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SLO Review 2019

Total questions: 80

Worksheet time: 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a force?

a)

Inertia

b)

Push or pull

c)

Something greater than we can control

d)

A tug

2.

What are balanced forces?

a)

forces of the same size in opposite directions

b)

Forces in the same direction

c)

Forces of the same size

3.

How could you make an object increase its speed?

a)

Use no force at all.

b)

use less force

c)

use more force

d)

Nothing can increase speed.

4.

In a tug of war the left team pulls with a force of 200N. The right team pulls with a force of 150N. What is the net force?

a)

350N to the left.

b)

50N to the left.

c)

350N to the right.

d)

50N to the right.

5.

The force that opposes the motion of two surfaces sliding past each other is called ___________.

a)

Friction

b)

Inertia

c)

Gravity

d)

Acceleration

6.

What is the unit of force?

a)

Joule

b)

Watt

c)

Newton

d)

Gram

7.

What is it called when the force of gravity is acting on an object?

a)

Gravitational pull

b)

Momentum

c)

Mass

d)

Weight

8.

The ________ of an object is always measured with respect to a reference point.

a)

Mass

b)

Motion

c)

Size

d)

Inertia

9.

What is inertia?

a)

An objects tendency to resist change (at rest or in motion).

b)

An objects tendency to change easily

c)

The force pulling or pushing upon an object.

d)

The weight of a force.

10.

Which is most likely needed when describing a change in position of an object?

a)

constant rate

b)

Acceleration

c)

reference point

d)

change in speed

11.

The rocket pushes the fuel down.What is the other force in this interaction pair?

a)

The rocket pulls the earth up.

b)

The earth pulls the rocket down.

c)

The fuel pulls the rocket up.

d)

The fuel pushes the rocket up.

12.

The more mass an object has the more ________ it will have. (The less it will want to change it's position).

a)

inertia

b)

gravitational acceleration

c)

weight

d)

velocity

13.

Gravitational potential energy depends on the ________ and ________ of the object.

a)

Friction and movement

b)

Height and Friction

c)

Mass and Movement

d)

Height and mass

14.

When you stretch a rubber band, you are storing __________ potential energy.

a)

Elastic

b)

Gravitational

c)

chemical

d)

Electric

15.

At which point is potential energy greatest?

a)

Y

b)

X

c)

W

d)

Z

16.

Which would have the greatest gravitational potential energy?

a)

A 100 pound kid at the top of a 10 foot ladder

b)

A 100 pound kid sitting on a bike

c)

A 100 pound kid sitting on the floor

d)

A 100 pound kid sitting on the edge of his bed

17.

What Type of potential energy:

Jack in the box-before the lid opens

a)

Electric

b)

Gravitational

c)

Elastic

d)

Chemical

18.

What are the two main factors that chemical potential energy is dependent on?

a)

Height and Distance

b)

Temperature and Weight

c)

Temperature and Mass

d)

Mass and Height

19.

When a reaction is releasing energy, chemical potential energy is..

a)

HIgh

b)

Low

c)

Neutral

d)

gradually increasing.

20.

Opposite charges ...

a)

are not attracted or repelled

b)

stabilize each other

c)

Repel each other

d)

attract each other

21.

When objects have equal numbers of positive and negative charges, they are...

a)

negatively charged

b)

positively charged

c)

electrically neutral

d)

unbalanced

22.

If a book sitting on a table begins to move horizontally, it is most likely moving because...

a)

gravitational potential energy is working.

b)

a frictional force is being applied

c)

A balanced force is being exerted.

d)

An unbalanced force is being applied.

23.

As more tension is being applied to a spring, what happens to the elastic potential energy?

a)

elastic potential energy increases.

b)

gravitational potential energy decreases

c)

elastic potential energy decreases

d)

gravitational potential energy increases.

24.

Metals such as copper, iron, gold, and silver are ..

a)

brittle

b)

Insulators

c)

Conductors

d)

resistors

25.

Materials that are not metals, such as glass, plastic, wood, and Styrofoam are ...

a)

insulators

b)

resistors

c)

conductors

d)

generators

26.

