Worksheets5.3 Common Assessment Review OA
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
Unlike on planets such as Venus and Mars, which gas makes up most of Earth's atmosphere?
Oxygen
Nitrogen
Water Vapor
Carbon Dioxide
Which of the following is a basic necessity humans need to survive?
Books
Water
Money
Electricity
Which of the following is one of the main reasons that Earth has a much thicker atmosphere than Mars and Mercury do?
Mars and Mercury are too close to the sun
No liquid water exists on Mars and Mercury
The gravitational pull of Mars and Mercury is too small
Ultraviolet radiation from the sun burned away the atmospheres of Mars and Mercury
Based on this diagram and what you know of the location of Earth's ozone layer, what is the importance of the ozone layer?
It traps heat
It provides oxygen
It reflects radiation
It creates liquid water
Look at the picture.
Which characteristic of Earth allows water to exist in the states shown here?
Earth's rotation
Earth's distance from the sun
Earth's revolution around the sun
Earth's rotation and distance from the sun
What force enables humans to place objects in orbit around Earth?
Gravity
Friction
Nuclear Force
Magnetic Force
A spacecraft experiences damage to its heat shield upon re-entry to Earth's atmosphere. Which of the following is the most likely cause of this damage?
The spacecraft re-entered Earth's atmosphere too steeply
The spacecraft's angle of re-entry was too shallow.
The spacecraft's heat shield was damaged during launch
The spacecraft re-entered Earth's atmosphere during a solar storm
What is the purpose of a rocket during launch of a spacecraft?
to provide enough power to overcome Earth's gravity
to give extra thrust to help steer the spacecraft into orbit
to balance the spacecraft as it moves out of Earth's atmosphere
to prevent the spacecraft from moving faster than orbital velocity
Which of the following spacecraft is designed to collect data by landing on distant planets?
Which of the following accommodations that allow space exploration are required by the astronauts shown above as they work outside the International Space Station?
Water
Gravity
Oxygen
Heat Protection
Caribou have thick fur that allows them to live in areas that have low temperatures, caribou are best suited to survive in which of these areas?
Desert
Tundra
Tropical Rainforest
African Grassland
Which of these characteristics of a grassland biome is an abiotic factor?
Drought and fires prevent large forests from growing
Some trees have thick bark to survive fires
Prairie grasses have narrow leaves which lose less water than broad leaves
Soft stems enable prairie grasses to bend in the wind
Which biome is shown in the picture?
Tundra
Freshwater
Marine
Tropical
Which of the following is a characteristic of a tundra biome?
It is dominated by evergreen trees
It is inhabited by polar bears and caribou
It is home to a wide variety of cacti
It receives a high amount of rainfall.
A desert biome could be described by all of the following except...
it contains many cone-bearing trees
it receives less than 20 centimeters of rainfall per year.
many of its animals are active at night
many of its plants have a thick, waxy coating
F/A
G/B
H/C
J/D
A
B
C
D
How do lichens contribute to primary succession?
Lichens decompose organic matter from animals and plants
Lichens begin to break down rock to form soil
Lichens are nitrogen fixing bacteria
Lichens convert carbohydrates into fossil fuels
A
B
C
D
A
B
C
D
F/A
G/B
H/C
J/D
