GIVING 500 PTS Question 17 (1 point) Chemical energy can be transformed into mechanical energy in a fan. However, what is the step that is missing from the diagram that shows how this transformation works?

Question 17 options:

magnetic energy

transformational energy

electrical energy

heat energy

Question 18 (1 point)
What is the difference between a generator and a motor?

Question 18 options:

A generator converts mechanical energy into electrical energy and a motor converts electrical energy into mechanical energy.

A generator converts electrical energy into mechanical energy and a motor converts mechanical energy into electrical energy.

A generator converts kinetic energy into mechanical energy and a motor converts mechanical energy into kinetic energy.

A generator converts potential energy into electrical energy and a motor converts electrical energy into potential energy.

Question 19 (1 point)
Which of these is an example of convection?

Question 19 options:

an egg boiling in water

an egg frying in a pan

an egg exposed to a flame

an egg warming under a light

Question 20 (1 point)
A rainstorm occurs on a hillside. Within hours, much of the water flows into a lake at the bottom of the hill. What will most likely happen to the rest of the water?

Question 20 options:

It will change into dew on plants along the hill.

It will become part of the groundwater flow.

It will form a cloud above the hill.

It will change from water into air.

Question 21 (1 point)
What is the Coriolis Effect?

Question 21 options:

the circulation route of trade winds moving from east to west

the way that tropical winds circulate to form hurricanes and large storms

the rapid movement of winds found in the upper atmosphere

he curved path of global winds due to the rotation of Earth

Question 22 (1 point)
Based on the weather map above, which statement is true based on the weather map?

Question 22 options:

A warm front is moving towards South Carolina bring rainy conditions.

A cold front just passed through South Carolina bringing cooler temperatures.

A warm front just passed through South Carolina bringing warmer temperatures.

A stationary front is moving towards South Carolina bringing long periods of rain.

Question 23 (1 point)
Which type of local wind is shown below and what causes this type of wind?

Question 23 options:

At night, cooler air over land replaces rising warmer air over water causing a land breeze.

At night cooler air over water replaces rising warmer air over land causing a land breeze.

During the day, cooler air over land forces warmer air over water to rise causing a sea breeze.

Question 24 (1 point)
An air mass, shown in the image below, that forms over parts of Mexico, Texas, and Arizona will be a .

Question 24 options:

continental polar air mass

continental tropical air mass

maritime polar air mass

maritime tropical air mass

Question 25 (1 point)
Which of these plants do not have special tissues to deliver food and water to its cells?

Question 25 options:

Maple

Dogwood

Tomato

Liverwort

Question 26 (1 point)
Where are the female reproductive organs of a flower found?

Question 26 options:

in the stamen

in the roots

in the pistil

in the petals

Question 27 (1 point)
What path do sperm cells take to get to egg cells during fertilization of a flowering plant?

Question 27 options:

Pollen lands on the stigma; pollen grain grows a tube down the style to an ovule; and fertilization occurs.

Pollen lands on an anther; grows a tube to the filament; and fertilization occurs.

Pollen lands on the stigma and fertilization of the stigma occurs.

Pollen lands on a newly formed seed and fertilization occurs.

Question 28 (1 point)
A green plant must be able to perform three different processes in order to survive. What are they?

Question 28 options:

respiration, perspiration, photosynthesis

transpiration, respiration, photosynthesis

chlorophyll, photosynthesis, perspiration

transcription, photosynthesis, chloroplast

Question 29 (1 point)
Which statement is a correct description of the processes of respiration and transpiration in a plant?

Question 29 options:

Transpiration is when the plant loses water through its leaves. Respiration is when the plant breaks down the sugar in its cells to release energy.

Transpiration is when the plant pulls water into its roots. Respiration is when the plant breathes.

Transpiration is when the plant grows over time. Respiration is when the plant breaks down the sugar in its roots.

Transpiration is when the plant produces buds. Respiration is when the plant dies.

Question 30 (1 point)
Which equation correctly describes photosynthesis?

Question 30 options:

water + sugar + oxygen → carbon dioxide + chlorophyll

sunlight + water + carbon dioxide → oxygen + sugar

sunlight + sugar → water + oxygen

carbon dioxide + oxygen → water + sugar + sunlight