WorksheetsTerm 4 - Term 1 Review Quiz
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 1hrs 20mins
A ________________ is an intense storm with strong winds, heavy rain, lightning, and thunder.
tornado
blizzard
thunderstorm
severe thunderstorm
A _____________ is a large, rotating low-pressure system that forms over the warm waters of oceans near the equator.
tornado
hurricane
thunderstorm
flooding
Most hurricanes
cannot be seen from space
cross exposed land
become dangerous category 5 storms
lose their power when they move into cooler waters or moves over land
What is the scale used to measure hurricanes?
Mohs scale
Enhanced Fujita Scale
Richter Scale
Saffir-Simpson Scale
What helps steer hurricanes westward towards the United States?
Westerlies
Easterlies
Trade Winds
Gulf Stream
what does this symbol mean
cold front
warm front
high front
low front
________ pressure creates nice weather
low
hot
high
cold
Rosa's neighborhood is only allowed to water their lawns on Tuesdays and Thursdays. What is the most likely explanation for why Rosa's neighborhood can only water their lawns two days a week?
Water is a renewable resource that needs to be conserved.
Water is a nonrenewable resource that needs to be conserved.
Water erodes the soil, and soil is a renewable resource that needs to be conserved.
Water corrodes the soil, and soil is a nonrenewable resource that needs to be conserved.
Which of the following resources would be considered renewable?
coal
wind
metal ore
natural gas
What is the term for important nonrenewable resources that formed from the remains of living organisms?
solar particles
mineral sediments
fossil fuels
elemental energy
What is the purpose of recycling?
to produce resources
to conserve resources
to decrease resources
to change resources
Global warming, the increase of Earth's average surface temperature, can be affected by the
Tyndall effect
greenhouse effect
ozone effect
precipitation effect
Kentucky Dam is an example of which type of renewable energy?
Hydroelectric
Solar
Geothermal
Wind
Which is an advantage of renewable energy
Renewable energy is sustainable
Renewable energy does not produce Carbon Dioxide
Renewable resources do not produce as much pollution
All of these
What is deforestation?
Cutting down trees in a forest.
Planting new trees on empty land.
Using trees to produce oxygen.
Looking for new types of medicine in a forest.
Which of the following is a renewable resource?
Solar power
Natural gas for cooking in homes
Oil used for gasoline
Coal that powers a factory
Which of these is the most sensible way to conserve natural resources?
Walk or ride your bike when you can, instead of driving in the car.
Stop using all electricity.
Never ride in the car.
Don't use any products made from trees.
A straw appears bent in a glass of water, entering a new medium. Which phenomenon is happening?
constructive interference
refraction
reflection
diffraction
Why do we see objects as white?
They absorb all colors of light
They reflect all colors of light
They absorb some light and reflect some light
They transmit all colors of light
What do you call the the bending of waves caused by a change in their speed as they pass from one medium to another. The bending of light as it moves from one material to another is ---
refraction
reflection
translucent
absorbed
A leaf is green, what does this tell you about the light that is being absorbed?
no light is being absorbed
green is being refracted and all the colors are being absorbed.
green is being absorbed and all the other colors are reflected
green is being reflected and all the other colors are being absorbed
Sound waves are an example of________________.
mechanical waves
electromagnetic waves
transverse waves
happy noises trying to say "hi"
Mechanical waves can only travel through____________.
a vacuum
matter
the ocean
space
By counting the number of crests that pass by a given point in a set amount of time, you would be calculating___________.
amplitude
volume
frequency
wavelength
Which of the following is a longitudinal wave?
What is the primary medium (matter) which a sound wave travels?
Air
Vacuum
Ears
The source of the sound
Which shows letter shows amplitude?
A
B
C
D
What is the visible light spectrum in order?
red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet
orange, blue, green, yellow, red, violet, indigo
red, green blue, orange, violet, yellow, indigo
McDonald's is gross
The electromagnetic waves with the longest wavelengths are called?
radio waves
microwaves
gamma rays
x-rays
What is the Doppler effect?
The observed change in frequency of sound or light because of the relative motion of a wave source and the observer.
The observed change in amplitude of sound or light because of the relative motion of a wave source and the observer.
The observed change in wave speed of sound or light because of the relative motion of a wave source and the observer.
The observed change in equilibrium position of sound or light because of the relative motion of a wave source and the observer.
