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Question: Which of the following represents a biome?
A. An extended family of chimpanzees
B. A stand of bamboo
C. An orchid and the insects that feed on it
D. A tropical rain forest - ANSWER- D. A tropical rain forest
Which of the following planets is closest to the Sun?
A. Mars
B. Mercury
C. Saturn
D. Venus - ANSWER- B. Mercury
Which of the following substances is readily attracted to a magnet?
A. Gold
B. Nickel
C. Carbon
D. Nitrogen - ANSWER- B. Nickel
A graduated cylinder is typically used to measure which of the following?
A. Temperature
B. Composition
C. Volume
D. Mass - ANSWER- C. Volume
Which THREE of the following statements about stars are true?
,A. The Sun is a star.
B. Most stars orbit planets.
C. Various stars have different surface temperatures.
D. Some stars exist for longer periods than other stars. - ANSWER- A. The Sun is a star.
C. Various stars have different surface temperatures.
D. Some stars exist for longer periods than other stars.
Chloroplasts are found in the cells of which of the following organisms?
A. Clams
B. Tulips
C. Parrots
D. Starfish - ANSWER- B. Tulips
The tendency of an object to resist change in motion is called
A. mass
B. inertia
C. friction
D. velocity - ANSWER- B. inertia
Which of the following best describes how a small saltwater spill should be cleaned up in the
elementary classroom?
A. Allow the spill to spread so that the water can quickly evaporate, then sweep up the salt.
B. Wipe up the spill with paper towels from the outer edge toward the center to minimize the
spread of the spill.
C. Add water to dilute the salt water and increase the volume of the spill to ensure that all the
students can help wipe up the spill.
D. Use the classroom sponge to absorb the spill, then squeeze out the salt water into its original
container so that it can be reused. - ANSWER- B. Wipe up the spill with paper towels from
the outer edge toward the center to minimize the spread of the spill.
,The force of electrostatic attraction increases when which of the following are brought closer
together?
A. Two negatively charged objects
B. Two positively charged objects
C. Two neutral objects
D. One positively charged object and one negatively charged object - ANSWER- D. One
positively charged object and one negatively charged object
An x-ray image is typically used to diagnose which of the following?
A. A muscle tear
B. A broken bone
C. Cardiac arrhythmia
D. Low blood-oxygen levels - ANSWER- B. A broken bone
Which of the following is an example of chemical weathering?
A. The removal of soil along the banks of a river by the flowing water
B. The sculpting of rocks by sand carried by the wind
C. A sidewalk crack getting larger when water in the crack freezes
D. An iron fence rusting over time - ANSWER- D. An iron fence rusting over time
If the small projections on the roots of plants, "root hairs," are removed, which of the following
is likely to be the most direct effect on the plant?
A. Excess water will build up in the stem.
B. Transport of sugars throughout the plant will stop.
C. Carbon dioxide will not be able to reach the leaves.
D. Water and minerals will not be absorbed from the soil. - ANSWER- D. Water and minerals
will not be absorbed from the soil.
Which TWO of the following are typically found in the nucleus of an atom?
A. Electrons
B. Protons
, C. Neutrons
D. Photons - ANSWER- B. Protons
C. Neutrons
Fossils are most often found in which of the following kinds of rocks?
A. Metamorphic
B. Sedimentary
C. Igneous
D. Pumice - ANSWER- B. Sedimentary
Organisms that are in the same biological class must also be in the same
A. genus
B. family
C. phylum
D. species - ANSWER- C. phylum
A ball is thrown straight up about fifty meters into the air. As the ball is traveling toward Earth
and returning to the person who threw it, which of the following is most likely to be true?
A. The speed of the ball is increasing.
B. The potential energy of the ball is increasing.
C. The mass of the ball is decreasing.
D. The frictional force of air resistance acting on the ball is decreasing. - ANSWER- A. The
speed of the ball is increasing.
Which of the following is a major product of photosynthesis?
A. Oxygen
B. Carbon dioxide
C. Ammonia
D. Water - ANSWER- A. Oxygen
The density of a liquid is commonly expressed using which of the following units?
