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Unit 1- Prologue

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Ocean tides are best described as
a)
predictable and noncyclic
b)
predictable and cyclic
c)
unpredictable & noncyclic
d)
unpredictable and cyclic
2.
What is the formula for density? (hint-see ESRT p.1)
a)
d=v/m
b)
d=m/v
c)
m=d/v
d)
m=d x v
3.
What is the volume of Object X?
a)
10.0 cm3
b)
15.0 cm3
c)
20.0 cm3
d)
25.0 cm3
4.
Jack has a rock. The rock has a mass of 14g and a volume of 2cm3. What is the density of the rock?
a)
7 mL
b)
7 g/cm3
c)
28 g/cm3
d)
1/7 g/cm3
5.
The scientific study of the Earth's atmosphere is _________________.
a)
astronomy
b)
geology
c)
oceanography
d)
meteorology
6.
What is the volume of the liquid in the graduated cylinder?
(LT 10)
a)
23.0 mL
b)
24.0mL
c)
26.mL
d)
25.0 mL
7.
Frank has an eraser. It has a mass of 4g, and a volume of 2cm3. What is its density?
a)
8 g/cm3
b)
2 g/cm3
c)
1/2 g/cm3
d)
24 g/cm3
8.
The hydrosphere is the Earth system that describes
a)
The area from the surface of the Earth down to its center
b)
All the water on Earth
c)
The blanket of gases that surrounds our planet
d)
All organisms on Earth and the environments in which they live
9.
The atmosphere is the Earth system that describes
a)
The area from the surface of the Earth down to its center
b)
All the water on Earth
c)
The blanket of gases that surrounds our planet
d)
All organisms on Earth and the environments in which they live
10.
Compared to the density of liquid water, the density of an ice cube is 
a)
always more
b)
always less
c)
the same 
d)
sometimes less and sometimes greater
11.
At 7:00 am the air pressure was 1,012 mb. By 11:00am the air pressure dropped to 1,004 mb. What was the rate of change? 
a)
8 mb/hr
b)
6 mb/hr
c)
4 mb/hr
d)
2 mb/hr
12.
The temperature which substance increased most rapidly?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
13.

Find the rate of change.

a)

2 minutes per gallon

b)

20 minutes per gallon

c)

2 gallons per minute

d)

20 gallons per minute

14.

An object with an extremely high mass and a very small volume would have

a)

a very low density

b)

a very high density

c)

a density that cannot be calculated

d)

a rate that is very large

15.

The reason ice floats is that, compared to liquid water, solid ice

a)

has less mass

b)

has more mass

c)

is less dense

d)

is more dense

16.

Which graph most likely illustrates a cyclic change?

a)
b)
c)
d)
17.

What type of relationship is shown in the graph?

a)

direct

b)

indirect

c)

cyclic

d)

no relationship

18.

The graph shows temperature readings for a day in April. The average rate of temperature change, in Fahrenheit degrees per hour, between 6 a.m. and noon was

a)

6°/hr

b)

8°/hr

c)

3°/hr

d)

18°/hr

19.

As air on the surface of Earth warms, the density of the air

a)

decreases

b)

increases

c)

remains the same

d)

none of the above

20.

An observer recorded the times of three successsive high tides at one Earth locations as:

  • 7:12 am
  • 7:38 pm
  • 8:04 am

What was the time of the next high tide?

a)

8:12 pm

b)

8:30 pm

c)

8:38 pm

d)

9:04 pm

21.

Which graph most likely illustrates a constant change?

a)
b)
c)
d)
22.

Which graph most likely illustrates an indirect change?

a)
b)
c)
d)
23.

Which graph most likely illustrates a direct change?

a)
b)
c)
d)
24.

Which graph best represents the relationship between the density of a substance and its state of matter (phase) for most earth materials, excluding water?

a)
b)
c)
d)
25.

Can you use your Earth Science Reference Table on Exams?

a)

Always

b)

Never

c)

Sometimes