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A student wants to research invertebrate animals.  Which of the following should the student study?

A. bass B. hawk C. worm D. rabbit

What is C. worm

100

Which event can cause a mountain to form over time?  A. A river floods  B. A glacier melts  C. A volcano erupts D. A river slows down at its mouth

What is C. A volcano erupts.

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 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 statement about levees is true?  A. They limit coastal flooding.  B. They prevent erosion of river banks.  C. They allow deposition on floodplains  D.  They help control flooding along rivers.

What is D. They help control flooding along rivers.

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 jetty is a structure that A. holds back floodwater that would otherwise flow downstream. B. provides homes for fish and other organisms that live in the ocean. C. traps sand and small rocks in order to protect the beach. D. keeps rising flood waters within stream channels.
What is C. traps sand and small rocks in order to protect the beach.
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 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

A student sorts animals into groups.  He draws a Hawk, Mouse, Fox, and Bear.  Which animal should he remove from this group? 

A. Hawk  B. Mouse  C. Fox  D. Bear

What is A. Hawk

400

Winds blow across a desert.  Which landform will MOST LIKELY form where the winds slow down?

A. dune  B. delta  C. mountain  D. floodplain

What is A. dune

400

A student gets a shock when she touches a metal doorknob.  Which of these events is caused by the same movement of electrons as the students shock?  A. A toaster warms bread.  B. A light bulb lights up a room.  C. Wind moves the blades of a fan.  D.  Lightning strikes the top of a building.

What is D. Lightning strikes the top of a building.

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 statement supports the argument that some microorganisms are harmful? A. Bacteria and fungi are decomposers.  B. Microorganisms live in soil, air, and water.  C. Algae release oxygen as a waste product into the air.  D. Mosquitoes can transmit protozoa that cause malaria in people.

What is D. Mosquitoes can transmit protozoa that cause malaria in people.

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

Which phrase describes a kind of weathering?  A. wind blowing sand from dune to dune.  B. ocean waves dropping sand on a beach.  C.  tree roots breaking rocks into smaller pieces.  D.  a river carrying sediment across a valley floor.

What is C.  tree roots breaking rocks into smaller pieces.  

500

A student finds the following animals in his garden:  frog, snake, snail, and lizard.  He classifies the snail in one group and the other animals in a second group.  Which are the student's groups?  A. amphibians and reptiles  B.  vertebrates and invertebrates  C. animals with gills and animals with lungs.  D.  invertebrates and reptiles

What is B. vertebrates and invertebrates