Quiz about Science MAAP Review

Question 1

Sound is caused by?

Accepted Answer

vibrations

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force

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instruments

Question 2

Sound travels FASTEST through which of these materials?

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Metal

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Air

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Empty space

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Water

Question 3

What is frequency?

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the number of vibrations per second

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how high or low a sound is

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the loudness or softness of a sound

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the back and forth movement of matter

Question 4

What is volume?

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the loudness or softness of a sound

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how high or low a sound is

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the number of vibrations per second

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vibrations

Question 5

What medium does sound travel through slowest?

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gas

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solid

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liquid

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trees

Question 6

High pitches are produced by objects vibrating _______________.

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quickly

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slowly

Question 7

Sound travels in which direction?

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all directions

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down

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forward

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up

Question 8

If a sound bounces back it is called ______________.

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an echo

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frequency

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sound

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pitch

Question 9

Light bounces when it is

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reflected

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absorbed

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refracted

Question 10

Light bends when it is

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refracted

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reflected

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absorbed

Question 11

Which images are opaque?

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A & E

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A & C

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A,C,E, & F

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D, E, & F

Question 12

Which explains why the fork looks different under water?

Accepted Answer

light is refracted at an angle

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light can't pass through the glass

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the wavelength of light lengthens

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the amount of light increases when going through water

Question 13

Why is it harder for the boy in Image B to get down the hill?

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Friction

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Motion

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Work

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Displacement

Question 14

If these boys are pulling with the same amount of force.  What will happen?

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They will not move at all.

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The boy in blue will win.

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The boy in red will win.

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Both will fall down.

Question 15

Any time the forces are unbalanced, an object will remain at rest. True or false?

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false

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true

Question 16

A baseball is thrown a distance of 50 meters. What is the speed if it takes 2 seconds to cover that distance? Dont forget Speed = Distance/Time

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25 m/s2

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100 m/s2

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52 m/s2

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100 seconds

Question 17

Speed is equal to

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Distance/Time

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Time/Distance

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Time x Distance

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Acceleration

Question 18

How is gravity affected by mass?

Accepted Answer

the larger the mass of the object, the greater the gravity

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small objects have no gravity

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gravity is not affected by mass of objects, whether large or small

Question 19

What is the Average Speed?
Distance: 10m
Time: 5s

Accepted Answer

2

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1/2

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50

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100

Question 20

A ball is moving in a certain direction.  What would happen to the ball if a greater force was applied on the ball along its direction of motion?

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The speed of the ball would increase.

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The speed of the ball would decrease.

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The ball will stop instantly.

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The ball will change direction.

Question 21

If two boxes are pushed with the same amount of total force, and one weighs 1kg and the other weighs 100kg, which one will accelerate faster?

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1kg box

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100 kg box

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they will accelerate at the same rate

Question 22

Why are decomposers necessary in the food chain?

Accepted Answer

They provide nutrients for plants.

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They photosynthesize.

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They are food for carnivores.

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They prey on herbivores.

Question 23

Which of the following directly use the Sun's energy to produce their own food?

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producers

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decomposers

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carnivores

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consumers

Question 24

If a population of grizzly bears gradually increases over time, which of the following will most likely occur?

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The number of prey species will decrease.

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The size of the bear population will continue to increase.

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The bear population in that area will eventually die out.

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The number of prey species will increase.

Question 25

According to the energy pyramid, which of the following will most likely happen to the other organisms if all the harvest mice died?

Accepted Answer

The number of hawks would decrease, and the number of insects would increase.

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The number of hawks would increase, and the number of insects would increase.

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The number of hawks would increase, and the number of insects would decrease.

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There would be no change in the rest of the chain.

Question 26

Which of the following food chains shows the correct energy flow from left to right?

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grass > rabbit > owl

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rabbit > owl > grass

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owl > rabbit > grass

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grass > owl > rabbit

Question 27

How can the wolf in this picture benefit from plants even if it never eats plants?

Accepted Answer

The rabbit eats the plants, and the wolf eats the rabbit.

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The plants help the rabbit to hide from the wolf.

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The plants make the wolf run slower.

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The rabbit eats the wolf, and the grass decomposes the rabbit.

Question 28

Which of the following is not an adaptation that would help a plant survive in the desert?

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large leaves to absorb sunlight

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very long root systems

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the ability to store water in stems

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tiny or no leaves

Question 29

Which of these adaptations would help an animal survive a cold winter season?

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hibernating in a cave

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losing extra fat on the body

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shedding fur

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sweating to release heat

Question 30

According to the food web, if the snail population of this ecosystem increases, which of the following is most likely to occur?

Accepted Answer

The grass population will decrease.

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The grass population will increase.

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The snails will eventually become extinct.

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The grasshopper population will increase at nearly the same rate.

