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PASS Review 1

Total questions: 80

Worksheet time: 2hrs 0mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What direction is the cold front moving?
a)
Northwest
b)
Southeast
c)
Northeast
d)
Southwest
2.

Anemometer

a)

measures temperature.

b)

measures wind direction and shows direction on weather maps.

c)

measures wind speed.

d)

measures air pressure.

3.
It's been like this for the last 3 days. What kind of front is shown?
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
occluded
d)
stationary
4.

What does this symbol represent?

a)

warm front

b)

cold front

c)

stationary front

d)

occluded front

5.
What direction is the warm front moving?
a)
Northeast
b)
Northwest
c)
Southeast
d)
Southwest
6.
What front is moving through the NW part of the US?
a)
Stationary
b)
Warm
c)
Occluded
d)
Cold
7.
What is the jet stream?
a)
Precipitation in North Carolina
b)
Weather over a long period of time
c)
Strong winds above the Earth's surface
d)
Football flying over the Earth
8.
What flows does the Jet Stream have?
a)
West to East
b)
West to South
c)
North to West 
d)
South to East
9.
What is relative humidity?
a)
humidity that is related to other humidity
b)
condensation
c)
clouds
d)
the amount of water in the air compared to the amount of water the air can hold - a ratio
10.

This weather instrument is a ________? It tells which direction the wind is blowing.

a)

anemometer

b)

Christmas ornament

c)

wind vane

d)

barometer

11.

Name this instrument. It is used to measure wind speed.

a)

rain gauge

b)

barometer

c)

anemometer

d)

wind vane

12.

Name this instrument. It measures air pressure.

a)

rain gauge

b)

thermometer

c)

barometer

d)

anemometer

13.
Name this instrument.
a)
anemometer
b)
thermometer
c)
sling psychrometer
d)
barometer
14.
Warm air rises and the cool air sinks demonstrates this type of heat transfer. 
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
d)
Insolation 
15.
Walking on the warm sand sand with your bare feet demonstrates this type of heat transfer. 
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
16.
What is the definition of CONDUCTION?
a)
When heat is transferred from objects like rays of light or electromagnetically.
b)
a  hot liquid or air that  expands, becomes less dense, and rises or becomes more dense, and sinks.
c)
When heat transfers from objects that are touching.
d)
When heat transfers through the heater or AC in your house.
17.
Which of the following is an example of convection?
a)
A hair dryer is drying up your hair.
b)
When the AC or heater changes the temperature.
c)
When a car engine turns hot after being turned on.
d)
When you are making soup and the water is rising and lowering.
18.
What kind of heat transfer happens when the sun is heating your body?
a)
Conduction
b)
Radiation
c)
Convection
d)
Density
19.
A group of friends gather around a fire to stay warm.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
20.
The "cause" for something to happen is the
a)
response
b)
effect
c)
stimulus
d)
homeostasis
21.

The way an organism reacts to changes in its environment is called...

a)

behavior

b)

instinct

c)

learning

d)

stimulus

22.

A behavior the animal is born knowing how to do.

a)

Innate

b)

learned

c)

reaction

d)

stimulus

23.

The timed movement of a population of animals from one place to another, and back again, usually due to seasonal changes, allowing them to take advantage of favorable environmental conditions and available food source.

a)

migration

b)

estivation

c)

hibernation

d)

stimulation

24.

A bird building a nest.

a)

instinct

b)

reflex

c)

taxes

d)

operant

25.
The behavior of some animals to attract other animals
a)
Courtship
b)
Dating
c)
Showing off
d)
Hibernation
26.
What does it mean to hibernate?
a)
To change your physical characteristics
b)
To sleep for an extended period of time during the winter
c)
To travel to a warmer location
d)
To eat all the oreos
27.
This is a behavior when certain animals travel together for protection:
a)
mimicry
b)
camouflage
c)
grouping
d)
blending
28.
Which of the following is a behavioral response for the defense of the animal?
a)
Robins fly south during the winterRobins fly south during the winter
b)
Wasps use a stinger when threatened
c)
Worms move out of the light into the dark
d)
Turtles become dormant in the mud in a pond
29.
What is another word for warm blooded that means the animal's body temperature stays the same no matter what the temperature of the environment?
a)
endothermic
b)
ectothermic
30.
What is another word for cold blooded that means the animal's temperature changes with the temperature of its environment?
a)
endothermic
b)
ectothermic
31.

