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WorksheetsELD Final Exam Review
Total questions: 75
Worksheet time: 56mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
refers to how close a measurement is to the accepted or true value
a)
tributary
b)
meniscus
c)
Accuracy
d)
Solution
2.
a characteristic of materials, such as sand and gravel, through which water easily passes
a)
permeable
b)
nutrient
c)
predicting
d)
impermeable
3.
the tightness across the surface of water that is caused by the polar molecules pulling on one another
a)
surface tension
b)
evaporation
c)
saturated zone
d)
photosynthesis
4.
an underground layer of permeabe rock or sediment that holds water
a)
divide
b)
density
c)
meniscus
d)
aquifer
5.
a factor that is purposely changed to test a hypothesis
a)
line of best fit
b)
manipulated variable
c)
responding variable
d)
quantitative observation
6.
all digits in a measurement that have been measured exactly, plus one digit that has been estimated
a)
line of best fit
b)
Significant Figures
c)
communicating
d)
specific heat
7.
the middle number in a set of data when ordered from smallest to largest
a)
wetland
b)
Mode
c)
Median
d)
aquifer
8.
the measure of the force of gravity acting on an object
a)
weight
b)
density
c)
meniscus
d)
tributary
9.
water that fills the cracks and spaces in underground soil and rock layers
a)
coordinate
b)
groundwater
c)
transpiration
d)
precipitation
10.
a line graph in which the data points do not fall along a straight line
a)
artesian well
b)
conservation
c)
controlled experiment
d)
nonlinear graph
11.
a molecule that has electrically charged areas
a)
polar molecule
b)
classifying
c)
horizontal axis
d)
manipulated variable
12.
a substance that dissolves another substance
a)
nutrient
b)
wetland
c)
solvent
d)
volume
13.
an attitude of doubt
a)
skepticism
b)
irrigation
c)
reservoir
d)
solution
14.
the practice of using less of a resource so that it will not be used up
a)
condensation
b)
conservation
c)
transpiration
d)
irrigation
15.
the point where the two axes cross each other
a)
origin
b)
solvent
c)
density
d)
volume
16.
the land area that supplies water to a river system
a)
wetland
b)
weight
c)
watershed
d)
data point
17.
the steepness of a graph line, shows how much y changes for every change in x
a)
Mode
b)
volume
c)
slope
d)
nutrient
18.
a lake that stores water for human use
a)
observing
b)
inferring
c)
watershed
d)
reservoir
19.
the area of permeable rock or soil which the cracks and pores are totally filled with water
a)
unsaturated zone
b)
surface tension
c)
specific heat
d)
saturated zone
20.
the layer of rocks and soil above the water table in which the pores contain air as well as water
a)
evaporation
b)
unsaturated zone
c)
surface tension
d)
eutrophication
21.
the process by which molecules at the surface of a liquid absorb enough energy to change to the gaseous state
a)
evaporation
b)
saturated zone
c)
photosynthesis
d)
water table
22.
a pair of numbers used to determine the position of a point on a graph
a)
Estimate
b)
permeable
c)
nutrient
d)
coordinate
23.
(x-axis) the graph line that runs left to right
a)
horizontal axis
b)
line of best fit
c)
responding variable
d)
linear graph
24.
the measure of how much mass is contained in a given volume
a)
solution
b)
meniscus
c)
density
d)
divide
25.
the place where an organism lives and where it obtains all the things it needs to survive
a)
habitat
b)
Median
c)
water table
d)
irrigation
26.
a version of the metric system used by scientists all over the world
a)
Percent Error
b)
surface tension
c)
slope
d)
International System of Units (SI)
27.
facts, figures, and other evidence gathered through observations
a)
mass
b)
data
c)
wetland
d)
Median
28.
the continuous process by which water moves from Earth's surface to the atmosphere and back
a)
data point
b)
Percent Error
c)
water table
d)
water cycle
29.
(y-axis) the graph line that runs up and down
a)
precipitation
b)
vertical axis
c)
polar molecule
d)
condensation
30.
a possible explanation for a set of observations or answer to a scientific question
a)
hypothesis
b)
irrigation
c)
scientific theory
d)
photosynthesis
31.
the curved upper surface of a liquid in a column of liquid
a)
meniscus
b)
Estimate
c)
data point
d)
solution
32.
the diverse ways which scientists study the natural world and propose explanations based on the evidence they gather
a)
scientific inquiry
b)
specific heat
c)
Significant Figures
d)
eutrophication
33.
a characteristic of materials, such as clay and granite, through which water does not easily pass
a)
water cycle
b)
conservation
c)
impermeable
d)
permeable
34.
the process by which nutrients in a lake build up over time and cause an increase in the growth of algae
a)
desalination
b)
condensation
c)
eutrophication
d)
evaporation
35.
a land area that is covered with a shallow layer of water during some or all of the year
a)
wetland
b)
aquifer
c)
Median
d)
nutrient
36.
an observation that deals with numbers or amounts
a)
quantitative observation
b)
precipitation
c)
responding variable
d)
Estimate
37.
