during this time period.
What observation regarding the structure of the organisms can be made?
Simpler and less complex organism were found closer to the surface in younger rock
There were no patterns concerning how fossils were deposited in the rock layers
More complex organisms were found only in the older rock layers
Simpler and less complex organisms were found at deeper depths in older rock
Which layers of rocks are the same absolute age?
A and Z
B and X
G and Z
C and X
In addition to anatomical evidence, how does genetic evidence support the claim that all life on Earth came from a common ancestor?
DNA reveals how species are related and shows their shared genetic code
Dominant and recessive alleles in genes cause variations in populations
Similar embryonic development in fish, pigs and turtles reveal common ancestry
Similar bone structure in mammals provides evidence of common ancestry
What has the study of fossils allowed scientist to do?
analyze the chemical composition of sedimentary rocks and minerals
predict which organisms will become extinct in the future
study present ocean temperatures at different depths
describe past environments and the history of life
Scientists combine evidence from fossils, body structures, early development, DNA, and protein structures to...?
decide which fossils are older than others
determine the evolutionary relationships among extinct species
determine whether an organism will have gills during its early development
determine what bones an animal has its forelimbs
Every magnet, regardless of its shape, has two
magnetic poles.
magnetic charges.
magnetic fields.
magnetic needles.
Why do you see lightning from a distant storm before you hear thunder?
The thunder is produced after the lightning.
Your eyes react faster than your ears.
Light travels faster than sound.
Sound travels faster than light.
A company designed an electromagnetic tool that removes dents from metal plates. The dented metal is placed between 2 magnets. A current is then supplied to the electromagnets. The attraction between the 2 magnets forces the dented metal plate back into place. How can engineers test to see if their design is successful?
compare the cost of operating the tools to other dent removal tools
compare the shape of the treated metal with the original shape of the metal
compare the type of metal plates treated by the company to those of other companies
compare the energy requirements of two similar dent removal tools
Which diagram best shows the position of Earth, the moon and the sun when there is a new moon?
A diagram of a roller coaster moving to the top of a hill is shown. Which type of energy will be greatest at the top of the hill?
chemical potential energy
nuclear potential energy
elastic potential energy
gravitational potential energy
The table lists some characteristics of objects in our solar system. Scientists observe an object with a diameter of 950 km in an orbit around the sun. Scientists will most likely identify it as which type of object?
Asteroid
Moon
Comet
Planet
When a button is pushed, a circuit is completed and a buzzer is activated. The buzzer transferred electrical energy into
sound energy
chemical energy
light energy
nuclear energy
Which is the best example of an assistive bioengineered product?
a rosebush that is bred to have roses of a particular color
a computer program that helps a paralyzed person controll a wheelchair
a pesticide produced from the compounds of a plant
a bacterium that generates oil byproducts in the presence of sunlight
Which diagram best represents one day on Earth?
Which is the best example of chemical potential energy?
a book resting on a shelf
a stretched rubber band
a fuel tank containing gasoline
a pencil falling off a table
A prairie food web is shown. Which group of organisms is made up of only consumers?
Spider, grass, mouse
toad, grass, rabbit
grasshopper, mouse, grass
rattlesnake, grasshopper, spider
What can happen when the moon passes between Earth and the sun?
the sun lights both sides of the moon
the moon blocks the light of the sun
the sun blocks the view of the moon
the moon stops the sun from producing light
A diagram of the sun, Earth, and the moon is shown. When the sun, Earth, and the moon are aligned in the positions shown in the diagram, what type of ocean tide occurs at location X?
red tides near the coast
rip tides near the coast
highest high tides
lowest high tides
Which most likely causes the movement of warm surface ocean currents?
sunlight heats air forming strong winds that push currents
low and high tides create energy for current movement
shifting ocean plates force water toward the poles
warm waters help in the melting of icebergs and glaciers
Each diagram shows a circuit. The number one represents a buzzer and the number two represents a clock. Which diagram most likely shows a circuit producing sound?
