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OpenBookQA
OpenBookQA-501
Viruses are killed by objects used in a
[ "backyard", "bathroom", "kitchen", "living room" ]
C
adding heat to something kills viruses in that something
OpenBookQA
OpenBookQA-502
An example of weathering is
[ "sand", "sharp boulders", "tall trees", "coral reefs" ]
A
sometimes weathering rounds rocks
OpenBookQA
OpenBookQA-503
How long does it take Earth to fully revolve one time
[ "28 hours", "46 hours", "1400 minutes", "1440 minutes" ]
D
a Rotation of the Earth on itself takes one day
OpenBookQA
OpenBookQA-504
What is a source of energy for animals?
[ "rocks", "plastic food", "metal", "nutriment" ]
D
food is a source of energy for animals
OpenBookQA
OpenBookQA-505
If a deer is unable to eat regularly, or only eats that which lacks essential minerals, the deer may
[ "find healthy food", "experience failing health", "fail to gestate", "prepare to mate" ]
B
an animal requires enough nutrients to maintain good health
OpenBookQA
OpenBookQA-506
What United States unit of measurement would be most comparable to a meter stick
[ "Mile Marker", "ruler", "Tape Measurer", "Yardstick" ]
D
a meter stick is used to measure length
OpenBookQA
OpenBookQA-507
Coyotes notice that their territory begins to get more and more dry. This means that in order to properly hydrate, the coyotes will need to
[ "mitigate water", "moisturize their fur", "migrate for dryness", "migrate for fluid" ]
D
as dryness increases in an environment , the available water in that environment will decrease
OpenBookQA
OpenBookQA-508
Flashlights
[ "illuminate a person's age", "need remote controls to properly operate", "make it easier to spot cat toys under the couch", "make word searches easier" ]
C
a flashlight emits light
OpenBookQA
OpenBookQA-509
When a baseball is hit with a bat the ball particles do what?
[ "Fly", "Vibrate", "Talk", "Roll" ]
B
hitting an object causes the particles in that object to vibrate
OpenBookQA
OpenBookQA-510
When it is sleeting outdoors, that is because precipitation
[ "melted", "evaporated", "solidified", "rained" ]
C
sleet is made of ice
OpenBookQA
OpenBookQA-511
I left a statue outside away from water for 100 years, when I come back it is significantly smaller, why?
[ "The Wind", "Birds", "Tiny Trolls", "Ants" ]
A
wind causes erosion
OpenBookQA
OpenBookQA-512
Gasoline is unable to exist without the addition of raw materials such as
[ "fossilized matter", "sand", "water", "air" ]
A
oil is a source of gasoline
OpenBookQA
OpenBookQA-513
A destroyed habitat can lead to
[ "raccoons losing their homes", "birds migrating to the north", "a boom in animal reproduction", "hibernation of local bears" ]
A
if a habitat is destroyed then that habitat can not support animals
OpenBookQA
OpenBookQA-514
What is an example of runoff?
[ "A farm being irrigated", "Water running from a farm into Lake Huron", "Rainwater soaking into the ground", "Water condensing to form dew" ]
B
runoff is when cropland water enters bodies of water
OpenBookQA
OpenBookQA-515
Peat is made by decaying vegetation compacted by soil in a
[ "uncultivated swamp or marsh", "river that flows with freshwater", "geographically separated saltwater ocean", "lake surrounded by land with a basin" ]
A
peat is made of decaying vegetation compacted by soil in a swamp over a long period of time
OpenBookQA
OpenBookQA-516
A miner is searching for stones and rocks that can be used for other purposes than for building. He wants to be able to find and process something worthwhile, so he looks for rocks with
[ "aluminium", "sand", "roxys", "pearl" ]
A
rocks sometimes contain aluminum
OpenBookQA
OpenBookQA-517
A higher barometer reading means
[ "lower air pressure in the atmosphere", "an atmosphere lacking in air pressure", "greater air pressure in the atmosphere", "that the barometer is broken" ]
C
as air pressure increases , the reading on a barometer will rise
OpenBookQA
OpenBookQA-518
A camera can take an image and
[ "preserve it", "edit it", "lock it in", "produce it" ]
A
a camera is used for recording images
OpenBookQA
OpenBookQA-519
Spending less time in the shower
[ "depletes a vast amount of water reserves", "is bad for the environment", "uses up more water", "leads to more reserves in the water heater" ]
D
as time spent taking a shower decreases , water used will decrease
OpenBookQA
OpenBookQA-520
National parks have rules
[ "that curtail the growth of fragile animal species", "that open the parks to mining of natural resources", "that allow for littering", "that protect vulnerable animal inhabitants int he parks" ]
D
national parks limit hunting
OpenBookQA
OpenBookQA-521
A
[ "bacterial cell must perform all life functions", "lung cell", "flower cell", "tail cell" ]
A
if a cell can not specialize then that cell must perform all life functions
OpenBookQA
OpenBookQA-522
A breeze is blowing across a field, growing stronger and stronger. The breeze becomes a storm of wind, moving rocks and breaking trees. This wind is likely the cause of
[ "evenly heated spaces", "unevenly distributed heat", "heated earth spaces", "space heaters" ]
B
uneven heating causes convection
OpenBookQA
OpenBookQA-523
How many times per 365.3 days does an equinox occur?
