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Worksheets2nd Semester Final Review
Total questions: 72
Worksheet time: 1hrs 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The last day of school is
a)
May 18.
b)
May 22.
c)
May 23.
d)
I stopped coming to school mentally before Spring Break.
2.
A ____exists where two plates come together and one goes under the other.
a)
spreading center
b)
subduction zone
c)
transform fault
d)
rift valley
3.
When continental crust converges with oceanic crust, the ______ is the one that subducts.
a)
more dense continental crust
b)
less dense continental crust
c)
more dense oceanic crust
d)
less dense oceanic crust
4.
What type of plate boundary can be found at the site of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge?
a)
convergent boundary with subduction
b)
convergent boundary without subduction
c)
transform boundary
d)
divergent boundary
5.
What type of plate boundary can be found at the site of the San Andreas Fault?
a)
convergent boundary with subduction
b)
convergent boundary without subduction
c)
transform boundary
d)
divergent boundary
6.
Mid-ocean ridges form the longest mountain ranges on Earth.
a)
true
b)
false
7.
If subduction occurs faster than oceanic crust can be created, an ocean will expand.
a)
true
b)
false
8.
Oceanic crust near the mid-ocean ridge is younger than oceanic crust farther away from the ridge.
a)
true
b)
false
9.
What are the different kinds of seismic waves?
a)
Q, R, and S waves
b)
R, S, and surface waves
c)
P, S, and surface waves
10.
How does the energy of an earthquake travel through the Earth?
a)
Seismic waves carry the energy of an earthquake away from the focus, through the Earth's interior, and across the surface.
b)
Seismic waves carry the energy of an earthquake toward the focus, through the Earth's interior, and across the surface.
c)
During an earthquake, seismic waves move toward the focus and epicenter then move out in all directions.
11.
These type of waves compress and expand the ground like an accordion.
a)
P waves
b)
S waves
c)
surface waves
12.
What instrument is used to measure and record the vibrations of seismic waves?
a)
Richter graph
b)
Seismograph
c)
Mercalli graph
13.
An earthquake's ___________ is a measurement of its strength based on seismic waves and movement along faults.
a)
Energy
b)
Intensity
c)
Magnitude
14.
How many rating scales are used to measure earthquakes?
a)
2
b)
3
c)
5
15.
This rating scale rates earthquakes according to the size of seismic waves as measured by a seismograph.
a)
Moment magnitude scale
b)
Mercalli scale
c)
Richter scale
16.
The break in the Earth's crust where slabs of crust slip past each other is called a _______.
a)
tectonic plate
b)
lithosphere break
c)
fault
17.
What is the point beneath the Earth's crust where rocks first break under stress causing an earthquake?
a)
first seismic surface wave
b)
epicenter
c)
focus or hypocenter
18.
Seismic waves are best described as :
a)
energy
b)
vibrations
c)
forces
19.
The most likely causes of earthquakes are :
a)
The breaking of the lithosphere
b)
The slipping or interacting of tectonic plates
c)
Magma and energy release from the inner core of the Earth
20.
The “Ring of Fire" is located along the outside edge of the
a)
Atlantic Ocean
b)
Pacific Ocean
c)
Indian Ocean
d)
Arctic Ocean
21.
What volcano was born in a cornfield in Mexico on February 20, 1943, and gave scientists a rare chance to see the formation of a volcano?
a)
Popocatepetl
b)
Mt. Etna
c)
Mt. St. Helens
d)
Paricutin
22.
What is a very large basin-shaped opening at the top of a volcano?
a)
lahar
b)
Aa
c)
pyroclastic flow
d)
pahoehoe
e)
caldera
23.
What is a rough and jagged form of lava?
a)
lahar
b)
Aa
c)
pyroclastic flow
d)
pahoehoe
e)
caldera
24.
What is a smooth ropelike form of lava?
a)
lahar
b)
Aa
c)
pyroclastic flow
d)
pahoehoe
e)
caldera
25.
What is a dense, superheated cloud of gas and ash that runs down the side of certain volcanoes?
a)
lahar
b)
Aa
c)
pyroclastic flow
d)
pahoehoe
e)
caldera
26.
Sticky, thick mud that flows down off certain volcanoes.
a)
lahar
b)
Aa
c)
pyroclastic flow
d)
pahoehoe
e)
caldera
27.
Cells are the basic unit of structure and function in living things.
a)
true
b)
false
28.
Cells were first observed by Robert Hooke.
a)
true
b)
false
29.
Magnification is the ability to distinguish details on an object.
a)
true
b)
false
30.
What is the the name of the organelle that manufactures protein?
a)
microtubules
b)
lysomes
c)
ribosomes
d)
mitochondria
31.
Which of the following statements is NOT part of the cell theory?
a)
All cells are produced from other cells.
b)
Cells can absorb food and oxygen.
c)
All living things are composed of cells.
d)
Cells are the basic units of structure and function in living things.
32.
Mitosis is the stage of the cell cycle during which
a)
the cell’s nucleus divides into two new nuclei.
b)
the cell’s DNA is replicated.
c)
the cell divides into two new cells.
d)
the cell’s cytoplasm divides.
33.
Unlike the cell wall, the cell membrane
a)
is found in all cells.
b)
is made of chromatin.
c)
protects the nucleus with a rigid layer of cellulose.
d)
produces energy for the cell.
34.
During what stage of the cell cycle does replication occur?
a)
interphase
b)
cytokinesis
c)
prophase
d)
mitosis
35.
At the end of mitosis, chromosomes provide each daughter cell with
a)
half the parent’s genetic material.
b)
an exact copy of the parent’s genetic material.
c)
twice the amount of the parent’s genetic material.
d)
four times the amount of the parent’s genetic material.
36.
