Sponge Activities Science 1st Period

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Sponge Activities Science1st Period

• For the month of February

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Tuesday February 1st

• When leaving a movie theater, a person notices
  that the sidewalk is now wet. If the person
  assumes it rained while watching the movie, the
  person is making
• A a hypothesis
• B an inference
• C an observation
• D a prediction

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Wednesday February 2nd

• In a laboratory report on the study of the
  effects of different fertilizers on the growth of
  marigolds, where would you MOST likely find a
  graph that shows how the variables are related?
• A hypothesis
• B procedure
• C data
• D conclusions

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Thursday February 3rd

• What is a source of genetic variation?
• A adaptations
• B mutations
• C replications
• D transcriptions

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Friday - February 4th

• Which process converts CO2 and H2O to glucose?
• A fermentation
• B photosynthesis
• C respiration
• D glycolysis

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Monday - February 7th

• A multicellular organism that obtains its food
  by absorbing nutrients from the soil belongs to
  the kingdom
• A Animalia
• B Fungi
• C Plantae
• D Protista

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Tuesday - February 8th

• A student wants to determine the effect of salt
  on the freezing point of water. A student adds
  200 mL of pure water to three identical
  containers. To one container, 2 g of the salt is
  added in the second container, 4 g of the salt
  is added and in the third container no salt is
  added. The three containers are placed in the
  same freezer. The temperature of the water is
  measured every 10 min for one hour, and the
  observations are recorded in a data table.
• What is the independent variable in this
  experiment?
• A the amount of salt added
• B the temperature measured
• C the type of salt used
• D the type of container used

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Wednesday February 9th

• What is the term for matter that is made of two
  physically combined substances?
• A compound
• B element
• C mixture
• D substance

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Thursday - February 10th

• Chocolate is made from cocoa beans. The main
  component of cocoa beans is theobromine,
  C7H8N4O2.
• Which BEST describes theobromine?
• A atom
• B compound
• C element
• D mixture

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Friday February 11th

• A scientist is testing the efficiency of
• various microwaves by measuring the
• temperature of water after being heated
• at high power for one minute. The
• temperature measured in this test is an
• example of
• A a controlled variable
• B an independent variable
• C qualitative data
• D quantitative data

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Monday February 14th

• In 1988, the tiger swallowtail,
• Papilio glaucus, was proclaimed Georgias
• State butterfly. The tiger swallowtail
• shares the most characteristics with
• members of which taxonomic level?
• A class
• B family
• C order
• D phylum

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Tuesday February 15th

• Silver is a white metal that is an excellent
  conductor of heat and electricity. The density of
  silver is 10.49 g/cm3. The melting point of
  silver is 962 C, while its boiling point is 2000
  C. Silver is not attacked by water but reacts
  with nitric acid.
• Which property of silver is a chemical property?
• A conductor of heat
• B density is 10.49 g/cm3
• C boiling point is 2000 C
• D reacts with nitric acid

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Wednesday - February 16th

• Substances that are too large to be moved across
  the plasma membrane can be engulfed through the
  process of
• A diffusion
• B endocytosis
• C exocytosis
• D osmosis

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Thursday February 17th

• Argon has an atomic number of 18 and a mass
  number of 40. How many neutrons does an atom of
  argon have?
• A 18
• B 22
• C 40
• D 58

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Friday February 18th

• Which of the following is an example of a
  prokaryotic cell?
• A an animal cell
• B a bacterial cell
• C a fungal cell
• D a plant cell

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Monday February 21st

• The element oxygen has an atomic
• number of eight. What happens to an
• oxygen atom to have a filled outer energy level?
• A it would lose two electrons
• B it would gain two electrons
• C it would lose six electrons
• D it would gain six electrons

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Tuesday February 22nd

• Which of the following statements
• BEST demonstrates homeostasis?
• A The intestines have a large surface
• area.
• B Humans tend to have five fingers on
• each hand.
• C Humans sweat when they get hot.
• D Cells have a maximum attainable size.

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Wednesday February 23rd

• Which group on the periodic table
• represents the elements used to
• produce colorful, lighted signs?
• A alkali metals
• B alkaline earth metals
• C halogens
• D noble gases

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Thursday February 24th

• In an animal cell, in which cell part does
  cellular respiration occur?
• A mitochondria
• B nucleolus
• C endoplasmic reticulum
• D ribosomes

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Friday February 25th

• When planning an experiment to separate a
  mixture by evaporating the water,which piece of
  safety clothing or equipment is MOST appropriate
  for this experiment?
• A latex gloves
• B gas mask
• C fume hood
• D eye protection

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Monday February 28th

• What is the main inorganic solvent in cells?
• A alcohol
• B carbon
• C salt
• D water