The drawing below shows a sea breeze. When is this type of wind pattern most likely to occur?
during the day when the land heats faster than the surface of the sea
during the night when the surface of the sea cools faster than the land
during the day when the sea is as warm as the land
during the night when the air above land is warmer than the air above the sea
Inside a power plant, coal is burned to produce hot gases. What type of energy conversion takes place as hot gases cause turbines to move?
thermal energy to chemical energy
thermal energy to kinetic energy
electrical energy to kinetic energy
kinetic energy to thermal energy
The Arctic tundra provides a habitat for caribou and arctic hare. Which best describes the climate in which these animals live?
cold and humid
warm and dry
cold and dry
warm and humid
Venus appears very bright in the night sky because it
has a gravitational field
is the largest planet
is the closest planet to Earth
has a high surface temperature
When turning on a flashlight, a chemical reaction in the battery produces electricity that lights a bulb. According to the Law of Conservation of Energy, the energy exchanged between the battery and the flashlight
is created
loses matter
is destroyed
changes form
Kyle found a rock and used a hammer to split it open. One half of the rock had a raised shape of a shell. The other had an impression of the shell. What type of fossil did Kyle find?
a shell preserved in amber
a mold and cast of a shell
a shell frozen in rock
a trace fossil of a seashell
Look at the figure. The Green River Formation in Wyoming is made of layers of rock that contain fabulous fish fossils. The figure you see shows the type of fossils that are found in these rocks. What most likely occurred to allow the fish to be preserved so well?
Animals ate the fish so the bones were clean and ready to turn to fossils
The fish got buried in sediment
The fish moved along until it landed in a safe place
The temperature increased until conditions were right to form fossils
What may have caused 75% of Earth’s organisms to become extinct approximately 65 million years ago?
The temperature became too warm
a meteorite impact
disease
glaciers
The end of the Paleozoic era is marked by a mass extinction. What is a mass extinction?
one species evolves into another similar species
all members of the same species die out unexpectedly
large numbers of certain species become extinct overnight
many species become extinct over a short period of geologic time
Which of the following fossils would make a good index fossil?
a snail that lived in Ohio, in a small population during the Cenozoic
a trilobite that lived in all areas east of the Mississippi River, in large populations during the end of the Paleozoic
a tree fern that lived in northeastern Pennsylvania, in a small population during the Mesozoic
a magnolia flower that lived in the eastern United States, in large populations during the Cenozoic
What can the presence of fossils tell us?
Oceans once covered what is now dry land.
Forests once covered what are now deserts.
Glaciers once covered much of North America
All of the answers are correct.
What have scientists determined about woolly mammoths?
They were able to live in the very cold climate of the ice age.
The more fur on their bodies the older they were.
Their fur helped block spears from hunters.
The fur made their bodies too warm and caused them to become extinct.
Plants and animals become fossilized in several different ways. Which object was most recently fossilized?
A
B
C
D
How could you demonstrate relative dating using a stack of newspapers?
by identifying the age of each paper by the date listed at the top of each one
by noting the dates of the top and bottom papers
by describing the placement of the papers within the entire stack
by comparing the stack of papers to a stack from a different newspaper
What does the fossil record refer to?
the fossils in the rock layers on Earth
the fossils in a layer being studied
an encyclopedia of fossil photos
a recording of fossil names
Your class took a field trip to examine a series of rock layers and the fossils in the rock. The rock layers and samples of the rocks and fossils are shown in the picture. Which fossil is the youngest?
Trilobite
Clamshell
Dinosaur Bone
Cow skull
After examining the rock layers in one place, your class hiked a mile away and looked at another set of rock layers. How can you determine if these rock layers are the same age as those at the first location?
by picking random fossils and comparing them to those at the first location
by comparing the rock types from both locations to see if they are the same
by trying to match all of your rocks and fossils with those at the first location
by using a fossil guidebook to identify the fossils and then matching them to the layers
Fossils of Mesosaurus are found in South America and Africa. What does this suggest?
that Mesosaurus lived in the ocean
that Mesosaurus ate the plant Glossopteris
that Mesosaurus can be used as an index fossil
that these two continents were once connected
Emilio's school was having an addition put on. Once the ground was dug up, his teacher brought his class out to examine the rock layers exposed in the ground. They were able to see fossils such as coral, clams, and fish. What did this tell them about the environment many years ago?
an ocean once covered the area
the environment was cold and icy.
there was a forest in this area
desert sand covered this area
Which period of geologic time is also known as the age of the dinosaurs?
