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WorksheetsNC 8th Grade Science Vocabulary EOG Review 1
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
proposed natural selection to explain change in species
a)
Charles Darwin
b)
Mesozoic
c)
Reptiles
d)
Natural selection
2.
organism with a three-lobed exoskeleton that was abundant in Paleozoic oceans and is considered to be an index fossil
a)
Pangaea
b)
Conservation
c)
Evolution
d)
Trilobite
3.
part of biosphere that includes lakes, streams, oceans, atmospheric water, and groundwater
a)
Eutrophication
b)
Water cycle
c)
Hydrosphere
d)
Cohesion
4.
more than one kind of element bonded together
a)
Metals
b)
John Dalton
c)
Demitri Mendeleev
d)
Compound
5.
possible explanation based on what you know and what you observe
a)
Hypothesis
b)
Latitude
c)
Remote sensing
d)
Independent variable
6.
theory that Earth processes occurring today are similar to those that occurred in the past
a)
Fossils
b)
Superposition
c)
Uniformitarianism
d)
Radioactive decay
7.
pollution that enters water from a wide area such as lawns, fields, roads, etc.
a)
Point source
b)
Nonpoint source
c)
Photosynthesis
d)
Salinity
8.
molecule that includes two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom
a)
Polar molecule
b)
Water
c)
Geologic time
d)
Groundwater
9.
chlorophyll containing, plantlike protists that produce oxygen from photosynthesis
a)
Fungi
b)
Active immunity
c)
Algae
d)
Biosphere
10.
distance in degrees north or south of the equator
a)
Hypothesis
b)
Latitude
c)
Remote sensing
d)
Independent variable
11.
some isotopes are unstable and decay into other isotopes; measured in half-life
a)
Fossils
b)
Superposition
c)
Uniformitarianism
d)
Radioactive decay
12.
era in which birds, mammals, and flowering plants appeared
a)
Charles Darwin
b)
Mesozoic
c)
Reptiles
d)
Natural selection
13.
way of collecting information from a distance with satellites or other devices
a)
Hypothesis
b)
Latitude
c)
Remote sensing
d)
Independent variable
14.
satellite based radio navigation system that allows users to determine their exact position anywhere on Earth
a)
Cell wall
b)
Continental shelf
c)
Global Positioning System (GPS)
d)
Immune system
15.
formation of weak bonds among water molecules
a)
Eutrophication
b)
Water cycle
c)
Groundwater
d)
Cohesion
16.
water that is underground in layers of rock and sediment
a)
Polar molecule
b)
Water
c)
Geologic time
d)
Groundwater
17.
pollution that enters water from a specific location
a)
Point source
b)
Nonpoint source
c)
Photosynthesis
d)
Salinity
18.
animals that developed adaptations such as dry, scaly skin that allowed them to move away from water for reproduction
a)
Charles Darwin
b)
Mesozoic
c)
Reptiles
d)
Natural selection
19.
elements that have a shiny or metallic luster, are good conductors of heat and electricity, and are malleable and ductile
a)
Metals
b)
John Dalton
c)
Demitri Mendeleev
d)
Compound
20.
remains, imprints, or traces of past organisms
a)
Fossils
b)
Superposition
c)
Uniformitarianism
d)
Radioactive decay
21.
divided into eons, eras, periods, and epochs
a)
Polar molecule
b)
Water
c)
Geologic time
d)
Groundwater
22.
cycle that includes precipitation, runoff, evaporation, condensation
a)
Eutrophication
b)
Water cycle
c)
Groundwater
d)
Cohesion
23.
states that in undisturbed rock, the oldest layers are on the bottom
a)
Fossils
b)
Superposition
c)
Uniformitarianism
d)
Radioactive decay
24.
rigid structure that encloses, supports, and protects the cells of plants, algae, fungi, bacteria
a)
Cell wall
b)
Continental shelf
c)
Global Positioning System (GPS)
d)
Immune system
25.
complex group of defenses that protects the body against pathogens – includes the skin and respiratory, digestive, and circulatory systems
a)
Cell wall
b)
Continental shelf
c)
Global Positioning System (GPS)
d)
Immune system
26.
measure of the amount of solids, salt, dissolved in seawater
a)
Point source
b)
Nonpoint source
c)
Photosynthesis
d)
Salinity
27.
Russian chemist, developed the first version of the periodic tabl
a)
Metals
b)
John Dalton
c)
Demitri Mendeleev
d)
Compound
28.
variables that do not change in an experiment
a)
Hypothesis
b)
Latitude
c)
Remote sensing
d)
Independent variable
29.
organisms best suited to their environments survive and produce the most offspring
a)
Charles Darwin
b)
Mesozoic
c)
Reptiles
d)
Natural selection
30.
change of organisms over geologic time
a)
Pangaea
b)
Conservation
c)
Evolution
d)
Trilobite
31.
part of Earth that supports life – hydrosphere, atmosphere, lithosphere
a)
Fungi
b)
Active immunity
c)
Algae
d)
Biosphere
32.
occurs when your body makes its own antibodies
a)
Fungi
b)
Active immunity
c)
Algae
d)
Biosphere
33.
a molecule that has one end slightly negative and the other end slightly positive
a)
Polar molecule
b)
Water
c)
Geologic time
d)
Groundwater
34.
increase in nutrients and organisms that is a normal part of a lake’s life
a)
Eutrophication
b)
Water cycle
c)
Groundwater
d)
Cohesion
35.
process in which organisms use sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to make food and oxygen
a)
Point source
b)
Nonpoint source
c)
Photosynthesis
d)
Salinity
36.
scientist that proposed that all matter is made of atoms
a)
Metals
b)
John Dalton
c)
Demitri Mendeleev
d)
Compound
37.
large, ancient landmass that was composed of all the continents joined together separated by continental draft
a)
Pangaea
b)
Conservation
c)
Evolution
d)
Trilobite
38.
careful use and protection of water
a)
Pangaea
b)
Conservation
c)
Evolution
d)
Trilobite
39.
gradually sloping end of a continent that extends beneath the ocean
a)
Cell wall
b)
Continental shelf
c)
Global Positioning System (GPS)
d)
Immune system
40.
organism that is saprophytic and parasitic; cells walls made of chitin; decomposer
a)
Fungi
b)
Active immunity
c)
Algae
d)
Biosphere
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