A student wants to determine if different colored boxes produce the same temperature as a white box. The student places white, blue, and red boxes of the same size in the sunlight. A thermometer is placed inside of each box. The student observes and records the temperatures in the boxes throughout the day. Which is the independent variable in this investigation?

a)

size of the boxes

b)

repeated trials

c)

color of the boxes

d)

recorded temperatures

32.

A student wants to determine if different colored boxes produce the same temperature as a white box. The student places white, blue, and red boxes of the same size in the sunlight. A thermometer is placed inside of each box. The student observes and records the temperatures in the boxes throughout the day. Which is the dependent variable in this investigation?

a)

size of the boxes

b)

repeated trials

c)

color of the boxes

d)

recorded temperatures

33.

In a biotic response experiment, two plants with the same mass are placed in identical pots. Both plants are given the same amount of water, soil, and sunlight. After one week, the test plant is given one tablespoon of liquid fertilizer. Two weeks later, the data shows the test plant has the greater mass. What is the independent variable in this biotic response experiment?

a)

amount of sunlight

b)

soil temperature

c)

liquid fertizer

d)

mass of the test plant

34.

In a biotic response experiment, two plants with the same mass are placed in identical pots. Both plants are given the same amount of water, soil, and sunlight. After one week, the test plant is given one tablespoon of liquid fertilizer. Two weeks later, the data shows the test plant has the greater mass. What is the dependent variable in this biotic response experiment?

a)

amount of sunlight

b)

soil temperature

c)

liquid fertilizer

d)

mass of the test plant

35.
Something that is changed or tested in an experiment.
a)
independent variable
b)
dependent variable
36.
Observations that are made using only the senses and that describe properties.
a)
qualitative observations
b)
quantitative observations
37.
Observations that use numbers or measurements.
a)
qualitative observations
b)
quantitative observations
38.
Which is a quantitative observation?
a)
The car took 6 seconds to roll across the desk.
b)
The car is red.
c)
The birds made their nests in apple trees.
d)
The colder the air, the slower mold will grow on fruit.
39.
What is this?
a)
Balance
b)
Triple beam balance
c)
Mass
d)
Graduated cylinder
40.
What is this?
a)
magnet
b)
electromagnet
c)
series circuit
d)
parallel circuit
41.
What is the metal center of an electromagnet called?
a)
The current
b)
the wire
c)
the coil
d)
the core
42.
What kind of magnet can be turned on and off?
a)
refridgerator magnet
b)
electromagnet
c)
magnetite
d)
iron
43.
Identify the equipment shown here:
a)
graduated cylinder
b)
Erlenmeyer flask
c)
beaker
d)
volumetric flask
44.
Identify the equipment shown here:
a)
beakers
b)
flasks
c)
decanters
d)
graduated cylinders
45.
a)
hot plate
b)
triple beam balance
c)
buret
d)
electronic balance
46.
What is special about graduated cylinders?
a)
They hold large quantities of liquid safely
b)
They measure small amounts very accurately. We use them when precision is important.
c)
They allow us to examine the liquid, we use them when looking for suspended solids.
d)
They are easily heated. We use graduated cylinders to heat liquids
47.

Which tool is a spring scale and used for measuring weight and force?

a)
b)
c)
d)
48.
This is an example of a(n)
a)
amoeba
b)
paramecium
c)
euglena
d)
fungus
49.
This is an example of a(n)
a)
amoeba
b)
paramecium
c)
euglena
d)
fungus
50.
This is an example of a(n)
a)
amoeba
b)
paramecium
c)
euglena
d)
fungus
51.
A type of protist that uses a pseudopod for movement
a)
amoeba
b)
paramecium
c)
euglena
d)
hyphae
52.
Small hair like projections found on the surface of some cells (like eyelashes) 
a)
flagella
b)
hyphae
c)
cilia
d)
pseudopod 
53.
A long whip-like tail used to move and/or catch food
a)
cilia
b)
mycelium
c)
flagella
d)
hyphae
54.
A protist that is usually oval in shape and uses cilia for eating and moving
a)
paramecium
b)
amoeba
c)
parasite
d)
saprophyte
55.
At which point is potential energy greatest?
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
56.
Gravitational potential energy depends on the ________ and ________ of the object. 
a)
Height and mass
b)
Friction and movement
c)
Mass and Movement
d)
Height and Friction 
57.

