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**blank** a volcano erupts, lava flows out from the top. What type of rock is formed as the lava cools
[ "magma", "sedimentary", "metamorphic" ]
igneous
**blank** of the following climates has cold winters and hot summers
[ "polar", "subtropical", "tropical" ]
temperate
**blank** of the following animals goes through metamorphosis
[ "alligator", "lizard", "turtle" ]
frog
The stages in the life cycle of an organism are shown below. birth -> growth -> development -> reproduction -> death In **blank** life cycle stage will a new organism be made
[ "growth", "development", "death" ]
reproduction
In a meadow ecosystem, mice receive most of the energy they need to survive directly from **blank** of the following sources
[ "minerals", "oxygen", "water" ]
plants
Some materials are electrical conductors. **blank** material best conducts electricity
[ "plastic", "rubber", "wood" ]
copper
When you make soap bubbles, **blank** is inside the bubbles
[ "Soap", "Water", "Nothing" ]
Air
**blank** animal eats only plants
[ "Cat", "Dog", "Lion" ]
Rabbit
**blank** of these animals has teeth that are most like the teeth of humans
[ "deer", "lion", "dog" ]
monkey
plants get energy from to make food **blank**
[ "air", "soil", "water" ]
sunlight
Smoking harms the body in many ways. It is most harmful to **blank** organ
[ "kidney", "liver", "stomach" ]
lung
Most of Earth's surface is covered by **blank**
[ "sand", "trees", "mountains" ]
water
**blank** makes its own food using sunlight
[ "lizard", "deer", "hawk" ]
tree
**blank** of these animals has a young form that looks the most like the adult form
[ "moth", "frog", "butterfly" ]
human
Four materials are put into small containers. These materials are then moved from the small containers into larger containers. **blank** material will spread out to completely fill a larger container
[ "ice", "sand", "water" ]
air
Students want to find out at **blank** temperature bean plants grow tallest. Which science process skill would be used to find this temperature
[ "inferring", "predicting", "classifying" ]
measuring
most of earth 's water is located **blank**
[ "glaciers", "lakes", "rivers" ]
oceans
**blank** of the following systems breaks food into nutrients that can be used by the body
[ "circulatory", "respiratory", "reproductive" ]
digestive
**blank** are most likely to carry the seeds found in berries from the parent plant to another area
[ "bees", "flies", "caterpillars" ]
birds
**blank** of the following processes is responsible for changing liquid water into water vapor
[ "photosynthesis", "condensation", "precipitation" ]
evaporation
Baby chicks peck their way out of their shells when they hatch. This activity is an example of **blank** of the following types of behavior
[ "learned", "planned", "social" ]
instinctive
a frog develop **blank** of the following structures as it changes from a tadpole to an adult frog
[ "eyes", "heart", "tail" ]
lungs
All the ponds in an area dried up during a drought. The population of **blank** of the following animals that live in the area is most affected by the drought
[ "deer", "hawk", "squirrel" ]
frog
**blank** of a plant is most responsible for using energy from the sun to produce food for the plant
[ "flower", "root", "stem" ]
leaf
A bird has just hatched from an egg. **blank** of the following stages most likely comes next in the life cycle of the bird
[ "birth", "death", "reproduction" ]
growth
An area received six inches of snow during the winter. Before the snow can continue through the water cycle as ground water or runoff, it must first ___ **blank**
[ "condense", "evaporate", "freeze" ]
melt
a mineral is **blank** of the following
[ "plastic", "steel", "wood" ]
diamond
Scientists estimate that Maryland contains more than 850 million tons of coal. Coal is most commonly used to produce ___ **blank**
[ "medicine", "metals", "water" ]
electricity
Animals use resources in the environment to survive. **blank** of the following resources does an animal use for energy
[ "air", "shelter", "water" ]
food
A student leaves a bucket of water outside on a warm, sunny day. **blank** process most likely happens to the water in the bucket
