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Semester Exam Review

Total questions: 79

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
If contour lines are close together, then the slope is
a)
gentle
b)
steep
c)
flat
d)
going up and down
2.
What are the curved lines on a topographic map called?
a)
contour lines
b)
contour intervals
c)
slope
d)
elevation
3.
A feature of the land, such as a mountain, canyon, or beach, is called a(n)
a)
elevation
b)
topographic map
c)
landform
d)
volcano
4.
In which direction is Mill River flowing?
a)
Southeast
b)
Southwest
c)
Northeast
d)
Northwest
5.
What is the elevation of the peak of the small island on the left side?
a)
About 20 meters
b)
About 40 meters
c)
About 60 meters
d)
About 200 meters
6.
What feature is formed at B?
a)
river
b)
rift valley
c)
sink hole
d)
mountain
7.
If we were in a plane, Path B --> C is about the same distance as path E --> N. But, which path is the easier walk? 
a)
B --> C is the easier walk
b)
E --> N is the easier walk
c)
B --> C and E --> N are the same walking distance
8.
Which topographic map matches formation C?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
9.

A fan shaped area where a river enters a larger body of water such as an ocean or lake is called a -

a)

Delta

b)

Canyon

c)

Coastline

d)

Dune

10.

Which area would experience the most erosion from waves?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

11.

Sediments being deposited at the mouths of rivers creates -

a)

Deltas

b)

Mid-ocean ridges

c)

Canyons

d)

Craters

12.

Waves erode and change the shape of -

a)

Coastlines

b)

Canyon walls

c)

Crater rims

d)

Deltas

13.

What will most likely happen to a crater as the rim erodes?

a)

It become deeper

b)

It becomes shallower

c)

It becomes wider

d)

It becomes narrower

14.

Dunes are mounds of sand that are created by -

a)

Strong winds

b)

Warm ocean water

c)

Precipitation such as rain, snow and sleet

d)

Gravity

15.

In which direction and with how much force will an object move if you push to the left with 15N of force and your friend pushes to the right with 5N of force?

a)

up with 10N of force

b)

down with 5N of force

c)

left with 10N of force

d)

right with 10N of force

16.

Which of these is evidence that an unbalanced force is acting on an object?

a)

The mass of the object is changing

b)

The object continues moving in a straight line

c)

The object remains at rest

d)

The motion of the object is changing

17.

Newton's First Law States........

a)

Objects at rest tend to stay at rest unless acted on by an outside force.

b)

Objects accelerate often and it is difficult to know when or how they will accelerate.

c)

Objects in motion tend to stay in motion unless acted on by an outside force.

d)

Both A & C

18.

What is inertia?

a)

An object that is accelerating

b)

Gravitational force

c)

An objects tendency to stay at rest or in motion

d)

An unbalanced force

19.

Newton's second law states.....

a)

If there is more mass then there is more acceleration

b)

An object at rest wants to be in motion

c)

Force = Mass x Acceleration

d)

The force exerted on an object is not related to mass or acceleration

20.

What formula is used to calculate force?

a)

Acceleration = Force x Mass

b)

Force = Mass x Acceleration

c)

Work = Force x Distance

d)

Mass = Force + Acceleration

21.

An object with a mass of 100 kg is observed to accelerate at the rate of 5 m/s2. Calculate the force required to produce this acceleration.

a)

20N

b)

500 M/S

c)

500 Kg

d)

500N

22.

A force of 40 N acts upon a 2 kg block. Calculate the acceleration of the object.

a)

20 m/s2

b)

20 m/s

c)

80 m/s2

d)

80 m/s

23.

Newton's third law states.......

a)

For each action there is a larger reaction associated with it.

b)

None of these choices

c)

For each action there is an equal and opposite reaction.

d)

For each action there is a smaller reaction associated with it.

24.

Forces that are equal in size but in opposite directions are called ______________ forces.

a)

Strong

b)

Crazy

c)

Balanced

d)

Unbalanced

25.

The tendency of an object to just keep doing what it is doing.

a)

Laziness

b)

F=MA

c)

No Clue

d)

Inertia

26.

Stacy is rowing a boat. She wants the boat to move forward. According to Newton's Third Law, in which direction should she move her paddle in the water?

a)

Backwards

b)

Above her head

c)

Forward

d)

East

27.
What two measurements are necessary for calculating speed?
a)
Mass and time
b)
Temperature and mass
c)
Mass and distance
d)
Distance and time
28.
What is velocity?
a)
the quickness of an object
b)
the location of an object
c)
acceleration
d)
speed in a specific direction
29.
What is the speed of an object that travels 60 meters in 4 seconds?
a)
240 m/s
b)
15 m/s
c)
0.067 m/s
d)
15 mph
30.
What is the speed of an object that travels 20 meters in 4 seconds?
a)
80 m/s
b)
0.2 m/s
c)
5 m/s
d)
24 m/s
31.
You walk 10 meters to math class in 20 seconds. Your average speed is
a)
2 m/s
b)
0.5 m/s
c)
200 m/s
d)
5 m/s
32.
65mi/hr South is an example of...
a)
Speed
b)
Velocity
c)
Acceleration
d)
Direction
33.

Which is a velocity?

a)

5m/s

b)

8m/s/s

c)

12m/s N

d)

15m/s

34.

Energy in motion is ____________ energy.

a)

Potential

b)

Energy

c)

Kinetic

d)

Friction

35.

