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Earth gets most of its light from: the stars, the Sun, the Moon, or other planets?
Which cell structure is found in plant cells, but not in animal cells: cell wall, nucleus, cell membrane, or cytoplasm?
Which term identifies a group of cells of the same type working together to perform a common function: microbe, tissue, gene, or hormone?
What is the main function of the respiratory system: circulation of blood, production of hormones, digestion of food, or exchange of gases?
Abnormal cell division causes which health problem: infection, aging, cancer, or weight gain?
Organisms are classified as producers or consumers according to the way they: obtain energy, release wastes, produce offspring, or move from place to place?
Which property of a mineral is tested by scratching it on a glass plate: conductivity, density, melting point, or hardness?
The change in the direction of a ray of light as it enters the water is called: absorption, refraction, reflection, or transmission?
Earth’s surface has a relatively thin, solid outer shell called the: atmosphere, mantle, lithosphere, or outer core?
The gravitational force between two objects is most affected by their: motion and volume, motion and distance apart, mass and volume, or mass and distance apart?
Which process results in the formation of water on the outside of a cold glass of iced tea on a warm day: melting, condensation, freezing, or evaporation?
Approximately how many weeks will it take the Moon to move from a full moon to a new moon: 1, 2, 3, or 4?
Warm air rising in the atmosphere is an example of heat being transferred by: absorption, convection, conduction, or radiation?
As a candle burns, the chemical energy stored in the wax is transformed into: heat and light, heat and magnetism, electricity and light, or electricity and magnetism?
An organism that contains chloroplasts is able to produce food by the process of: photosynthesis, respiration, reproduction, or digestion?
Which two human body systems work together to perform locomotion: muscular and skeletal systems, respiratory and endocrine systems, reproductive and circulatory systems, or digestive and excretory systems?
Muscular and Skeletal Systems
What is the main factor that prevents the growth of tropical plants in the northern part of the United States: predators, overpopulation, pollutants, or climate?
Which activity involves only a physical change: grinding coffee beans, baking cookies, acid bubbling on rock, or exploding fireworks?
Gravity is the primary force responsible for: the reflection of sound energy, the flow of electricity in a closed circuit, keeping planets in orbit around the Sun, or refracting light energy?
Keeping planets in orbit around the Sun
Which Earth layer contains convection currents that are believed to be responsible for the movement of Earth’s tectonic plates: crust, outer core, mantle, or inner core?
What will form when sedimentary rock is exposed to heat and/or pressure: magma, igneous rock, sediments, or metamorphic rock?
Which physical property of the rock is being measured using a graduated cylinder: volume, mass, solubility, or hardness?
As water is heated, the motion of the water molecules will generally: decrease, stay the same, increase, or all of the above?
Which form of energy is almost always produced during energy transformations: heat, light, electricity, or sound?
Which energy source is nonrenewable: solar, biomass, wind, or fossil fuels?