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WorksheetsPhysical Science Review: chemistry, physics, astronomy
Total questions: 66
Worksheet time: 55mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Scientists think that convection currents flow in Earth's
a)
continents
b)
mantle
c)
lithosphere
d)
inner core.
2.
A collision between two pieces of continental crust at a converging boundary produces a
a)
mid ocean ridge
b)
deep ocean trench
c)
rift valley
d)
mountain range
3.
Which wave is the most destructive?
a)
P - Primary
b)
S - Secondary
c)
Surface Wave
4.
One large landmass
a)
North America
b)
Pangea
c)
South America
d)
PanAmerica
5.
Heat transfers within the Earth
a)
Conduction
b)
Convection Current
c)
Ocean Current
d)
Radiation
6.
Addition of new sea floor
a)
Subduction
b)
Sea Floor Spreading
c)
Sea Floor subduction
d)
Convergent
7.
To make new crust, ____ is pushed up from the mantle.
a)
Lava
b)
Iron
c)
Magma
d)
Nickel
8.
Plates sliding past each other in opposite directions
a)
Convergent
b)
Divergent
c)
Subduction
d)
Transform
9.
Which was NOT evidence of Wegener?
a)
Seafloor spreading
b)
fossils
c)
puzzle piece
d)
glacier evidence
10.
Which of the following helps to determine how easily magma flows?
a)
the amount of silica in the magma
b)
the diameter of the pipe
c)
the size of the crater
d)
the number of vents on the volcano
11.
Rows on the period table are called _____ while columns are called _____.
a)
groups, families
b)
groups, periods
c)
periods, groups
d)
families, groups
12.
Which is not an example of chemical changes
a)
Burning Wood
b)
Dyeing Hair
c)
Digesting Food
d)
Chopping wood
13.
What coefficient should be used to make the following equation balanced?
N2+O2--> _NO
N2+O2--> _NO
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
14.
Which wave can only go through solids?
a)
P
b)
S
c)
Surface
d)
Normal
15.
According to the Doppler effect, what happens to the sound waves in a car moving away from you?
a)
They move more quickly, so their pitch increases
b)
Their frequency increases, so their pitch increases
c)
Their wavelength increases, so their pitch increases
16.
What group would Ca like to join with
a)
5
b)
6
c)
7
d)
8
17.
Waves are a transfer of what?
a)
Heat
b)
Light
c)
Energy
d)
Food
18.
Amplitude reflects the amount of ____________________ in a wave.
a)
energy
b)
compression
c)
rarefaction
d)
speed
19.
Each row in the periodic table is called a
a)
group
b)
period
c)
cluster
d)
unit
20.
How many electrons do atoms need to be stable?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
6
d)
8
21.
Highly explosive volcanoes tend to have what type of magma?
a)
magma with high silica, high viscosity, and higher gas content
b)
magma with low silica, low viscosity, and lower gas content
c)
magma with low silica, high viscosity, and lower gas content
d)
magma with no silica, high viscosity, and no gas content
22.
A line of volcanic activity that surrounds the Pacific Ocean basin is the
a)
Ring of Fire
b)
Aleutian Islands
c)
Hawaiian Islands
d)
Caribbean Islands
23.
How thick something is or the ability of a fluid or liquid to flow is its
a)
viscosity
b)
density
c)
velocity
d)
flowability
24.
What type of boundary is associated with the Ring of Fire
a)
Convergent
b)
Divergent
c)
Transform
25.
What are the fastest seismic waves?
a)
P waves
b)
T waves
c)
S waves
d)
Q waves
26.
Which wave can travel through solids, liquids, and gases?
a)
P
b)
S
c)
Surface
d)
Seismic
27.
Earth and the other planets closest to the Sun are made mostly of _______
a)
gas
b)
metal
c)
water
d)
rock
28.
What force acted on the massive nebula to collapse it and eventually form our sun?
a)
electrostatic force
b)
strong force
c)
weak force
d)
gravity
29.
the process that provides the sun with its energy
a)
solar flare
b)
Photosphere
c)
radiative zone
d)
nuclear fusion
30.
Name the boundary
a)
convergent boundary
b)
divergent boundary
c)
transform boundary
d)
sergent boundary
31.
A subduction zone is formed...
a)
when one tectonic plate sinks below another
b)
at every type of convergent plate boundary
c)
at every type of divergent plate boundary
d)
at transform boundaries
32.
How many valence electrons are in Phosphorus?
a)
15
b)
4
c)
5
d)
31
33.
In the modern periodic table elements are arranged by:
a)
atomic mass
b)
atomic number
c)
valence electrons
d)
number of isotopes
34.
