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Worksheets2nd Semester Test Review
Total questions: 114
Worksheet time: 2hrs 39mins
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Class
Date
1.
Energy from deep within the Earth is called ____ energy.
a)
solar
b)
wind
c)
biomass
d)
geothermal
2.
Which is NOT an advantage of geothermal power?
a)
renewable
b)
no pollution
c)
you don't have to transport it
d)
geysers and volcanoes are everywhere
3.
4. Which of the following is one of the disadvantages of geothermal energy?
a)
Geothermal energy only works on windy days.
b)
Geothermal energy doesn't work everywhere since you need a volcano nearby.
c)
Geothermal does not work if there are no rivers or moving water nearby.
4.
What is geothermal energy?
a)
Energy from the Sun
b)
Energy made by wind spinning a turbine
c)
Energy collected using the heat of the Earth
d)
Energy collected by a hamster running on a wheel connected to a generator
5.
The Law of Conservation of Energy states:
a)
Energy can created or destroyed but not transformed
b)
Energy cannot be created or destroyed, it can only transformed
c)
Energy can't be created, destroyed or transformed
6.
Which of the following energy transformations occur when a lamp that is plugged into a wall socket is functioning correctly?
a)
Chemical to light
b)
Electrical to chemical
c)
Electrical to light
d)
Chemical to electrical
7.
What energy transformations take place when a battery-operated radio is in use?
a)
Electrical to chemical to light
b)
Sound to chemical to mechanical
c)
Chemical to electrical to sound
d)
Light to electrical to thermal
8.
How do electric cars work?
a)
batteries power an electric motor which turns the wheels
b)
electricity powers a gas engine
c)
nobody knows
d)
it has a long extension cord
9.
Conduction can only occur between two objects when –
a)
one object is less dense than the other.
b)
both objects are in physical contact with each other.
c)
one of the objects is made of a metal.
d)
both objects are exactly the same temperature.
10.
Radiation is a method of thermal energy transfer that moves -
a)
through empty space.
b)
when objects touch.
c)
only through solids.
d)
in the motion of fluids.
11.
An example of a situation in which an egg is receiving thermal energy through convection -
a)
The egg is kept warm by its mother in the nest.
b)
An egg cracked on a hot sidewalk starts to cook.
c)
The egg is hard boiled in a pot of water.
d)
A metal pan on the stove fries the egg.
12.
The process that breaks down rocks and other materials on Earth's surface is called
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
d)
Decomposition
13.
What is the process that picks up and moves weathered rocks?
a)
Deposition
b)
Landslide
c)
Weathering
d)
Erosion
14.
_____ is the process by which soil and sediment (weathered rock) are transported (moved) from one place to another by water, wind, glaciers, and gravity
a)
Erosion
b)
Deposition
c)
Weathering
d)
Running Water
15.
A rock formed from fragments of other rocks is a(n)
a)
Metamorphic Rock
b)
Sedimentary Rock
c)
Extrusive Rock
d)
Igneous Rock
16.
The three groups of rocks are classified by
a)
How they form
b)
Color
c)
Grain size
d)
Chemical Composition
17.
Fossils are only found in
a)
Sedimentary rocks
b)
Foliated Metamorphic rocks
c)
Igneous Rocks
d)
Nonfoliated Metamorphic rocks
18.
Rock that forms when sediment from older rocks get pressed and cemented together.
a)
Sedimentary Rock
b)
Metamorphic Rock
c)
Igneous Rock
19.
The process by which igneous rocks are formed...
a)
heat and pressure
b)
melting and cooling
c)
weathering and erosion
20.
The process by which metamorphic rocks are formed...
a)
heat and pressure
b)
erosion and deposition
c)
melting and cooling
21.
Rock that forms when pressure and temperature change existing rock.
a)
Igneous Rock
b)
Sedimentary Rock
c)
Metamorphic Rock
d)
Rock Cycle
22.
True or False: Once a rock is sedimentary, it cannot become an igneous rock.
a)
True
b)
False
23.
When a volcano comes out of the ocean it is called an island.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
24.
What type of boundary occurs when two plates move away from each other?
a)
transform
b)
subduction
c)
convergent
d)
divergent
25.
What type of boundary occurs when two plates move toward each other?
a)
convergent
b)
divergent
c)
transform
d)
lateral
26.
