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WorksheetsEarth Semester II Review
Total questions: 78
Worksheet time: 1hrs 26mins
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Class
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1.
A fossil is ____.
a)
a dead rotten animal
b)
the remains of things that lived a long, long time ago
c)
a plant that dried up
2.
People who study fossils are called ____.
a)
meterologists
b)
fossilologists
c)
paleontologists
3.
In which kind of rock do we usually find a fossil?
a)
sedimentary rock
b)
rock candy
c)
hard rock
4.
The Law of Superposition helps scientists to determine what?
a)
The absolute age of rock layers
b)
The age of fossils
c)
The relative age of rock layers
d)
the super powers of rocks
5.
According to the law of superposition, the oldest fossils are found
a)
At the top of the rock layers
b)
Near the bottom of the rock layers
c)
In the middle of the rock layers
d)
Somewhat near the surface
6.
Which rock layer in the diagram seems to be the oldest?
a)
F
b)
E
c)
B
d)
A
7.
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
8.
Describe the Law of Superposition.
a)
In undisturbed rock layers, the oldest rock layers are found at the bottom as they formed first. Each layer above is younger than the layer below it.
b)
Sedimentary Rock is formed when rock is buried far beneath the earth
c)
A Gap in the relative age of the rock
d)
A Layer
9.
Describe absolute age.
a)
number of years that have passed since the rock formed. It provides the rock with a specific age.
b)
Sedimentary Age
c)
Relative Age
d)
An Intrusion
10.
The time it takes for half of the radioactive atoms in an radioactive element to decay.
a)
Half-Life
b)
Full-life
c)
Relative Age
d)
Absolute Age
11.
True or False: Geologists subdivide periods into eras.
a)
False
b)
True
12.
What can a paleontologist tell from fossil footprints of a dinosaur?
a)
They can tell the activities of the organism
b)
They can tell the relative age of the organism
13.
Biomass fuels are derived from
a)
igneous rock
b)
living things
c)
water
d)
air
14.
Why are fossil fuels buried under or in rock?
a)
Sediments accumulated on top of the organic matter, and was compressed into rock
b)
Fossil fuels sink down into the Earth
c)
lava flowed over the fossil fuels, but somehow didn't start them on fire
d)
they were carried there by water
15.
Where do we get our fossil fuels from?
a)
We get our fossil fuel from died animals
b)
We get fossil fuels from died plants from millions and millions of years ago.
c)
We get our fossil fuel from dogs
d)
We get our fossil fuel from the ground
16.
When power companies produce electricity by burning coal, they also produce:
a)
air pollution
b)
fresh air
c)
pretty clouds
17.
The drawback(s) of solar energy is/are...
a)
expensive start-up costs
b)
the sun doesn't always shine
c)
hard to look at (ugly)
d)
all of the above
18.
Which of the following is a fossil fuel?
a)
Wind
b)
Coal
c)
Solar
d)
Biomass
19.
Hydroelectric power produces electricity using.....
a)
Wind
b)
Sunlight
c)
Moving water
d)
Dung
20.
Energy from the sun is known as.........
a)
hydroelectric energy
b)
geothermal energy
c)
solar energy
d)
wind energy
21.
Wind, geothermal, and solar energy are all what type of energy resources?
a)
cheap
b)
potential
c)
renewable
d)
chemical
22.
Oil, natural gas, and coal are called ________resources because they are not easy to replace.
a)
fossil fuels
b)
conservation
c)
natural resources
d)
nonrenewable
23.
When one large nucleus is split into two smaller nuclei, the process is nuclear _____.
a)
Fusion
b)
Fission
c)
Tracing
d)
Decay
24.
What is a habitat?
a)
A place animals call home
b)
Something animals eat
c)
A region with just non-living organisms
25.
When water _________, dew forms.
a)
Melts
b)
Evaporates
c)
Condenses
d)
Precipitates
26.
What follows evaporation during the water cycle? How does this occur?
a)
Water evaporates into water vapor
b)
Water vapor condenses and forms a cloud
c)
Water precipitates to the ground
d)
Water runs down into the hydrosphere
27.
After precipitation occurs, water that does not run off into the hydrosphere can be stored as _______?
a)
Ground Water
b)
Evaporation
c)
Condensation
d)
Snow
28.
What is A?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Runoff
29.
What is B?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Runoff
30.
What is C?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Runoff
31.
What is a watershed?
a)
Land that collects and channels water froma small body of water to a larger body of water
b)
the shape of the land determined by elevation
c)
A natural stream of water of considerable volume
d)
a river and all its tributaries
32.
What is topography?
a)
a graph showing all the different topos
b)
A map of all the waterways in an area
c)
the shape of the land determined by the elevation
33.
What is a divide?
a)
a natural stream of water of considerable volume
b)
a continuous ridge that separates a watershed
c)
small rivers or streams that flow into a larger river or stream
d)
a body of fresh water found in low lying areas
34.
Define tributaries
a)
small rivers or streams that flow into a large river or stream
b)
a natural stream of water of considerable volume
c)
precipitation that flows over the land to streams
d)
a continuous ridge that separates a watershed
35.
What is a permeable material?
a)
Holds Water
b)
Allows water to flow
c)
Doesn't hold water
d)
Doesn't allow water to flow
36.
What is an underground layer of rock or soil filled with water called?
a)
Aquifer
b)
Spring
c)
Well
d)
Reservoir
37.
The amount of dissolved solids present in the water
a)
salinity
b)
chlorine
c)
nitrogen
d)
density
38.
The Coriolis Effect is caused by
a)
Earth revolving around the sun
b)
Earth rotating on its axis
c)
Rising and falling tides
d)
Pull of gravity
39.
