WorksheetsFall Review
Total questions: 70
Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The 0 degree line of latitude is the ___________.
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
International Date Line
d)
Contour line
2.
The 0 degree mark of longitude is known as the ___________ ______________ and it measures through Greenwich England.
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
International Date Line
d)
Contour Line
3.
Lines of longitude are also called parallels.
a)
True
b)
False
4.
Lines of latitude run east and west.
a)
True
b)
False
5.
Which Hemisphere are both North America and South America found in?
a)
Western Hemisphere
b)
Eastern Hemisphere
c)
Southern Hemisphere
d)
Northern Hemisphere
6.
As you travel from west to east, does it get later or earlier?
a)
Earlier
b)
Later
7.
What time zone would California be in?
a)
Pacific Time
b)
Mountain Time
c)
Central Time
d)
Eastern Time
8.
The NFL game starts at 8 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. What time will it start in the Pacific Time Zone?
a)
10 p.m.
b)
4 p.m.
c)
5 p.m
d)
11 p.m.
9.
If it is 5:00 pm in Miami, Florida, what time is it in Denver, Colorado?
a)
3:00pm
b)
8:00pm
c)
4:00pm
d)
6:00am
10.
How many time zones are there in the world?
a)
24
b)
12
c)
6
d)
48
11.
If it is 2:00 PM in Maryland, what time is it in Florida?
a)
2:00 PM
b)
12:00 PM
c)
3:00 PM
d)
1:00 PM
12.
The slow wearing away of rock into smaller pieces is called:
a)
Erosion
b)
Weathering
c)
Deposition
d)
Rock cycle
13.
Which rock type is formed when molten (melted) rock cools and hardens?
a)
Igneous rock
b)
Metamorphic rock
c)
Sedimentary rock
d)
Smooth rock
14.
The actual shape of Earth is best described as
a)
a perfect sphere
b)
an oblate spheroid
c)
an oblong spheroid
d)
flat like pancake
15.
The Earth is slightly flattened at the polar regions due to
a)
its revolution around the Sun
b)
the gravitational pull of the Sun & Moon
c)
its rotation on the axis
d)
storms from the Sun
16.
The approximate latitude of Utica, NY is
a)
43o 05' N
b)
75o 15' E
c)
42o 55' N
d)
75o 15' W
17.
How are latitude and longitude lines drawn on a globe of Earth?
a)
Latitude lines are parallel and Longitude lines meet at the poles
b)
Latitude lines are parallel and Longitude lines meet at the Equator
c)
Longitude lines are parallel and Latitude lines meet at the poles
d)
Longitude lines are parallel and Latitude meet at the Equator
18.
What is the approximate altitude of Polaris from the top of Slide Mountain, NY?
a)
41o
b)
42o
c)
43o
d)
44o
19.
Your local time is 4pm and it is 12 noon at Greenwich England (0o Longitude). What is your longitude?
a)
15o E
b)
60o E
c)
15o W
d)
60o W
20.
The Earth Science student pictured above is measuring the altitude of Polaris. What is their latitude?
a)
42o N
b)
48o N
c)
42o S
d)
48o S
21.
What is the best model of Earth?
a)
Baseball
b)
Orange
c)
Meatball
d)
Ping Pong Ball
22.
Which mineral is typically yellow, nonmetallic, brittle, hardness of 2-3, and has a foul odor?
a)
sulfur
b)
kaolinite
c)
kyanite
d)
talc
23.
Which mineral is metallic to earthy gray, has a hardness of 1-2, and writes on paper?
a)
graphite
b)
galena
c)
pyrite
d)
hematite
24.
What mineral is known as "fools gold"?
a)
graphite
b)
quartz
c)
galena
d)
pyrite
25.
What mineral can pick up a paperclip because of it's magnetic properties?
a)
galena
b)
graphite
c)
magnetite
d)
hematite
26.
A mineral's resistance to being scratched is called?
a)
streak
b)
luster
c)
hardness
d)
heft
27.
By definition, a mineral has which of the following characteristic(s)?
a)
chemical composition
b)
crystalline structure
c)
natural
d)
all of the above
28.
A mineral is a living object
a)
True
b)
False
29.
Dull, silky, waxy, pearly, and earthy are terms that best describe which property of minerals?
a)
luster
b)
color
c)
streak
d)
cleavage
30.
Which of the following properties does the Moh's scale measure?
a)
Luster
b)
Hardness
c)
Density
d)
Streak
31.
What does inorganic mean?
a)
Something that is living
b)
Something that is dead, but was once living
c)
Something that was never living
32.
Which of the following is NOT a way to identify a mineral?
a)
Luster
b)
Hardness
c)
Heaviness
d)
Density
33.
A mineral breaks into pieces like are shown in the picture. How would you describe its breakage?
a)
Fracture
b)
Cleavage
c)
Glassy
d)
Waxy
34.
A mineral breaks into pieces like are shown in the picture. How would you describe its breakage?
a)
Fracture
b)
Cleavage
c)
Glassy
d)
Waxy
35.
___________ is the color of powdered mineral.
a)
Luster
b)
Streak
c)
Fracture
36.
Minerals are identified by observing their ___________.
a)
physical properties
b)
name
c)
location
37.
Is the rock in the picture coarse grained or fine grained?
a)
coarse
b)
fine
38.
How do intrusive igneous rocks cool?
a)
quickly
b)
slowly
c)
really fast
39.
