NC Final#2

1. The diagram below represents the Earth in space.
Which date is most likely represented by the diagram?

• May 4
• September 2 
• June 6
• December 30

2. Which animal listed below would complete this food chain?
Grass  〉Grasshopper 〉?

• fly
• lizard
• butterfly
• hummingbird

3. Look at the picture and then fill in the blank.
This picture shows____________________.

• an environment
• a growing animal
• a food chain
• a life cycle

4. In Figure 1, Label B represents the______

• outer core
• inner core
• crust
• mantle

5. Earthquakes are more damaging to structures closest to the ________.

• seismic edge
• most porous rock
• epicenter
• longitudinal wave

6. What is the best explanation for why the inner core of Earth is solid metal?

• The immense pressure of the weight of Earth prevents it from melting.
• The inner core is too cold to melt.
• The inner core is composed of materials that remain sold at incredibly high temperatures.
• None of the above is correct.

7. The place where two plants come together is known as a ______.

• transform boundary
• divergent boundary
• convergent boundary
• rift valley

8. Which best describes how metamorphic rock is formed?

• rock melts into magma, then cools
• water evaporates, leaving behind small particles of rock
• rocks change into new types of rock due to heat and pressure
• pieces of rock, plants, and other materials get pressed together, forming layers

9. Which letter corresponds to the crest of the wave?

• Z
• W
• X
• Y

10. Which is a list of abiotic parts of an environment?

• soil, leaves, and flowers
• soil, rocks, and water
• rocks, leaves, and water
• water, rocks, and tadpoles