[ "melting", "freezing", "condensation" ]
evaporation
Students measure the time for toy cars of different masses to roll down a hill. **blank** of the following units should the students use to measure time
[ "centimeters", "grams", "milliliters" ]
seconds
Matter that is vibrating is producing ___ **blank**
[ "gas", "light", "shadows" ]
sound
Andy lives in the southern hemisphere. **blank** season does he most likely experience in August
[ "spring", "summer", "autumn" ]
winter
A pencil falls off of a desk. **blank** moves the pencil toward the floor
[ "mass", "friction", "speed" ]
gravity
In New York State, the longest period of daylight occurs during **blank** month
[ "March", "December", "September" ]
June
A mother hen clucks loudly **blank** danger is near and her chicks quickly gather around her. Which sense helps the chicks receive this warning about danger from their mother
[ "smell", "taste", "sight" ]
sound
Sleet, rain, snow, and hail are forms of **blank**
[ "erosion", "evaporation", "groundwater" ]
precipitation
A student has a ball of clay that sinks **blank** placed in a pan of water. Which property should he change to make the clay float
[ "color", "texture", "mass" ]
shape
**blank** of a plant produces the seeds
[ "leaves", "stem", "roots" ]
flower
Fourth graders are planning a roller-skate race. **blank** surface would be the best for this race
[ "gravel", "sand", "grass" ]
blacktop
**blank** is needed to change water from a liquid to a gas
[ "mechanical", "chemical", "sound" ]
heat
**blank** of energy does a person use to pedal a bicycle
[ "light", "sound", "electrical" ]
mechanical
Animals get energy for growth and repair from **blank**
[ "soil", "water", "air" ]
food
a rabbit 's fur would be thickest during **blank**
[ "fall", "spring", "summer" ]
winter
**blank** is usually found in nature as a liquid , solid , and gas
[ "rock", "metal", "glass" ]
water
When a person speaks into a telephone, sound energy is changed mostly into **blank** form of energy
[ "heat", "light", "chemical" ]
electrical
A car skids along the road and smoke appears to be coming from under the tires. The heat that produces the smoke is caused by **blank**
[ "magnetism", "sound", "light" ]
friction
**blank** a baby shakes a rattle, it makes a noise. Which form of energy was changed to sound energy
[ "electrical", "light", "heat" ]
mechanical
A ball is tossed up in the air and it comes back down. The ball comes back down because of **blank**
[ "friction", "erosion", "magnetism" ]
gravity
A marble is dropped in a glass of water. **blank** force pulls the marble to the bottom of the glass
[ "electricity", "friction", "magnetism" ]
gravity
**blank** causes the leaves of a plant to become larger
[ "repair", "decomposition", "germination" ]
growth
One way animals usually respond to a sudden drop in temperature is by **blank**
[ "sweating", "blinking", "salivating" ]
shivering
**blank** most often has a harmful effect on the environment
[ "breathing", "growing", "planting" ]
polluting
In New York State, the shortest period of daylight occurs during **blank** month
[ "June", "March", "September" ]
December
Sleet and hail are forms of **blank**
[ "clouds", "energy", "evaporation" ]
precipitation
The movement of soil by wind or water is called **blank**
[ "condensation", "evaporation", "friction" ]
erosion
**blank** is used to measure the volume of a liquid
[ "balance", "ruler", "thermometer" ]
graduated cylinder
If an object is attracted to a magnet, the object is most likely made of **blank**
[ "wood", "plastic", "cardboard" ]
metal
**blank** causes an ice cube to melt
[ "mechanical", "magnetic", "sound" ]
heat
**blank** is necessary for humans to maintain good health
[ "reading", "driving", "talking" ]
resting
Some birds fly south before winter each year. This is an example of **blank**
[ "hibernation", "germination", "evaporation" ]
migration
**blank** often helps an animal attract a mate
[ "hibernation", "camouflage", "migration" ]
coloration
**blank** causes a marble to sink to the bottom of a glass of water
[ "friction", "magnetism", "electricity" ]