The correct order for the phases of mitosis are
a)
prophase, interphase, metaphase, anaphase
b)
telophase, anaphase, metaphase, prophase
c)
interphase, prophase, metaphase, telophase
d)
prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase
37.
Chromatids are held together by a
a)
spindle fiber
b)
cell plate
c)
centromere
d)
centriole
38.
The formation of a cell plate is a characteristic of cytokinesis in animal cells.
a)
true
b)
false
39.
An energy-rich organic compound is a
a)
carbohydrate
b)
lipid
c)
both A and B
d)
protein
40.
An example of an inorganic compound is
a)
water
b)
potato
c)
apple
d)
chicken
41.
Which organelle takes food and turns it into energy for plant and animal cells?
a)
microtubules
b)
lysomes
c)
ribosomes
d)
mitochondria
42.
A gel-like substance that contains many organelles in a cell is the
a)
ribosomes
b)
cytoplasam
c)
chloroplast
d)
mitochondria
43.
Which organelle uses energy from sunlight to make sugar?
a)
ribosomes
b)
cytoplasam
c)
chloroplast
d)
mitochondria
44.
This part of a cell controls what can enter and leave a cell.
a)
cell membrane
b)
cell wall
c)
nuclear membrane
d)
nucleus
45.
Mainly found in plant cells, this holds/stores water.
a)
golgi body
b)
vesicle
c)
vacuole
d)
chloroplast
46.
Which organelles are filled with enzymes that aid in intra-cellular digestion, breaking down wastes and old organelles?
a)
golgi body
b)
endoplasmic reticulum
c)
lysosomes
d)
ribosomes
47.
These are passageways in the cell that carry proteins from one part of the cell to another.
a)
golgi body
b)
endoplasmic reticulum
c)
lysosomes
d)
ribosomes
48.
This structure packages and distributes proteins throughout the cell.
a)
golgi body
b)
mitochondria
c)
lysosomes
d)
ribosomes
49.
____ is the ability to do work.
a)
Energy
b)
inertia
c)
force
d)
momentum
50.
Which is a main source of energy that drives the Earth system?
a)
heat from the Sun
b)
gases in the atmosphere
c)
the energy of moving water
d)
fossil fuels within the Earth
51.
Is the collision of two continents a destructive force or a constructive force?
a)
destructive force
b)
constructive force
52.
Which of Earth’s spheres includes living organisms like lions, and tigers, and bears (Oh my!)?
a)
geosphere
b)
biosphere
c)
atmosphere
d)
hydrospere
53.
The rocks on Earth’s exterior make up part of which sphere?
a)
geosphere
b)
biosphere
c)
atmosphere
d)
hydrospere
54.
What is Earth’s outermost sphere?
a)
geosphere
b)
biosphere
c)
atmosphere
d)
hydrospere
55.
What is the name of Earth’s layer that is made up of the solid crust and the solid, upper part of the matle?
a)
asthenosphere
b)
lithosphere break
c)
mesosphere
d)
stratosphere
56.
What two metals are found at the center of the Earth?
a)
iron and nickel
b)
aluminum and tin
c)
magnesium and lead
d)
copper and zinc
57.
Pressure ______ and temperature ______ the deeper down you go inside Earth.
a)
decrease; decrease
b)
decrease; increase
c)
increase; increase
d)
increase; decrease
58.
Scientists think that _____ in Earth’s outer core are what produce Earth’s magnetic field.
a)
extreme heat
b)
magnetic rocks
c)
convection currents
d)
heavy metals
59.
Which term is used to describe how light is reflected from a mineral’s surface?
a)
color
b)
luster
c)
cleavage
d)
streak
60.
Heat and pressure deep beneath Earth’s surface can change any rock into ___.
a)
chemical rock.
b)
gemstones.
c)
metamorphic rock.
d)
sedimentary rock.
61.
An igneous rock that is formed from lava is called a(n) ______________ rock.
a)
chemical
b)
intrusive
c)
metamorphic
d)
extrusive
62.
When performing a scratch test, the mineral can be ranked on the Moh’s hardness scale.
a)
true
b)
false
63.
In order, list the sequence of processes through which sedimentary rocks form.
a)
deposition, cementation, compaction, weathering, erosion
b)
erosion, weathering, deposition, compaction, cementation
c)
weathering, erosion, deposition, cementation, compaction
d)
weathering, erosion, deposition, compaction, cementation
64.
Any trace of an ancient organism that has been preserved in rock is called a
a)
landform.
b)
continent.
c)
fossil.
d)
landmass.
65.
The geological theory that states that pieces of Earth’s lithosphere are in constant, slow motion is the theory of ___.
a)
subduction
b)
plate tectonics.
c)
deep-ocean trenches
d)
sea-floor spreading
66.
Most geologists think that the movement of Earth’s plates is caused by ___
a)
conduction
b)
earthquakes
c)
convection currents in the mantle
d)
Earth's magnetic field.
67.
What is Pangaea?
a)
the name of a German scientist
b)
the name of a supercontinent that existed millions of years ago
c)
another name for continental drift theory
d)
the name of ancient fossils
68.
The term "diverging" means ___
a)
coming together
b)
sliding alongside
c)
moving apart
d)
going underneath
69.
In sea-floor spreading, molten material rises from the mantle and erupts
a)
along the edges of all continents.
b)
along mid-ocean ridges.
c)
in deep-ocean trenches.
d)
at the north and south poles.
70.
A place where two plates slip past each other, moving in opposite directions, is known as a ____
a)
transform boundary.
b)
divergent boundary.
c)
convergent boundary.
d)
subduction zone.
71.
What is a tumor?
a)
cancer cells
b)
unheathly cells
c)
mutated cells
72.
Cancer is in part due to cells that divide too ____.
a)
slow
b)
quick
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