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WorksheetsFinal Exam Practice 1
Total questions: 127
Worksheet time: 2hrs 59mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A _________________ is 1,000 times as heavy as a gram.
a)
kilogram
b)
gram
c)
milligram
2.
Which of the following is a unit of mass?
a)
kilogram
b)
liter
c)
meter
d)
pound
3.
Which of these would you use to measure mass?
a)
a barometer
b)
a thermometer
c)
a balance scale
d)
a ruler
4.
How much is in the cylinder?
a)
6.5ml
b)
6.0ml
c)
6.6ml
5.
What is this called?
a)
vial
b)
graduated cylinder
c)
measuring cup
6.
List one other metric unit for volume.
a)
milliliter (mL)
b)
milligram (mg)
c)
millimeter (mm)
d)
cubic inch (in³)
7.
What are these tools?
a)
flasks
b)
pipettes
c)
beakers
d)
graduated cylinders
8.
What is the mass on this triple beam?
a)
220g
b)
222g
c)
20g
9.
Tool used to measure MASS
a)
Metric Ruler
b)
Triple Beam Balance
c)
Graduated Cylinder
d)
Thermometer
10.
n. a metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter (0.01 meter)
a)
centimeter
b)
decimeter
c)
kilometer
d)
millimeter
11.
n. a metric unit of length equal to 1,000 meters
a)
kilometer
b)
millimeter
c)
decimeter
d)
centimeter
12.
Identify the units for density.
a)
g/cm3
b)
g
c)
cm3
d)
mL
13.
A scientific theory...
a)
is based on lots of evidence
b)
is not valid
c)
is not reliable
d)
has not been tested many times
14.
A set of principles that explains and predicts a phenomena is called a _____.
a)
scientific law
b)
scientific method
c)
scientific theory
d)
scientific instructor
15.
A scientific ____________ is a statement that describes what always happens under certain conditions in nature.
a)
law
b)
theory
c)
method
d)
variable
16.
Scientists __________________ test scientific theories.
a)
constantly
b)
rarely
c)
never
17.
"The advisors will probably let their advisees play outside today." This is an example of a(n)...
a)
prediction
b)
inference
c)
qualitative observation
d)
quantitative observation
18.
"The 6th grade advisors seem to have a lot of energy; they must be happy!" This is an example of a(n)...
a)
prediction
b)
inference
c)
qualitative observation
d)
quantitative observation
19.
If you wanted to measure a large amount of liquid, you would most likely use which tool?
a)
scale
b)
beaker
c)
graduated cylinder
d)
meter stick
20.
Observations are always facts.
a)
True
b)
False
21.
What is the last part of the scientific method where you tell if your hypothesis is correct or not?
a)
question
b)
hypothesis
c)
conclusion
d)
variable
22.
What is the second step in the scientific method that is a prediction about what you think will happen in the experiment?
a)
question
b)
hypothesis
c)
conclusion
d)
operational definition
23.
What do you call the step by step plan for an experiment?
a)
the question
b)
the hypothesis
c)
the procedure
d)
the control
24.
What is the variable that you change in an experiment? (also called the manipulated variable)
a)
independent variable
b)
dependent variable
c)
controlled variable
25.
What is the standard to which the outcome of an experiment is compared?
a)
the hypothesis
b)
the conclusion
c)
the control
d)
the inference
26.
What variable is the difference in the results of the experiment? (also called the responding variable)
a)
independent variable
b)
controlled variable
c)
dependent variable
27.
How many variables should you test at a time in an experiment?
a)
one
b)
two
c)
three
d)
four
28.
What is the first step in the scientific method?
a)
Make a prediction
b)
Ask a question
c)
Make a conclusion
d)
Gather data
29.
What do you call the variables that you keep the same in an experiment?
a)
responding variables
b)
manipulated variables
c)
controlled variables
30.
What number is the metric system based?
a)
10
b)
20
c)
1
d)
100
31.
When measuring the weight of an apple, I would use...
a)
grams
b)
kilograms
c)
milliliters
d)
liters
32.
When measuring the weight of a computer, I would use...
a)
grams
b)
kilograms
c)
liters
d)
milliliters
33.
Ayden has 25 grams of Goldfish crackers. He shares them EQUALLY with himself and 4 friends. How many grams of Goldfish will each person get?
a)
5 g.
b)
6 g.
c)
10 g.
d)
21 g.
34.
Which organelle is only found in a plant cell?
a)
nucleus
b)
chloroplast
c)
mitochondria
d)
cell membrane
35.
