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A predator is an animal that feeds on other animals. **blank** of these is a predator | [
"deer",
"cow",
"goat"
] | wolf |
Calcium is a mineral that helps make your bones and teeth strong. **blank** of these foods is the best source of calcium | [
"candy",
"rice",
"meat"
] | cheese |
**blank** is most likely to cause damage when hitting the roof of a car | [
"rain",
"sleet",
"snow"
] | hail |
A student sorted mineral samples into two groups: dull and shiny. **blank** of the following properties did the student use to sort the mineral samples into groups | [
"cleavage",
"color",
"streak"
] | luster |
**blank** of the following metals will be attracted to a magnet | [
"copper",
"gold",
"silver"
] | iron |
**blank** of the following organisms would most likely get its food energy only from consumers | [
"deer",
"grass",
"mushroom"
] | hawk |
The Sun is the largest body in the solar system. The Sun is a ___ **blank** | [
"moon",
"planet",
"satellite"
] | star |
**blank** of the following processes makes it possible for plants to use energy from sunlight to produce their own food | [
"metamorphosis",
"pollination",
"reproduction"
] | photosynthesis |
During **blank** stage of its life cycle does a butterfly spend the most time eating plant leaves | [
"adult",
"egg",
"pupa"
] | larva |
**blank** makes a compass needle point north | [
"electrical",
"heat",
"light"
] | magnetic |
Glaciers are slow-moving sheets of ice found on land. What process occurs **blank** glacial ice is heated to 5° Celsius | [
"evaporation",
"freezing",
"precipitation"
] | melting |
a producer is **blank** | [
"frog",
"mushroom",
"lizard"
] | grass |
**blank** is most responsible for recycling dead plants and animals in an ecosystem | [
"water",
"fish",
"insects"
] | bacteria |
After a rain, a puddle of water remains on a sidewalk. After a day of sunshine, the puddle is gone. **blank** process is most responsible for the disappearance of the puddle | [
"precipitation",
"transpiration",
"condensation"
] | evaporation |
**blank** processes foods into a useable source of energy | [
"circulatory",
"nervous",
"skeletal"
] | digestive |
A student rubs her hands together on a cold winter day. The heat that warms her hands is produced by **blank** | [
"gravity",
"light",
"magnetism"
] | friction |
**blank** will stay the same when it is stretched | [
"shape",
"length",
"width"
] | mass |
water have a definite shape and volume in **blank** | [
"gas",
"liquid"
] | solid |
**blank** of a plant takes in water and nutrients from the soil | [
"stem",
"flower",
"leaf"
] | root |
**blank** is identified using the sense of smell | [
"color",
"temperature",
"weight"
] | odor |
the major source of energy for food chains is **blank** | [
"water",
"air",
"grass"
] | sunlight |
Some birds fly south in the fall and return in the spring. This is an example of **blank** | [
"camouflage",
"hibernation",
"growth"
] | migration |
**blank** of energy is needed to cut a piece of wood into smaller pieces with a saw | [
"light",
"heat",
"sound"
] | mechanical |
the best conductor of electricity is **blank** | [
"glass",
"wood",
"plastic"
] | metal |
**blank** causes objects to be pulled toward earth | [
"friction",
"light",
"electricity"
] | gravity |
**blank** allows it to bend | [
"color",
"mass",
"size"
] | flexibility |
A ball is thrown up into the air. **blank** force causes the ball to fall to the ground | [
"friction",
"magnetism",
"electricity"
] | gravity |
**blank** is most likely to occur because the air temperature is 90 °f | [
"blinking",
"salivating",
"shivering"
] | sweating |
The energy that is stored in food originally comes from **blank** | [
"air",
"soil",
"water"
] | sunlight |
When two animals live in the same area and depend on the same organism for food, they are **blank** | [
"decomposing",
"germinating",
"hibernating"
] | competing |
**blank** is produced when a guitar string vibrates | [
"chemical",
"light",
"magnetic"
] | sound |
A student rubs his hands together to warm them. His hands get warm due to **blank** | [
"gravity",
"magnetism",
"sound"
] | friction |
**blank** describes how easily electricity travels through it | [
"color",
"temperature",
"reflectivity"
