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Science Final Exam 2018

Total questions: 54

Worksheet time: 28mins

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Class
Date
1.

One Complete revolution of Earth around the sun takes about...

a)

one rotation

b)

one season

c)

one year

d)

one eclipse

2.

Earth has seasons because

a)

It rotates on its axis

b)

The distance between Earth and the sun changes

c)

its axis is tilted as it moves around the sun

d)

the temperature of the sun changes

3.

All objects are attracted to each other by the force of

a)

gravity

b)

mass

c)

inertia

d)

weight

4.

The strength of the force of gravity depends on

a)

the masses of the objects and their speeds

b)

the masses of the objects and the distance between them

c)

the weight of the objects and their speeds

d)

the masses of the objects and their weights

5.

The phase of the moon you see depends on

a)

where you are on Earth

b)

How much of the sunlit side of the moon faces Earth

c)

How much of the moons surface is lit by the sun

d)

whether or not an eclipse is occurring

6.

Earths rotation takes about

a)

365 days

b)

6 months

c)

24 hours

d)

1 month

7.

Day and night are caused by

a)

the tilt of Earths axis

b)

Earths revolution around the sun

c)

eclipses

d)

Earths rotation on its axis

8.

An equinox occurs when

a)

neither hemisphere is tilted toward or away from he sun

b)

the Northern Hemisphere is tilted away from the sun

c)

the Northern Hemisphere is tilted toward the sun

d)

Earths axis is parallel to the suns rays

9.

The amount of the lit side of the moon you can see is the same during

a)

new moon and full moon phase

b)

new moon and first quarter phase

c)

first quarter and third quarter phase

d)

full moon and third quarter phase

10.

The different shapes of the moon seen from Earth are called

a)

eclipses

b)

penumbras

c)

umbras

d)

phases

11.

you are less likely to see a total solar eclipse than a total lunar eclipse

a)

the moons shadow covers all of Earth during a solar eclipse

b)

new moon phases occur less often than full moon phases

c)

only people on the daytime side of Earth can see a solar eclipse

d)

the moons umbra only covers a small area on Earths surface

12.

A total eclipse is visible from

a)

all over Earth

b)

only within the moon's umbra

c)

only within the moon's penumbra

d)

only the dark side of Earth

13.

During a total lunar eclipse the moon is in Earth's

a)

corona

b)

penumbra

c)

umbra

d)

orbit

14.

Maria on the moon's surface were formed by ancient

a)

oceans

b)

lava flows

c)

ice flows

d)

meteroid impacts

15.

The temperature of the moon's surface varies greatly from day to night because the moon has

a)

maria

b)

no atmosphere

c)

many craters

d)

highlands

16.

Which parts of the sun's atmosphere become visible during a total solar eclipse?

a)

photosphere and corona

b)

chromosphere and corona

c)

photosphere and chromosphere

d)

prominences and flares

17.

What layer are you looking at when you look at an image of the sun?

a)

photosphere

b)

chromosphere

c)

corona

d)

prominence

18.

If a kestrel eats a mouse that eats grass, the kestrel is a

a)

producer

b)

second-level consumer

c)

first-level consumer

d)

decomposer

19.

An organism that can make its own food is calle a

a)

consumer

b)

decomposer

c)

producer

d)

scavenger

20.

In which process do producers use carbon from carbon dioxide to produce other carbon-containing molecules.

a)

the nitrogen cycle

b)

photosynthesis

c)

precipitation

d)

the water cycle

21.

The many overlapping food chains in an ecosystem make up a

a)

food web

b)

niche

c)

energy pyramid

d)

feeding level

22.

Consumers that eat both plants and animals are

a)

omnivores

b)

herbivores

c)

carnivores

d)

scavengers

23.

Vultures, which feed on the bodies of dead organisms are

a)

first level consumers

b)

scavengers

c)

producers

d)

herbivores

24.

The first organism in a food chain is always

a)

consumer

b)

herbivore

c)

carnivore

d)

producer

25.

Magnetic field lines around a bar magnet

a)

are only perpendicular

b)

spread out from one end and curve to the other pole

c)

cross back and forth over one another

d)

are perfectly straight

26.

