Life Science
Earth Science
Physical Science
This and That
Hodge Podge
100
When a fox builds a den, it is demonstrating A. instinct. B. dominant traits. C. a physical trait. D. environmental influences.
What is A. instinct.
100
Which of the following is true of mountains? A. They are built up by waves. B. They are built up by water carrying sediment away. C. They are built up when plates push together. D. They are made by rivers cutting through land
What is C. They are built up when plates push together.
100
Copper is to conductor as A. a magnet is to an electromagnet B. charge is to static electricity C. switch is to circuit D. plastic is to insulator
What is D. plastic is to insulator
100
Which is an example of a learned behavior? A. left-handness in a person B. a racoon eating trash C. an opossum lying still when it feels threatened D. an arctic fox turning white in the winter
What is B. a racoon eating trash
100
From what structure do vertebrates get their name? A. skull B. backbone C. number of legs D. ribs
What is B. backbone
200
Which of the following is known as the powerhouse of the cell and gives us energy? A. cell membrane B. chloroplast C. nucleus D. mitochondria
What is D. mitochondria
200
Which of these land forms were LEAST affected by erosion? A. mesa B. plain C. canyon D. sand spit
What is B. plain
200
Two balloons push apart when they are placed close together. What is the BEST explanation? A. They have mixed charges. B. They have the same charge. C. They have opposite charges. D. They are uncharged.
What is B. They have the same charge.
200
All of the following are causes of weathering except A. Wind B. Water C. Plant Roots D. Sediment
What is D. Sediment
200
Which landform is made by wind blowing to make this into a hill? A. sand dune B. canyon C. mountain D. hill
What is B. sand dune
300
Where are threadlike structures called chromosomes that contain our DNA contain in cells? A.Nucleus B.Chloroplast C.Mitosis D.Cell Wall
What is A. Nucleus
300
What is the surface above the most powerful point of an earthquake called? A. fault B. magma C. epicenter D. hot spot
What is C. epicenter
300
Which of the following types of magnets can be switched off when magnetic attraction is not needed? A. bar magnet B. magnetic field C. electromagnet D. static magnet
What is C. electromagnet
300
What kind of change is it when I tear a piece of paper in half? A. physical B. chemical C. both physical and chemical D. neither physical or chemical
What is A. physical
300
What characteristics help scientist classify an organism as an plant? A. It is made up of many cells and feeds on other living or once living things. B. It is made up of many cells and absorbs food from its surroundings. C. It is made up of one cell and makes its own food. D. It is made up of many cells and makes its own food.
What is D. It is made up of many cells and makes its own food.
400
What is another name for inherited behaviors? A.Recessive traits B.Chromosomes C.Instincts D.Factors
What is C. Instincts
400
Which of the following is formed when groundwater erodes soft rock? A.landslide B.mudslide C.earthquake D.sinkhole
What is D. sinkhole
400
A student measures the mass of a whole orange. He cuts up the orange and measures the mass again. What is TRUE about the orange's mass before and after it was cut up? A. It was greater when it was whole. B. It is greater in pieces. C. It is the same whole or cut up. D. It is less when it is a whole.
What is C. It is the same whole or cut up.
400
Which material would not make a good insulator? A.Plastic B. Metal C. Rubber D. Cloth
What is B. Metal
400
What is an electric circuit with only one pathway for current? A. electric field B. short circuit C. parallel circuit D. series circuit
What is D. series circuit
500
What is the largest group of invertebrates? A. Mollusks B. Arthropods C. Arachnids D. Fish
What is B. Arthropods
500
What happens to a river when slow moving water deposits sediments on its sides? A. The river changes course. B. The river becomes narrower. C. The river becomes deeper. D. The river becomes shallower.
What is B. The river becomes narrower.
500
As the temperature of water increases from 100 degrees C to 0 degrees C, what changes of state does it pass through - going from hottest to coldest? A. ice, water vapor, liquid water B. liquid water, ice, water vapor C. ice, liquid water, water vapor D. water vapor, liquid water, ice
What is D. water vapor, liquid water, ice
500
What kind of trait appears if an organism has only one factor, or gene, for that trait? A. Recessive Trait B. Genes C. Dominant Trait D. No Trait
What is C. Dominant Trait
500
What is a benefit to using levees as a flood control measure? A. They prevent sediment from being carried down a river. B. They prevent rivers from overflowing their banks. C. They absorb the water during a flood. D. They protect the structures build on them from damage.
What is B. They prevent rivers from overflowing their banks
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