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WorksheetsRozycki Midterm 2018
Total questions: 96
Worksheet time: 1hrs 6mins
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Class
Date
1.
A person who studies the oceans and marine life would be an
a)
oceanographer
b)
ecologist
c)
meteorologist
2.
What would a meteorologist NOT study?
a)
wind patterns
b)
air pressure
c)
shooting stars
3.
Grams is the metric unit for...
a)
mass
b)
weight
c)
height
4.
The scientific measure for temperature is...
a)
Kelvin
b)
Celsius
c)
Fahrenheit
5.
Does density decrease, increase or stay the same if change and objects size by cutting it in half?
a)
decrease
b)
stay the same
c)
increase
6.
What is the formula you use to calculate density?
a)
M/V (mass divided by volume)
b)
V/M (volume divided by mass)
c)
G x V (grams times by volume)
7.
What is the hydrosphere?
a)
Water
b)
All water on Earth
c)
The Earth's surface
8.
What is the atmosphere?
a)
The thin blanket of air that surrounds Earth
b)
Air
c)
Pudding
9.
What is the Lithosphere?
a)
Structure
b)
Surface
c)
Solid Earth (Earth's Surface)
10.
What is the biosphere?
a)
Life
b)
All life on Earth
c)
Money
11.
Which branch of science is most interested in the atmosphere and weather?
a)
Astronomy
b)
Meteorology
c)
Biology
12.
__________________ is the scientific study of the universe.
a)
Geology
b)
Meteorology
c)
Astronomy
13.
______________ is an explanatory table of symbols used on a map or chart.
a)
compass
b)
legend
c)
scale
14.
What is matter?
a)
Volume of an object
b)
Anything that has mass and takes up space
c)
Mass of an object
15.
What are the number of electrons in Carbon?
a)
12
b)
10
c)
6
16.
What is the number of protons that the element in this image contain?
a)
14
b)
7
c)
15
17.
The first energy level can hold up to how many electrons?
a)
8
b)
4
c)
2
18.
How do you find out the number of protons in an atom?
a)
atomic number
b)
atomic mass
c)
charge
19.
How do you find out the number of neutrons in an atom?
a)
atomic number
b)
atomic mass- atomic number
c)
charge
20.
Which is an electron?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
21.
A substance that is made up for one type of atom is called an:
a)
atom
b)
element
c)
compound
22.
The positive particles of an atom are
a)
electrons
b)
protons
c)
neutrons
23.
The central region of an atom where its neutrons and protons are is called the
a)
nucleus
b)
electron cloud
c)
core
24.
Neutrons are
a)
negative
b)
positive
c)
neutral
25.
Electrons are
a)
negative and in the nucleus
b)
positive and at the edge of the atom
c)
negative and at the edge of the atom
26.
What constellation is this?
a)
Orion
b)
Taurus
c)
Canis Major
27.
What constellation is this?
a)
Draco
b)
Ursa Minor
c)
Corona Borealis
28.
What constellation is this?
a)
Ursa Major
b)
Ursa Minor
c)
Leo
29.
The flying horse constellation is...
a)
Perseus
b)
Pegasus
c)
Unicorn
30.
The sky is divided into ____ constellations.
a)
88
b)
22
c)
44
31.
Visible stars that form a pattern in the sky are called...
a)
galaxies
b)
constellations
c)
meteors
32.
What constellation is this?
a)
Gemini
b)
Taurus
c)
Canis Major
33.
What constellation is this?
a)
Lyra
b)
Cygnus
c)
Aquila
34.
What constellation is part man/part horse?
a)
Orion
b)
Sagittarius
c)
Ursa Major
35.
The constellation Orion is
a)
part man, part horse
b)
a great bear
c)
a great hunter
36.
To find the Great Dipper do you look in the North or South part of the sky?
a)
North
b)
South
37.
Which of the following is the mnemonic
we use to remember the cardinal
directions?
we use to remember the cardinal
directions?
a)
even swans nest Wednesdays
b)
never eat soggy waffles
c)
we never end school
38.
Which answer shows all of
the Intermediate Directions?
the Intermediate Directions?
a)
South, North, East, West
b)
North, Northeast, Northwest
c)
Northeast, Southeast, Northwest,
Southwest
Southwest
39.
Which answer is not a Cardinal
direction?
direction?
a)
North
b)
East
c)
Northeast
40.
We need directions so we do not
get lost, to help us get from one
place to another, and so we know
where we are.
get lost, to help us get from one
place to another, and so we know
where we are.
a)
True
b)
False
41.
The _____ is where the Earth and sky appear to meet in the far distance and the _____ is the point on the celestial sphere directly over the head of the observer.
a)
horizon, azimuth
b)
altitude, zenith
c)
horizon, zenith
42.