The cells produced via meiosis are called (choose the best answer)

a)

Sperm

b)

Sex cells

c)

Gametes

d)

egg

27.

This produces 2 identical daughter cells.

a)

Meiosis

b)

Mitosis

c)

Cell division

d)

DNA

28.

How many chromosomes are in all of your body cells?

a)

92

b)

23

c)

2

d)

46

29.

If a parent body cell had 44 chromosomes and Mitosis took place, how many chromosomes will be in the 2 daughter cells?

a)

22

b)

44

c)

88

d)

10

30.

If a parent sex cell had 30 chromosomes, after Meiosis takes place, how many chromosomes will be in each of the 4 haploid cells?

a)

5

b)

30

c)

60

d)

15

31.

What is it called when a sperm and egg meet?

a)

mitosis

b)

fertilization

c)

cell division

d)

reproduction

32.

Unlike mitosis, meiosis results in the formation of

a)

four haploid gametes

b)

two diploid gametes

c)

four diploid gametes

d)

two haploid gametes

33.

What is DNA?

a)

The code of life.

b)

Segments of information

c)

the power house of the cell

d)

The end product of mitosis

34.

Which of the following is heterozygous?

a)

AA

b)

Aa

c)

aa

d)

ZZ

35.

Which of the following is homozygous recessive?

a)

aa

b)

Aa

c)

AA

d)

Zz

36.

Dominant alleles are represented with ___________ letters and recessive alleles are represented with ___________ letters.

a)

lowercase, capital

b)

litte, big

c)

heterozygous, homozygous

d)

Capital, lowercase

37.

How many letters does a genotype contain?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

46

38.

What is an individuals phenotype?

a)

2 alleles - one from mom, one from dad.

b)

The 2 letter code for a trait.

c)

The physical and observable traits/characteristics.

d)

A trait that you acquire later in life.

39.

What is the difference between an inherited trait and an acquired trait?

a)

Inherited is not in the DNA and acquired traits are passed down from parent to offspring.

b)

Inherited are passed down from parent to offspring and acquired traits are not included in DNA.

c)

inherited are temporary and acquired last forever.

40.

When an organism completely dies out, it is called.....

a)

Adaptation

b)

Extinction

c)

Fossilization

d)

Mutation

41.

Any change to the DNA sequence is called a ________________.

a)

Natural Selection

b)

RNA

c)

Adaptation

d)

Mutation

42.

How many boxes would say BB?

a)

1

b)

0

c)

3

d)

2

43.

What is the correct genotypic ratio?

a)

all tall

b)

TT= 75% tt = 25%

c)

Tt = 100%

d)

TT = 25% Tt= 50% tt=25%

44.

If B = brown hair and b = blonde hair, what is the probability of brown hair?

a)

75 %

b)

50%

c)

0%

d)

25%

45.

The gradual change in species over time is...

a)

Natural Selection

b)

Mutation

c)

Evolution

d)

Adaptation

46.

Which type reproduction does not require a mate?

a)

Asexual Reproduction

b)

Sexual Reproduction

47.

Which type of reproduction is more advantageous in a changing environment?

a)

Asexual Reproduction

b)

Sexual Reproduction

48.

The white feathers of a snowy owl allow it to blend in with its environment during the winter months (snow). This is an example of ________________

a)

Variation

b)

Adaptation

c)

Natural Selection

d)

Environmental Change

49.

This term describes genetic differences between organisms of the same species.

a)

Natural Selection

b)

Adaptation

c)

Variation

d)

Environment

50.

What is the rigid layer of the Earth's surface made up of the crust and upper mantle called?

a)

asthenosphere

b)

Inner Core

c)

Mantle

d)

lithosphere

51.

Temperature and pressure both _____________________ as you go deeper into the earth.

a)

Increases

b)

Decreases

c)

Stays the same

d)

Goes up and down depending on the layer.

52.

A dense ball of solid iron and nickel.

a)

Lithosphere

b)

Outer Core

c)

Inner Core

d)

Mantle

53.

Magnetic Potential Energy will ___________ when opposite poles are further away from each other.

a)

Increase

b)

Decrease

c)

Stay the same

54.

