Quiz about Mid Year Study Guide

Question 1

SC.6.E.7.5

Over the course of a year, areas near Earth's equator receive more direct energy from the Sun area's near Earth's pole. Which of the following correctly describes one result of this heating pattern?

Accepted Answer

b. atmosphere and oceanic currents distribute heat from the tropics to the poles.

Answer

a. The poles lose all their heat at night.

Answer

c. Sunlight overheats the oceans near the equator, making it impossible for sea life to exist there.

Answer

d. Sunlight evaporates a massive amount of surface water near the tropics, creating flooding in the part of the world.

Question 2

SC.6.E.7.4

Water on the surface of the Atlantic ocean evaporates into the air above it. Which two Earth spheres are interacting during this event?

Accepted Answer

A)Atmosphere and Hydrosphere

Answer

B)Biosphere and Hydrosphere

Answer

C)Geosphere and Atmosphere

Answer

D)Hydrosphere and Geosphere

Question 3

SC.6.E.7.4

Which of the following statements about Earth's spheres are false?

Accepted Answer

C)The cryosphere is all the water from the rivers, lakes and oceans on Earth

Answer

A)The biosphere contains all the living and once living things on Earth

Answer

B)The atmosphere is the layer of gases that surrounds Earth

Answer

D)The geosphere involves the rocks and materials that make up Earth's layers

Question 4

SC.7.E.6.2

As a river enters a sea, a delta often forms as sediment is laid down. Which statement describes where erosion and deposition mainly take place?

Accepted Answer

B) Erosion takes place along the river, and deposition takes place at the delta.

Answer

A) Erosion takes place at the delta, and deposition takes place along the river.

Answer

C) Erosion takes place at the delta, and deposition takes place only at the top of the river.

Answer

D) Erosion takes place only at the top of the river, and deposition takes place at the delta.

Question 5

SC.7.E.6.2

Earth's rock is continually cycling through states and locations. The diagram below shoes the rock cycle. The labels for two processes are missing.

Which of these process in the rock cycle could be happening at the stage labeled 2?

Accepted Answer

B. Changes due to heat and pressure

Answer

A. Folding and mountain building

Answer

C. Compaction and cementation

Answer

D. subduction of an oceanic plate beneath a continental plate.

Question 6

SC.6.E.7.4

Paleontologist discovered fish fossils in the arid deserts of western Egypt. What does the fossil evidence most likely indicate about the area's geologic past?

Accepted Answer

b. A giant ocean wave carrying sea life crashed onto the desert

Answer

a. The desert was once a vast ocean

Answer

c. Mountains in the region once provided water from snowmelt

Answer

d. The area was moved from the ocean to the deserts by plate tectonics.

Question 7

SC.7.E.6.2

When does erosion takes place?

Accepted Answer

D)as water, ice, wind and/or gravity move soil and sediment from one place of another.

Answer

A)after water, ice, and wind make rock from soil and sediment

Answer

B)as tectonic plates collide and one plate sinks below the other.

Answer

C)when heat and pressure inside Earth change a rock's structure.

Question 8

SC.7.E.6.2

Ice forms in the cracks of a basalt rock formation and breaks some rock into smaller pieces. The diagram below shows part of the rock cycle. At which point in the cycle shown above would the process of breaking down rocks occur?

Accepted Answer

D)M

Answer

A)J

Answer

B)K

Answer

C)L

Question 9

SC.7.E.6.5

Earth's crust is made up of tectonic plates. The diagram shows two plates found under the Himalaya Mountains.

Which of the following statements best describes the tectonic plates shown in the diagram?

Accepted Answer

c. two convergent continental plates

Answer

a. two convergent plates, one continental and oceanic

Answer

b. two divergent plates, one continental and one oceanic

Answer

d. two divergent continental plates

Question 10

SC. 8. E.5.3

Jordan draws the diagram shown on the right side (not to scale) to show the relative sizes of several parts of the universe.

Which of these is larger than a solar system, but smaller than the universe?

Accepted Answer

b. galaxy

Answer

a. comet

Answer

c. moon

Answer

d. star

Question 11

SC.8.P.8.5

An atomic model of sulfuric acid (H ₂SO ₄) is shown on the image.

