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Review for Unit 1/2

Total questions: 51

Worksheet time: 57mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the base unit for measuring mass?
a)
Meter
b)
Liter
c)
Gram
2.
Volume is 
a)
the amount of space an object takes up.
b)
the amount of matter in an object.
c)
the distance from one point to another.
d)
the amount of heat in a substance.
3.
What tool is used to measure liquid volume?
a)
meter stick
b)
triple beam balance
c)
LxWxH
d)
Graduated Cylinder
4.
You could you use LxWxH to determine?
a)
mass
b)
length
c)
volume
d)
temperature
5.
Find the volume of the liquid.
a)
39 mL
b)
38 mL
c)
30.8 mL
d)
38 cm3
6.
Convert 27.5 cm to meters
a)
275 mm
b)
275 m
c)
.0275 m
d)
.0275 mm
7.
A meter is equal to how many centimeters?
a)
1000
b)
100
c)
10
d)
1
8.
Which unit would be best to measure the distance from the classroom to the bathroom?
a)
kilometers
b)
centimeters
c)
millimeters
d)
meters
9.
A milligram is ____________ a gram.
a)
less than
b)
greater than
c)
equal to
10.

To measure the distance between two towns, what metric unit of length would you use?

a)

kilometers

b)

meters

c)

millimeters

d)

centimeters

11.

The base unit of metric mass.

a)

Meter

b)

Liter

c)

Gram

12.

When plants use their roots to get water from the ground, which 2 spheres are interacting? (choose 2)

a)

Geosphere

b)

Hydrosphere

c)

Atmosphere

d)

Biosphere

13.

When a river deposits sediment, which 2 spheres are interacting? (choose 2)

a)

Geosphere

b)

Hydrosphere

c)

Atmosphere

d)

Biosphere

14.

When ocean water evaporates into the air, which 2 spheres are interacting? (choose 2)

a)

Geosphere

b)

Hydrosphere

c)

Atmosphere

d)

Biosphere

15.

Which of Earth's 4 sphere includes rivers?

a)

Geosphere

b)

Hydrosphere

c)

Anthroposphere

d)

Atmosphere

e)

Biosphere

16.

which of Earth's 4 sphere includes squirrels?

a)

Geosphere

b)

Hydrosphere

c)

Anthroposphere

d)

Atmosphere

e)

Biosphere

17.
What is the name of the thin layer of solid rock that makes up the outermost part of Earth?
a)
core
b)
crust
c)
mantle
d)
biosphere
18.
All water on Earth is recycled through ____.
a)
the water cycle
b)
pockets of nitrogen
c)
exhaled gas
d)
dead organic material
19.
A naturally occurring, inorganic solid
a)
mineral
b)
rock
c)
coal
d)
magma
20.
How light is reflected off a mineral
a)
streak
b)
color
c)
luster
d)
fracture
21.
Measure of how easily a mineral can be scratched
a)
fracture
b)
cleavage
c)
hardness
d)
streak
22.
Breakage along smooth, flat planes
a)
fracture
b)
cleavage
c)
streak
d)
ore
23.
The color of a mineral's powder
a)
color
b)
streak
c)
luster
d)
powder
24.
Mineral crystals can form from cooling ________
a)
dirt
b)
magma
c)
water
d)
air
25.
Metallic and nonmetallic are two examples of the physical property _______________.
a)
streak
b)
color
c)
luster
d)
cleavage
26.

Is ice a mineral?

a)

Yes

b)

No

27.
The process by which water, wind, ice, and changes in temperature break down rock into fragments called sediments.
a)
Deposition
b)
Erosion
c)
Weathering
d)
Igneous Rock
28.
Rock that forms when minerals form from solutions or sediment from older rocks get pressed and cemented together.
a)
Sedimentary Rock
b)
Metamorphic Rock
c)
Igneous Rock
29.
Rock that forms when pressure, temperature, or chemical processes change existing rock.
a)
Igneous Rock
b)
Sedimentary Rock
c)
Metamorphic Rock
d)
Rock Cycle
30.
The process by which metamorphic rocks are formed...
a)
heat and pressure
b)
compaction and cementation
c)
melting and cooling
31.
The process by which igneous rocks are formed...
a)
heat and pressure
b)
melting and cooling
c)
compaction and cementation
32.
A metamorphic rock can become ______.
a)
igneous
b)
metamorphic
c)
sedimentary
d)
all of these
33.
What does it mean for a rock to be extrusive
a)
Have layers
b)
Have Rounded Edges
c)
Form from Lava
d)
Form By Sediment
34.
The process by which sediment is moved from one place to another.   Can be caused by water, wind, ice, and gravity.
a)
Rock Cycle
b)
Uplift
c)
Deposition
d)
Erosion
35.
This rock was formed by lots of fossils that settled on top of each other over time. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
36.
This rock cooled on the outside of a volcano and contained air bubbles when it was forming. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
37.
This rock was formed when magma cooled very slowly inside the Earth. What specific type of rock is it?
a)
Intrusive Igneous Rock
b)
Extrusive Igneous Rock
c)
Foliated Metamorphic Rock
d)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock
38.
What is the only process that removes carbon from the atmosphere?
a)
combustion
b)
cellular respiration
c)
photosynthesis
d)
decomposition
39.
These gases, such as carbon dioxide, trap heat in the Earth's atmosphere causing global warming
a)
Global warming gases
b)
Hot House gases
c)
Green House gases
d)
Thermal pollution
40.
Respiration is the process by which ____________ is consumed and _______________ is produced.
a)
Carbon, Oxygen
b)
Oxygen, Carbon dioxide
c)
H20, oxygen
d)
Carbon, H2O
41.
This process is responsible for most environmental problems of excess nitrogen and phosphorus entering streams, lakes and oceans.
a)
decomposition
b)
emissions from automobiles
c)
agriculture and house hold runoff
d)
photosynthesis
42.
Which of the following is known as the "sedimentary" cycle because its reservoir is sedimentary rock?
a)
Sulfur cycle
b)
Nitrogen cycle
c)
Phosphorus cycle
d)
Carbon cycle
43.
Phosphorous is needed in organisms for the production of
a)
ADP and ATP.
b)
Cellular membranes.
c)
Deoxyribonucleic and ribonucleic acids.
d)
All of the answers are correct
44.
Identify the cycle pictured.
a)
The Water cycle
b)
The Carbon cycle
c)
The Nitrogen cycle
d)
The Phosphorus cycle
45.
How do animals get nitrogen?
a)
the atmosphere 
b)
eating other organisms
c)
rainwater
d)
lightning 
46.
How does carbon in a grass plant get into a lion?
a)
The lion eats the grass
b)
Carbon from grass doesn't end up in a lion. 
c)
The carbon ends up in the food the lion eats. 
d)
The lion breathes in carbon given out by the plant
47.
What 2 things does a plant make during photosynthesis?
a)
oxygen, glucose
b)
glucose, carbon dioxide
c)
useable energy, glucose
d)
oxygen, carbon dioxide
48.
Most of the Earth's water is in this form
a)
rivers
b)
Ice
c)
Freshwater
d)
Saltwater
49.
The exchange pool for the carbon cycle is the 
a)
fossil fuels
b)
sedimentary rocks
c)
the oceans
d)
the atmosphere
50.
Nitrogen that is used by plants is in the form of
a)
Nitrogen Monoxide
b)
Nitrates
c)
Oxygen
d)
None of the choices
51.
What is the function of nitrifying bacteria?
a)
The conversion of nitrates into ammonia
b)
The conversion of ammonia into nitrates
c)
The conversion of nitrates in nitrogen monoxide
d)
The breakdown of nitrates