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Sem 1 Final Earth and Space Science

Total questions: 85

Worksheet time: 2hrs 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Coal, oil, and natural gas are all nonrenewable resources because
a)
the are made quickly
b)
it takes a long time for them to form
c)
they are abundant
d)
they are used everywhere
2.
What caused a canyon to form?
a)
wind
b)
water
c)
ice
d)
volcano
3.
Which of the following is considered nonrenewable?
a)
hydroelectric
b)
solar
c)
petroleum
d)
biofuels
4.
Which of the following is an alternative source of energy?
a)
fossil fuels
b)
solar
c)
oil
d)
natural gas
5.
What powers the water cycle?
a)
Sun
b)
Earth's rotation
c)
waves
d)
wind
6.
Heat energy from the Earth
a)
biofuel
b)
hydroelectric
c)
wind
d)
geothermal
7.
Energy formed form moving water
a)
biofuels
b)
hydroelectric
c)
wind
d)
geothermal
8.
This is part of the....
a)
Geosphere
b)
Biosphere
c)
Hydrosphere
d)
Cryosphere
9.
All living things on earth are part of the....
a)
Biosphere
b)
Geosphere
c)
Hydrosphere
d)
Cryosphere
10.
Hydro = 
a)
Sphere
b)
Earth
c)
Life
d)
Water
11.
Wind is part of what sphere of Earth?
a)
Windosphere
b)
Atmosphere
c)
Hydrosphere
d)
Airosphere
12.
This picture best describes which connection?
a)
Atmosphere-Biosphere
b)
Hydrosphere-Atmosphere
c)
Hydrosphere-Geosphere
d)
Geosphere-Biosphere
13.

Earth's true shape is a

a)

Sphere

b)

Square

c)

Oblate Spheroid

14.

What is underground molten rock?

a)

Lava

b)

Magma

c)

Soil

d)

Intrusive

15.

What is aboveground molten rock?

a)

Extrusive

b)

Magma

c)

Lava

d)

Sedimentary

16.

Limestone is an example of...

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Igneous

c)

Metamorphic

17.

Granite is an example of...

a)

Igneous

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Sedimentary

18.

Intrusive & extrusive are 2 types of...

a)

sedimentary

b)

metamorphic

c)

Igneous

19.

Criteria or Constraint:

The LIMITS placed on your design solution

a)

Criteria

b)

Constraint

20.

Criteria or Constraint:

You can only use a single piece of paper and some tape

a)

Criteria

b)

Constraint

21.
What is the main job of engineers?
a)
Working on a computer
b)
Using math
c)
Using science
d)
Solving problems
22.
Which of the following is not a type of fossil fuel? 
a)
Coal
b)
Light
c)
Petroleum
d)
Natural Gas
23.
What are fossil fuels?
a)
Dinosaur bones
b)
Resources made from once living organisms 
c)
Combination of different rocks
d)
Gas Stations
24.
Where did the energy for fossil fuels come from?
a)
Animals
b)
Plants
c)
Sun
d)
Chemosynthesis
25.
Why is burning fossil fuels harmful? 
a)
then we won't have any fossil fuels if we burn them all
b)
They can get extremely hot
c)
Increases the amount of greenhouse gases in the air
d)
this would destroy fossils
26.
Which greenhouse gas is produced most by the automobile industry? 
a)
Hydrogen
b)
Sulfur
c)
Methane
d)
Carbon Dioxide
27.
The careful use of a resource is....
a)
recycling
b)
pollution
c)
depositing
d)
conservation
28.
The cleanest burning fossil fuel is ______.
a)
coal
b)
oil
c)
wind
d)
natural gas
29.
Fossil fuels are classified as nonrenewable because they.......
a)
require expensive equipment
b)
take millions of years to replace
c)
can be found all over 
d)
provide all the energy we use
30.
Corn, wheat, and soybeans can be made into a substance called ethanol. In some places, ethanol is part of a mixture used to power cars and trucks. What type of alternative energy resource is ethanol?
a)
Hydroelectric
b)
Geothermal
c)
Biofuels
d)
Solar
31.

What are the disadvantages of nuclear fuels?

a)

High initial cost (expensive to build)

b)

Difficult to dispose of radioactive waste safely

c)

Danger of large scale accidents (eg. Chernobyl, Fukushima) occuring

d)

All of the above

32.
Which of the following is NOT an alternative energy source?
a)
fossil fuels
b)
geothermal energy
c)
hydroelectric energy
d)
wind energy
33.
Solar Energy is... 
a)
Energy that comes from harnessing the movement of the air
b)
Energy that comes from the Sun
c)
A source of renewable energy, such as solar, wind, or geothermal energy
d)
Fuel from plant material
34.