How many different elements have combined to form this compound of sulfuric acid?

Accepted Answer

b.3

Answer

a.2

Answer

c.6

Answer

d.7

Question 12

SC.8.P.8.4

Matter has two basic properties: physical properties and chemical properties. Which of these statements best describes physical properties?

Accepted Answer

b)Physical properties can be observed without changing the identity of a substance.

Answer

A)Physical properties behave identically for all matter under the same conditions.

Answer

c)Physical properties are observed by seeing how a substance reacts with other substances.

Answer

d)Physical properties cause atoms and molecules to change structure when substances are mixed.

Question 13

SC.8.P.8.4

A physical property can be observed or measured without changing the identity of a substance. Which of these choices describes a physical property?

Accepted Answer

D)the shine or luster of a metal or other object

Answer

A)whether or not a metal will rust

Answer

B)the tendency of a substance to explode

Answer

C)the way the substance reacts with water

Question 14

SC.8.P.8.4

A physical property can be observed or measured without changing the identity of a substance. Which of these choices is an example of a physical property?

Accepted Answer

B)the rate at which a metal transfers heat.

Answer

A)the tarnishing of silverware

Answer

C)the effect of acid rain on automobiles

Answer

D)the combustion of gasoline in a car engine

Question 15

SC.8.P.9.2

Chemical changes result in new substances, but physical changes do not. Which process is an example of a physical change?

Accepted Answer

C)A loaf of bread being sliced into pieces.

Answer

A)Sodium and water are combined and form sparks.

Answer

B)Bleaching lightening hair color

Answer

D)Sodium and chlorine are combined to form table salt.

Question 16

SC.8.P.9.2

There are several differences between chemical and physical changes. Which statement is true of a chemical change, but not true of a physical change?

Accepted Answer

A)A chemical change can produce warmth.

Answer

B)A chemical change can be easily changed back.

Answer

C)A chemical change can be easily changed back.

Answer

D)A chemical change can combine substances without altering them.

Question 17

SC.8.P.9.2

It is important to understand the differences between chemical and physical changes. Chemical changes result in new substances, but physical changes do not. Which process is an example of a physical change?

Accepted Answer

A)Water turns to steam when boiled over a Bunsen burner.

Answer

B)Carbon combines with oxygen to form carbon dioxide gas

Answer

C)Water breaks down into hydrogen and oxygen gases over time.

Answer

D)Limestone breaks down into lime and carbon dioxide when heated.

Question 18

SC.8.P.8.4

Students investigated the solubility of different substances in water. The record their resulted and make a graph to analyze the data.

A student stated that increasing the temperature of the solvent always allows much more solute to dissolve. Evaluate the student's statement based on the test results in the graph, Is her statement supported.

Accepted Answer

c. No solubility of some substances is not greatly affected by temperature.

Answer

a. Yes, solubility increases greatly with temperature.

Answer

b. Yes, substances that are not soluble at low temperatures become soluble at high temperatures.

Answer

d. No, solubility and temperature are unrelated

Question 19

SC.7.P.11.4

A school group sells hot cocoa to fans at a football game on a cold night. The hot of cocoa is placed on a table outdoors. The graph below illustrates the exchange of heat between the cocoa and the table as the evening progresses.

What describes the heat exchange that is taking place?

Accepted Answer

c. The heat of the cocoa and the pot is flowing to the much-cooler table.

Answer

a. The heat of the cocoa and the pot is being replaced by the cold of the table.

Answer

b. The cold air is cooling off the cocoa but not the table

Answer

d. The exchange of heat between the table and the cocoa is very limited.

Question 20

SC.7. P.11.2

Two people are participating in the activity shown below.

As the two people continue their activity, how is their energy being transferred to the objects they hold?

Accepted Answer

a. Mechanical energy results in heat in their muscles, which warms up the objects.

Answer

b. Potential energy results in kinetic energy, which causes the objects to loss mass.

Answer

c. Mechanical energy results in vibrations in their hands, which creates sounds in the objects.

Answer

d. Potential energy results in movement of their arms, which cools down the object.

