Which two objects labeled in the diagram are nonliving?
A) fish and plants
B) grass and deer
C) rocks and water
D) trees and Sun
C) rocks and water
Whales have thick blubber to help keep them warm in cold ocean waters and protect them from injury. The blubber of a whale is...
A) an adaptation to its environment
B) a characteristic used to attract a mate
C) a body structure common to all organisms
D) a waste product that needs to be eliminated
A) an adaptation to its environment
Animals that eat other animals for food are classified as...
A) decomposers
B) predators
C) producers
D) prey
B) predators
How long does it take the Earth to complete one path around the Sun?
A) one day
B) one week
C) one month
D) one year
D) one year
Which tool would be used to find the weight of a balloon that is filled with water?
A) graduated cylinder
B) metric ruler
C) spring scale
D) thermometer
C) spring scale
Which process causes a giraffe to become taller?
A) reproduction
B) growth
C) decomposition
D) movement
B) growth
Your team.....
gets 200 points and can take 200 points from another team!!!
Warmer temperatures can cause a deer to rub against trees to remove clumps of heavy fur. This behavior is helping the deer to...
A) reproduce
B) feel cooler
C) store fat
D) camouflage itself
B) feel cooler
The diagram below shows the changing appearance of an object in space as viewed by an observer in New York State. The diagram shows the changing appearance of...
A) the Moon as it revolves around Earth
B) Earth as it revolves around the Moon
C) the Sun as it revolves around Earth
D) Earth as it revolves around the Sun
A) the Moon as it revolves around Earth
The diagram below shows a student using a magnet to move a toy car across a table made of wood. In order for the car to be moved by the magnet, the car must contain which material?
A) glass
B) metal
C) plastic
D) wood
B) metal
A basic need of both plants and animals is...
A) soil
B) light
C) shelter
D) water
D) water
The diagram below shows the development of a butterfly. This sequence of changes is called...
A) hibernation
B) migration
C) a life span
D) a life cycle
D) a life cycle
Your team...
Which process causes a wet towel to become dry?
A) condensation
B) evaporation
C) precipitation
D) deposition
B) evaporation
Ice is solid water that has...
A) a definite shape and a definite volume
B) a definite shape, but no definite volume
C) no definite shape and no definite volume
D) no definite shape, but a definite volume
A) a definite shape and a definite volume
An example of an inherited trait is...
A) riding a bicycle
B) having a broken arm
C) having brown eyes
D) living in New York State
C) having brown eyes
As the length of daylight shortens and the temperatures cool, geese and some other birds fly south from New York State. This behavioral change is known as...
A) communicating
B) hunting
C) migration
D) hibernation
C) migration
Which sequence shows the order of energy flow in a food chain?
A) Sun > rabbit > grass > owl
B) grass > rabbit > owl > Sun
C) Sun > grass > rabbit > owl
D) owl > rabbit > grass > Sun
C) Sun > grass > rabbit > owl
Hard, light-colored, and smooth are observations that describe a...
A) glass marble
B) rain cloud
C) cat's fur
D) cotton ball
A) glass marble
Which color of shirt would absorb the most sunlight?
A) white
B) yellow
C) pink
D) black
D) black
Which plant structure makes seeds?
A) stem
B) flower
C) roots
D) leaf
B) flower
In which example is the organism defending itself?
A) A fox smells food.
B) An owl sees a mouse.
C) A bee lands on a colorful flower.
D) A skunk produces an odor.
D) A skunk produces an odor.
When a beaver senses a predator approaching, it slaps its tail on the surface of the water. This action is an example of an animal using a body part to...
A) find food
B) attract a mate
C) build a shelter
D) communicate information
D) communicate information
A student drops a button and a nickel, and they both fall to the floor. What causes both of these items to fall to the floor?
A) magnetism
B) electricity
C) sound
D) gravity
D) gravity
Which statement best describes how energy can be harmful?
A) A fire burns down a house.
B) Electricity heats an oven.
C) A lamp lights a house.
D) An alarm clock wakes up a sleeping person.
A) A fire burns down a house.
It is harder to push a box up a ramp with a rough surface than up one with a smooth surface because the rough surface provides more...
A) motion
B) friction
C) gravity
D) magnetism
B) friction
A boy can see his face when he looks into a mirror. Which physical property of the mirror makes this happen?
A) reflectiveness
B) temperature
C) flexibility
D) volume
A) reflectiveness
The diagram below shows a T-shirt hanging on a clothesline. Letter A represents a simple machine. Which simple machine is represented by letter A?
A) lever
B) balance
C) pulley
D) inclined plane
C) pulley
Your team...
loses 400 points.
A student is writing a report about a famous scientist and author, and records the following information:
1. Rachel Carson was born in 1907.
2. She went to school in Pennsylvania.
3. She is the author of the most important science book ever written.
4. Rachel was 11 years old when her first story appeared in a magazine.
Which piece of information is an opinion?
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
C) 3