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1) Chelsea wants to know which brand of potting soil is most nutritious for plants. She decides to design an experiment to test different types of soil. Which of the following is an important step in designing her reliable experiment?
A
making sure to test one variable while controlling all others
B
making sure that the outcome matches the expected results
C
making a guess as to the outcome, without prior research
D
making sure there have not been experiments like it
2) Which is a decomposer?
A
fish
B
cricket
C
mushroom
D
grass
3) Which statement is true about how day and night occur on Earth?
A
Night occurs when the Moon gets between the Earth and the Sun.
B
The Sun revolves around the Earth, causing day and night.
C
Day and night occur when Earth tilts on its axis.
D
The rotation of Earth on its axis causes day and night to occur.
4) Which helps to explain how global wind systems are formed?
A
The North Pole receives more of the Sun’s rays than the equator.
B
The equator receives more of the Sun’s rays than areas to the north or south.
C
The South Pole receives more of the Sun’s rays than the equator.
D
The Sun’s rays create colder, denser air near the equator.
5) There is energy stored inside the molecules of food that we eat. This energy is classified as
A
chemical potential energy
B
eating potential energy
C
kinetic potential energy
D
nuclear potential energy
6) Doug wanted to find out what kind of food his dog preferred. If he designed an experiment to answer this question, what would the independent variable be?
A
what type of dog he has
B
how many days he did his experiment
C
how many times a day his dog eats
D
the different types of dog food
7) A science class has studied the characteristics of different asteroids. Which is the best explanation for an asteroid with many craters?
A
Craters were made when the asteroid was collected by scientists.
B
The asteroid is composed of very fragile materials.
C
The asteroid has had many collisions over a long period of time.
D
Craters are revealed when an asteroid’s crust burns up in the atmosphere
8) The Moon is visible to us because the Moon
A
reflects light from Earth.
B
produces light through combustion
C
produces light through fusion.
D
reflects light from the Sun.
9) An organism that makes its own food from sunlight is called a(n)
A
decomposer
B
scavenger
C
producer
D
consumer
10) A scientist observes the sunlight coming through pine trees and shining on a lake that is full of fish. Which of these elements are abiotic factors?
A
the fish and the pine trees
B
the fish and the water
C
the sunlight and the water
D
the sunlight and the fish
11) If Earth’s Moon were as far away from Earth as the Sun is,
A
the Moon would appear to be bigger than the Sun
B
the Sun and the Moon would appear to be the same size
C
we would not be able to see the Moon
D
the Moon would look the same as it does now
12) In the amount of time that it takes Earth to orbit the Sun, how many times has the Moon orbited Earth?
A
about 1
B
about 365
C
about 12
D
about 24
13) The amount of time between a full Moon and a new Moon is about
A
a quarter of a month
B
one month
C
six months
D
half a month
14) Which object has elastic potential energy?
A
a hanging leaf
B
a rolling ball
C
burning coal
D
a stretched bow
15) Which statement contradicts the law of conservation of energy?
A
Some of the thermal energy in hot soup is created by the stove burner.
B
Some of the chemical energy in the food you eat changes to heat.
C
Some of the kinetic energy in a rolling ball is lost to friction.
D
Some of the electricity in a light bulb is converted to light.
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