Matter
Motion
Weather
Ecosystems
Living Things
100

Which of the following are physical changes?

A.  paper burning

B.  water turning to water vapor

C.  ice cream melting

D.  bake bread

B and C

100

Which surface will most likely increase speed?

A.  rocks

B.  sand

C.  tile


tile
100

What type of storm forms over warm waters and has a calm eye?

Hurricane

100

Which terrestrial biome is located near the equator?

tropical rainforest

100

Mary has beautiful handwriting, purple hair, and freckles.  Which characteristic is inherited?

freckles

200

Why do sidewalks have a gap between each section?

The sections expand in heat and may crack, so the gap gives the sections space to expand.

200

How would increasing the mass of a car affect its motion?

More mass will slow the motion.

200

What 2 parts of the water cycle occur when the sun provides heat?

evaporation and transpiration
200

If a drought caused many plants to die in a ecosystem, which organisms would be most affected?

herbivores or primary consumers

200

Cells from tissue and tissue joins to form _______.

organs

300

If you cook all the pancake mix and make a delicious stack of pancakes, what will be true about the mass of the mix and cooked pancakes?

The mix and the pancakes will have an EQUAL mass.
300

What force will cause a soccer ball to slow down as it rolls through thick grass?

friction
300
The weather today is sunny, clear and cool.  What type of air pressure is this?

High 

300

Which aquatic biome is a place where salt and freshwater mix and a helpful flood buffer when hurricanes come ashore?

estuary

300

Which body system creates new red blood cells?

skeletal system

400

What material are most pans for cooking made of? 

metals

400

Draw a distance and time graph that matches this story:

Tom leaves and friend's house running towards home. He sees a dog and stops to pet him for a few minutes.  Tom continues home at a walk.  

Teacher will check.
400

What warm current flows in the Atlantic and brings mild temperatures to North Carolina's coast?

The Gulf Stream

400

A raccoon eats plant seeds from my bird feeder and salmon cat food from my cat's dish outside.  What type of consumer is the raccoon?

omnivore

400

When a spider builds a web, what type of behavior is this?  

Learned         Inherited         Instinctive

Instinctive

500

Which are examples of a chemical reaction?

A.  Two liquids mix and form foaming bubbles

B.  A liquid and powder mix and the powder dissolves

C.  Two liquids mix and the temperature rises

A and C

500

A car travels 195 miles in 3 hours.  What is the car's average speed?

65 mph

500

What type of weather front may bring shifting winds, precipitation, and then cooler temperatures?

Cold Front

500

What does the Tundra and the Desert have in common?

Both are dry with less than 10 inches of precipitation per year.  Both have poor soil.  

500

What two body systems are responsible for getting oxygen to our cells?

Respiratory and Circulatory