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8th grade FINALS Review

Total questions: 95

Worksheet time: 10hrs 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What happens when the area in which you live tilts away from the sun?
a)
It is summer.
b)
It is spring.
c)
It is winter.
d)
It is fall.
2.
Which season is taking place in the Southern Hemisphere in Position 1?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
3.
Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 2?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
4.
Why does Earth have different seasons? 
a)
because of the distance between Earth and the sun 
b)
because of the speed of Earth as it rotates on its axis 
c)
because of the amount of light blocked by the moon on its axis 
d)
because of the tilt of Earth on its axis as it moves around the sun 
5.
What is the nickname of Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars?
a)
rocky planets
b)
rock stars
c)
first four
d)
final four
6.

What is true about all of the images in the picture?

a)

The give off their own light

b)

they are composed of mostly gases

c)

they belong to our solar system

7.

Approximately how long does it take Earth to move from position A to position B?

a)

1 year

b)

1 month

c)

6 months

d)

1 week

8.

This apparent motion of the stars can best be explained by Earth’s

a)

rotation on its axis

b)

tilted axis

c)

revolution around the North Star

d)

changing distance from the North Star

9.
What form of matter has a definite shape?
a)
Solid
b)
Liquid
c)
Gas
d)
Square
10.
Which state of matter has particles that are tightly packed?
a)
liquid
b)
gas
c)
solid
11.
Something that takes up space and has mass.
a)
volume
b)
matter
c)
mass
d)
density
12.
Name group 18 on the periodic table.
a)
alkali metals
b)
alkaline earth metals
c)
transition metals
d)
noble gases
13.

The phase or state that a type of matter is in at room temperature is ______________ property.

a)

physical

b)

chemical

c)

intensive

d)

reactive

14.

At approximately which temperature does a phase change begin?

a)

-10 *C

b)

-30 *C

c)

0 *C

d)

18 *C

15.
The picture shows sunlight shining on solar panels. 
Which statement best describes this energy source?
a)
Sunlight is a renewable energy source used to produce hydropower.
b)
Sunlight is a nonrenewable energy source used to produce nuclear power.
c)
Sunlight is a renewable energy source used to produce electricity.
d)
Sunlight is a nonrenewable energy source used to produce natural gas.
16.
Which point has the most potential energy?
a)
D
b)
F
c)
B
d)
A
17.
At which point is potential energy greatest?
a)
W
b)
X
c)
Y
d)
Z
18.
What type of simple machine are these people using to move the wheel chair into the school bus?
a)
lever
b)
wedge
c)
inclined plane
d)
pulley
19.
In a first class lever, the _____ is in the middle.
a)
Effort
b)
Fulcrum
c)
Load
d)
Machine
20.
A ramp is an example of a(n)
a)
inclined plane
b)
fulcrum
c)
force
d)
lever
21.
Who was assassinated that led to the beginning of WWI?
a)
Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand
b)
Arch Duke Joseph Ferdinand
c)
Arch Duke Franz Joseph
d)
Arch Duke Ferdinand Joseph
22.

Who were the Central Powers?

a)

Germany, United States, Russia

b)

Russia, Belgium, Italy

c)

Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire

d)

Austria-Hungary, United States, Italy

23.

• Development of secret alliances • Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand • Stalemate along the trenches


Which conflict is directly associated with these events?

a)

U.S. Civil War

b)

Mexican American War

c)

World War I

d)

American Revolution

24.

The immediate cause of World War I was the

a)

assassination of Archduke Ferdinand

b)

Japanese alliance with Germany

c)

treaty agreement at Versailles

d)

German invasion of Poland

25.

Which action was a result of the other three?

a)

Germany’s policy of unrestricted submarine warfare

b)

United States entry into World War I

c)

interception of the Zimmermann Note

d)

United States loans to Allied nations

26.

President Woodrow Wilson, in his Fourteen Points, proposed the establishment of

a)

a militia to protect western nations

b)

a League of Nations

c)

a Triple Alliance.

d)

an army to occupy the defeated countries

27.

