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Science 8 Final

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 3600secs

Name
Class
Date
1.
What part of the wave is shown at letter A?
a)
crest
b)
trough
c)
wavelength
d)
frequency
2.

Which part of the wave is shown at letter B?

a)

crest

b)

trough

c)

wavelength

d)

resting point

3.
Which part of the wave is shown at letter C?
a)
crest
b)
wavelength
c)
resting point
d)
amplitude
4.
Which part of the wave is shown at letter D?
a)
trough
b)
resting point
c)
wavelength
d)
frequency
5.

Waves show us ...

a)

mass

b)

matter

c)

energy

d)

water

6.
Which wave has a greater frequency?
a)
wave B
b)
wave C
7.
Which wave has the most energy?
a)
top wave
b)
bottom wave
8.

Where are temperatures the highest on Earth?

a)

North of the equator

b)

Near or close to the equator

c)

South of the equator

9.

What causes seasons on Earth?

a)

The angle of the Earth

b)

How hot the sun is at different times of the year

c)

The distance of the Earth

10.

True or False:

The Earth moves closer or farther to the Sun which causes either summer or winter.

a)

True

b)

False

11.
Earth's axis always points to the:
a)
North Star
b)
Sun
c)
Moon
d)
North Pole
12.
What effect do the Sun's rays have on Earth's surface?
a)
They cool it down
b)
They heat it
c)
They melt it
d)
Nothing at all
13.
At which angle is the light more concentrated?
a)
a
b)
b
14.
Which is NOT a factor that explains seasons on Earth?
a)
Earth revolves around the Sun
b)
Earth gets closer to the Sun in summer and farther from the Sun in winter
c)
Earth's axis points to the North Star
d)
The Sun's rays are more or less concentrated depending on the solar angle
15.

Energy due to motion is ____________ energy.

a)

potential

b)

gravity

c)

kinetic

d)

friction

16.

__________ is stored energy.

a)

Potential energy

b)

Kinetic energy

c)

Gravity energy

d)

None of these

17.

When you are holding a book, energy is stored between the book and Earth; this type of energy is called ________ potential energy.

a)

kinetic

b)

elastic

c)

gravitational

d)

chemical

18.

Can energy be destroyed?

a)

No

b)

Yes

c)

Depends on the situation

19.

What kind of energy is in a moving skateboard?

a)

Potential energy

b)

Kinetic energy

20.

What kind of energy is in a rock sitting at the edge of a cliff?

a)

Potential energy

b)

Kinetic energy

21.

At which point is potential energy the greatest?

a)

W

b)

X

c)

Y

d)

Z

22.

Energy stored by things that stretch is called ________.

a)

kinetic energy

b)

gravitational potential energy

c)

chemical potential energy

d)

elastic potential energy

23.

What brings objects from space into the Earth's atmosphere?

a)

The push of gravity from the sun.

b)

The pull of gravity from Earth.

c)

Friction

d)

Aliens and the force of their UFOs.

24.

Gravity has a tendency to ...

a)

pull two objects with mass together.

b)

push two objects with mass together.

c)

pull two objects with mass apart.

d)

push two objects with mass apart.

25.

If the Earth got closer to the sun, what would happen to the gravitational pull between them?

a)

The gravitational pull would get stronger.

b)

The gravitational pull would get weaker.

c)

The gravitational pull would be the same.

26.

What is Newton's 2nd Law of Motion?

a)

F = m*a

b)

F = m/a

c)

F = m+a

d)

F = m-1

27.

What is Newton's 3rd Law of Motion?

a)

For every force there is a pair of forces.

b)

For every normal force there is an applied force.

c)

For every action there is an equal but opposite reaction.

d)

For every acceleration there is a deceleration.

28.

What is the net force on the bike?

a)

5N forward

b)

5N backwards

c)

35N forward

d)

35N backwards

29.

True or False: Newton's 1st Law of Motion states: "An object at rest will stay at rest and an object in motion will stay in motion unless acted upon by an unbalanced force."

a)

True

b)

False

30.

If forces are _______ then an object is stationary or moving at a constant velocity.

a)

large

b)

small

c)

balanced

d)

unbalanced

31.

Differences in traits are called:

a)

Natural selection

b)

Genetic variation

c)

Artificial selection

d)

Ancestors

32.

What is most likely to happen to moth populations in the picture shown?

a)

Light moths - hunted easily

Dark moths - population increase

b)

Dark moths - hunted easily

Dark moths - population increase

c)

Light moths - hunted easily

Light moths - population increase

d)

Lights moths will change their color to match dark moths.

33.
What traits do crocodiles and amphibians have in common?
a)
Vertebrae and hair
b)
Four limbs and amniotic eggs
c)
Bony skeleton and vertebrae
d)
Amniotic eggs and hair
34.

