Science 8 Final Review

A measurement, an observation or a statement that can be strictly defined is

• A fact
• A prediction
• An opinion
• An hypothesis

The investigation and explanation of natural events and of the new information that results from those investigations.

• Science
• Potential
• Technology
• Scientific Law

A(n) _______________ engineer works in the manufacturing industry to build mechanical things like tools, engines, and machines.

• Civil
• Electrical
• Mechanical
• Software

In a controlled experiment, the factor that is measured or observed is the

• Independent Variable
• Dependent Variable
• Constant
• Control

Which type of landform is created by deposition?

• a valley
• a glacier
• Sandbar
• Meander

A current that flows parallel to the shoreline is called a

• Longshore Current
• Meander
• Stream
• Shortshore Current

In a divergent plate boundary, 

• Two plates separate
• Two continental plates collide
• Two plates slide past one another
• An oceanic plate and a continental plate collide

The Theory of ___________ states that Earth's surface is made of plates that move in respect to each other.

• Plate Tectonics
• Pangaea
• Seafloor Spreading
• Slab Pull

The area around the Pacific Ocean, where volcanoes and Earthquakes are frequent, is known as

• The Mid-Ocean Ridge
• Pangaea
• The Lithosphere
• The Ring of Fire

What role does subduction play in Earth's Rock Cycle?

• It causes Isostasy.
• It causes surface rock to be pushed deep into the Earth.
• It causes erosion at the surface.
• It causes cementation of sediment.