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2nd quarter vocab

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

She was asked to ____________, or work together with other people.

a)

collaborate

b)

engage

c)

participate

d)

integrate

2.

What is a synonym for the word "collaborate"?

a)

rational

b)

intelligent

c)

cooperate

d)

distinguished

3.

to take what you read plus what you know and make a conclusion

a)

predict

b)

clarify

c)

infer

d)

compare

4.

An inference is...

a)

text evidence + background knowledge (schema)

b)

making a wild guess

c)

summarising the text

d)

information you can find directly in the text

5.

To infer, a reader must...

a)

use their own words to retell what the text is mostly about.

b)

locate the figurative language that is in the text.

c)

figure out something that wasn't completely explained in the text.

d)

think about how to answer a multiple choice question.

6.
A focus on developing only certain skills or producing only certain goods/services
a)
Imports
b)
Exports
c)
Specialization
d)
Globalization
7.

Complex societies that have a government, written language, organized religion, jobs, and cities.

a)

Cuneiform

b)

Civilization

c)

States

8.
What is specialization?
a)
When children are raised to believe they are special
b)
When people can focus on one job
c)
When people have to farm and do other jobs
d)
When people belong to a higher class and think they are important
9.
What is a civilization?
a)
A place where people act civilized. 
b)
A complex society that has many things including cities and organized governments.
c)
A simple village with no organized government
d)
A hunter-gather tribe
10.

To distribute is to:

a)

Hoard

b)

Share

c)

Destroy

d)

Eat

11.

Tuff is

a)

Porous, usually stratified rock composed of volcanic ash

b)

Very aged and compact sedimentary rock

c)

Rock that has undergone multiple metamorphoses

d)

Molten rock fresh from a volcano

12.

The separation of a whole into its parts

a)

Analysis

b)

Initial

c)

Dependent Variable

d)

Differentiate

13.
to speak against; to say opposite
a)
diction
b)
contradict
c)
predict
d)
edict
14.
The pieces of Earth's crust that compose the lithosphere
a)
Tectonic plates
b)
Core
c)
Asthenosphere
d)
Fault
15.

The Earth's lithosphere contains

a)

The upper mantle

b)

The oceanic crust

c)

The continental crust

d)

All are correct

16.

The principle of _________________________ states that any given rock layer or strata is probably older than those above it and younger than those below it.

a)

succession

b)

evolution

c)

superposition

d)

geology

17.

The largest unit of time is the

a)

eon

b)

period

c)

epoch

d)

stage

18.
Which layer of Earth is the source of lava that erupts from volcanoes?
a)
inner core
b)
outer core
c)
asthenosphere
d)
lithosphere
19.

In which layer of the Earth is the asthenosphere located?

a)

inner core

b)

mantle

c)

outer core

d)

crust

20.

A mixture of gases that surrounds the Earth like a blanket.

a)

atmosphere

b)

troposphere

c)

ozone

d)

nitrogen

21.
A layer of air that surrounds Earth to keep us warm is called ...
a)
atmosphere
b)
Sun's rays
c)
ozone layer
d)
air pressure
22.

What is an artifact

a)

leaves that fall off of trees

b)

Any object made by humans left behind

c)

The remains of an animal or plant that died and left a bone or imprint long ago.

d)

any object animals leave behind.

23.

When people change the way they live in order to fit new conditions or a new environment it is

a)

adaptation

b)

modification

24.
Ancient Egyptians rebuilt their homes each year after the annual flooding.  As time went on, they built their homes above the flood plain. This is an example of..
a)
modifying
b)
depending
c)
adapting
25.

Which of the following would possess a "spirit" when viewed from the eyes of Animistic beliefs.

a)

Rocks

b)

Squirrels

c)

Trees

d)

All of the above.

26.

Examples of technology include (mark all that apply)

a)

bicycle

b)

printing press

c)

tools and skills used by humans to meet their wants and needs

d)

hammer

27.

interaction is...

a)

keeping away from or shutting out others

b)

condition or state of being forgotten

c)

mutual or reciprocal action or influence

d)

something invented by the imagination

28.
To keep safe or protect
a)
epidemic
b)
architect
c)
thunderstruck
d)
preserve
29.

someone who studies artifacts

a)

biologist

b)

paleontologist

c)

chemist

d)

archaeologist

30.

Protecting something from harm or danger

a)

extinct

b)

preserve

c)

permeable

31.
What are the relative ages of the features in order from oldest to youngest?
a)
Limestone, Basalt, Fault, Siltstone
b)
Siltstone, Fault, Basalt, Limestone
c)
Limestone, Fault, Basalt, Siltstone
d)
Limestone, Siltstone, Fault, Basalt
32.
Relative dating of rock layers tells us that the deeper we dig, _______.
a)
the younger the rocks get
b)
the smellier the rocks get
c)
the harder the rocks get
d)
the older the rocks get
33.
Scientists use radioactive decay to measure...
a)
relative time
b)
absolute time
c)
half-lives
d)
time of day
34.
Relative Dating dates rocks __________
Absolute Dating dates rocks __________
a)
exact age; sequence
b)
sequence; exact age
c)
exact age; parent isotopes
d)
Laws; Isotopes
35.
Absolute age is defined as:
a)
The age of rock determined by radiometric dating.
b)
The age of rock based on living animals.
c)
The age of rock based on its location.
d)
The age of rock determined by carbon dating. 
36.
By saying: "I am older than my sister," is an example of which type of dating used in Geology:
a)
Relative Age/Dating
b)
Absolute Age/Dating
c)
Chronological Sibling Timelies
d)
Fossil Age/Dating
37.

someone who studies fossils

a)

biologist

b)

paleontologist

c)

archaeologist

d)

geologist

38.

someone who studies rocks

a)

biologist

b)

paleontologist

c)

archaeologist

d)

geologist

39.

Cuneiform symbols were made with wedge (triangular) shaped marks on clay tablets

a)

True

b)

False

40.
Who was allowed inside the ziggurats in ancient Mesopotamia?
a)
visiting travelers
b)
women and children
c)
priests
d)
everyone
41.

The ziggurat was made to honor who?

a)

The king

b)

The priests

c)

The artisans

d)

The main gods of the cities

42.

A forced payment to show loyalty

a)

Caravan

b)

Ziggurat

c)

Polytheism

d)

Tribute

43.

What is an empire?

a)

a permanent army of professional soldiers.

b)

a state containing several countries or territories.

c)

an army that rides horses.

d)

independent state that includes a city and its surrounding territory.

44.
Density is...
a)
the amount of mass in an object
b)
the amount of space an object takes up
c)
the amount of mass in a given space
d)
the weight of an object
45.
Which box has a higher density?  
a)
Box A
b)
Box B
c)
cannot be determined
d)
they are the same
46.
What is kinetic energy?
a)
energy of work
b)
energy of motion
c)
energy of gravity
d)
energy of power
47.

the substance of which something is made

a)

energy

b)

heat

c)

matter

d)

cold

48.
What is heat?
a)
a basketball team
b)
thermal energy
c)
electricity
d)
light energy
49.
What are the states of matter?
a)
solid, liquid, and juice
b)
solid and liquid
c)
solid and gas
d)
solid, liquid, and gas
50.

What are the two sources of energy in the Earth system?

a)

wind and ocean

b)

sun and wind

c)

sun and Earth's core

d)

Earth's core and ocean