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WorksheetsES Midterm Game 1
Total questions: 46
Worksheet time: 35mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Put the liquids in order from most dense to least dense?
a)
4, 3, 2, 1
b)
1, 2, 3, 4
c)
3, 4, 2, 1,
d)
4, 3, 1, 2
2.
Frank has an eraser. It has a mass of 4g, and a volume of 2cm3. What is its density?
a)
8 g/cm3
b)
2 g/cm3
c)
1/2 g/cm3
d)
24 g/cm3
3.
a)
the independent variable is distance
b)
the independent variable is d=25 t
c)
the dependent variable is time
d)
the dependent variable is distance
4.
What would the INDEPENDENT variable be in an experiment testing which types of paper airplane goes furthest?
a)
the paper used
b)
the type of paper airplane
c)
the distance of each plane's flight
d)
how hard the plane is thrown
5.
What is measured with a graduated cylinder?
a)
Passage of time
b)
Distance from one thing to another
c)
Weight of an object
d)
Volume of liquid
6.
What do close contour lines represent on a map?
a)
waterfall
b)
steep area
c)
gradual area
d)
river
7.
Find the contour interval:
a)
5 ft
b)
10 ft
c)
20 ft
d)
25 ft
8.
Determine the contour interval:
a)
5 m
b)
10 m
c)
15 m
d)
20 m
9.
The 0 degree line of latitude is the ___________.
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
International Date Line
d)
Contour line
10.
The 0 degree mark of longitude is known as the ___________ ______________ measure from Greenwich England.
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
International Date Line
d)
Contour Line
11.
What is the approximate location of G?
a)
100oW, 40oN
b)
40oN, 100oW
c)
40oS, 100oW
d)
40oN, 100oE
12.
______ is a force that causes dust particles to stick together in a nebula.
a)
nuclear fusion
b)
gravity
c)
hydrogen
d)
iron
13.
1. Erin, Bruce, and Ivan are arguing about a low mass star. Erin says the star will die and become a neutron star. Bruce says the star will die and become a white dwarf. Isaac says the star will die and become a red giant. Who is correct?
a)
Bruce
b)
Erin
c)
Ivan
d)
nobody is correct
14.
A star is born and lit up when ______ happens and provides the star with energy that it will use for millions of years.
a)
nuclear fusion
b)
gravity
c)
hydrogen
d)
iron
15.
During which Moon phase might a lunar eclipse be viewed on Earth?
a)
new Moon
b)
first quarter
c)
full Moon
d)
last quarter
16.
During which Moon phase might a solar eclipse be viewed on Earth?
a)
new Moon
b)
first quarter
c)
full Moon
d)
last quarter
17.
What are the reasons for the season?
a)
Earth's tilt & rotation
b)
Earth's tilt & revolution
c)
Earth's rotation & rovolution
d)
Earth's tilt & resolution
18.
The hemisphere where you live
a)
equator
b)
southern
c)
northern
d)
eastern
19.
What causes there to be longer number of hours of light during the summer
a)
Earth tilt's away from the sun in summer
b)
Earth's revolves slower in summer
c)
Earth tilts toward the sun in summer
d)
Earth is closer to the sun
20.
The order of the planets is:
a)
Mars,Venus,Earth,
Mercury,Saturn
Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune
Mercury,Saturn
Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune
b)
Earth,Venus,Mars
Jupiter, Neptune,
Mercury,Saturn,
Uranus
Jupiter, Neptune,
Mercury,Saturn,
Uranus
c)
Mercury,Venus,Earth
Mars,Jupiter,
Saturn,Uranus
Neptune
Mars,Jupiter,
Saturn,Uranus
Neptune
21.
What was the first mission to land on the moon?
a)
Apollo 1
b)
Apollo 11
c)
Apollo 13
d)
Apollo 17
22.
the planets of the solar system formed as
a)
the center of the gas cloud cooled
b)
planetesimals flattened into a rotating disk
c)
planetesimals collided into one another
d)
the sun absorbed extra gas and dust from the solar system
23.
A cloud of gas and dust from which bodies in space are formed
a)
photosphere
b)
nebula
c)
solar flare
d)
Sunspot
24.
The age of Earth, and the age of our Solar System is how many billions of years?
a)
2
b)
2.6
c)
4
d)
4.6
25.
Which star is the coldest?
a)
Yellow Star
b)
Red Star
c)
Orange Star
d)
Blue Star
26.
Which of these stars is hottest?
a)
Red Star
b)
Yellow Star
c)
Orange Star
d)
Blue Star
27.
Compared to the rest of the stars, our sun is considered...
a)
Extremely Large and Cold
b)
Small with a medium temperature
c)
Medium size with medium temperature
28.
Where weather occurs.
a)
stratosphere
b)
thermosphere
c)
troposphere
d)
mesosphere
29.
Where we live.
a)
stratosphere
b)
thermosphere
c)
troposphere
d)
mesosphere
30.
The most common gas in the atmosphere (78%).
a)
Nitrogen
b)
Oxygen
c)
Carbon Dioxide
d)
Trace gases
31.
Which order is correct from the earth to space?
a)
thermosphere
troposphere
exosphere
mesosphere
stratosphere
ionosphere
troposphere
exosphere
mesosphere
stratosphere
ionosphere
b)
thermosphere
troposphere
stratosphere
exosphere
mesosphere
ionosphere
troposphere
stratosphere
exosphere
mesosphere
ionosphere
c)
exosphere
ionosphere
thermosphere
mesosphere
stratosphere
troposphere
ionosphere
thermosphere
mesosphere
stratosphere
troposphere
d)
troposphere
thermosphere
troposphere
stratosphere
exosphere
mesosphere
thermosphere
troposphere
stratosphere
exosphere
mesosphere
32.
what is the meaning of convection?
a)
cold rises heat falls
b)
heat
c)
cold
d)
hot rises cold falls
33.
what is the meaning of conduction
a)
when heat transfers from objects that are not touching
b)
heat rise
c)
cold fall
d)
when heat transfers from objects that are touching
34.
what kind of heat is happening when the sun heats your body
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
density
d)
radiation
35.
water boiling is an example of ____
a)
conduction
b)
radiation
c)
density
d)
convection
36.
On a graph, which axis shows the independent variable?
a)
x-axis
b)
y-axis
c)
neither
d)
it changes
37.
On a graph, which axis shows the dependent variable?
a)
x-axis
b)
y-axis
c)
neither
d)
it changes
38.
What motion of the Earth takes 365 days?
a)
Rotation
b)
Tilting
c)
Revolution
d)
Spinning
39.
Rotation of the earth takes
a)
One day
b)
One year
c)
One summer
d)
One winter
40.
What type of tides would this arrangement of earth-moon-sun create?
a)
neap tide
b)
spring tide
c)
new moon tide
d)
full moon tide
41.
Which phase of the moon is represented in this diagram?
a)
new moon
b)
first quarter
c)
full moon
d)
last quarter/third quarter
42.
what phase is this?
a)
third quarter
b)
first quarter
c)
full moon
d)
new moon
43.
About how long does the moon cycle take?
a)
28 days
b)
30 days
c)
28 1/2 days
d)
29 1/2 days
44.
What is in Jupiter's Great Red Spot?
a)
Extreme Winds and Storms
b)
Water
c)
Ice Caps
d)
Walmart
45.
The second most abundant gas in Earth's atmosphere is ____ % oxygen
a)
25%
b)
76%
c)
21%
d)
52%
46.
Which planet is less dense than water, which means it would float?
a)
Saturn
b)
Mercury
c)
Jupiter
d)
Earth
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