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Worksheets16-17 Science Mid Term Review
Total questions: 68
Worksheet time: 36mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
the side of a mountain that is downwind
a)
Climate
b)
Leeward
c)
polar zones
d)
Windward
2.
areas that extend from about 66.5°to 90°north and south latitudes
a)
Climate
b)
Leeward
c)
polar zones
d)
Windward
3.
the average year-after-year conditions of temperature and precipitation.
a)
Climate
b)
Leeward
c)
polar zones
d)
Windward
4.
the side of a mountain that faces the oncoming wind
a)
Climate
b)
Leeward
c)
polar zones
d)
Windward
5.
an area near the equator that receives direct sunlight all year round
a)
tropical zone
b)
microclimate
c)
temperate zones
d)
monsoon
6.
sea and land breezes over a large region that change direction with the season
a)
tropical zone
b)
microclimate
c)
temperate zones
d)
monsoon
7.
a small area with climate conditions different from those around it
a)
tropical zone
b)
microclimate
c)
temperate zones
d)
monsoon
8.
permanently frozen tundra soil
a)
humid subtropical
b)
subarctic
c)
tundra
d)
permafrost
9.
A gas containing 3 Oxygen atoms instead of the normal two
a)
Ozone
b)
global warming
c)
chlorofluorocarbon
d)
ice age
10.
A gradual increase in the temperature of Earth's atmosphere
a)
Ozone
b)
global warming
c)
chlorofluorocarbon
d)
ice age
11.
The burning of oil, coal, and natural gas produces __________.
a)
oxygen.
b)
nitrogen
c)
carbon
dioxide.
d)
methane.
12.
The sun’s rays are least direct __________.
a)
near
the poles.
b)
in
July.
c)
near
the equator.
d)
far
from the ocean.
13.
What is point B?
a)
leeward
b)
windward
14.
What is point A?
a)
leeward
b)
windward
15.
What is the correct order (starting from the surface) of Earth's layers?
a)
crust, outer core, inner core, mantle
b)
mantle, outer core, inner core, crust
c)
crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
d)
outer core, inner core, crust, mantle
16.
Earth's inner core is __________.
a)
a dense ball of solid metal
b)
a layer of molten metal
c)
a layer of hot rock
d)
a layer
of rock that is fake
17.
Heat transfer within a fluid takes place by __________
a)
convection
b)
radiation
c)
conduction
d)
Mrs. Koprevich’s powers
18.
___is the rigid layer made up of the uppermost part of the mantle and the crust
a)
The asthenosphere
b)
The lithosphere
c)
The mantle
d)
The core
19.
What is Pangaea?
a)
the name of a German scientist
b)
the name of the supercontinent that existed millions
of years ago
c)
Spongebob’s real name
d)
the name of an ancient fossil
20.
Most geologists rejected Alfred Wegener's idea of continental drift because
a)
they were afraid of a new idea
b)
Wegener used too many types of evidence to
support his hypothesis.
c)
Wegener could not identify a force that could
move the continents
d)
Wegener didn't do any research
21.
The ___is the rigid layer made up of the uppermost part of the mantle and the crust.
a)
lithosphere
b)
mid ocean ridge
c)
asthenosphere
d)
convection currents
22.
The theory of _______ was that all the continents once were joined as a single supercontinent and have since drifted apart.
a)
continental drift
b)
sea-floor spreading
c)
fossils
d)
divergent
23.
What is the name of the prehistoric reptile (like an alligator) that Wegener used to support his idea?
a)
Glossopteris
b)
mesosaurus
c)
plankton
d)
KOPO
24.
What is the name of the prehistoric fern that Wegener used to support his idea?
a)
Kopo
b)
mesosaurus
c)
Glossopteris
d)
mesosaurus
25.
Earth's outer rind of rock is called the _____________.
a)
mantle
b)
the atmosphere
c)
inner core
d)
crust
26.
A collision between two pieces of continental lithosphere at a converging boundary produces a ___________.
a)
mid-ocean ridge
b)
KOPO LAND
c)
rift valley
d)
mountain range
27.
The place where two plates move together is known as a _____________
a)
transform boundary
b)
divergent boundary.
c)
convergent boundary
d)
rift valley
28.
Pressure increases with depth toward the center of Earth. In which layer would you expect pressure to be the greatest?
a)
outer
core
b)
the
mantle
c)
the
inner core
d)
the
asthenosphere
29.
Oceanic plates pull apart at a divergent boundary in the area known as the .
a)
lithosphere
b)
mid ocean ridge
c)
asthenosphere
d)
convection currents
30.
The part of the mantle called the ____ is made of soft rock that bends like plastic.
a)
lithosphere
b)
mid ocean ridge
c)
asthenosphere
d)
convection currents
31.
The driving force in plate tectonics is ______ spinning in the mantle.
a)
lithosphere
b)
mid ocean ridge
c)
asthenosphere
d)
convection currents
32.
To support his theory, Alfred Wegener provided evidence from______traces of organisms preserved in rock.
a)
continental drift
b)
sea-floor spreading
c)
fossils
d)
divergent
33.
