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Finals review

Total questions: 85

Worksheet time: 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are all the units of the scientific method?

a)

KHDUDCH

b)

KUDUDFM

c)

KHDUDCG

d)

KHDUDCM

2.

How many centimeters are in 35 meters?

a)

350

b)

3.50

c)

3500

d)

35.00

3.

What is the difference between accuracy and precision?

a)

Accuracy is getting the balls to the center of the target; precision means you get all the balls clustered in one area.

b)

Accuracy means you are a good student; precision means you are an organized one.

c)

Accuracy means you get all the balls clustered in one area; precision is when you get the ball to the center of the target.

d)

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4.

You are in a paintball tournament. You hit all 5 of the balls in the center of the target. This makes you...

a)

Accurate

b)

Precise

c)

Accurate and Precise

d)

Neither

5.
What are the three types of rocks?
a)
lava, metamorphic, and sedimentary
b)
igneous, sedimentary, and mineral
c)
metamorphic, lava, and igneous
d)
igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic
6.

Which mineral is ranked highest on the Mohs scale?

a)

Talc

b)

Calcite

c)

Quartz

d)

Diamond

7.

What are all the mineral characteristics

a)

Naturally Occurring

b)

Inorganic

c)

Definite Chemical Composition

d)

Solid

e)

Definite Crystalline Structure

8.

What are the Minerals Properties

a)

Color

b)

Streak

c)

Hardness

d)

Cleavage

e)

Fracture

9.

Which layer is made up of liquid iron and nickel?

a)

Outer Core

b)

Continental Crust

c)

Inner Core

d)

Lithosphere

10.

As you approach the center of three earth what three things increase?

a)

Density

b)

Pressure

c)

Heat

d)

Gravity

e)

Weight

11.

In which layer of the Earth do convection currents occur?

a)

Outer Core

b)

Inner Core

c)

Mantle

d)

Oceanic Crust

12.

What is true about the Layers?

a)

There are 2 crusts

b)

The Inner Core has solid nickel

c)

The Upper Mantle is below the Mantle

d)

The Hottest layer is the Inner Core

13.

Heat transferred between a spoon and a hot bowl of soup is a form of what?

a)

Radiation

b)

Convection

c)

Conduction

d)

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14.

Heat from the sun reaches you by what?

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

d)

Not Enough Info

15.

What is the transfer of heat by touching?

a)

Convection

b)

Conduction

c)

Radiation

d)

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16.

You are sitting by a campfire, how is the heat reaching you?

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

d)

None of the above

17.

Which of the following is NOT a type of chemical weathering?

a)

water

b)

carbon dioxide

c)

ice wedging

d)

living organisms secreting acid to break down rocks

18.

What is weathering?

a)

The process by which

water, ice, wind or gravity

moves fragments of rock

and soil.

b)

The process by which

water, ice, wind or gravity

deposit rock sediments

and soil in a new place.

c)

The breaking down of

Earth’s crust into smaller

and smaller pieces.

d)

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19.

What is erosion?

a)

The process by which

water, ice, wind or gravity

moves fragments of rock

and soil.

b)

The process by which

water, ice, wind or gravity

deposit rock sediments

and soil in a new place.

c)

The breaking down of

Earth’s crust into smaller

and smaller pieces.

d)

Not Enough Info

20.

What is deposition?

a)

The process by which

water, ice, wind or gravity

moves fragments of rock

and soil.

b)

The process by which

water, ice, wind or gravity

deposit rock sediments

and soil in a new place.

c)

The breaking down of

Earth’s crust into smaller

and smaller pieces.

d)

Not Enough Info

21.
What are the four soil components?
a)
Sand, rock, humus, air
b)
Rock, humus, air, water
c)
Rock, humus, roots, water
d)
Rock, humus, animals, plants
22.

Decayed organic matter is...

a)

Hummus

b)

Humus

c)

Himalayas

d)

Hummers

23.

