Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Mixed
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Which would not be a good resource for finding out about a type of rock? a. The internet b. A science book c. An encyclopedia d. A math book
What is a math book
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8. Which is not technology? a. Eyeglasses b. Telescopes c. Learning aids d. Music
What is Music
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Which is one way that scientists classify plants? a. Chloroplasts b. Photosynthesis c. Reproduction d. Chlorphyll
What is Reproduction
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In which type of ecosystem is the ground beneath the surface frozen all year? a. Desert b. Prairie c. Tundra d. Wetland
What is Tundra
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5. Which of the following is not a question a scientist would ask? a. How do islands form? b. What kind of rocks are on Earth’s surface? c. What are books? d. What causes earthquakes?
What is What are books?
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2. Which tool would you use to look at the moon? a. A microscope b. A hands lens c. A telescope d. A thermometer
What is a telescope
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9. What is the first step in the design process? a. Do research b. Develop possible solutions c. Identify the problem d. Test a prototype
What is Identify the problem
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Which adaptation would be useful to an animal that eats nectar from plants? a. Fins b. Wings c. Fast legs d. Short beak
What is Wings
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23. Which of the following is a producer? a. Deer b. Grass c. Hawk d. Dog
What is Grass
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13. What is the main purpose of developing a prototype? a. To see how the product will look b. To figure out how much the product will cost to build c. To test whether or not the product will work d. To find out if people like the product
What is c. To test whether or not the product will work
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3. What does a graduated cylinder measure? a. Mass b. Volume c. Temperature d. Distance
What is Volume
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10. Telescopes, steam engines, and washing machines are all examples of technology. What do all three examples have in common? a. They help people communicate b. They solve problems c. They are used in homes d. They were recently developed
What is They solve problems
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Which is an example of an instinct? a. A spider spins a web b. A child speaks Chinese c. A sea lion balances a ball on its nose d. A dog stays away from skunks
What is a spider spins a web
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24. What is most likely to happen if most of a population of animals dies of disease? a. The food web will stop b. The decomposers will die c. The food web will change d. The producers will also get the disease
What is The food web will change
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Which is not an example of an animal behavior? a. Staying away from predators b. Opening doors that have sensors c. Knowing when to migrate d. Having white feathers
What is having white feathers
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4. Something that you change in an experiment is a. Independent variable b. Controlled variable c. Hypothesis d. Inference
What is independent varaible
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11. An engineer wants to design an electric car. She chooses one solution to build. What should she do next? a. Create a prototype of the design b. Start selling the electric car c. Redesign the electric car d. Determine if people like the design
What is create a prototype of the design
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Which is a waste product of photosynthesis? a. Oxygen b. Carbon dioxide c. Sugar d. Sunlight
What is oxygen
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25. Which of these things are passed along in a food chain? a. Herbivores b. Ecosystems c. Air and sunshine d. Energy and matter
What is Energy and Matter
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20. Which characteristic shows a change due to stimulus in the environment? a. A zebra’s stripes have a different pattern than its parents b. A pea plant grows white flowers c. A turtle pull its head into its shell d. A flounder can change its color
What is A turtle pull its head into its shell
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6. Two scientists get different results for the same experiment. What should they do? a. Use the results from the older scientist b. Use the results from the scientist who finished the experiment first c. Say that both results are correct d. Go over their procedures to see why the results are different.
What is Go over their procedures to see why the results are different.
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12. What is the main advantage of magnetic levitation trains compared to disel-electric trains? a. They are safer b. They are faster c. They are cheaper to build d. They can carry more people
What is They are faster
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What is the function of the sepals of the flower? a. Make pollen b. Make petals c. Make egg cells d. Protect flower buds
What is Protect flower buds
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What is a decomposer? a. a dead animal or plant b. the waste of dead animals and plants c. a consumer that gets energy by eating only plants d. an organism such as an earthworm that eats the remains of animals.
What is an organism such as an earthworm that eats the remains of animals.
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21. How does the bee like appearance of flower help the bee orchid? a. It attracts insects, so the flower is pollinated b. It keeps insects from eating the flower c. It scares people so they will not pick the flower d. It keeps deer from eating the flower
What is a. It attracts insects, so the flower is pollinated
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