AASA Science and Technology

Question 1

What is photosynthesis?

Accepted Answer

The process by which plants make food using sunlight

Answer

The process by which animals digest food

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The breakdown of rocks by weather

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The movement of water through the water cycle

Question 2

Which planet is closest to the Sun?

Accepted Answer

Mercury

Answer

Venus

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Earth

Answer

Mars

Question 3

What state of matter has a definite shape and a definite volume?

Accepted Answer

Solid

Answer

Gas

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Liquid

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Plasma

Question 4

What is the function of the heart in the human body?

Accepted Answer

To pump blood throughout the body

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To filter waste from the blood

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To produce red blood cells

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To break down food

Question 5

Which force pulls objects toward Earth?

Accepted Answer

Gravity

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Magnetism

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Friction

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Buoyancy

Question 6

What is an ecosystem?

Accepted Answer

All the living and nonliving things interacting in an area

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A single type of animal in a habitat

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Only the plants in a forest

Answer

The weather patterns of a region