What is found in both plant and animal cells but is much larger in plant cells?
a)
Nucleus
b)
Mitochondria
c)
Chloroplast
d)
Vacuole
36.
Where are proteins made?
a)
Golgi body
b)
Mitoichondria
c)
Chromosomes
d)
Ribosomes
37.
This organelle takes food and turns it into ENERGY for plant and animal cells.
a)
Chloroplast
b)
Mitochondria
c)
Lysosome
d)
Ribosome
38.
The site of photosynthesis
a)
ribosome
b)
mitochondria
c)
chloroplast
d)
nucleus
39.
What organelle is called the "powerhouse" of a cell?
a)
Endoplasmic Reticulum
b)
Nucleus
c)
Mitochondria
d)
Nucleolus
40.
It forms a boundary between the inside of the cell and the outside of the cell.
a)
Cell Membrane
b)
Lipid Cleric Layer
c)
Membrane Gate
d)
Protein Receptors
41.
DNA is a polymer made of:
a)
Nucleotides
b)
Ribosomes
c)
Purines
d)
Pyrimidines
42.
Which organelle is DNA usually found in?
a)
cell membrane
b)
vacuole
c)
ribosome
d)
nucleus
43.
What does DNA stand for?
a)
Deoxyribonucleic acid
b)
Denitrogenous acid
c)
Deribonucleic acid
d)
Diribonucleic acid
44.
Guanine bonds with ______________.
a)
Adenine
b)
Guanine
c)
Cytosine
d)
Thymine
45.
Which shows the correct complementary base pairing for DNA?
a)
C-A, T-G
b)
A-G, C-T
c)
C-G, U-A
d)
T-A, G-C
46.
Which of the following is heterozygous
a)
FF
b)
tt
c)
Gg
d)
RR
47.
Which of the following is homozygous recessive?
a)
rr
b)
AA
c)
TT
d)
Ff
48.
What does the prefix homo- in homozygous mean?
a)
same
b)
different
c)
dating
d)
humans
49.
What does the prefix hetero- in heterozygous mean?
a)
same
b)
different
c)
dating
d)
human
50.
Which of the following is heterozygous
a)
Ww
b)
ii
c)
DD
d)
kk
51.
Which of the following is homozygous dominant?
a)
Jj
b)
Rr
c)
MM
d)
ee
52.
The physical appearance of a trait is known as the-
a)
genotype
b)
phenotype
c)
characteristics
d)
intelligence
53.
Hh
a)
Homozygous Dominant
b)
Homozygous Recessive
c)
Heterozygous
d)
Heterozygous Dominant
54.
Will only be expressed if there is NO dominant allele present.
a)
dominat
b)
recessive
55.
Will always be expressed if the individual carries this allele/trait.
a)
Dominant
b)
Recessive
56.
In plants, tall (T) is dominant to short (t). Perform the following cross: Tt x Tt. What is the probability of producing a short plant?
a)
0%
b)
25%
c)
50%
d)
75%
57.
In mice, black fur (B) is dominant to brown fur (b). A Bb mouse would have the phenotype of
a)
brown fur
b)
black fur
c)
white fur
58.
I have a nuclear membrane, can do photosynthesis and am multicellular. What kingdom do I belong to?
a)
Animalia
b)
Archaebacteria
c)
Plantae
d)
Protista
59.
I sometimes get confused by others to be a plant. I'm heterotrophic and digest decaying material. What kingdom to I belong to?
a)
Archaebacteria
b)
Animalia
c)
Fungi
d)
Protista
60.
How many kingdoms are there?
a)
2
b)
3
c)
6
d)
8
61.
In what kingdom would you find trees and flowers?
a)
Plantae
b)
Fungi
c)
Eubacteria
d)
Animalia
62.
Tigers, Jellyfish, Gorillas and Sponges are all part of kingdom _______.
a)
Animalia
b)
Plantae
c)
Fungi
d)
Bacteria
63.
Identify the kingdom...
Microscopic unicellular organism found in a mud puddle. Organism's DNA is contained in a nucleus and it moves by beating tiny hairs in the water.
Microscopic unicellular organism found in a mud puddle. Organism's DNA is contained in a nucleus and it moves by beating tiny hairs in the water.
a)
Archaebacteria
b)
Eubacteria
c)
Protista
d)
Fungi
64.
An organism is a _______.
a)
population
b)
respiration
c)
living thing
d)
homeostasis
65.
All living things are made of ____.
a)
fungi
b)
cells
c)
vegetation
d)
chloroplasts
66.
One trait of all living things is that they all use _______ to survive.
a)
technology
b)
school
c)
fur
d)
energy
67.
