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Science Spiral Review 1/31

Total questions: 52

Worksheet time: 4hrs 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is the most responsible for the uneven heating of the air in the atmosphere?

a)

radiation

b)

convection

c)

conduction

d)

condensation

2.

Which will most likely result from a low-pressure weather system?

a)

warm temperatures

b)

cloudy conditions

c)

clear conditions

d)

cool temperatures

3.

On a cold, cloudy day, the local weather forecaster predicts that a high-pressure system will be moving into the area in the next 24 hours. Which weather conditions will this system most likely bring to the area?

a)

stormy

b)

sunny

c)

stormy

d)

hot

4.

What must occur before clouds can form?

a)

Water vapor must get warmer.

b)

Water vapor must lose heat energy.

c)

Precipitation must begin to fall and run off.

d)

Transpiration must add water vapor to the atmosphere.

5.

The weather forecast indicates that a warm front will be moving into the area in the next 24 hours. Which type of weather will most likely result?

a)

clear skies and cold temperatures

b)

clear skies and hot temperatures

c)

cloudy skies and rainy weather

d)

heavy snow and ice

6.

What impact does the Gulf Stream have on North Carolina’s coastal climate?

a)

The cold water from the Gulf Stream current cools the land.

b)

The warm water from the Gulf Stream current warms the land.

c)

The cold water from the Gulf Stream current decreases inland wind speeds.

d)

The warm water from the Gulf Stream current increases inland wind speeds.

7.

Which weather pattern most influences the weather in North Carolina?

a)

polar easterlies

b)

tropical easterlies

c)

tropical westerlies

d)

prevailing westerlies

8.

A student gets a can of soda from the refrigerator. There is a thin film of moisture on the surface of the can. Which best describes the source of the moisture?

a)

Ice from the refrigerator freezes onto the can.

b)

Melted ice from the refrigerator form on the can.

c)

Water from the can evaporated into the air.

d)

Water from the air condensed on the can.

9.

Tina is boiling water in a metal pot for a weather experiment. What is most likely the reason she would need to use a pot holder for moving the metal pot?

a)

Radiation causes the pot to be hot.

b)

Conduction causes the pot to be hot.

c)

Convection causes the pot to be hot.

d)

Transpiration causes the pot to be hot.

10.

In heat transfer, heat always flows from the _______________ substance to the _______________ substance.

a)

Hotter to colder

b)

Colder to hotter

c)

Hotter to hotter

d)

Colder to colder

11.

The kind of heat transfer that travels through space in electromagnetic waves is ______________________.

a)

insulation.

b)

Radiation

c)

Conduction

d)

Convection

12.

When a SOLID changes to a LIQUID, it

a)

Freezes

b)

Boils

c)

Melts

13.

Water will _________ when it gets cold enough, changing it from a LIQUID to a SOLID

a)

Melt

b)

Freeze

c)

Boil

14.

When water turns into gas it is called...

a)

Water Vapor

b)

Darth Vapor

c)

Melts

15.

Any material that does not allow heat to pass through it easily

a)

Friction

b)

Conductor

c)

Insulator

d)

Magnet

16.

What part of the water cycle does this picture show?

a)

condensation

b)

precipitation

c)

evaporation

17.

What is the water cycle?

a)

the 3 forms of water

b)

the movement of water on, above, or below the surface of the Earth

c)

when water melts

d)

when clouds form

18.

Which of the following is a sign that a chemical reaction has occurred?

a)

change in shape

b)

melting

c)

formation of a gas

d)

dissolving

19.

Which of the following is NOT an example of a physical change?

a)

crumpled paper

b)

pencil sharpening

c)

shrunken clothing

d)

rust

20.

Is hammering wood together to build a house a chemical or physical change?

a)

chemical

b)

physical

21.

A(n) __________ includes all living and non-living things in an environment.

a)

population

b)

niche

c)

abitotic

d)

ecosystem

22.

Why do globes lean sideways?

a)

To allow them to spin easier.

b)

To demonstrate the tilt of Earth's axis.

c)

To demonstrate the effects of gravity.

d)

To demonstrate day and night.

