Quiz about Tennessee Science

Question 1

What happens when two bar magnets repel each other?

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The poles of the magnets push away from each other.

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The poles of the magnets pull toward each other.

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The centers of the magnets pull toward each other.

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The centers of the magnets push away from each other.

Question 2

The force of the magnetic field is stronger when a  magnet is ________________ to an object.

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closer together

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cold

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round

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farther apart

Question 3

True or False:
All metals stick to magnets.

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False

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True

Question 4

What is A?

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Evaporation

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Condensation

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Precipitation

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Runoff

Question 5

Which of the following causes all of the water on the planet to change its state (solid, liquid, gas) and move through the water cycle?

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temperature

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amount of plant matter

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location of ice caps

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size of ocean

Question 6

What is water vapor doing when it changes to water?

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condensing

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evaporating

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precipitating

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runoff

Question 7

Name this tool.

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Thermometer

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Barometer

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Hygrometer

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Ruler

Question 8

What is the name the name of this weather tool?

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Wind Vane

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Rain Gauge

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Telescope

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Anemometer

Question 9

This type of cloud is thin, wispy, and made of ice crystals

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cirrus cloud

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cumulus cloud

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stratus cloud

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cumulonimbus cloud

Question 10

Cumulonimbus clouds mean ...

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thunderstorms

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fair weather (nice)

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rain/storms coming

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long periods of rain

Question 11

Which cloud is this?

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cumulus

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cumulonimbus

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cirrus

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stratus

Question 12

What zone is the United States in?

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Temperate

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Polar

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Tropical

Question 13

What zone is the equator in?

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Tropical

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Temperate

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Polar

Question 14

Which zone has the the coldest place on earth?

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Polar

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Tropical

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Temperate

Question 15

What is it called when a plant or animal has a trait that helps it survive in a specific environment?

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adaptation

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instinct

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mimicry

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camouflage

Question 16

A plant is adapted to a forest with little sunlight. Identify the BEST adaptation this plant might have to ensure its survival.

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ability to attach to and grow upwards on taller trees

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extremely long root system

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thick, waxy, spike covered leaves

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shallow root system near the surface

Question 17

An adaptation that helps a cactus live in the desert is its

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thin, spiny needles

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wide, flat leaves to catch water

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bright green color

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tall stems

Question 18

Birds have different beaks to help them survive in their habitat, which is a type of ___________ adaptation.

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physical

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behavioral

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learned

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migration

Question 19

Camouflage and mimicry are examples of ___________ adaptations.

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physical

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behavioral

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special

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predatory

Question 20

___________ is when animals go into a deep sleep causing their bodies to slow down.

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Hibernation

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Mimicry

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Migration

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Dormancy

Question 21

Choose the image that shows a drought

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Option D is correct

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A.

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B.

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C.

Question 22

What happens when the ground can not hold anymore water?

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Flash flood happens

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Tornado happens

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Drought happens

Question 23

Which storm can cause flooding?

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all of the above

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hurricanes

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blizzards

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tsunamis

Question 24

Which planet is not a gas giant?

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Venus

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Saturn

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Jupiter

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Neptune

Question 25

What is the second planet from the sun?

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Venus

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Mars

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Mercury

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Earth

Question 26

What are the four inner planets?

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Mars, Earth , Mercury, Venus

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Earth, Uranus, Mercury, Venus

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Mercury Venus Earth Saturn

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Mars, Earth, Neptune, Mercury

Question 27

If the molecules in a substance are arranged in a tight, patterned kind of way, the matter must be in which state?

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Solid

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Liquid

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Gas

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Evaporation

Question 28

Matter is anything that has mass and occupies space.

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True

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False

Question 29

When solids reach their melting points they become what?

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Liquid

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Gas

Question 30

Water can be a solid, liquid, and a gas.

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True

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False
liquid

Question 31

Describe this picture

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Solid - Yellow - sweet taste

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Solid - Red - No taste

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Liquid - Yellow - Sweet taste

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Gas - Green - Salty taste

Question 32

What is energy?

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The ability to do work.

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moving energy

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stored energy

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renewable energy

Question 33

What helps us see where we are going?

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Light energy

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Sound energy

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Mechanical energy

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Thermal energy

Question 34

A force that pulls objects toward the Earth is called ______.

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gravity

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attract

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movement

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force

Question 35

A change in position is

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movement

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attract

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gravity

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force

Question 36

To pull towards something is _______.

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attract

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gravity

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movement

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force

Question 37

Why electrical wiring usually are covered with a layer of plastic?

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To make it safe

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To make it look pretty

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To help electricity flow along the wire

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To add more energy

Question 38

What is a switch's function in a circuit?

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turn on and off the flow of current

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to make the current hotter or colder

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the pathway that current flows

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to add more power to the circuit

Question 39

The light bulb in the circuit is an example of _______.

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Load

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Battery source

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Energy pathway

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All of them

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