Semester Exam Review-Practice #2

Semester Exam Review-Practice #2

Unit 1: Inferences Vs. Observations

• Define each term.

• What is the difference between them?

Unit 1: Types of Observations

• Quantitative

• Qualitative

Unit 1: Metric System, SI, Units Of Measurement

• Mass-gram (k)

• Distance/Length-meter (m)

• Volume-liter (L)

• What do the prefixes mean? Give examples of the units with prefixes.

Unit 1: Lab Safety

• List some of the safety procedures to follow in the lab. ( Wear closed-toed shoes, etc)

• Know the main safety symbols to be used in the lab.

• What is the difference between a laboratory experiment and a field study?

Unit 2: Biomes

• What are biomes?

• How do oceans affect biomes? (Explain, give examples)

Unit 2: Producers, Consumers, and Decomposers

• Define their characteristics.

• Give examples of each.

Unit 2: Cycles

• Water cycle-Explain it. What are its main components and stages? (Evaporation, condensation, freezing, melting, etc. What drives the water cycle?)

• The Carbon and Oxygen Cycles-Explain each. What are the main components and stages? (Photosynthesis and respiration)

• The Nitrogen Cycle-Explain it. What are its main components and stages? (eutrophication-What is it? What are its effects?)

Unit 2: Global Warming

• What is it?

• Why is it difficult to prove? (short vs. long term phenomena) (Earth's natural processes vs. the others).

• What are some of its consequences.

Unit 3: Earth's Spheres

• Describe each "sphere" and what do we find there.

• Geosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Biosphere

• Atmosphere

Unit 3: Properties of Earth that Support Life

• Appropriate range of temperature-Explain.

• Abundance of water-Explain.

Unit 3: Gravity

• What determines the strength of gravity between two objects. Explain.

• What is the connection between gravity and our solar system?

Unit 3: Earth and Its Moon

• What makes us be able to see the moon?

• What types of motion do you need to take into account to explain the cycles of the earth and moon?

Unit 3: Earth's Tides

• What causes tides?

• Explain the different kinds of tides.

• How do high tides change with the direction of the moon?

Unit 3: Earth's Seasons

• What causes planet Earth to have seasons?

• Define equinox. When do they happen? Describe the tilt of planet Earth (you may focus on the northern hemisphere).

• Define solstice. When do they happen? Describe the tilt of planet Earth (you may focus on the northern hemisphere).

Unit 4: Inner and Outer Planets

• Terrestrial/Inner Planets-Describe their characteristics. Mention examples.

• Gas Giants/Outer Planets-Describe their characteristics. Mention examples.

• Know specific/peculiar characteristics of each of the planets (Uranus, Neptune, Saturn, Mars, etc) (the way they rotate, temperature, perceived color, orbit, etc)

Unit 4: Stars

• Explain the sequence of the life of a star.

• Review the vocabulary related to stars.

• What are galaxies?

Unit 4: The Universe

• Describe what the big bang theory states.

• What do scientists think is happening to our universe? What evidence do they have?