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100
When a fox builds a den, it is demonstrating A. instinct. B. dominant traits. C. a physical trait. D. environmental influences.
What is A. instinct.
100
Which of the following is true of mountains? A. They are built up by waves. B. They are built up by water carrying sediment away. C. They are built up when plates push together. D. They are made by rivers cutting through land
What is C. They are built up when plates push together.
100
Copper is to conductor as A. a magnet is to an electromagnet B. charge is to static electricity C. switch is to circuit D. plastic is to insulator
What is D. plastic is to insulator
100
Which example below is a learned behavior? A. The length of your fingers B. Getting the flu C. Running a race D. Blinking
What is C. Running a race
100
From what structure do vertebrates get their name? A. skull B. backbone C. number of legs D. ribs
What is B. backbone
200
Which of the following is found in plant cells but not in animal cells? A. cell membrane B. chloroplast C. nucleus D. mitochondria
What is B. chloroplast
200
A volcano spews hot ash and lava that burns down houses, trees and anything else in its path. Why is the eruption of a volcano viewed as a constructive process? A. It adds minerals to the soil B. It adds minerals to the atmosphere C. It takes water from the soil D. It build up rock as lava cools 
What is D. It builds up rock as lava cools
200
Two balloons move closer when they are placed close together. What is the BEST explanation? A. They have mixed charges. B. They have the same charge. C. They have opposite charges. D. They are uncharged.
What is C. They have opposite charges.
200
A destructive process A. builds up landforms B. breaks down landforms C. makes volcanoes D. moves tectonic plates
What is B. breaks down landforms 
200
Which landform is carved by running water? A. sand dune B. canyon C. mountain D. hill
What is B. canyon
300
Which of the following is a beneficial microorganism? A. staph bacteria that causes boils B. mold that produces penicillin C. algae that causes red tide D. fungus that causes ringworm
What is B. mold that produces penicillin
300
Which landform is not built by a constructive force? A. delta B. canyon C. sand dune D. volcano
What is B. canyon
300
Max pours milk over his Sugar Crunchy Bran Flakes. Then he stirs in raisins. Then he eats the cereal. At which point is Max using a chemical process? A. pouring milk over the cereal B. stirring in the raisins C. digesting the cereal D. pouring and digesting 
What is C. Digesting the cereal 
300
When hydrogen and oxygen react they explode and form water. What kind of change is that? A. physical B. chemical C. both physical and chemical D. neither physical nor chemical
What is B. chemical
300
What characteristics help scientist classify an organism as an animal? A. It is made up of many cells and feeds on other living or once living things. B. It is made up of many cells and absorbs food from its surroundings. C. It is made up of one cell and makes its own food. D. It is made up of many cells and makes its own food.
What is A. It is made up of many cells and feeds on other living or once living things.
400
Animal cells do not have chloroplasts because A. animals form tissue B. animals are multicellular 

C. animals do not make their own food D. animals are vascular 

What is C. animals do not make their own food 
400
Geologists measure earthquakes using a seismometer. What does a seismometer measure? A. mass of the soil moved during the earthquake B. movement of the earth during the earthquake C. changing weather conditions during the earthquake D. heat of the earth at the epicenter of an earthquake
What is B. movement of the earth during the earthquake
400
A student measures the mass of a whole orange. He cuts up the orange and measures the mass again. What is TRUE about the orange's mass before and after it was cut up? A. It was greater when it was whole. B. It is greater in pieces. C. It is the same whole or cut up. D. It is less when it is a whole.
What is C. It is the same whole or cut up.
400
Juan's dog, Luna, was hit by a car. Fortunately, she loved and is healthy! But she is now missing a leg. Having only three legs is a(n) A. inherited trait B. Learned behavior C. instinct D. acquired trait 
What is D. acquired trait
400
What does an electromagnet have that a bar magnet does not have? A. electric field B. coil of wire C. magnetic poles D. magnetic field
What is B. coil of wire
500
Black mold is an organism that can be very dangerous to humans. Spores inhaled from this mold can kill infants, children, and the elderly. This type of organism likes to live in dark, damp places like basements. What type of microbes is this orgainsm? A. Bacteria B. Fungi C. Protists D. Virus
What is B. Fungi
500
What happens to a river when slow moving water deposits sediment on its bottom? A. The river changes course. B. The river becomes narrower. C. The river becomes deeper. D. The river becomes shallower.
What is D. The river becomes shallower.
500
As the temperature of water increases from 0 degrees C to 100 degrees C, what changes of state does it pass through - going from coldest to hottest? A. ice, water vapor, liquid water B. liquid water, ice, water vapor C. water vapor, ice, liquid water D. ice, liquid water, water vapor
What is D. ice, liquid water, water vapor
500
The cells in your body A. are identical so they can work together B. are the same as a bacteria cell C. are different with different jobs D. are the dame as amoeba cells
What is C. are different with different jobs
500
What is a benefit to using floodplains as a flood control measure? A. They prevent sediment from being carried down a river. B. They prevent rivers from overflowing their banks. C. They absorb the water during a flood. D. They protect the structures build on them from damage.
What is C. They absorb the water during a flood.