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Mid-Term Review

Total questions: 52

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the main difference between Qualitative and QuaNtatitive?
a)
There is no difference
b)
Qualitative have numbers
c)
Quantitative have numbers
d)
They both start with Q
2.
What unit would you use to measure mass?
a)
grams
b)
inches
c)
liters
d)
miles
3.
On a graph, where would I find the Dependent Variable?
a)
X-axis
b)
Y-axis
4.
What is Repetition?
a)
Many scientists completing an experiment
b)
One scientist completing an experiment many times
c)
Many scientists completing many experiments many times
d)
One scientist completing an experiment once.
5.
What is Replication?
a)
Many scientists completing an experiment
b)
One scientist completing an experiment many times
c)
Many scientists completing many experiments many times
d)
One scientist completing an experiment once.
6.
Scientific Explanations require 2 things...what are those two things?
a)
heat and pressure
b)
claim and evidence
c)
peanut butter and jelly
d)
math and science
7.
Which one is NOT one of the 3 states of matter?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
gak
8.
What causes matter to change from one form to another?
a)
addition/removal of heat
b)
addition of heat only 
c)
removal of heat only
d)
it cannot change
9.
What form of energy is given off when there is friction?
a)
sound
b)
light
c)
thermal
d)
electrical
10.
Which form of energy is transfered from stored chemical in a campfire?
a)
thermal
b)
electrical
c)
nuclear
d)
mechanical
11.
Where is the most kinentic energy?
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
12.
Where is the most potential energy?
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
13.
A liquid is changing to water vapor (gas). Which is true?
a)
The liquid has a higher boiling point.
b)
The vapor particles have more energy.
c)
The vapor is at a lower temperature.
d)
The particles in the liquid move faster than the vapor.
14.
What type of energy is stored in a battery?
a)
chemical
b)
thermal
c)
nuclear
d)
electrical
15.
True or False. The Law of Conservation of Energy stated that energy cannot be created or destroyed. 
a)
True
b)
False
16.
Heat flows from __________ to __________.
a)
warmer; cooler
b)
cooler; warmer
c)
it doesn't flow
d)
warmer; warmer
17.
True or False. Heat never stops flowing between objects.
a)
True
b)
False
18.
True or False. When an ice cube melts it is giving it's coldness to the tea.
a)
True
b)
False
19.
In a hand cranked flashlight, how is the energy transferred?
a)
chemical to electrical to light
b)
mechanical to electrical to light
c)
nuclear to light to thermal
d)
mechanical to nuclear to light
20.
What is the name for the length from crest to crest or trough to trough? (A)
a)
amplitude
b)
wavelength
c)
crest
d)
trough
21.
What is this tool used to measure?
a)
mass
b)
volume
c)
height
d)
length
22.
EM waves travel at the speed of __________.
a)
sound
b)
warp
c)
light
d)
malasses in January
23.
The more energy in the wave the _________ the frequency.
a)
lower
b)
higher
c)
no change
d)
slower
24.
What is the name of the distance between the crest or trough and the resting position?(B)
a)
wavelength
b)
amplitude
c)
crest
d)
trough
25.
Where is the resting position located on a wave?
a)
the top
b)
the bottom
c)
in the middle
d)
there is no resting position
26.
Which EM wave have the most energy, shortest wavelength and highest frequency?
a)
Radio
b)
X- Ray
c)
Gamma
d)
Infrared
27.
Which EM wave have the least energy, longest wavelength and lowest frequency?
a)
Radio
b)
X- Ray
c)
Gamma
d)
Infrared
28.
What is the only EM wave that you can see?
a)
UV
b)
Mircowaves
c)
Visible light
d)
Gamma
29.
What is the name of a rock that is created with heat and pressure?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Metamorphic
c)
Igneous
d)
NO rocks are ever made with heat and pressure
30.
What is the name of the rock that is made from cooled lava?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Metmorphic
c)
Igneous
d)
No rocks are made
31.
In what type of rock can fossils be found?
a)
sedmentary
b)
igneous
c)
metamorphic
d)
all rocks
32.
Heat and pressure deep in the Earth can change any rock into 
a)
lava
b)
igneous
c)
sedimentary
d)
metamorphic
33.
The outer core is a _____________ layer and the inner core is a ______________layer.
a)
They are both liquid
b)
They are both solid
c)
liquid, solid
d)
solid, liquid
34.
Geologists have learned about the layers of the Earth by studying
a)
size of volcanoes
b)
patterns of earthquakes 
c)
presence of fossils
d)
speed and paths of seismic waves 
35.
This Earth layer is bendy, soft mantle that can flow.
a)
mesophere
b)
lithosphere
c)
asthenosphere
d)
atmosphere
36.
What is the process called that carries fragments by wind, water or ice?
a)
deposition
b)
compaction
c)
cementation
d)
erosion
37.
Cooler rock sinks as the warmer rock rises because of difference in density. What is this called?
a)
tectonics
b)
convection
c)
sea-floor spreading
d)
contiental dri
38.
Which layer is the layer of the Earth that is liquid?
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Outer Core
d)
Inner Core
39.
What happens to the pressure and temperature as you deeper into the Earth?
a)
pressure increases, temperature decreases
b)
pressure decreases, temperture increases
c)
pressure and temperature both increase
d)
pressure and temperature both decrease
40.
What is main evidence that helps Geologists know the structure of Earth's interior?
a)
exploration of caves
b)
rock samples and seismic waves
c)
temperature measurements in deep mines
d)
observations of other planets
41.
What is the difference between the crust and lithosphere?
a)
crust contains the lithosphere and the uppermost layer of the mantle
b)
lithosphere contains both the crust and uppermost part of the mantle
c)
crust is below the lithosphere and contains the uppermost part of the mantle
d)
lithosphere located below the crust and contains the uppermost part of the mantle
42.
What is the measure of the average kinetic energy?
a)
electromagnetic
b)
electrical
c)
temperature
d)
kinetic
43.
Total energy of the particles in a substance is called
a)
mass
b)
degrees
c)
volume
d)
thermal
44.
Heat that is transferred from one object to another through direct contact is called
a)
convection
b)
radiation
c)
conduction
d)
thermal
45.
When you rub your hands together friction is transformed into ___________ energy.
a)
electromagnetic
b)
chemical
c)
nuclear
d)
thermal
46.
How are different types of radiation arranged along the EM spectrum?
a)
mediums they travel through
b)
energy they carry
c)
sources they come from
d)
whether you can see them
47.
What type of radiation would your cellphone have?
a)
Radio
b)
Microwave
c)
Infrared
d)
Gamma
48.
Light slows down when passing from 
a)
air into water
b)
water into air
c)
water into solid
d)
solid into air
49.
What type of wave is sound?
a)
radio
b)
mechanical
c)
electromagnetic
d)
ocean
50.
Which wave type does not need a medium?
a)
sound
b)
electromagnetic
51.
What tool do you use to find the volume of an object?
a)
triple beam balance
b)
graduated cylinder
c)
ruler
d)
meter stick
52.
What is the measure on the graduated cylinder?
a)
66 mL
b)
65 mL
c)
67 mL
d)
60 mL