Worksheets8th grade FINALS Review
Total questions: 95
Worksheet time: 10hrs 22mins
What is true about all of the images in the picture?
The give off their own light
they are composed of mostly gases
they belong to our solar system
Approximately how long does it take Earth to move from position A to position B?
1 year
1 month
6 months
1 week
This apparent motion of the stars can best be explained by Earth’s
rotation on its axis
tilted axis
revolution around the North Star
changing distance from the North Star
The phase or state that a type of matter is in at room temperature is ______________ property.
physical
chemical
intensive
reactive
At approximately which temperature does a phase change begin?
-10 *C
-30 *C
0 *C
18 *C
Which statement best describes this energy source?
Who were the Central Powers?
Germany, United States, Russia
Russia, Belgium, Italy
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire
Austria-Hungary, United States, Italy
• Development of secret alliances • Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand • Stalemate along the trenches
Which conflict is directly associated with these events?
U.S. Civil War
Mexican American War
World War I
American Revolution
The immediate cause of World War I was the
assassination of Archduke Ferdinand
Japanese alliance with Germany
treaty agreement at Versailles
German invasion of Poland
Which action was a result of the other three?
Germany’s policy of unrestricted submarine warfare
United States entry into World War I
interception of the Zimmermann Note
United States loans to Allied nations
President Woodrow Wilson, in his Fourteen Points, proposed the establishment of
a militia to protect western nations
a League of Nations
a Triple Alliance.
an army to occupy the defeated countries
In 1914, fighting spread from a local conflict in Europe to a world war because
Britain attacked several African nations
civil war broke out in Britain
powerful nations had entangling alliances
Russia began a policy of unrestricted submarine warfare
This World War I poster is an example of
a primary source
evidence
propaganda
all of the above
Analyze the document provided. Based on these newspaper headlines, what caused the Lusitania to sink?
Washington's grave was robbed.
The ship struck the coast of Ireland.
Vanderbilt brought two torpedoes aboard the ship in his luggage.
a submarine launched tow torpedoes at it.
Which event happened shortly after this newspaper notice first appeared?
World War I broke out in Europe.
The United States declared war on Germany.
The Allies won final victory over the Central Powers.
The Lusitania was sunk off the coast of Ireland.
Which heading best completes the partial outline below?
I. _________________________________
A. Unification of Italy
B. Formation of the Indian National Congress
C. Founding of the Muslim League
D. Breakup of Austria-Hungary
Tensions of the Cold War
Effects of Nationalism
Causes of World War II
Results of Economic Revolutions
According to the graph, in what year was the difference between British and German unemployment levels the greatest?
1914
1915
1919
1920
Define: bankrupt
unable to pay debts
WWI veterans who demanded the bonus they were promised
lines of people waiting to receive food
the government spends more than they take in
Define: Bread line
Region of the Great Plains that suffered a drought in 1930
WWI veterans who demanded the bonus they were promised
lines of people waiting to receive food
the government spends more than they take in
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt
Region of the Great Plains that suffered a drought in 1930
Democrat president that create the NEW DEAL
Republican president that created the Great Depression with his policies
President of the North Pole
Define: Dust Bowl
Region of the Great Plains that suffered a drought in 1930
Democrat president that create the NEW DEAL
Republican president that created the Great Depression with his policies
the government spends more than they take in
Define: Hoovervilles
nickname for the 1920's. booming economy and fast pace of life.
Democrat president that create the NEW DEAL
Republican president that created the Great Depression with his policies
shacks were homeless lived
Define: new deal
nickname for the 1920's. booming economy and fast pace of life.
Democrat president that create the NEW DEAL
policies to help the homeless and the economy
shacks were homeless lived
Define: soup kitchens
nickname for the 1920's. booming economy and fast pace of life.
Democrat president that create the NEW DEAL
practice of making high risk investments
places where poor U.S. citizens could go for free meals
How did immigration help the growth of factories?
Immigrants brought many skills and businesses with them
Immigrants formed gangs.
Immigrants did not work.
Samuel Morse's invention of the __________, allowed people to send messages much faster over long distances
telephone
electricty
steam locomotive
telegraph
–quickened the pace of city life
–allowed factories to work around the clock
–cable cars were invented
These changes can be link to what invention?
steam engine
batteries
gas engines
electricity
The term Manifest Destiny was first used to support
US indepnddence
westward expansion
Density's child
labor laws
–invented the light bulb
–invented the phonograph
–created the first industrial research lab
The above achievements are associated with which of the following inventors?
