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WorksheetsReview for Benchmark #2
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
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Class
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1.
All of these are related to the formation of oil or natural gas EXCEPT-
a)
decomposed animals
b)
decayed plants
c)
sedimentary rocks
d)
active volcanoes
2.
Models can show layers of sediment on the floor of the ocean. Which of the following best explains how these layers can become rock over many years?
a)
The sediment melts.
b)
The weight of the water compacts the sediment.
c)
Changing water temperatures
d)
Pollution
3.
How long would one complete rotation of Earth take?
a)
30 days
b)
60 minutes
c)
24 hours
d)
365 days
4.
Animals and plants use substances that cycle through the environment. Which substance is needed by plants to survive and is exhaled or released by animals?
a)
Oxygen
b)
Sugar (glucose)
c)
Salt
d)
Carbon Dioxide
5.
In a model, gas vapor begins to turn to water droplets, what is the student observing?
a)
freezing
b)
condensation
c)
warming of air
d)
ice
6.
How do deltas form?
a)
Sand and mud washed ashore by tsunamis
b)
Rivers cut through solid rock
c)
Rivers deposit sediment from land erosion
d)
Hurricanes push soil onto shore
7.
What is the correct list of the following organisms: algae, shrimp, arctic cod, ringed seals, and polar bears
a)
producer, and all the rest consumers
b)
all decomposers
c)
consumer and all the rest producers
d)
decomposer and all the rest consumers
8.
Which of these organisms is best suited for a terrarium?
a)
blue jay
b)
lobster
c)
snail
d)
water lily
9.
A school decided to track rainfall by taking measurements and recording for 30 years. What characteristic of this area is being tracked?
a)
Climate
b)
Temperature
c)
Weather
d)
Soil type
10.
What process makes large rocks to crack and break into smaller rocks?
a)
Erosion by wind
b)
Water freezing and thawing
c)
Erosion by a fast moving river
d)
Sediments being deposited
11.
What would occur if the prairie dog population was removed?
a)
The population of predators that eat prairie dogs will decrease
b)
The plants that are eaten by prairie dogs will decrease
c)
The nutrients in the soil will increase
d)
The predators of prairie dogs will increase.
12.
The process of evaporation over the ocean will most likely have this effect on land nearby?
a)
drought condition
b)
erosion on the shoreline
c)
Increased precipitation
d)
Decrease of solar energy
13.
In a food chain, energy does NOT flow directly from -
a)
producer to decomposer
b)
producer to consumer
c)
consumer to decomposer
d)
consumer to producer
14.
In a food web if all the producers in an ecosystem were removed, what would most likely occur?
a)
Mice would be become producers
b)
All the animals would die or migrate, move away.
c)
Mice population would increase
d)
All the animal populations would increae
15.
One of the brightest objects in the night sky is a planet that is closer to the Sun than Earth. What is the name of this planet?
a)
Mars
b)
Saturn
c)
Jupiter
d)
Venus
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