The _____ is the huge imaginary sphere on which all objects in the sky were once considered to be attached.
a)
equator
b)
celestial sphere
c)
ecliptic
43.
The angular distance of a celestial object above the horizon
a)
Altitude
b)
Latitude
c)
Longitude
44.
When we watch the nighttime sky, we find that
a)
the stars and constellations remain fixed in our sky, not rising or setting in a time as short as one night because they are so far away.
b)
most stars and constellations slowly rise in the east and set in the west.
c)
most stars and constellations slowly rise in the west and set in the east.
45.
If you follow a line through the "pointer stars" (the two stars in the bowl of the Big Dipper farthest from the handle) away from the open end of the dipper, the first moderately bright star you come to is
a)
Polaris, the North Star.
b)
Spica, in Virgo.
c)
Arcturus, in Bootes.
46.
This is part of the....
a)
Geosphere
b)
Biosphere
c)
Cryosphere
47.
How does the lithosphere interact with the hydrosphere?
a)
Rain weathering and eroding a rock
b)
People enjoy a nice evening hiking
c)
A bird flying through the sky
48.
If you had to study volcanoes and the interior of the Earth you would be studying...
a)
Astronomy
b)
Geology
c)
Oceanography
49.
What is the scientific study of Earth and the universe around it?
a)
Biology
b)
Physics
c)
Earth Science
50.
The ecliptic can be defined as
a)
the extension of the Earth's equator onto the sky.
b)
the path traced out by the Sun in our sky over one year against the background stars.
c)
the path traced out by the Moon in our sky in one month against the background stars.
51.
What causes tides?
a)
gravity
b)
wind
c)
spring
d)
neap
52.
What type of tide occurs during a new and full moon?
a)
Neap tides
b)
Spring tides
c)
Normal tides
53.
What type of tide occurs during the first or third quarter moon?
a)
Neap tides
b)
Spring tides
c)
Normal tides
54.
Which of the following words describe the phases of the moon?
a)
none, quarter, half, three quarters, full
b)
new, crescent, quarter, gibbous, full
c)
dark, light, half, quarter, blue
d)
first quarter, second quarter, third quarter, fourth quarter
55.
What Moon phase is this?
a)
Full Moon
b)
Waxing Gibbous
c)
New Moon
d)
Half Moon
56.
What Moon phase is this?
a)
Waxing Crescent
b)
Waning Gibbous
c)
Waning Crescent
d)
Waxing Gibbous
57.
The accepted theory about the Moon formation is called __________________________.
a)
the Terrestrial Impact Theory
b)
the Planetary Impact Theory
c)
the Meteorite Impact Theory
d)
the Giant Impact Theory
58.
Which type of eclipse occurs when the Moon comes directly between Earth and the Sun?
a)
Lunar eclipse
b)
Solar eclipse
59.
When the Earth's shadow falls on the moon, the shadow causes what to happen?
a)
Lunar eclipse
b)
Solar eclipse
c)
Partial eclipse
60.
When we look at the sun, what layer are we viewing?
a)
photosphere
b)
chromosphere
c)
corona
d)
convection zone
61.
The outer most layer of the Sun's atmosphere is:
a)
Photosphere
b)
Corona
c)
Transition Zone
d)
Chromosphere
62.
Energy is created in the core when two _____________ atoms join together to form a ______________ atom.
a)
helium, hydrogen
b)
carbon, hydrogen
c)
nitrogen, helium
d)
hydrogen, helium
63.
How long does it take energy to pass through the radiation zone?
a)
12 minutes
b)
100 year
c)
10,000 years
d)
100,000 years
64.
In which area of the sun does gas rise as it heats up, then fall back down as it cools?
a)
the core
b)
the radiation zone
c)
the convection zone
d)
the corona
65.
What layer of the sun's atmosphere gives the sun its "white halo" during a solar eclipse?
a)
chromosphere
b)
photosphere
c)
corona
d)
atmosphere
66.
Areas of gas on the sun's surface that are cooler than gases around them are called:
a)
corona
b)
prominences
c)
sunspots
d)
solarspots
67.
The sun makes up about _________ percent of the solar system's total mass.
a)
98
b)
95
c)
99.8
d)
98.9
68.
The effective temperature of a star is related to its...
a)
solar system
b)
luminosity
c)
absolute magnitude
d)
color
69.
A Hertzsprung-Russell (H-R) diagram shows the relationship between ____.
a)
apparent magnitude and parallax
b)
parallax and temperature
c)
absolute magnitude and apparent magnitude
d)
temperature and absolute magnitude
70.
