WorksheetsSpring Semester Review
Total questions: 51
Worksheet time: 26mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
When comparing the Earth's crust and core which of the following is correct?
a)
core is cooler and less dense
b)
core is hotter and less dense
c)
core is hotter and more dense
d)
core is cooler and more dense
2.
What is Pangaea?
a)
South America & North America & Asia all together as one
b)
All the continents together as one large land mass
c)
All the continents together at the South Pole
d)
none of the above
3.
Sea floor spreading gives evidence of continental drift because...
a)
rocks by the continents are younger than the center of the ocean
b)
rift valleys formed in the ocean
c)
rocks are the same by the continents and the ocean
d)
older rocks are by the continents and younger ones are in the center of the ocean
4.
What type of boundary is splitting apart Iceland?
a)
Divergent - Mid Ocean Ridge
b)
Convergent - Making mountains
c)
Transform - creating earthquakes
5.
What evidence did Wegener provide for Continental Drift?
a)
fossils only
b)
fossils, glaciers, climate and land forms
c)
land forms and fossils only
d)
He didn't have any evidence
6.
What happens at a divergent boundary?
a)
Volcanoes form
b)
Islands form
c)
Valleys form
d)
Earthquakes
7.
What happens at a convergent boundary?
a)
Earthquakes
b)
Mountains or volcanoes form
c)
rift valleys
d)
land moves apart
8.
What occurs at a transform boundary?
a)
mountains form
b)
rift valleys form
c)
volcanoes form
d)
earthquakes
9.
What causes the plates to move?
a)
magma
b)
ocean currents
c)
convection currents in the mantle
10.
What did sea floor spreading create?
a)
divergent boundary created Mid Ocean Ridge
b)
Convergent boundary created Mid Ocean Ridge
c)
Divergent boundary created Hawaiian Islands
11.
Which part of the Earth's interior is soft and plastic like?
a)
Lithosphere
b)
Inner core
c)
Outer Core
d)
Aesthenosphere
12.
Why didn't other scientists agree with Wegener's continental drift theory?
a)
Land Masses didn't match up
b)
No evidence of similar fossils
c)
no proof was given for plate movement
d)
He was not liked
13.
How far apart are the contour lines?
a)
20
b)
50
c)
25
d)
100
14.
On a contour map, where would you know that a river is flowing the fastest?
a)
where the contour lines are widely spread apart
b)
where the contour lines are closely together
c)
where the contour lines form a circle
15.
What happens to a contour map over thousands of years?
a)
nothing
b)
become harder to read
c)
lines move farther apart
d)
lines move closer together
16.
What will happen to a shoreline over time along a coast of an ocean?
a)
shrink due to erosion
b)
get larger due to weathering
c)
turtles will lay eggs on them
d)
construction will cause them to get larger
17.
How are winds created?
a)
ocean currents
b)
convection currents in the mantle
c)
uneven heating of the sun on Earth's surface
d)
clouds create wind
18.
What is needed for a hurricane to form? (choose best answer)
a)
warm land area & high winds
b)
warm ocean water & high winds
c)
warm ocean water, high winds, low pressure system
d)
cool ocean water, high winds, high pressure system
19.
What makes the ocean so important to weather?
a)
they don't freeze
b)
regulate temperatures
c)
create waves for ships to move
d)
moves the Earth's plates
20.
Where is the majority of the Earth's water vapor formed?
a)
North Pole
b)
South Pole
c)
Equator
d)
In the Ocean
21.
Most of the heat transfer on Earth occurs...
a)
from the North Pole to the equator
b)
From the South Pole to the equator
c)
From the equator to the poles
d)
from the Northern Hemisphere to the equator
22.
What type of heat transfer is shown?
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
23.
What type of heat transfer is shown?
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
24.
Heat transfer by touch is
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
25.
Heat transfer by fluid or gas is
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
26.
heat transfer by electromagnetic waves (sun, lightbulbs, fire)
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
27.
What is this a symbol of & what type of weather is associated with it?
a)
warm front, rain
b)
cold front, cooler weather & heavy rains
c)
cold front, cold weather
d)
high pressure, nice weather
28.
What type of weather does this symbol represent?
a)
hot weather
b)
rainy weather
c)
nice weather
d)
windy
29.
What type of weather does the state of Washington get & why?
a)
cold weather because it is up north
b)
Mild weather because it is next to an ocean
c)
warm weather because it is in the south
d)
depends on the tilt
30.
Which city just experienced slow, steady rains?
a)
Los Angeles
b)
El Paso
c)
Memphis
d)
Chicago
31.
What season is the southern hemisphere experiencing?
a)
winter
b)
spring
c)
summer
d)
fall
32.
What would have to occur to make the days shorter?
a)
adjust the tilt of the Earth
b)
rotate slower
c)
rotate faster
d)
revolve around the sun faster
33.
If we increased the amount of time it took the Earth to orbit the sun...
a)
Day and night would be longer
b)
Day and night would be shorter
c)
The seasons would be shorter
d)
the seasons would be longer
34.
If we had no tilt or the tilt changes, what would it affect?
a)
day and night
b)
seasons
c)
weather
35.
The changing appearance of the moon is the result of what?
a)
gravity
b)
amount of light given off by the moon
c)
position of the earth, moon and sun
d)
tides
36.
How many days after a full moon does a new moon occur?
a)
21
b)
4
c)
7
d)
14
37.
What lunar phase occurs 7 days after a Full moon?
a)
3rd quarter
b)
new moon
c)
waxing crescent
d)
full moon
38.
What would cause the greatest tides on Earth?
a)
Earth, Sun and Moon farther apart
b)
Earth, Sun & Moon spaced evenly
c)
Earth, Sun & Moon closer together
39.
What moon phase might occur during a Spring Tide?
a)
1st quarter
b)
3rd quarter
c)
waxing crescent
d)
New Moon
40.
What moon phase occurs during a Neap Tide?
a)
Full moon
b)
1st quarter
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waning crescent
41.
How many tides occur in a 24 hour period?
a)
2
b)
4
c)
1
d)
7
42.
What is the purpose of fungi and bacteria in the food chain?
a)
producer
b)
consumer
c)
decomposer
43.
which organism is dependent on other animals for energy?
a)
autotroph
b)
scavenger
c)
primary consumer
d)
producer
44.
Small grasses would compete for abiotic and biotic factors in a forest ecosystem
a)
True
b)
False
45.
If bears didn't have to hibernate, how would this affect their eating habits and weight?
a)
it wouldn't
b)
gain more weight and eat more
c)
eat less and lose some weight
46.
Mutualism is when
a)
one organism benefits
b)
both organisms benefit
c)
one is harmed and one benefits
47.
What does terrestrial mean?
a)
water
b)
land
c)
spiders
48.
When a plant does not get enough nutrients from the soil what can it do to survive?
a)
adapt and get nutrients elsewhere
b)
feed it more water
c)
grow longer roots
49.
What affect do the oceans have on our terrestrial environment?
a)
create ocean currents
b)
controls climate on land
c)
controls weather
50.
What human activities have the greatest negative impact on the balance of organisms in the ocean?
a)
swimming
b)
pollution
c)
commercial fishing
51.
how can chemicals affect the oceans?
a)
go into sewer drains then to the ocean
b)
evaporate into the air to the ocean
c)
mix with the salt and animals eat it
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