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Fall Semester Review

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 1hrs 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the elevation of point B?
a)
800 ft
b)
850 ft
c)
900 ft
d)
1000 ft
2.
A satellite image of an area in Florida shows a river with slight bends along its length. A second satellite image taken of the same area 10 years later shows the same river with  a different course. What is the best explanation for the difference in the shape of the river's course between the two satellite images?
a)
Wind blew waves across the water surface, eroding away the bank on one side of the river until the river's course changed its shape
b)
Regular freezing and thawing of the river split the soil along the river banks, changing the shape of the river
c)
Water eroded the banks of the river and deposited the eroded soil on opposite banks, causing the river to form tighter bends
d)
Acid rain chemically weathered the banks along the river, forcing the river to wind back and forth
3.
What is the difference in elevation between Point X and Point Y?
a)
120 m
b)
240 m
c)
360 m
d)
340 m
4.

Which side is steeper?

a)

The left side of the hill

b)

The right side of the hill

5.

This is a satellite image of the Houston Ship Channel. Which point on this image will experience the most erosion?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

6.

A mid-ocean RIDGE is located at the boundary of two tectonic plates. Which diagram correctly models the relative plate motion on each side of a mid ocean ridge?

a)
b)
c)
d)
7.

The image shows a plate boundary. Arrows have been added to indicate the movement of the plates.What plate boundary feature is also shown?

a)

A ridge formed by an inactive convergent boundary

b)

A valley forming at an active divergent boundary

c)

A fault forming at an active transform boundary

d)

A volcano formed by an active transform boundary

8.

The diagram shows a model of the movement of two tectonic plates. When the plates collide, on plate often moves below the other plate. The rising magma that can result from this type of plate movement may produce-

a)

fossil layers

b)

volcanic islands

c)

deep-sea sediment

d)

seafloor spreading

9.

The model below shows two continental plates. The folded mountains in this model form at which type of plate boundary?

a)

Transform boundary

b)

Divergent boundary

c)

Subduction boundary

d)

Convergent boundary

10.

Which table represents a land feature or geologic process that occurs at each type of boundary pictured? (8.9B)

a)
b)
c)
d)
11.

The Great Rift Valley in Africa and the Mid-Ocean Ridge were all created by this boundary

a)

Divergent

b)

Convergent

c)

Reform

d)

Transform

12.

Which of the following is NOT a tectonic boundary?

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Sedergent

d)

Transform

13.

Process in which one layer of the crust goes below another one into the mantle.

a)

Seismic waves

b)

Crust

c)

Subduction

d)

Asthenosphere

14.
What is the net force on this box?
a)
30 N left
b)
25 N right
c)
5 N left
d)
55 N right
15.

To calculate net force you must

a)

Add the forces

b)

Subtract the forces

16.
Which could be an example of an unbalanced force?
a)
A plate sitting on a dining table
b)
A ball at the top of a hill that is not moving
c)
A soccer ball kicked in space, traveling at a constant speed
d)
A baseball that has just been thrown to home plate.
17.
Why does a book on a table not move?
a)
No forces are acting on the book
b)
Gravity is the only force acting on the book
c)
The forces of the table pushing up and gravity pulling down are balanced
18.
A wheeled cart is moving to the right at a constant speed.  Two forces of equal magnitude are acting upon the cart. Which of the following best describes the forces and motion of the cart?
a)
Balanced Forces, Constant Speed
b)
Balanced Forces, Acceleration
c)
Unbalanced Forces, Constant Speed
d)
Unbalanced Forces, Acceleration
19.
What is the net force?
a)
40 N left
b)
0 N Balalnced
c)
400 N right
d)
40 N right
20.
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
21.
A skater pushes another skater forward, but the one pushing moves backwards.
a)
Newton's
1st
Law of Motion
b)
Newton's
2nd
Law of Motion
c)
Newton's
3rd
Law of Motion
22.
The harder you hit a baseball, the faster it accelerates.
a)
Newton's
1st
Law of Motion
b)
Newton's
2nd
Law of Motion
c)
Newton's
3rd
Law of Motion
23.
You are carrying a lunch tray when you bump into the edge of a table.  Although the tray did not tip, your milk falls off of the front of the tray.
a)
Newton's
1st
Law of Motion
b)
Newton's
2nd
Law of Motion
c)
Newton's
3rd
Law of Motion
24.
The harder you hit a baseball, the faster it accelerates.
a)
Newton's
1st
Law of Motion
b)
Newton's
2nd
Law of Motion
c)
Newton's
3rd
Law of Motion
25.
What law is best described by inertia?
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
26.
Pushing a child on a swing is easier than pushing an adult on the same swing, because the adult has more mass.
a)
Newton's 1st Law
b)
Newton's 2nd Law
c)
Newton's 3rd Law
27.
A soccer ball accelerates more than a bowling ball when thrown with the same force.
a)
Newton's first law
b)
Newton's second law
c)
Newton's third law
28.
What is velocity?
a)
the quickness of an object
b)
the location of an object
c)
acceleration
d)
speed in a specific direction
29.
A description of the speed and direction of an object's motion
a)
Velocity
b)
Speed
c)
Acceleration
d)
Vector
30.
Acceleration can be classified as _______________
a)
Speeding up
b)
Slowing Down
c)
Changing directions
d)
All of the above
31.
Which graph shows: A car travelling at a constant speed.
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
32.
a)