About 90 percent of stars on the H-R diagram are ____ stars.
a)
red giant
b)
main sequence
c)
luminosity
d)
supergiants
71.
Use the diagram to answer the question.Using the figure, Aldebaran, Mira, and Pollux are all _____ stars.
a)
giant
b)
supergiant
c)
main-sequence
d)
white dwarf
72.
Use the diagram to answer the question.Using the figure, which is a main-sequence star?
a)
Zeta Eridani
b)
Deneb
c)
Mira
d)
Sirius B
73.
Which of the stars is oldest in terms of its life cycle?
a)
Betelgeuse
b)
Alpha Centauri B
c)
Sirius B
d)
Vega
74.
What are stars?
a)
Huge spheres of hot gas that emits light and other radiation
b)
Bright spheres made of different types of rock and metals
c)
Large reflective objects in space
d)
Satellites that orbit around planets
75.
How does the sun produce energy?
a)
Nuclear Fission
b)
Burning gas
c)
Nuclear Fusion
d)
Absorbing heat from space
76.
Which of the following is not a stage for high mass stars?
a)
Main sequence
b)
Red dwarf
c)
Red supergiant
d)
Supernova
77.
In which stage does any star reach hydrostatic equilibrium for the first time?
a)
nebula
b)
protostar
c)
main sequence
d)
black dwarf
78.
Once all energy sources are used up in a low or medium mass star, the star will end its life as a ....
a)
red giant
b)
black dwarf
c)
white dwarf
d)
planetary nebular
79.
Which is the correct order of the electromagnetic spectrum from highest frequency to lowest frequency?
a)
Gamma, X-ray, Ultraviolet, Visible, Infrared, Microwave, Radio
b)
Gamma, Ultraviolet, Visible, Infrared, X-ray, Microwave, Radio
c)
Ultraviolet, Microwave, Radio, Visible, X-ray, Gamma, Infrared
d)
Radio, Microwave, Infrared, Gamma, X-ray, Ultraviolet, Visible
80.
Which class of electromagnetic radiation has the longest wavelengths?
a)
Radio
b)
Gamma
c)
Infrared
d)
Visible
81.
Which class of electromagnetic radiation has the least energy?
a)
Radio
b)
Gamma
c)
Infrared
d)
Visible
82.
Which class of electromagnetic radiation is the energy released by heat emitting objects?
a)
Ultraviolet
b)
Gamma
c)
Infrared
d)
X-ray
83.
Which color light has the longest wavelength?
a)
Red
b)
Orange
c)
Green
d)
Violet
84.
Which color light has the most energy?
a)
Red
b)
Blue
c)
Green
d)
Violet
85.
The color of stars and flames corresponds to the temperature of the heated gases. Which color is the hottest?
a)
Red
b)
Blue
c)
White
d)
Yellow
86.
The color of stars and flames corresponds to the temperature of the heated gases. Which color is the coolest?
a)
Red
b)
Blue
c)
White
d)
Yellow
87.
The order of the planets is:
a)
Mars,Venus,Earth,
Mercury,Saturn
Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune
Mercury,Saturn
Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune
b)
Earth,Venus,Mars
Jupiter, Neptune,
Mercury,Saturn,
Uranus
Jupiter, Neptune,
Mercury,Saturn,
Uranus
c)
Mercury,Venus,Earth
Mars,Jupiter,
Saturn,Uranus
Neptune
Mars,Jupiter,
Saturn,Uranus
Neptune
88.
which planet is the third from the sun?
a)
Mercury
b)
Neptune
c)
Pluto
d)
Earth
89.
Which Planet comes after Earth in the solar system?
a)
Mercury
b)
Mars
c)
Venus
d)
Eros
90.
The spinning of an object on its axis is called______
a)
orbit
b)
rotation
c)
revolution
d)
tide
91.
Day and night is caused by the _____________ of earth on its axis.
a)
revolution
b)
orbit
c)
rotation
92.
The earth orbits around...
a)
the sun.
b)
the moon
c)
other planets
d)
the Milky Way
93.
What are the reasons for the seasons?
a)
Earth's tilt and rotation.
b)
Earth's rotation and revolution.
c)
Earth's tilt and revolution.
d)
Earth's tilt and resolution
94.
When the Northern Hemisphere of Earth is Leaning away from the Sun, What season is the Southern Hemisphere experiencing?
a)
Summer
b)
Winter
c)
Spring
d)
Fall
95.
How long does it take the Earth to make one REVOLUTION around the Sun?
a)
12 hours
b)
24 hours
c)
365 days
d)
29.5 days
96.
How long does it take for Earth to complete on full rotation?
a)
365 days
b)
23 hours
c)
24 hours
d)
1 month
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