] | conductivity |
pieces of rock material being moved over earth 's surface by water and wind are during **blank** | [
"conduction",
"deposition",
"revolution"
] | erosion |
The main function of a fish's fins is to help the fish **blank** | [
"reproduce",
"see",
"breathe"
] | move |
Green plants get the energy they need to make food from **blank** | [
"water",
"air",
"soil"
] | sunlight |
an example of a nonliving thing is **blank** | [
"bird",
"insect",
"dog"
] | water |
**blank** results in day and night | [
"erosion",
"deposition",
"revolution"
] | rotation |
**blank** is produced when paper is burned | [
"magnetic",
"electrical",
"chemical"
] | heat |
**blank** causes a bicycle to slow down when the brakes are used | [
"electricity",
"gravity",
"magnetism"
] | friction |
**blank** organisms break down and recycle dead plants and animals | [
"predators",
"prey",
"producers"
] | decomposers |
A dog growls when a predator gets close. Growling is an example of **blank** animal behavior | [
"migration",
"hibernation",
"germination"
] | communication |
an example of a life process is **blank** | [
"coloration",
"camouflage",
"migration"
] | reproduction |
There is a shadow under a tree. **blank** form of energy must be present for the shadow to occur | [
"heat",
"sound",
"mechanical"
] | light |
Matter is defined as anything that takes up space and has **blank** | [
"texture",
"odor",
"color"
] | mass |
The hardness, odor, and taste of an object can all be **blank** | [
"measured with a metric ruler",
"measured with a spring scale",
"observed with a hand lens"
] | observed with the senses |
**blank** would absorb the most light on a sunny day | [
"pink",
"white",
"yellow"
] | black |
**blank** causes a soccer ball to fall to the ground after it has been kicked up in the air | [
"erosion",
"friction",
"magnetism"
] | gravity |
Volume and mass are properties of **blank** | [
"friction",
"light",
"sound"
] | matter |
**blank** is common to most living things | [
"flying",
"talking",
"seeing"
] | reproducing |
animals increase during **blank** in size | [
"breathing",
"shedding",
"repairing"
] | growing |
**blank** of organism helps return nutrients from dead plants and animals to the soil | [
"producer",
"prey",
"predator"
] | decomposer |
**blank** occurs when ocean waves drop seashells on a beach | [
"condensation",
"classification",
"rotation"
] | deposition |
**blank** of measurement should be used to describe the mass of an apple | [
"liter",
"minute",
"meter"
] | gram |
**blank** describes the texture of a kitten 's fur | [
"gray",
"warm",
"long"
] | soft |
best classified as a nonrenewable resource is **blank** of the following | [
"Grass",
"Sunlight",
"Oxygen"
] | Aluminum |
**blank** of these warms most of the air, water, and land on Earth | [
"Coal",
"Electricity",
"Wind"
] | Sunlight |
Ice cubes are an example of **blank** form of water | [
"Gas",
"Liquid",
"Natural"
] | Solid |
Most plants begin their life cycle as ___ **blank** | [
"leaves",
"flowers",
"roots"
] | seeds |
Students collect pond water in their beakers. **blank** is the best unit of measurement for the volume of water they collect | [
"Grams",
"Meters",
"Centimeters"
] | Milliliters |
Seeds that remain inactive until the right conditions of light, water, and soil are present are called ___ **blank** | [
"pollen",
"flowers",
"recycled"
] | dormant |
A bicyclist rides on a flat road and then stops pedaling but does not apply the brakes. The bicycle stops because of ___ **blank** | [
"balance",
"attraction",
"magnetism"
] | friction |
**blank** of these senses lets dora know when a skunk has been close to her house | [
"Taste",
"Touch",
"Hearing"
] | Smell |
In winter, the arctic fox has white fur. In summer, its fur changes color to brown and gray. The change in fur color helps the arctic fox to ___ **blank** | [
"run",
"mate",
"hibernate"
] | hide |
plants need **blank** of the following to make their own food | [
"Flowers",
"Bacteria",
"Oxygen"
] | Sunlight |
**blank** of a sunflower plant absorbs water and nutrients | [
"Stems",
"Leaves",
"Flowers"
] | Roots |
**blank** of these can make a shadow on the ground during the day | [
"River",
"Air",
"Thunder"
] | Cloud |
