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Organisms, Earth Science, and Solar System Review

Total questions: 115

Worksheet time: 1hrs 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What kind of plate boundary is shown here?
a)
divergent
b)
convergent
c)
transform
d)
strike slip
2.

The Great Rift Valley in Africa and the Mid-Ocean Ridge were all created by this boundary

a)

Divergent

b)

Convergent

c)

Reform

d)

Transform

3.

What tectonic plate is pictured?

a)

North American

b)

Eurasian

c)

Indo-Australian

d)

South American

4.

What type of boundary is this?

a)

Divergent

b)

Convergent

c)

Transform

5.

What type of Boundary is this? What event will occur at this boundary?

a)

Transform / Earthquakes

b)

Subduction / Volcano Eruption

c)

Tornado / Rain

d)

Mountain Building / Volcanism

6.

At which type of boundary will you find an ocean basin?

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform

7.
The San Andrea's Fault in California is which type of boundary?
a)
Convergent
b)
Divergent
c)
Subductive Zone
d)
Transform
8.
At which type of boundary are mountains formed?
a)
Convergent
b)
Divergent
c)
Subductive Zone
d)
Transform
9.
At which type of plate boundary does seafloor spreading occur?
a)
Tranform
b)
Convergent
c)
Divergent
d)
Subductive Zone
10.
What type of boundary is formed when plates collide?
a)
convergent
b)
horizontal
c)
divergent
d)
transform
11.
What type of boundary is formed when plates separate?
a)
convergent
b)
horizontal
c)
divergent
d)
transform
12.
What type of boundary is formed when plates slide past each other?
a)
convergent
b)
horizontal
c)
divergent
d)
transform
13.
Which of these events can ONLY happen on a DIVERGENT BOUNDARY?
a)
Rift Valley
b)
Mountain
c)
A peninsula
d)
An Insanely complex, long answer that you will click out of instinct. 
14.
What type of event will occur at this boundary?
a)
Earthquake
b)
Volcano Eruption
c)
Tornado
d)
Mountain Building
15.

Which continent is highlighted in blue on the map?

a)

Africa

b)

The Pacific Ocean

c)

North America

d)

South America

16.

The diagram shows a model of the movement of two tectonic plates. When the plates collide, on plate often moves below the other plate. The rising magma that can result from this type of plate movement may produce-

a)

fossil layers

b)

volcanic islands

c)

deep-sea sediment

d)

seafloor spreading

17.
Identify the Major Plate labeled D
a)
Indo-Australian Plate
b)
North American Plate
c)
South Americana Plate
d)
Eurasian Plate 
18.

At what type of boundary would you find a volcano?

a)

Divergent

b)

Convergent

c)

Transform

19.

At which type of boundary are you most likely to find an underwater trench?

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform

20.

Volcanic islands are formed by...

a)

Divergent boundaries

b)

Convergent boundaries

c)

Transform boundaries

21.

A mid-ocean ridge is formed at _______________ boundaries.

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform

22.

Tectonic plates are caused by...

a)

Crust moving upward

b)

Mantle moving upward

23.

What tectonic plate is pictured?

a)

South American

b)

African

c)

North American

d)

Eurasian

24.

The following picture shows which type of cell?

a)

Prokaryote

b)

Eukaryote

25.

The following picture shows which type of cell?

a)

Prokaryote

b)

Eukaryote

26.

The following picture shows which type of cell?

a)

Prokaryote

b)

Eukaryote

27.

What type of cell has a membrane bound nucleus?

a)

eukaryotic

b)

prokaryotic

28.

What type of cell does not have a membrane bound nucleus?

a)

eukaryotic

b)

prokaryotic

29.

A prokaryotic cell has DNA

a)

True

b)

False

30.

Which of the following does a prokaryotic cell NOT have?

a)

DNA

b)

membrane bound nucleus

c)

ribosomes

d)

genetic information

31.

What is the level of organization in an ecosystem from LEAST complex to MOST complex?

a)

ecosystem, community, population, organism

b)

ecosystem, population, community, organism

c)

organism, population, community, ecosystem

d)

organism, community, population, ecosystem

32.

The YELLOW level of the pyramid represents...

a)

population

b)

community

c)

ecosystem

d)

organism

33.

The GREEN level of the pyramid represents...

a)

population

b)

community

c)

ecosystem

d)

organism

34.

The ORANGE level of the pyramid represents...

a)

population

b)

community

c)

ecosystem

d)

organism

35.

The PURPLE level of the pyramid represents...

a)

biosphere

b)

community

c)

ecosystem

d)

organism

36.

A living or once-living organisms in an ecosystem is a...

a)

population

b)

biotic factor

c)

abiotic factor

d)

community

37.

Which of the following is NOT an abiotic factor?

a)

sun

b)

temperature

c)

soil

d)

grass

38.

Temperature, light, air, water, and soil are all _____ parts of the environment.

a)

alive

b)

biotic

c)

abiotic

d)

living

39.

