Which of the following best describes rotation?

the length of time for Earth to make one turn on its axis

Which of the following best represents weather information but NOT climate information?

Average yearly rainfall for Texas for 10 years

What do the arrows represent in this food chain?

energy moving from one living thing to the next

Some beetles and mushrooms break down dead organisms. How does this benefit plants?

By returning nutrients to the soil

In a forest ecosystem, how do plants affect the air that forest animals breathe?

Plants take in carbon dioxide and release oxygen.

What physical characteristic do the Earth and the Moon share?

They both have a solid surface.

Which of these is most likely to harm an ecosystem?

cutting down trees to build a shopping mall

Ann noticed that stars seemed to change position. What explains the movement of the stars?

Earth's rotation makes it appear the stars are moving.

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1
Which of the following best describes rotation?
the length of time it takes a Comet to go around the Sun
the length of time it takes Venus to go around the Sun
the length of time it takes the Moon to go around the Earth
the length of time for Earth to make one turn on its axis
2
Electricity can be produced by the movement of water. What is this called?
Wind energy
Hydroelectric energy
Biofuel energy
Solar energy
3
Which of the following best represents weather information but NOT climate information?
Monthly air pressure averages for Texas since 1974
Monthly humidity averages for Texas for the last 4 decades
Average yearly temperatures for Texas for the 1900’s
Average yearly rainfall for Texas for 10 years
4
What do the arrows represent in this food chain?
the rate of metabolism with an ecosystem
the process of photosynthesis
energy moving from one living thing to the next
energy increasing along a food chain
5
Some beetles and mushrooms break down dead organisms. How does this benefit plants?
By decreasing the population of herbivores
By making space for new animals
By returning nutrients to the soil
By releasing oxygen into the air
6
Which traits helps a cactus conserve water in the dry conditions of desert ecosystem?
Sharp spines and waxy stems
Sweet fruit and sharp spines
Waxy stems and large flower
Large flowers and sweet fruit
7
Of the following, which can be found on Earth, but does NOT exist on the Moon?
Craters
Rocks
Atmosphere
Mountains
8
Which of these is a trait that a cray fish most likely inherits from its parents?
The average distance it travels each day
The amount of food it eats each day
The number of legs it has
The type of plants in its habitat
9
What two things can account for the presence of moisture on grass in the early morning?
evaporation and precipitation
precipitation and condensation
transpiration and evaporation
runoff and ground water
10
Which two processes best complete this diagram?
Erosion and compaction
Evaporation and dissolving
Melting and cooling
Compaction and cementation
11
In a forest ecosystem, how do plants affect the air that forest animals breathe?
Plants use oxygen from the air to make food.
Plants release energy from the sun into the air.
Plants take in carbon dioxide and release oxygen.
Plants release pollution into the air.
12
What type of life cycle is represented by the diagram?
incomplete metamorphosis
complete metamorphosis
transformation by egg
transformation by nymph
13
What physical characteristic do the Earth and the Moon share?
They both are homes to bacteria.
They both experience weather.
They both produce light.
They both have a solid surface.
14
Which of these is most likely to harm an ecosystem?
cutting down trees to build a shopping mall
over watering a garden
planting wildflowers alongside a highway
adding a room on a one-story house
15
Ann noticed that stars seemed to change position. What explains the movement of the stars?
Earth's revolution makes it appear the stars are moving.
Earth's rotation makes it appear the stars are moving.
The stars are moving away from the Earth.
The Milky Way is moving.

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