Question 21

SC.7. P.11.2

Examine the diagram below. The arrows indicate various paths of energy flow and transformation.

Which is NOT examples of Kinetic Energy?

Accepted Answer

a. the chemical energy stored in the grass and the apples

Answer

b. the mechanical energy of the wind making the kite fly.

Answer

c. the radiant energy of the Sun charging the solar panel.

Answer

d. the electrical energy of the solar panel powering the lamp.

Question 22

SC.6.P.13.3

The graph below describes the velocity, measured in meters per seconds(m/s) of an object over a period of time, measured in seconds(s)

Which section of the graph represents negative acceleration.

Accepted Answer

c.c

Answer

a.a

Answer

b.b

Answer

d.d.

Question 23

SC.6.P.11.1

Which of the following is one of the energy conversions taking place in a campfire?

Accepted Answer

c. chemical and light

Answer

a. heat and light

Answer

b. heat and kinetic

Answer

d. light and chemical

Question 24

SC.7.P.10.1

Part of the electromagnetic spectrum is visible light. Which color is the opposite end from red on the visible spectrum.

Accepted Answer

c. violet

Answer

a.green

Answer

b. infrared

Answer

d. yellow

Question 25

SC.7.P.10.1

Which of he following types of radiation from the Sun has the shortest wavelength.

Accepted Answer

a. gamma

Answer

b. infrared

Answer

c. ultraviolet

Answer

d. visible

Question 26

SC.8.E.5.7

Which of the following astronomical bodies is largest

Accepted Answer

d. the milky way

Answer

a. Jupiter

Answer

b. the Sun

Answer

c the Moon

Question 27

SC.6.L.14.1

Organs are directly made up of what lower level of cellular organization?

Accepted Answer

b. tissues

Answer

a. cells

Answer

organisms

Answer

d. organ system

Question 28

SC.6.L.14.1

Which two systems in the human body work together to eliminate carbon dioxide (CO2) from the body

Accepted Answer

d. the respiratory and circulatory system

Answer

a. the excretory and digestive systems

Answer

b. the digestive and circulatory systems

Answer

c. the excretory and respiratory system

Question 29

SC.6.E.7.4

A robotic submarine explores the ocean near some deep-sea vents. It collects samples of living things, such as tube worms. Where is the robotic submarine?

Accepted Answer

d. in the hydrosphere

Answer

a. in the geosphere

Answer

b. in the cryosphere

Answer

c. in the atmosphere

Question 30

SC.6.L.14.4

Chromosomes from a mother and a father combine during fertilizations. What does the offspring of two parents inherit through chromosomes?

Accepted Answer

b. genes

Answer

a. energy

Answer

c. organelles

Answer

d. resources

Question 31

SC.6.L.14.4

According to the cell theory, where do plant cells come from.

Accepted Answer

b. other plant cells

Answer

a. organelles

Answer

c. protein synthesis

Answer

d. chemical reactions

Question 32

SC.6.L.14.1

The diagram below represents the organizational levels of living things.

Which of the following examples represents the missing organizational level?

Accepted Answer

b. heart

Answer

a. blood

Answer

c. plasma

Answer

d. vein

Question 33

SC.6.L.14.4

During science class, Mauricio made sketches of the major organelles of the cell. Which of the following is his sketch of a mitochondrion organelle?

Accepted Answer

Option B is correct

Answer

A.

Answer

C.

Answer

D.

Question 34

SC.8.P.8.5

Chemists once belived that an atom was made of negative electrons dispered inside a positive mass like raisins in pudding. an experiment with radiation and gold foil demonstrated that most of an atom was made of empty space. After his experiment, they adopted a new model of the atom that showed the electrons orbiting the nucleus of the atom from a distance. Which of the following statements about new model is true?

Accepted Answer

d. the new model fits the data better than the old model

Answer

a. The new model is perfect and will not change

Answer

b. the new model is wrong and will not last

Answer

c. the new model fits the data worse than the old model

Question 35

SC.8.P.9.2

Which of the following situations demonstrates a physical change.