The factors in an ecoysystem that have never had the ability to live.

a)

Biotic Factor

b)

Abiotic Factor

c)

Biome

d)

Community

40.
Which of the fallowing has only abiotic factors?
a)
Sunlight, algae, and temperature
b)
Guppy, crab, oxygen
c)
Sunlight, soil, and weather
d)
Algae, temperature, and dog
41.

I'm unicellular, autotrophic, and have a nucleus. What kingdom do I belong to?

a)

Animalia

b)

Archaebacteria

c)

Protista

d)

Fungi

42.

This kingdom is eukaryotic, only multicellular, only heterotrophic, and only reproduces sexually.

a)

Protista

b)

Plante

c)

Fungi

d)

Animalia

43.

I have a nucleus, am an autotroph, and am multicellular. What kingdom do I belong to?

a)

Animalia

b)

Archaebacteria

c)

Plantae

d)

Fungi

44.

What do ALL living organisms have in common?

a)

They are all made of cells.

b)

They all have a heartbeat.

c)

They all breathe air.

d)

They all have a nucleus.

45.

Animals are...

a)

eukaryotic and autotrophic

b)

eukaryotic and heterotrophic

c)

prokaryotic and autotrophic

d)

prokaryotic and heterotrophic

46.

The types of domains are...

a)

Bacteria, Archaea, Eukarya

b)

Animalia, Plantae, Fungi, Protista

c)

Animalia, Plantae, Fungi, Protista, Bacteria, Archaea

47.

The types of kingdoms are...

a)

Bacteria, Archaea, Eukarya

b)

Animalia, Plantae, Fungi, Protista

c)

Animalia, Plantae, Fungi, Protista, Bacteria, Archaea

48.

I am multicellular, eukaryotic, and perform photosynthesis. What kingdom do I belong in?

a)

Bacteria

b)

Protista

c)

Plantae

d)

Animalia

49.

I am multicellular, eukaryotic, eat other organisms for food, and goes through sexual reproduction. What kingdom do I belong in?

a)

Bacteria

b)

Protista

c)

Plantae

d)

Animalia

50.
What is the top layer of the Earth's surface called? 
a)
Mantle
b)
Innercore
c)
Outercore
d)
Crust
51.
Temperature _____________________ as you go deeper into the earth.
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
goes up and down depending on the layer
d)
stays the same
52.

Which layer is the thinnest?

a)

V

b)

Z

c)

Y

d)

X

53.

The hottest layer of the earth is the...

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Outer Core

d)

Inner Core

54.

The coolest layer of the earth is the...

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Outer Core

d)

Inner Core

55.

The thickest layer of the earth is the...

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Outer Core

d)

Inner Core

56.

The thinnest layer of the earth is the...

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Outer Core

d)

Inner Core

57.

Which layer is the densest?

a)

Z

b)

X

c)

W

d)

V

58.

Which layer of the earth is composed of molten material?

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Outer Core

d)

Inner Core

59.

Which layer of the earth is composed of SOLID material?

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Outer Core

d)

Inner Core

60.

Which layer of the earth is composed of fluid LIQUID material?

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Outer Core

d)

Inner Core

61.

Which layer is represented by the number 1?

a)

outer core

b)

inner core

c)

mantle

d)

crust

62.

Which layer of the Earth is represented by the number 3?

a)

crust

b)

inner core

c)

mantle

d)

outer core

63.

Which layer is represented by the number 4?

a)

crust

b)

inner core

c)

outer core

d)

mantle

64.

Which layer of the Earth is represented by the number 2?

a)

crust

b)

outer core

c)

mantle

d)

inner core

65.

Most metal material is found in the...

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Core (Inner and Outer)

66.

The MOST dense layer is the...

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Outer Core

d)

Inner Core

67.

What is useful about using a model to show the layers of the Earth?

a)

We can use the exact same materials as the Earth in a model.

b)

We can watch the convection currents happen in a model.

c)

We can create models to be the same size as the Earth.

d)

We can use models to show the same shape of the Earth at a smaller scale.

68.
Rock that forms when sediment from older rocks get pressed and cemented together.
a)
Sedimentary Rock
b)
Metamorphic Rock
c)
Igneous Rock
69.
The process by which igneous rocks are formed...
a)
heat and pressure
b)
melting and cooling
c)
weathering and erosion
70.
The process by which metamorphic rocks are formed...
a)
heat and pressure
b)
erosion and deposition
c)
melting and cooling
71.
Which type of rock is made by small bits of rock, mud, or sand compacted and cemented together?
a)
Coal
b)
igneous
c)
metamorphic
d)
sedimentary
72.
a rock that formed from layers of sediments
a)
metamorphic
b)
igneous
c)
sedimentary
d)
magma
73.

What type of rock goes through COMPACTION?

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Igneous

74.

What type of rock goes through erosion?

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Igneous

75.

Heating, Melting, and Cooling are required to make...

a)

Sedimentary rock

b)

Metamorphic rock

c)

Igneous rock

76.

Heat and pressure is required to make...

a)

Sedimentary rock

b)

Metamorphic rock

c)

Igneous rock

77.

