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WorksheetsScience Review Part 1
Total questions: 74
Worksheet time: 2hrs 27mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is an abiotic factor?
a)
living
b)
nonliving
c)
dead
d)
animals
2.
What is a biotic factor?
a)
living
b)
nonliving
c)
dead
d)
air
3.
The energy in the food chain comes from the...
a)
air
b)
water
c)
sun
d)
ocean
4.
A predator...
a)
is often a herbivore
b)
gets energy through photosynthesis
c)
hunts other animals
d)
is always an omnivore
5.
prey...
a)
hunts other animals
b)
is always a carnivore
c)
is always a herbivore
d)
gets eaten by predators
6.
Animals breathe in
a)
hydrogen
b)
oxygen
c)
carbon dioxide
d)
sulfur
7.
a food web is
a)
many food chains linked together
b)
a food chain
c)
always the same
d)
a combination of organisms from different ecosystems
8.
Which statement below best describes an ecosystem?
a)
An area with lots of plants and animals.
b)
A natural environment.
c)
An area made of living and non-living things.
d)
An animal's habitat.
9.
What is the producer's role in a food chain?
a)
To make their own food using the sun's energy.
b)
To hunt other animals for food.
c)
To break down waste and dead plants.
d)
To eat both plants and animals.
10.
A deer eats grass and leaves from bushes and trees. What kind of consumer is a deer?
a)
herbivore
b)
omnivore
c)
carnivore
11.
A hawk flies low over the grassland, hunting for a prairie dog. Which organism is the predator?
a)
The hawk
b)
The prairie dog
c)
Neither are predators.
12.
Which aquatic ecosystem listed below is an example of brackish water?
a)
Lake
b)
Pond
c)
Ocean
d)
Estuary
13.
What model is used to show how food chains connect to one another?
a)
Energy Pyramid
b)
Food Web
c)
Ecosystem Drawing
d)
Herbivore
14.
Which is an example of a food chain?
a)
grass, rabbit, snake, owl
b)
rabbit, grass, snake, owl
c)
grass, fox, mouse, owl
15.
Terrestrial ecosystems include forest, rainforest, grasslands, deserts, tundra, and oceans.
a)
True
b)
False
16.
Terrestrial ecosystems means land ecosystems.
a)
True
b)
False
17.
living things that make their own food
a)
producer
b)
consumers
c)
decomposer
18.
a living thing that gets energy by breaking down wastes and dead plants and animals
a)
producers
b)
consumers
c)
decomposers
19.
A __________ includes all living and non-living things in an environment.
a)
population
b)
niche
c)
abitotic
d)
ecosystem
20.
_______ are consumers that eat only meat.
a)
Herbivore
b)
Omnivore
c)
Carnivore
21.
________ are consumers that eat plants and meat.
a)
Herbivore
b)
Omnivore
c)
Carnivore
22.
Which group do fungi, bacteria, and termites belong to?
a)
decomposers
b)
producers
c)
herbivores
d)
omnivores
23.
Field mice eat corn. Which would most likely happen if the field mouse population grew?
a)
There would be more corn to feed the field mice.
b)
There would be less corn due to the mice eating it.
c)
The habitat would get overpopulated because the mice woudl eat too much.
24.
If the population of prey increases, the population of predators will ________because of the availability of food.
a)
decrease
b)
stay the same
c)
increase
25.
What would most likely happen if an ecosystem no longer received sunlight?
a)
The number of herbivores would increase
b)
The number of plants would increase
c)
all organisms would adapt
d)
All living organisms would eventually die
26.
All food chains_____________________
a)
have more consumers than producers
b)
produce and use same amount of energy
c)
begin with a producer
d)
are unhealthy
27.
How does energy enter an ecosystem?
a)
sunlight
b)
soil
c)
animals
d)
invasive species
28.
A lion, captures and eats other animals. What is he considered?
a)
prey
b)
predator
c)
producer
d)
healthy
29.
How do consumers get their energy?
a)
laying in the sun
b)
eating other organisms
c)
providing food for other organisms
d)
surviving in an ecosystem
30.
All the members of one species that live within an area of an ecosystem
a)
population
b)
community
c)
niche
31.
Organisms that make up the living part of an ecosystem.
a)
abiotic
b)
biotic factors
c)
ecology
d)
ecosystems
32.
Nonliving things found in an ecosystem.
a)
factories
b)
factor trees
c)
biotic factors
d)
abiotic factors
33.
A group of the same type of organisms living in the same place at the same time.
a)
threatened species
b)
populations
c)
community
d)
limiting factor
34.
Which is a biotic factor?
a)
sunlight
b)
air
c)
bacteria
d)
all of the above
35.
In an ecosystem, producers and consumers are both __________.
a)
biotic factors
b)
very nice
c)
cranky
d)
abiotic factors
36.
Which organism do the owl and the weasel compete for in the food web?
a)
Hawk
b)
Spider
c)
Grasshopper
d)
Shrew
37.
Which organisms are in competition for the same food?
a)
fox and owl
b)
spider and fly
c)
rabbit and mouse
d)
deer and owl
38.
Which are abiotic factors?
a)
fish
b)
humans
c)
rocks
d)
cats
39.
A place where plants and animals live and grow is called a ____________. It provides, food, water, shelter, and air.
a)
shelter
b)
tree
c)
habitat
d)
organism
40.
