WorksheetsEarth Science, First Semester Exam 2018
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 2hrs 37mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Should experiments be repeated over and over to see if the results are the same each time?
a)
yes
b)
no
2.
The summary at the end of an experiment that explains the results.
a)
conclusion
b)
procedures
c)
materials
d)
responding variable
3.
A series of steps used by scientists to solve a problem or answer a question.
a)
scientific method
b)
recipe
c)
data collection
d)
metric system
4.
Two types of data scientists collect are...
a)
hypothesis and theory
b)
qualitative and quantitative
c)
myths and fables
d)
metric and standard measurements
5.
When experimenting with the growth of a plant, a scientist uses three (of the same type of) plants, two different fertilizers, equal light, and equal water. What type of variable is the fertilizer?
a)
Dependent
b)
Independent
c)
Control
d)
Compound
6.
What is the sphere of the Earth that contains glaciers and sea ice called?
a)
Atmosphere
b)
Hydrosphere
c)
Geosphere
d)
Biosphere
7.
A system in which energy can move in and out but matter cannot is known as a ________ ________.
a)
Closed System
b)
Open System
c)
Isolated System
8.
Which of Earth's spheres contains the most carbon?
a)
Atmosphere
b)
Geosphere
c)
Hydrosphere
d)
Biosphere
9.
What is a sphere?
a)
A circle.
b)
A 3D/circular object, like a ball.
c)
Square on all sides.
d)
A part of the Earth system.
10.
Why is it important to learn about the Earth's systems in the four types of spheres?
a)
We can learn about the Earth's major systems and how they work together to provide for life on Earth.
b)
The hydrosphere is about the Earth's water.
c)
We can think like scientists.
d)
Earth's systems rely on each other.
11.
Why do scientists believe that the mantle is the cause of tectonic movement?
a)
The tectonic plates are part of the mantle.
b)
The tectonic plates move on the liquid rock of the mantle.
c)
The mantle's magnetic energy pushes the plates.
d)
Scientisits believe the core is actually the cause of tectonic movement.
12.
The air surrounding the Earth is called _____
a)
atmosphere
b)
biosphere
c)
continental crust
d)
seismic wave
13.
The inner most layer of the Earth is called the _____________
a)
core
b)
mantle
c)
crust
d)
magma
14.
Soil maps are used to ________.
a)
show natural features and constructed features
b)
show direction of the flow of groundwater and identify locations for waste disposal sites
c)
record and predict weather events and plot precipitation
d)
identify ways to conserve soil and plan sites for future development
15.
What types of information do geologic maps show?
a)
distribution of climatologic features
b)
distribution of geographic features
c)
distribution of geologic features
d)
distribution of topographic features
16.
Any circle running east and west around the earth, parallel to the equator is a _____.
a)
north-south circle
b)
meridian
c)
parallel
d)
line of longitude
17.
What is the only line of latitude that is a great circle?
a)
the prime meridian
b)
the equator
c)
60oN latitude
d)
the arctic circle
18.
To locate the exact places on Earth, one must look at:
a)
latitude lines only
b)
the intersecting lines of latitude and longitude
c)
longitude lines only
d)
a neighboring area to describe the location
19.
Latitude on a globe run from:
a)
north to south
b)
north to west
c)
east to south
d)
east to west
20.
When measuring lines of longitude, always start with this line, which represents zero:
a)
The Equator
b)
The Prime Meridian
c)
The North Pole
d)
The South Pole
21.
When measuring lines of longitude, always start with this line, which represents zero:
a)
The Equator
b)
The Prime Meridian
c)
The North Pole
d)
The South Pole
22.
Which Hemisphere are both North America and South America found in?
a)
Western Hemisphere
b)
Eastern Hemisphere
c)
Southern Hemisphere
d)
Northern Hemisphere
23.
What is this object known as?
a)
Map symbol
b)
Map key
c)
Map scale
d)
Compass rose
24.