In 1914, fighting spread from a local conflict in Europe to a world war because

a)

Britain attacked several African nations

b)

civil war broke out in Britain

c)

powerful nations had entangling alliances

d)

Russia began a policy of unrestricted submarine warfare

28.

This World War I poster is an example of

a)

a primary source

b)

evidence

c)

propaganda

d)

all of the above

29.

Analyze the document provided. Based on these newspaper headlines, what caused the Lusitania to sink?

a)

Washington's grave was robbed.

b)

The ship struck the coast of Ireland.

c)

Vanderbilt brought two torpedoes aboard the ship in his luggage.

d)

a submarine launched tow torpedoes at it.

30.

Which event happened shortly after this newspaper notice first appeared?

a)

World War I broke out in Europe.

b)

The United States declared war on Germany.

c)

The Allies won final victory over the Central Powers.

d)

The Lusitania was sunk off the coast of Ireland.

31.

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

a)

Tensions of the Cold War

b)

Effects of Nationalism

c)

Causes of World War II

d)

Results of Economic Revolutions

32.

According to the graph, in what year was the difference between British and German unemployment levels the greatest?

a)

1914

b)

1915

c)

1919

d)

1920

33.

Define: bankrupt

a)

unable to pay debts

b)

WWI veterans who demanded the bonus they were promised

c)

lines of people waiting to receive food

d)

the government spends more than they take in

34.

Define: Bread line

a)

Region of the Great Plains that suffered a drought in 1930

b)

WWI veterans who demanded the bonus they were promised

c)

lines of people waiting to receive food

d)

the government spends more than they take in

35.

Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt

a)

Region of the Great Plains that suffered a drought in 1930

b)

Democrat president that create the NEW DEAL

c)

Republican president that created the Great Depression with his policies

d)

President of the North Pole

36.

Define: Dust Bowl

a)

Region of the Great Plains that suffered a drought in 1930

b)

Democrat president that create the NEW DEAL

c)

Republican president that created the Great Depression with his policies

d)

the government spends more than they take in

37.

Define: Hoovervilles

a)

nickname for the 1920's. booming economy and fast pace of life.

b)

Democrat president that create the NEW DEAL

c)

Republican president that created the Great Depression with his policies

d)

shacks were homeless lived

38.

Define: new deal

a)

nickname for the 1920's. booming economy and fast pace of life.

b)

Democrat president that create the NEW DEAL

c)

policies to help the homeless and the economy

d)

shacks were homeless lived

39.

Define: soup kitchens

a)

nickname for the 1920's. booming economy and fast pace of life.

b)

Democrat president that create the NEW DEAL

c)

practice of making high risk investments

d)

places where poor U.S. citizens could go for free meals

40.
A place where people and machines join together to mass produce goods.
a)
Cartel
b)
Corporation
c)
Factory
d)
Urbanization
41.
Which of the following was NOT associated with early factory working conditions?
a)
Low wages
b)
Safe working conditions
c)
Dangerous working conditions
d)
Widespread pollution
42.
What is the movement from rural to urban areas called?
a)
Moving
b)
colonization
c)
inflation
d)
urbanization
43.
Before the Industrial Revolution all products were created by
a)
Factories
b)
Hand
c)
Slaves
d)
Royalty
44.
This machine allowed factories to be built anywhere, powered by coal.
a)
flying shuttle
b)
steam engine
c)
spinning jenny
d)
cotton gin
45.
Why did people move to the cities during the Industrial revolution?
a)
Jobs in factories
b)
Jobs on the farm
c)
Family
d)
Friends
46.

How did immigration help the growth of factories?

a)

Immigrants brought many skills and businesses with them

b)

Immigrants formed gangs.

c)

Immigrants did not work.

47.

Samuel Morse's invention of the __________, allowed people to send messages much faster over long distances

a)

telephone

b)

electricty

c)

steam locomotive

d)

telegraph

48.

–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?

a)

steam engine

b)

batteries

c)

gas engines

d)

electricity

49.