Magma is used to form...

a)

Sedimentary rock

b)

Metamorphic rock

c)

Igneous rock

78.

Weathering is used to form...

a)

Sedimentary rock

b)

Metamorphic rock

c)

Igneous rock

79.

This type of rock can be formed by deposited sediments.

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Igneous

80.

Sally found a rock with many imprints of sea shells by the beach. The print was so clear that she could see the outline of each shell, just like a fossil. What type of rock did she find?

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Igneous

81.

Can be a very rough rock, like concrete.

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Igneous

82.

Fossils are found in...

a)

Sedimentary rock

b)

Metamorphic rock

c)

Igneous rock

83.

Magma cooling gives us...

a)

Sedimentary rock

b)

Metamorphic rock

c)

Igneous rock

84.

Hardness, color, luster and streak helps us identify properties of..

a)

Rocks and minerals

b)

Elements

c)

Chemicals

85.

A sedimentary rock went through heat and pressure over many years. What happened?

a)

It became igneous rock.

b)

It became metamorphic rock.

c)

It stayed sedimentary rock.

86.
A ball of ice and dust with a tail of gas and dust pointing away from the sun.
a)
Asteroid
b)
Comet
c)
Moon
d)
Meteor
87.
The four planets that are nearest the sun are called the.........
a)
Inner planets
b)
Outer planets
c)
Small planets
d)
Gas giants
88.
 Which of the following planets are the gas giants, outer planets?
a)
Mercury , Venus, mars
b)
Jupiter, Saturn, uranus
c)
Mars, Jupiter, venus
89.

These are the 4 planets closest to the sun (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars).

a)

inner planets

b)

outer planets

c)

dwarf planets

d)

solar planets

90.
What is the difference between the inner planets and the outer planets?
a)
The outer planets are smaller than the inner planets 
b)
The inner planets are smaller than the outer planets
c)
The outer planets have more rocks than the inner planets
d)
the inner planets are heavier than  the outer planets
91.
The inner planets are called terrestrial planets because they are composed of
a)
water
b)
gas
c)
frozen surfaces
d)
rocks
92.

The outer planets are different from the terrestrial planets because they

a)

have smaller atmospheres

b)

are less dense

c)

are made of gas

d)

are more colorful

93.
The four inner planets are...
a)
Rocky and small
b)
Very large and made of ice
c)
Small and made of ice
d)
Very large and made of gases
94.
The outer planets are...
a)
Rocky and small
b)
Very large and made of ice
c)
Small and made of ice
d)
Very large and made of gases
95.
What do we call Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune?
a)
Outer Planets
b)
Terrestrial Planets
c)
Inner Planets
d)
Oort Cloud
96.
Earth and the other planets closest to the Sun are made mostly of _______
a)
gas
b)
metal
c)
water
d)
rock
97.
One of the main differences between the outer and inner planets is __________.
a)
The inner planets all have water
b)
the inner planets are much bigger than the outer planets
c)
the outer planets are gas planets
d)
the outer planets have rings, and the inner planets don't
98.
Which planets are terrestrial planets
a)
Inner planets
b)
Outer planets
c)
Both
d)
Asteroid belt
99.
What is the center of our solar system?
a)
moon
b)
earth
c)
sun
d)
Jupiter
100.

Where is the Asteroid Belt located in the Solar System?

a)

near Neptune

b)

between Mercury and Venus

c)

between Mars and Jupiter

d)

around the Sun

101.
What holds the planets in their orbits around the sun?
a)
gravity
b)
speed
c)
string
d)
air currents
102.

Which planet takes the least amount of time to orbit the sun?

a)

Mercury

b)

Earth

c)

Mars

d)

Neptune

103.

Which planet takes the most amount of time to orbit the sun?

a)

Mercury

b)

Earth

c)

Mars

d)

Neptune

104.

Planets that are _______ the sun take the least amount of time to orbit.

a)

closer to

b)

farther from

105.

Planets that are _______ the sun take the most amount of time to orbit.

a)

closer to

b)

farther from

106.

Which of the following affects a planet's orbital period around the sun?

a)

Distance

b)

Mass

c)

Compostion

d)

Weight

107.

The gravity of smaller objects control larger objects

a)

True

b)

False

108.

The gravity of larger objects control smaller objects

a)

True

b)

False

109.

What is the force that holds moons in orbit?

a)

Gravity from their planet

b)

Gravity from other planets

c)

Gravity from the sun

110.

Which planet is least affected by the suns gravity?

a)

Mercury

b)

Neptune

c)

Earth

d)

Jupiter

111.

Which planet is most affected by the suns gravity?

a)

Mercury

b)

Neptune

c)

Earth

d)

Jupiter

112.

The Earth moves around the ...

a)

Earth

b)

Moon

c)

Sun

d)

The Earth does not revolve around any object

113.

The Sun moves around the...

a)

Earth

b)

Moon

c)

Sun

d)

The Sun does not revolve around any object

114.

Smaller objects have ________ gravitational pull than larger objects.

a)

more

b)

less

115.

Larger objects have ________ gravitational pull than smaller objects.

a)

more

b)

less

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