Why do winds change during the day and night near a beach?
a)
The warm air over land sinks and stays there
b)
The warm air over water sinks and stays there
c)
The temperature over air and the land change
d)
Cool air links over the land and stays there
41.
How does air move?
a)
Warm air rises and cool air sinks
b)
Warm air sinks and cool air rises
42.
What kind of weather would you expect in a low pressure system?
a)
Warm temps
b)
Cool temps
c)
Clear conditions
d)
Cloudy conditions
43.
What kind of weather would you expect in a low pressure system?
a)
Rain
b)
Clear Skies
c)
Sunny
44.
What kind of weather would you expect in a high pressure system?
a)
Warm temps
b)
Cool temps
c)
Clear conditions
d)
Cloudy conditions
45.
What kind of weather would you expect in a high pressure system?
a)
Rain
b)
Clear skies
46.
How do air masses move across the US?
a)
The trade winds move the air masses from west to east
b)
The jet stream moves air masses from west to east
c)
The trade winds move the air masses from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean
d)
The Gulf Stream air moves around the Gulf of Mexico
47.
How does wind move?
a)
From area of high pressure to low pressure
b)
From areas of low pressure to high pressure
48.
Why do we have winds on Earth?
a)
Because of the trade winds
b)
Because of Earth's orbit around the Sun
c)
Because earth receives the sun's rays unevenly
49.
Which has the greatest effect on wind speed?
a)
Wind direction
b)
Air pressure
c)
Precipitation
d)
Location
50.
What kind of season would you experience in the Northern Hemisphere in December?
a)
winter
b)
summer
c)
fall
d)
spring
51.
What kind of season would you experience in the southern hemisphere in December?
a)
winter
b)
spring
c)
summer
d)
fall
52.
Which characteristic best describes the jet stream?
a)
Rotates air in a high pressure system
b)
It separates air from the equator
c)
It forms a boundary between cold and warm air masses
d)
It is the air around a tornado funnel
53.
Which of the below describes El Nino's impact on the earth?
a)
Strong winds
b)
cold, icy conditions
c)
Droughts, flooding, warmer ocean temps
54.
How is North Carolina affected when the jet stream is above the state?
a)
NC will have warmer weather
b)
NC will have colder weather
c)
NC will have tropical weather
d)
NC will have mild weather
55.
How is NC affected when the jet stream is below the state?
a)
NC will have warmer weather
b)
NC will have colder weather
c)
NC will have tropical weather
d)
NC will have mild weather
56.
Which process changes water from a liquid to a gas?
a)
precipitation
b)
cooling
c)
evaporation
d)
condensation
57.
What is the cause of rising surface temps of the Pacific Ocean, drought in the Western US, and flooding on the Pacific coast of South America?
a)
the Gulf Stream
b)
the jet stream
c)
La Nina
d)
El Nino
58.
Which of the following is an example of condensation in the water cycle?
a)
clouds forming in the atmosphere
b)
drops of water falling through the air
c)
puddles disappearing on a hot day
d)
streams flowing into rivers
59.
Above a continent, a warm air mass slowly passes over a cold air mass. As the warm air begins to cool, clouds form. What will most likely happen next?
a)
Rain wil fall
b)
Hurricanes will form
c)
Lightning will strike
d)
Hail will form
60.
water that falls to the earth
a)
evaporation
b)
precipitation
c)
transpiration
d)
condensation
61.
Where 2 air masses meet is called ______?
a)
maritime
b)
low pressure
c)
front
d)
high pressure
62.
Used to measure humidity
a)
thermometer
b)
barometer
c)
hygrometer
d)
anemometer
63.
used to measure wind speed
a)
anemometer
b)
wind vane
c)
barometer
d)
hygrometer
64.
used to measure the direction of wind
a)
anemometer
b)
wind vane
c)
barometer
d)
thermometer
65.
used to measure air pressure
a)
hygrometer
b)
anemometer
c)
wind vane
d)
barometer
66.
This is an example of what type of front on a weather map?
a)
Stationary
b)
Occluded
c)
Cold
d)
Warm
67.
On a weather map this symbol means what?
a)
Stationary
b)
Occluded
c)
Warm
d)
Cold
68.
used to measure air pressure
a)
hygrometer
b)
anemometer
c)
wind vane
d)
barometer
69.
Climate is...
a)
subtropical
b)
the average weather over a long period of time in a region.
c)
the water cycle over a long period of time
d)
the circulation of energy in the atmosphere
70.
How does the water cycle influence weather?
a)
it controls the distribution of water on Earth and in the atmosphere
b)
it ensures we have water to drink
c)
it causes runoff and lakes to increase in size
d)
it is not important at all
71.
What increases the speed of evaporation and the amount of water vapor in the air?
a)
additional water in the water cycle
b)
additional humidity in the air
c)
the sun
d)
the amount of moisture in the air
72.
When the humidity is high, the chance for precipitation and thunderstorms...
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
stays the same
d)
is not affected at all
73.
True or false: weather changes daily and perhaps hourly.
a)
true
b)
false
74.
________ are large bodies of air with the same temperature, moisture, and pressure.
a)
fronts
b)
air masses
c)
clouds
d)
hot air balloons
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