The term Manifest Destiny was first used to support

a)

US indepnddence

b)

westward expansion

c)

Density's child

d)

labor laws

50.

–invented the light bulb

–invented the phonograph

–created the first industrial research lab


The above achievements are associated with which of the following inventors?

a)

Thomas Edison

b)

Alexander Graham Bell

c)

Ben Frankin

d)

Magnus LaFave

51.

In the book, "The Jungle" the author describes........

a)

ruthlessness of the Standard Oil Company

b)

social ills of life in New York City’s tenements

c)

unsanitary conditions in the meatpacking

d)

abuses of the railroad industry

52.

Why did the United States want immigrants to stop at Ellis Island and other receiving stations, such as Angel Island, before entering the country?

a)

to show they knew English

b)

to prove they were healthy and met the legal requirements

c)

to pay an entrance fee

d)

get their job assignment

53.

Which of the following was the MOST advanced power source during the Industrial Revolution?

a)

nuclear power

b)

animal power

c)

water power

d)

steam power

54.

What attracted over 30 million immigrants to the United States between the Civil War and World War I?

a)

they were forced to come to the United States as slaves

b)

the many job opportunities in American industries

c)

the slums and tenements

d)

the new settlement at Jamestown, Virginia

55.

The layered mixture of gases surrounding Earth is called the

a)

atmosphere

b)

hydrosphere

c)

lithosphere

d)

hemisphere

56.

The surface of Earth is covered by a relatively thin layer of water called the

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

hydrosphere

d)

atmosphere

57.

Does the pressure increase or decrease the further away you are from Earth?

a)

Increase

b)

Decrease

58.

__________ is the most abundant gas in the atmosphere

a)

Carbon

b)

Oxygen

c)

Argon

d)

Nitrogen

59.
Where weather occurs.
a)
stratosphere
b)
thermosphere
c)
troposphere
d)
mesosphere
60.
This is the symbol for a... 
a)
Cold Front
b)
Warm Front
c)
Stationary Front
d)
Occluded Front 
61.
What part of the water cycle does this picture show?
a)
condensation
b)
precipitation
c)
evaporation
62.
This is the symbol for a... 
a)
Occluded Front
b)
Stationary Front
c)
Warm Front
d)
Cold Front 
63.
What part of the water cycle does this picture show?
a)
condensation
b)
precipitation
c)
evaporation
64.
Which stage does the #2 show in the diagram?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
d)
run off
65.
Which stage does the #3 show in the diagram?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
d)
run off
66.

What does the number 1 shows?

a)

Transpiration

b)

Evaporation

c)

Precipitation

d)

Condensation

67.
Name this boundary
a)
Convergent
b)
Divergent
c)
Transform
d)
Sergent
68.
Name the boundary
a)
divergent
b)
convergent
c)
transform
d)
sergent
69.
Name the boundary
a)
convergent
b)
transform
c)
divergent
d)
sergent
70.
Which of the following is associated with transform boundary?
a)
volcanoes
b)
mountains
c)
trenches
d)
earthquakes and fault line
71.
Whenever a subduction zone is formed a ____ is formed.
a)
mountains
b)
Island arc
c)
rift valley
d)
volcanoes
72.
Identify each layer - #19.
a)
mantle
b)
lithosphere
c)
inner core
d)
outer core
73.
What Layer is 3?
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Outer Core
d)
Inner Core
74.

Once air mass A reaches location B, the weather conditions at location B will most likely become

a)

warmer and drier

b)

warmer and more humid c

c)

older and more humid

d)

colder and drier

75.

Precipitation is most likely occurring at A because it is located

a)

on a cold ocean surface

b)

on a warm land surface

c)

near the cold front

d)

near the warm front

76.

What is the only rock that comes directly from magma?

a)

sedimentary

b)

metamorphic

c)

Igneous

d)

mineral

77.

What two processes change igneous rock into sediment?

a)

weathering and erosion

b)

heating and cooling

c)

cementation and compaction cooling and pressure

d)

cooling and pressure

78.