Accepted Answer

c. melting of ice

Answer

a. burning a match

Answer

b. milk going sour

Answer

d. rusting iron

Question 36

SC.6.P.13.1

A stream carves a channel through soil rock by removing a few small particles of rock at a time. The stream water slows down when it enters a pond, allowing the rock particles to settle at the bottom of the pond. Pressure combines these particles into solid rock. what is the new rock called?

Accepted Answer

c. sedimentary rock

Answer

a. quartz rock

Answer

b. igneous rock

Answer

d. metamorphic rock

Question 37

SC.6.P.13.1

Earthquakes and volcanic eruptions are common on the western edge of the Pacific Ocean. Which theory does this pattern of geological phenomena support?

Accepted Answer

c. plate tectonics

Answer

a. weathering

Answer

b. the rock cycle

Answer

d. biological evolution

Question 38

SC.6.P.13.1

Where are most mountains on Earth formed?

Accepted Answer

d.at convergent plate boundaries

Answer

a. at volcanic chains

Answer

b. at strike slip faults

Answer

c. at mid ocean ridges

Question 39

SC.6.P.13.1

A basket ball player jumps straight up to dunk a basketball. The basketball player's speed increase as she returns to the ground. what is true about the forces acting on the basketball player?

Accepted Answer

b. The downward force is greater than the upward force

Answer

a . The upward force is greater than the downward force.

Answer

c. The rightward force is greater than the leftward force

Answer

d. the leftward force is greater than rightward force

Question 40

SC.7.L.17.2

Bees and butterflies have a mutualism relationship with flowering plants. Which statement describes this mutualism?

Accepted Answer

b. Bess and butterflies take nutrients away from the flowering plants.

Answer

a. Bees and butterflies receive food while pollinating the flowers.

Answer

c. Bees and butterflies complete for the limited food available from the flowering plants.

Answer

d. Bes and butterflies pollinate the flowers by flying from one to another without any harm to themselves.

Question 41

SC.7.L.17.2

What is different about parasitism compared to the other biological relationships such as mutualism, predation , competition and communalism?

Accepted Answer

a. A parasitic organism causes harm to other organisms as a result of the symbiotic relationship.

Answer

b. The parasite must utilize a host organism that may or may not die as a result of the relationship.

Answer

c. The host is neither helped nor hurt by the relationship and interaction with a parasitic organism.

Answer

d. Both the parasite and the host are helped by the relationship and interaction with parasitic organism.

Question 42

SC.7.L.17.2

Barley is a grain that grows in many parts of the world. A plant geneticist identifies a gene for larger kernels in a wild relative of barley. The geneticist wants to transfer this gene to barley so that farmers can increase their harvests with the new variety of barley. What molecule contains the gene that the geneticist wants to transfer?

Accepted Answer

b. DNA

Answer

a. Allele

Answer

c. phenotype

Answer

d. protein

Question 43

SC.7.P.11.2

All the devices below either use or produce electrical energy. Which one converts mechanical energy to electrical energy?

Accepted Answer

c. wind turbine

Answer

a. battery

Answer

b. electric drill

Answer

d. electric guitar

Question 44

SC.7.P.10.1

Radars can help meteorologist detect clouds and sailors detect submarines. Radars send out radio waves and record their echoes after the radio waves reflect off an object. Two radars send out radio waves with the same frequency. The first radar send radio waves through the air. The second radar sends radio waves through the ocean. What is true about these radio waves?

Accepted Answer

c. They have different speeds

Answer

a. They are visible

Answer

b. they are audible

Answer

d. They have different wavelengths

Question 45

SC.7.P.411.4

Because sound is energy created by vibrations, through which medium will it medium will move the fastest?

Accepted Answer

c. solid

Answer

a. gas

Answer

b. liquid

Answer

d. vacuum

Question 46

SC.7.P.10.1

Which of the following types of radiation from the Sun has the largest wavelength?

Accepted Answer

b.infrared

Answer

a. gamma

Answer

c.ultraviolet

Answer

d. visible

Question 47

SC.7.N.3.1

There are many important laws and theories in science. Which of the following is a law of science?

Accepted Answer

c. Gravity will pull two objects toward each other

Answer

a. A living thing is made of at least one cell.

Answer

b. An atom is made of electrons orbiting a nucleus

Answer

d. Natural selection will change species to fit their environment.

