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WorksheetsES Semester 1 review
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 18mins
What is the best definition of a hypothesis?
An description of how the world works
A possible explanation or answer to a question
A casual guess that you think might be right
The longest side of a triangle
Which one of these is found in a good scientific study?
The study could be done the same way and get similar results every time
A small sample size (a small group of things is tested)
Results that are explained in exciting ways
The researchers are biased toward a certain result
How many liters are in 5 hectoliters?
0.5
50
500
5000
Which of these is the metric measurement for volume?
Meters
Grams
Liters
Seconds
Which of these measurements are not used in science?
Meters
Seconds
Feet
Pounds
What are the cardinal directions?
Up, down, left, right
Stop, drop, roll
Meter, liter, gram, centimeter
North, south, east, west
What is this picture showing?
Magnetism
Magnetic declination
Topographic map
Orderly declination
What is the equator?
A line of latitude
A line of longitude
What does a topographic map show you?
Change in elevation
Change in temperature
Change in population
Alabraska
What part of a map shows you how the size of the map compares to real life?
Key
Points of interest
Scale
Alabraska
Which two particles are found in the nucleus of an atom?
Proton
Neutron
Electron
Dust
What is the name of the number of protons in an element?
Element name
Element symbol
Atomic mass
Atomic number
What type of minerals have mainly silicon and oxygen?
Silicates
Nonsilicates
Carbonates
Halides
What is the luster of this element?
Nonmetallic
Submetallic
Metallic
Earthy
What kind of cleavage is this?
Conchoidal fracture
Fibrous fracture
Sheety cleavage
Cubic cleavage
What processes creates sedimentary rock?
Melting
Compaction
Cementation
Heat
What term describes dark-colored igneous rocks?
Felsic
Mafic
Intrusive
Extrusive
What type of sedimentary rock is made from small particles glued together?
Clastic
Chemical
Organic
What type of light-colored, large-grained igneous rock is found in St. Cloud?
Obsidian
Basalt
Gneiss
Granite
What metamorphic rock has visible bands of alternating dark and light minerals?
Slate
Shale
Granite
Gneiss
Which of the following options is the best way to dispose of a milk jug?
Throw it away
Recycle it
Turn it into a bird feeder
Leave the jug in a ditch
Which of these is a nonrenewable energy resource?
Coal
Biofuel
Wind
Geothermal
What is a downside to wind energy?
It releases lots of greenhouse gases
It's expensive
It can run out
It can release radiation
What makes something a nonrenewable resource?
We can't replace it as quickly as we use it
It never gets replaced
It can't be found anywhere new
Which energy sources are made from the remains of plants and animals?
Oil
Hydroelectric
Natural gas
Solar
Which one of these layers is the newest?
A
B
C
D
Which one of these layers is the oldest?
A
B
C
D
The half-life of Iodine-131 is 8 days. If you start with 500 g, how long does it take until there are only 125 g left?
24 days
16 days
8 days
4 days
What is the belief that the Earth functions pretty much the same way it always has?
Uniformitarianism
Catastrophism
What is Mt. St. Helens an example of?
Uniformitariansim
Catastrophism
Which one of these is not a mechanical layer?
Lithosphere
Aesthenosphere
Mesosphere
Mantle
What type of plate boundary causes seafloor spreading?
Transform
Converse
Divergent
Convergent
What type of crust is more dense than the other?
Continental
Oceanic
What temperature of water is more dense?
Cold water
Hot water
Which of these is NOT evidence for the existence of Pangaea?
Magnetic reversals
Shape of the continents
Similar fossils in different places
