Earth Science

Students conduct an investigation to observe the Sun's movement.   Which safety procedure should students following during this investigation?

• Wear gloves and goggles

• Keep loose hair tied back

• Never look directly at the Sun

• Record all data in science notebooks

Plants are known as producers because they produce their own food.  How do producers receive the energy for this process?

• By consuming soil nutrients

• By absorbing sunlight

• By releasing water

• By producing oxygen

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You use this instrument to measure temperature.

• sieve

• hot plate

• anemometer

• thermometer

What is a type of chemical weathering?

• rain

• ice

• acid rain

• snow

All of the following are true about fossil fuels EXCEPT:

• They are renewable resources.

• They are the remains of dead plants and animals.

• They were formed over a long period of time.

• They often contribute to pollution of the atmosphere.

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Look at the flow chart and complete the missing link.

• condensation

• cooling

• compaction

• melting

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Energy produced from sunlight is called ______ energy and is considered a ______ resource.

• geothermal, nonrenewable

• solar, nonrenewable

• hydroelectric, renewable

• solar, renewable

The food web represents organisms in a field. What role do raccoons play in this food web?

• Prey

• Producers

• Consumer

• Decomposer

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At which stage in the life cycle of a plant are seeds produced?

• Young plant

• Sprouting seed

• Seedling

• Mature plant

Which two traits best help a cactus conserve water in the dry conditions of a West Texas desert ecosystem?

• Large flowers and sweet fruit

• Sweet fruit and sharp spines

• Sharp spines and waxy stems

• Waxy stems and large flowers

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