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1st Semester 2020 Review

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Convection currents occur when...

a)

heat rises and cold sinks

b)

cold rises and heat sinks

c)

neither cold nor heat rise

d)

heat is transferred by touch

2.

When hot air rises and cold air sinks in our atmosphere it creates __________.

a)

wind

b)

sand

c)

clouds

d)

absolutely nothing

3.

In the ocean, dense, salty water sinks and less dense, less salty water rises. This creates _______________.

a)

waves

b)

deep sea ocean currents

c)

tides

d)

wind

4.

Which weather symbol would be used if temperatures were expected to drop?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

5.

Which weather symbol would be used if temperatures were expected to increase?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

6.

At the boundary of which type of front would you expect to see light, gentle rain?

a)

cold front

b)

warm front

c)

occluded front

d)

stationary front

7.

At the boundary of which type of front would you expect to see sever thunderstorms?

a)

cold front

b)

warm front

c)

occluded front

d)

stationary front

8.

What would you expect the sky to look like if there was a High Pressure system?

a)

clear, sunny skies

b)

cloudy skies with overcast

9.

What would you expect skies to look like if there was a Low Pressure system?

a)

clear, sunny skies

b)

cloudy skies and overcast

10.

What are the two main "ingredients" for hurricanes to form?

a)

cold air and cold water

b)

warm, moist air and warm water (at least 80 degrees)

c)

cold, dense air and warm water

d)

warm, moist air and cold ocean water

11.

Which of these options would slow down or stop a hurricane?

a)

warm ocean water near the equator

b)

warm, moist air

c)

hitting land or cold ocean water

d)

the hulk

12.

Which of these are ABIOTIC factors in an ecosystem?

a)

trees and shrubs

b)

deer, rabbits, and mice

c)

soil and sunlight

d)

a tree that has been cut down and a dead rabbit

13.

Which of the following is a BIOTIC factor

a)

soil and rocks

b)

plants

c)

sunlight

d)

water

14.

Which of the following is an example of a short term change?

a)

a drought that lasts over 7 years

b)

climate change

c)

urbanization

d)

a flood caused by a hurricane

15.

Which of the following is an example of a long term change?

a)

a forrest fire

b)

a tornado

c)

a flood

d)

melting polar ice caps caused by climate change

16.

In order to survive a short term change, organisms must-

a)

migrate

b)

adapt and alter their genes/DNA

c)

just die

17.

Which lunar phase will ALWAYS be directly in front of the Sun?

a)

full moon

b)

new moon

c)

1st quarter

d)

3rd quarter

18.

What lunar phase would you predict to see 3 weeks after a full moon?

a)

waning crescent

b)

new moon

c)

1st quarter

d)

waxing gibbous

19.

What lunar phase would you predict to see 1 week after a waxing gibbous moon?

a)

waning gibbous

b)

full moon

c)

3rd quarter

d)

new moon

20.

Where should the Sun be placed in this diagram?

a)

on the right side

b)

on the left side

c)

at the top

d)

at the bottom

21.

In our tides unit, I taught you that Spring= _________

a)

90 degrees

b)

straight

22.

In our tides unit, I taught you that neap = __________.

a)

90 degrees

b)

straight

23.

Which two moon phases occur during spring tides?

a)

new and full

b)

1st and 3rd quarter

c)

new and 1st quarter

d)

full and 3rd quarter

24.

Which two moon phases occur during neap tides?

a)

new and full moon

b)

1st and 3rd quarter moons

c)

1st quarter and new moon

d)

3rd quarter and full moon

25.

What causes day and night on Earth?

a)

Rotation of the Earth

b)

Revolution of the Earth

c)

the tilt of the Earth

d)

the revolution of the Sun

26.

If the Earth rotated faster, what would happen to the length of our days/nights?

a)

days and nights would be shorter

b)

days and nights would be longer

c)

days and nights would stay the same

d)

there would only be day

27.

What causes the Earth to experience seasons?

a)

Earth's rotation

b)

Earth's revolution and tilt

c)

Earth's revolution only

d)

Earth's tilt only

28.

Which letter represents the Northern hemisphere experiencing the beginning of Summer?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

29.

Which letter represents the Northern hemisphere experiencing the beginning of Winter?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

30.

What season comes after Summer? Remember: Sum, Farts, Will, Smell

a)

spring

b)

winter

c)

fall

d)

summer part 2

31.

Which is the ONLY part of the EM Spectrum humans can see without the help of technology?

a)

Microwaves

b)

Radio waves

c)

Visible light

d)

X-rays

32.

Which wave on the EM Spectrum has the longest wavelength?

a)

Radio waves

b)

Microwaves

c)

Visible light waves

d)

Gamma ray waves

33.

Which type of wave would have a frequency of about 1020 Hz?

a)

Radio waves

b)

Infrared Waves

c)

Ultraviolet waves

d)

Gamma ray waves

34.

Which mass star ends its lifecycle in a supernova explosion?

a)

high mass star

b)

low mass star

35.

Our star, the Sun, is a low mass star. It will end its life cycle-

a)

in a supernova explosion

b)

as a white dwarf

c)

as a super giant

d)

as a black hole

36.

Our Sun is only a medium sized, medium bright star. Why does it look like the brightest star to us when we know there are much brighter stars?

a)

Because it is yellow, and yellow is the brightest

b)

Because it is the closest star to Earth

c)

Because its the biggest star in the universe

d)

THERE ARE NO BRIGHTER STARS. THE QUESTION IS A LIE!

37.

What stage is the Sun in its life cycle?

a)

Main sequence

b)

Red Giant

c)

Planetary Nebula

d)

White Dwarf

38.

Which type of star on the HR Diagram has the highest temperature and lowest luminosity?

a)

Main sequence

b)

Giants

c)

Supergiants

d)

White Dwarfs

39.

Which is NOT one of Alfred Wegener's evidence of his theory of Continental Drift?

a)

The continents appear to fit together like a puzzle

b)

Matching fossils and rocks across the ocean

c)

glacier evidence near the equator

d)

old land bridges connected the continents

40.

What crustal feature is created when ocean crust DIVERGES from ocean crust?

a)

folded mountains

b)

rift valleys

c)

fault lines

d)

mid ocean ridges

41.

What crustal feature is formed when continental crust CONVERGES with continental crust?

a)

folded mountains

b)

mid ocean ridges

c)

rift valleys

d)

fault lines

42.

SUBDUCTION creates

a)

volcanoes only

b)

trenches only

c)

volcanos and trenches

d)

folded mountains

43.

Contour lines on topographic maps connect lines of equal-

a)

elevation (height above sea level)

b)

texture

c)

distance

d)

paths

44.

Which two subatomic particles can be found inside the nucleus of an atom?

a)

protons and neutrons

b)

protons and electrons

c)

neutrons and electrons

d)

electrons only

45.

Which subatomic particle shows the IDENTITY of an atom?

a)

protons

b)

neutrons

c)

electrons

d)

nucleus

46.

What determines how reactive an atom is?

a)

its number of protons

b)

its number of electrons

c)

its number of valence electrons

d)

its period number

47.

How many valence electrons are shown in this Bohr model?

a)

2

b)

7

c)

5

d)

8

48.

Which two groups are the most reactive on the periodic table?

a)

1 and 7

b)

1 and 17

c)

1 and 18

d)

18 only

49.

Which group on the periodic table is stable and known as the noble gasses?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

17

d)

18

50.

Which is the correct formula for APE MAN?

a)

A=P=E M=A=N

b)

A-P=E M=A=N

c)

A=P=E M-A=N

d)

APE MAN