Question 48

SC.8.E.5.7

A science fiction movie shows a spaceship traveling past Pluto, Saturn, the Moon and Andromeda Galaxy. Which of these celestial object is farthest from the Sun

Accepted Answer

d. the Andromeda Galaxy

Answer

a. Pluto

Answer

b. Saturn

Answer

c. the Moon

Question 49

SC.7.L.17.2

Herbivores get energy by eating plants. Plants get energy from the sunlight. Why does most of the energy captured by plants never become available to herbivores?

Accepted Answer

c. The plants use most of their energy to maintain themselves.

Answer

a. The herbivores find alternative sources of energy.

Answer

b. The plants also provide energy directly to carnivores.

Answer

d. the herbivores conserve the energy in plants for future generations.

Question 50

SC.8.P.8.5

The picture shows a water molecule.

What is this molecule an example of?

Accepted Answer

d. a compound

Answer

a. an atom

Answer

b. a mixture

Answer

c. an element

Question 51

SC.6.E.7.4

Granite is a sturdy rock used for monuments. It forms from slowly cooling magma.

That type of rock is granite?

Accepted Answer

a. igneous

Answer

b. metamorphic

Answer

c. sedimentary

Answer

d. weathered

Question 52

SC.6.E.7.4

Which of the following would be the least likely cause of a volcanic eruption?

Accepted Answer

c. tectonic plates sliding past each other

Answer

a. tectonic plates colliding

Answer

b. gas pressure within the Earth's crust

Answer

d. new magma flowing into an already full magma chamber

Question 53

SC.6.P.13.1

Which of the objects illustrated can exert a force across a distance?

Accepted Answer

Option C is correct

Answer

A.

Answer

B.

Answer

D.

Question 54

SC.8.P.8.5

Bill left a hammer out in the rain all day. The next morning it had rust on it.

Oxygen and metal chemically combine to form rust/ What is rust an example of?

Accepted Answer

d. a compound

Answer

a. a mixture

Answer

b. a solution

Answer

c. an element

Question 55

SC.7.P.11.4

Jeffry brings a book from an air-conditioned apartment to a balcony on a hot summer day. How will the cool book interact with the outside air?

Accepted Answer

b. Heat from the air will move to the book

Answer

a. Heat from the book will move to the air

Answer

c. Coolness from the book will to the book

Answer

d. Coolness from the air will move to the book

Question 56

SC. 8.P.9.2

Four siblings did chores during the weekend. Ling cooked eggs. Gabe raked leaves. Chris sewed buttons. Briana dried laundry. Which of these shores involved a chemical change.

Accepted Answer

a. cooking eggs

Answer

b. raking leaves

Answer

c. sewing buttons

Answer

d. drying laundry

Question 57

SC.6.L.14.4

All living things are made of cells. What are cells made of/

Accepted Answer

c. compounds

Answer

a. organs

Answer

b. tissues

Answer

d. organ system

Question 58

SC.8.P.8.5

Fresh milk has several parts that a farmer can separate and sell. What property does a farmer use to separate that fat from the rest of the milk?

Accepted Answer

a. density

Answer

b. magnetism

Answer

c. boiling point

Answer

d. electrical conductivity

Question 59

SC.6.L.14.4

the diagram below shows a single-celled organism with many organelles but no cell wall.

In which of the following categories would the organism most likely be classified.

Accepted Answer

d. Protista

Answer

a. Animalia

Answer

b. Eubacteria

Answer

c. Fungi

Question 60

Which of the following physical characters is the same for a particular substance. regardless of the sample size?

Accepted Answer

d. melting point

Answer

a. mass

Answer

b. volume

Answer

c. heat content

Mid Year Study Guide

63 questions

SC.6.E.7.5
Over the course of a year, areas near Earth's equator receive more direct energy from the Sun area's near Earth's pole. Which of the following correctly describes one result of this heating pattern?

SC.6.E.7.4
The interaction between the cryosphere and hydrosphere can have an impact on Earth’s oceans. Which of the following is an example of an interaction between the cryosphere and hydrosphere?

SC.6.E.7.4
Water on the surface of the Atlantic ocean evaporates into the air above it. Which two Earth spheres are interacting during this event?