How many time zones are there?
a)
18
b)
11
c)
20
d)
24
25.
Latitude lines run
a)
East to West
b)
North to South
26.
Determine the contour interval
a)
10 m
b)
20 m
c)
50 m
d)
100 m
27.
Determine the contour interval:
a)
5 m
b)
10 m
c)
15 m
d)
20 m
28.
A map is a
a)
flat model of all or part of Earth's surface
b)
sphere that represents Earth's entire surface
c)
list of symbols used on a map
29.
A scale
a)
represents distance on a map to distance on Earth's surface
b)
is a list of symbols used on a map
c)
are pictures that stand for features on Earth's surface
30.
Deposits of minerals from which metals and nonmetals can be removed profitably.
a)
Ore
b)
Conduction
c)
Placer Deposits
d)
Wire
31.
Mining companies must obtain permits before mining.
a)
True
b)
False
32.
Reclamation is.....
a)
not required in the US.
b)
a process that causes significant environmental damage.
c)
returning the land back to its original condition after mining
d)
required for every country and every type of mine in the world.
33.
Air pollution, water pollution, and noise pollution are associated with ______.
a)
subsurface mining
b)
surface mining
34.
can be replaced within a human lifetime or as they are used such as air, water, and plants.
a)
Renewable Resources
b)
Nonrenewable Resources
c)
Contact Metamorphism
d)
Placer Deposits
35.
Hot magma comes into contact with existing rock. The amount of contact metamorphism that takes place depends on such things as the temperature of the magma, pressure, and the composition and permeability of the existing rock.
a)
Contact Metamorphism
b)
Cooling Magma
c)
Dissolving --> Precipitating
d)
Placer Deposits
36.
What is true about minerals?
a)
They are naturally occurring and inorganic.
b)
They are organic and inorganic.
37.
What type of mineral is valued for its economic worth?
a)
gangue
b)
native
c)
ore
d)
compound
38.
Approximately how old is the earth?
a)
4.6 billion years old
b)
4.6 million years old
c)
4.6 thousand years old
d)
4.6 hundred years old
39.
Which was the first era on the geologic time scale.
a)
cenozoic
b)
mesozoic
c)
paleozoic
d)
precambrian
40.
Which type of dating finds an estimate of the age of a fossil in relation to other fossils and rocks around it.
a)
absolute dating
b)
carbon-14 dating
c)
potassium-argon dating
d)
relative dating
41.
How old do Paleontologists believe the Earth is?
a)
2015 years old
b)
3.6 billion years old
c)
4.6 billion years old
d)
4.6 million years old
42.
Why is the fossil record incomplete?
a)
fossils get eroded away over time
b)
most organisms never became fossils
c)
scavengers and decomposers eat them too quickly
d)
all of the above
43.
Identify the Era in which each of the events occurred:
Jurassic period
Jurassic period
a)
Mesozoic
b)
Paleozoic
c)
Cenozoic
d)
Precambrian
44.
Identify the Era:
called the "Age of Mammals"
called the "Age of Mammals"
a)
Precambrian
b)
Paleozoic
c)
Mesozoic
d)
Cenozoic
45.
Identify the Era:
First forms of life appeared in this era.
First forms of life appeared in this era.
a)
Precambrian
b)
Paleozoic
c)
Mesozoic
d)
Cenozoic
46.
What is a fossil?
a)
any dead organism
b)
the preserved remains or traces of an organism
c)
a perfect copy of a rock
d)
an unusual type of rock
47.
Which period are we currently in?
a)
Quaternary
b)
Holocene
c)
Jurassic
d)
Tertiary
48.
Which layer is the oldest and youngest?
a)
C and B
b)
C and E
c)
D and E
d)
A and B
49.
Which era is the longest?
a)
Cenozoic
b)
Cambrian
c)
Precambrian
d)
Phanerozoic
50.
The picture is an example of .......
a)
trace fossil.
b)
carbonization.
c)
original fossil.
d)
cast.
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