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Read this excerpt about Angel Island, an immigration station in the 1900s. Located in San Francisco Bay in northern California, Angel Island opened in 1910 to process a wave of European immigrants expected to come throug...
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Read this excerpt about Angel Island, an immigration station in the 1900s. Entry into the United States was most difficult for the Chinese. In part, Angel Island was built to enforce laws that restricted Chinese immigrat...
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Which statements best describe half-lives of radioactive isotopes? Check all that apply. The half-life varies depending on the isotope. The half-life is the same for every isotope. Half-lives are always only minutes long...
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Read this excerpt about Angel Island, an immigration station in the 1900s. "They grilled us incessantly day after day,” said Don Kingman, a Chinese man who was, in fact, born in Oakland, California. At the age of five, h...
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Middle Ages Vocabulary Social & Political Structures Medieval: Feudalism:. Vassal: Lord: Fief: Serf: Monarchy: Knight: Chivalry: Aristocracy: Nobility: Magna Carta: Common Law: Parliament:
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Consider the following food chain: Plants are eaten by grasshoppers, which are eaten by mice, which are eaten by snakes. In the short term, what will happen to the other members of the food chain if the mice were removed...
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When the comb jelly, Mnemiopsis leidyi, was introduced into the Black Sea, its population exploded to 500 comb jellies per cubic yard in 1988. The jellies devoured all the zooplankton and fish larvae, drastically reducin...
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Explain the process of radioactive decay. What happens during radioactive decay, and what is the result at the end of radioactive decay?
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Read the passage. Andrea is competing with Dominique for the lead role in the school play. Both girls have been making cruel comments about the other to their friends since the casting of the lead role was announced. Dur...
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Which of the following would be the most important adaptation for a desert-dwelling animal to possess? a. heat dissipation structures b. heat conserving structures c. energy conserving behaviors d. water conserving behav...
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Which answer choice contains dialogue? Jorge’s mother told him she would pick him up at noon. Mia started to argue with her dad when he told her to clean her room. All of the students shouted excitedly when the snow bega...
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Which of the following plant adaptations aids savanna plants during droughts? a. spines b. water storage c. growth patterns d. bitter taste Please select the best answer from the choices provided A B C D
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Which excerpt from "Raymond's Run” best shows that Squeaky is protective of her brother? But now, if anybody has anything to say to Raymond, anything to say about his big head, they have to come by me. So I keep Raymond...
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Antoine Henri Becquerel was a French physicist who did a lot of work with fluorescent minerals. While conducting some experiments with minerals containing uranium, he discovered , but he did not know it at the time.
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Which of the following adaptations is typical of marine mammals? a. thick layer of blubber b. body covered in thick fur c. webbed hands and feet d. breathing apparatus on the sides of the head Please select the best answ...
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The arctic tundra can be found in _______. a. Greenland b. Canada c. The United States d. all of the above Please select the best answer from the choices provided A B C D
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Read the excerpt from "The Girl Who Silenced the World for Five Minutes.” Parents should be able to comfort their children by saying, "Everything's going to be alright," "We're doing the best we can," and "It's not the e...
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The marine biome _______. a. is a large ecosystem, but not larger than some terrestrial ecosystems b. is characterized by four different zones c. has little species diversity d. covers a small portion of the Earth’s surf...
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Vines most successfully compete for sunlight in tropical rainforests by _______. a. climbing up into the canopy b. strangling the trees they grow on c. having broader leaves that absorb more light d. having thick, woody...
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Read the excerpt from “The Girl Who Silenced the World for Five Minutes.” At school, even in kindergarten, you teach us to behave in the world. You teach us . . . • not to hurt other creatures, • to share – not be greedy...
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Which of the following is a characteristic differentiating tropical and temperate rainforests? a. the location b. the types of trees c. the average temperature d. all of the answers are correct Please select the best ans...
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Which best describes author Ashley Fantz’s view of Malala’s blog in "Pakistan’s Malala”? a project better-suited for an adult a dangerous but remarkable project a risk that was not worth the consequences an entertaining...
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Define Implacable
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Read this excerpt from We’ve Got a Job: The 1963 Children’s March. Occasionally, he would get a special treat. "If you were really, really good at church on Sunday," Wash recalled, "and Momma had some extra money, and af...
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Read this passage from "The American Dream." America is essentially a dream, a dream as yet unfulfilled. It is a dream of a land where men of all races, of all nationalities and of all creeds can live together as brother...
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