What is potential energy?

a)

The energy an object has due to its position or condition.

b)

The energy an object has due to its motion.

c)

The energy an object has due to its chemical composition.

d)

The energy as object has due to its atomic structure.

58.

A stretched rubber band represents what type of potential energy?

a)

gravitational potential energy

b)

elastic potential energy

c)

chemical potential energy

d)

kinetic potential energy

59.

Elastic potential energy is energy stored in an object, such as a spring, due to the object being stretched or compressed. In which position is it most likely that the spring has lost its elastic potential energy?

a)

W

b)

Y

c)

X

d)

Z

60.
What is our scientific name?
a)
Duo sapiens
b)
Homo sapiens
61.
Each kingdom is subdivided into smaller phlyas and phlyas into classes and so on:
What are the Kingdoms
IN ORDER?
a)
Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
b)
Kingdom, Phylum, Order, Class, Genus, Family, Species
62.
How many parent(s)are needed for asexual?
a)
4
b)
1
c)
9
d)
100
63.

What type of reproduction occurs when pollen if transferred from one flower to another flower?

a)

sexual reproduction

b)

asexual reproduction

64.

A type of reproduction where TWO different parent sex cells fuse to make new offspring

a)

heredity

b)

budding

c)

sexual reproduction

d)

asexual reproduction

65.
A measure of how hot or cold something is; specifically a measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in an object.
a)
Thermometer
b)
Temperature
c)
Absolute Zero
d)
Specific Heat
66.
An instrument that measure and indicates temperature.
a)
Thermometer
b)
Temperature
c)
Energy
d)
Kinetic Energy
67.
The vertical movement of air currents due to temperature variations.
a)
Conduction
b)
Convection Current
c)
Radiation
d)
Heat
68.
Which statement about heat energy is true?
a)
As things gain heat energy, they get cooler.
b)
As things lose heat energy, they get warmer.
c)
Heat moves from cool things to warm things.
d)
Heat moves from warm things to cool things.
69.
How does warm and cool air move?
a)
Warm air rises up and cool air rises up.
b)
Warm air sinks and cool air sinks.
c)
Warm air sinks down while cool air rises up.
d)
Warm air rises up while cool air sinks down.
70.

Heat is also called

a)

Radiant

b)

Summer

c)

Oven

d)

Sizzling

71.
Used to open and close an electric circuit
a)
resistor (device)
b)
switch
c)
source
72.
Any material that does not allow electrical energy to pass through (ex. plastic, glass, paper, cardboard)
a)
conductor
b)
device
c)
insulator
73.
Allows electrical current to flow through an electric circuit (ex. copper wire).
a)
insulator
b)
conductor
c)
resistor (device)
74.
When surface currents meet continents they ___?
a)
Stop moving
b)
Are deflected (change paths)
c)
Continue in the direction they were going
d)
are absorbed by the land
75.
movement of ocean water far below the surface
a)
surface currents
b)
deep currents
c)
high tide
d)
low tide
76.
Westerlies, Easterlies, and Trade Winds are all types of what?
a)
currents
b)
wind belts
c)
health food brands
d)
coriolis effect measurements
77.
A measurement of distance from the equator (in N/S)
a)
latitude
b)
longitude
c)
hemisphere
d)
prime meriadian
78.
A violent, dangerous, rotating column of air that is in contact with both the surface of the earth and a cloud.
a)
Hurricane
b)
Tornado
c)
Thunderstorm
79.
A heavy storm that is accompanied by rain, thunder, lightning, and strong winds.
a)
Hurricane
b)
Tornado
c)
Thunderstorm
80.
Begins when warm moist air over the oceans rises rapidly, condenses forming clouds. This releases latent heat which increases the force of rising air.
a)
hurricane
b)
tornado
c)
thunderstorm

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