Science UIL #3A 2022-2023

One Joule per second is the same as what?

• input

• a watt

• an ohm

• pressure

Organic matter that comes from plants, such as wood, stems, dried leaves, or from animals, such as dung are all known as what?

• abiotic factors

• sediments

• ecological succession

• biomass

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What 3 elements make the CaCO₃ compound?

• calcium and oxygen only

• calcium, carbon, cobalt

• carbon and cobalt only

• calcium, carbon, oxygen

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Oxygen is found in a molecule made of only two atoms bonded together. This is known as a what?

• carboxyl molecule

• cryogenic molecule

• bipolar molecule

• diatomic molecule

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

An instrument that is used to measure atmospheric pressure is called what?

• seismic scale

• seismograph

• epicenter

• barometer

When heat is trapped in the Earth's lower atmosphere by gases such as carbon dioxide, methane, water vapor, and nitrous oxides, this is known as what?

• deforestation

• climate change

• greenhouse effect

• sustainability

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

Illegal hunting or capturing of wild animals is called what?

• sustaining

• poaching

• harvesting

• seeking

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

A self-sustaining population of a non-native species in an ecosystem is called what?

• core species

• biological control

• invasive species

• naturalized species

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Students in class were studying about the rock cycle. They took a piece of chalk and put it in a bottle. Next, they shook the bottle 100 times (as they did, pieces of the chalk broke off into smaller sediments). What were they most likely modeling with this activity?

• how difficult it is to break down chalk

• erosion

• chemical weathering

• physical weathering

Which of the following scientist's work was the foundation of rocket propulsion?

• Hans Christian Oersted

• Alexander Fleming

• Robert Goddard

• Elon Musk

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NGSS.MS-PS2-1