Every magnet, regardless, has 2

a)

magnetic fields

b)

magnetic poles

c)

magnetic charges

d)

magnetic needles

27.

You can increase the strength of an electromagnet' s field by

a)

decreasing the current in the current solenoid

b)

decreasing the number of loops in the solenoid

c)

using a stronger ferromagnetic core

d)

winding the coils more loosely

28.

Magnetic poles that are unlike

a)

attract each other

b)

repel each other

c)

do not interact

d)

point in the same direction

29.

An electric current produces a

a)

magnet

b)

magnetic field

c)

insulator

d)

solenoid

30.

A solenoid with a ferromagnetic core is also called a

a)

elecromagnet

b)

magnetic pole

c)

lodestone

d)

temporary magnet

31.

Magnetic poles that are alike

a)

attract each other

b)

repel each other

c)

do not interact

d)

have the same shape

32.

A device used to measure small currents is called

a)

thermometer

b)

galvanometer

c)

commutator

d)

armature

33.

The type of current produced by a battery is called

a)

direct current

b)

alternating current

c)

magnetic current

d)

induced current

34.

A group of antelope leaving its herd to find better resources is called

a)

immigration

b)

emigration

c)

birth rate

d)

death rate

35.

An organisms particular role in its habitat or how it survives in its habitat is called its

a)

carrying capacity

b)

ecosystem

c)

competion

d)

niche

36.

The place where an organism lives and provides the things the organism needs is called

a)

habitat

b)

niche

c)

species

d)

population

37.

Which one is a biotic factor found in a prairie ecosystem

a)

grass

b)

water

c)

temperature

d)

sunlight

38.

The struggle between organisms to survive in a habitat with limited resources is called

a)

competion

b)

predation

c)

symbiosis

d)

parisitism

39.

The smallest unit of the ecological organization is a single

a)

community

b)

ecosystem

c)

population

d)

organism

40.

All the different populations that live together in an area make up a

a)

organism

b)

community

c)

species

d)

ecosystem

41.

when a flea is living on a dog, the dog is the

a)

parasite

b)

host

c)

predator

d)

prey

42.

Mutualism, commesalism, and parasitism are the three types of

a)

symbiotic relationship

b)

predation

c)

competion

d)

adaptaions

43.

The nonliving parts of an ecosystem

a)

population

b)

community

c)

ecosystem

d)

abiotic factors

44.

The layer in which weather occurs

a)

troposphere

b)

thermosphere

c)

mesosphere

d)

stratoshpere

45.

the greenhouse effect is

a)

the absorption of energy by clouds

b)

a gradual increase in the temperature

c)

reflection of solar energy into the atmosphere

d)

the process by which gases hold heat in the atmosphere

46.

Cool air tends to

a)

flow over warm air

b)

be lifted up by warm air

c)

flow under warm air

d)

mix with warm air masses

47.

earths rotation makes global winds curve, which is called

a)

greenhouse effect

b)

global effect

c)

Coriolis effect

d)

convection effect

48.

The ozone layer protects living things on earth from

a)

uv radiation

b)

visible light

c)

infrared rays

d)

carbon dioxide

49.

As you rise up towards the atmosphere, air pressure

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

doesn't change

d)

there is no air pressure

50.

the solar system formed from

a)

an expanding galaxy

b)

a giant cloud of gas and dust

c)

an enormous explosion

d)

a black hole

51.

In a Heliocentric system, Earth revolves around

a)

Mars

b)

Jupiter

c)

the moon

d)

the sun

52.

What do the four outer planets have in common

a)

Very large, made of hydrogen and helium

b)

same size as earth but are made of hydrogen and helium

c)

Larger than earth, made of mainly iron

d)

same size as earth mainly made of iron

53.

What do the inner planets have in common

a)

they all have rings

b)

they all have abundant liquid water

c)

they have many moons

d)

they have small rocky surfaces

54.

Meteoroids usually come from

a)

debris form other planets

b)

the solar wind

c)

meteorites

d)

comets and asteroids