Which rock layer contains the oldest fossils?

a)

a

b)

b

c)

c

d)

d

79.

This was Lincoln's lenient plan for reconstruction...

a)

50% plan

b)

10% plan

c)

Reconstruction acts

80.

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?

a)

because states in the South were ignoring the Emancipation Proclamation

b)

because the Emancipation Proclamation only freed slaves in rebellious states

c)

to counter the Black Codes and Jim Crow laws being passed by southern states

d)

to legally provide Union support to the Freedman's Bureau with funding

81.

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 __________.

a)

the slaves in the state were freed

b)

the people in the state became Republicans

c)

the people in the state swore loyalty to the United States

82.

A goal of Reconstruction according to President Abraham Lincoln's proposal was to _________.

a)

pay former slaves reparations and to give them land

b)

restore the Union as quickly as possible

c)

maintain military occupation of former Confederate states

d)

seek harsh punishment of those responsible for state secessions

83.

Which of the following helped African Americans gain economic independence by teaching them skills to find jobs and vote?

a)

Freedman's Bureau

b)

sharecropping

c)

contract system

84.

Before the former Confederate states could be readmitted to the Union, the congressional plan for Reconstruction required them to

a)

ratify the 14th amendment

b)

imprison all former Confederate soldiers

c)

provide 40 acres of land to all freedmen

d)

help rebuild Northern industries

85.

Why did most Southern states enact the Black Codes after the Civil War?

a)

to support the Freedman's Bureau .

b)

to restrict the rights of former slaves

c)

to restrict the political appointments of former confederates

d)

to support the 13th , 14th , and 15th amendments

86.

A primary reason for the passage of the 14th amendment in 1868 was to

a)

prohibit the secession of states

b)

. uphold the legality of the Black Codes

c)

continue the presidential plan for Recon- struction

d)

guarantee citizenship rights to the newly freed slaves

87.

Who were CARPETBAGGERS they and what did they do?

a)

They were flooring salesmen from the North who settled in the South and sold inferior grade carpet at inflated prices.

b)

They were a religious organization of Abolitionists.

c)

They were mostly freed Southern blacks exploiting the desperate situation.

d)

They were northerners who moved South, whom the southerners often saw as exploiters with no intention of becoming true Southerners.

88.

What was its primary provision of the 15th amendment?

a)

It prohibited any consideration of race as a voting qualification.

b)

It outlawed groups like the Ku Klux Klan.

c)

It prohibited any consideration of race in selling a house.

d)

It outlawed all forms of involuntary servitude.

89.

During the Reconstruction Era (1865–1877), the 15th amendment was adopted to grant African Americans

a)

educational opportunities

b)

economic equality

c)

freedom of speech

d)

voting rights

90.

After the Civil War, the purpose of adding the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments to the Constitution was to

a)

grant civil and political rights to Native American Indians

b)

allow women to become full citizens

c)

guarantee African Americans equal treatment under the law

d)

extend constitutional rights to new territories

91.

One of the original goals of the Ku Klux Klan was __________.

a)

to keep former slaves from voting

b)

to make Radical Reconstruction successful

c)

to force the repeal of the black codes

d)

to win ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment

92.

The situation shown in the illustration demonstrates the operation of the...

a)

Jim Crow laws

b)

Emancipation Proclamation

c)

poll tax

d)

slave codes

93.

The separate but equal principle (legal segregation) established by the decision in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) led to the

a)

start of the Civil War

b)

end of the Reconstruction period

c)

spread of racially segregated public facilities

d)

integration of white and African-American military regiments

94.

The Great Migration of newly freed slaves that took place refers to

a)

workers who left the northeast for the south

b)

Native American Indians who left their reservations

c)

middle-class whites who left cities to settle in the suburbs

d)

African Americans who left the rural south for northern cities

95.

Many African Americans were driven from the South because of the actions of

a)

carpetbaggers.

b)

the Ku Klux Klan.

c)

scalawags

d)

plantation owners.