Science Review

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Science Review

• Student Response Practice

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Millions of years ago, the collision of the
Indian and Eurasian landmasses formed the ..

• Red Sea
• Himalayas
• Sahara Desert
• Arabian Peninsula
• Bering Land Bridge

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Which is used as an antiseptic?

• Aspirin
• Castor Oil
• Calamine Lotion
• Milk of Magnesia
• Hydrogen Peroxide

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Coleoptera is the largest order in the animal
kingdom. Four out of every ten insects in the
world are members of this order including .

• wasps
• beetles
• crickets
• butterflies
• grasshoppers

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Sports utility vehicles roll over more frequently
than regular passenger cars because their .

• Tires are wider
• Suspensions are stiffer
• Turning radii are smaller
• Engines are more powerful
• Centers of gravity are higher

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If heat generated by the slow oxidation of oily
rags is not dissipated, the rags will burst into
flames when the temperature reaches the point.

• focal
• boiling
• kindling
• breaking
• pressure

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What is the present in plant tissues that is not
in animal tissues?

• carbon
• nitrogen
• chlorophyll
• carbohydrates
• dihydrogen oxide

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Which adversely effect atmospheric ozone?

• salts
• oxides
• alcohols
• carbohydrates
• chlorofluorocarbons

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What is the least likely theory for the
dinosaurs disappearance 65 million years ago?

• Some kind of disease killed them.
• A massive meteorite struck Earth.
• Mammals became the dominant species.
• Volcanic eruptions blocked out sunlight.
• Radiation and heat from an exploding star cooked
  the Earth.

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The heart wood of which tree is black?

• oak
• teak
• ebony
• myrtle
• cypress

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The same type of injury caused by radiation,
friction, electricity, or intense heat can also
be caused by ..

• Oxygen deprivation
• Immersion in frigid water
• Impalement on blunt objects
• Exposure to caustic chemicals
• Excessive alcohol consumption

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A callus is a(n) ..

• Blood clot
• Inflamed joint
• Heart palpitation
• Thickened epidermis
• Tumor in the digestive tract

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The least amount of organic material per given
area is produced annually in ..

• Coastal zones
• Tropical wetlands
• Coniferous forests
• Deserts and tundra
• Grasslands and pastures

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Forests of giant sequoias are found in .

• Alaska
• Florida
• Montana
• California
• Pennsylvania

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Which organ is convoluted?

• liver
• brain
• heart
• stomach
• diaphragm

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Lemon and grapefruit juice are strongly .

• toxic
• acidic
• kinetic
• elastic
• magnetic

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Which is not one of the four giant planets?

• Venus
• Saturn
• Uranus
• Jupiter
• Neptune

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Which organism has larger scales on its ventral
surface than its dorsal surface?

• snake
• lizard
• tortoise
• centipede
• salamander

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Which fish has a difficult spawning run?

• dolphin
• blue fin
• Atlantic cod
• Silver salmon
• Pickled herring

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Which plant life grows in severe climates where
the ground is underlain with permafrost?

• kelp
• ferns
• aspen
• lichen
• spruce

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Astigmatism, strabismus, conjunctivitis, and
presbyopia are disorders of the .

• eyes
• lungs
• muscles
• integuments
• digestive system

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Are you ready for the Science Test?