1st Semester Science Review

What are the two main types of seismic waves?

• Surface and Ocean

• Body and Ocean

• Surface and Body

• Ocean and Land

What is the geosphere?

• All the water inside earth, on the surface of earth, and in the air that surrounds earth.

• The soil, rock and land that makes up earth.

• All the gases that are found around earth and are found in earth.

• All living things found anywhere in, on, or around earth.

Rain, snow, wind, clouds, and other weather are part of the ________________.

• troposphere

• mesosphere

• ionosphere

• stratosphere

Rafael lives near a road at the bottom of a hill. His parents are concerned that soil will wash off the hill and rocks will fall onto the road. Rafael conducts an investigation to find out if grass growing on a hillside will help stop soil erosion. He collects two samples of the same size and type of soil. One sample of soil has grass growing on it and the other does not. He places each sample of soil in a small tray. After pouring the water onto both pieces of soil, Rafael makes an observation. The water collected in the tray under the soil with grass looks clearer than the water collected in the tray under the soil without grass.

• The grass helped to hold with the soil in place.

• The grass helped to move the water through the soil.

• The soil without grass was sticky, so more water stayed in the soil.

• The soil without the grass was loose so more water stayed in the soil.

Igneous rocks are formed from?

• moving water

• heat and pressure

• cooling magma

• wind and rain

What is precipitation?

• rain

• snow

• hail

• all of the above

What is the difference between weather and climate?

• Weather and climate are the same.

• Weather is the typical conditions of a place over time, climate is what the weather is in an area minute to minute.

• Climate is the typical conditions of a place over time, weather is what it is like in an area minute to minute.

Which of the following is not part of the hydrosphere?

• Water Vapor

• Ground Water

• Ozone Layer

Technology can be improved over time to meet the needs of society. Which is an example of an improvement that can cause people to be better protected from natural hazards?

• Stream gauges that provide data on possible flooding.

• Alarms that go off when fires in fireplaces become too hot.

• A machine that can identify the types of rocks at a location.

• Weather vanes that tell which direction the wind is coming from.

The seismograph is most useful for studying earthquakes because it can _______.

• predict the weather

• prevent an earthquake

• measure the strength of vibration

• change the intensity of earthquakes