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WorksheetsEarth Science, First Semester, Post Assessment Review
Total questions: 75
Worksheet time: 3hrs 27mins
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Class
Date
1.
How does science differ from art, architecture, and philosophy?
a)
The goal of science is human endeavor.
b)
Science takes more mental energy.
c)
Science is the same as these other endeavors.
d)
The goal of science is to explain natural phenomena.
2.
In their scientific study of Earth, what did the ancient Chinese do?
a)
record time
b)
keep accurate records of births and deaths
c)
keep records of earthquakes
d)
invent electricity
3.
What is Earth science?
a)
the scientific study of chemical mixtures
b)
the scientific study of Earth and the universe around it
c)
the scientific study of animal behavior
d)
the scientific study of life on Earth
4.
Which of the following is true about the impact of science on society?
a)
New technology created by science sometimes causes problems.
b)
The impact of science on society is always positive.
c)
Scientific knowledge does not help us understand the world.
d)
Science never has any impact on society.
5.
If experimental results do not support a hypothesis, what may happen?
a)
The hypothesis will become theory.
b)
The hypothesis may be changed or discarded.
c)
The hypothesis will be published in a scientific journal.
d)
The scientist who developed it may resign his position.
6.
What area of Earth science is likely to involve the study of climate?
a)
geology
b)
biology
c)
astrology
d)
meteorology
7.
What do scientists use to simulate conditions in the natural world?
a)
trial and error
b)
conceptual and physical models
c)
geology and meteorology
d)
books and records
8.
Scientific measurement is based on
a)
precision and accuracy.
b)
climate and weather conditions.
c)
independent and dependent variables.
d)
trial and error.
9.
The "middle" sphere, the strong, lower part of the mantle between the asthenosphere and the outer core is called the ____.
a)
biosphere.
b)
mesosphere.
c)
geosphere.
d)
atmosphere.
10.
A system in which both energy and matter are exchanged with the surroundings is called a(n) _____.
a)
open system
b)
life system
c)
closed system
d)
free system
11.
What are the Earth's pole-to-pole circumference and equatorial circumference measurements?
a)
4,000 km, 40,700 km
b)
7,000 km, 7,400 km
c)
70,000 km, 40,700 km
d)
40,007 km, 40,074 km
12.
The force of attraction between any two objects depends on the masses of the objects and the distance between them, according to _____.
a)
the law of magnetism
b)
Newton's law of gravitation
c)
the law of the magnetosphere
d)
the law of plasticity
13.
Earth's shape is a(n) _____.
a)
oblate sphereoid
b)
oval
c)
perfect circle
d)
circular spheroid
14.
A community of organisms and their abiotic environment is called a(n) ___.
a)
ecological system
b)
life cycle
c)
biological system
d)
ecosystem
15.
What can happen to energy as it passes through an ecosystem?
a)
It can be lost.
b)
It can be unchanged.
c)
It can increase.
d)
It can change form.
16.
Which factors do NOT control the balance of an ecosystem?
a)
producers
b)
consumers
c)
decomposers
d)
creators
17.
What are the ways scientists get data to make maps?
a)
field surveys and remote control
b)
word of mouth and legend
c)
field surveys and remote sensing
d)
books and the internet
18.
Soil maps are used to ________.
a)
show natural features and constructed features
b)
show direction of the flow of groundwater and identify locations for waste disposal sites
c)
record and predict weather events and plot precipitation
d)
identify ways to conserve soil and plan sites for future development
19.
A magnetic compass indicates direction because _____.
a)
Earth has magnetic properties
b)
geographic and geomagnetic directions are the same
c)
everyone agrees which direction is north
d)
a bar-shaped magnet is buried at Earth's center
20.
Each degree of latitude consists of _____.
a)
60 angles
b)
60 hours
c)
60 seconds
d)
60 minutes
21.
What is a compass rose?
a)
a symbol indicating the 0o meridian
b)
a symbol that indicates the cardinal directions
c)
a symbol that shows the relationship of a map distance to real distance
d)
a symbolic decoration
22.
Any circle running east and west around the earth, parallel to the equator is a _____.
a)
north-south circle
b)
meridian
c)
parallel
d)
line of longitude
23.
What is the only line of latitude that is a great circle?
a)
the prime meridian
b)
the equator
c)
60oN latitude
d)
the arctic circle
24.
On a map a contour line is _____.
a)
a line that connects points of equal elevation
b)
a line that surrounds a geographic point
c)
a line between two points on the equator
d)
a line that is the longest distance between two points
25.
Determine the contour interval
a)
10 m
b)
20 m
c)
50 m
d)
100 m
26.
How many mountain peaks are represented?
a)
one
b)
two
c)
three
d)
four
27.
What could be the lowest elevation in the depression?
a)
50 feet
b)
41 feet
c)
60 feet
d)
51 feet
28.
What are the darker lines called?
a)
roads
b)
index contour
c)
contour interval
d)
waves
29.
What is this symbol?
a)
mountain
b)
depression or sinkhole
c)
cave
d)
railroad central
30.
What do close contour lines represent on a map?
a)
waterfall
b)
steep area
c)
gradual area
d)
river
31.
What do contour lines that are farther apart represent?
a)
waterfall
b)
steep area
c)
gradual area
d)
river
32.
What do the v-shaped contour lines represent?
a)
mountains
b)
steep areas
c)
gradual areas
d)
rivers
33.
Which direction is the river flowing?
a)
north
b)
south
c)
east
d)
west
34.
An area's height above sea level
a)
topography
b)
relief
c)
elevation
d)
GIS
35.