Which soil horizon is primarily responsible for the soil's fertility?

a)

The A horizon

b)

The B horizon

c)

The C horizon

d)

The D horizon

24.
Which soil component has the least capacity for holding water?
a)
silt
b)
clay
c)
sand
d)
humus
25.

Soil is made of:

a)

pieces of rock

b)

air and water

c)

matter that was once alive

d)

all of the above

26.
What is the name of Soil Horizon O?
a)
Bedrock
b)
Topsoil
c)
Organic Layer
d)
Subsoil
27.

Which layer of soil contains lots of roots and minerals for growing plants?

a)

Topsoil

b)

Humus

c)

Subsoil

d)

Bedrock

28.

True or False: The layers of soil go in this order: Topsoil, bedrock, subsoil.

a)

True

b)

False

29.
In which kind of rock do we usually find a fossil?
a)
sedimentary  rock
b)
rock candy
c)
hard rock
30.
What type of fossil is this?
a)
Mold
b)
Cast
c)
Preserved remains
d)
Trace fossil
31.

Scientists who study fossils are called

a)

Geologists

b)

Paleontologists

c)

Fossil Scientists

d)

Meteorologists

32.
What is a fossil?
a)
the remains or physical evidence of an organism preserved by geologic processes
b)
fossils can be preserved in rock, amber, asphalt, or ice
c)
any naturally preserved evidence of animal activity
d)
fossil of an organism that lived during a relatively short period of time
33.

What type of boundary occurs when two plates move away from each other?

a)

transform

b)

subduction

c)

convergent

d)

divergent

34.

Which type of crust is more dense?

a)

oceanic

b)

continental

c)

divergent

d)

pizza

35.

What type of boundary occurs when two plates move toward each other?

a)

convergent

b)

divergent

c)

transform

d)

lateral

36.

What type of boundary occurs when two plates slide past each other?

a)

divergent

b)

transform

c)

lateral

d)

convergent

37.
What are scientists that study volcanoes called?
a)
doctor
b)
vet
c)
volcanologist
d)
volcano scientist
38.
What is Magma when it reaches the surface of Earth?
a)
Lava
b)
Mafic Magma
c)
Felsic Magma
d)
None of these
39.
Many earthquakes happen along the borders of...
a)
Countries
b)
Tetonic Plates
c)
Climate Zones
d)
None of the above.
40.
This earthquake is......?
a)
Convergent
b)
Transform
c)
Divergent
d)
Rift Zone
41.

The word tsunami means_______________ in _______________.

a)

massive wave / Japanese

b)

harbor wave / Japanese

c)

harbor wave / English

d)

big wave / Chinese

42.

What can cause a tsunami?

a)

earthquake

b)

underwater volcanoes

c)

landslides

d)

all of these

43.

The pH scale is a range from:

a)

1-7

b)

0-14

c)

1-5

d)

1-20

44.

A(n) ______ is a substance with a pH less than 7

a)

Acid

b)

Alkaline

c)

Base

d)

Buffer

45.

What is the only substance with a neutral pH of 7?

a)

Milk

b)

Orange Juice

c)

Water

d)

Blood

46.

Where is most of Earth's Water?

a)

in glaciers

b)

in rivers

c)

in the ground

d)

in oceans

47.

What are clouds made from?

a)

water vapors

b)

water droplets or ice crystals

c)

smoke

d)

large snowflakes

48.

Which term includes rain, hail, snow and sleet?

a)

condensation

b)

evaporation

c)

subimation

d)

precipitation

49.

Which type of water comes from wells?

a)

surface water

b)

groundwater

c)

ocean water

d)

glacier water

50.

What is an aquifer?

a)

a layer of rock that holds groundwater

b)

a type of cloud

c)

a way to conserve water

d)

a way to purify water

51.

What is the difference between weather and climate?

a)

Weather is what the area is like year round; climate changes often

b)

Weather is what the area's political area is like; climate is there geographic area is like.

c)

Weather is rain; climate is snow

d)

Weather changes often; climate is how the area is like year round.

52.

When a warm air mass and a cold air mass meet and neither can move the other, the result is a what?

a)

Warm Front

b)

Cold Front

c)

Stationary Front

d)

Not Enough Info Was Given!

53.

Which most likely produces clear, cool weather?

a)

zero air pressure

b)

stable air pressure

c)

a low pressure system

d)

a high pressure system

54.