Green object is moving at a faster constant speed than Red

b)

Red object is moving at a faster constant speed than Green

c)

Green object is moving at a slower constant speed than Red

d)

Red object is moving 2 times faster than Green

33.

Which graph represents slowing down?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

34.

What causes day & night?

a)

Earth's rotation on the equator

b)

Earth's revolution around the Sun

c)

The Moon's rotation around the Sun

d)

Earth's rotation on its axis

35.
Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 3?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
36.
Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 4?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
37.
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.
38.

Why do we experience the changing of the season on the earth?

a)

distance from the sun

b)

rotation of the earth

c)

change in solar output

d)

tilt of the earth's axis

39.
Why is the Equator warmest?
a)
Because it is closest to the sun.
b)
Because it receives the most direct sunlight
c)
Because no clouds form here.
d)
Because it is far from the sun
40.
Which season is taking place in the Southern Hemisphere in Position 1?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
41.
One rotation of Earth is equal to
a)
a day.
b)
a year.
42.
Which of the following best explains why City 3 experiences the smallest change in day length between summer and winter out of the four cities shown in the diagram below? 
a)
Earth rotates on its axis once every 24 hours
b)
City 3 is located close to the equator
c)
Earth completes one revolution of the Sun every 365 days
d)
City 3 is closest to the Sun during the North Hemisphere’s winter
43.
How long does it take for Earth to rotate on its axis one time?
a)
24 hours
b)
24.25 hours
c)
365 days
d)
365.25 days
44.
How long does it take earth to make one revolution around the sun?
a)
12 hours
b)
24 hours 
c)
365 days
d)
30 days
45.
What is it called when you are able to see half the moon and the light on the moon is decreasing?
a)
New moon
b)
1st quarter
c)
Full Moon
d)
3rd quarter
46.
What is it called when more than half of the moon is lit on the right side and light is increasing?
a)
Waxing cresent
b)
Waxing gibbous
c)
Waning gibbous
d)
Waning cresent
47.
Does this picture represent a waxing or waning moon?
a)
waxing
b)
waning
48.
Which moon phase occurred on January 21, 2011?
a)
Full Moon
b)
Waning Gibbous
c)
Waxing Gibbous
d)
First Quarter
49.
Which moon phase is visible at position 4?
a)
new moon
b)
1st quarter
c)
full moon
d)
3rd quarter
50.
What phase is this?
a)
Full Moon
b)
First Quarter Moon
c)
Last Quarter Moon
d)
New Moon
51.

What type of tide would this arrangement of earth-moon-sun create?

a)

full moon tide

b)

new moon tide

c)

neap tide

d)

spring tide

52.
What type of tides would this arrangement of earth-moon-sun create?
a)
neap tide
b)
spring tide
c)
new moon tide
d)
full moon tide
53.
Which of the following causes Earth's tectonic plates to move?
a)
Energy from the Sun
b)
Magnetic Pole Reversal
c)
Convection currents in the mantle
d)
Faults in Mountain Ranges
54.
Who is known as the "Father of Continental Drift"?
a)
Harry Hess
b)
Abraham Ortelius
c)
Alfred Wegner
d)
John Tuzo Wilson
55.
What does the theory of continental drift state?
a)
The continents were once joined in a super-continent and have moved over time
b)
Continents are stationary and do not move
c)
The Earth is broken into lithospheric plates that move due to convection currents
d)
none of the above
56.
The cycle that powers the ocean currents, weather, and tectonic plates it called
a)
conduction current
b)
radiation
c)
condition current
d)
convection current
57.
Is this a land or a sea breeze?
a)
land breeze
b)
sea breeze
58.
All energy on earth begins
a)
with the heat produced by pressure inside the earth
b)
photosynthesis by producers
c)
with the sun
d)
with the magma inside the earth
59.

Which city will most likely experience increasing temperatures during the next 24 hours?

a)

St. Louis, because there is a low pressure system approaching

b)

Denver, because a warm front just passed

c)

Atlanta, because a warm front is approaching

d)

Houston, because it is not raining

60.

What phase of the moon is shown in the picture?

a)

first quarter

b)

new moon

c)

full moon

d)

last quarter

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