Question 1

The Potomac, Rappahannock, James and York rivers all flow into what body of water?

Accepted Answer

Chesapeake  Bay

Answer

Atlantic Ocean

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Roanoke River

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North Carolina Sound

Question 2

Which major watershed area does the Rappahannock River flow into?

Accepted Answer

Chesapeake Bay

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North Carolina Sounds

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Mississippi River

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Lake Anna

Question 3

A natural resource that all people, plants, and animals need to live is...

Accepted Answer

water

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limestone

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forests

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coal

Question 4

Which natural resource in VA is used to make paper?

Accepted Answer

trees

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limestonw

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coal

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granite

Question 5

Which VA resource is non-renewable?

Accepted Answer

coal

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oxygen

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forests

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water

Question 6

Which of VA's natural resources would be renewable?

Accepted Answer

forests

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water

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soil

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coal

Question 7

All moving objects have..

Accepted Answer

kinetic energy

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frictional force

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electrical force

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potential energy

Question 8

What kind of energy does an apple hanging on a tree limb have?

Accepted Answer

potential energy

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kinetic energy

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friction

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motion

Question 9

Which example best shows friction?

Accepted Answer

the brakes on the car heated up as they were pushed and the car slowed down

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the walking club slows down at the end of their walk to stretch

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a snow drift starts t fall down a mountain picking up more snow along the way

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for the first few seconds, the parachuter gains speed after jumping out of a plane

Question 10

A metal paper clip is an example of..

Accepted Answer

a conductor

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a proton

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an electron

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an insulator

Question 11

The electricity in majority of people's home would most likely use...

Accepted Answer

parallel circuits

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battery power

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open circuits

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static electricity

Question 12

A charge that can build when two items are rubbed together is called..

Accepted Answer

static electricity

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a conductor

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an insulator

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a magnetic field

Question 13

What are the 3 types of energy that can be transformed by the typical household appliance?

Accepted Answer

radiant, thermal, and mechanical

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heat, motion, mechanical

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thermal, heat, radiant

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mechanical, kinetic, motion

Question 14

When an electric current passes through a wire curled around an iron core this creates..

Accepted Answer

an electromagnet

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a nucleus

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resistance

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lightning

Question 15

What contribution did Benjamin Franklin make toward the study of electricity?

Accepted Answer

he discovered that lightning is a form of electricity

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he invented the generator

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he discovered that protons have a positive charge

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he invented the light bulb

Question 16

Michael Faraday showed how electric current in a wire produces..

Accepted Answer

a magnetic field

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chemicals

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a vibration

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molecules

Question 17

Why is copper wire used by electricians when they create electrical circuits in homes?

Accepted Answer

copper is a great electrical conductor

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copper is inexpensive to purchase

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copper is very expensive to use

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copper is a great electrical insulator

Question 18

Which material could best best be used to make an electromagnet?

Accepted Answer

nail

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marble

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string

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fishing line

Question 19

Which is an important use of land in VA?

Accepted Answer

farming for food and products

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exploring rain forests for vacation

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visiting desert habitats for tourists

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