All animals need air to survive. An insect gets air through tiny holes on the sides of its body. A whale breathes through a blow hole. **blank** body part do fish use to breathe | [
"skin",
"nose",
"mouth"
] | gills |
**blank** of the following is broken down in the body to release energy | [
"water",
"salt",
"oxygen"
] | sugar |
All living things contain **blank** element | [
"helium",
"sodium",
"copper"
] | carbon |
not a form of precipitation is **blank** of the following | [
"Hail",
"Rain",
"Snow"
] | Wind |
the best conductor of electricity is **blank** | [
"Wood",
"Stone",
"Plastic"
] | Metal |
**blank** is most responsible for the uneven heating of the air in the atmosphere | [
"radiation",
"conduction",
"condensation"
] | convection |
When a dog sees a cat, a message travels from the dog's eyes to the dog's **blank** | [
"nose",
"paws",
"muscles"
] | brain |
**blank** helps people understand what makes up white light | [
"Barometer",
"Microscope",
"Thermometer"
] | Prism |
A black bear eats many different things, including grasses, roots, and berries. It also eats insects, fish, and other small animals. **blank** of these BEST describes a black bear | [
"Carnivore",
"Herbivore",
"Producer"
] | Omnivore |
Copper wire is often wrapped in plastic. Plastic material is a good **blank** | [
"electromagnet",
"circuit",
"current"
] | insulator |
A wild turkey's forest community includes **blank** | [
"rainfall",
"soil",
"wind"
] | insects |
**blank** of these is needed in all stages of the butterfly 's life cycle | [
"Wings",
"Eyes",
"Soil"
] | Air |
The teeth of a carnivore are MOSTLY - **blank** | [
"rounded",
"wide",
"flat"
] | pointed |
Having dry, hot weather for a long time can cause a **blank** | [
"thunderstorm",
"tornado",
"flood"
] | drought |
All of the populations of species in an area make up a **blank** | [
"region",
"niche",
"family"
] | community |
**blank** of scientist would study the relationship between simple machines and energy | [
"chemist",
"biologist",
"geologist"
] | physicist |
**blank** has six-sided transparent crystals that will scratch glass | [
"sulfur",
"calcite",
"feldspar"
] | quartz |
**blank** serve as evidence for a scientific theory | [
"guesses",
"opinions",
"arguments"
] | observations |
The temperature in a hot star is high enough to pull electrons away from atoms. **blank** state of matter results from this process | [
"gas",
"solid",
"liquid"
] | plasma |
an animal belong to **blank** if it lays eggs and has scales and gills | [
"amphibian",
"bird",
"reptile"
] | fish |
**blank** can dry out plants and cause wildfires | [
"earthquake",
"flood",
"tornado"
] | drought |
A rock sample will most likely contain **blank** | [
"plants",
"water",
"wood"
] | minerals |
the shadow of the school 's flagpole will be the shortest at **blank** | [
"sunrise",
"midafternoon",
"sunset"
] | noon |
a source of light is **blank** of the following | [
"Earth",
"planet",
"moon"
] | star |
**blank** of the following properties provides the best way to identify a mineral | [
"shape",
"size",
"temperature"
] | hardness |
In the first half of this century, **blank** technology allowed people, for the first time, to work IN the city but live OUTSIDE the city | [
"airplanes",
"telephones",
"television"
] | automobiles |
an example of a human-made product is **blank** | [
"tomato",
"wheat",
"coal"
] | cake |
**blank** live part of their lives in water and part on land , and go through metamorphosis | [
"reptiles",
"birds",
"mammals"
] | amphibians |
a consumer is **blank** of the following | [
"grain",
"vegetable",
"tree"
] | rabbit |
during **blank** below does water vapor change to liquid water | [
"melting",
"freezing",
"evaporation"
] | condensation |
A caterpillar changing into a butterfly is an example of **blank** | [
"instinct",
"duplication",
"reproduction"
] | metamorphosis |
Gavin has two rocks. Both rocks are made up entirely of the same mineral. **blank** other property of his two rocks is most likely to be the same | [
"size",
"shape",
"weight"
] | color |
Some plants grow only in specific places in the world. Some cacti, for example, grow only in deserts. Which of the following is most important in determining **blank** a plant can grow and survive | [
"animals",
"tides",
"wind"
] | climate |