23.

Based on the picture, what type of front is present?

a)

Warm front

b)

Cold front

c)

No front - After a warm front

d)

No front - After a cold front

24.

What does symbol # 3 mean?

a)

stationary front

b)

occluded front

c)

warm front

d)

cold front

25.

A front is

a)

where warm air is cooling at earth's surface

b)

a line where hot and cold air are separating

c)

a line where two different air masses meet

d)

where cold air is rising and forming rain clouds

26.

Is melting butter for popcorn a chemical or physical change?

a)

chemical

b)

physical

27.

Fizzing, foaming, and burning are all examples of

a)

Chemical change

b)

Physical change

28.

A change where one or more new substances are created.

a)

Physical Change

b)

Chemical Change

29.

Water from rain or snow that flows over the surface of the land into streams, rivers, and lakes is called...

a)

accumulation

b)

runoff

c)

ground water

d)

surface water

30.

The process by which plants release water through the pores in their leaves is called...

a)

accumulation

b)

dormancy

c)

photosynthesis

d)

transpiration

31.

If a rain drop lands in the ocean, it will eventually _______, and return to the clouds.

a)

condense

b)

evaporate

32.

Water vapor is the _______ form of water.

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gaseous

33.

The higher water vapor rises in the atmosphere the _______ it gets.

a)

warmer

b)

colder

34.

What can carry pollutants from the soil into rivers and streams?

a)

runoff water

b)

sunlight and heat

c)

water vapor

35.

What is the easiest type of mixture to seperate?

a)

Liquids and Liquids

b)

Gas and Liquids

c)

Solid and Liquid

d)

Solid and Solid

e)

Solid and Gas

36.

Which block has more mass?

a)

M

b)

L

37.

Less dense means the object will

a)

Float

b)

Sink

38.

More dense means the object will

a)

Float

b)

Sink

39.

A producer?

a)

Eats other plants and animals

b)

Makes its own food

c)

Eats dead plants or animals

d)

Makes toys for kids

40.

The direction of the flow of energy in a food web is represented by ___.

a)

Light bulbs

b)

Dotted Lines

c)

Arrows

d)

Bubbles

41.

Energy increases as you move up the food pyramid (from bottom to top).

a)

True

b)

False

42.

What does a food web represent?

a)

All connections of energy flow throughout all organisms in a habitat.

b)

The specific ways that mutualism is carried out.

c)

A single pathway or energy flow between organisms.

d)

How carnivores get their food.

43.

An energy pyramid represents what?

a)

How much sunlight is available for the ecosystem to use.

b)

How much energy a particular organism needs.

c)

How much energy is needed to build a pyramid.

d)

The amount of energy available to the next 'feeder' in a food web.

44.

What may happen if the snowshoe hare was removed from the food web pictured?

a)

The insects in the habitat would increase.

b)

The shrew population would decrease due to being only hawk food source.

c)

The willow tree population would decrease.

d)

Foxes would dies due to no food source.

45.

The rabbit in this food web would be considered a:

a)

Decomposer

b)

Producer

c)

Secondary Consumer

d)

Primary Consumer

46.

The image provided is an example of a(n):

a)

Producer

b)

Autotroph

c)

Consumer

d)

Insect

47.

An organism that gets energy from breaking down dead organisms, non-living material or waste is a(an) ___________.

a)

producer

b)

consumer

c)

decomposer

d)

autotroph

48.

Which of the following is a producer?

a)
b)
c)
d)
49.

Through what process do producers make their own food?

a)

Parthenogenesis

b)

Photosynthesis

c)

Meiosis

d)

Mitosis

50.

If a disease strikes the snakes the rabbits will

a)

increase

b)

decrease

c)

not be affected

51.

If a disease strikes the snakes the hawks will

a)

increase

b)

decrease

c)

not be affected

52.

Which of these organisms would receive energy from the snake?

a)

Plant

b)

Rabbit

c)

Mouse

d)

Hawk