WorksheetsIntro to ES Practice Test B
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 16mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
_______ lines on a globe run from east to west.
a)
North Pole
b)
South Pole
c)
Latitude
d)
Longitude
2.
When measuring the lines of longitude, always begin with the _______, which represents 0 degrees.
a)
South Pole
b)
Equator
c)
Prime Meridian
d)
Latitude
3.
What is the name of this line at 0 degrees latitude?
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
Equator
c)
North Pole
d)
South Pole
4.
If you do not understand a direction or part of a laboratory procedure, you should
a)
ask the teacher before proceeding.
b)
skip it and go on to the next part.
c)
figure it out as you do the lab.
d)
try several methods until something works.
5.
What should you do if a glass breakage occurs?
a)
Touch it to see if it is safe?
b)
Run out of the classroom
c)
Immediately tell your teacher
d)
Leave without telling anyone
6.
Bio =
a)
Earth
b)
Sphere
c)
Life
d)
Water
7.
Geo =
a)
Earth
b)
Sphere
c)
Life
d)
Water
8.
Hydro =
a)
Sphere
b)
Earth
c)
Life
d)
Water
9.
Rain, snow, sleet, and hail are all examples of what?
a)
evaporation
b)
condenstation
c)
precipitation
d)
infiltration
10.
Which layer is considered the thinnest layer?
a)
Mesosphere
b)
Core
c)
Mantle
d)
Crust
11.
You will want your experiment to have ____ independent variable(s) in it for the experiment to be valid.
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
12.
What is a factor that changes because of what the experimenter does?
a)
Dependent Variable
b)
Independent Variable
c)
Control Group
d)
Hypothesis
13.
A system can be defined as
a)
A collection of parts that work together to complete a purpose
b)
A system
c)
A piece of a whole
d)
A group that individually does work
14.
This type of system requires interaction with the environment around it
a)
Closed System
b)
Open System
15.
A testable idea or explanation that leads to scientific investigation based on prior knowledge is known as:
a)
theory
b)
experiment
c)
observation
d)
hypothesis
16.
What is Meteorology?
a)
The study of Meteors.
b)
The study of the entire atmosphere.
c)
The study of rocks.
d)
The study of organisms.
17.
What is Geology?
a)
The study of geography.
b)
The study of rocks.
c)
The study of weather.
d)
The study of the solid Earth.
18.
What is Astronomy?
a)
The study of astrological signs.
b)
The study of Earth.
c)
It's space science.
d)
The study of all physical things beyond Earth.
19.
What is ecology?
a)
The study of recycling.
b)
The relationship between organisms and their surrounding.
c)
The study of animals.
d)
The study of ecotours.
20.
Zoology, paleontology, meteorology.... what do you think the suffix (end part of the word) "logy" means?
a)
Logic
b)
The study of
c)
Science
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