Hot water is pumped up from deep inside Earth and is used to heat homes or to generate electricity. This describes...

a)

biomass

b)

hydroelectric energy

c)

geothermal energy

35.

Renewable energy resources produce less_____________ than fossil fuels.

a)

pollution

b)

energy

c)

wind

d)

light

36.
What do we call large areas of windmills?
a)
Wind farms
b)
Hurricanes
c)
Turbines
d)
Wind tunnels
37.
Oil is a __________ energy resource.
a)
Renewable
b)
Nonrenewable
38.

Mining that is done above ground is called...

a)

surface mining.

b)

subsurface mining.

39.

Mining that is done below ground is called...

a)

surface mining.

b)

subsurface mining.

40.

Fracking is a shortened version of the term...

a)

Fractured attacking

b)

Fructose sacking

c)

Hydraulic fracturing

d)

Hydroponic fracturing

41.

Which of the following is TRUE about fracking?

a)

It has absolutely zero disadvantages.

b)

It uses water, sand and chemicals to break up shale formations.

c)

It uses very little water.

d)

It cannot be used deeper than 100 feet.

42.
Tides are caused by
a)
strong winds that blow over ocean waters.
b)
the interaction of Earth, the moon and the sun.
c)
the shifting of the plates on the ocean floor.
d)
variations in the salinity of ocean water
43.
The Moon has a greater influence on Earth tides than the Sun because...
a)
it is smaller than the Sun
b)
it revolves around the Earth
c)
it is closer to the Earth
44.

_______are daily changes in ocean water.

a)

Waters

b)

Tides

c)

Colors

d)

Earths

45.

SUnburn occurs when your skin is exposed to harmful ______ rays

a)

radio

b)

magnetic

c)

ultraviolet

d)

infrared

46.

How many oxygen atoms does a molecule of ozone contain?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

47.

Which list has an incorrect way to determine the identity of a mineral?

a)

color, luster, cleavage, hardness

b)

density, magnetic, optical properties

c)

radioactivity, color, flammability

d)

cleavage, radioactivity, luster

48.

Streak is...

a)

shape of breaks

b)

reaction to chemicals

c)

mark left by scraping a mineral

d)

how light reflects on a mineral

49.

Luster is

a)

what color it is

b)

the scrape mark it leaves

c)

how massive it is

d)

how it reflects light

50.

Reclamation means to...

a)

give the land back to its native people group

b)

restore the land back to its natural state

c)

process sewage water to make it clean

d)

process radioactive dirt from mines

51.

Based on patterns observed by scientists, about how old is our solar system?

a)

1 million years old

b)

4.6 billion years old

c)

100 billion years old

d)

150.2 trillion years old

52.

Which of these is a big idea in science about natural systems and events?

a)

Every system is different

b)

No two events are identical.

c)

They follow consistent patterns.

d)

They can only understand recent phenomena.

53.

A nebula is a

a)

collection of comets.

b)

large cloud of gas and dust.

c)

collection of dwarf planets.

d)

large constellation of stars.

54.

What is the Nebular Theory?

a)

a theory that explains how solar systems form

b)

a theory that explains why there is life on Earth

c)

a theory that explains what causes a supernova

d)

a theory that explains the shape of the universe

55.

How is a planetesimal formed?

a)

They are formed when hydrogen particles cool rapidly

b)

They are formed when dust and gas particles become larger clumps.

c)

They are formed when radiation causes gas and dust particles to expand.

d)

They are formed when gas particles separate themselves from dust particles.

56.

What is the fuel for the sun's energy?

a)

The fusion of hydrogen atoms into helium

b)

The gravitational pull on the planets

c)

Solar wind

d)

The nebulae

57.

Where in our solar system would you expect to find a planet that is mostly made of gas?

a)

very close to the sun

b)

outside of the sun's gravitational pull

c)

very far from the sun

d)

very close to other planets

58.