How do you "win" at natural selection?

a)

Survive

b)

Go extinct

c)

Survive & reproduce

35.

According to the Law of Superposition, the oldest fossils are found ...

a)

At the top of the rock layers

b)

Near the bottom of the rock layers

c)

In the middle of the rock layers

36.

In the blank cladogram, what type of information would go on the lines labeled B?

a)

Shared characteristics

b)

DNA analysis

c)

Common ancestors

d)

Organisms

37.

What is NOT an example of a limiting factor in a population?

a)

Not enough water

b)

Predators

c)

Enough food

d)

An environmental disaster

38.

Which came first, the chicken or the egg?

a)

The chicken

b)

The egg

39.

Which fossil is the oldest?

a)

Mammals

b)

Dinosaurs

c)

Amphibians

d)

Fishes

e)

Trilobites

40.

Which fossil is the youngest?

a)

Mammals

b)

Dinosaurs

c)

Amphibians

d)

Fishes

e)

Trilobites

41.

Why do organisms change over time?

a)

Those with the most helpful traits don't have babies

b)

Those with the most helpful traits have babies that do too

c)

Those with least helpful traits don't have babies

d)

Those with least helpful traits have babies that do too

42.

The first life forms on Earth were similar to ...

a)

Single cell organisms

b)

Multicellular organisms

c)

Flowering plants

d)

Dinosaurs

43.

In the blank cladogram, what type of information would go on the lines labeled A?

a)

Derived characteristics

b)

Common ancestors

c)

DNA analysis

d)

Organisms

44.

Adaptations can be:

a)

Camouflage

b)

Ability to survive cold weather

c)

Hunting skills

d)

All of the above

45.

Which of these animals does NOT have/produce an amniotic egg?

a)

Turtle

b)

Leopard

c)

Lamprey

d)

All three of these animals produce the amniotic egg

46.

The Earth formed ____.

a)

45 million years ago

b)

45 billion years ago

c)

4.5 million years ago

d)

4.5 billion years ago

47.

A yellow morph and green morph of an insect lives in the rainforest canopy. You would expect:

a)

The green population to increase and the yellow to decrease

b)

Both populations should stay the same

c)

Both populations will increase

d)

The green population to decrease and the yellow to increase

48.

What is NOT true about natural selection?

a)

Members of the same species have to have different traits

b)

Traits need to be heritable

c)

When parents reproduce, they have babies who have the same traits as them

d)

All traits will help an animal survive

49.

Which of the following pieces of evolution evidence deals with aged and identified fossils?

a)

Fossil record

b)

Comparative embryology

c)

Comparative anatomy

50.

Which of the following pieces of evolution evidence deals with comparing similar structures in various species?

a)

Fossil record

b)

Comparative embryology

c)

Comparative anatomy

51.

What is comparative anatomy?

a)

The comparison of embryos

b)

The comparison of the Earth's layers

c)

The comparison of body/bone structures

d)

The comparison of carbon dating

52.

Which trait is NOT heritable?

a)

The ability to taste certain flavors

b)

How big your muscles get after a year of PE

c)

The color of your hair

d)

The color of your eyes

53.

Look at this graph, what is the y-axis labeled?

a)

Rainfall during the first 9 days of a month

b)

Day of the month

c)

Rainfall in mm

d)

Month

54.

Look at this graph, what is the title?

a)

Snow Hare Population Each Month

b)

Month

c)

Snow Hare Population

d)

Population Graph

55.

Look at this graph, what is the x-axis labeled?

a)

Elk and Bison Population in Yellowstone

b)

Minimum number of animals

c)

Maximum number of wolves

d)

Year

56.

Who is Charles Darwin?

a)

A teacher at El Sausal Middle School

b)

The creator of Snurfle Islands

c)

A scientist that studied evolution through the process called natural selection

57.

Which statement is correct?

a)

Humans evolved into chimpanzees.

b)

Chimpanzees evolved into humans.

c)

Humans and chimpanzees share a common ancestor.

d)

Humans and chimpanzees are not closely related.

58.

A branching diagram that shows how a group of organisms might be related to each other.

a)

Phylogenetics

b)

Cladistics

c)

Cladogram

d)

Taxonomy

59.

A paleontologist uncovers a series of fossils in a piece of rock.


-Fossil A was found 1 meter deep.

-Fossil B was found 3 meters deep.

-Fossil C was found 4 meters deep.

-Fossil D was found 10 meters deep.


Which fossil is the oldest?

a)

Fossil A was found 1 meter deep.

b)

Fossil B was found 3 meters deep.

c)

Fossil C was found 4 meters deep.

d)

Fossil D was found 10 meters deep.

60.

Does the climate on Earth change over time?

a)

True

b)

False