What type of boundary occurs when two plates slide past each other?
a)
divergent
b)
transform
c)
lateral
d)
convergent
27.
What type of event will occur at this boundary?
a)
Earthquake
b)
Volcano Eruption
c)
Tornado
d)
Mountain Building
28.
Identify the Major Plate labeled B
a)
African Plate
b)
Antarctic Plate
c)
Pacific Plate
d)
Eurasian Plate
29.
Identify the Major Plate labeled I
a)
African Plate
b)
Antarctic Plate
c)
Pacific Plate
d)
Eurasian Plate
30.
Identify the Major Plate labeled N
a)
African Plate
b)
Antarctic Plate
c)
Pacific Plate
d)
Eurasian Plate
31.
Identify the Major Plate labeled J
a)
African Plate
b)
Antarctic Plate
c)
Pacific Plate
d)
Eurasian Plate
32.
Identify the Major Plate labeled D
a)
Indo-Australian Plate
b)
North American Plate
c)
South Americana Plate
d)
Eurasian Plate
33.
Identify the Major Plate labeled L
a)
Indo-Australian Plate
b)
North American Plate
c)
South Americana Plate
d)
Eurasian Plate
34.
Identify the Major Plate labeled G
a)
Indo-Australian Plate
b)
North American Plate
c)
South Americana Plate
d)
Eurasian Plate
35.
The outermost layer is the ________.
a)
mantle
b)
crust
c)
inner core
d)
outer core
36.
The layer below the crust is the ____________.
a)
oceanic crust
b)
mantle
c)
inner core
d)
continental crust
37.
The core is made up mostly of _______________.
a)
oxygen
b)
magnesium
c)
iron
d)
carbon
38.
The second abundant element that makes up the core is ______________.
a)
nickel
b)
iron
c)
oxygen
d)
calcium
39.
All know life exist on this layer.
a)
inner core
b)
mantle
c)
core
d)
crust
40.
The inner core is ____________.
a)
solid
b)
molten
c)
unknown
d)
liquid
41.
The outer core is ___________.
a)
oxygen
b)
brittle rock
c)
solid rock
d)
molten rock
42.
What is the correct order (starting from the surface) of Earth's layers?
a)
crust, outer core, inner core, mantle
b)
mantle, outer core, inner core, crust
c)
crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
d)
outer core, inner core, crust, mantle
43.
What layer is a semisolid and acts like a plastic?
a)
Lithosphere
b)
Mantle
c)
Asthenosphere
d)
crust
44.
When plates _____, the tremendous forces mountains to form.
a)
collide
b)
subduction
c)
isostasy
45.
Hawaiian Islands that comprise Hawaii
a)
fault-block mountains
b)
upwarped mountains
c)
folded mountains
d)
underwater volcanic mountains
46.
When two continental plates converge (collide) what type of crustal feature is formed?
a)
Mid Ocean Ridge
b)
Subduction Zone
c)
Rift Valley
d)
Folded Mountains
47.
When convergent plates collide, if both plates are pushed upward, this forms.
a)
Fissures
b)
Mountain Ranges
c)
Volcanoes
d)
Rock Cycle
48.
Objects made of ice, gas and dust and orbit our sun are called:
a)
Asteroids
b)
Comets
c)
moon
d)
Meteors
49.
When a meteoroid STRIKES the surface of the earth scientists refer to them as:
a)
Asteroids
b)
Comets
c)
Meteors
d)
Meteorites
50.
A shooting star is actually a...
a)
Comet
b)
Meteoroid
c)
Meteorite
d)
Meteor
51.
Meteors and asteroids are both made of ___________ and __________.
a)
rock and minerals
b)
Finn and Jake
c)
elements and compounds
d)
Ice and dust
52.
This is the number of inner planets. Wait- this is also the number of outer planets.
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
53.
Two factors effecting the magnitude of force of gravity between 2 objects are...
a)
weight and mass
b)
distance and weight
c)
mass and matter
d)
mass and distance
54.
Gravity attracts all objects towards one another.
a)
True
b)
False
55.
Planets that are farther from the sun
a)
take more time to orbit
b)
take less time to orbit
56.
Planets that are closer to the sun
a)
take more time to orbit
b)
take less time to orbit
57.
They are small and have rocky bodies.
a)
this describes the inner planets
b)
this describes the outer planets
58.
