Earth Science
The process by which water, ice, wind, or gravity moves weathered rock and soil from one place to another.
a. Weathering
b. Erosion
c. Deposition
d. Convection
b. Erosion
The resistance that one object has when moving over another object is known as ___________.
a. Friction
b. Inertia
c. Unbalanced
d. Acceleration
a. Friction
Plant cells differ from animal cells by
a. One has a cell membrane, and one does not
b. Plant cells have chloroplasts
c. Animal cells have chloroplasts
d. Animal cells have a cell wall
b. Plant cells have chloroplasts
The possibility of genetic traits being passed from parent to offspring is
a. A gene
b. A trait
c. Mutation
d. Heredity
d. Heredity
What traits would be the fittest for a hot desert habitat?
a. Methods for keeping cool, like being nocturnal
b. Brightly colored feathers
c. Flippers for swimming
d. A big shaggy coat
a. Methods for keeping cool, like being nocturnal
Which would cause fast changes to the Earth’s surface?
a. Glaciers
b. Weathering
c. Earthquakes
c. Earthquakes
In order for you to sit still on a chair, what must be happening?
a. At least one force acting on the chair is balanced
b. All of the forces acting on the chair are balanced
c. The forces acting on the chair are unbalanced
d. One of the forces acting on the chair has no mass
b. All of the forces acting on the chair are balanced
The cell membrane
a. Can only be found in plant cells
b. Is a hard shell around the cell
c. Does not exist in some cells
d. Controls the movement of materials coming in and out of the cell
d. Controls the movement of materials coming in and out of the cell
An allele trait that only shows up when no dominant allele is present is a
a. Dominant allele
b. Recessive allele
c. Hidden allele
d. Mutation
b. Recessive allele
All the individuals living in an area is known as
a. Heredity
b. Descent with modification
c. A population
d. A group
c. A population
What can be done to retrofit existing bridges and elevated freeways to make them stronger and safer?
a. Old bridges must be torn down and rebuilt
b. Reinforcing with steel and wood
c. A fresh coat of paint
d. Adding electrical lights
b. Reinforcing with steel and wood
Which of the following is true about an electromagnet?
a. Their strength is set and there is not much you can do to adjust the strength
b. They do not produce an energy field
c. They can be turned on and off by opening the electrical circuit
c. They can be turned on and off by opening the electrical circuit
What is a difference between a plant and an animal cell?
a. Animal cells have chloroplasts
b. Plant cells have a cell wall and animal cells do not
c. Animal cells do not have ribosomes and plant cells do
d. All of the above
b. Plant cells have a cell wall and animal cells do not
Successful plant reproduction depends on
a. Plenty of water
b. Atmospheric conditions
c. Deep roots
d. Pollination and seed dispersal
d. Pollination and seed dispersal
What are the four types of fossils?
a. trace, hard, soft, shells
b. mold, trace, true form, and cast
c. mold, true form, false form, bones
b. mold, trace, true form, and cast
What is the correct order (starting from the surface) of Earth's layers?
a. Crust, mantle, inner core , outer core
b. Mantle, outer core, inner core, crust
c. Crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
d. Inner core, outer core, mantle, crust
c. Crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
What does the strength of the force of gravity depend on?
a. The masses of the objects and their speed
b. The mass and weight of the objects
c. The masses of the objects and the distance between them
d. The length of the object and its speed
c. The masses of the objects and the distance between them
Cells make up tissue. Tissue makes up organs. Organs, tissues, and cells work together in systems.
a. True
b. False
a. True
Which mutation is most likely to provide a benefit to the organism?
a. A genetic disease
b. A change in coloration that may provide camouflage in the environment
c. An inability to conserve water in a plant
d. Longer tail on a dog
b. A change in coloration that may provide camouflage in the environment
What is a living fossil?
a. An organism that was once a fossil come back to life
b. An organism that has changed very little and can still be found on Earth today
c. A fossilized plant
d. A fossil produced while the organism was still alive
B. An organism that has changed very little and can still be found on Earth today
What happens where an oceanic plate converges with a continental plate?
a. The denser oceanic plate slides on top of the less dense continental plate
b. The denser oceanic plate slides under the less dense continental plate
c. The less dense oceanic plate slides past the denser continental plate
d. The less dense oceanic plate slides under the denser continental plate
b. The denser oceanic plate slides under the less dense continental plate
Which is NOT true of static electricity?
a. an imbalance of electric charges within or on the surface of a material or between materials occurs
b. An invisible electric field exists
c. The charge can be transferred from one object to another
d. Must travel through a circuit
d. Must travel through a circuit
What is the function of the endoplasmic reticulum?
a. Protein synthesis
b. Transport materials
c. Destroy old cell parts
d. Make cell membrane
a. Protein synthesis
Proponents of GMOs say that GMOs can help
a. Provide crops that are self-watering
b. Produce more food for a hungry world
c. Produce crops that will plant and harvest themselves
d. Produce plants that look good but do not taste very good
b. Produce more food for a hungry world
Humans, birds, dolphins, and lizards all have similar forearm bones. What is the reason for this?
a. They live in similar environments
b. The function of these bones is the same in all animals
c. They have a common ancestor
d. They are analogous
c. They have a common ancestor