Which is a halogen?
a)
Helium
b)
Chlorine
c)
Oxygen
d)
Neptune
35.
Which is an alkali metal?
a)
Magnesium
b)
Iron
c)
Sodium
d)
Europium
36.
True or False: Elements in a group have the same number of electrons in their outer shell.
a)
true
b)
false
37.
What process is occurring at Z?
a)
Convection currents
b)
Subduction
c)
Two plates moving apart
d)
New ocean floor forming
38.
The type of waves that require medium to pass:
a)
Mechanical Waves
b)
Electromagnetic Waves
39.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
40.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest wavelength?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
41.
What is the speed of a sound wave that has a frequency of 250 hertz and a wavelength of 8 meters?
a)
31 m/s
b)
250 m/s
c)
2000 m/s
d)
5280 m/s
42.
The Nebular Theory is:
a)
A theory on how the Milky Way galaxy was formed
b)
A theory on how the universe was formed
c)
A theory on how the solar system will be destroyed
d)
A theory on how the solar system was formed
43.
The most abundant gases in a nebula are:
a)
Hydrogen & Oxygen
b)
Nitrogen & Oxygen
c)
Hydrogen & Helium
d)
Oxygen & Helium
44.
Which elements have the most similar chemical properties?
a)
K and Na
b)
K and Ca
c)
K and Cl
d)
K and S
45.
What period and group is Silver (Ag)?
a)
Period 2, Group 1
b)
Period 3, Group 16
c)
Period 5, Group 11
d)
Period 2, 14
46.
How many electrons are required to complete the outer energy level of a phosphorus atom?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
47.
C6H12O6
a)
Ionic
b)
Covalent
c)
Metallic
48.
NaCl
a)
Ionic
b)
Covalent
49.
If Magnesium (Mg+2) and Fluorine (F-1) form an ionic bond, what is the chemical formula for that compound?
a)
Mg2F
b)
MgF2
c)
F2Mg3
50.
Which crust is more dense?
a)
Oceanic Lithosphere
b)
continental Lithosphere
c)
They are the same
51.
Which of the following occurs because of convection currents?
a)
Tectonic plates (crust )move.
b)
The mantle increases in size.
c)
P waves hit the core
d)
L waves decreases.
52.
Which of these layers is ALL SOLID iron and nickel?
a)
inner core
b)
outer core
c)
lithosphere
d)
mesosphere
53.
What is the name of the Boundary that represents #7?
a)
Reverse
b)
Transform
c)
Convergent
d)
Divergent
54.
What is the wavelength of the sound wave that has a frequency of 340 hertz as it travels through the air at 680 m/s?
a)
0.01 m
b)
0.5 m
c)
2.0 m
d)
200 m
55.
The only force acting on the nebulae is ________.
a)
thermal
b)
singular
c)
gravity
d)
microscopic
56.
More massive stars continue to fuse elements in their cores all the way up to ________.
a)
silicon
b)
iron (Fe)
c)
carbon
d)
plutonium
57.
What type of event will occur at this boundary?
a)
Earthquake
b)
Volcano Eruption
c)
Tornado
d)
Mountain Building
58.
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
59.
Which set of waves are the P waves?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
They are all P waves
60.
Which set of waves are probably S waves?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
They are all S waves
61.
Which of the following sequences correctly lists the different arrivals from first to last?
a)
P waves, S waves, Surface waves
b)
Surface waves, P waves, S waves
c)
P waves, Surface waves, S waves
d)
S waves, P waves, Surface waves
62.
A student looking for an element that will bond with sodium (Na) knows that table salt is a compound of sodium and chlorine (Cl). Based on this information, which of the following elements would most likely bond with sodium?
a)
argon (Ar)
b)
bromine (Br)
c)
calcium (Ca)
d)
potassium (K)
63.
Group 17 (7A), the halogens, includes fluorine (F), chlorine (Cl), bromine (Br), iodine (I), and astatine (At). Which statement is most accurate concerning group 17 (7A) on the periodic table?
a)
They have 1 valence electron.
b)
They are extremely reactive.
c)
They are metals.
d)
They are inert.
64.
Galaxies that are moving away from us look more _____ than expected.
a)
white
b)
blue
c)
yellow
d)
red
65.
Which is *not* evidence for the Big Bang theory?
a)
red-shifted galaxies
b)
hieroglypiphics describing the instant of the Big Bang
c)
smooth cosmic background radiation
d)
amounts of hydrogen and helium
66.
As galaxies move away from us, the light waves we see coming from them are
a)
scrunched together.
b)
louder.
c)
not affected in any way.
d)
stretched out.
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