Part 2 — Answer key

Compare your answers after you have finished Part 1.

1. Which state of matter has a definite volume but no definite shape?
   Liquid
2. Water boils at a lower temperature on top of a mountain than at sea level.
   True
3. A rectangle has a length of 8 centimeters and a width of 3 centimeters. What is its area?
   24 square centimeters
4. Which continent is completely in the Southern Hemisphere?
   Australia
5. A sentence in a story reads, "He ran like the wind to catch the bus." Which literary device is used in this sentence?
   Simile
6. A number with a negative exponent, such as 5^-2, is always a negative number.
   False
7. In a short story, the narrator uses "I" and tells only their own thoughts and experiences. What point of view is being used?
   First-person
8. A class is designing a student government that follows basic democratic principles. Which feature would best match a democracy?
   Citizens vote to choose their leaders
9. A student pushes a textbook across a desk. After the student stops pushing, the book gradually slows down and stops. Which force is mainly responsible for the book stopping?
   Friction
10. A student grows two identical plants. One plant is placed on a sunny windowsill and the other is kept in a dark closet. After two weeks, the plant in the light is taller and greener. Which process mainly explains this difference?
    Photosynthesis
11. In geography class, you are told that lines of longitude meet at the poles while lines of latitude stay parallel across the globe.
    True
12. A hoodie regularly costs $40. It is on sale for 20% off, and then a sales tax of 5% is added to the sale price. About how much will a customer pay for the hoodie?
    $33.60
13. The Cold War was a period of direct, large-scale fighting between the United States and the Soviet Union.
    False
14. Arrange these stages of the water cycle in the order they typically happen, starting with liquid water in a lake.
    Correct order: Water in a lake warms and changes to water vapor in the air → Water vapor cools and forms clouds → Water falls from clouds to the ground as rain or snow → Water flows over land and collects back into lakes and oceans
15. A climate map shows four cities in different locations. Which city is most likely to have the coolest average temperatures throughout the year?
    City S high in the mountains at mid-latitude
16. You are writing an essay comparing the American Revolution and the French Revolution. Which shared cause best connects both events?
    Desire for more political representation and individual rights
17. In a play, the stage directions describe actions and movement that are not spoken aloud by the characters.
    True