Earth Systems
Living Systems
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100
The mayor of a town is choosing a new energy resource to use. She is highly considering solar energy. What could potentially be a disadvantage that solar energy faces?
- Reliant on the sun
- expensive
100
What is the difference between abiotic factors and biotic factors?
Biotic factors = living things
abiotic factors = nonliving things
100
Carina has 24 apples, 36 bundles of bananas and 12 lemons. She wants to put all of the fruit into plastic containers, each with the same number of pieces of fruit in it. What is the greatest number of pieces of fruit she can put in each plastic container?
There would be 12 pieces of fruit in each plastic containe
100
If you eat 1 2/8 pizza.
How many slices did you eat?
10 pieces.
100
What is the name of Harry Potter's pet owl?
Hedwig
200
Marwan is relaxing at the beach. Describe at least one factor from each of Earth's spheres that he could be interacting with.
Hydrosphere- water
Geo/lithosphere- sand
Biosphere- any plants, animals
Atmosphere- the oxygen/gases in the air
200
What are decomposers? Why are they important?
Decomposers play a critical role in the flow of energy through an ecosystem. They break apart dead organisms into simpler inorganic materials, making nutrients available to primary producers.
200
Anna Marie needs to pack 15 pencils, 12 boxes of crayons and 9 pens into bundles.
She must pack one item in each bundle and each bundle must have the same number of items.
What is the greatest number of the same items she must pack in a bundle?
Factors of 15: 1, 3, 5
12: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12
9: 1, 3, 9
She must pack 3 of the same items per bundle.
200
Using the table: what would the output be if the input is 27?
30
200
What is the largest country by population?
India
300
Give an example of something that uses processed energy and something that uses unprocessed energy.
Processed- solar power plant, wind turbine, hydro power plants
Unprocessed- Sailboat
300
Why are Wetlands so important?
Sometimes called "Earth's Sponges" they soak up the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
Wetlands act as giant sponges by absorbing heavy rainfall and releasing the water very slowly.
300
Rudy and Lynn are working delivering newspapers and magazines from a publishing company for 7 months. Rudy delivers newspapers every 3 days in a village. Lynn also delivers magazines every 7 days in the same village. If the two students deliver today, when is the next time they will deliver on the same day?
Multiples of
3: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30
7: 7, 14, 21, 28, 35, 42, 49
They will deliver on the same day again 21 days later.
300
Combine like terms:
17 + 12z + 4z
16z + 17
300
Where will the Olympics be held this year?
Paris
400
What are two consequences of sea levels rising?
Flooding of major cities,
Decrease in biodiveristy
400
Explain the process of photosynthesis
Plants take in water from the soil and carbon dioxide from the air. Photosynthesis starts when chlorophyll absorbs energy from sunlight. Green plants use this light energy to change water and carbon dioxide into oxygen and nutrients called sugars. The plants use some of the sugars and store the rest.
400
There are 28 girls and 42 boys from 6 sections registered to participate in a science quiz bee.
The quiz master wants as many teams as possible, with the same number of boys and girls on each team.
How many teams will there be? How many boys and girls are on each team?
Factors of 28: 1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28
42: 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 14, 21, 42
There would be 14 teams.
There would be 2 girls and 3 boys on each team.
400
Order these from least to greatest:
8.18
8.91
8.74
9
8.18
8.74
8.91
9
400
What is the smallest country in the world by area?
Vatican City
500
Describe the ways a volcano eruption can impact the climate
When a volcano erupts, it sends large quantities of ash and gases into the atmosphere. The ash can block sunlight leading to a temporary cooling affect, but the greenhouse gases that are let out in the atmosphere can cause a long term warming affect.
500
How does the climate of an ecosystem influence the diversity of organisms?
The climate of an ecosystem can influence what organisms live there. For example, only certain types of plants and animals can survive in hot deserts, while others thrive in cold polar regions.
500
The 3 bells ring at the factory at intervals of 3, 6 and 10 minutes simultaneously starting at 8:00 in the morning. At what time will the three bells ring together at the same time?
Multiples of 3: 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30
6: 6, 12, 18, 24, 30, 36, 42
10: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50
The three bells will ring together at 8:30 am.
500
Sally got 22/25 on her test. Convert this to a percentage and a decimal
Percent: 88 %
Decimal: 0.88
500
Which of these facts about Ms. Harvey is untrue?
A. She has one sister
B. She one owned a pet turtle
C. Her birthday is April 17
D. Her dog's name is Martin
D. Her dog's name is Martin