MSL Science Review 9

The place where two plates come together is known as a

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

What point on a wave is named due to having the greatest amplitude?

• trough
• wavelength
• baseline
• crest

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

Heat will transfer from

• an ice pack to a hot pizza
• a cold pool to a warm person sitting in it
• a warm cookie to the ice cream on top of it
• a cold window to a hand leaning on it

Why would a person be cooler on a hot sunny day wearing a light colored t-shirt and shorts than in a dark colored t-shirt and shorts made of the same material?

• dark colors are hotter
• dark colors absorb more radiation from the Sun
• dark colors reflect more radiation from the Sun
• solar radiation avoids light colored objects

What is the hottest layer of the earth?

• Crust
• Upper Mantle
• Lower Mantle
• Core

Where is the ovary of a flower located?

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

Heat energy moves through Earth's mantle primarily by

• conduction
• convection
• radiation
• earthquake waves

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

• evaporation
• condensation
• precipitation
• runoff

What is responsible for day and night on Earth?

• Earth's eliptical path
• Earth's rotation on it's axis
• Earth's revolution around the sun
• Earth's moon rotation