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Worksheets7th Grade Final Exam Review
Total questions: 73
Worksheet time: 37mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Name the layer of the atmosphere in which people live.
a)
troposphere
b)
exosphere
c)
stratosphere
d)
thermosphere
2.
Part of the atmosphere that protects Earth from the sun's harmful radiation.
a)
clouds
b)
exosphere
c)
ozone
d)
weather
3.
Which layer of the atmosphere contains clouds and weather?
a)
exosphere
b)
mesosphere
c)
stratosphere
d)
troposphere
4.
Name the process of water vapor changing into a liquid.
a)
condensation
b)
evaportation
c)
precipitation
d)
transpiration
5.
Which layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone layer?
a)
Mesosphere
b)
Stratosphere
c)
Thermosphere
d)
Troposphere
6.
Name the process of water changing from liquid to gas.
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
d)
transpiration
7.
Name the narrow belt of strong winds at high altitudes.
a)
Coriolis Effect
b)
Jet Stream
c)
Prevailing Westerlies
d)
Tradewinds
8.
What is a cycle in which warm air rises and cool air sinks?
a)
Conduction
b)
Convection
c)
Radiation
9.
Which part of the Earth receives the most direct sunlight?
a)
Equator
b)
North Pole
c)
Ozone Layer
d)
Tropic of Cancer
10.
The deflection of air masses due to Earth's rotation.
a)
Coriolis Effect
b)
Doldrums
c)
Jet Stream
d)
Sea breeze
11.
Which winds are responsible for the movement of weather across North America?
a)
Doldrums
b)
Polar Easterlies
c)
Prevailing Westerlies
d)
Tradewinds
12.
Which type of energy is transferred through rays and waves?
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
13.
The curvature of the wind due to Earth's spinning.
a)
Coriolis Effect
b)
Doldrums
c)
Jet Stream
d)
Prevailing Westerlies
14.
Name the process of water vapor changing into a liquid.
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
d)
transpiriation
15.
Name the cool breeze that blows near large bodies of water at night.
a)
jet stream
b)
land breeze
c)
sea breeze
d)
polar easterlies
16.
What do we call the constant movement of water between the atmosphere and Earth?
a)
Carbon Cycle
b)
Coriolis Effect
c)
Hydrogen Cycle
d)
Water Cycle
17.
Which layer of the atmosphere is warmed by heat from Earth's surface?
a)
exosphere
b)
mesospher
c)
thermosphere
d)
troposphere
18.
Which of the following is the correct order of the atmosphere layers from Earth to space?
a)
troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere
b)
troposphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere, stratosphere
c)
thermosphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, troposphere, exosphere
d)
troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, exosphere, thermosphere
19.
This is the coldest layer of the atmosphere
a)
troposphere
b)
thermosphere
c)
mesosphere
d)
stratosphere
20.
This layer of the atmosphere contains most of the ozone
a)
troposphere
b)
thermosphere
c)
mesosphere
d)
stratosphere
21.
This layer is where weather occurs
a)
troposphere
b)
thermosphere
c)
exosphere
d)
stratosphere
22.
The most common gas in the atmosphere.
a)
Nitrogen
b)
Oxygen
c)
Carbon Dioxide
d)
Trace gases
23.
As you go higher in the troposphere, the temperature _______________.
a)
decreases
b)
increases
c)
stays the same
d)
gets very hot
24.
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
25.
Condition of the air such as temperature, cloud cover, wind and rain describe -
a)
climate
b)
gravity
c)
weather
26.
All weather is caused by
a)
wind speed
b)
rainfall
c)
the sun heating the Earth
27.
The average weather conditions of a region -
a)
daily temperature
b)
weather
c)
climate
28.
How are weather and climate different?
a)
They both describe averages but climate is over years.
b)
Climate describes daily conditions and weather describes averages.
c)
Weather describes daily conditions and climate describes averages.
29.
Condensation occurs when
a)
there is no water vapor
b)
water vapor heats up
c)
water vapor cools
30.
An air mass is...
a)
A pocket of air with the same temperature and moisture throughout.
b)
A pocket of convection
c)
A pocket of evaporation
31.
A cold, dry air mass would be called -
a)
continental tropic
b)
continental polar
c)
maritime polar
d)
continental maritime
32.
When a warm air mass and a cold air mass meet, but they push at each other and neither one can move, it is called a/an -
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
occluded front
d)
stationary front
33.
When a warm air mass is trapped between two cooler air masses, it is called a/an -
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
occluded front
d)
stationary front
34.
The boundary between two air masses is called a/an -
a)
flood
b)
front
c)
climate
d)
storm
35.
When a cold air mass moves into a warm air mass, it will get colder and we will have severe weather. What type of front is this?
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
occluded front
d)
stationary front
36.
When a warm air mass gently slides on top of a cold air mass, and you have drizzly rain and then warmer weather, what type of front is it?
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
occluded front
d)
stationary front
37.
A/An ____ is a large body of air that has the same properties as the Earth's surface over which it develops.
a)
front
b)
air mass
c)
cloud
d)
tornado
38.
What type of weather would a continental tropical air mass bring?
a)
dry and cold weather
b)
wet and cold weather
c)
dry and warm weather
d)
wet and warm weather
39.