__________ energy is stored energy.

a)

Potential

b)

Kinetic

c)

Force

d)

Gravity

36.

At which point is potential energy greatest?

a)

W

b)

X

c)

Y

d)

Z

37.

What kind of energy is in a moving skateboard?

a)

Potential

b)

Kinetic

38.

What energy does a rock at the edge of a cliff have?

a)

Potential

b)

Kinetic

39.

When a pendulum swings, at which point is kinetic energy greatest?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

40.

The Law of Conservation of Energy states that energy cannot be ________ or ________, but it can change from one form to another.

a)

created, destroyed

b)

gravity, force

c)

heat, created

41.

Where is the kinetic energy the greatest?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

42.
What best describes the energy conversion that takes place in a microwave oven?
a)
electrical to light to thermal
b)
chemical to thermal to light
c)
electrical to thermal to sound
d)
nuclear to thermal to chemical
43.
Which of the following mechanical energy to electrical energy?
a)
solar calculator
b)
windmill
c)
glow stick
d)
firecracker
44.
What kind of plate boundary is shown here?
a)
divergent
b)
convergent
c)
transform
d)
subducting
45.
What kind of plate boundary is shown here?
a)
divergent
b)
convergent
c)
transform
d)
submergent
46.
What kind of plate boundary is shown here?
a)
divergent
b)
convergent
c)
transform
d)
strike slip
47.
What geologic feature/event you be most likely to find at a transform boundary?
a)
Earthquakes
b)
Volcanoes
c)
Mountains
d)
Rift Valleys
48.
What geologic feature/event would you most likely to find at a divergent boundary between two pieces of oceanic crust?
a)
Rift Valley
b)
Mid-Ocean Ridge
c)
Island Arc
d)
Flat land
49.
What geologic feature/event would you most likely to find at a divergent boundary between two pieces of continental crust?
a)
Mid-Ocean Ridge
b)
Mountain
c)
Rift Valley
d)
Island Arc
50.
What geologic feature/event would you most likely to find at a convergent boundary between two pieces of continental crust?
a)
Volcano
b)
Mountain
c)
Rift
d)
Island Arc
51.
A subduction zone is formed...
a)
when one tectonic plate sinks below another
b)
at every type of convergent plate boundary
c)
at every type of divergent plate boundary
d)
at transform boundaries
52.
The San Andreas Fault in California is an example of a ________.
a)
divergent boundary
b)
convergent boundary
c)
transform fault
d)
subduction zone
53.
This is the reason we experience day and night
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
54.
A spinning motion on an axis
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
55.
Takes about 24 hours to complete one
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
56.
The seasons change as the Earth orbits around the sun
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
57.
As the Earth orbits, the part of the Earth tilted away from the sun is having fall and winter
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
58.
What is the name of the imaginary line running through the North Pole to the South Pole?
a)
orbit
b)
axis
c)
equator
d)
latitude
59.
In spring/fall, the axis of the earth is pointed away or toward the sun?
a)
towards
b)
Neither away or toward
c)
away
60.

When it is Summer in the Northern Hemisphere, what season is it in the Southern Hemisphere?

a)

Also Summer

b)

Spring

c)

Winter

d)

Fall

61.
Which phases are waxing?
a)
1 and 2
b)
2 and 3
c)
3 and 4
d)
4 and 5
62.

What moon phase will be observed after the waning crescent?

a)
b)
c)
d)
63.

The image shows how the moon looks during the lunar cycle. The moon will look this way again in about -

a)

one week

b)

one month

c)

one year

d)

one century

64.

What phase of the moon is shown in the picture?

a)

first quarter

b)

new moon

c)

full moon

d)

last quarter

65.

What moon phase is shown in the picture?

a)

first quarter

b)

new moon

c)

last quarter

d)

full moon

66.
The moon is growing/getting bigger and light is on the right.
a)
Waxing
b)
Waning
67.
The moon is shrinking/getting smaller and light is on the left.
a)
Waxing
b)
Waning
68.

First Quarter

a)
b)
c)
d)
69.

Waxing Gibbous

a)
b)
c)
d)
70.

Waning Crescent

a)
b)
c)
d)
71.

What direction does the moon orbit the earth?

a)

clockwise

b)

counter-clockwise

72.
What type of tides would this arrangement of earth-moon-sun create?
a)
neap tide
b)
spring tide
c)
new moon tide
d)
full moon tide
73.
How many high tides does a place have each day?
a)
3
b)
4
c)
5
d)
2
74.
Wha type of tide would this arrangement of earth-moon-sun create?
a)
full moon tide
b)
new moon tide
c)
neap tide
d)
spring tide
75.
Which body has the greater effect on Earth's tides?
a)
Sun
b)
Saturn
c)
Moon 
d)
Venus
76.
What type of tide will occur at 9:30 a.m.?
a)
low 
b)
high 
c)
none
d)
high and low
77.
What do we call the small tides that happen when the sun and moon are at right angles to each other?
a)
Neap Tide
b)
Spring Tide
c)
Larger Change
d)
Smaller Change
78.
Why does the moon's gravitational pull have more of effect on tides than the sun's gravitational pull?
a)
they are the same
b)
the moon is larger than the sun
c)
tides are not caused by the moon
d)
the moon is closer to the Earth than the sun
79.
Tides are caused mainly by what?
a)
Moon’s gravitational pull
b)
Sun’s gravitational pull
c)
Earth’s gravitational pull

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