Nature of Science
Earth Science
Space Science
Physical Science
Life Science
100
Educated guess using what you know and what you observe.
A. HYPOTHESIS B. Data C. Conclusion D. Observation
100
Which of the following is most important to Earth's water Cycle?
A. clouds B. mountains C. oceans D. trees
100
The Earth orbit's the sun. Yet the sun appears to move through the sky. For example, the sun always appears to rise in the east and set in the west. What is responsible for this apparent motion of the sun?
A. Earth's size B. Earth's orbit C. Earth's rotation D. Earth's revolution
100
any living thing.
What is an organism.
100
large geographic areas with similar climates and ecosystems; includes tundra, taiga, desert, temperate deciduous forest, temperate rain forest, tropical rain forest, and grassland.
What is a biome.
200
An experiment without the Variable.
What is a control experiment.
200
Wind, water, and ice are involved in both weathering and erosion. However, weathering and erosion are two different processes. Which sentence states a difference between weathering and erosion?
A. Erosion moves rock, weathering breaks it down. B. Weathering moves rocks, erosion breaks it down. C. Erosion breaks down rocks but doesn't move them. D. Weathering moves rocks without breaking them down.
200
In space, there are many different objects. An astronomer would see a group of stars, gas, and dust with a telescope. How would an astronomer classify this object?
A. galaxy B. planet C. solar system D. universe
200
total number of individuals of one species occupying the same area.
What is a population.
200
model that shows the amount of energy available at each feeding level in an ecosystem.
What is an ENERGY PYRAMID.
300
Janice found two sea shells when she went to the beach. They appear to be almost the same size, but they have different shapes. How could she determine if their volume is the same?
A. Weigh each one on a scale to see which is the heaviest. B. Fill each one with water to see which will hold the most. C. Measure the length of each one with a measuring tape to see which is longest. D. Drop each one in a beaker of water to see which raises the water level the most.
300
Devin's family is building a house. His parents want to use a renewable energy source to provide energy for the house. Which of the following could they use?
A. coal B. natural gas C. oil D. solar energy
300
While looking at the sky one night, Tom saw a streak of light across the sky. tom's father told him the light was produced by a small chunk of rock passing through earth's atmosphere. Which of the following terms best describes what Tom saw?
A. asteroid B. comet C. meteor D. meteorite
300
all the populations of different species that live in an ecosystem.
What is a community.
300
model describing how nitrogen moves from the atmosphere to the soil, to living organisms, and then back to the atmosphere.
What is the Nitrogen Cycle.
400
Ethan is investigating a snail's response to stimuli. He put the following substances on each corner of a paper towel: syrup, lemon juice, vinegar and water. Then he put a snail in the center of the paper towel to see how it would respond. Which observation is evidence of the snail's response to stimuli?
A. The snail likes the water. B. The snail preferred the vinegar C. The snail moved toward the syrup D. The snail does not like lemon juice.
400
What type of cloud is most associated with thunderstorms?
A. cirrus B. cumulonimbus C. cumulus D. stratus
400
There are many objects in our solar system, but only eight of them are planets. What do all planets have in common?
A. They are all made of rock or ice B. They all have rings or moons as satellites. C. They are nearly round and orbit the sun. D. They all rotate on an axis and orbit the earth.
400
all the living organisms that live in an area and the nonliving features of their environment.
What is an ecosystem.
400
model describing how carbon molecules move between the living and nonliving world.
What is the Carbon Cycle.
500
Tina wants to find out if giving a tomato plant liquid plant food increases the number of tomatoes the plant produces. Tina chooses six tomato plants that are the same type and the same size. She gives three of the plants liquid plant food every other day, and gives the three other plants no plant food. She keeps all other factors the same. What data would be most useful for Tina to collect during her experiment?
A. the number of tomatoes that grow on each plant B. the average mass of each group of tomato plants C. the time it takes for each plant to produce a tomato D. the average diameter of the tomatoes on each plant
500
Sheila is organizing the rocks in her collection. She knows that limestone often contains fossils. In which category of rock should she classify these rocks?
A. igneous B. granite C. metamorphic D. sedimentary
500
The moon phase the waxing gibbous usually happens on the 1st of every month. What will the phase be on the 12th of every month?
A. new moon B. first quarter C. full moon D. last quarter
500
part of Earth that supports life, including the top portion of Earth’s crust, the atmosphere, and all the water on Earth’s surface.
What is a biosphere.
500
model describing how carbon dioxide and oxygen move between plants and Animals.
What is the Carbon Dioxide - Oxygen Cycle.
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