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100
Earth's sphere that includes Earth's interior, rocks, minerals, and landforms.
What is Geosphere?
100
How does water move from the ocean to the atmosphere?
What is Evaporation?
100
Global ocean currents affect weather conditions around the world. What produces surface ocean currents?
A.a drop in air pressure
B.an increase in humidity
C.large ships moving through ocean waters
D.friction of wind against the ocean's surface
What is friction of wind against the ocean's surface?
100
On a cold morning, Jenny waited for the bus. Jenny's hands were cold, so she rubbed them together to warm them. Which force helped Jenny warm her hands?
A.electricity
B.friction
C.gravity
D.tension
What is friction?
100
Which of these objects is made of cells?
A.rocks
B.snow
C.trees
D.water
What is trees?
200
Why does convection cause cool oceans to produce sea breezes?
A.Cool air rises from the ocean and travels inland.
B.Warm air rises from the ocean and travels inland.
C.Cool air rises from the land and travels to the ocean.
D.Warm air rises from the land and travels to the ocean.
What is Warm air rises from the land and travels to the ocean?
200
A water bottle is shown sitting upright. Then it is shown upside down. The water always moves toward the lowest part of the bottle.
Which force is responsible for moving the water to the lowest part of the bottle?
A.electric
B.friction
C.gravity
D.magnetic
What is gravity?
200
Which organelles are found in plant cells but not in animal cells?
A.vacuoles
B.chloroplasts
C.cell membranes
D.cytoplasm
What is chloroplasts?
300
Students in a science class are given materials to set up a model of the Sun and Earth.
They are given the following materials:
aquarium
soil
plants
small containers for water
heat lamp
What is the main heat transfer process involved in transferring energy from the lamp to the other parts of the model?
What is Radiation?
300
Which statement explains what would happen if Earth was not tilted on its axis?
A.There would be no change of seasons.
B.There would be colder winters around the equator.
C.The sun’s radiation would be the same over the whole of Earth’s surface.
D.The Northern Hemisphere would become warmer than the Southern Hemisphere.
What is There would be no change of seasons?
300
Which of these statements best describes weather?
A.It rained 2 centimeters this morning.
B.This month, it rained on 9 out of 30 days.
C.The average yearly rainfall for this city is 42 centimeters.
D.This summer, the city had 5 more rainy days than last summer.
What is It rained 2 centimeters this morning?
300
Which job is performed by the cell wall of a plant?
A.maintaining shape
B.controlling functions
C.breaking down materials
D.passing on genetic material
What is maintaining shape?
300
Which statement provides a reason why a scientific theory could change?
A.Scientists repeat the experiments associated with the theory.
B.Scientists find new evidence that does not fit the theory.
C.The theory is published in a scientific journal.
D.The theory is over one hundred years old.
What is Scientists find new evidence that does not fit the theory?
400
The illustration shows four layers of Earth’s atmosphere. Each layer serves as a filter, blocking some radiation from outer space while allowing other radiation to pass through.
Which layer of the atmosphere receives the least amount of radiation?
What is the Troposhere?
400
Which example shows an interaction between the biosphere and the geosphere, due to a forest fire?
A.Smoke from the fire makes it difficult for animals to breathe.
B.Ash blows away and falls many kilometers away from the fire.
C.The fire decreases the number of live tree roots to hold soil in place.
D.Moisture is removed from trees and other plants from the hot air around the fire.
What is The fire decreases the number of live tree roots to hold soil in place?
400
This map shows the global wind patterns found on Earth.
Which number labeled on the map shows the wind pattern known as the prevailing westerlies?
A.1
B.2
C.3
D.4
What is 2?
400
Florida is affected by a variety of natural disasters. Which of the following natural disasters is of the least concern for the residents of Florida?
A.wild fires
B.sinkholes
C.hurricanes
D.earthquakes
What is earthquakes?
400
Brian rides his bike down a hill without needing to use the pedals. Which sentence best describes the change in energy that is occurring?
A.Kinetic energy is created from potential energy.
B.Kinetic energy is being stored as potential energy.
C.Potential energy is transformed into kinetic energy.
D.Potential energy is being destroyed by kinetic energy.
What is potential energy is transformed into kinetic energy?
500
The atmosphere is a layer of gases that surround Earth and interacts with the geoshpere, biosphere, and hydrosphere. Which of the following statements describes the interaction that would most likely happen on Earth if the atmosphere did not exist?
A.The hydrosphere would change, and it would rain all the time.
B.More radiation would reach Earth’s surface and harm the biosphere.
C.The geosphere would change, and the process of erosion would speed up.
D.The temperature on Earth would become warmer and change the hydrosphere.
What is More radiation would reach Earth’s surface and harm the biosphere?
500
When energy from the Sun reaches Earth, the energy is not absorbed at the same rate by the air, the land, or the surface water.
What does the uneven absorption rate of solar energy by air, land, and surface water cause to Earth?
A.the rotation of Earth
B.the tilt of Earth's axis
C.the change from winter to summer
D.the change in global air circulations
What is the tilt of Earth's axis?
500
After a winter of rainy days followed by very cold temperatures, a piece of rock on a mountain trail has a large crack in it. What caused this crack to occur?
A.deposition
B.erosion
C.chemical weathering
D.physical weathering
What is Physical Weathering?
500
When tiny droplets in the atmosphere collect on dust particles, combine into larger droplets, and cling together, they form clouds. What is the name for this part of the water cycle?
A.condensation
B.evaporation
C.precipitation
D.transpiration
What is condensation?
If the racecar began moving faster, how would the line on the graph change?