[ "3", "1", "2", "4" ]
C
an equinox occurs twice per year
OpenBookQA
OpenBookQA-524
What happens when hexane's temperature goes above 70 degrees celsius?
[ "It melts", "it sublimates", "it boils", "It freezes" ]
C
boiling is when liquids are heated above their boiling point
OpenBookQA
OpenBookQA-525
Which of the following crops was the first staple in the human diet?
[ "wheat", "barley", "corn", "rice" ]
A
humans eat crops
OpenBookQA
OpenBookQA-526
An example of how sunlight is a source of light from the sun is
[ "weather being variable", "raising temps", "windmills producing energy", "frogs croaking" ]
B
the sun is a source of light called sunlight
OpenBookQA
OpenBookQA-527
The amount of water in the ocean compared to fifty years ago is
[ "fluctuating", "larger", "smaller", "the same" ]
B
as the amount of water in a body of water increases , the water levels will increase
OpenBookQA
OpenBookQA-528
Heat from the sun, waves crashing down, and huge storms all wail on a large boulder at the shore. After a few hundred years, where the boulder stood is now
[ "earth", "trees", "corn", "cats" ]
A
soil is formed by rocks eroding
OpenBookQA
OpenBookQA-529
What kind of insects lays eggs during the adult stage of its life cycle?
[ "All", "large", "queen", "Male" ]
C
a female insect lays eggs during the adult stage of an insect 's life cycle
OpenBookQA
OpenBookQA-530
Eagles eat
[ "hawks", "flying insects", "plants and grains", "small burrowing mammals" ]
D
eagles eat rabbits
OpenBookQA
OpenBookQA-531
what characterizes a cycle
[ "a steady recurrence", "none of these", "a stagnant pattern", "a circle shape" ]
A
a cycle happens repeatedly
OpenBookQA
OpenBookQA-532
Organic matter in soil can be increased by
[ "digging up flowers from the soil", "skunks spraying their scent on the soil", "the dead body of a mouse breaking down", "animals eating crops planted in the soil" ]
C
decomposition increases amount of organic matter in soil
OpenBookQA
OpenBookQA-533
To attract birds to your yard
[ "erect a large menacing scarecrow", "destroy all your flowers", "cut down all trees big and small", "put out seeds in an easily accessible dish" ]
D
feeders attract animals to a location
OpenBookQA
OpenBookQA-534
If a kitten is unable to nurse from birth
[ "it will cry", "it will expire", "it will sleep", "it will vomit" ]
B
lack of food causes starvation
OpenBookQA
OpenBookQA-535
Three hundred and sixty five turns of the earth is
[ "double half a calendar year", "a very long time", "almost half of a lifetime", "more than two years" ]
A
one year is equal to 365 days
OpenBookQA
OpenBookQA-536
How essential is air for animals?
[ "it is optional", "it is necessary", "it is useless", "it is unknown" ]
B
an animal requires air for survival
OpenBookQA
OpenBookQA-537
Ripping a paper in half
[ "alters the shape of the paper", "leaves the paper unchanged", "enlarges the piece of paper", "makes the paper into its gas form" ]
A
tearing an object changes that object 's shape
OpenBookQA
OpenBookQA-538
Breathing is when the lungs convert oxygen from inhaled air into
[ "oxygen dispersed from respiratory bronchioles through air sacs to hemoglobin proteins", "Glucose particles in the blood", "nitrogen oxide in the blood", "carbon monoxide in the blood" ]
A
breathing is when a lung converts from oxygen in air into oxygen in blood
OpenBookQA
OpenBookQA-539
frozen rainfall falling leaves the northern hemisphere a carpeted
[ "grey", "yellow", "white", "off white" ]
C
cold environments are usually white in color from being covered in snow
OpenBookQA
OpenBookQA-540
Tsunamis
[ "have little impact on the environment", "can be easily halted", "can rearrange coastal shorelines", "can encourage economic growth" ]
C
natural events usually cause changes to Earth 's surface
OpenBookQA
OpenBookQA-541
An example of a mixture is
[ "light", "a molecule", "terra cotta", "gold" ]
C
An example of a mixture is clay mixed together
OpenBookQA
OpenBookQA-542
wildfire occurs when
[ "being environmental is considered hot", "someone smokes near a forest", "condensed tree areas are ablaze", "tree patterns are similar to fire" ]
C
wildfire is when a forest catches fire
OpenBookQA
OpenBookQA-543
Which of the following has a population of zero?