A wet, cold air mass would be -
a)
maritime tropical
b)
maritime polar
c)
continental tropical
d)
continental polar
40.
Where would you find a tropical maritime air mass?
a)
over the ocean, near the equator
b)
over the ocean, near the poles
c)
over a continent, near the equator
d)
over a continent, near the poles
41.
What type of air mass is the highlighted arrow?
a)
cold/dry
b)
cold/humid
c)
warm/dry
d)
warm/humid
42.
What type of air mass is the highlighted arrow?
a)
cold/dry
b)
cold/humid
c)
warm/dry
d)
warm/humid
43.
What type of weather does a low pressure system bring?
a)
stormy, cloudy weather
b)
clear skies
44.
What type of weather does a high pressure system bring?
a)
Stormy weather
b)
Clear skies, little rain
45.
What is a watershed?
a)
Land that collects and channels water from a 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
46.
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
47.
The use of pesticides and fertilizers is carefully monitored
because of the effect they can have on the environment.
Which of the following is a possible negative effect of the use
of these chemical on the environment?
because of the effect they can have on the environment.
Which of the following is a possible negative effect of the use
of these chemical on the environment?
a)
Runoff carries these chemicals into lakes and streams.
b)
Theses chemicals cannot be purchased in large bulk.
c)
These chemicals are expensive to produce.
These chemicals are expensive to produce.
d)
Storage space for these chemicals is limited.
48.
Water stored below the Earth's surface is called:
a)
Groundwater
b)
Bogs
c)
Water in the ground
49.
What is the top of the water-filled spaces in the ground called?
a)
Groundwater
b)
Reservoir
c)
Water Table
d)
Well
50.
What do we call the land area that supplies water to a river system?
a)
runoff
b)
recharge
c)
watershed
d)
valley
51.
What do we call water that flows over the ground surface rather than soaking in?
a)
runoff
b)
discharge
c)
recharge
d)
tributary
52.
What organelle surrounds and supports plant cells?
a)
Cell Membrane
b)
Cell Wall
c)
Nucleus
d)
Golgi COmplex
53.
In what organelle does the food making process in plants take place?
a)
Endoplasmic Reticulum
b)
Vacuole
c)
Chloroplasts
d)
Mitochondria
54.
In what organelle is the genetic material found inside?
a)
Endoplasmic Reticulum
b)
Golgi Complex
c)
Nucleolus
d)
Nucleus
55.
What organelle is called the "powerhouse" of a cell?
a)
Endoplasmic Reticulum
b)
Nucleus
c)
Mitochondria
d)
Nucleolus
56.
What is the gel-like substance inside of cells called?
a)
photoplasm
b)
photosynthesis
c)
cytoskeleton
d)
cytoplasm
57.
What is the food-making process in plants that uses energy from the sun?
a)
photoaryotic
b)
chloroform
c)
chloroplasts
d)
photosynthesis
58.
What organelle stores waste and water in both plant and animal cells?
a)
Lysosomes
b)
Golgi Complex
c)
Vacuoles
d)
Endoplasmic Reticulum
59.
What organelle is considered to be the “gatekeeper” for plant and animal cells?
a)
Cell Wall
b)
Cytoplasm
c)
Nucleous
d)
Cell Membrane
60.
What only allows certain molecules to enter or leave the cell, and separates the internal metabolic reactions from the external environment?
a)
Plasma Membrane
b)
Nucleus
c)
Mitochondria
d)
Ribosomes
61.
A rigid layer that lies outside the cell's plasma membrane is...
a)
Cytoskeleton
b)
Cilia
c)
Cell Wall
d)
Flagella
62.
The ______________ is the brain of the cell.
a)
Vacuole
b)
Nucleus
c)
Chromosomes
d)
Golgi complex
63.
Where are proteins made?
a)
Golgi body
b)
Mitoichondrion
c)
Chromosomes
d)
Ribosomes
64.
What are the most basic building blocks of all organisms?
a)
Blood
b)
Cells
c)
Organs
d)
Tissues
65.
What is a group of similar cells?
a)
Tissue
b)
Organ
c)
Cell group
d)
Organ system
66.
What is a group of organs that work together?
a)
Cell
b)
Tissue
c)
Organ Group
d)
Organ System
67.
The number one threat to biodiversity
a)
pollution
b)
fragmentation
c)
habitat destruction
d)
limiting factors
68.
Invasive species are:
a)
non-native
b)
harmful to an ecosystem
c)
organisms that can lack predators in the new environment
d)
all of the answers are correct
69.
Rain can become polluted with oil, gasoline and other chemicals from roads and parking lots before running off into a body of water. What type of pollution is this?.
a)
point source
b)
non-point source
70.
A resource that can be used up faster than it can be created.
a)
nonrenewable resource
b)
renewable resource
71.
Instead of throwing away a plastic bottle what could you do that would help the environment?
a)
burn the bottle
b)
bury the bottle
c)
throw the bottle in trash
d)
take the bottle to a recycling center.
72.
All of the following are examples of environmental changes that can be caused by humans except -
a)
clearing land for housing developments
b)
pesticides
c)
volcanic eruption
d)
pollution
73.
One way that humans could have a positive impact on local environments is to:
a)
generate waste products as a result of technological advances
b)
use resources that are renewable
c)
increase planting large areas of one crop
d)
increase the use of pesticides
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