Answer the following question given this paragraph: The most noticeable magnetic activity of the Sun is the appearance of sunspots. Sunspots are cooler, darker areas on the Sun's surface ( Figure below ). Sunspots occur in an 11 year cycle. The number of sunspots begins at a minimum. The number gradually increases to the maximum. Then the number returns to a minimum again. Q: What is the name for the cooler, darker areas on the sun's surface? Choices: - corona - aurora borealis - anomalies - sunspots A:
sunspots
Answer the following question given this paragraph: Compared to Earth, the solar system is a big place. But galaxies are bigger - a lot bigger. A galaxy is a very large group of stars held together by gravity. How enormous a galaxy is and how many stars it contains are impossible for us to really understand. A galaxy contains up to a few billion stars! Our solar system is in the Milky Way Galaxy. It is so large that if our solar system were the size of your fist, the galaxy's disk would be wider than the entire United States! There are several different types of galaxies, and there are billions of galaxies in the universe. Q: What galaxy is our solar system a part of? Choices: - Centaurus - Andromeda - Bode's Galaxy - milky way A:
milky way
Q: Answer the following question given this paragraph: The kidneys play many vital roles in homeostasis . They work with many other organ systems to do this. For example, they work with the circulatory system to filter blood, and with the urinary system to remove wastes. Q: The kidneys work with the urinary system to remove what? Choices: - nutrients - water - ions - wastes A:
A: wastes
Question: Answer the following question given this paragraph: Extensive properties vary according to the amount of matter present. Examples of extensive properties include mass, volume, and length. Q: What are mass, volume, and length an example of? Choices: - extensive compounds - dynamic properties - fantastic properties - extensive properties A:
Answer: extensive properties
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Answer the following question given this paragraph: A food chain represents a single pathway by which energy and matter flow through an ecosystem. An example is shown in Figure below . Food chains are generally simpler than what really happens in nature. Most organisms consumeand are consumed bymore than one species. Q: A single, often oversimplified, path through which energy and matter flow through an ecosystem is also known as what? Choices: - the chain - fuel chain - life cycle - food chain A:
**Answer**
food chain
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Answer the following question given this paragraph: Bathymetric maps are made from depth soundings or sonar data. They help oceanographers understand the shape of bottoms of lakes, bays, and the ocean. This information also helps boaters navigate safely. Q: Besides depth soundings, what else are bathymetric maps made of? Choices: - intensity data - solar data - density measures - sonar data A:
**Answer**
sonar data