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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

A copper wire is an example of a ___________.

conductor,   insulator,   magnet,   power source

What is conductor

100
Which is an example of a learned behavior? A. left-handness in a person B. a racoon eating trash C. an opossum lying still when it feels threatened D. an arctic fox turning white in the winter
What is B. a racoon eating trash
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

Which of the following is a constructive force?

deposition, weathering, erosison, earthquake

deposition

200

Two balloons move closer when they are placed close together. What is the BEST explanation? A. They are magnetic. B. They have the same electrical charge. C. They have opposite electrical charges. D. They have no electrical charge.

What is C. They have opposite electrical charges.

200

Which of the following would a magnet attract?

wooden match,  aluminum can,  iron nail,  plastic bottle

Iron nail

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
Which of the following types of magnets can be switched off when magnetic attraction is not needed? A. bar magnet B. magnetic field C. electromagnet D. static magnet
What is C. electromagnet
300

When water freezes into ice, what type of change takes place?

physical, chemical, magnetic, electrical

What is physical

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

Which of the following is not found in animal cells?

cell membrane,  cell wall,  nucleus,  cytoplasm

cell wall

400

What type of force does a volcano demonstrate?

constructive, destructive, both, neither

Both

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
Sea grass has begun to grow on a sand dune. How is the sea grass MOST likely to affect the sand dune? A.) The dune will move toward the land. B.) The dune will move toward the ocean. C.) The dune will erode more slowly and may even grow. D.) The dune will erode more quickly.
What is C.) The dune will erode more slowly and may even grow.
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

Which characteristic belongs to the animal class?

covered in scales,  breathes with gills,  gives live birth,  has feathers

gives live birth

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

When a piece of paper is burned, what type of change takes place?

magnetic,  chemical, electrical, physical

What is chemical

500

What is a benefit to using wetlands 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 make water evaporate faster.

What is C. They absorb the water during a flood.