Hydrogen and Helium make up the _______.
a)
Inner Planets
b)
Gas gaints
c)
Middle Planets
d)
Terrestrial Planets
59.
What is the ISS?
a)
International Student Services
b)
Inside Sun Secrets
c)
International Space Station
d)
Iraq Space Services
60.
What object is launched into orbit and designed to send and receive information?
a)
rover
b)
satellite
c)
space shuttle
61.
A tool for viewing and observing
a)
telescope
b)
space shuttle
62.
The force that keeps planets on there orbit...
a)
orbit
b)
stars
c)
planets
d)
gravity
63.
Is Mars warmer or colder than Earth?
a)
Warmer
b)
Colder
c)
Both
d)
Same temperature
64.
Any object that revolves around another object
a)
orbiter
b)
satellite
c)
moon
d)
stalker
65.
Which of the following parts of a spacesuit is essential for the survival of astronauts taking short space walks of less than thirty minutes?
a)
Tool belt
b)
Oxygen supply
c)
Freeze-dried food
d)
Magnetic boots
66.
To which rocky planet are scientists planning a manned space mission
a)
Jupiter
b)
Mars
c)
Neptune
d)
Venus
67.
Which of the following is the smallest unit of life that can carry out all life functions?
a)
the mitochondria
b)
the vacuoles
c)
the nucleus
d)
the cell
68.
Cells with a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles are called ____________________.
a)
prokaryotes
b)
eukaryotes
c)
bacteria
d)
protists
69.
The nucleus is like the ____________ of the cell.
a)
foot
b)
hand
c)
stomach
d)
brain
70.
Directs all cell activities and the DNA is located there. "The brain"
a)
Lysosomes
b)
Nucleus
c)
Cell Wall
d)
Cytoplasm
71.
What is the jelly-like substance inside of cells called?
a)
chloroplast
b)
photosynthesis
c)
cell membrane
d)
cytoplasm
72.
Which of the following is not a characteristic of a Prokaryotic cell?
a)
unicellular
b)
floating DNA
c)
very small
d)
complex
73.
Eukaryotic cells are complex.
a)
true
b)
false
74.
Prokaryotic cells include bacteria.
a)
True
b)
False
75.
Unicellular means
a)
single-celled
b)
unicycle
c)
multi-celled
d)
united cells
76.
Has membrane bound organelles
a)
Prokaryote
b)
Eukaryote
c)
both
77.
Both prokaryotes and eukaryotes have a nucleus.
a)
True
b)
False
78.
What is multicellular?
a)
one cell
b)
no cells
c)
many cells
d)
no nucleus
79.
Plants and animal cells are examples of ___ cells
a)
prokaryotic cells
b)
eukaryotic cells
80.
These cells have DNA surrounded by a nuclear membrane...
a)
Eukaryotic
b)
Prokaryotic
c)
Neither
d)
Both prokaryotic and eukaryotic
81.
Animal, fungi, plant, and protista cells are all examples of which type of cell?
a)
Eukaryotic
b)
Prokaryotic
c)
Both prokaryotic and eukaryotic
82.
What are the two broad categories of cells?
a)
prokaryotic and eukaryotic
b)
prokaryote and nucleoid
c)
eukaryotes and cells
d)
bacteria and archaea
83.
Bacteria and Archaea are classified as?
a)
eukaryotes
b)
nucleoid
c)
prokaryotes
d)
proteins
84.
DNA
a)
synthesize proteins
b)
the genetic material of the cell
c)
an outer covering that separates the cell's interior from its surrounding environment
d)
consisting of a jelly-like cytosol within the cell in which other cellular components are found
85.
What type of cell does not have a nucleus?
a)
eukaryotic
b)
prokaryotic
86.
Which domain includes all animals and plants?
a)
Archaea
b)
Eukarya
c)
Bacteria
87.
To say that an organism is heterotrophic means...
a)
it cannot reproduce asexually
b)
it cannot make its own food
c)
it cannot breathe oxygen gas
88.
Which kingdoms have some organisms that can make their own food (autotrophic)?
a)
Plantae and Animalia
b)
Fungi and Plantae
c)
Protista and Plantae
89.
Organisms whose cells have NO nucleus are classified as...
a)
Eukaryotic
b)
Prokaryotic
c)
Dead
90.
True or False: All cells have DNA.
a)
True
b)
False
91.
