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Within the solar system, planets orbit the sun. What causes planets to orbit the sun rather than the sun
to orbit the planets? - correct answer ✔✔the sun has greater mass than the planets
What type of eclipse is occurring in the diagram? - correct answer ✔✔solar
Which of the following is an example of a scientific model? - correct answer ✔✔a globe of the Earth
How can scientists determine the absolute ages of the rocks? - correct answer ✔✔by measuring the
amount of certain radioactive elements in the rock
Unprotected exposure to the sun's rays is a factor in the development of skin cancer. Which of the
following is an example of empirical evidence that supports this hypothesis? - correct answer ✔✔data
showing a relationship between the amount of sun exposure and the odds of getting skin cancer
Juan wants to know the answer to the question, "Does soil type affect how tall bean plants grow?"
Which investigation would best help Juan answer this question? - correct answer ✔✔Juan designs an
experiment in which he plants bean plant seeds in two different soil types and also plants them in his
yard as a control
A scientist hypothesized that the temperature of which an alligator egg is incubated determines whether
the alligator will be male or female. What is the test (independent) variable? - correct answer ✔✔the
water temperature
Describe the effects deforestation will have on an ecosystem. - correct answer ✔✔with less trees there
won't be a lot of oxygen for us to breathe and animals won't have a lot of places to live
You want to test and see if people choose food based on its color. You take several containers of plain
cream cheese and mix them with the food coloring so you have one red sample, one blue one, one green
one, and a plain white one. You spread plain saltine crackers with the different samples of cream cheese.
, You ask 10 different people to pick a cracker to eat. Your hypothesis is that more people will choose the
plain white cream cheese. What is the independent variable? - correct answer ✔✔colors of cream
cheese
Alice is a biologist who came across a new heterotrophic organism that is eukaryotic, gets its energy by
decomposing other organisms, and reproducing through spores. What kingdom should she classify this
organism? - correct answer ✔✔fungi; decomposer
Sara is learning about photosynthesis and cellular respiration in her science class. Which statement can
Sara write that best explains the relationship between these two processes? - correct answer
✔✔photosynthesis and cellular respiration are both chemical processes
Homeostasis is the process of keeping the proper conditions inside the body, no matter what is
happening outside the body. Which body system maintains homeostasis by coordinating the actions of
the other systems? - correct answer ✔✔nervous system
The body cells of a particular multicellular organism each contain 32 chromosomes. This organism
undergoes sexual reproduction. How many chromosomes will be found in the organism's sex cells? -
correct answer ✔✔16
Hanna is at the beach and witnesses high tides and low tides. Which of the following causes tides? -
correct answer ✔✔the pull of the Moon's gravity
How does the movement of tectonic plates create new mountains? - correct answer ✔✔when
continental plates crash into each other , rocks from the crust pile up
Explain how the theory of natural selection supports the principle that organisms change over time. -
correct answer ✔✔fossil records show progression of completely in organisms over time
The Florida Panther used to live in forests, prairies, and swaps over most of the southeastern United
States, but now lives only in the southern tip of Florida where there has been no construction. Based on
this information, what was most likely therein factor that contributed to the decline of the Florida
panther population? - correct answer ✔✔loss and destruction of habitat
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