[ "Merriam's elk", "bison", "llama", "whooping crane" ]
A
if a population decreases to zero then that organism is extinct
OpenBookQA
OpenBookQA-544
The Earth spins around and around, and in order to finish one cycle of this spinning
[ "two days must pass", "a week must go by", "the Earth must slow down", "a seventh of a week must pass" ]
D
a Rotation of the Earth on Earth 's axis takes 1 day
OpenBookQA
OpenBookQA-545
When I play a violin the strings and create sound through
[ "A new word", "A quake", "Pens", "Sweat" ]
B
plucking a string can cause that string to vibrate
OpenBookQA
OpenBookQA-546
Measuring is a way to collect data; what is an example of this?
[ "pouring water into a gallon jug to save for later", "pouring milk into a half cup to see how much is left", "making sure that a blanket is warm enough for the night", "noticing how long a cat's tail is" ]
B
An example of collecting data is measuring
OpenBookQA
OpenBookQA-547
What impact does humans changing animals habits have?
[ "inimical", "shameful", "positive", "happy" ]
A
humans changing animal habitats usually causes harm to those animals
OpenBookQA
OpenBookQA-548
In a decade spring occurs
[ "three times", "twelve times", "ten times", "twice" ]
C
each season occurs once per year
OpenBookQA
OpenBookQA-549
Some animals are housed
[ "in public exhibitions for viewing", "in boxes for storage", "in barrels for travel", "in tents for sleeping" ]
A
some animals live in zoo exhibits
OpenBookQA
OpenBookQA-550
Being stronger has what impact on a creatures health?
[ "bad impact", "unexpected complications", "minimum effect", "good influence" ]
D
being stronger usually has a positive impact on an living thing 's health
OpenBookQA
OpenBookQA-551
Thermal conduction is
[ "room temperature water sitting on a counter", "a dog's paws touching summer scorched pavement", "cake pans stacked in an oven", "ice touching ice in a freezer" ]
B
when a cooler object touches a warmer object , thermal conduction occurs
OpenBookQA
OpenBookQA-552
New plants sprang up everywhere seeds were taken by
[ "cool breezes", "magic", "luck", "demons" ]
A
plant requires seed dispersal for reproduction
OpenBookQA
OpenBookQA-553
Recycling happens
[ "when coal is turned into heat energy", "when fossil fuels are used by cars", "when Styrofoam plates are turned into trash", "when old Pepsi bottles are turned into t-shirts" ]
D
An example of recycling is using an object to make a new object
OpenBookQA
OpenBookQA-554
as dryness increases in an environment, biodiversity
[ "increases", "decreases", "stays the same", "begins" ]
B
as dryness increases in an environment , the available water in that environment will decrease
OpenBookQA
OpenBookQA-555
Rubbing calcium on a streak plate
[ "describes a white mineral", "leaves behind bits of white", "tells a lot about calcium", "breaks the calcium into chunks" ]
B
when a mineral is rubbed on a streak plate , some of the material breaks off and forms a powder
OpenBookQA
OpenBookQA-556
A smack on a wooden board can be heard a mile away
[ "because sound travels through oxygen", "because of how sound works", "because vibration can move", "because sound vibrates through atmosphere" ]
D
sound can travel through air
OpenBookQA
OpenBookQA-557
what does a cactus do with water
[ "spit it out", "make it dirty", "keep a cache", "filter it" ]
C
a cactus stores water
OpenBookQA
OpenBookQA-558
Bananas, pineapples, and coconuts are from places that are
[ "warm", "islands", "wet", "far away" ]
A
warm-weather organisms live in warm climates
OpenBookQA
OpenBookQA-559
Some animals build a structure called a house for their own species to live in. This animal is a
[ "rodent", "reptile", "carnivore", "primate" ]
D
some humans live in houses
OpenBookQA
OpenBookQA-560
Some animals get caught easily by other animals because they are slow while the predators are
[ "Nice", "speedy", "manipulative", "crazy" ]
B
some predators move quickly to catch prey
OpenBookQA
OpenBookQA-561
Seeing stars may become more difficult as
[ "stars are condensed in the sky", "a greater amount of light is condensed in an area", "floodlights are used at sea", "spaceships begin to hover over earth" ]
B
as light pollution increases , seeing the stars will be harder
OpenBookQA
OpenBookQA-562