True or False: All living things are made of one or more cells.
a)
True
b)
False
92.
Mold, yeast, and mushrooms all belong to the Kingdom _______.
a)
Archaebacteria
b)
Fungi
c)
Eubacteria
d)
Protista
93.
Which characteristics best describes the Plant Kingdom?
a)
unicellular; eukaryote; autotroph
b)
multicellular, prokaryote, autotroph
c)
multicellular, eukaryote, autotroph
d)
unicellular, prokaryote, heterotroph
94.
Which characteristics best describes the Animal Kingdom?
a)
unicellular, eukaryote, autotroph
b)
multicellular, prokaryote, heterotroph
c)
multicellular, eukaryote, autotroph
d)
multicellular, eukaryote, heterotroph
95.
Which characteristics best describe the Kingdom Protista?
a)
multicellular, eukaryote, heterotroph and autotroph
b)
multicellular and unicellular, heterotoph and autotroph, eukaryote
c)
unicellular, autotroph, prokaryote
d)
multicellular and unicellular, prokaryote, heterotroph
96.
Which characteristics best describe the Kingdom Fungi?
a)
multicellular and unicellular, eukaryote, autotroph
b)
multicellular and unicellular, prokaryote, heterotroph
c)
multicellular, eukaryote, heterotoph
d)
multicellular and unicellular, eukaryote, heterotroph
97.
Which characteristics best describes the Kingdoms Eubacteria and Archaebacteria?
a)
unicellular, prokaryote, heterotroph
b)
unicellular, prokaryote, heterotroph and autotroph
c)
multicellular, eukaryote, autotroph
d)
multicellular, prokaryote, heterotroph and autotroph
98.
(Taxonomy) Which level of classification is the most broad?
a)
Species
b)
Class
c)
Domain
d)
Kingdom
99.
(Domain) Which domain(s) include only prokaryotic cells? (without nucleus)
a)
Eukarya & Bacteria
b)
Archaeabacteria
c)
Bacteria & Archeabacteria
d)
Bacteria
100.
(Domain) Which domain(s) include organisms that have eukaryotic cells? (has nucleus)
a)
Eukarya
b)
Eukarya & Bacteria
c)
Bacteria
d)
Archaeabacteria
101.
(Domain) Organisms in ______________ domain live in extreme environments like volcanic thermal vents.
a)
Eukarya
b)
Bacteria
c)
Archaebacteria
102.
Which is the simplest level of organization within the environment?
a)
cell
b)
organism
c)
population
d)
community
103.
Which of the following is the highest level of organization within the environment?
a)
population
b)
organism
c)
ecosystem
d)
biosphere
104.
Which term refers to the job an organism plays within its environment?
a)
biosphere
b)
ecology
c)
habitat
d)
niche
105.
The levels organism, population and community have only which type of factors?
a)
biotic
b)
abiotic
c)
biotic and abiotic
106.
All the alligators in a swamp are an example of a(n) _______________.
a)
organism
b)
community
c)
population
d)
group
107.
Which of the following is an example of a community?
a)
All the tiger sharks in the ocean.
b)
All the oak trees in a forest.
c)
All the cows on a farm.
d)
The plants and animals in a rainforest.
108.
The correct order of ecological organization from the smallest to the largest is _______________.
a)
organism, community, population, ecosystem, biosphere, biome
b)
biosphere, biome, ecosystem, community, population, organism
c)
organism, population, community, ecosystem, biome, biosphere
d)
population, organism, biosphere, community, ecosystem, biome
109.
Which is an example of a biotic factor?
a)
The sun
b)
Water
c)
Grass
d)
Rocks
110.
Which is an example of an abiotic factor?
a)
Grass
b)
Trees
c)
Rain
d)
Birds
111.
A collection of organisms that belong to different populations but all live in the same area and interact with one another.
a)
Population
b)
Ecosystem
c)
Community
d)
Ecosphere
112.
A collection of organisms that make up a community as well as all of the nonliving aspects of the environment.
a)
Population
b)
Community
c)
Habitat
d)
Ecosystem
113.
Nonliving factor that affects an ecosystem...
a)
biotic factor
b)
abiotic factor
c)
food chain
d)
biome
114.
Living factors or organisms that affect an ecosystem...
a)
abiotic factors
b)
species
c)
trophic level
d)
biotic factors
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