gravity
An object's hardness, taste, and texture are examples of **blank**
[ "principles", "stages", "processes" ]
properties
Windy, cloudy, rainy, and cold are words that help describe **blank**
[ "evaporation", "deposition", "matter" ]
weather
**blank** is being used when a person pushes a wooden block across the floor
[ "magnetic", "sound", "electrical" ]
mechanical
During winter, the white fur of an arctic fox blends in with the snow. This adaptation is called **blank**
[ "hibernation", "migration", "movement" ]
camouflage
Since green plants make their own food, they are called **blank**
[ "predators", "prey", "decomposers" ]
producers
**blank** can be used to determine an object 's ability to reflect light
[ "hearing", "smell", "taste" ]
sight
Humans depend on **blank** natural resource from the environment
[ "houses", "electricity", "roads" ]
water
Many birds fly south for the winter. This adaptation is called **blank**
[ "hibernation", "germination", "communication" ]
migration
Green plants get the energy they need to make food from **blank**
[ "air", "water", "soil" ]
sunlight
When plants and animals die, **blank** organisms help return nutrients to the food chain
[ "predators", "prey", "producers" ]
decomposers
Some butterflies live an average of two weeks. This period of time is called a life **blank**
[ "process", "change", "cycle" ]
span
A student drops a ball. **blank** force causes the ball to fall to the ground
[ "electricity", "friction", "magnetism" ]
gravity
**blank** can be used to describe an object 's length
[ "grams", "minutes", "liters" ]
meters
**blank** is found in food
[ "electrical", "sound", "mechanical" ]
chemical
A student crumples up a sheet of paper. **blank** property of the paper has changed
[ "color", "mass", "state" ]
shape
**blank** is nonliving
[ "bear", "bird", "butterfly" ]
bicycle
the main source of energy for the water cycle is **blank**
[ "electricity", "erosion", "gravity" ]
sunlight
**blank** causes rocks to roll downhill
[ "friction", "erosion", "magnetism" ]
gravity
**blank** of measurement describes an object 's length
[ "kilogram", "liter", "degree" ]
meter
**blank** is used to determine an object 's texture
[ "hearing", "smell", "taste" ]
touch
The human body gets the energy it needs for growth and repair directly from **blank**
[ "soil", "sunlight", "water" ]
food
One example of matter is **blank**
[ "sound", "light", "heat" ]
water
**blank** occurs when rocks and soil slide down a mountain
[ "migration", "recycling", "maintenance" ]
erosion
**blank** can be described as smooth
[ "color", "odor", "size" ]
texture
One property of liquids is that they have a definite **blank**
[ "flexibility", "temperature", "shape" ]
volume
**blank** will reflect the most light on a hot , sunny day
[ "black", "blue", "red" ]
white
A student tosses a ball into the air. **blank** force causes the ball to fall back to the ground
[ "magnetism", "mechanical", "friction" ]
gravity
When a boy stands in a field in the sunlight, he usually is able to see his **blank**
[ "weight", "temperature", "reflection" ]
shadow
The fur of an arctic fox turns from brown to white as winter approaches. This is an example of **blank**
[ "hibernation", "migration", "movement" ]
camouflage
**blank** does a barometer measure
[ "speed", "humidity", "temperature" ]
pressure
From **blank** part of the plant does a bee get food
[ "seed", "stem", "root" ]
flower
A student pushes a wooden block across a sheet of sandpaper. **blank** characteristic of the block increases
[ "hardness", "mass", "size" ]
temperature
an example of liquid water is **blank** of these
[ "Frost", "Ice", "Steam" ]
Rain
Barry collected four different rocks. The rock with the GREATEST mass will feel the **blank**
[ "smoothest", "sharpest", "hardest" ]
heaviest
The seeds of an oak come from the **blank**
[ "leaf", "root", "stem" ]
fruit
**blank** a tadpole grows, its gills change into lungs. What does it now need to survive
[ "Water", "Soil", "Fins" ]
Air
A student wants to cut a piece of string for a class activity. The length of the string is measured BEST in **blank** units
[ "Gallons", "Liters", "Miles" ]
Centimeters