8th Grade MAP Review

Many tools measure liquid. What would be the most accurate to measure the volume of a sea shell?

• Beaker
• Test tube
• Measuring cup
• Graduated cylinder

Which of the following tools would you use to measure mass?

• spring scale
• triple beam balance or digital scale
• meter stick
• seismograph

Which gas produced by a tree do animals need to survive?

• carbon dioxide
• nitrogen
• oxygen
• hydrogen dioxide

Limestone is a sedimentary rock and marble is a metamorphic rock. Even though limestone and marble have the same chemical makeup, they are classified as different rocks because they

• were formed from different fossils.
• took different amounts of time to form.
• formed at different times.
• formed by different methods.

Which energy source is considered nonrenewable?

• oil
• moving water
• sunlight
• biomass

Which Earth layer is most dense?

• crust
• mantle
• outer core
• inner core

Convection currents, which scientists believe to be the driving force for the movement of tectonic plates, are mostly found in Earth’s

• crust
• mantle
• outer core
• inner core

The diagram shows a natural process that occurs in rocks. Which of the terms below identifies that process?

• conduction
• convections
• erosion
• weathering

Which fossil would be considered to be the oldest?

• Early Horses
• Dinosaurs
• Armored Fish
• Trilobites

The most active earthquake areas are associated with the boundaries of tectonic plates. What happens at the plate boundaries to cause an earthquake.

• Plates moving
• Plates not moving
• Plates switching places
• Plates eroding