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Earth Science Final Exam Review

Total questions: 71

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A scientist noticed that the number of salamanders in ponds of the Rocky Mountains was declining. This is a(n)

a)

Hypothesis

b)

Theory

c)

Observation

2.

An English physician wanted to find the cause of malaria. Based on his observations, he suggested that the Anopheles mosquito transmits the microbe that causes malaria as the mosquito feeds. This suggestion is a(n)

a)

Perception

b)

Observation

c)

Hypothesis

3.

Which of the following do scientists NOT use to support ideas?

a)

Opinions

b)

Evidence

c)

Experiments

4.

A scientist’s data included observations based on how the plants look such as the color. What type of data would this be?

a)

Qualitative

b)

Quantitative

5.

A scientist’s data included changes in plant height such as 5 mm or 10 m. What type of data would this be?

a)

Qualitative

b)

Quantitative

6.

Which of the following is NOT one of Kepler’s Laws of Planetary Motion?

a)

All planets orbit the Sun at the same speed

b)

All planets orbit the Sun in elliptical paths

c)

Planets move faster when closer to the Sun

d)

There is a mathematical relationship between the size of the planet's ellipse and its orbital period

7.

Which of these planets is the largest?

a)

Earth

b)

Jupiter

c)

Saturn

d)

Neptun

8.

Earth's rotation takes about ____.

a)

365 days

b)

6 months

c)

24 hours

d)

1 month

9.

Earth has seasons because ____.

a)

It rotates on its axis

b)

The distance between Earth and the Sun changes

c)

Its axis is tilted as it moves around the Sun

d)

The temperature of the Sun changes

10.

Where is the asteroid belt located?

a)

Between Earth and Mars

b)

Between Mars and Jupiter

c)

Between Jupiter and Saturn

d)

Between Saturn and Uranus

11.

This forms as a result of the impact of a celestial body with other space material.

a)

Mare

b)

Crater

c)

Volcano

12.

The type of eclipse that occurs when the Earth casts a shadow on the Moon is a ____.

a)

Lunar Eclipse

b)

Solar Eclipse

c)

Ecliptic Eclipse

d)

Regolith Eclipse

13.

The type of eclipse that occurs when the Moon’s shadow appears on Earth’s surface is a ____.

a)

Lunar Eclipse

b)

Solar Eclipse

c)

Ecliptic Eclipse

d)

Regolith Eclipse

14.

Which of the following describes the phases of the moon that follow a New Moon and show an increase in the visible sunlit surface of the moon?

a)

Waxing Phases

b)

Waning Phases

c)

Washing Phases

15.

Spring Tides occur during which type of moons?

a)

New Moon and Full Moon

b)

New Moon and First Quarter

c)

First Quarter and Third Quarter

d)

Full Moon and Third Quarter

16.

What is the source of energy for the Sun?

a)

Hydrogen Fusion

b)

Fission

c)

Burning Solar Gases

17.

Characteristics used to classify stars include

a)

Mass

b)

Luminosity

c)

Temperature

d)

Diameter

e)

All of the Above

18.

A star is ___ when nuclear fusion starts.

a)

Exploding

b)

Dying

c)

Born

d)

Cooling

19.

What type of star is our Sun classified as?

a)

Protostar

b)

Main Sequence

c)

Red Giant

d)

Super Giant

20.

Our sun is estimated to be ____ billion years old.

a)

4.6

b)

5.6

c)

6.4

d)

10

21.

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

22.

What is Pangea?

a)

Name of a German scientist

b)

Name of the supercontinent that existed millions of years ago

c)

Another name for continental drift

d)

The name of an ancient fossil

23.

Which type of evidence was NOT used by Alfred Wegener to support his continental drift hypothesis?

a)

Evidence from landforms

b)

Evidence from fossils

c)

Evidence from human remains

d)

Evidence from climate

24.

According to Wegener’s hypothesis of continental drift, _____.

a)

Earth's surface is made up of seven major landmasses

b)

the continents do not move.

c)

Earth is slowly cooling and shrinking

d)

the continents were once joined together in a single landmass.

25.

The movement of Earth's plates is caused by ______.

a)

Conduction

b)

Earthquakes

c)

Convection currents in the mantle

d)

Earth's magnetic field

26.

What is the process associated with the discharge of magma, hot fluids, ash and gases?

a)

Volcanism

b)

Viscosity

c)

Conduit

d)

Explosion

27.

Volcanoes do NOT form at

a)

divergent plate boundaries

b)

convergent plate boundaries

c)

transform plate boundaries

28.

Which of the following are factors that determine the composition of magma?

a)

Amount of silica

b)

Amount of dissolved gases

c)

Temperature

d)

All of the Above

29.

What causes volcanoes to form far away from plate boundaries?

a)

Sea Floor Spreading

b)

Hot Spots

c)

Randomness

30.

Where will the majority of volcanoes form?

a)

Plate boundaries

b)

On mountains

c)

Underwater

31.

What is the weak region in the crustal rock where movement occurs called?

a)

Focus

b)

Fault

c)

Epicenter

d)

Stress

32.

Which of the following is not a type of earthquake fault?

a)

Transform Fault

b)

Normal Fault

c)

Reverse Fault

d)

Strike-Slip Fault

33.

During an earthquake vibrations of the ground are produced. What are these vibrations called?

a)

Amplitudes

b)

Tsunamis

c)

Strains

d)

Seismic Waves

34.

