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1. One advantage of solar energy is that it
does not pollute
is not renewable
is efficient at any climate
is available at all times
2. A baby chick grows inside an egg for 21 days before it hatches. Where does the baby chick get its food before it hatches?
It is fed by the mother hen.
It doesn't need any food.
It makes its own food.
It uses food stored in the egg.
It eats the egg shell.
3. Which one of these animals does NOT lay eggs?
chickens
dogs
frogs
turtles
4. Which animal produces milk for its young?
Chicken
Frog
Monkey
Snake
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5. The picture shows three solid objects of the same size floating in water. Which object weighs the most?
Object A
Object B
Object C
They all weigh the same
6. A powder made up of both white specks and black specks is likely to be
a solution
a pure compound
a mixture
an element
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7. Here is a picture of the inside of a box. If you put a worm on the X on the bottom of the box, to which corner would you expect it to go?
Damp and light
Dry and light
Damp and dark
Dry and dark
8. What will most likely affect your adult height?
The height of your parents
The height of your brothers and sisters
Your hair color
Your weight
9. What gas in the air do we need to breathe in order to live?
nitrogen
oxygen
carbon dioxide
hydrogen
water vapor
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10. The picture shows Dick and his friends playing with a string-telephone. Sally is speaking. Dick and Tom are trying to listen. Which of them can hear her speak?
Both of them can hear equally clear.
Neither of them can hear.
Only Tom can hear clearly.
Only Dick can hear clearly.
Both of them can hear equally faintly.

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