MTEL MTEL Elementary Education Subject Matter 4

Question 1

Which process in the water cycle directly converts liquid water into water vapor?

Accepted Answer

Evaporation

Answer

Condensation

Answer

Precipitation

Answer

Transpiration

Question 2

A student pushes a book across a table and it slows to a stop. Which force MOST directly causes the book to stop?

Accepted Answer

Friction

Answer

Gravity

Answer

Air pressure

Answer

Magnetism

Question 3

What is the PRIMARY role of chlorophyll in plants?

Accepted Answer

To absorb light energy for photosynthesis

Answer

To transport water from roots to leaves

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To store sugar produced during photosynthesis

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To release oxygen during cellular respiration

Question 4

Which characteristic of igneous rock distinguishes it from sedimentary rock?

Accepted Answer

It forms from cooled magma or lava

Answer

It contains fossils

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It forms from compressed sediment layers

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It is always found near water sources

Question 5

In a food web, what role does a grasshopper that eats grass and is eaten by a frog occupy?

Accepted Answer

Primary consumer

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Producer

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Secondary consumer

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Decomposer

Question 6

Which type of simple machine is a ramp used for loading boxes into a truck?

Accepted Answer

Inclined plane

Answer

Lever

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Pulley

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Wheel and axle

Question 7

A student observes that a plant grows toward a window over several days. Which stimulus is the plant responding to?

Accepted Answer

Light (phototropism)

Answer

Gravity (gravitropism)

Answer

Water (hydrotropism)

Answer

Touch (thigmotropism)