Earths Rotation
Why does the Earth experience seasons?
a. The Earth is tilted on its axis
b. The Sun is hotter in the Spring and Summer
c. The Earth gets less sun in the Fall and Winter
d. The distance between the Sun and the Earth changes
a. The Earth is tilted on its axis
Which stimulus causes a porcupine to extend its quills?
D. seasonal temperature changes
environmental encroachment by humans
C. Threatening behavior by predators.
Process of traits being passed down from parents to offspring
A. Traits
B. Inherit
C. Offspring
D. Predator
B. Inherit
Melting is …
a. when a substance changes from a solid to a liquid
b. when a substance changes from a liquid to a solid
a. when a substance changes from a solid to a liquid
Which example best describes a physical change?
A. baking a pie
B. burning a candle
C. making a paper airplane
C. making a paper airplane
What keeps the Earth in its orbit?
a. The Sun’s speed rotating
b. The Sun’s gravitational pull
c. The Earth’s spin direction
d. The Earth’s location between other planets
b. The Sun’s gravitational pull
Which environmental stimulus causes leaves on certain trees to change color in autumn?
C. changes to amount of light
Which of these is an inherited trait?
A. Ability to read
B. Being left-handed
C. Liking country music
D. Pierced Ears
B. Being left-handed
This matter has a fixed shape and volume with particles closely packed together with little movement.
a liquid
b. solid
c. gas
d. plasma
b. solid
Which best describes an activity that results in a new material being formed?
A. plowing a field
B. ironing a shirt
C. burning wood
C. burning wood
When standing on the Earth, the Moon and Sun appear to rise in the east and set in the west. What is responsible for this apparent movement of the sun and moon?
a. The Earth revolves around the Sun.
b. The Earth rotates on its axis.
c. The Moon and Sun rotate on their axis.
d. The Sun and Moon move from east to west in Space.
b. The Earth rotates on its axis.
_____ All animals have sensory organs that allow them to detect changes in their environment.
a. True
b. False
a. True
____ Is when genes are passed down from parent to offspring
A. Traits
B. Heredity
C. Chromosome
D. Recessive
B. Heredity
Which of the following is NOT a way that matter changes phase?
a. melting b. freezing
c. evaporation d. mixing
d. mixing
Which is an example of a chemical change?
A. melting ice to make water
B. baking cake batter to make a cake
C. putting cheese on bread to make a cheese sandwich
B. baking cake batter to make a cake
The moon orbiting the___________ creates apparent shape changes in the Moon.
a. Sun b. Earth c. Stars d. Juptier
b. Earth
_____ Which of the following is an example of an animal using its sense of sight to survive?
a. A zebra has stripes to blend in.
b. An owl has big eyes to let in more light at night to see to the dark.
c. A bat uses its teeth to bite into its prey.
d. A dog sniffs out a bone it buried.
B. An owl has big eyes to let in more light at night to see to the dark.
Which statement best describes the relationship between inherited and acquired traits?
A. Inherited and acquired traits are both present at birth
B. Acquired traits come from genes and inherited traits are learned through the environment.
C. Acquired and Inherited traits both come from genes.
D. Inherited traits come from genes and Acquired traits are learned through the environment
D. Inherited traits come from genes and Acquired traits are learned through the environment
Matter changing from a solid to a gas is called:
a. evaporation b. sublimation c.deposition d. melting
b. sublimation
Which best explains why melting ice is a physical change instead of a chemical change?
A. It does not smell bad.
B. It changes from a solid to a liquid.
C. It does not form a new substance.
D. It changes quietly with no loud sound.
C. It does not form a new substance.
At 9:00 pm, you are facing the sun at sunset. Which of the following describes your shadow?
A. long and in front of you
B. short and in front of you
C. short and behind you
D. long and behind you
C. short and behind you
_____ A shark uses many different senses to pick up information. Hearing is one of their strongest senses. In which situation below might a shark benefit from the strong sense of hearing?
a. A shark may be attracted to brightly colored clothing.
b. A shark may feel the presence of weak electric fields.
c. A shark can be attracted by low sounds.
d. A shark can be attracted to a trail of scent.
C. A shark can be attracted by low sounds.
Which of these has the greatest effect on how tall a child will grow?
A. Genetic material from the shortest parent
B. The height of the oldest sibling
C. Genetic material from both parents
D. The average height of the other sibling
C. Genetic material from both parents
As ice cream melts, its molecules
A. absorb heat energy and move farther apart.
B. absorb heat energy and move closer together.
C. release heat energy and move farther apart.
D. release heat energy and move closer together.
A. absorb heat energy and move farther apart.
Which answer makes a correct statement?
A. Physical change only changes the size.
B. Physical change only changes the color.
C. Physical changes begin and end with the same matter.
D. Physical changes change the matter into something totally different.
C. Physical changes begin and end with the same matter.