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Life Processes and Living Systems
Force, Motion, Energy, Matter
Earth/Space Systems and Cycles
Sci. Investigation, Reasoning & Logic
Grab Bag
100
Most plants begin their life cycle as ______________.
seeds
100
Which of these dissolves in water: sand grains, sugar cubes, plastic straws, or wooden spoons?
sugar cubes
100
Where will a sidewalk feel hottest on a warm, clear, day: under a puddle, in the shade, in direct sunlight, or under a picnic table?
in direct sunlight
100
Students want to know how big the leaves of an oak tree are. The BEST way to measure the size of the leaves is to: read a story, cut up some leaves, use a ruler, or use a magnifying glass?
use a ruler
100
Which of these is MOST flexible: sewing needle, drinking straw, wooden ruler, or broom handle?
drinking straw
200
What is found at the bottom of a food chain?
producers (plants)
200
Which of these is MOST likely made from only one material: pencil, bicycle, paper clip, pair of shoes?
paper clip
200
A student holds a model of Earth that can ROTATE on a stick. Another student shines a flashlight on the model as it turns. This model is MOST likely used to show--
day and night
200
Which two senses would BEST help a person measure hair length?
touch and sight
200
Carrying lunch to school every day in the same plastic bag is an example of which of the 3 R's of conservation?
reusing
300
Which of the following animals looked MOST like its parents when it hatched: moth, frog, beetle, snake?
snake
300
Ice cubes are an example of which form of matter?
solid
300
What are the three layers of soil?
topsoil, subsoil, bedrock
300
There are four beakers on the table. One beaker contains water that is 30 degrees, another contains water that is 80 degrees, the third beaker contains water that is 50 degrees and the last beaker contains water that is 65 degrees. Which beaker contains the COLDEST water?
The beaker with the 30 degree water.
300
What are the five senses?
taste, smell, sight, touch, hearing
400
A black bear eats many different things, including grasses, roots, and berries. It also eats insects, fish, and other small animals. What type of consumer BEST describes a black bear?
omnivore
400
A student is asked to bring something that feels rough to class. Which of the following would be BEST for him to bring: trading card, marble, sandpaper, pillow?
sandpaper
400
Taking glass bottles to a place that makes them into new bottles is an example of which of the 3 R's of conservation?
recycling
400
Before doing her experiment, Judy wrote that the plant placed in the closet would grow the tallest. After doing her experiment, Judy found that the plant placed in the sun grew to be 10 inches tall while the plant placed in the closet only grew to be 1 inch tall. Did the results match what Judy predicted?
no
400
Which of the following will have a bad effect on the air people breathe: trash, lightning, smoke from factories, or windmills?
smoke from factories
500
Which of the following is one NONLIVING part in the habitat of a bluebird: insects they eat; hawks that eat them; air they breathe; or plants they use for nests?
air they breathe
500
Which of these is an example of a lever: merry-go-round, swingset, seesaw, jungle gym?
seesaw
500
What are 2 things soil provides for plants?
nutrients and support
500
Which of the following could be the length of your desk: 24 pounds, 24 liters, 24 inches, 24 grams?
24 inches
500
The hawk moth caterpillar resembles a snake. This is an example of ___________________________.
mimicry