WorksheetsSOL Review
Total questions: 68
Worksheet time: 48mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What causes nighttime and daytime on Earth?
a)
the Moon revolving around the Earth
b)
the Earth rotating around the Sun
c)
the Earth rotating on its tilted axis
d)
the Sun rotating on its axis
2.
In 24 hours, earth has night and day as a result of what two things?
a)
the revolution of the earth and its tilt
b)
the revolution of the earth and its rotation
c)
the rotation of the earth and its tilt
d)
the rotation of the moon and the earth
3.
How long does it take for the Earth to rotate one complete time?
a)
24 hours
b)
28 days
c)
1 month
d)
365 days
4.
What is the name of the path that the Moon takes around the Earth?
a)
a phase
b)
a day
c)
a revolution
d)
an orbit
5.
Which is the largest object in our solar system?
a)
Sun
b)
Jupiter
c)
Earth
d)
Pluto
6.
What does a waxing moon mean?
a)
when the lit part of the moon increases
b)
when the lit part of the moon decreases
c)
the pathway the earth takes around the sun
d)
all of the planets, moon, and other space objects going around the sun
7.
Earth and the other planets closest to the Sun are made mostly of _______
a)
gas
b)
metal
c)
water
d)
rock
8.
Which gas in our atmosphere is most abundant?
a)
Argon
b)
Oxygen
c)
Nitrogen
d)
Carbon Dioxide
9.
What is the percentage of nitrogen in Earth's atmosphere?
a)
1%
b)
21%
c)
78%
d)
90%
10.
This layer is where weather occurs.
a)
troposphere
b)
thermosphere
c)
exosphere
d)
stratosphere
11.
Which of the following is the correct order of the atmosphere layers from Earth to space?
a)
troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere
b)
troposphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere, stratosphere
c)
thermosphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, troposphere, exosphere
d)
troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, exosphere, thermosphere
12.
What part of the illustration shows Evaporation?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
13.
Which number illustrates Condensation?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
14.
This weather tool measures wind speed and direction
a)
thermometer
b)
barometer
c)
anemometer
d)
psychrometer
15.
Which weather tool measures temperature?
a)
thermometer
b)
barometer
c)
psychrometer
d)
anememeter
16.
What is the definition of a cold front?
a)
Mass of cold air meets up with a mass of warm air
b)
Mass of warm air meets up with a mass of cold air
c)
Mass of cold air meets up with a mass of cold air
d)
Cold weather
17.
What is the definition of a warm front?
a)
Mass of cold air meets up with a mass of warm air
b)
Mass of warm air meets up with a mass of cold air
c)
Mass of cold air meets up with a mass of cold air
d)
Warm weather
18.
What is the definition of a stationary front?
a)
Mass of cold air meets up with a mass of warm air
b)
Mass of warm air meets up with a mass of cold air
c)
When a warm front is sandwiched between two cold masses of air
d)
When a warm and cold front meet and move very little
19.
Which of following is a reason for the outer planets less likely to support life than the inner planets?
a)
They have too much mass.
b)
They have to little mass.
c)
Their surfaces are extremely hot.
d)
Their surfaces are extremely cold.
20.
a rigid supporting layer that surrounds the cells of plants and some other organisms
a)
cell membrane
b)
cell wall
c)
nucleus
d)
cytoplasm
21.
In cells a large oval organelle that contains the cells genetic material in the form of DNA and controls many of the cells activities
a)
organelle
b)
ribosome
c)
cell wall
d)
nucleus
22.
the thick fluid region of a cell located inside the cell membrane or between the cell membrane and nucleus
a)
cytoplasm
b)
cell wall
c)
organelle
d)
golgi apparatus
23.
an organelle in a cell that receives proteins and other newly formed materials from the endoplasmic retiulum packages them and distributes them to other parts of the cell
a)
vacuole
b)
chloroplast
c)
ribosome
d)
golgi apparatus
24.
a sac like organelle that stores water, food, and other matter
a)
vacuole
b)
lysosome
c)
cytoplasm
d)
cell wall
25.
an organelle in the cells of plants and some other organisms that captures energy from sunlight and changes it to an energy from that cells can use in making food
a)
vacuole
b)
chloroplasts
c)
cytoplasm
d)
mitochondria
26.
These two scientists developed the first model of DNA.
a)
Hershey and Chase
b)
Franklin and Wilkins
c)
Watson and Crick
d)
Davis and Lee
27.
The part of the cell that makes protein.
a)
Vacuoles
b)
Ribosomes
c)
Golgi Apparatus
d)
Cytoplasm
28.
Protects the cell from the outside environment. (Only Plants)
a)
Cell Membrane
b)
Chloroplasts
c)
Cell Wall
d)
Vacuoles
29.
Structure (b) is a ____.
a)
chromosome
b)
chromatid
c)
centromere
30.
Name the phase:
a)
Anaphase
b)
Telophase
c)
Metaphase
d)
Prophase
31.
Name the previous phase.
a)
Prophase
b)
Metaphase
c)
Anaphase
d)
Telophase
32.
Name the phase:
a)
Prophase
b)
Metaphase
c)
Anaphase
d)
Telophase
33.
Name the phase:
a)
Prophase
b)
Metaphase
c)
Anaphase
d)
Telophase
34.
Is this trait homozygous dominant, homozygous recessive, or heterozygous dominant: Ff
a)
Homozygous Dominant
b)
Homozygous Recessive
c)
Heterozygous Dominant
35.