The difference between the highest and lowest points of an area:
a)
topography
b)
relief
c)
elevation
d)
GIS
36.
Lines on a topographic map that connect lines of equal elevation:
a)
contour lines
b)
contour interval
c)
index contour
d)
contour loops
37.
The elevation from one contour line to the next:
a)
contour lines
b)
contour interval
c)
index contour
d)
contour loops
38.
This line is bold and darker and has the elevation indicated:
a)
contour lines
b)
index contour
c)
contour interval
d)
contour loops
39.
Which side of Lookout Hill has the steepest slope?
a)
North
b)
South
c)
East
d)
West
40.
Which imaginary line divides the Earth into the northern and southern hemispheres?
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
Equator
c)
Axis
d)
North Pole
41.
Which imaginary line divides the Earth into the eastern and western hemispheres?
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
Equator
c)
Axis
d)
North Pole
42.
Latitude lines on a globe are labeled-
a)
north & south
b)
east & west
c)
north & east
d)
south & west
43.
When measuring the lines of longitude, always begin with the _______, which represents 0 degrees.
a)
South Pole
b)
Equator
c)
Prime Meridian
d)
Latitude
44.
Coordinates can be written like this:
a)
20 degrees S, 140 degrees W
b)
40 degrees N, 120 degrees W
c)
20 degrees S, 160 degrees E
d)
All of the above
45.
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
46.
What is the name of this line at 0 degrees latitude?
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
Equator
c)
North Pole
d)
South Pole
47.
What is the name of the line at zero degrees longitude?
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
North Pole
d)
South Pole
48.
What is this object known as?
a)
map symbol
b)
map key
c)
map scale
d)
compass rose
49.
To locate exact places on the earth, one must look at
a)
the intersecting lines of latitude and longitude
b)
the lines of latitude only
c)
the lines of longitude only
d)
a neighboring area to describe the location
50.
Latitude and longitude are measured in ________.
a)
inches
b)
feet
c)
degrees
d)
grams
51.
The weighted average of the atomic masses of an elements naturally occurring isotopes is...
a)
average atomic mass
b)
mass number
c)
atomic mass unit
d)
atomic number
52.
Isotopes have the same number of protons but different number of...
a)
electrons
b)
protons
c)
neutrons
d)
atoms
53.
Mass number is the sum of...
a)
protons and electrons
b)
protons and neutrons
c)
neutrons and electrons
d)
atoms and protons
54.
How many atoms of sodium, Na, are in NaCl?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
0
55.
What does the "2" mean in the formula for water, H2O?
a)
2 oxygen atoms
b)
2 molecules of water
c)
2 hydrogen atoms
d)
2 atoms of water
56.
What are two ways electrons in atoms form chemical bonds?
a)
sharing but not transferring electrons
b)
transferring and sharing electrons
c)
sharing but not transferring electrons
d)
neither shared nor transferring electrons
57.
Which of the following is NOT a physical property
a)
color
b)
toxicity
c)
density
d)
hardness
58.
Which subatomic particles make up the nucleus?
a)
protons and electrons
b)
neutrons and electrons
c)
protons and neutrons
d)
just protons
59.
Where in an atom can electrons be found?
a)
in the nucleus cloud
b)
in the proton
c)
in the electron cloud
d)
in the nucleus
60.
The two types of bonds are...
a)
positive and negative
b)
ionic and covalent
c)
atomic and covalent
d)
ionic and coefficient
61.
How do compounds differ from mixtures?
a)
a
b)
a
c)
a
d)
a
62.
What is matter?
a)
Any subtance that doesn't take up space or have mass.
b)
Any substance that takes up space or have mass.
c)
Any substance that exists on Earth.
d)
Any substance that exists in space.
63.
What is a physical change?
a)
A change in which bonds are broken and reformed.
b)
When substances are heated.
c)
A change in which the physical appearance changes but not the chemical composition.
d)
A change in which the substance changes temperature.
64.
What is a chemical change?
a)
A change in within each material combined to make a new substance.
b)
A change in how it looks.
c)
A change in how it feels.
d)
A change only through part of the substance.
65.
Matter can be separated into two groups...
a)
Pure substances and mixtures.
b)
Elements and compounds.
c)
Physical and chemical properties.
d)
Heterogeneous and homogeneous mixtures.
66.
Which of the following is a chemical property?
a)
color
b)
tendency to rust
c)
mass
d)
malleability
67.
NaCl is which of the following?
a)
a covalent compound
b)
a product of combustion
c)
an ionic compound
d)
a polyatomic ion
68.
A ______________is a nonliving solid material
a)
rock
b)
mineral
c)
hardness
d)
a human
69.
A streak is the color of a mineral when it is ground to a powder
a)
True
b)
False
70.
________is the tendency of a mineral to split easily along flat surfaces.
a)
Streak
b)
Luster
c)
Cleavage
d)
Hardness
71.
_________is the color of a mineral when it is ground to a powder
a)
a rainbow
b)
dust
c)
streak
d)
luster
72.
_______ is the way a mineral shines, or reflects light
a)
streak
b)
cleavage
c)
luster
d)
brightness
73.
______measures how easily a mineral can be scratched
a)
a hammer
b)
pressure
c)
hardness
d)
luster
74.
Where are minerals found?
a)
the Earth's crust
b)
in Earth's inner core
c)
In Earth's outer core
d)
In Earth's mantle
75.
Steps to determine the properties of a mineral: 1. Observing the minerals properties, 2. Carrying out a series of tests, 3. Comparing with properties listed in a table of minerals
a)
True
b)
False
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