A _____ is the smallest unit of life.
a)
tissue
b)
organ
c)
cell
d)
organ systems
68.
The sun is NOT alive because it ______________ .
a)
does not use energy
b)
does not move
c)
cannot grow and change
d)
does not contain cells
69.
All living things ____ to make more living things.
a)
reproduce
b)
develop
c)
grow
d)
adapt
70.
The hard, thick, outer covering of Arthropods is called __.
a)
exoskeleton
b)
chitin
c)
cuticle
d)
telson
71.
An aquatic invertebrate of the phylum Porifera that attaches to stones or plants and that has a porous structure and a tough, elastic skeleton.
a)
cnidarian
b)
sponge
c)
mollusk
d)
echinoderm
72.
Chordates have a nerve cord
a)
True
b)
False
73.
An example of an annelid is. . .
a)
dog
b)
Earth worm
c)
sea lion
74.
A squid us a mollusca
a)
True
b)
False
75.
A dense ball of solid iron and nickel.
a)
crust
b)
inner core
c)
mantle
d)
outer core
76.
What part of the earth is a layer of rock that comprises 67% of Earth’s mass?
a)
mesosphere
b)
mantle
c)
asthenosphere
d)
lithosphere
77.
Which layer of Earth is characterized by rock that is plastic, or soft enough to flow?
a)
asthenosphere
b)
crust
c)
lithosphere
d)
inner core
78.
Temperature _____________________ as you go deeper into the earth.
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
goes up and down depending on the layer
d)
stays the same
79.
How many layers of the Earth's CORE are there?
a)
one
b)
two
c)
three
d)
four
80.
What is the rigid layer of the Earth's surface made up of the crust and upper mantle called?
a)
asthenosphere
b)
lithosphere
c)
mesosphere
d)
continental crust
81.
This is a thin layer of gasses surrounding Earth, made up of nitrogen, oxygen, carbon dioxide, water vapor and other gases.
a)
atmosphere
b)
stratosphere
c)
mesophere
d)
ionosphere
82.
Which layer of the atmosphere is the layer that supports our life??
a)
stratosphere
b)
thermosphere
c)
troposphere
d)
mesosphere
83.
The most abundant element in the earth's atmosphere is...
a)
oxygen
b)
argon
c)
hydrogen
d)
nitrogen
84.
Which layer is the outermost sub-layer expanding into outer space?
a)
troposphere
b)
thermosphere
c)
exosphere
d)
mesosphere
85.
As you go higher in the troposphere, the temperature _______________.
a)
decreases
b)
increases
c)
stays the same
d)
gets very hot
86.
What is the function of the ozone layer?
a)
to allow UV rays to get to Earth
b)
to block UV rays from getting to Earth
c)
To keep oxygen in our atmosphere
d)
to heat the atmosphere
87.
List the major layers from the surface of the earth to space
a)
Thermosphere, Mesosphere, Stratosphere, Troposphere
b)
Magnetosphere, Exosphere, Ionosphere, Ozonosphere
c)
Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere
88.
A type of fault where rocks on either side move past each other sideways is called:
a)
normal fault
b)
reverse fault
c)
strike-slip fault
89.
A type of fault where the hanging wall slides down...caused by tension.
a)
normal fault
b)
strike-slip fault
c)
reversynclinese fault
90.
Where is the point on the Earth’s surface directly above the focus of an earthquake?
a)
Epicenter
b)
Fault
c)
Hypocenter
d)
Tremor
91.
Which type of wave is the first to arrive after an earthquake occurs?
a)
P Wave
b)
Rayleigh Wave
c)
S Wave
d)
Shear Wave
92.
Which body waves cause particles of rock material to move at right angles to the direction in which the waves are traveling?
a)
Body Waves
b)
P Waves
c)
S Waves
d)
Surface Waves
93.
What is the measure of the amount of energy released in an earthquake?
a)
Earthquake
b)
Epicenter
c)
Magnitude
d)
Seismogram
94.
The type of plate boundary where two plates come together is a .....
a)
Convergent Boundary
b)
Divergent Boundary
c)
Transform Boundary
d)
Plate Boundary
95.
A divergent boundary occurs when plates ....
a)
Pull apart
b)
Come together
c)
Slide past each other
d)
subducting
96.
Which of the following is the name of the ancient supercontinent formed 28 Million Years ago.
a)
Pangea
b)
Gondwanda
c)
Laurasia
d)
Neverland
97.
Which type of volcano has a steep cone-shaped hill or mountain made with only pyroclastic flow?
a)
Cinder cone volcano
b)
Shield volcano
c)
Composite volcano
d)
Earthquake
98.