How is pumice used?
a)
counter tops
b)
skin abrasive
c)
gravel
d)
weapons
40.
A type of rock that forms from the cooling of molten rock at or below the surface of the earth is a type of:
a)
Igneous Rock
b)
Metamorphic Rock
c)
Sedimentary Rock
d)
Chemical Rock
41.
The process by which igneous rocks are formed...
a)
heat and pressure deep underneath earth's surface
b)
melting and cooling of magma
c)
compaction and cementation of sediments
42.
Small, solid pieces of materials from rocks or living things
a)
sediment
b)
clastic rock
c)
organic rock
d)
deposition
43.
The process by which running water, wind, or ice carry away bits of broken-up rock
a)
weathering
b)
sediment
c)
erosion
d)
cememtation
44.
Fossils are only found in sedimentary rocks.
a)
True
b)
False
45.
Name this rock.
a)
sandstone
b)
coal
c)
shale
d)
flint
46.
Name this rock.
a)
lithographic limestone
b)
breccia
c)
coal
d)
conglomerate
47.
When metamorphic rocks are formed, the extreme pressure is usually caused by the _______.
a)
gravity in the atmosphere
b)
collision of tectonic plates
c)
the fiery hot magma in the Earth's mantle
d)
weight of the mountains
48.
When metamorphic rocks are formed, the extreme heat is usually caused by the _______.
a)
gravity in the atmosphere
b)
collision of tectonic plates
c)
the fiery hot magma in the Earth's mantle
d)
weight of the mountains
49.
Sedimentary rocks are formed by ___.
a)
existing rocks are baked and squeezed by pressure
b)
small pieces of rock are compacted and cemented together
c)
magma or lava cools and hardens
d)
igneous rocks are broken into pieces
50.
Metamorphic rocks change their size, shape, color and/or texture by doing all of the following EXCEPT ____.
a)
changing their chemical composition
b)
melting to form a new rock
c)
changing their mineral composition
d)
changing their crystal structure
51.
The process during which rocks are formed, change, wear down, and are formed over long periods is called the ___.
a)
mineral
b)
pressure
c)
rock cycle
d)
sedimentary rocks
52.
Which type of metamorphic rock has minerals in bands or stripes?
a)
Nonfoliated
b)
Coarse grained
c)
Fine grained
d)
Foliated
53.
What is the MAIN way rocks are classified?
a)
Their color and shapes
b)
How they form
c)
Mineral bands
d)
Where they form
54.
True/False: Igneous rocks can only turn into metamorphic rocks.
a)
True
b)
False
55.
Texture is determined by
a)
the chemicals in a rock
b)
the color of a rock
c)
the bumpiness of a rock
d)
the size and shape of the rock's mineral grains
56.
A mineral is broken into pieces using a hammer. The rocks edges are straight and even. What property does this mineral have?
a)
Fracture
b)
Hardness
c)
Cleavage
d)
Luster
57.
Mass = 35 g
Volume = 17 mL
Density = ?
Volume = 17 mL
Density = ?
a)
20.06 g/mL
b)
2.06 g/mL
c)
10.06 g/mL
d)
1.06 g/mL
58.
Calculate the density of a 200 g block with these dimensions:
length= 5 cm, width = 6 cm, height = 2 cm
length= 5 cm, width = 6 cm, height = 2 cm
a)
3.33 g/cm3
b)
4.3 g/cm3
c)
40 g/cm3
d)
33.3 g/cm3
59.
Experimental Value = 86 cm
Accepted Value = 78 cm
Percent Error = ?
Accepted Value = 78 cm
Percent Error = ?
a)
12%
b)
10 %
c)
8%
d)
6%
60.
Experimental Value = 50 cm
Accepted Value = 55 cm
Percent Error = ?
Accepted Value = 55 cm
Percent Error = ?
a)
9%
b)
-9%
c)
10 %
d)
-10%
61.
A climber is on a hike. After 2 hours he is at an altitude of 400 feet. After 6 hours, he is at an altitude of 700 feet. What is the average rate of change?
a)
200
b)
150
c)
300
d)
75
62.
At 0 seconds, Mrs. Taylor was 10 feet off the ground. At 5 seconds, she was 20 feet off the ground. What is her rate in feet per second?
a)
10 feet per second
b)
5 feet per second
c)
2 feet per second
d)
6 feet per second
63.
Rain washing away soil from a hillside
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
64.
The process of breaking up rocks on Earth's surface is called...
a)
sediment
b)
erosion
c)
weathering
d)
deposition
65.
What is the movement of soil from one place to another?
a)
weathering
b)
deposition
c)
discharge
d)
erosion
66.
What is groundwater?
a)
any form of liquid water
b)
water that is not moving
c)
water on Earth's surface
d)
water below Earth's surface
67.
Write 0.00000707 in scientific notation.
a)
7.07 x 10-6
b)
7.07 x 106
c)
707 x 108
d)
707 x 10-8
68.
Write 7.113 x 107 in standard form.
a)
71,130,00
b)
7,113,000
c)
0.0000007113
d)
7,113
69.
Write 7.8 x 10-3 in standard form.
a)
0.0078
b)
7,800
c)
78
d)
0.078
70.
Body of air surrounding our planet.
a)
Hydrosphere
b)
Biosphere
c)
Atmosphere
d)
Geosphere
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