_____________ air is more dense and tends to sink

a)

cold

b)

warm

c)

moist

d)

dry

55.
What does a barometer do?
a)
measures air pressure
b)
measures temperature
c)
measures humidity
d)
measures length
56.
Coriolis effect
a)
caused by Earth's rotation
b)
caused by Earth's revolution
c)
caused by Earth's tilt
d)
caused by Earth's winds
57.
If  you shine a light on an object - what transfer of energy does that model?
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
d)
emission
58.
Some Solar radiation doesn't reach Earth because _____
a)
it is reflected off particles in the atmosphere
b)
it is absorbed by clouds and particles in the atmosphere
c)
it is reflected off clouds
d)
all are correct
59.
Doldrums
a)
create trade winds
b)
create weather in North America
c)
windless zone
d)
very cold zone
60.
Where is the temperature the highest?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
61.
Where is the air pressure the greatest?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
62.

Which graph BEST illustrates (shows) the change in density in the lowest layer of Earth’s atmosphere as altitude increases?

a)
b)
c)
d)
63.

Which layer is the outermost layer?

a)

troposphere

b)

thermosphere

c)

exosphere

d)

mesosphere

64.

Where you will find the ozone layer.

a)

stratosphere

b)

thermosphere

c)

exosphere

d)

mesosphere

65.

Where weather occurs.

a)

stratosphere

b)

thermosphere

c)

troposphere

d)

mesosphere

66.

Where we live.

a)

stratosphere

b)

thermosphere

c)

troposphere

d)

mesosphere

67.

The coldest layer.

a)

troposphere

b)

thermosphere

c)

exosphere

d)

mesosphere

68.

When the southern hemisphere has winter, what season does the northern hemisphere have?

a)

winter

b)

spring

c)

summer

d)

fall

69.

The sun is a _______________.

a)

planet

b)

satallite

c)

galaxy

d)

star

70.

How long does Earth's orbit around the sun take?

a)

365 and 1/4 days

b)

360 days

c)

24 hours

d)

2 years

71.

What causes day and night here on our Earth?

a)

The different moon phases

b)

Asteroids

c)

The rotation of Earth

d)

Stars

72.
What moon phase is this picture?
a)
This is the full moon phase.
b)
This is the waxing gibbous moon phase.
c)
This is the waning gibbous moon phase.
d)
This is the first quarter moon phase.
73.
What moon phase is this picture?
a)
This is the waning crescent phase.
b)
This is the waxing gibbous phase.
c)
This is the waning gibbous phase.
d)
This is the new moon phase.
74.
What is this moon phase?
a)
This is the waxing crescent phase.
b)
This is the full moon phase.
c)
This is the waxing gibbous phase.
d)
This is the last quarter moon.
75.
What is this moon phase?
a)
This is the waxing gibbous moon phase.
b)
This is the last quarter moon phase.
c)
This is the first quarter moon phase.
d)
This is the new moon phase.  
76.
What moon phase is this picture?
a)
This is the full moon phase.  
b)
This is the waxing crescent moon phase.
c)
This is the waning gibbous moon phase.
d)
This is the waning crescent moon phase.
77.
What moon phase is this picture?
a)
This is the new moon phase.
b)
This is the waxing crescent moon phase.
c)
This is the waxing gibbous moon phase.
d)
This is the waning crescent moon phase.
78.
What moon phase is this image?
a)
This is the full moon phase.
b)
This is the last quarter moon phase.
c)
This is the waxing gibbous moon.
d)
This is the new moon phase.
79.
What phase of the moon is this image?
a)
This is the last quarter moon phase.
b)
This is the full moon phase.
c)
This is the first quarter moon phase.
d)
This is the waxing gibbous moon phase.
80.

How many phases does the moon go through?

a)

4

b)

8

c)

10

d)

16

81.

As the moon's shape appears to get smaller, we say that the moon is _.

a)

swelling

b)

waxing

c)

waning

d)

disappearing

82.

The moon seems to change shape from day to day in a cycle that lasts about a month as it goes through _.

a)

revolutions

b)

phases

c)

rotations

d)

eclipses

83.

The cycle of the moon lasts about a _.

a)

day

b)

year

c)

week

d)

month

84.
Name the moon phase
a)
waning crescent
b)
first quarter
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
85.

How confident are you on the final, select all!

a)

VERY

b)

kind of

c)

maybe...

d)

no

e)

not at all

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