If a forest that is home to animals is cut down
[ "then the animals' homes are demolished", "then the animals will just rebuild", "then the animals will adapt", "then the animals all die" ]
A
if a habitat is removed then that habitat is destroyed
OpenBookQA
OpenBookQA-563
The more that cars are driven, the more that
[ "daily temps will rise", "birds will get sick", "water will need purification", "food will taste odd" ]
A
as the amount of polluting gasses in the atmoshere increases , the atmospheric temperature will increase
OpenBookQA
OpenBookQA-564
Bears hibernate in winter because
[ "to socialize more with other bears", "the environment is colder and has less food", "a fixed amount of time has passed", "cubs are being born" ]
B
seasonal changes are made in response to changes in the environment
OpenBookQA
OpenBookQA-565
Which of these would absorb more sunlight
[ "A cave", "A octopus", "A bat", "An elephant Ear" ]
D
as the size of a leaf increases , the amount of sunlight absorbed by that leaf will increase
OpenBookQA
OpenBookQA-566
Rainbows need
[ "leprechauns and pots of gold", "rain and dark skies", "sun and some drizzle", "sun and clear skies" ]
C
sunlight and rain can cause a rainbow
OpenBookQA
OpenBookQA-567
A stopwatch is helpful
[ "when ascertaining what time it is", "when tracking split times on runs", "when setting an alarm clock", "when ascertaining answers on a times table test" ]
B
a stopwatch is used to measure time
OpenBookQA
OpenBookQA-568
The pull of gravity on objects increase as what happens?
[ "the object gets further away", "the object is pulled in circles", "gravity is heavier on an object", "the object is brought closer" ]
D
as distance from an object decreases , the the pull of gravity on that object increases
OpenBookQA
OpenBookQA-569
A common problem involving waste in the excretory system is
[ "run for it", "running on empty", "running a fever", "having the runs" ]
D
the excretory system removes waste from the body
OpenBookQA
OpenBookQA-570
some level of crushing and pressure would be needed for sedimentary rock formation
[ "this is accurate", "maybe true", "this is untrue", "all of these" ]
A
sedimentary rocks are formed from sediment compacting together
OpenBookQA
OpenBookQA-571
which of these will lead to a larger population in a given habitat?
[ "all of these", "severe famine and starvation", "severe drought and dryness", "a bountiful assortment of meals" ]
D
as the number of sources of food increase in an environment , the population of the organisms will increase in that environment
OpenBookQA
OpenBookQA-572
Where is December warmest?
[ "Nebraska", "Canada", "Papua New Guinea", "Israel" ]
C
December is during the summer in the southern hemisphere
OpenBookQA
OpenBookQA-573
whether hot or cold blooded, to survive all animals are required to
[ "store radiant heat", "wash with water", "bath in sunshine", "fight to survive" ]
A
an animal usually requires a warm body temperature for survival
OpenBookQA
OpenBookQA-574
There is more rain when the sky is
[ "gray", "red", "blue", "white" ]
A
if weather is stormy then there is a greater chance of rain
OpenBookQA
OpenBookQA-575
Decomposition is important for
[ "water", "medicine", "sunlight", "food" ]
D
decomposition is when a decomposer breaks down dead organisms
OpenBookQA
OpenBookQA-576
How is a place of lower elevation affected by flooding when compared to a higher location?
[ "It is more affected by the flood", "It is impossible to flood a lower elevation location", "It is more resistant than a higher place", "The lower area is already flooded" ]
A
as elevation of a place decreases , how much a flood will affect that place will increases
OpenBookQA
OpenBookQA-577
Seeds can be found inside an object often seen on
[ "Saturday", "Valentine's Day", "April Fool's Day", "Halloween" ]
D
a pumpkin contains seeds
OpenBookQA
OpenBookQA-578
A producer makes its own what?
[ "air", "grass", "body", "sustenance" ]
D
a producer produces its own food
OpenBookQA
OpenBookQA-579
Clouds are made up of moisture particles that are held in the sky until
[ "weight works against it", "the storm starts to approach", "the weather starts to change", "winter arrives sooner than later" ]
A
clouds produce rain
OpenBookQA
OpenBookQA-580
what is a mammal's parenting behavior?
