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VOCABULARY PreTEST

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The image is shown from a bird's eye view.
a)
True
b)
False
2.
If something is in ABUNDANCE, it is -
a)
running out
b)
plenty
c)
not enough
d)
an abiotic factor
3.
What is the definition of convection Current?
a)
A wave that is in water caused by convection.
b)
Fluids falling out of an object caused by convection.
c)
Movement of fluids in a cycle because of convection.
4.
How many elements are in the Noble Gas family and what group do they belong to?
a)
24, 12
b)
13, 12
c)
6, 18
d)
18,18
5.
An area around the Pacific Ocean known for it's earthquakes and volcanoes is known as --
a)
very active plate region
b)
transform boundaries
c)
Ring of Fire
d)
Volcanic eruptions
6.
This is an image of the Himalayan Mountains at the Indian and Eurasian Boundary.  What type of boundary's colliding plates formed this landform?
a)
Convergent
b)
Divergent
c)
Transform
d)
Subduction
7.
What characteristic defines all chemical changes?
a)
There is a change of state.
b)
Electricity is produced.
c)
A new material is formed.
d)
Bubbles are produced. 
8.
Which of the following is a sign that a chemical reaction has occurred?
a)
change in shape
b)
melting
c)
formation of a gas
d)
dissolving
9.
Students need to build a model that shows how wind can change the surface of Earth. Which model best shows wind erosion?
a)
pouring water over a pile of rocks.
b)
digging in soil with a shovel.
c)
spraying water over a tray of soil.
d)
blowing air over a pile of sand.
10.
Which of the following is an effect of erosion?
a)
Rocks are formed.
b)
Soil is formed. 
c)
Rocks are transported to new places.
d)
Rocks are broken down where they are exposed to the outdoors. 
11.
When Rousey got kicked in the face by Holm, Rousey got knocked out.  Which of Newton's Law does this cause and effect best demonstrate?
a)
Newton's 1st Law
b)
Newton's 2nd Law
c)
Newton's 3rd Law
d)
Force= mass x acceleration
12.
What type of fossil is this?
a)
preservation of actual remains
b)
replacement of organicl matter
c)
molds,casts,imprints 
13.
Scientists think that convection currents that move the plates flow in Earth's
a)
Continental crust
b)
oceanic crust
c)
Asthenosphere
d)
Lithosphere
14.
Wegener's evidence supports his theory of a super continent that he named?
a)
Ultima
b)
Pangaea
c)
Plate Tectonics
d)
Continental Drift
15.
Which scientist posed the theory of continental drift?
a)
Harry Hess
b)
Drummond Matthews
c)
Fred Vine
d)
Alfred Wegener
16.
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
17.
What kind of plate boundary is shown here?
a)
divergent
b)
convergent
c)
transform
d)
strike slip
18.
Plate movement is caused by ______________.
a)
the rotation of the Earth
b)
ocean tides
c)
convection currents in the mantle
d)
the moon's gravity
19.
The shape of the land is shown by connecting points of the same elevation to form a ____________.
a)
relief line
b)
slope
c)
valley
d)
contour line
20.
The bold lines that appear on the map every 5th contour line with the exact elevation written on it is the ______________________
a)
Index Contour line
b)
Contour interval
c)
Relief
d)
Slope
21.
Which is an example of a transform plate boundary?
a)
the Himalayas
b)
the East African Rift
c)
the Hawaiian Islands
d)
the San Andreas Fault
22.
What is Newton's 2nd Law
a)
2=12
b)
F=ma
c)
O=vr
d)
1=100
23.
A section of the Periodic Table of Elements is provided. What is the chemical symbol for magnesium?
a)
12
b)
Mg
c)
24.31
d)
Magnesium
24.
The smallest particle of any particular type of matter is known by which of the following terms?
a)
Compound
b)
Atom
c)
Chemical
d)
Element
25.
What is Newton's First Law known as? The Law of
a)
Friction
b)
Mass
c)
Inertia
d)
Gravity