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WorksheetsBenchmark 2 Review
Total questions: 42
Worksheet time: 1hrs 28mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which of the following is a result of catastrophic volcanic activity?
a)
tectonic plates stop moving
b)
plants photosynthesize more and grow larger and stronger
c)
plants photosynthesize less due to decreased sunlight
d)
volcanos created the Grand Canyon
2.
How long does it take for the moon to go through one complete rotation (all of it's phases)?
a)
29.5 days
b)
27.0 days
c)
29.0 days
d)
27.5 days
3.
What is the most likely elevation of the mountain below?
a)
1550 meters
b)
1652 meters
c)
1500 meters
d)
1700 meters
4.
What is the most likely elevation of the mountain below?
a)
1550 meters
b)
1652 meters
c)
1500 meters
d)
1700 meters
5.
Name the 4 eras in order from oldest to youngest.
a)
Precambrian Time, Paleozoic Era, Mesozoic Era, Cenozoic Era
b)
Mesozoic Era, Precambrian time, Cenozoic Era, Paleozoic Era
c)
Paleozoic Era, Mesozoic Era, Precambrian Time, Cenozoic
6.
The Geologic Time Scale is a record of what?
a)
old geologists
b)
sweet geology music
c)
the known history of rocks and fossils
d)
a list of every living thing ever
7.
Which of the following questions can be answered by studying these fossil layers?
a)
What did the fish eat?
b)
Which organisms lived before/after/or at the same time?
c)
Why did dinosaurs become extinct?
d)
Are reptiles the ancestors to birds or fish?
8.
When scientists use logic to determine the age of one fossil compared to another, they use this type of dating.
a)
Relative
b)
Carbon
c)
Absolute
9.
Scientists chose where units of geologic time began and ended based on major changes in life forms at certain times.
a)
true
b)
false
10.
Which rock layer in the diagram seems to be the oldest?
a)
F
b)
E
c)
B
d)
A
11.
All waves carry
a)
energy
b)
light
c)
matter
d)
particles
12.
High energy waves have a ____.
a)
high frequency
b)
low frequency
c)
small amplitude
d)
big wavelength
13.
Many times we associate transverse waves with this wave
a)
compressional wave
b)
electromagnetic wave
c)
mechanical wave
14.
Which wave has a greater frequency?
a)
A
b)
B
15.
An earthquake sends out mechanical waves in all directions from its source. In answering the following question, assume the waves all have the same energy when they leave the source of the earthquake. These mechanical waves will reach point a,b,c and d. The medium the waves are traveling through is the Earth. Which of the following is true for all points
a)
Particles at those points will vibrate
b)
Particles at those points will change frequency
c)
Particles will change in their color
d)
Particles will become lucid
16.
What would you be most likely to find at a transform boundary?
a)
Earthquakes
b)
Volcanoes
c)
Mountains
d)
Rift
17.
What would you be most likely to find at a convergent boundary between a continental and oceanic plate?
a)
Mountains
b)
Volcanoes
c)
Mid-Ocean Ridge
d)
Rift
18.
What would you be most likely to find at a divergent boundary between two pieces of oceanic crust?
a)
Rift
b)
Mid-Ocean Ridge
c)
Island Arc
d)
Flat land
19.
What would you be most likely to find at a convergent boundary between two pieces of continental crust?
a)
Volcano
b)
Mountain
c)
Rift
d)
Island Arc
20.
A subduction zone is formed...
a)
when one tectonic plate sinks below another
b)
at every type of convergent plate boundary
c)
at every type of divergent plate boundary
d)
at transform boundaries
21.
Diagram A
a)
This convergent boundary is where land is made (rift valleys)
b)
This divergent boundary on crustal plates will create a rift valley
c)
This transform boundaries are where earthquakes happen
d)
This is not a real plate type
22.
Based on the arrows on the picture, in which direction will the plates move?
a)
This is a convergent boundary, so plates will move together
b)
This is a transform boundary, so the plates will move side by side
c)
This is a divergent boundary, so plates will move apart
d)
This is a convergent boundary, so the plates will move side by side
23.
which is the most ancient Era?
a)
Precambrian
b)
Paleozoic
c)
Mesozoic
d)
Cenozoic
24.
Which of the Eras lasted for the longest period of time?
a)
Paleozoic
b)
Precambrian
c)
Mesozoic
d)
Cenozoic
25.
What type of animal lived only during the Mesozoic Era?
a)
Mammals
b)
Birds and Mammals
c)
Dinosaurs
d)
All of them
26.
During which Era appeared the earliest fishes?
a)
Cenozoic
b)
Paleozoic
c)
Mesozoic
d)
Precambrian
27.
During which Era appeared the earliest reptiles?
a)
Cenozoic
b)
Paleozoic
c)
Mesozoic
d)
Precambrian
28.
During which Era appeared the earliest flowering plants?
a)
Cenozoic
b)
Paleozoic
c)
Mesozoic
d)
Precambrian
29.
During which Era appeared the earliest Humans?
a)
Cenozoic
b)
Paleozoic
c)
Mesozoic
d)
Precambrian
30.
During which Era appeared the earliest Mammals?
a)
Cenozoic
b)
Paleozoic
c)
Mesozoic
d)
Precambrian
31.
Type of graph that shows parts of a whole; the proportional relationship of one set of values.
a)
line graph
b)
bar and column graph
c)
table
d)
pie graph
32.
Type of graph that shows changes in quantities over time and distance.
a)
line graph
b)
pie graph
c)
table
d)
bar and column graph
33.
Type of graph that compares item quantities.
a)
pie graph
b)
table
c)
bar and column graph
d)
line graph
34.
Used to organize information in presentations to compare and contrast facts and figures.
a)
table
b)
bar and column graph
c)
line graph
d)
pie graph
35.
The force that causes a ball to fall to the ground is ____________________________
a)
gravity
b)
lubricant
c)
friction
d)
motion
36.
The measure of the force of gravity on your body is your _________________
a)
height
b)
length
c)
weight
d)
age
37.
A _____________________ must be exerted on an object at rest to cause it to move.
a)
weight
b)
inertia
c)
force
d)
gravity
38.
The tendency of an object at rest to stay at rest unless it is acted upon by a force is ___________________
a)
inertia
b)
motion
c)
gravity
d)
lubricant
39.
On Earth, which has a greater gravitational force acting on it?
a)
an iPhone
b)
a laptop
c)
a dog
d)
a car
40.
A meteor is where
a)
on the ground
b)
In the atmosphere
c)
in space
d)
at home
41.
The process by which metamorphic rocks are formed...
a)
heat and pressure
b)
compaction and cementation
c)
melting and cooling
42.
_____ is a lens that is thicker in the middle and makes an object appear bigger.
a)
prism
b)
convex lens
c)
concave lens
d)
mirror
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