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Worksheets8th Grade SC PASS Review
Total questions: 101
Worksheet time: 51mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Waves transmit _______, not ______
a)
energy, matter
b)
matter, energy
c)
electricity, matter
d)
matter, electricity
2.
Waves that move up and down are ___________
a)
Mechanical Waves
b)
Longitudinal Waves
c)
Micro Waves
d)
Electric Waves
3.
What type of wave requires a medium?
a)
Mechanical
b)
Longitudinal
c)
Electromagnetic
d)
Hyperbolic
4.
What type of wave does not require a medium?
a)
Mechanical
b)
Longitudinal
c)
Electromagnetic
d)
Hyperbolic
5.
Sound, Water, and Seismic are all examples of
a)
Mechanical Waves
b)
Longitudinal Waves
c)
Electromagnetic Waves
d)
Hyperbolic Waves
6.
radio, microwave, infrared, visible light, ultraviolet, x-rays are all examples of
a)
Mechanical Waves
b)
Longitudinal Waves
c)
Electromagnetic Waves
d)
Hyperbolic Waves
7.
The space from one crest to the next
a)
Wavelength
b)
Trough
c)
Frequency
d)
Amplitude
8.
The number of waves per second
a)
Wavelength
b)
Trough
c)
Frequency
d)
Amplitude
9.
The height of a wave
a)
Wavelength
b)
Trough
c)
Frequency
d)
Amplitude
10.
Higher Frequency = More ___________
a)
Energy (Dangerous)
b)
Amplitude
c)
Power
d)
Electricity
11.
What can cause speed change in waves?
a)
When a wave enters a new medium
b)
When the amplitude changes
c)
When a wave requires a medium
d)
When a wave changes its direction
12.
The bending of light
a)
Refraction
b)
Reflection
c)
Color
d)
Transmission
13.
the bouncing of a wave
a)
Refraction
b)
Reflection
c)
Color
d)
Transmission
14.
When light passes through an object
a)
Refraction
b)
Reflection
c)
Color
d)
Transmission
15.
Can make objects appear larger
a)
Lenses
b)
Absorption
c)
Prisms
d)
Echo
16.
Waves go in an object and stay
a)
Lenses
b)
Absorption
c)
Prisms
d)
Echo
17.
Separate white light into the colors of the spectrum
a)
Lenses
b)
Absorption
c)
Prisms
d)
Echo
18.
The reflection of sound
a)
Lenses
b)
Absorption
c)
Prisms
d)
Echo
19.
Why do leaves appear green?
a)
All other colors are reflected and green is absorbed
b)
All other colors are absorbed and green is reflected
c)
All other colors are reflected and red is absorbed
d)
All other colors are reflected and blue is absorbed
20.
Which color of visible light (ROYGBIV) has the MOST energy?
a)
Red
b)
Orange
c)
Green
d)
Violet
21.
Which color of visible light (ROYGBIV) has the LEAST energy?
a)
Red
b)
Orange
c)
Green
d)
Violet
22.
Allow only certain colors to pass through
a)
Color Filters
b)
Frequency Filters
c)
Frequency Diluters
d)
Color Diluters
23.
The covering of the eye that transmits light and bends it to go through the pupil?
a)
Cornea
b)
Lens
c)
Retina
d)
Nerves
24.
Refracts light and focuses the light waves on the retina
a)
Cornea
b)
Lens
c)
Retina
d)
Nerves
25.
Located on the back of the eye, made of tiny nerves called rods and cones, transfers light waves to nerve impulses that travel to the brain by the optic nerve.
a)
Cornea
b)
Lens
c)
Retina
d)
Nerves
26.
Position
a)
Location of an object
b)
Moving toward or away from the starting point
c)
Speed
d)
Steeper Slope
27.
Direction
a)
Location of an object
b)
Moving toward or away from the starting point
c)
Speed
d)
Steeper Slope
28.
Distance an object travels in a unit of time
a)
Location of an object
b)
Moving toward or away from the starting point
c)
Speed
d)
Steeper Slope
29.
Causes faster speed
a)
Location of an object
b)
Flat Slope
c)
Flatter Slope
d)
Steeper Slope
30.
Not moving (stopped)
a)
Location of an object
b)
Flat Slope
c)
Flatter Slope
d)
Steeper Slope
31.
Causes slower speed
a)
Location of an object
b)
Moving toward or away from the starting point
c)
Speed
d)
Flatter Slope
32.
A curved line on a distance time graph represents
a)
Increasing speed constantly
b)
Decreasing speed constantly
c)
Acceleration
d)
Constant speed
33.
The formula for calculating speed
a)
Speed = Distance/Time
b)
Distance= Time/Speed
c)
Time= Distance/Speed
d)
Speed= Distance x Time
34.
A push or pull on an object
a)
Force
b)
Friction
c)
Mass
d)
Inertia
35.