Cenozoic
Mesozoic
Paleozoic
Pre-cambrian
Rocks contain fossils of woolly mammoths and saber tooth cats are part of which period of geologic time?
Cenozoic
Mesozoic
Paleozoic
Pre-cambrian
Which could result in a mass extinction?
heavy thunderstorms
no rain for long periods of time
alternating dry and wet seasons
rainy seasons followed by short periods of dry weather
Study the symbols representing fossils in the rock layers shown below. Which type o fossil is approximately 438 million years old?
X
diamond
rectangle
star
Chantal visited the La Brea tar pits in California with her family last summer. She learned that the plants that lived in the area 40,000 years ago were not much different from those that live in and around Los Angeles today. What does this information tell scientists?
None of the plants has changed since that time.
The animals that lived then are the same as now.
The climate is not much different from what it was back then.
Yearly rainfall has increased steadily.
Parasitism is a relationship
between two organisms and both benefit.
between two organisms and one is harmed.
between two organisms and one is helped and the other is not harmed.
between two organisms and neither benefit.
The windward side of the mountain has
wet, cool air.
cool and warm blowing.
dry, cool air.
warm, wet air blowing.
Name the three processes of the water cycle. Select 3 answers.
evaporation, perspiration, and condensation
evaporation, condensation, and precipitation
evaporation
condensation
The leeward side of the mountain has
cool, wet air.
warm, wet air.
cool, dry air.
hot, wet air.
What two subjects did Newton like studying?
motion and forces
energy and matter
solids and liquids
changes in states of matter
Select each type of heat transfer. Name three.
precipitation
conduction
radiation
convection
Faults or cracks in earth's surface create ________________.
hurricanes
volcanoes
earthquakes
tornados
Heat transfer with the sun's rays is _______________________.
radiation
condensation
precipitation
conduction
When heavy rains occur while apple orchards are in bloom, the apple crop the following fall is much smaller than normal. Which kind of information is this?
an inference
a prediction
a hypothesis
an observation
According to the theory of plate tectonics,
Earth’s crust consists of one single plate.
Earth’s plates move slowly and constantly.
Earth’s surface has not changed over time.
Earth’s plates move at the same speed as Earth rotates on its axis.
The two factors that combine to keep the planets in orbit are
gravity and orbital speed.
orbital speed and mass.
mass and inertia.
gravity and inertia.
Fossils of the freshwater reptile Mesosaurus have been found in Africa and South America. What does this evidence suggest?
Glaciers connected Africa and South America.
Africa and South America used to be a single landmass, and they have since split apart.
Freshwater reptiles of the past were able to swim in the salt water of the ocean.
The reptiles were driven to different parts of the world.
Natural gas is considered a nonrenewable resource because
it takes millions of years to form.
it is very expensive to make.
it produces pollution when burned.
it cannot be used to generate electricity.
What word describes a trait that helps an organism survive in its environment?
natural selection
mutation
camouflage
adaptation
What is magnetic force?
A force exerted by electrically charged particles
A force exerted by magnets that can be felt by objects near a magnet
A force exerted by magnets that makes an object become electrically charged
A force exerted by a magnet only when it physically touches an object
What is responsible for creating a magnetic field around Earth?
Earth's crust
Earth's iron core
Earth's mantle
Earth's atmosphere
The animal lived in water
The animal blended in well with its environment.
The animal had many offspring each year
The animal migrated long distances to find food
The combined mass of the glass and its contents is the same before and after the ice melts
The combined mass of the glass and its contents is less after the ice melts
The contents of the glass are wet before and after the ice melts
The contents of the glass are colorless before and after the ice melts
2 times
3 times
4 times
5 times
1 and 3
2 and 3
3 and 4
2 and 4
Organisms have three different types of behaviors. Some of these behaviors are natural responses called instincts. Other behaviors are learned through the use of an organism's sense through interactions with the environment.
