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  • In a solid, the molecules are _____.
    moving fast
    tightly packed
    spread apart
    loose
  • Plates that slide against each other cause _____.
    hurricanes
    earthquakes
    tornados
    blizzards
  • The weight of air causes _____.
    temperature
    air pressure
    humidity
    fronts
  • When a warm air mass pushes out a cold air mass, we call it a _____.
    pressure
    cold front
    warm front
    cloud
  • The instrument that measures air pressure is a _____.
    thermometer
    anemometer
    rain gauge
    barometer
  • What kind of cloud brings stormy weather?
    cumulonimbus
    stratus
    cumulus
    cirrus
  • The smallest planet is _____.
    Mercury
    Neptune
    Saturn
    Mars
  • A great variety of ocean animals are found in the shallow part of the ocean, above the _____.
    trench
    continental shelf
    continental rise
    continental slope
  • Two objects rubbing together create _____.
    soil
    friction
    conductors
    chemicals
  • Mountains and ocean ridges are caused by _____.
    faults
    erosion
    weathering
    plate movements
  • Sound travels in _____.
    light
    waves
    sonar
    pitch
  • Food chains start with a producer (a plant) and end with a _____.
    ecosystem
    decomposer
    producer
    consumer
  • When two or more elements combine to make a new substance, it is called _____.
    an element
    a compound
    a prism
    an atom
  • Some light can pass through wax paper. Wax paper is _____.
    translucent
    opaque
    transparent
    refracted
  • Three types of rocks are sedimentary, igneous and _____.
    mountain
    metacognition
    metamorphic
    moss
  • An important resource mined in the southwestern part of Virginia is _____.
    blue crabs
    coal
    peanuts
    tobacco
  • If you heat a liquid it may _____.
    change to a solid
    stay the same
    change to a liquid
    change to a gas
  • High, thin, wispy clouds are _____.
    cirrus
    stratus
    cumulus
    cumulonimbus
  • Rock material, sand and soil can be moved by water and wind in a process called _____.
    weathering
    plate movements
    faults
    erosion
  • When light bounces off an object, it is _____.
    refracted
    reflected
    opaque
    transmitted
  • The salinity of the ocean varies. Salinity means _____.
    saltiness
    silliness
    sailors
    sailboats
  • There are more than 100 pure substances called _____.
    mixtures
    atoms
    elements
    compounds
  • Pollen forms on the ends of the male reproductive part of the flower called the ______.
    stamen
    root
    stem
    anther
  • About half of the water in Virginia drains to the Chespeake Bay _____.
    forest
    watershed
    ocean
    waves
  • A light bulb will only light up if the circuit is _____.
    insulated
    closed
    a dry-cell
    open
  • Living things are made of _____.
    cells
    celery
    cabbage
    circles
  • Migration is something an organism does to survive and is called a _____ adaptation.
    niche
    behavioral
    fungi
    structural
  • Animals with backbones are _____.
    vertebrates
    moss
    invertebrates
    fungi
  • As you go deeper into the ocean, what decreases?
    temperature
    water pressure
    moss
    darkness
  • Objects in motion have _____ energy.
    stored
    kinetic
    potential
    friction
  • Which part of the plant takes in water and nutrients?
    leaf
    flower
    stem
    root
  • Earth is one of _____ planets that revolves around the sun.
    8
    7
    6
    9
  • Musical instruments produce a sound by _____.
    vibrating
    waving
    pitching
    sonar
  • In an experiment, we look at things to get information. This is called making _____.
    a prediction
    a hypothesis
    an observation
    a conclusion
  • The instrument that measures precipitation is _____.
    thermometer
    anemometer
    rain gauge
    barometer
  • Electrical energy easily moves through metal, which is a _____.
    circuit
    dry-cell
    insulator
    conductor
  • Which part of the plant makes food for the plant?
    flower
    root
    stem
    leaf
  • The Earth revolves around the sun in _____.
    one day (1 day)
    one month (30 days)
    one week (7 days)
    one year (365 days)
  • If you rub a balloon on fabric or your hair, you may create _____.
    a conductor
    an electromagnet
    static electricity
    an insulator
  • Only plant cells have a cell membrane and a _____.
    vacuole
    nucleus
    cytoplasm
    cell wall
  • Potential energy is _____ energy.
    moving
    friction
    stored
    kinetic
  • Substances that be combined but can be separated again are called _____.
    solutions
    atoms
    compounds
    mixtures
  • The layers of the Earth that are mostly made of rocky material are the _____.
    crust and mantle
    crust and sandwich
    crust and inner core
    crust and outer core
  • Because plants make their own food, they are called _____.
    producers
    leaves
    consumers
    pollinators
  • The control center of the cell is the:
    nucleus
    cell wall
    cell membrane
    vacuole
  • When light passes through an object, it is _____.
    refracted
    opaque
    reflected
    transmitted
  • The water and waste storage sacs are called _____.
    cell membrane
    cell wall
    vacuoles
    nucleus
  • The distance between two peaks of a wave is called _____.
    pitch
    wavelength
    vibrations
    frequency
  • The number of vibration in a given time is _____.
    waves
    compression
    pitch
    frequency
  • The tilt of the Earth as it revolves around the sun causes _____.
    seasons
    tides
    wind
    rain
  • Organisms that get their energy by eating plants or animals are called _____.
    decomposers
    consumers
    ecosystems
    producers
  • Most plants are ______.
    moss
    vascular
    fungi
    nonvascular
  • Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars are the _____.
    farthest from the sun
    planets with water
    gas giants
    rocky inner planets
  • Long beaks and webbed feet help an organism survive and are called _____ adaptations.
    structural
    behavioral
    fungi
    niche
  • To produce food, green plants need water, sunlight, air and _____.
    nectar
    sepals
    chlorophyll
    pollen