[ "they give nutrition to their young", "they lack care for their young", "mammals eat their young", "mammals have zero offspring" ]
A
a mammal usually nurses its offspring
OpenBookQA
OpenBookQA-581
There are very few species of plants and animals in places like the North Pole because the temperatures are always very
[ "muggy", "low", "high", "boring" ]
B
cold environments contain few organisms
OpenBookQA
OpenBookQA-582
The family cooked most of their food using a stove and
[ "electricity", "luck", "ice", "magic" ]
A
electrical devices convert electricity into other forms of energy
OpenBookQA
OpenBookQA-583
Many plant species can only reproduce if the environment includes
[ "fungi", "ants", "bees", "spiders" ]
C
A bee is a pollinating animal
OpenBookQA
OpenBookQA-584
Water vapor cooling
[ "will thoroughly evaporate into the air", "will quickly become ice", "becomes steam in the atmosphere", "becomes droplets of h2o on a boiling pot's lid" ]
D
water vapor cooling causes that water vapor to condense
OpenBookQA
OpenBookQA-585
if a student locates their pen on the table across the room, which of these happened?
[ "there was light from pen to cornea", "the pen failed to reflect any light", "none of these", "the person has psychic powers" ]
A
if an object reflects light toward the eye then that object can be seen
OpenBookQA
OpenBookQA-586
Thick feathers come in handy for birds
[ "that live in warm climates", "who like a fluffier look", "that live in frigid climates", "who suffer from male patterned baldness" ]
C
thick feathers can be used for keeping warm
OpenBookQA
OpenBookQA-587
What is safest to breathe around?
[ "coal plant", "Union Carbide plant", "windmill", "automobile" ]
C
a windmill does not create pollution
OpenBookQA
OpenBookQA-588
Bill missed high tide, so he had to wait until when to see it again
[ "tomorrow", "next month", "next year", "never" ]
A
the moon rising occurs once per day
OpenBookQA
OpenBookQA-589
The bee provided a valuable service to the
[ "house.", "rock", "water", "rose" ]
D
An insect is a pollinating animal
OpenBookQA
OpenBookQA-590
When washing laundry, dishes, or taking a bath, it is vital to have
[ "seven pails for water", "a hot water heater in the city", "a large brush for scrubbing", "water which is warmed to acceptable temperatures" ]
D
a shower is a source of hot water for washing
OpenBookQA
OpenBookQA-591
A desert environment is
[ "frigid", "parched", "rainy", "tropical" ]
B
a desert environment is dry
OpenBookQA
OpenBookQA-592
Phase changing occurs when
[ "water is poured into a glass", "cake is left to cool on the counter", "jello mix is refrigerated", "turkey is sliced into pieces" ]
C
a phase change is when matter changes from one state into another state
OpenBookQA
OpenBookQA-593
A ramp can move a person to what level?
[ "a pulley", "handicapped", "a higher one", "darker level" ]
C
an inclined plane is used for raising objects
OpenBookQA
OpenBookQA-594
Altering the physical structure of an object destructively might involve
[ "building on top of the item", "getting it broken to pieces", "none of these", "producing a better quality version" ]
B
breaking down an object changes that object 's shape and mass
OpenBookQA
OpenBookQA-595
An area where snow falls more of the year is often
[ "rainy", "windy", "higher", "forested" ]
C
snow falls during the winter in some environments
OpenBookQA
OpenBookQA-596
A person takes buckets of water from the house and begins to add it to a pond in the yard. After a certain point, the pond
[ "bloats", "breaks", "sinks", "drowns" ]
A
when a body of water receives more water than it can hold , a flood occurs
OpenBookQA
OpenBookQA-597
What is present during the day but not at night?
[ "the moon", "sunlight", "clouds", "planets" ]
B
if something is outside during the day then that something will receive sunlight
OpenBookQA
OpenBookQA-598
A deer
[ "would live in an area devoid of fauna or flora", "would live in an area surrounded by redwoods", "would live in a highly populate city", "would live in an aquatic environment" ]
B
a deer lives in a forest
OpenBookQA
OpenBookQA-599
Earth's magnetic patterns are helpful
[ "to birds building a nest", "to lions roaming the Sahara", "to birds looking a warmer locale", "to whales trying to find a mate" ]
C
Earth 's magnetic patterns are used for finding locations by animals that migrate
OpenBookQA
OpenBookQA-600
Descending air pressure leads to
[ "a lower chance of rain", "an ascending chance of showers", "a decreased likelihood of showers", "has zero effect on the weather forecast" ]
B
as air pressure decreases , the chance of rain will increase