The force that pulls objects towards each other
a)
Gravity
b)
Friction
c)
Force
d)
Mass
36.
acts in the opposite direction of the motion of an object; slows objects down
a)
Gravity
b)
Friction
c)
Force
d)
Mass
37.
It takes a greater force to change the motion of an object with a greater mass
a)
Gravity
b)
Friction
c)
Force
d)
Mass
38.
The more force exerted on an object
a)
The faster it will move
b)
The slower it will move
c)
It will stop
d)
It will accelerate
39.
An object's resistance to change in its motion
a)
Inertia
b)
Mass
c)
Friction
d)
Force
40.
Which of the following is true of an unbalanced force?
a)
always change motion of an object
b)
Never change motion of an object
c)
Sometimes change the motion of an object
d)
Do not change the motion of an object
41.
Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars are all
a)
Inner Planets
b)
Outer Planets
42.
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Nepture
a)
Inner Planets
b)
Outer Planets
43.
The 4 inner planets are
a)
Solid
b)
Gas
44.
The 4 outer planets are
a)
Solid
b)
Gas
45.
Rocky objects that orbit the sun
a)
Asteroids
b)
Moons
c)
Planets
d)
Comets
46.
Rocky objects that orbit planets
a)
Asteroids
b)
Moons
c)
Planets
d)
Comets
47.
Frozen rock, gas, and dust that orbits the sun
a)
Asteroids
b)
Moons
c)
Planets
d)
Comets
48.
Also known as "Dirty Snowballs"
a)
Asteroids
b)
Moons
c)
Planets
d)
Comets
49.
Have long, elliptical orbits
a)
Asteroids
b)
Moons
c)
Planets
d)
Comets
50.
The asteroid belt is located between ___________ and ______________
a)
Mars, Jupiter
b)
Jupiter, Venus
c)
Mars, Uranus
d)
Uranus, Pluto
51.
ALL planets have moons
a)
True
b)
False
52.
A comet's tail always points away from the sun
a)
True
b)
False
53.
Chunk of rock located outside of the Earth's atmosphere
a)
Meteroid
b)
Meteorite
c)
Meteor
54.
Chunk of rock that hits earth
a)
Meteroid
b)
Meteorite
c)
Meteor
55.
Chunk of rock that enters earth's atmosphere and begins to burn
a)
Meteroid
b)
Meteorite
c)
Meteor
56.
The only star in our solar system
a)
The Sun
b)
Earth's Moon
c)
The Asteroid Belt
d)
Venus
57.
Photosphere
a)
Visible part of the sun
b)
Cooler areas of gas that appear dark
c)
Loops of gas near sunspot regions
d)
Explosions of gas where prominences connect. Increase charged particles that can cause problems on earth
58.
Sunspots
a)
Visible part of the sun
b)
Cooler areas of gas that appear dark
c)
Loops of gas near sunspot regions
d)
Explosions of gas where prominences connect. Increase charged particles that can cause problems on earth
59.
Solar Flares
a)
Visible part of the sun
b)
Cooler areas of gas that appear dark
c)
Loops of gas near sunspot regions
d)
Explosions of gas where prominences connect. Increase charged particles that can cause problems on earth
60.
Outer layer of the SUn
a)
Corona
b)
Sunspot
c)
Prominence
d)
Solar Flare
61.
Time it takes for Earth to rotate on its own axis
a)
24 minutes
b)
24 hours
c)
24 seconds
d)
365.25 Days
62.
Time it takes for Earth to revolve around the sun
a)
24 minutes
b)
24 hours
c)
24 seconds
d)
365.25 Days
63.
What phase would you see at point #2
a)
Waxing Crescent
b)
Waning Crescent
c)
Waxing Gibbous
d)
Waning Gibbous
64.
What phase would you see at point #8
a)
Waxing Crescent
b)
Waning Crescent
c)
Waxing Gibbous
d)
Waning Gibbous
65.
What phase would you see at point #6
a)
Waxing Crescent
b)
Waning Crescent
c)
Waxing Gibbous
d)
Waning Gibbous
66.
What phase would you see at point #4
a)
Waxing Crescent
b)
Waning Crescent
c)
Waxing Gibbous
d)
Waning Gibbous
67.
What phase would you see at point #1
a)
Waxing Crescent
b)
Waning Crescent
c)
New Moon
d)
Full Moon
68.
What phase would you see at point #5
a)
Waxing Crescent
b)
Waning Crescent
c)
New Moon
d)
Full Moon
69.
What causes changes in the tides on Earth?
a)
Earth's Moon Gravity
b)
Stars
c)
Earth's Gravity
d)
Equilibrium
70.
The Winter Solstice marks the...
a)
Shortest day of the year
b)
Longest day of the year
c)
Equal day and night time
71.
The Summer Solstice marks the...
a)
Shortest day of the year
b)
Longest day of the year
c)
Equal day and night time
72.
