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WorksheetsSCIENCE WORLD "GOLF BALL CLEANUP"
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
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Which of the following BEST describes augmented reality?
a completely immersive computer-generated environment
computer-generated images of artwork
computer-generated images that are overlaid on people’s surroundings
a video game that uses realistic images
. Many electronic devices calculate their locations on Earth by receiving ______________ from satellites.
radio waves
light waves
gamma waves
wireless internet
3. How is the element lead harmful to people?
It causes bacterial infections
It affects brain development
It causes food poisoning.
It can cause allergic reactions.
. Lead pollution has ______________ since 2007.
increased
decreased
stayed the same
been eliminated
A giant crystal-filled geode in the south of Spain took ______________ to form.
hundreds of years
thousands of years
a few months
millions of years
What did scientists find when they studied Snowball the cockatoo’s dance moves?
Snowball had learned all the dance moves from his owner.
Snowball can copy any dance move
Many of Snowball’s dance moves were completely original.
Snowball was able to learn so many dance moves because he’s more intelligent than any bird ever known.
How do scientists classify earthquakes?
by their magnitude
by their location
by their depth
by their level of destruction
What percentage of earthquakes did scientists find were preceded by foreshocks?
5 percent
27 percent
72 percent
98 percent
Inventor Franky Zapata’s flyboard uses spinning blades within turbine engines to generate ______________.
friction
thrust
gravity
magnetism
Scientists analyzed bees’ ______ to gather information about the pollutants in the environment around Vancouver, British Columbia.
hives
pollination
honey
flight patterns
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The experiment described in the text was designed to test the hypothesis that stripes help zebras stay cooler in the sun
TRUE
FALSE
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One piece of evidence that helped Tim Caro form his hypothesis about zebras is that the animals rarely catch diseases that are carried by horseflies.
TRUE
FALSE
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According to Caro’s experiment, a horsefly approaching a zebra flies slower than one approaching a horse
TRUE
FALSE
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Caro’s data showed that more horseflies landed on parts of horses covered in zebra-patterned blankets than on solid colors.
TRUE
FALSE
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From Caro’s results, you can conclude that a zebra’s black-and-white stripes change the behavior of horseflies.
TRUE
FALSE
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. temperature at which a substance turns from a gas to a liquid
condensation point
Evaporation
Dew Point
Relative humidity
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. inert element that typically occurs as a gas and is lighter than air
Hydrogen
aerosol
Ozone
Helium
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natural supply of something that is being used up faster than it can be replaced
non-renewable resource
infinite resource
Latent Resource
Organic Resource
. substance that pollutes something else
Inert substance
magnetic substance
intergrader
contaminant
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doesn’t react
Bashful substance
inert substance
Metallic substance
Redox substance
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. method of seeing inside bodies that uses very cold magnets
Freon regulated field
Echocardiogram
magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
Sonagram
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. the most common element in the universe
hydrogen
Helium
Oxygen
Nitrogen
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measure of the amount of mass in a given volume
Weight
Basal Mass
Destiny
density
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smallest particle of an element
Electron
atom
Proton
Neutron
Molecule
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describing a material that doesn’t allow gases or liquids to flow through it
Permeable
. impermeable
Fragile
immobile
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A prosthesis is a(n) ____________________________ body part.
artificial
inexpensive
Preen
Plastic
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To find out if Winter the dolphin’s prosthesis was comfortable, scientists searched for spots where it rubbed using a ____________________________.
heat sensing camera
barometer
thermometer
sonar
Their experience fitting Winter with a replacement tail helped scientists develop ____________________________, which many people use to make their own prostheses fit more comfortably.
Aquaphor
chap stick
winters-gel
prosthetic healing lotion
. One important function of a bird’s beak is to ____________________________ its feathers.
Preen
polish
pluck
distribute
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Some damaged body parts, including a bird’s beak, can ____________________________ over time.
Regenerate
Disintergrate
Ingrow
fuse together
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. A ____________________________ creates solid objects by building up layers of materials such as plastic or metal.
Laser Printer
Turbine
3-D Printer
Nuclear Reactor
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One advantage of printing prostheses instead of using traditional methods to make them is that printed ones can be more easily ____________________________.
Negated
Modified
Justified
Approved
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The rods used to help fit Oscar the cat’s new paws were coated in hydroxyapatite to encourage ____________________________ to grow.
Bone
Muscle
Red Blood Cells
Skin
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. Scientists used a ____________________________ to determine the correct dimensions for a new prosthesis when Mr. Stubbs the alligator outgrew his old artificial tail.
Computer Models
3-D Printer
Graph Paper
EEG
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____________________________ is often used to make prostheses because of its soft surface.
Play-dough
Modeling Clay
Silicone
Plastic
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What observation did Alex Weber make that caused her to take action about golf balls in waterways?
She discovered hundreds of golf balls washing up on the beach.
She noticed many golfers at Pebble Beach hitting golf balls into the ocean.
She saw a lot of plastic ball packaging being left around the Pebble Beach golf courses each day.
Every time she dove off Pebble Beach, she found the ocean floor covered with golf balls.
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. In which type of water environment would you expect a golf ball to take the longest to break down?
in a small lake
in a quickly moving river
near shore in the ocean
on the beach
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Which of the following is NOT a reason that golf balls in the ocean are harmful?
They float and block sunlight from entering the water
They release plastic particles that animals can then eat
The soft plastic core breaks down over time in the ocean currents.
They contain toxic chemicals that leach into the water.
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At which stage will a golf ball release the most microplastics?
when the glossy surface becomes dull
once the inner core is exposed
when the writing on the ball disappears
as soon as the ball’s dimples wear away
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What step did Alex and the scientists take to try to convince other people to do something about golf balls in bodies of water?
They gathered evidence about how many golf balls were released into bodies of water.
They presented possible solutions that golf courses could use to reduce the number of balls that entered bodies of water
They published their research in a major scientific journal.
All of the selections are true
