EOG Review 8

Examine the food web. Based on the food web, which of the following is true?

• The animals eat neither plants nor animals for food.

• The animals eat only other animals for food.

• Some of the animals eat plants for food, and some of the animals eat other animals for food.

• The animals eat only plants for food.

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The ecosystem pictured below receives enough rain to support the growth of small shrubs and other low-growing plants. However, the ecosystem does not receive enough rain for tall trees to grow there. Common problems in this ecosystem include drought and wildfires. The picture most likely shows a _______ ecosystem.

• grassland

• coniferous forest

• desert

• marine

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What tends to happen to a population of animals when food is plentiful?

• The animal population increases.

• The animal population becomes extinct.

• The animal population stays the same.

• The animal population decreases.

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In La Niña conditions, air and surface water temperatures in the equatorial Pacific Ocean are

• warmer than normal, and global climate patterns are identical to those of El Niño conditions.

• colder than normal, and global climate patterns are identical to those of El Niño conditions.

• colder than normal, and global climate patterns are opposite those of El Niño conditions.

• warmer than normal, and global climate patterns are opposite those of El Niño conditions.

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San Angelo is a city in the United States. The graph below shows the amount of precipitation received by San Angelo over the course of a year. Which of the following statements correctly describes a pattern shown in the graph?

• San Angelo received most of its precipitation in the fall.

• San Angelo received most of its precipitation in the summer.

• San Angelo received more precipitation this year than any year before.

• San Angelo did not receive as much precipitation this year as it did last year.

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Darla walked outside to go to school one morning and noticed that the sky was covered with low, gray clouds. It looked like a blanket settling over the sky. Should Darla take a rain jacket to school?

• Yes; these clouds will bring thunderstorms and maybe snow.

• No; the blanket of clouds will only keep her city warmer.

• Yes; these clouds will likely bring drizzling rain.

• No; these gray clouds always lift and bring a sunny day.

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The picture below shows a model of the water cycle. In the picture, a bowl that contains water is placed under a heat lamp. Ice cubes are placed on a sheet of plastic that covers the bowl. In the picture, different parts of the water cycle are numbered. Which of these does number 2 represent?

• collection

• condensation

• evaporation

• precipitation

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During some types of changes, new materials with different characteristics are formed. Which of the following is an example of this type of change?

• melting

• breaking

• tearing

• burning

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Shannon broke her pencil into 4 pieces and found the weight of each piece. Using the picture above, what was the weight of the whole pencil before Shannon broke it?

• 18 g

• 20 g

• 23 g

• The weight cannot be determined.

Jayne's science teacher mixed a clear liquid with a blue liquid in a beaker. After a few minutes there was a white solid at the bottom of the beaker. What is most likely true about the white solid?

• It will dissolve in the solution when stirred.

• It was secretly added to the beaker by the teacher.

• It will dissolve in water to form a blue solution.

• It is a new substance with different properties.

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