Thomas Edison
Alexander Graham Bell
Ben Frankin
Magnus LaFave
In the book, "The Jungle" the author describes........
ruthlessness of the Standard Oil Company
social ills of life in New York City’s tenements
unsanitary conditions in the meatpacking
abuses of the railroad industry
Why did the United States want immigrants to stop at Ellis Island and other receiving stations, such as Angel Island, before entering the country?
to show they knew English
to prove they were healthy and met the legal requirements
to pay an entrance fee
get their job assignment
Which of the following was the MOST advanced power source during the Industrial Revolution?
nuclear power
animal power
water power
steam power
What attracted over 30 million immigrants to the United States between the Civil War and World War I?
they were forced to come to the United States as slaves
the many job opportunities in American industries
the slums and tenements
the new settlement at Jamestown, Virginia
The layered mixture of gases surrounding Earth is called the
atmosphere
hydrosphere
lithosphere
hemisphere
The surface of Earth is covered by a relatively thin layer of water called the
crust
mantle
hydrosphere
atmosphere
Does the pressure increase or decrease the further away you are from Earth?
Increase
Decrease
__________ is the most abundant gas in the atmosphere
Carbon
Oxygen
Argon
Nitrogen
What does the number 1 shows?
Transpiration
Evaporation
Precipitation
Condensation
Once air mass A reaches location B, the weather conditions at location B will most likely become
warmer and drier
warmer and more humid c
older and more humid
colder and drier
Precipitation is most likely occurring at A because it is located
on a cold ocean surface
on a warm land surface
near the cold front
near the warm front
What is the only rock that comes directly from magma?
sedimentary
metamorphic
Igneous
mineral
What two processes change igneous rock into sediment?
weathering and erosion
heating and cooling
cementation and compaction cooling and pressure
cooling and pressure
Which rock layer contains the oldest fossils?
a
b
c
d
This was Lincoln's lenient plan for reconstruction...
50% plan
10% plan
Reconstruction acts
Slavery throughout the United States was permanently abolished by the 13th amendments . Why was the 13th amendment needed if we already had the emancipation proclamation?
because states in the South were ignoring the Emancipation Proclamation
because the Emancipation Proclamation only freed slaves in rebellious states
to counter the Black Codes and Jim Crow laws being passed by southern states
to legally provide Union support to the Freedman's Bureau with funding
One of Lincoln's early plans for Reconstruction was called the Ten Percent Plan. It offered each southern state the right to form a new government once ten percent of __________.
the slaves in the state were freed
the people in the state became Republicans
the people in the state swore loyalty to the United States
A goal of Reconstruction according to President Abraham Lincoln's proposal was to _________.
pay former slaves reparations and to give them land
restore the Union as quickly as possible
maintain military occupation of former Confederate states
seek harsh punishment of those responsible for state secessions
Which of the following helped African Americans gain economic independence by teaching them skills to find jobs and vote?
Freedman's Bureau
sharecropping
contract system
Before the former Confederate states could be readmitted to the Union, the congressional plan for Reconstruction required them to
ratify the 14th amendment
imprison all former Confederate soldiers
provide 40 acres of land to all freedmen
help rebuild Northern industries
Why did most Southern states enact the Black Codes after the Civil War?
to support the Freedman's Bureau .
to restrict the rights of former slaves
to restrict the political appointments of former confederates
to support the 13th , 14th , and 15th amendments
A primary reason for the passage of the 14th amendment in 1868 was to
prohibit the secession of states
. uphold the legality of the Black Codes
continue the presidential plan for Recon- struction
guarantee citizenship rights to the newly freed slaves
Who were CARPETBAGGERS they and what did they do?
They were flooring salesmen from the North who settled in the South and sold inferior grade carpet at inflated prices.
They were a religious organization of Abolitionists.
They were mostly freed Southern blacks exploiting the desperate situation.
They were northerners who moved South, whom the southerners often saw as exploiters with no intention of becoming true Southerners.
What was its primary provision of the 15th amendment?
It prohibited any consideration of race as a voting qualification.
It outlawed groups like the Ku Klux Klan.
It prohibited any consideration of race in selling a house.
It outlawed all forms of involuntary servitude.
During the Reconstruction Era (1865–1877), the 15th amendment was adopted to grant African Americans
educational opportunities
economic equality
freedom of speech
voting rights
After the Civil War, the purpose of adding the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments to the Constitution was to
grant civil and political rights to Native American Indians
allow women to become full citizens
guarantee African Americans equal treatment under the law
extend constitutional rights to new territories
One of the original goals of the Ku Klux Klan was __________.
to keep former slaves from voting
to make Radical Reconstruction successful
to force the repeal of the black codes
to win ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment
The situation shown in the illustration demonstrates the operation of the...
Jim Crow laws
Emancipation Proclamation
poll tax
slave codes
The separate but equal principle (legal segregation) established by the decision in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) led to the
start of the Civil War
end of the Reconstruction period
spread of racially segregated public facilities
integration of white and African-American military regiments
The Great Migration of newly freed slaves that took place refers to
workers who left the northeast for the south
Native American Indians who left their reservations
middle-class whites who left cities to settle in the suburbs
African Americans who left the rural south for northern cities
Many African Americans were driven from the South because of the actions of
carpetbaggers.
the Ku Klux Klan.
scalawags
plantation owners.