Which THREE behaviors are examples of instincts?
birds returning to a bird feeder for food
monkeys using tools
ants living in a colony
sea turtles swimming
geese flying in a group
The combined mass of the glass and its contents is the same before and after the ice melts
The combined mass of the glass and its contents is less after the ice melts
The contents of the glass are wet before and after the ice melts
The contents of the glass are colorless before and after the ice melts
The Milky Way galaxy is larger than galaxy M31
The Milky Way galaxy is the same shape as the Pegasus Dwarf galaxy
The Milky Way galaxy is a different shape than galaxy M32
The Milky Way galaxy is smaller than the Triangulum galaxy
1
2
3
4
5
1
2
3
4
Which question can BEST be answered using the data collected from the investigation?
Do students with less mass move faster?
Does having more wheels make you faster?
Does it take longer to get to school than to home?
Which student takes the least time to travel a mile?
Which is the next phase?
Which of these show the phases of the moon as it changes from full moon to new moon?
season
climate
weather
moon phase
Students want to find out how much liquid soap is in a container. Which tool would be used to measure the volume of the liquid soap in milliliters?
ruler
pan balance
thermometer
graduated cylinder
Students were making observations of a pond. Which units should the students use tor record the temperature of the pond water?
miles per hour
grams
degrees Celsius
liters
Which best describes the change when water is frozen?
A liquid changes to a gas
A gas changes to a solid
A liquid changes to a solid.
A solid changes to a liquid.
Some students are studying the birds in the area. They want to determine if they prefer one type of seed over the other. Which type of setup will help them determine the answer to this question?
Years ago, scientists were working with different types of energy. The scientists found a form of energy that could travel through solid objects. This energy could be used to make images of the solid objects. This discovery led to the use of which tool?
a scale
a microscope
a thermometer
an x-ray machine
A group of students want to know if two different frozen substances will melt at the same rate. What is the best way to set up the investigation?
Which object is most likely translucent?
The ability to rust is a
Physical property
Chemical property
The element sulfur smells like rotten eggs. This is an example of a
Physical property
Chemical property
The element iron is very magnetic. This is an example of a
Physical property
chemical property
A property of matter that can be measured or observed without changing the substance of which it is made, is an example of a
Physical property
Chemical property
Organisms better suited to their environment survive easier and longer than those who aren't
Natural Selection
Adaption
Artificial Selection
Speciation
Species movement from one location to another due to climate or a food source.
Hibernation
Migration
Dormancy
Pollination
The action of an organism changing to better suit its new or old environment.
Natural Selection
Physical Trait
Camouflage
Adaptation
Ocean currents that flow from the equator are
cold
polar
stationary
warm
Which process in the water cycle causes water vapor to rise?
evaporation
condensation
condensation and evaporation
precipitation
Most of the world's water is in the _______________.
oceans and lakes
oceans
lakes and streams
glaciers and ice caps
Which of these keeps a satellite in orbit around Earth?
the shape of the satellite
the mass of the satellite
the magnetic force of the Earth
the gravitational pull of the Earth
Which would be an example of a parasitic relationship? Select two answers of the four.
Leech on a host
Dog frolicking in the grass
Hookworm in a dog
Egret bird riding on a moose
An organism that eats other organisms is a____________________. Select all that apply.
prey
predator
consumer
herbivore
An organism that eats other organisms is a____________________. Select all that apply.
prey
predator
consumer
herbivore
Children get _________________traits from both parents.
inherited traits
acquired traits
learned behavior
mimicking
What type of changes to Earth's surface occur because of plate movement? Select all that apply.
volcanoes
earthquakes
mountain formation
rivers and flooding
Which is an example of a physical property? Select two of the four.
cutting paper into pieces
burning paper
wadding up paper
bleaching paper
Which list show the correct listing of the planets in the solar system?
Mercury, Mars, Venus, Earth, Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, and Neptune
Neptune, Uranus, Jupiter, Saturn, Earth, Mars, Venus, Mercury
Mercury, Saturn, Mars, Earth, Venus, Jupiter, and Uranus
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
What planet is a twin to Earth?
Uranus
Mercury
Mars
Venus
How are the planets in the solar system identified? select three answers
inner planets
outer planets
gas and rocky planets
platinum and titanium planets
What planet has been explored by man more than others?
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
What type plates create mountains and earthquakes?
sliding plates
converging plates
diverging plates
converging and diverging plates
