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It takes the Earth approximately ______ days to revolve around the sun one time. A) 28 B) 500 C) 365 D) 478
What is C) 365
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What is the difference between an invertebrate and vertebrate?
What is an invertebrate is an animal that does not have a backbone and a vertebrate is an animal that has a backbone.
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What is an observation and what is an inference?
What is an observation is the use of your senses to gather information about an object or event. Inference is a conclusion drawn from an observation.
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__________ __________ are the nonliving things in a given ecosystem and __________ ___________ are living things in a given ecosystem.
What are abiotic factors and biotic factors.
200
What is the difference between a meteor and a meteorite?
What is a meteor is a streak of light produced by a rock fragment (meteoroid) that enters Earth's atmosphere. If the meteoroid reaches Earth's surface it is known as a meteorite.
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What are the three main steps in the water cycle?
What is 1. evaporation 2. condensation 3. precipitation
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Define the following a) asexual reproduction b) sexual reproduction. Which form of reproduction will result in genetic variety?
What is a) a single parent gives rise to new individuals b) involves the joining of cells, usually from two parents. Sexual reproduction results in genetic variety. Asexual reproduction results in genetic clones.
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Which of the following sources of energy is a renewable resource? A. coal B. wind C. natural gas D. oil
What is B. wind
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What does "survival of the fittest" mean?
What is those organisms best adapted to their environment are most likely to survive and reproduce.
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Arrange the following in order from smallest to largest. 1. galaxy 2. solar system 3. star 4. universe
What is star, solar system, galaxy, universe
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What is a biome? Give an example of a biome and describe its climate.
What is a large ecological community of plants and animals that live together in a particular climate.
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Give examples of organs that make up the following organ systems. a) digestive system b) respiratory c) circulatory system
What is a) digestive system: mouth, esophagus, stomach, pancreas, liver, intestines b) respiratory system: nose, throat, lungs c) circulatory system: heart, veins, arteries, capillaries
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In the following hypothesis, identify the independent variable(s) and the dependent variable(s)……. IF a given motorist consistently drives over the speed limit, he/she has a greater chance of getting into an accident.
What is independent variable: driving over the speed limit, dependent variable: accident
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The burning of fossil fuels raises the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, which makes the atmosphere warmer. Humans contribute to increasing carbon dioxide levels by burning gasoline and heating homes with fossil fuels.These human activities might contribute to what?
What is global warming
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A _____________- Found in a group of similar objects. ______________ has a "tail composed of ice, rocks, and dust.
What is asteroid and comet
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What are tectonic plates?
What is moving sheets of rock that form the Earth's surface.
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Define the following types of consumers and give an example of each: a) carnivore b) herbivore c) omnivore
What is a) carnivore: flesh-eating organisms example: lions, wolves, eagles b) herbivore: plant-eating organisms example: deer, elephants, cows c) omnivore: organisms that eat both flesh and plants example: humans, bears, pigs
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Define potential energy and kinetic energy.
What is potential energy: energy position and kinetic energy: energy of motion
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Identify the following statement as true or false. A) energy can be created. T/F B) energy can be destroyed. T/F C) energy can change from one form to another. T/F
What is A) false - energy cannot be created B) false - energy cannot be destroyed C) true - energy can change from one form to another
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Place these steps of a star's life cycle in the correct order: 1) intense heat causes matter to fuse; the star glow 2) the star has less fuel; it becomes unstable 3) the star becomes a white dwarf, explodes, or becomes a black hole 4) a huge cloud of matter collapses in space and is pulled together by gravity
What is 4), 1), 2), 3)
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Name the 5 ways water can be stored as it moves through the water cycle.
What is 1. in oceans 2. in the atmosphere 3. in ice and snow 4. in ground water 5. in standing fresh water (lakes, ponds, wetlands)
500
Define the following types of relationships among organisms: a) parasitism b) mutualism c) predation
What is a) parasitism: a relationship in which one organism lives in or on another organism and harms it b) mutualism: a relationship between two organisms in which both organisms benefit from the association c) commensalism: a relationship between two organisms in which one organism benefits, while the other is unaffected d) predation: a relationship between two organisms in which one organism feeds on another.
500
Give at least two examples of conserving energy resources humans can do.
What is recycling, buying fuel-efficient automobiles, riding a bike instead of driving, insulating buildings
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Describe the theory of plate tectonics.
What is the Earth's outer layer is broken up into large pieces called plates. These plates move in different directions at different speeds.