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1
What kingdom in domain Eukarya includes multicellular or unicellular decomposers?
Animal
Plant
Fungi
Protist
2
What cell part puts energy into a usable form for the cell?
mitochondria
cell wall
vacuole
cytoplasm
3
A cold spoon is put into a hot cup of coffee. What direction does heat flow?
from the spoon to the air
from the spoon to the coffee
from the air to the coffee
from the coffee to the spoon
4
What is responsible for the movement of Earth's plates?
convection currents in the mantle
Earth's rapid rotation
convection currents in the outer core
deep ocean currents
5
A large loop of flaming hot gases on the sun is called a
solar flare
solar wind
sun spot
prominence
6
What type of weather front is responsible for thunderstorms and severe weather?
occluded front
stationary front
cold front
warm front
7
Eukaryotes differ from prokaryotes because Eukaryotes all have
chloroplasts
large vacuoles
a nucleus
a cell wall
8
What type of rock is formed by heat and pressure?
intrusive igneous
metamorphic
extrusive igneous
sedimentary
9
What cell parts do plant cells have that animal cells do not?
cell wall/ mitochondria
cell membrane/ cell wall
vacuole/ nucleus
cell wall/ chloroplasts
10
Energy stored in a battery or gasoline
electromagnetic
chemical
nuclear
thermal
11
What EM wave has more energy than visible light but less than X rays?
radio
ultraviolet
infrared
gamma
12
When a heater circulates warm air through a room, this heat transfer is called
condensation
conduction
radiation
convection
13
Limiting factors for a fox might include all of the following except
number of available mates
carbon dioxide level
number of predators
amount of water
14
When light passes through a material and bends, this is called
transparency
refraction
reflection
absorption
15
A hairdryer changes electrical energy into all of the following EXCEPT
sound
thermal (heat)
mechanical
light
16
EE crossed with ee results in what % offspring with the dominant trait?
75 %
0%
50%
100%
17
A traits physical appearance is known as
genotype
phenotype
gene
chromosome
18
When you are cold and start to shiver is an example of
homeostasis
cellular meiosis
cellular respiration
cellular mitosis
19
Gravity will decrease between two objects if
they are closer
they are farther apart
they are larger
they are touching
20
What statement is NOT part of the Cell Theory?
All living things are made of one or more cell.
Cells are the basic units of all living things.
Cells are made of atoms
All cells come from other living cells
21
All prokaryotes do not have a nucleus and are also all
autotrophs
multicellular
unicellular
heterotrophs
22
The moving of sediment to a new location is called
deposition
weathering
compaction
erosion
23
How do mitosis and meiosis differ?
mitosis reduces the number of chromosomes by half
mitosis is sexual and meiosis is asexual
meiosis produces four cells and mitosis produces two
meiosis produces identical cells and mitosis does not
24
Which of the following is NOT true of cellular respiration?
the opposite of photosynthesis
occurs in all cells
oxygen and carbon dioxide are waste products
puts energy into a form cells can use
25
What type of geologic event occurs at a transform boundary?
volcano
mountain
rift valley
earthquake
26
The Earth's season's are caused by it's
rotation on its axis
tilted axis
gravitational pull on the moon
moon revolving around Earth
27
The Law of Superposition says the oldest rocks are found
near a transform boundary
inside a volcano
in bottom rock layers
near a mid-ocean ridge
28
The two classification groupings that make up an organisms scientific name includes
class/ order
family/ genus
kingdom/ phylum
genus/ species
29
The part of an experiment you have control over and change.
control
independent variable
dependent variable
constant
30
A solar eclipse happens when
the moon is between the Earth and sun
the moon moves into the Earth's shadow
the moon orbits the sun
the moon is in a quarter phase
31
What EM wave is used in heating lamps and night vision goggles?
gamma
ultraviolet
visible light
infrared
32
Which layer of the atmosphere contains the weather?
mesosphere
thermosphere
troposphere
stratosphere
33
Which of the following is a contact force?
electrical
gravity
magnetic
friction
34
What body system transports materials too and from all your cells?
nervous
respiratory
circulatory
digestive
35
Which of the following is an example of chemical weathering?
freezing/thawing
acid rain
animal action
moving water
36
Which of the following would be an abiotic factor?
algae
trees
water
fish
37
A star's color is an indication of its
brightness
size
lumonisity
temperature
38
What layer of the Earth contains the tectonic plates?
mantle
outer core
crust
lithosphere
39
Which is NOT a characteristic of all planets?
has moons
round shape
orbits a star
clears its orbital path
40
What is replication?
publishing your experiment
eliminating anomalous data
someone else doing your experiment
doing multiple trials
41
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the outer planets?
have rings
few moons
made of gas
very cold
42
The end products of photosynthesis include
water and sugar
oxygen and carbon dioxide
sugar and oxygen
water and carbon dioxide
43
What is a theory?
an explanation based on scientific observations
describes what happens under certain conditions
many eventually become a law
a belief based on past experiences
44
Why do we not have solar and lunar eclipses every month?
the moon's orbit is tilted
the moon revolves around Earth too slow
the sun's gravity slows the moon's rotation
the Earth rotates too slow
45
The distance between waves is called
wavelength
crest
amplitude
trough
46
Why do we always see the same side of the moon?
the moon's revolution around Earth is too slow
the moon does not rotate
the moon rotates and revolves around Earth at the same rate
the moon rotates faster than the Earth rotates
47
Tides are caused by
the Earth's revolution
the Earth's tilt
the moon and sun's gravitational pull
the Earth's rotation
48
A solar eclipse only occurs on a _________ moon and a lunar occurs on a _____________ moon.
new, full
full, waxing gibbous
full, new
new, 3rd quarter
49
For an igneous rock to form, which process must happen?
weathering and erosion
melting and cooling
compaction and cementation
heat and pressure
50
As the wavelength increases, the frequency
increases
decreases
doubles
stays the same
