Quiz about 7th Grade Reg/ Adv- Final Review

Question 1

How does the speed of light change when it moves from air to water?

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It slows down.

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It speeds up.

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It remains the same.

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It stops.

Question 2

What is the function of the cell membrane?

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Allows select materials to pass in and out of the cell

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Controls all cell activity

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Creates lipids and hormones

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Produces food by converting energy from the sun

Question 3

What does this graph represent?

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Constant Speed

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Acceleration

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Not moving

Question 4

How does natural selection drive evolution?

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Over time, natural selection causes living populations to evolve environmental adaptations.

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It does not; natural selection and evolution are entirely separate processes

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Before they can reproduce, individuals must adapt certain traits through natural selection.

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Within a generation, natural selection causes populations to eliminate unfavorable traits.

Question 5

What is a convection current?

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A circulating flow of air or water resulting from temperature differences.

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Air that moves in an upward direction only resulting from temperature differences.

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Air that moves in a downward direction only resulting from temperature differences.

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A circulating flow of air or water resulting from temperatures that are exactly the same.

Question 6

Which term describes an organism's ability to maintain a stable internal environment?

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Homeostasis

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Cellular respiration

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Extinction

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Locomotion

Question 7

Which of the following is a characteristic of commensalism?

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One species benefits while the other is unaffected.

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Both species are harmed.

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One species benefits while the other is harmed.

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Both species benefit.

Question 8

What is the primary force that drives the movement of tectonic plates on Earth?

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Convection currents in the mantle

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Gravity

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Wind

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Ocean currents

Question 9

All of the fossils that have been discovered on Earth are called the _.

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fossil record

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fossil show

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coprolite

Question 10

Explain how the rock cycle is an example of the law of conservation of energy.

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Energy is neither created nor destroyed but transformed in processes like melting and erosion.

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Rocks are destroyed and disappear.

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Rocks are created from nothing.

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Energy is lost when rocks are weathered.

Question 11

Which layer of the Earth is composed primarily of liquid iron and nickel?

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Outer core

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Crust

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Mantle

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Inner core

Question 12

What role do decomposers play in a food web?

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They break down dead organisms, returning nutrients to the soil.

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They produce energy for the ecosystem.

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They are primary consumers.

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They are top predators.

Question 13

Water evaporating from the surface of a lake moves from the...

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Hydrosphere to the atmosphere

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Atmosphere to the geosphere

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Geosphere to the hydrosphere

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Atmosphere to the hydrosphere

Question 14

In undisturbed rock layers, the oldest layer is at the bottom and the youngest layer is at the top.

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Superposition

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Original Horizontality

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Cross-Cutting Relationships

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Unconformities

Question 15

The process by which energy is transferred in gases and liquids occurring when a warmer, less dense area of gas or liquid is pushed up by a cooler, more dense area of gas or liquid.

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Convection

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Thermal Energy

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Radiation

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Expansion

Question 16

Describe the process of energy transformation in a roller coaster.

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Potential energy is converted to kinetic energy as the coaster descends.

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Energy is created at the top of the hill.

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Kinetic energy is destroyed at the bottom of the hill.

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Energy remains constant throughout the ride.

Question 17

Which statement is true about body systems in an organism?

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All systems work together to maintain homeostasis

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Each system works independently

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All systems perform the same life function

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Each system uses the same organs

Question 18

What is a limiting factor?

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Factors/resources that limit how many organisms can live in an area at the same time

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Factors that always increase a population

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Factors that always decrease a population

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Resources that are unlimited

Question 19

The 8 levels of classification, most broad to most specific.

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Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

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Domain, Genus, Family, Order, Class, Phylum, Kingdom, Species

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Domain, Species, Kingdom, Genus, Phylum, Family, Class, Order

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Order, Kingdom, Species, Domain, Phylum, Family, Class, Genus

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