What is the point on Earth's crust called that is directly above the focus of an earthquake?

a)

Fault

b)

Strain

c)

Seismic Gap

d)

Epicenter

35.

Which of the following cannot help calculate the probability of a future earthquake?

a)

Accurate weather radars

b)

History of earthquakes in an area

c)

Rate at which stress builds up in rocks

36.

Which of the following is the correct order of the Scientific Method?

a)

Hypothesis, Conclusion, Analyze Data, Research, Question, Experiment

b)

Hypothesis, Research, Question, Experiment, Analyze Data, Conclusion

c)

Question, Research, Hypothesis, Experiment, Analyze Data, Conclusion

d)

Research, Question, Experiment, Hypothesis, Analyze Data, Conclusion

37.

Convert 1 cm = _____ hm

a)

100

b)

.0001

c)

.01

d)

1000

38.

What type of model of our solar system is this image showing?

a)

Geocentric Model

b)

Heliocentric Model

c)

Tychonic Model

39.

What type of model of our solar system is this image showing?

a)

Geocentric Model

b)

Heliocentric Model

c)

Tychonic Model

40.

Largest planet in the solar system and has at least 60 moons.

a)

Venus

b)

Saturn

c)

Uranus

d)

Jupiter

41.

Planet that is closest to the Sun and has no true atmosphere

a)

Venus

b)

Mercury

c)

Mars

d)

Pluto

42.

Water exists on this planet as solid, liquid, and gas.

a)

Mars

b)

Venus

c)

Neptune

d)

Earth

43.

Dwarf planet that is smaller than Earth's moon

a)

Pluto

b)

Mercury

c)

Venus

d)

Mars

44.

This planet is called the Red Planet because of the iron oxide that is present in the surface rocks

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Mars

d)

Saturn

45.

Planet that rotates clockwise

a)

Neptune

b)

Uranus

c)

Saturn

d)

Venus

46.

This planet has 7 rings and is the second largest planet in the solar system

a)

Jupiter

b)

Saturn

c)

Uranus

d)

Neptune

47.

This planet has a tilted axis that makes it appear to move around the Sun like a rolling ball

a)

Neptune

b)

Uranus

c)

Saturn

d)

Venus

48.

The existence of this planet was predicted before it was even found and has a surface of frozen nitrogen and geysers that erupt nitrogen

a)

Uranus

b)

Pluto

c)

Neptune

d)

Saturn

49.

What type of eclipse is show in this image?

a)

Solar

b)

Lunar

50.

What type of eclipse is shown in this image?

a)

Solar

b)

Lunar

51.

What are the group of stars labeled A called in this HR Diagram?

a)

Main Sequence

b)

Red Giant

c)

Super Giant

d)

White Dwarfs

52.

What are the group of stars labeled B called in this HR Diagram?

a)

Main Sequence

b)

Red Giant

c)

Super Giant

d)

White Dwarfs

53.

What are the group of stars labeled C called in this HR Diagram?

a)

Main Sequence

b)

Red Giant

c)

Super Giant

d)

White Dwarfs

54.

What are the group of stars labeled D called in this HR Diagram?

a)

Main Sequence

b)

Red Giant

c)

Super Giant

d)

White Dwarfs

55.

Which layer of Earth is labeled A?

a)

Lithosphere

b)

Asthenosphere

c)

Crust

d)

Outer Core

56.

Which layer of Earth is labeled B?

a)

Lithosphere

b)

Asthenosphere

c)

Middle Mantle

d)

Outer Core

57.

Which layer of Earth is labeled C?

a)

Upper Mantle

b)

Asthenosphere

c)

Crust

d)

Outer Core

58.

Which layer of Earth is labeled D?

a)

Lithosphere

b)

Asthenosphere

c)

Upper Mantle

d)

Outer Core

59.

Which layer of Earth is labeled E?

a)

Lithosphere

b)

Asthenosphere

c)

Middle Mantle

d)

Outer Core

60.

Which layer of Earth is labeled F?

a)

Inner Core

b)

Asthenosphere

c)

Lower Mantle

d)

Outer Core

61.

Which layer of Earth is labeled G?

a)

Inner Core

b)

Asthenosphere

c)

Lower Mantle

d)

Outer Core

62.

What type of boundary is occurring in this image?

a)

Transform Boundary

b)

Convergent Boundary

c)

Divergent Boundary

63.

What type of boundary is occurring in this image?

a)

Transform Boundary

b)

Convergent Boundary

c)

Divergent Boundary

64.

Which part of this volcano is labeled A?

a)

Side Vent

b)

Conduit

c)

Ash

d)

Crater

65.

Which part of this volcano is labeled B?

a)

Side Vent

b)

Conduit

c)

Magma Chamber

d)

Crater

66.

Which part of this volcano is labeled C?

a)

Side Vent

b)

Conduit

c)

Magma Chamber

d)

Crater

67.

Which part of this volcano is labeled D?

a)

Side Vent

b)

Conduit

c)

Magma Chamber

d)

Crater

68.

Which part of this volcano is labeled E?

a)

Side Vent

b)

Conduit

c)

Magma Chamber

d)

Crater

69.

What type of fault is shown in this image?

a)

Normal Fault

b)

Reverse Fault

c)

Strike-Slip

70.

What type of fault is shown in this image?

a)

Normal Fault

b)

Reverse Fault

c)

Strike-Slip

71.

What type of stress is shown in this image?

a)

tension

b)

compression

c)

shear

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