Science NC Final Review

During the first day of which season does North Carolina experience its shortest day?

• winter
• spring
• summer
• fall

What is the only type of rock that is NOT produced either by heating or cooling?

• igneous
• sedimentary
• metamorphic
• magma

About how many days after the spring equinox will the fall equinox occur?

• 90 days
• 180 days
• 270 days
• 360 days

Which of the following correctly lists the "gas giants" in order from smallest to largest?

• Saturn, Jupiter, Neptune, Uranus
• Neptune, Uranus, Jupiter, Saturn
• Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter
• Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter, Neptune

What causes a solar eclipse?

• The Moon passes between the Sun and the Earth
• The Earth passes between the Moon and the Sun
• The Sun passes between the Moon and the Earth
• Another planet passes between the Sun and the Earth

What is responsible for day and night on Earth?

• Earth's eliptical path
• Earth's rotation
• Earth's revolution
• Earth's moon

Which part of the water cycle directly depends on energy from the Sun?

• evaporation
• condensation
• precipitation
• runoff

Heat energy moves through Earth's mantle primarily by

• conduction
• convection
• radiation
• earthquake waves

Where is the ovary of a flower located?

• in a flower petal
• in the stamen
• in the stem
• in the pistil

Where does the energy to move earth's plates come from?

• radiation from the Sun
• heat generated in Earth's core
• wave energy in the oceans
• heat energy from chemical reactions in the crust