How do waves form?
a)
Wind blowing across the surface
b)
Time wind blows
c)
Strength of the wind
d)
Wind when blows upwards off the water
40.
Most of the Earth's water is in
a)
salty oceans
b)
freshwater lakes
c)
freshwater ponds
d)
glaciers
41.
What process brings the deep cold ocean currents up to the surface?
a)
Conduction
b)
Global Wind Patterns
c)
Convection Currents
d)
Temperature and salinity
42.
The way Earth's rotation makes the winds curve
a)
Coriolis Effect
b)
Cuticle Effect
c)
Revolution
d)
rotation
43.
Where is most of the freshwater found on Earth?
a)
lakes
b)
glaciers
c)
oceans
d)
rivers
44.
Which source of freshwater is not easily available for human use?
a)
oceans
b)
freshwater lakes
c)
rivers
d)
icecaps/glaciers
45.
Which represents the distribution of water on Earth?
a)
3% freshwater, 97% salt water
b)
97% freshwater, 3% salt water
c)
71% freshwater, 29% salt water
d)
29% freshwater, 71% salt water
46.
What layer of the atmosphere are the tops of mountains located?
a)
mesosphere
b)
thermosphere
c)
stratosphere
d)
troposphere
47.
This gas makes up 21% of the atmosphere
a)
ozone
b)
oxygen
c)
nitrogen
d)
water vapor
48.
This gas makes up 78% of the atmosphere
a)
oxygen
b)
nitrogen
c)
ozone
d)
carbon dioxide
49.
This layer of the atmosphere contains most of the ozone
a)
troposphere
b)
thermosphere
c)
mesosphere
d)
stratosphere
50.
This layer is where auroras are found
a)
exosphere
b)
thermosphere
c)
exosphere
d)
mesosphere
51.
This layer is where weather occurs
a)
troposphere
b)
thermosphere
c)
exosphere
d)
stratosphere
52.
The higher you go, the air becomes.......
a)
More dense
b)
Less dense
53.
What is the function of the ozone layer?
a)
to allow UV rays to get to Earth
b)
to block UV rays from getting to Earth
c)
To keep oxygen in
d)
to allow meteors to get to Earth
54.
This process keeps Earth's temperature suitable for life.
a)
Convection Currents
b)
Greenhouse Effect
c)
Albedo Effect
d)
Water Cycle
55.
Heat flows from...
a)
hot to cold.
b)
cold to hot.
c)
hot to hot.
d)
cold to cold.
56.
The diagram is an example of which of the following?
a)
Convection
b)
Conduction
c)
Radiation
57.
The diagram is an example of which of the following?
a)
Convection
b)
Conduction
c)
Radiation
58.
Which has the most thermal energy?
a)
The teacup.
b)
The bucket.
59.
The measure of average kinetic energy of all the particles within an object is called ____________.
a)
temperature
b)
conduction
c)
radiation
d)
heat
60.
Which of the following is the best description of a year?
a)
Sun makes one complete rotation on its axis
b)
Moon makes one complete revolution around the Earth
c)
Earth makes one complete rotation on its axis
d)
Earth makes one complete revolution around the sun
61.
The __________ is the natural satellite that orbits the Earth
a)
Moon
b)
Sun
c)
Jupiter
d)
Comet
62.
Which of the following is a result of the tilt of Earth on its axis?
a)
winter occurs all over Earth at one time
b)
during summer on Earth, there is more rain
c)
seasons occur at different times on different places
d)
we always experience day and night on Earth
63.
We experience day and night on Earth because...
a)
the Earth revolves around the sun
b)
the Earth tilts on its axis
c)
the moon revolves around the Earth
d)
the Earth rotates on its axis
64.
What is indicated by the red line circle around the Sun?
a)
Earth’s rotation
b)
Earth’s revolution
c)
Earth’s orbit
d)
Earth’s seasons
65.
What force keeps Earth in a circular orbit around the Sun?
a)
atomic fusion
b)
gravity
c)
solar flares
d)
rotation
66.
How does distance affect gravity?
a)
Gravity decreases as distance increases.
b)
Distance decreases as gravity decreases
c)
Distance increases as gravity increases
d)
None of the above
67.
If you were on the moon, there would be a change in your
a)
Weight and mass
b)
weight
c)
Mass
d)
volume
68.
What is mass?
a)
The amount of matter in an object
b)
the weight of an object
c)
none of the above
d)
Gravity
69.
What is the definition of "weight"?
a)
the force in which gravity pulls on an object
b)
the time it takes to get on a ride
c)
the amount of matter in an object
d)
the size of an object
70.
The property of a body to resist change in motion.
a)
mass
b)
weight
c)
volume
d)
inertia
71.
A solar eclipse only occurs during which moon phase?
a)
1st Quarter
b)
New Moon
c)
Full Moon
d)
3rd Quarter
72.
This image is an example of
a)
Lunar Eclipse
b)
New Moon
c)
Solar Eclipse
d)
Full Moon
73.
All stars begin in a __________?
a)
giant
b)
black hole
c)
white dwarf
d)
nebula
74.
The apparent shifting or moving of nearby stars is known as what?
a)
red shift
b)
absolute magnitude
c)
parallax
d)
fusion
75.
Low-mass stars eventually collapse into what final star remnant?
a)
Black holes
b)
Neutron stars
c)
White dwarfs
d)
Nebulae
76.
Which of the following star remnants is the most dense?
a)
White Dwarf
b)
Neutron Star
c)
Black Hole
77.
What were the original two elements in our universe?
a)
Lithium and Carbon
b)
Hydrogen and Neon
c)
Helium and Chlorine
d)
Hydrogen and Helium
78.
Distance measurement used by astronomers for distant objects.
a)
Kilometers
b)
Light Years
c)
Miles
d)
Light seconds
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