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
Which of the following is a conductor? A. aluminum B. rubber C. copper D. plastic
What is c: copper
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 found in plant cells but not in animal cells? A. cell membrane B. chloroplast C. nucleus D. mitochondria
What is B. chloroplast
200
The part of the Earth is divided into plates?
What is the crust.
200
Two balloons move closer 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 C. They have opposite charges.
200
Which of the following is an adaptation for a plant in the dessert? A. green leaves or stems B. Needles to help prevent animals from eating it C. Long, deep roots D. Lots of leaves and flowers
B. Needles to help prevent animals from eating it
200
Which landform is carved by running water? A. sand dune B. canyon C. mountain D. hill
What is B. canyon
300
Which of the following is a mixture? A. a soda B. bag of trail mix snack C. laundry detergent liquid D. salt water
What is B. bag of trail mix snack
300
How are physical and chemical weathering similar
they both break rocks down into smaller pieces
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
Which of the following is a nonliving factor in an aquatic environment? A. oxygen B. algea C. parasites D. bacteria
What is a: Oxygen
300
What characteristics help scientist classify an organism as an animal? 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 A. It is made up of many cells and feeds on other living or once living things.
400
Mendel's experiments with pea plants showed that the plant that was in the sunlight, grew more than the plant that was in the closet. What type of variable is the amount of sun light each plant received?
What is the independent variable
400
A river pours into the ocean. Earth materials are depositing over a wide area. Which land form is likely to form? A. Alluvial Fan B. Delta C. Valley D.Mountain
B delta
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
Sea grass has begun to grow on a sand dune. How is the sea grass MOST likely to affect the sand dune? A.) The dune will move toward the land. B.) The dune will move toward the ocean. C.) The dune will erode more slowly and may even grow. D.) The dune will erode more quickly.
What is C.) The dune will erode more slowly and may even grow.
400
What does an electromagnet have that a bar magnet does not have? A. electric field B. coil of wire C. magnetic poles D. magnetic field
What is B. coil of wire
500
Mendel's experiments with pea plants showed that the plant that was in the sunlight, grew more than the plant that was in the closet. What type of variable is the height of the plants' growth?
The dependent variable.
500
Which factors cause particles of earth material to settle sooner when they are traveling down a river? A. large particle size B. a steep slope C. water that moves quickly D. a large amount of flowing water
What is a: large particle size
500
As the temperature of water increases from 0 degrees C to 100 degrees C, what changes of state does it pass through - going from coldest to hottest? A. ice, water vapor, liquid water B. liquid water, ice, water vapor C. water vapor, ice, liquid water D. ice, liquid water, water vapor
What is D. ice, liquid water, water vapor
500
The lights being turned off is an example of what kind of circuit? A. Simple circuit B.Open Circuit C. Parallel Circuit D. Closed circuit
D Closed circuit
500
What is a benefit to using floodplains 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 C. They absorb the water during a flood.
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