Question 1

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A mathematical model is used to predict the trajectory of a bullet fired from a gun.

Question 2

Physics

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Which discipline of physical science is used to develop this model?

Question 3

1. Chemistry

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Choose 2 answers

Question 4

Calculating how much energy is associated with a hurricane

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Which study involves both Earth science and physics?

Question 5

Does ice melt faster in an empty glass or in a glass full of water?

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Which question could be answered with a controlled experiment?

Question 6

Determining how fast different chemical pollutants dissolve in water

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Which topic would be appropriate for a controlled experiment?

Question 7

Which elements are found in Earth's atmosphere?

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Which question requires a controlled experiment to answer?

Question 8

Law

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Which type of scientific statement is this?

Question 9

Theory

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Which type of scientific idea is this explanation an example of?

Question 10

Hypothesis

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Which type of scientific idea is the student's proposal an example of?

Question 11

Plate tectonics explained observations about Earth that the shrinking Earth idea could not explain.

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Why was the shrinking Earth idea replaced by the theory of plate tectonics?

Question 12

Carry out further research to gain more understanding of possible plate tectonics on Mars

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What would be the appropriate response of scientists to this information?

Question 13

Carry out more research to understand better how the seamounts form

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How should scientists appropriately respond to the idea that some new mechanism of forming the volcanoes is involved?

Question 14

Conduct additional experiments to confirm the new data

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What is the appropriate scientific approach for dealing with this contradiction?

Question 15

The existing theory was changed to account for new data

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What is an appropriate scientific basis for this change in view?

Question 16

The upward force that the ground exerts on the woman

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Which force causes her to rise?

Question 17

The box with less mass accelerates more

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What happens when the same net force, sufficient to overcome static friction, is applied to each box?

Question 18

The engine not pulling any cars will accelerate more

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Which engine will be able to accelerate more?

Question 19

The basket will move up

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What will happen to the basket if the force she applies is greater than the force of gravity?

Question 20

The car will slow down more quickly than the truck

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What will happen to the two vehicles?

Question 21

Friction

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Which force causes graphite from the tip of a pencil to transfer to the paper?

Question 22

Gravity

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Which force keeps Jupiter in orbit around the Sun?

Question 23

Friction

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Which force causes a jet airplane to stop on a runway?

Question 24

Friction

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Which force causes meteors to burn up when they enter Earth's atmosphere?

Question 25

Elastic potential energy is converted into kinetic energy

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Which type of energy transformation occurs from the point when the rubber bands are fully stretched to when the stone leaves the slingshot?

Question 26

Chemical potential energy is converted into kinetic energy

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Which type of energy conversion occurs at the moment fireworks explode?

Question 27

Kinetic energy is converted into thermal energy

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What energy conversion takes place as a box slides to a stop on a horizontal table?

Question 28

Chemical potential energy is converted into thermal energy

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What energy conversion occurs in a car's engine?

Question 29

Microwaves

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Which kind of electromagnetic radiation carries information to and from a cell phone when it is used for a phone call?

Question 30

Ultraviolet radiation

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Which kind of electromagnetic radiation does the lamp emit to produce this effect?

Question 31

Infrared radiation

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Which part of the electromagnetic spectrum is being detected?

Question 32

X-rays

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Which type of electromagnetic radiation is used in this way?

Question 33

Sound waves

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Which type of wave has a longitudinal motion?

Question 34

Transverse wave motion

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Which is a characteristic of electromagnetic waves?

Question 35

Electron

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Which subatomic particle is located outside the nucleus?

Question 36

No charge

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What charge does a neutron have?

Question 37

Mixture

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Which type of substance is a chocolate chip cookie?

Question 38

A substance with sodium atoms bonded to chlorine atoms

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Which example describes a compound?

Question 39

Liquid

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In which state of matter are particles close together, but able to slide past one another?

Question 40

Solid to liquid

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Which change of state does the image show?

Question 41

Cooking an egg

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Which action demonstrates a chemical change?

Question 42

Covalent

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Which type of bond is formed when valence electrons are shared between two atoms?

Question 43

1. Good thermal conductivity

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Choose 2 answers

Question 44

Potassium (K)

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Which element has chemical properties that are similar to sodium's?

Question 45

505 g

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How many grams of liquid water are in the beaker when the ice has melted?

Question 46

250 grams

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What is the mass of the ice?

Question 47

The total mass of baking soda and vinegar must equal the total mass of carbon dioxide and the liquid solution

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How is mass affected in this reaction, according to the law of conservation of matter?

Question 48

Water boiling on an electric burner

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In which phase change is energy being absorbed from the surroundings?

Question 49

The water in the clothes absorbs energy from the air and becomes a gas

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What happens when wet clothes dry outside on a warm day?

Question 50

Gravitational

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Which force pulled the dust and gases together to form Earth?

Question 51

Gravity between stars

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Which phenomenon leads stars to group together to form a galaxy?

Question 52

Winter in Japan and summer in Australia

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Which season is it in Japan and in Australia when Earth is in the position shown in the diagram?

Question 53

The northern hemisphere receives more direct sunlight than in the winter

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What is true during summer in the northern hemisphere?

Question 54

A

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Which position on the diagram represents Earth's location in its orbit during winter at a weather station near Earth's south pole?

Question 55

There is high risk of volcanoes and low risk of large earthquakes

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Which risk description must the geologist give for this location?

Question 56

Low risk of both volcanoes and earthquakes

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Which types of risk are present in this location?

Question 57

Volcanoes are more likely at location C than at location A

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Which statement accurately describes these locations?

Question 58

Valley

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Which type of landform will develop if the river continues to flow along a straight path?

Question 59

Meander

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Which landform is produced when sediment is eroded from one side of a river and deposited on the other side?

Question 60

Point C

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Where in the rock cycle diagram should slate be placed?

Question 61

Erosion and deposition

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Which description should the student place on arrow A?

Question 62

A warm, shallow sea

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Which type of environment was present in this region most recently, based on these rock layers?

Question 63

It was exposed to high heat and pressure, and then experienced deposition

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What can be inferred about the geologic history of this area from these rock layers?

Question 64

Troposphere

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Through which layer of the atmosphere does a mountaineer climbing a tall mountain ascend?

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