The Autumnal Equinox marks...
a)
Shortest day of the year
b)
Longest day of the year
c)
Equal day and night time
73.
The Vernal Equinox marks...
a)
Shortest day of the year
b)
Longest day of the year
c)
Equal day and night time
74.
This image illustrates the eclipse where the earth is positioned between the moon and sun.
a)
Lunar Eclipse
b)
Solar Eclipse
75.
This image illustrates the eclipse where the moon is positioned between the sun and earth.
a)
Solar Eclipse
b)
Lunar Eclipse
76.
Outermost layer, least dense, solid rock
a)
Crust
b)
Core
c)
Mantle
77.
Middle layer of the earth. Thickest layer. Rock begins to melt.
a)
Crust
b)
Core
c)
Mantle
78.
Inner layer, most dense, outer is liquid and inner is solid
a)
Crust
b)
Core
c)
Mantle
79.
Earthquakes and volcanoes occur more frequently along ___________
a)
Plate boundaries
b)
Magma barriers
c)
Pacific Rim
d)
Plate Conjunctions
80.
Strong earthquakes are more common at....
a)
Transform & Convergent Boundaries
b)
Divergent Boundaries
c)
only convergent boundaries
d)
Plate Conjunctions
81.
An example of an active transform boundary
a)
San Andreas FAult
b)
Epicenter Fault
c)
Pacific Fault
d)
Himalayan Mountains
82.
Volcanoes occur...
a)
At convergent boundaries where oceanic crust is subducted
b)
At divergent boundaries where oceanic crust is subducted
c)
At transform boundaries where oceanic crust is subducted
83.
Volcanoes occur...
a)
At divergent boundaries where magma pushes up between plates (rift zones)
b)
At divergent boundaries where oceanic crust is subducted
c)
At transform boundaries where oceanic crust is subducted
84.
An area of high volcanic and earthquake activity located in the Pacific Ocean
a)
The Ring of Fire
b)
The Ring of Honor
c)
The Square of Fire
d)
The Sultan of Swat
85.
The ongoing process that changes rock from one kind to another
a)
Rock Cycle
b)
Water Cycle
c)
The Air Cycle
d)
The Rock Continuum
86.
Igneous Rock
a)
Forms from magma that cools and hardens
b)
forms when rock is buried deep and exposed to extreme heat and pressure
c)
forms from rock that is weathered, eroded, deposited, compacted, and cemented.
87.
Metamorphic Rock
a)
Forms from magma that cools and hardens
b)
forms when rock is buried deep and exposed to extreme heat and pressure
c)
forms from rock that is weathered, eroded, deposited, compacted, and cemented.
88.
Sedimentary Rock
a)
Forms from magma that cools and hardens
b)
forms when rock is buried deep and exposed to extreme heat and pressure
c)
forms from rock that is weathered, eroded, deposited, compacted, and cemented.
89.
Must be found in nature, solid, have a certain chemical makeup and are the building blocks of rocks.
a)
Minerals
b)
Ores
c)
Fossil Fuels
d)
Homozygous Mixtures
90.
Minerals that are mined because they contain useful metals or nonmetals.
a)
Ores
b)
Minerals
c)
Fossil Fuels
d)
Elements
91.
Come from the remains of living things and give off energy when burned
a)
Ores
b)
Minerals
c)
Fossil Fuels
d)
Elements
92.
The section of the mantle made of melted rock
a)
Lithosphere
b)
Crust
c)
Asthenosphere
d)
Inner Core
93.
True or False: Biological adaptations help organisms survive
a)
True
b)
False
94.
Which of the following describes the process of Natural Selection?
a)
Shows how species change over time to survive
b)
Shows how species stay the same over time
c)
Shows how species do not compete for resources
d)
Shows how animals were too lazy to change
95.
The preserved remains or traces of an organism that lived in the past, usually more than 10,000 years ago.
a)
Fossils
b)
Bones
c)
Natural Selection
d)
Hot spots
96.
States that the oldest rock layers are on the bottom and the youngest are near the top.
a)
Law of Natural Selection
b)
Theory of Natural Selection
c)
Theory of Superposition
d)
Law of Superposition
97.
First 4 billion years of Earth's existence. Simple life forms were living in the oceans
a)
Precambrian Time
b)
Paleozoic Era
c)
Mesozoic Era
d)
Cenozoic Era
98.
Early invertebrates, fish, insects were thriving.
a)
Precambrian Time
b)
Paleozoic Era
c)
Mesozoic Era
d)
Cenozoic Era
99.
Which term means that no members of a species are alive?
a)
Extinction
b)
Endangered
c)
Threatened
d)
Vital
100.
Controlled Variables
a)
Stay the same
b)
Change
c)
Are measured
101.
Independent Variables
a)
Stay the same
b)
Change
c)
Are measured
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