Living Things
Question 1) Which two objects labeled in the diagram are nonliving?
16) How long does it take Earth to complete one path around the Sun?
D) One year
20) 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?
D) gravity
19) Hard, light-colored and smooth are observations that describe a
A) glass marble
7) Whales have thick blubber to help keep them warm in cold ocean waters and protect them from injury. The blubber of a whale is?
Question 2) Which process causes a giraffe to become taller?
B) growth
17) The diagram shows the changing appearance of?
A) the Moon as it revolves around Earth
24) Which color of a shirt would absorb the most sunlight?
D) Black
21) Which tool would be used to find the weight of a balloon that is filled with water?
C) spring scale
8) The sequence of changes in the diagram is called?
3) A basic need of both plants and animals is?
D) Water
18) Which process causes a wet towel to become dry?
B) Evaporation
26) Which box is under the box with a mass of 50 grams?
D) Box D
22) In order for the car to be moved by the magnet, the car must contain which material?
B) metal
11) In which example is the organism defending itself?
D) A skunk produces an odor
4) An example of an inherited trait is?
13) Warmer temperatures can cause a deer to rub against trees to remove heavy clumps of fur. This behavior is helping the deer to?
B) feel cooler
27) 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?
B) friction
23) Ice is solid water that has
A) a definite shape and a definite volume
12) Animals that eat other animals for food are classified as?
B) Predators
6) Which plant structure makes seeds?
B) Flower
10) 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?
C) Migration
29) Which type of simple machine is represented by the letter A
C) pulley
28) A boy can see his face when he looks into a mirror. Which physical property of the mirror makes this happen?
14) Which sequence shows the order of energy flow in a food chain?
C) Sun, Grass, Rabbit, Owl