a mixture that forms when one substance dissolves another
a)
solvent
b)
meniscus
c)
solution
d)
precipitation
38.
grouping together items that are alike in some way
a)
conservation
b)
condensation
c)
classifying
d)
making models
39.
a well in which water rises because of pressure within the aquifer
a)
precipitation
b)
artesian well
c)
coordinate
d)
water table
40.
a picture of your data or a picture of information from a data table.
a)
Graph
b)
data
c)
Accuracy
d)
weight
41.
calculation used to determine how accurate, or close to the true value, an experimental value really is
a)
surface tension
b)
impermeable
c)
eutrophication
d)
Percent Error
42.
the point on a graph that can be represented by a coordinate
a)
classifying
b)
observing
c)
data point
d)
water table
43.
sharing of ideas and experimental findings with others through writing and speaking
a)
conservation
b)
desalination
c)
water table
d)
communicating
44.
system of measurements based on the number 10
a)
SI
b)
metric system
c)
Precision
d)
scientific law
45.
the process of supplying water to areas of land to make them suitable for growing crops
a)
predicting
b)
transpiration
c)
photosynthesis
d)
irrigation
46.
explaining or interpreting the things you observe
a)
linear graph
b)
classifying
c)
inferring
d)
observing
47.
a factor that changes in response to the manipulated variable
a)
artesian well
b)
coordinate
c)
responding variable
d)
solution
48.
creating representations of complex objects or processes
a)
vertical axis
b)
communicating
c)
artesian well
d)
making models
49.
a substance such as nitrogen or phosphorus that enables plants and algae to grow
a)
permeable
b)
solvent
c)
Median
d)
nutrient
50.
the process of obtaining fresh water from salt water by removing the salt
a)
saturated zone
b)
irrigation
c)
desalination
d)
eutrophication
51.
an approximation of a number based on reasonable assumptions
a)
Estimate
b)
coordinate
c)
science
d)
solution
52.
making a forecast of what will happen in the future based on past experience or evidence
a)
predicting
b)
precipitation
c)
irrigation
d)
observing
53.
the amount of heat needed to increase the temperature of a certain mass of a substance by 1ºC
a)
specific heat
b)
desalination
c)
water cycle
d)
saturated zone
54.
a smooth line that reflects the general pattern of a graph
a)
manipulated variable
b)
line of best fit
c)
linear graph
d)
responding variable
55.
the combined force of attraction among water molecules and with the molecules of surrounding materials
a)
eutrophication
b)
capillary action
c)
photosynthesis
d)
water cycle
56.
the amount of matter an object contains
a)
Mode
b)
density
c)
volume
d)
mass
57.
a line graph in which data points yield a straight line
a)
artesian well
b)
making models
c)
line of best fit
d)
linear graph
58.
the process by which a gas changes to a liquid
a)
origin
b)
coordinate
c)
classifying
d)
condensation
59.
the amount of space an object takes up
a)
weight
b)
volume
c)
solvent
d)
density
60.
a statement that describes what scientists expect to happen every time under a particular set of conditions
a)
scientific inquiry
b)
scientific law
c)
scientific theory
d)
Precision
61.
a statement that describes how to measure a particular variable or define a particular term
a)
operational definition
b)
saturated zone
c)
wetland
d)
permeable
62.
a way of learning about the natural world
a)
reservoir
b)
watershed
c)
coordinate
d)
science
63.
water that falls to the Earth as rain, snow, hail or sleet
a)
manipulated variable
b)
eutrophication
c)
precipitation
d)
responding variable
64.
an observation that deals with a description that cannot be expressed by numbers
a)
desalination
b)
quantitative observation
c)
qualitative observation
d)
operational definition
65.
using one or more of your senses to gather information
a)
observing
b)
solution
c)
density
d)
predicting
66.
a ridge of land that separates one watershed from another
a)
density
b)
Median
c)
divide
d)
aquifer
67.
numerical average calculated by adding up all the numbers in a list and then dividing by the total number of items in the list
a)
wetland
b)
permeable
c)
Mean
d)
origin
68.
a well-tested explanation for a wide range of observations or experimental results
a)
scientific theory
b)
hypothesis
c)
scientific inquiry
d)
skepticism
69.
the top of the saturated zone, or depth to the groundwater under Earth's surface
a)
permeable
b)
water table
c)
saturated zone
d)
data point
70.
the process by which plants use water, along with carbon dioxide and energy from the sun, to make their own food
a)
photosynthesis
b)
irrigation
c)
evaporation
d)
specific heat
71.
an experiment in which only one variable is manipulated at a time
a)
nonlinear graph
b)
line of best fit
c)
controlled experiment
d)
qualitative observation
72.
the process by which plants give off water vapor through their leaves
a)
transpiration
b)
desalination
c)
photosynthesis
d)
conservation
73.
the number that appears most often in a list of numbers
a)
Median
b)
Mode
c)
slope
d)
mass
74.
a stream or smaller river that feeds into a main river
a)
tributary
b)
inferring
c)
density
d)
Accuracy
75.
refers to how close a group of measurements are to each other
a)
meniscus
b)
data point
c)
irrigation
d)
Precision
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