SSA Review #3

The American crocodile is found in the wild in the Florida Everglades. It hunts and eats fish, mammals, and other living things. It is the animal at the top of the Everglades food chain. When the crocodile eats a turtle, what is the role of the crocodile in the food chain?

• herbivore

• omnivore

• consumer

• producer

How is an eagle like a crocodile, but not like a giraffe?

• They both are covered with scales.

• They both have backbones.

• They both have feathers.

• They both lay eggs.

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The brightly colored petals of flowering plants attract insects such as bees. The bees help pollinate the plants by picking up pollen. In which part of the flower does the bee pick up pollen?

• petal

• anther

• stamen

• pistil

Dennis observes that the Moon goes through different phases as it goes from new moon to full moon and back to new moon again. How long does it take for the Moon to complete all of its phases?

• about one day

• about one week

• about one month

• about one season

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A car goes through a tunnel and up a hill. It then goes down the hill and over railroad tracks. At which point is the car overcoming gravity?

• As it goes up the hill.

• As it goes down the hill.

• As it goes through the tunnel.

• As it goes over the railroad tracks.

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Sally is studying objects in the sky that give off light energy. Which of the following gives off light energy?

• the Moon, because it lights up the nighttime sky

• clouds, because they are bright white in the daytime

• the Sun, because it is a star

• Jupiter, because it is a planet

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Which of the objects below would produce the MOST heat when rubbed together?

• rubbing sanitizer on hands

• rubbing dry hands together

• rubbing lotion on your hands

• rubbing soapy hands together

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Kenji is writing some observations of different samples in his mineral collection. Which of the following terms can be used to describe luster?

• earthy and coarse

• glassy and metallic

• grainy and rough

• metallic and smooth

Why does the Sun appear much larger than all of the other stars?

• It is much hotter than all other stars.

• It is much brighter than all other stars.

• It is much closer to Earth than all other stars.

• It is a different color and temperature than all other stars.

Min's backyard has pieces of slate rock that are used as a footpath. Slate is a metamorphic rock that splits into flat pieces. What natural forces in Earth cause the formation of slate?

• Molten magma deep inside Earth cools and slowly hardens over time.

• Great heat and pressure cause the minerals to line up in parallel layers.

• Lava erupts and runs down the side of a volcano, then cools and hardens.

• Sediments of once living things are deposited over time and become cemented.