SC.6.E.7.4
Which of the following statements about Earth's spheres are false?

SC.6.E.7.5
Wind, which affects precipitation and temperature and therefore climate, is driven by the sun’s energy. Which best explains how the sun’s energy affects winds?
.

SC.7.E.6.2
As a river enters a sea, a delta often forms as sediment is laid down. Which statement describes where erosion and deposition mainly take place?

SC.7.E.6.2
Earth's rock is continually cycling through states and locations. The diagram below shoes the rock cycle. The labels for two processes are missing.
Which of these process in the rock cycle could be happening at the stage labeled 2?

SC.6.E.7.4
Paleontologist discovered fish fossils in the arid deserts of western Egypt. What does the fossil evidence most likely indicate about the area's geologic past?

SC.7.E.6.2
When does erosion takes place?

SC.7.E.6.2
Ice forms in the cracks of a basalt rock formation and breaks some rock into smaller pieces. The diagram below shows part of the rock cycle. At which point in the cycle shown above would the process of breaking down rocks occur?

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Mid Year Study Guide

63 questions

SC.6.E.7.5Over the course of a year, areas near Earth's equator receive more direct energy from the Sun area's near Earth's pole. Which of the following correctly describes one result of this heating pattern?

SC.6.E.7.4The interaction between the cryosphere and hydrosphere can have an impact on Earth’s oceans. Which of the following is an example of an interaction between the cryosphere and hydrosphere?

SC.6.E.7.4Water on the surface of the Atlantic ocean evaporates into the air above it. Which two Earth spheres are interacting during this event?

SC.6.E.7.4Which of the following statements about Earth's spheres are false?

SC.6.E.7.5Wind, which affects precipitation and temperature and therefore climate, is driven by the sun’s energy. Which best explains how the sun’s energy affects winds?.

SC.7.E.6.2As a river enters a sea, a delta often forms as sediment is laid down. Which statement describes where erosion and deposition mainly take place?

SC.7.E.6.2Earth's rock is continually cycling through states and locations. The diagram below shoes the rock cycle. The labels for two processes are missing. Which of these process in the rock cycle could be happening at the stage labeled 2?

SC.6.E.7.4 Paleontologist discovered fish fossils in the arid deserts of western Egypt. What does the fossil evidence most likely indicate about the area's geologic past?

SC.7.E.6.2When does erosion takes place?

SC.7.E.6.2Ice forms in the cracks of a basalt rock formation and breaks some rock into smaller pieces. The diagram below shows part of the rock cycle. At which point in the cycle shown above would the process of breaking down rocks occur?

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SC.6.E.7.5
Over the course of a year, areas near Earth's equator receive more direct energy from the Sun area's near Earth's pole. Which of the following correctly describes one result of this heating pattern?

SC.6.E.7.4
The interaction between the cryosphere and hydrosphere can have an impact on Earth’s oceans. Which of the following is an example of an interaction between the cryosphere and hydrosphere?

SC.6.E.7.4
Water on the surface of the Atlantic ocean evaporates into the air above it. Which two Earth spheres are interacting during this event?

SC.6.E.7.4
Which of the following statements about Earth's spheres are false?

SC.6.E.7.5
Wind, which affects precipitation and temperature and therefore climate, is driven by the sun’s energy. Which best explains how the sun’s energy affects winds?
.

SC.7.E.6.2
As a river enters a sea, a delta often forms as sediment is laid down. Which statement describes where erosion and deposition mainly take place?

SC.7.E.6.2
Earth's rock is continually cycling through states and locations. The diagram below shoes the rock cycle. The labels for two processes are missing.
Which of these process in the rock cycle could be happening at the stage labeled 2?

SC.6.E.7.4
Paleontologist discovered fish fossils in the arid deserts of western Egypt. What does the fossil evidence most likely indicate about the area's geologic past?

SC.7.E.6.2
When does erosion takes place?

SC.7.E.6.2
Ice forms in the cracks of a basalt rock formation and breaks some rock into smaller pieces. The diagram below shows part of the rock cycle. At which point in the cycle shown above would the process of breaking down rocks occur?