Which type of volcano can alternates between explosive and non-explosive eruptions?
a)
Composite Volcano
b)
Shield Volcano
c)
Cinder Cone Volcano
99.
Which type of volcanoes have non-explosive eruptions (easy flowing lava)?
a)
Composite Volcano
b)
Shield Volcano
c)
Cinder Cone Volcano
d)
Shield and Composite (occasionally) volcanoes
100.
Which type of volcano has explosive eruptions (pyroclastic flow)?
a)
Composite Volcano
b)
Shield Volcano
c)
Composite and Cinder Cone Volcanoes
d)
All the above
101.
The positive particles of an atom are
a)
electrons
b)
positrons
c)
neutrons
d)
protons
102.
the central region of an atom where its neutrons and protons are is its
a)
nucleus
b)
electron cloud
c)
core
d)
center
103.
Particles in an atom that are neutral and have no charge are
a)
negatrons
b)
electrons
c)
neutrons
d)
protons
104.
A particle that moves around the nucleus is a(n)...
a)
Proton
b)
Neutron
c)
Electron
d)
Quark
105.
The chemical symbol for Helium is
a)
H
b)
Hg
c)
He
d)
O
106.
The chemical symbol for Oxygen is
a)
Ox
b)
Og
c)
O
d)
On
107.
The chemical symbol for Silicon is
a)
S
b)
Sn
c)
Sc
d)
Si
108.
The chemical symbol for Carbon is
a)
C
b)
Cb
c)
Ca
d)
Cn
109.
What is the most abundant element found in the earth's atmosphere?
a)
Oxygen
b)
Sulfur
c)
Nitrogen
d)
Argon
110.
"For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction."
a)
Newton's 1st Law
b)
Newton's 2nd Law
c)
Newton's 3rd Law
d)
Newton's 4th Law
111.
Force = Mass x Acceleration
a)
Newton's 1st Law
b)
Newton's 2nd Law
c)
Newton's 3rd Law
d)
Newton's 4th Law
112.
"An object in motion (or at rest) will to stay in motion (or at rest) until an outside force acts upon it."
a)
Newton's 1st Law
b)
Newton's 2nd Law
c)
Newton's 3rd Law
d)
Newton's 4th Law
113.
When you stretch a rubber band, you are storing __________ energy.
a)
kinetic
b)
potential
c)
none of the above
d)
all of the above
114.
The type of heat transfer that happens through direct contact of molecules or particles with each other is ___________________.
a)
Convection
b)
Conduction
c)
Radiation
d)
insulation.
115.
The kind of heat transfer that travels through space in electromagnetic waves is ______________________.
a)
insulation.
b)
Radiation
c)
Conduction
d)
Convection
116.
___________________ is the type of heat transfer that occurs in fluids, such as warm air rising and cold air sinking; creating wind.
a)
Convection
b)
Conduction
c)
Radiation
d)
insulation.
117.
The order of the planets is:
a)
Mars,Venus,Earth,
Mercury,Saturn
Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune
Mercury,Saturn
Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune
b)
Earth,Venus,Mars
Jupiter, Neptune,
Mercury,Saturn,
Uranus
Jupiter, Neptune,
Mercury,Saturn,
Uranus
c)
Mercury,Venus,Earth
Mars,Jupiter,
Saturn,Uranus
Neptune
Mars,Jupiter,
Saturn,Uranus
Neptune
118.
Which planet is fifth from the sun?
a)
Saturn
b)
Jupiter
c)
Mars
d)
Earth
119.
which planet is the third from the sun?
a)
Mercury
b)
Neptune
c)
Pluto
d)
Earth
120.
Which is the fourth planet from the sun?
a)
Mars
b)
Saturn
c)
Earth
d)
Jupiter
121.
The color of the star tells us its
a)
composition
b)
Temperature
c)
Luminosity
d)
Mass
122.
The hottest color star is
a)
Blue
b)
White
c)
Yellow
d)
Red
123.
Our star is a
a)
yellow/ large star
b)
yellow/ small star
c)
yellow/ medium star
124.
What do we use to classify the temperature, brightness, and size of stars?
a)
Color
b)
The star's shape
c)
H-R Diagram
125.
Which measurements allows astronomers to compare the brightness of stars?
a)
parallax
b)
red shift
c)
absolute magnitude
d)
apparent magnitude
126.
True or False:
Star patterns are called constellations.
Star patterns are called constellations.
a)
T
b)
F
127.
True or False:
The North Star is called POLARIS?
The North Star is called POLARIS?
a)
T
b)
F
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