Which term refers to the layering of earth's layers in order of least to greatest density?

a)

Compositional Layers

b)

Planetary Differentiation

c)

Solar Nebula

d)

Sesmic Activity

55.

The energy given off as a result of an earthquake is in the form of _________________.

a)

Seismic Waves

b)

Light Waves

c)

Radiation

d)

Convection Currents

56.

_________ and ________ waves are the 2 types of seismic waves.

a)

Primary and Lastly

b)

Secondary and Lovely

c)

Primary and Secondary

d)

Raleigh and Secondary

57.

Which is true about Secondary waves?

a)

They are only can pass through liquids

b)

They change direction when they go through solids.

c)

They are able to go through any layer of the earth

d)

They are unable to pass through the outer core.

58.

Which seismic wave is the fastest?

a)

S-waves

b)

Love Waves

c)

P-waves

d)

Surface Waves

59.

When both types of seismic waves enter a different layer of earth, they both ______________.

a)

Change direction

b)

change speed

c)

Nothing changes

60.

What force was responsible for the collisions between the particles that created the Earth?

a)

Gravity

b)

Radioactive Decay

c)

Friction

d)

Seismic Waves

61.

Which of the following processes generated heat during Earth’s formation that is still a source of heat in Earth’s interior?

a)

Gravity

b)

Radiation

c)

Convection Currents

d)

Radioactive Decay (isotopes)

62.

What was this once major landmass called?

a)

Continental Drift

b)

Pangea

c)

Tectonic Plates

d)

Gonowanda

63.

What does the theory of continental drift state?

a)

Continents are stationary and do not move

b)

The Earth is broken into lithospheric plates that move due to convection currents

c)

The continents were once joined in a super-continent and have moved over time

64.

What evidence did Wegener use in his theory?

a)

Continents and fossils fitting together/matching-up like puzzle pieces

b)

glacier scars and evidence from temperature

c)

mountain ranges and coal deposits line up across continents

d)

ALL OF THE ABOVE

65.

true or False : Sea-floor Spreading adds new material to the ocean floor?

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

66.

When one tectonic plate __________ under another at a convergent boundary it sinks back in the mantle.

a)

Sinks

b)

Subducts

c)

Collapses

d)

Collides

67.

New crust is always formed at the...

a)

Mid Ocean Ridge

b)

Deep Sea trench

c)

Volcanoes

d)

Subduction Zones

68.

Massive pieces of land that are part of the Earth's crust and upper mantle

a)

Mountains

b)

Divergent Boundaries

c)

Trenches

d)

Tectonic Plates

69.

What sources causes tectonic plates to move?

a)

Convection Currents

b)

Radioactive Decay

c)

Seismic Waves

d)

Subduction

70.

Where would the oldest rock be found?

a)

M

b)

N

c)

L

d)

O

71.

Plates slide past one another at ____________ boundaries.

a)

Subduction

b)

Convergent

c)

Transform

d)

Divergent

72.

Plates move towards one another at ______________ boundaries.

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform

d)

Subduction

73.

What kind of plate boundary is shown here?

a)

Transform Boundary

b)

Convergent Boundary

c)

Subduction Zones

d)

Divergent Plate Boundary

74.

What can cause a chain of volcanic islands to form far from plate boundaries?

a)

Hot spots

b)

Folded Mountains

c)

Volcanoes

d)

Trenches

75.

What landforms are developed at divergent plate boundaries?

a)

mountains, trenches and volcanoes

b)

Earthquakes

c)

Mid Ocean ridges and rift valleys

d)

lakes, hills and valleys

76.

Wind blowing sand from one location to another is an example of _____________.

a)

Sediment

b)

Weathering

c)

Deposition

d)

Erosion

77.

The process of breaking up Earth's surface into sediment is called...

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Depostion

d)

Sediment

78.

If the gradient of a hill is increased , the velocity of water will __________________.

a)

Stay at a constant rate.

b)

Decrease

c)

Increase

79.

Which property of rocks helped confirm that the seafloor was spreading?

a)

Magnetic Reversal

b)

Size of rock in seafloor

c)

Shape of seafloor

80.

The speed of seismic waves will change as they _____________.

a)

change in energy

b)

go through different material (layers)

c)

refract and reflect