Science 8 Teast Set 3

The characteristic weather that prevails from season to season in a region is defined as

• an air mass

• an air pressure system

• the climate

• a front

What type of air mass is most likely to form over an ocean near the Equator?

• cold and humid

• warm and dry

• cold and dry

• warm and humid

Which process involves putting objects into different groups based on common properties?

• measuring

• inferring

• classifying

• sequencing

What is the name of this separation process?

• melting

• dissolving

• conducting

• filtering

Which organisms are classified as producers?

• fish

• invertebrates

• birds

• phytoplankton

What is the original source of energy for this energy pyramid?

• food

• oxygen

• sunlight

• phytoplankton

What difference is shown between infrared light and ultraviolet light?

• the speeds at which they travel

• their wave heights

• the material through which they are traveling

• their wavelengths

The diagram below represents a natural event involving Earth’s shadow that occurs in our solar system. Which natural event is shown in the diagram?

• a meteor shower

• high and low ocean tides

• an eclipse

• an eclipse

In general, if Earth’s most active volcanic areas were indicated on the same map, where would these volcanic areas be located?

• mainly in the centers of the continents

• at the North and South Poles

• in the same areas as active earthquakes

• evenly distributed over Earth’s surface