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1. A zebroid is ____.
		a) a striped horse.
		b) a cross between a horse and a zebra
		c) a zebra that does not have any stripes
		d) a female zebra
2. What is one reason scientists are trying to replace gasoline with a different type of fuel?
		a) The oil that is used to make gasoline takes millions of years to form.
		b) Gasoline does not contain a lot of energy.
		c) Gasoline is made from fructose.
		d) all of the above
3. Which of the following statements is FALSE?
		a) Woolly mammoths lived 10,000 years ago.
		b) A reindeer herder found a woolly mammoth fossil in Siberia.
		c) Most woolly mammoth fossils are very well preserved.
		d) Scientists believe a recently discovered mammoth fossil was well preserved because it fell into cold water.
4. The largest known asteroid in the asteroid belt is called _____.
		a) Pluto
		b) Ceres
		c) Vesta
		d) Dawn
5. Where is the asteroid belt located?
		a) between the planets Mars and Jupiter
		b) beyond the planet Pluto
		c) between the planets Mars and Earth
		d) between Earth and Ceres
6. A sea otter can hold its breath for up to ___.
		a) 1 minute
		b) 5 minutes
		c) 15 minutes
		d) 30 minutes
7. What is the main idea of the article “Saving Sea Otters”?
		a) There are three different types of sea otters.
		b) Sea otters live and feed in kelp forests in California.
		c) There are many more sea otters living today than there were 100 years ago.
		d) Scientists are working to protect California sea otters.
8. The force that resists motion when two surfaces rub together is called ____.
		a) friction
		b) resistance
		c) pressure
		d) heat
9. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
		a) The thermosphere is the highest layer of the atmosphere.
		b) Earth's weather occurs in the stratosphere.
		c) There are fewer air molecules higher in the sky.
		d) Meteors burn up in the stratosphere.
10. From which part of the atmosphere would a space diver start his or her jump?
		a) troposphere
		b) thermosphere
		c) stratosphere
		d) mesosphere

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