2015 Science EOG #5 (41-50)

A pencil falls off of a desk. What moves the pencil toward the floor?

• mass

• friction

• gravity

• speed

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A child rides a wagon down a hill. Eventually, the wagon comes to a stop. Which is

most responsible for causing the wagon to stop?

• gravity acting on the wagon

• friction acting on the wagon

• the mass of the wagon

• the mass of the child

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What must occur before clouds can form?

• Water vapor must get warmer.

• Water vapor must lose heat energy.

• Precipitation must begin to fall and run off.

• Transpiration must add water vapor to the atmosphere.

Which process allows green plants to control the amount of water stored in their

leaves?

• photosynthesis

• condensation

• respiration

• transpiration

One morning, Jane notices drops of water on the outside of a window. Later in the

day, she notices that the drops have disappeared. What most likely caused the

drops to disappear?

• The water condensed on the plants around the house.

• Energy from the sun caused the water to evaporate.

• The water cooled enough to turn into water vapor.

• Wind blowing on the window turned the water into vapor.

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Heat transfer through a solid and touching a hot stove are examples of which heat transfer?

• conduction

• convection

• radiation

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What happens to metal railroad tracks during the heat of a summer day?

• decrease in weight

• increase in weight

• decrease in length

• increase in length

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The weather forecast indicates that a warm front will be moving into the area in

the next 24 hours. Which type of weather will most likely result?

• clear skies and cold temperatures

• clear skies and hot temperatures

• cloudy skies and rainy weather

• heavy snow and ice

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What is the cause of rising surface temperatures of the Pacific Ocean, drought in

the western United States, and flooding on the Pacific coast of South America?

• the Gulf Stream

• the jet stream

• La Niña

• El Niño

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What will most likely result when the jet stream moves south of North Carolina?

• North Carolina will experience tropical weather conditions.

• North Carolina will experience hot, dry weather.

• North Carolina will experience mild weather.

• North Carolina will experience cold weather.

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