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Spring Benchmark

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which list of characteristics describes organisms as animal?

a)

Unicellular, prokaryotic, autotrophic

b)

Multicellular, eukaryotic, heterotrophic

c)

Unicellular, eukaryotic, heterotrophic

d)

Multicellular, eukaryotic, autotrophic

2.

Which list of characteristics describes organisms as plants?

a)

Unicellular, prokaryotic, autotrophic

b)

Multicellular, eukaryotic, heterotrophic

c)

Unicellular, eukaryotic, heterotrophic

d)

Multicellular, eukaryotic, autotrophic

3.

If a book resting on a table is not moving, what would be the correct description of the forces acting on the book?

a)

Balanced forces. The force the book is exerting on the table is equal to the force the table is exerting on the book.

b)

Unbalanced forces. The force the book is exerting on the table is equal to the force the table is exerting on the book.

c)

Balanced forces. The force the book is exerting on the table is greater than the force the table is exerting on the book.

d)

Unbalanced forces. The force the book is exerting on the table is less than the force the table is exerting on the book.

4.

Sand Dues are formed and shaped by ____________.

a)

ocean waves.

b)

flowing rivers.

c)

blowing wind.

d)

crustal uplift.

5.

Which statement best describes the resulting motion of the box.

a)

No change in motion.

b)

5 N to the right

c)

5 N to the left

d)

4 N to the right

6.
What is one condition necessary for a hurricane to form?
a)
Warm Ocean Water
b)
A Strong Cold Front
c)
Cold Ocean Water
d)
A Strong Warm Front
7.
Why are there significantly more thunderstorms in Florida than in California?
a)
The state of Florida is smaller than the state of California.
b)
The air in Florida is more stable than the air in California.
c)
The air above Florida holds less moisture than the air above California.
d)
The ocean currents near Florida are warmer than the ocean currents near California.
8.
What is the difference in elevation between Point X and Point Y?
a)
120 m
b)
240 m
c)
360 m
d)
340 m
9.
What was the change in elevation, to the nearest ten meters, for the family that took the steepest path to point X.
a)
40 m
b)
120 m
c)
260 m
d)
600 m
10.
How many organisms in this food web eat only producers?
a)
2
b)
3
c)
4
d)
5
11.
A germinating seed is shown.Refer to the above image.  In a germinating seed, the downward growth of roots and upward growth of leaves and stems are the plants's responses to _____
a)
sunlight
b)
gravity
c)
osmosis
d)
water
12.
What is one condition that is necessary for a hurricane to form?
a)
Warm ocean water
b)
A strong cold front
c)
cold ocean water
d)
A strong warm front
13.
Texas has experienced several years of little or no rainfall. Because of this weather pattern, farmers and ranchers have had great economic hardships and large cities such as Dallas have had to create water rationing laws.  What is this type of weather?
a)
Flood
b)
Drought
c)
Tornado
d)
Hurricane
14.
Based on the map, which area probably produced the most violent storm systems?
a)
Area 1
b)
Area 2
c)
Area 3
d)
Area 4
15.
A Hertzsprung-Russell diagram is shown below.
Based on this diagram, which type of stars would belong to spectral class M and have the highest luminosity?
a)
Main-sequence stars
b)
Giants
c)
White dwarfs
d)
Supergiants
16.
Use the Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram to answer the following question.  Betelgeuse is a _____
a)
Hot and Bright Star
b)
Cool and Bright Star
c)
Hot and Dim Star
d)
Cool and Dim Star
17.

Which ecoregion of Texas is most likely to be affected by wind erosion?

a)

East Texas Piney Woods

b)

Rolling Plains

c)

Blackland Prairies

d)

Gulf Coast Prairies and Marshes

18.

Which statement best describes the agents that form canyons?

a)

Water erosion from the running water of a river.

b)

wind erosion over the yearths

c)

deforestation by sefflers

d)

continuous, intense raifallm

19.

What is the relationship between ecological succession and equilibrium?

a)

Ecological succession lead to equilibrium in an ecosystem

b)

Ecological succession prevents ecosystems from ever reachend

c)

There is no relationship between ecological succession and equilibrium.

d)

Ecological succession and equilibrium are the same thing.

20.

A flower bed is created at a school so flower can be planted in the autumn. Over the summer, the flower bed is ignored. Which of the following should the students expect to fin when they come back to school

a)

Nothing

b)

Weeds

c)

Shrubs

d)

Trees