Which letter in this diagram shows the planetesimals starting to form through accretion?

a)

a

b)

b

c)

c

d)

d

e)

e

59.
Which of the following would increase the force of gravity on a planet?
a)
Decreasing the mass of the star.
b)
Decreasing the distance between the planet and star.
c)
Decreasing the mass of the planet.
d)
All of the above.
60.
Within its orbit, as the planet gets closer to its host star:
a)
the planet speeds up.
b)
the force of gravity on the planet increases.
c)
the temperature of the planet increases.
d)
all of the above.
61.

Which are the terrestrial or rocky planets?

a)

Venus, Earth, Mercury, Mars

b)

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Jupiter

c)

Mercury, Venus, Mars, Saturn

d)

Venus, Mars, Earth, Saturn

62.
A student knows the mass of an object. What other variable does the student need to know to calculate the object's density?
a)
Color
b)
Weight
c)
Volume
d)
Length
63.

A(n) _____ is the curved path of an object around a point/object in space.

a)

orbit

b)

rotation

c)

revolution

d)

phase

64.

The orbits of the planets in our solar system are mostly circular.

a)

True

b)

False

65.

What shape is Earth's orbit?

a)

circle

b)

ellipse

c)

square

d)

spiral

66.

What is Kepler's 1st law?

a)

The planets orbit in an ellipse

b)

The plants move faster when they are closer to the sun and slower when they are further from the sun

c)

The farther a planet is from the sun the slower the orbit

(P2 = a3)

67.
The force of attraction between all matter.
a)
inertia
b)
friction
c)
net force
d)
gravity
68.
Two factors effecting the magnitude of the force of gravity between 2 objects are...
a)
mass and distance 
b)
mass and matter
c)
distance and weight 
d)
weight and mass
69.

Is the Sun a star?

a)

yes

b)

no

70.

What is the main cause of Earth's Seasons?

a)

The revolution of the Earth

b)

The Rotation of the Earth

c)

The Tilt of The Axis

d)

The distance from the sun.

71.

Where did our moon come from?

a)

It was stolen from Mars by Earth's gravity

b)

It was formed beyond Pluto's orbit and drawn to Earth by the sun.

c)

A comet hit the sun and spun the material toward Earth.

d)

A large collision happened between Earth and another object.

72.

What force keeps satellites from floating away into space?

a)

Friction

b)

Velocity

c)

Acceleration

d)

Gravity

73.

Which statement is true according to Newton’s law of universal gravitation?

a)

When the masses of objects increase, gravitational force decreases.

b)

When distance between objects increases, gravitational force decreases.

c)

When distance between objects decreases, gravitational force decreases.

d)

When the masses of objects decrease, the distance between objects decreases.

74.
"For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction."
a)
Newton's 1st Law
b)
Newton's 2nd Law
c)
Newton's 3rd Law
d)
Newton's 4th Law
75.
Force = Mass x Acceleration
a)
Newton's 1st Law
b)
Newton's 2nd Law
c)
Newton's 3rd Law
d)
Newton's 4th Law
76.
The tendency of an object to resist changes in its motion is...
a)
inertia
b)
force
c)
acceleration
d)
velocity
77.

When an unbalanced force acts on an object, the force ______________________.

a)

changes the motion of the object

b)

is cancelled by another force

c)

does not change the motion of an object

d)

is equal to the weight of the object

78.
Which force produces a change in motion?
a)
unbalanced force
b)
balanced force
c)
gravitational force
d)
frictional force
79.
What causes aurora borealis or northern lights?
a)
The Corona
b)
Prominences
c)
Sunspots
d)
Solar Flares
80.
What are dark areas on the surface of the sun that are cooler than the surrounding area?
a)
Prominences
b)
Sunspots
c)
Corona
d)
Solar Flares
81.

Glacial retreat is evidence for climate change...

a)

True

b)

False

82.

As temperatures increase as a result of global warming, thermal expansion of water takes place and sea levels begin to rise...

a)

True

b)

False

83.
Currently, about 10% of Earth is covered with ice year-round. If this ice melts, what could happen to Earth’s temperature?
a)
Increase
b)
Decrease
c)
Remain the Same
d)
Not enough information 
84.
Which of the following is the best conclusion that can be made from this graph?
a)
atmospheric carbon dioxide levels have been decreasing since 1960
b)
Hawaii has a lot of carbon dioxide
c)
humans have been working hard to decrease carbon dioxide levels
d)
atmospheric carbon dioxide levels have increased steadily since 1960
85.
The main human activity that releases greenhouse gases is
a)
using bottled water
b)
burning fossil fuels
c)
texting on cellphones
d)
eating meat

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