Is this trait homozygous dominant, homozygous recessive, or heterozygous dominant: aa
a)
Homozygous Dominant
b)
Homozygous Recessive
c)
Heterozygous Dominant
36.
What is an acquired trait?
a)
scar from a burn
b)
freckles
c)
blonde hair
d)
widow's peak
37.
Who is the Father of Genetics?
a)
van Luen Hoeck
b)
Galieo
c)
Kietzerow
d)
Mendel
38.
What are cell parts in plants that convert sunlight into sugar?
a)
Chloroplasts
b)
Mitochondria
c)
Nucleus
d)
Ribosomes
39.
These (plus energy) are the raw materials for photosynthesis.
a)
H2O and O2
b)
C6H12O6 and O2
c)
H2O and C6H12O6
d)
H2O and CO2
40.
Which of the following is the correct equation for PHOTOSYNTHESIS?
a)
CO2 + light + H2O --> O2 + Sugar
b)
CO2 + sugar + H2O --> O2 + light
c)
O2 + light + H2O --> CO2 + Sugar
d)
CO2 + O2 + H2O --> Light+ Sugar
41.
Which organelle performs PHOTOSYNTHESIS?
a)
Chloroplast
b)
Mitochondria
42.
Which organelle performs CELLULAR RESPIRATION?
a)
Chloroplast
b)
Mitochondria
43.
Which organisms perform Photosynthesis?
a)
Only Autotrophs
b)
Only Heterotrophs
c)
Autotrophs and Heterotrophs
44.
An organism has the following characteristics.
-Eukaryotic
-Multicellular
-Does not carry out photosynthesis
-No cell walls
-Reproduces sexually
Which of the following classifications most correctly describes this organism?
-Eukaryotic
-Multicellular
-Does not carry out photosynthesis
-No cell walls
-Reproduces sexually
Which of the following classifications most correctly describes this organism?
a)
Domain Eukarya – Kingdom Animalia
b)
Domain Eukarya – Kingdom Fungi
c)
Domain Bacteria – Kingdom Eubacteria
d)
Domain Archaea – Kingdom Archaebacteria
45.
Who is the father of evolution?
a)
Darwin
b)
Mendel
c)
Newton
d)
Einstein
46.
What is a change in an organism that allows for it to survive in its environment?
a)
homologous
b)
vestigial
c)
variation
d)
adaptation
47.
When all of the organisms of a species have died it is called
a)
evolution
b)
extinction
c)
adaptation
d)
natural selection
48.
An interaction between two organisms where both organisms benefit is called _____________.
a)
Commensalism
b)
Mutualism
c)
Parasitism
d)
Competition
49.
An interaction between two organisms where both organisms are harmed is called _________.
a)
Competition
b)
Commensalism
c)
Predation
d)
Mutualism
50.
The mites that live in your eyelash follicles are an example of _______ because they benefit but you are unaffected.
a)
Mutualism
b)
Competition
c)
Commensalism
d)
Hebivory
51.
This picture shows typical animal behavior. Which might be true of this particular behavior?
a)
These animals might be competing for territory.
b)
These animals could have a predator/prey relationship.
c)
These animals could be cooperating for the good of the herd.
d)
This could be an example of imprinting.
52.
Which of the following is a herbivore?
a)
cricket
b)
frog
c)
hawk
d)
shrew
53.
Example of a decomposer
a)
fungus
b)
mouse
c)
plants
d)
frogs
54.
An organism that gets energy from eating other organisms is a ______________
a)
producer
b)
consumer
c)
decomposer
d)
prey
55.
The flow of energy through an ecosystem can be depicted in a food web. What forms the base of the open ocean food web?
a)
algae
b)
fish
c)
shrimp
d)
whales
56.
An estuary is...
a)
a body of water formed where freshwater and saltwater mix
b)
a relatively flat land stretching from either side of a river
c)
the beginning of a river
d)
an abiotic factor of a watershed
57.
The drops of water that appear on the outside of a glass of cold juice on a warm day are an example of?
a)
sublimation
b)
condensation
c)
evaporation
58.
In a solid, the particles
a)
vibrate in place
b)
slide past one another
c)
overcome the strong attraction
59.
A gas
a)
has a definite shape but no definite volume
b)
has a definite volume but no definite shape
c)
has fast-moving particles
60.
Which is true of matter?
a)
It takes up space but does not have mass.
b)
It has mass and takes up space.
c)
It does not take up space.
d)
Matter is not found on earth.
61.
An instrument that measure and indicates temperature.
a)
Thermometer
b)
Temperature
c)
Energy
d)
Kinetic Energy
62.
The movement of matter due to differences in density that are caused by temperature variation.
a)
Thermal Conduction
b)
Convection
c)
Radiation
d)
Infrared
63.
In nature, heat always flows from a:
a)
cold object to a warm object.
b)
small object to a big object.
c)
warm object to a cold object.
d)
large object to a small object.
64.
How can you separate a mixture of salt and sand.
a)
Dissolve salt and filter
b)
Dissolve salt and distill
c)
Chromatography
d)
Filter and distill
65.
Which of the following represents an element?
a)
H2O
b)
H2
c)
NaCl
d)
CaCO3
66.
Which of the following is not a compound?
a)
HCl
b)
Cl
c)
NaCl
d)
CO2
67.
Salt has a chemical formula of NaCl. Salt is a...
a)
Compound
b)
Element
c)
Mixture
d)
None of the Above
68.
What cannot be broken down into other substances?
a)
Compound
b)
Mixture
c)
Solids
d)
Element
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