Physical
What are the 3 states of matter?
Solid, liquid, gas
What is the part of the earth that is divided into plates? A. Inner core B. Outer core C. Mantle D. Crust
D. Crust
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
B. A racoon eating trash
From what structure do vertebrates get their name? A. skull B. backbone C. number of legs D. ribs
B. backbone
What determines whether something is a solid, liquid, or gas?
A molecule
This is the force people feel when two plates jerk into a new position
Earthquake
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.
C. Traps sand and small rocks in order to protect the beach.
Which landform is carved by running water? A. sand dune B. canyon C. mountain D. hill
B. canyon
What is the process of turning liquid into vapor/steam called?
Evaporation
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
C. They are built up when plates push together.
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
B. chemical
hat 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.
A. It is made up of many cells and feeds on other living or once living things.
What is the process of turning vapor into a liquid called?
Condensation
How does a hot spot form a chain of volcanoes? A. Volcanoes form above a hot spot. The volcanic mountains move as the plate moves. B. The hot spot allows magma to ooze from a vent. C. The hot spot allows magma to explode from a vent. D. The hot spot forms alternating layers of lava and ash.
A. Volcanoes form above a hot spot. The volcanic mountains move as the plate moves.
ea 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.
C.) The dune will erode more slowly and may even grow.
What is the process of turning a solid into a gas called?
Sublimation
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.
D. The river becomes shallower.
Lava that is under the earth's crust is called ____?
Magma