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WorksheetsFinal Exam Review Part 1
Total questions: 38
Worksheet time: 19mins
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Class
Date
1.
Where is ground water found?
a)
In the saturated zone
b)
In the unsaturated zone
c)
In the impermeable layer
d)
Above the water table
2.
Which of the following is the best way to obtain ground water?
a)
Drilling above the water table
b)
Drilling into an aquifer
c)
Drilling into the unsaturated zone
d)
Drilling into the impermeable layer
3.
Which of the following would most hinder the recharge process for aquifers?
a)
Animals grazing
b)
Thunderstorms
c)
Farming
d)
Parking Lot
4.
What term describes when ground water rises because of pressure?
a)
Artesian Well
b)
Water Table
c)
Recharge Zone
d)
Dry Well
5.
Which of the following is NOT a source that a water filtration company would use to get water?
a)
Icebergs
b)
Rivers
c)
Reservoirs
d)
Aquifers
6.
As water vapor cools into water droplets, it starts to form clouds. What is this process called?
a)
Precipitation
b)
Transipiration
c)
Evaporation
d)
Condensation
7.
How does transpiration impact the water cycle?
a)
Plants absorb water from the ground and use it as nutrients
b)
Plants collect water on their leaves to absorb
c)
Plants release water into the atmosphere through their leaves
d)
Helps plant leaves travel from one location to another
8.
Which of the following objects would be considered permeable?
a)
Rain boot
b)
Sweater
c)
Tin Roof
d)
Umbrella
9.
What causes waves to occur?
a)
Gravity
b)
Earthquakes
c)
Wind
d)
The Coriolis Effect
10.
What is the top part of the wave called?
a)
Crest
b)
Peak
c)
Trough
d)
Wavelength
11.
What do waves carry?
a)
Energy, not Objects
b)
Random Objects
c)
Dirt and Trash
d)
Objects, not Energy
12.
How are the Sun, Moon, and Earth aligned during a Spring Tide?
a)
Right Angle
b)
On top of each other
c)
Straight Line
d)
Alignment does not matter
13.
What term describes a deep canyon on the ocean floor?
a)
Abyssal Plain
b)
Seamount
c)
Trench
d)
Continental Shelf
14.
What are tides caused by?
a)
Strong winds that blow over ocean water for long periods of time
b)
The interaction of the Earth, Moon, and Sun
c)
Shifting of the plates on the ocean floor
d)
Turning of the Earth
15.
What is the most abundant salt in sea water?
a)
Sodium Chloride
b)
Magnesium Chloride
c)
Calcium Chloride
d)
Potassium Chloride
16.
Which of the following areas in the ocean is likely to have the lowest salinity?
a)
A warm, tropical sea
b)
Mouth of a big river
c)
A bay near a dry, arid desert
d)
Deep parts of the Pacific Ocean
17.
What are the currents on the surface of the ocean caused by?
a)
The Moon, the Earth, and the Sun
b)
Earthquakes and Volcanoes
c)
Global winds, the Coriolis Effect, and Continental Deflection
d)
The Coriolis Effect and Gravity
18.
What are the two factors that influence density?
a)
Change the salinity and color
b)
Change the temperature and color
c)
Change the temperature and salinity
d)
None of these answers are correct
19.
During which two phases of the moon is there the same amount of the light and dark side of the moon visible on Earth?
a)
New Moon and Full Moon
b)
New Moon and First Quarter
c)
First Quarter and Third Quarter
d)
Third Quarter and Full Moon
20.
What type of eclipse occurs when the moon is covering the sun, but the sun's corona is still visible?
a)
Lunar Eclipse
b)
Solar Eclipse
c)
Moon Eclipse
d)
Sun Eclipse
21.
During what phase of the moon can a solar eclipse occur?
a)
New Moon
b)
First Quarter Moon
c)
Waxing Gibbous Moon
d)
Full Moon
22.
What is the name of the CORRECT model of our solar system?
a)
Geocentric
b)
Heliocentric
c)
Suncentric
d)
Earthcentric
23.
Who was the first person to challenge Ptolomey by saying the Earth is not in the center of the solar system?
a)
Galileo
b)
Kepler
c)
Copernicus
d)
Newton
24.
Which of the following shows the planets listed in the correct order from the Sun out into Space?
a)
Earth, Saturn, Neptune, Venus
b)
Venus, Earth, Saturn, Neptune
c)
Saturn, Venus, Earth, Neptune
d)
Venus, Neptune, Saturn, Earth
25.
Where is the asteroid belt located?
a)
Between Earth and Mars
b)
Between Mars and Jupiter
c)
Between Jupiter and Saturn
d)
Between Saturn and Uranus
26.
What type of galaxy is the Milky Way?
a)
Spiral Galaxy
b)
Cloud Galaxy
c)
Elliptical Galaxy
d)
Irregular Galxy
27.
Which of the following is one piece of evidence that supports the Big Bang Theory?
a)
Galaxies are moving toward our galaxy
b)
Galaxies are continuing to expand
c)
Galaxies are getting smaller
d)
Galaxies are not moving or changing
28.
If someone is talking about the weather, which layer of the atmosphere are they also talking about?
a)
Troposphere
b)
Stratosphere
c)
Mesosphere
d)
Thermosphere
29.
Which of the following correctly lists the layers of the atmosphere in order from the Earth to Space?
a)
Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere
b)
Stratosphere, Troposphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere
c)
Thermosphere, Mesosphere, Stratosphere, Troposphere
d)
Troposphere, Thermosphere, Stratosphere, Thermosphere
30.
Why is it important to protect the ozone layer?
a)
The ozone layer absorbs visible light
b)
The ozone layer absorbs infrared rays
c)
The ozone layer absorbs ultraviolet radiation
d)
The ozone layer absorbs carbon dioxide
31.
What is the greenhouse effect?
a)
The absorption of energy by clouds
b)
The gradual increase in the temperature of the atmosphere
c)
The reflection of solar energy into the atmosphere
d)
The process by which gasses hold heat in the atmosphere
32.
What type of cloud is layered and often covers much of the sky?
a)
Stratus
b)
Cumulonimbus
c)
Cirrus
d)
Nimbostratus
33.
A Continental Tropical air mass would cause what type of weather?
a)
Cold and Humid
b)
Warm and Humid
c)
Cold and Dry
d)
Warm and Dry
34.
What type of front results when a warm air mass and a cold air mass meet, but no movement occurs?
a)
Occluded Front
b)
Warm Front
c)
Stationary Front
d)
Cold Front
35.
If there is a high amount of rainfall near a river, what weather phenomena could occur?
a)
Hurricane
b)
Blizzard
c)
Flash Flood
d)
Tornado
36.
What type of front is represented with the tiny triangles that look like teeth?
a)
Warm Front
b)
Cold Front
c)
Stationary Front
d)
Occluded Front
37.
What type of tide is this?
a)
Spring Tide
b)
Neap Tide
c)
High Tide
d)
Low Tide
38.
a)
Suncentric
b)
Heliocentric
c)
Earthcentric
d)
Geocentric
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