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Which sentence contains a grammatical error?
Answer: She and him went to the store.
'Him' is an object pronoun and cannot be used as a subject; the correct form is 'She and he went to the store.'
What does the prefix 'bio-' mean in words like biology and biography?
Answer: Life
The prefix 'bio-' comes from Greek and means life, as seen in biology (study of life) and biography (writing about a life).
A car travels 150 miles in 3 hours. What is its average speed?
Answer: 50 mph
Average speed = distance ÷ time = 150 ÷ 3 = 50 miles per hour.
Which of the following best describes the water cycle?
Answer: Continuous movement of water through evaporation, condensation, and precipitation
The water cycle describes how water moves continuously between Earth's surface and atmosphere through evaporation, condensation, and precipitation.
The U.S. Constitution was written primarily to:
Answer: Establish a framework for the national government
The Constitution established the structure, powers, and limits of the federal government, replacing the weaker Articles of Confederation.
Which type of graph is most appropriate for showing how a quantity changes over time?
Answer: Line graph
Line graphs are designed to show trends and changes in data across a continuous period of time.
In a science experiment, the variable that the researcher deliberately changes is called the:
Answer: Independent variable
The independent variable is the one the experimenter manipulates to observe its effect on the dependent variable.