Two of Earth's plates slip past each other sideways, moving in opposite directions, along a boundary.
a)
divergent
b)
transform
c)
mid-ocean ridge
d)
convergent
34.
Wegener believed that the continents had once been joined in one landmass called .
a)
Pangaea
b)
subduction
c)
granite
d)
sonar
35.
What type of boundary is shown?
a)
Convergent
b)
Divergent
c)
Transform
36.
What type of boundary is shown?
a)
Convergent
b)
Divergent
c)
Transform
37.
What type of boundary is shown?
a)
Convergent
b)
Divergent
c)
Transform
38.
The air mass formed at location A will normally be
a)
cool and dry
b)
warm and wet
c)
warm and dry
d)
cool and wet
39.
Global winds that blow northeast from 30° north latitude and southeast from 30° south latitude toward the equator are called _______.
a)
Westerlies
b)
Easterilies
c)
Trade
Winds
d)
Doldrums
40.
What percentage of our atmosphere is made up of other gases such as argon, water vapor, and carbon dioxide?
a)
1%
b)
21%
c)
78%
d)
90%
41.
What is the percentage of oxygen in Earth's atmosphere?
a)
1%
b)
21%
c)
78%
d)
90%
42.
What is the percentage of nitrogen in Earth's atmosphere?
a)
1%
b)
21%
c)
78%
d)
90%
43.
Which layer of the atmosphere contains the greatest amount of water vapor?
a)
Thermosphere
b)
Troposphere
c)
Mesosphere
d)
Stratosphere
44.
What is CO2?
a)
Carbon Dioxide
b)
Carbon Oxygen
c)
Crackers and oranges
d)
Carbon monoxide
45.
In which layer of the atmosphere does weather occur?
a)
Mesosphere
b)
Thermosphere
c)
Stratosphere
d)
Troposphere
46.
What decreases as you go up in the atmosphere?
a)
Altitude
b)
Atmosphere
c)
Meteors
d)
Air Pressure
47.
The upper part of the thermosphere is called _________.
a)
Ionosphere
b)
Ozone Layer
c)
Exosphere
d)
Stratosphere
48.
The lower part of the thermosphere is called the _________.
a)
Exosphere
b)
Ionosphere
c)
Ozonosphere
d)
Thermosphere
49.
In what layer of earth's atmosphere do meteoroids burn up?
a)
Mesosphere
b)
Thermosphere
c)
Tropsphere
d)
Stratosphere
50.
What is the third main layer of Earth's atmosphere?
a)
Thermosphere
b)
Troposphere
c)
Stratosphere
d)
Mesosphere
51.
What is the lowest main layer of Earth's atmosphere?
a)
Thermosphere
b)
Troposphere
c)
Stratosphere
d)
Mesosphere
52.
What is the second lowest main layer of Earth's atmosphere?
a)
Thermosphere
b)
Troposphere
c)
Stratosphere
d)
Mesosphere
53.
What is the outer most main layer of Earth's atmosphere?
a)
Thermosphere
b)
Troposphere
c)
Stratosphere
d)
Mesosphere
54.
In which main layer of the atmosphere is the ozone located?
a)
Thermosphere
b)
Mesosphere
c)
Stratosphere
d)
Troposphere
55.
When two air masses meet, there is a _____, or boundary.
a)
thunderstorm
b)
watch
c)
front
d)
cloud
56.
name this symbol
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
57.
What does this symbol on a weather map indicate?
a)
High pressure system
b)
Low pressure system
c)
Cold front
d)
Warm front
58.
What does this symbol indicate on a weather map?
a)
High pressure system
b)
Low pressure system
c)
Cold front
d)
Warm front
59.
What does this symbol on a weather map indicate?
a)
High pressure system
b)
Low pressure system
c)
Cold Front
d)
Warm Front
60.
What does this symbol on a weather map indicate?
a)
High pressure system
b)
Low pressure system
c)
Cold front
d)
Warm front
61.
What is the temperature at this station
a)
75 degrees
b)
61 degrees
c)
987 degrees
d)
11 degrees
62.
What is the wind speed at this station
a)
3 knots
b)
15 knots
c)
25 knots
d)
30 knots
63.
What is the wind direction at this station?
a)
Wind is blowing from the north
b)
Wind is blowing to the East
c)
Wind is blowing from the East
d)
Wind is blowing to the North
64.
What is the Dewpoint at this station
a)
75 degrees
b)
61 degrees
c)
987 degrees
d)
11 degrees
65.
What is the barometric pressure at this station
a)
987 millibars
b)
998.7 millibars
c)
1098.7 millibars
d)
11 degrees
66.
What is the barometric pressure at this station
a)
247 millibars
b)
924.7 millibars
c)
1024.7 millibars
d)
11 degrees
67.
What is the cloud coverage at this station?
a)
Not cloudy
b)
50%
c)
25%
d)
100%
68.
What is the wind speed at this weather station
a)
2 knots
b)
10 knots
c)
20 knots
d)
25 knots
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