Questions and verified Answers (Already Passed)
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Question: Which of the following represents a biome?
A. An extended family of chimpanzees
B. A stand of bamboo
C. An orchid and the insects that feed on it
D. A tropical rain forest - ANSWER- D. A tropical rain forest
Which of the following planets is closest to the Sun?
A. Mars
B. Mercury
C. Saturn
D. Venus - ANSWER- B. Mercury
Which of the following substances is readily attracted to a magnet?
A. Gold
B. Nickel
C. Carbon
D. Nitrogen - ANSWER- B. Nickel
A graduated cylinder is typically used to measure which of the following?
A. Temperature
B. Composition
C. Volume
D. Mass - ANSWER- C. Volume
Which THREE of the following statements about stars are true?
,A. The Sun is a star.
B. Most stars orbit planets.
C. Various stars have different surface temperatures.
D. Some stars exist for longer periods than other stars. - ANSWER- A. The Sun is a star.
C. Various stars have different surface temperatures.
D. Some stars exist for longer periods than other stars.
Chloroplasts are found in the cells of which of the following organisms?
A. Clams
B. Tulips
C. Parrots
D. Starfish - ANSWER- B. Tulips
The tendency of an object to resist change in motion is called
A. mass
B. inertia
C. friction
D. velocity - ANSWER- B. inertia
Which of the following best describes how a small saltwater spill should be cleaned up in the
elementary classroom?
A. Allow the spill to spread so that the water can quickly evaporate, then sweep up the salt.
B. Wipe up the spill with paper towels from the outer edge toward the center to minimize the
spread of the spill.
C. Add water to dilute the salt water and increase the volume of the spill to ensure that all the
students can help wipe up the spill.
D. Use the classroom sponge to absorb the spill, then squeeze out the salt water into its original
container so that it can be reused. - ANSWER- B. Wipe up the spill with paper towels from
the outer edge toward the center to minimize the spread of the spill.
,The force of electrostatic attraction increases when which of the following are brought closer
together?
A. Two negatively charged objects
B. Two positively charged objects
C. Two neutral objects
D. One positively charged object and one negatively charged object - ANSWER- D. One
positively charged object and one negatively charged object
An x-ray image is typically used to diagnose which of the following?
A. A muscle tear
B. A broken bone
C. Cardiac arrhythmia
D. Low blood-oxygen levels - ANSWER- B. A broken bone
Which of the following is an example of chemical weathering?
A. The removal of soil along the banks of a river by the flowing water
B. The sculpting of rocks by sand carried by the wind
C. A sidewalk crack getting larger when water in the crack freezes
D. An iron fence rusting over time - ANSWER- D. An iron fence rusting over time
If the small projections on the roots of plants, "root hairs," are removed, which of the following
is likely to be the most direct effect on the plant?
A. Excess water will build up in the stem.
B. Transport of sugars throughout the plant will stop.
C. Carbon dioxide will not be able to reach the leaves.
D. Water and minerals will not be absorbed from the soil. - ANSWER- D. Water and minerals
will not be absorbed from the soil.
Which TWO of the following are typically found in the nucleus of an atom?
A. Electrons
B. Protons
, C. Neutrons
D. Photons - ANSWER- B. Protons
C. Neutrons
Fossils are most often found in which of the following kinds of rocks?
A. Metamorphic
B. Sedimentary
C. Igneous
D. Pumice - ANSWER- B. Sedimentary
Organisms that are in the same biological class must also be in the same
A. genus
B. family
C. phylum
D. species - ANSWER- C. phylum
A ball is thrown straight up about fifty meters into the air. As the ball is traveling toward Earth
and returning to the person who threw it, which of the following is most likely to be true?
A. The speed of the ball is increasing.
B. The potential energy of the ball is increasing.
C. The mass of the ball is decreasing.
D. The frictional force of air resistance acting on the ball is decreasing. - ANSWER- A. The
speed of the ball is increasing.
Which of the following is a major product of photosynthesis?
A. Oxygen
B. Carbon dioxide
C. Ammonia
D. Water - ANSWER- A. Oxygen
The density of a liquid is commonly expressed using which of the following units?
