Light-colored areas on the Moon are _____.
A. maria
B. highlands
C. moon phases
D. high cliffs
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What are highlands?
100
Which statement is true?
A. Earth spins on its axis.
B. The moon revolves around Earth.
C. Both Earth and the Moon revolve around the Sun.
D. All of the above
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What is All of the above?
100
The scientific method is a process for experimentation that is used to explore observations and answer questions. What is the first step in completing the scientific method?
A. project experimentation
B. hypothesis
C. find a problem/question
D. research
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What is find a problem/question?
100
Name the three types of mangrove trees found in the Florida Keys.
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What are black, white and red?
100
We are a diverse group of organisms that live in the water column of large bodies of water and that cannot swim against a current.
GO
What is plankton?
200
Dark areas on the Moon’s surface created by lava flows are _____.
A. highlands
B. nebulas
C. maria
D. craters
GO
What are maria?
200
What is the Sun?
A. star
B. galaxy
C. planet
D. solar system
GO
What is a star?
200
In the conclusion of an experiment, can you leave out experimental results that do not support your
hypothesis?
A. No
B. Yes
GO
What is No?
200
I am the scientific name for oatmeal algae.
GO
What is halimeda?
200
This type of shark causes the most injuries each year.
GO
What is a nurse shark?
300
Meteorites striking the surface of the Moon created _____.
A. highlands
B. craters
C. the crust
D. a dense iron core
GO
What are craters?
300
Bright streaks extending away from the crater sometimes for great distances, composed of ejecta material.
GO
What is a ray?
300
The most valid and reliable test of the hypothesis, more pine seeds germinate after a forest fire, would include an experimental group of pine seeds that was recovered from a fire area and pine seeds that were _____.
A. found before a fire.
B. placed in a fire.
C. germinated after a fire.
D. tolerant of a fire.
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What is A. found before a fire?
300
The _____ mangrove tree has “breathing tubes” for its roots.
A. red
B. white
C. black
D. purple
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What is black?
300
Which of the following statements about invasive species is true?
A. The invasive species may compete with native species for habitat or food.
B. Invasive species are not subject to natural selection.
C. Invasive species play an important role by keeping populations of prey species below their carrying capacity.
D. None of the above.
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What is The invasive species may compete with native species for habitat or food?
400
What causes the phases of the moon?
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What is The phases of the Moon depend on its position in relation to the Sun and Earth. As the Moon makes its way around the Earth, we see the bright parts of the Moon's surface at different angles?
400
What is the relationship between meteor size and the size of the crater?
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What is the greater the mass of the impactor, the larger the diameter of the crater?
400
Which sentence best states the importance of using control groups?
A.Control groups provide a method by which statistical variability can be reduced
B.Control groups allow comparison between subjects receiving a treatment and those receiving no treatment
C.Control groups eliminate the need for statistical tests and simplify calculations
D.Control groups eliminate the need large sample sizes, reducing the number of measurement needed
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What is B.Control groups allow comparison between subjects receiving a treatment and those receiving no treatment?
400
We are closely associated with mangrove and seagrass communities, providing protection from wave and storm damage.
GO
What are coral reefs?
400
Corals are part of a group of organisms called Cnidarians. Name three more organisms in the Cnidarian class.
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What are jellyfish, sea anemones, and sea fans?
500
Give an example of a moon myth and the reasoning behind it. (How does the myth describe something about the Moon?)
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What is
o The Moon and His Sister - dark spots on the Moon
o Bahloo, Moon Man - phases of the Moon
o Tale of the Rabbit - dark spots on the Moon
o Rona and the Moon - dark spots on the Moon
o Father Moon - phases of the Moon
500
Gene Shoemaker is important to space history because _____.
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What is he was a geologist and astronomer that studied impact craters?
500
A student wanted to study the effect of temperature on algae levels in a local stream. Which items are most useful for gathering data and most appropriate for communicating the results of her observations?
A.Microscopes and written descriptions of weather patterns
B.Research on the Internet and videotapes of water samples
C.pH strips and written observations of stream water
D.Test tubes, thermometers, and graphs of results
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What is D. test tubes, thermometers, and graphs of results?
500
These are the most abundant habitat within the Keys and when combined with those to the north in the Florida Bay, create the most extensive ___________ in the world.
What are seagrass meadows?
500
Name the 7 senses of sharks.
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What are smell, taste, touch, eyesight, hearing, electricity and vibrations (lateral line).