Question 31

What is the relationship between the Sun, plants, and animals in a food web?

Accepted Answer

The Sun provides energy for plants to make their own food, and animals eat plants or other animals.

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The Sun provides energy for both plants and animals to make their own food.

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The Sun provides light so animals can see which plants to eat.

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The Sun provides heat energy for animals to survive, but not plants.

Question 32

Look at the following table and picture.
These teeth most likely belong to a:

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tiger.

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deer.

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chimpanzee.

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panda bear.

Question 33

The spinning of the Earth on its axis that causes night and day.

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Rotate

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Revolve

Question 34

The imaginary line running through the center of Earth.

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axis

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moon

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constellation

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orbit

Question 35

What causes Earth's seasons?

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the tilt of Earth's axis

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Earth's rotation

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the revolution of the Moon

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Earth's distance from the Sun

Question 36

The rotation of Earth on its axis causes the pattern of _____.

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night and day

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constellations

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Earth's seasons

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the phases of the moon

Question 37

Fixed patterns of stars are called _____.

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Constellations

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Nebulas

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orbits

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systems

Question 38

It takes Earth _________ to make one complete rotation on its axis.

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24 hours

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365 days

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28 days

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24 days

Question 39

It takes Earth _____________ to make one revolution or orbit around the Sun.

Accepted Answer

365 days

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365 hours

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28 days

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24 hours

Question 40

A rocky body that orbits around a planet.

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moon

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star

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axis

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Sun

Question 41

Why do planets orbit the sun (and not float around in space)?

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the sun's gravity keeps them in place

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the moons are keeping them in place

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They were hit by an asteroid

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they were hit by a comet

Question 42

When the Northern Hemisphere of Earth is Leaning away from the Sun, What season is the Southern Hemisphere experiencing?

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Summer

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Winter

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Spring

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Fall

Question 43

What season is letter A?

Accepted Answer

Summer

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Winter

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Spring

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Fall

Question 44

What is it called when a plant makes its own food?

Accepted Answer

photosynthesis

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producing

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herbivore

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photoproducing

Question 45

What is a food chain?

Accepted Answer

A food chain is a path that shows how energy flows from one living thing to another.

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A food chain is a type of decomposer.

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A food chain is a method of growing food without water.

Question 46

What does a food web show?

Accepted Answer

A food web shows a combination of food chains and how energy flows through the ecosystem.

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A food web shows a biosphere.

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A food web shows the kinds of foods we need to eat daily to stay healthy.

Question 47

All living and nonliving things in an environment and the many ways they interact are called ______

Accepted Answer

ecosystem

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community

Question 48

Hummingbirds feed on the nectar of flowering plants. In this process, they also pollinate the plants.
Which symbiotic relationship does this represent?

Accepted Answer

Mutualism

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Predator-prey

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Parasitism

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Commensalism

Question 49

Cattle egrets are birds who ride on the backs of Rhinos. Rhinos are not affected, and cattle egrets eat the insects that fly out of the grass as the Rhinos graze. What type of relationship do these organisms have?

Accepted Answer

Commensalism

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Predator-prey

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Mutualism

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Parasitism

Question 50

Why does Earth have different seasons?

Accepted Answer

because of the tilt of Earth on its axis as it moves around the sun

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because of the distance between Earth and the sun

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because of the speed of Earth as it rotates on its axis

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because of the amount of light blocked by the moon on its axis

Question 51

A small rocky object orbiting the sun.

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Asteroid

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Comet

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Moon

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Meteor

Question 52

One of the main differences between the outer and inner planets is __________.

Accepted Answer

the outer planets are gas planets

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The inner planets all have water

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the inner planets are much bigger than the outer planets

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the outer planets have rings, and the inner planets don't

Question 53

The inner planets are made of rocks and called the Terrestrial Planets.

Accepted Answer

True

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False

Question 54

Cold, huge, gaseous planets are...

Accepted Answer

Outer planets

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Inner planets

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Both

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Saturn

Question 55

Why do we see objects as white?

Accepted Answer

They reflect all light

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They absorb all light

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They absorb some light and reflect some light

Question 56

The color you see is the color that is ___.

Accepted Answer

reflected

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absorbed

Question 57

Which color absorbs all light?

Accepted Answer

Black

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White

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Orange

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Green

Question 58

When a meteor hits Earth, what is it called?

Accepted Answer

meteorite

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meteroid

Answer

meteor

Question 59

Energy made from vibrations through materials

Accepted Answer

sound

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light

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speed

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pitch

Question 60

Which of the following statements is true about this food web?

Accepted Answer

Owls get their energy needs from mice and grasshoppers

Answer

Rabbits have 3 energy sources

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grasshoppers prey on birds

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foxes are the top producers

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