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End of Q2 practice

Total questions: 110

Worksheet time: 2hrs 52mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
All of the continents were once part of one large continent called...
a)
Panacea
b)
Pangea
c)
North America
d)
Gondwana
2.
The east coast of South America seems to fit into the wet coast of Africa, this evidence for Continental Drift is called...
a)
fit/shape of continents
b)
fossil evidence
c)
geologic evidence
d)
climate evidence
3.
India, Australia, South America, and Africa all have deep grooves or scratches in rocks which is climate evidence of ....
a)
erosion
b)
dinosaurs
c)
glaciers
d)
aliens
4.

Another piece of evidence in the theory of Continental Drift is __________ evidence of a giant fern named Glossopteris.

a)

geologic

b)

fit/shape

c)

glacial

d)

fossil/climate

5.
Glossopteris grew in warm, swampy areas proving Antarctica used to have a ________________climate.
a)
warm and wet
b)
hot and dry
c)
cold and icy
d)
temperate
6.

Because Glossopteris seeds cannot travel across the ocean and grow in warm, swampy climates, these fossils are evidence of ...

a)

Pangea existing

b)

Continental Drift

c)

changing climates

d)

all of the above

7.
Scientists did not believe Wegner's theory because Continental Drift is a slow process and there is no explanation for...
a)
how to measure the continents.
b)
how the continents move.
c)
Wegener being a silly man.
d)
Antarctica having fern fossils.
8.

Wegner used the following as pieces of evidence...

a)

fit/shape of continents

b)

geologic and fossil

c)

climate

d)

all of the above

9.

What is the Theory of Continental Drift?

a)

Earth's continents do not move.

b)

Earth's continents moved in the past and continue moving today.

c)

Earth's continents will eventually fall off the planet.

10.

What piece of evidence for Continental Drift states that the continents fit together like puzzle pieces?

a)

Continent Shape

b)

Fossil/Climate Evidence

c)

Landform/Rock Evidence

d)

Glacial Evidence

11.

What piece of evidence for Continental Drift states that similar types and ages of rocks are found on different continents?

a)

Continent Shape

b)

Fossil/Climate Evidence

c)

Landform/Rock Evidence

d)

Glacial Evidence

12.

What is the process of magma pushing up through a mid-ocean ridge, forming new crust, and pushing continents apart called?

a)

seafloor spreading

b)

seafloor growing

c)

volcanic volleyball

13.

What is the process of magma in the mantle rising and cooling and sinking and warming that causes the continents to move?

a)

a tiny mouse running on a wheel

b)

magma wheel

c)

convection currents

14.

In what layer of Earth do convection currents happen?

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

outer core

d)

inner core

15.

TRUE or FALSE

North America and Europe are moving closer together.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

16.

Where do convection cycles happen?

a)

core

b)

mantle

c)

crust

17.

Which material is more dense?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

18.

Convection cycles move in the mantle. How does this affect the crust?

a)

crust has no motion

b)

crust moves in random direction

c)

crust moves in same direction convection cycle moves

19.

What layer of earth changes because of the convection cycle?

a)

Crust

b)

Core

c)

Mantle

20.

If magma increases in temperature (get hot) what will happen?

a)

It moves down (sinks)

b)

It moves up (rises)

21.

If magma decreases in temperature (cooler) what will happen to the magma?

a)

It will move down (sink)

b)

It will rise up (float)

22.

Why does hot mantle rise (go/move up)?

a)

hot = less dense

b)

hot = no change

c)

hot = more dense

23.

Rocky or rigid outer part of Earth consisting of the brittle crust and the top part of the upper mantle

a)

Lithosphere

b)

Oceanic Crust

c)

Continental Crust

d)

Asthenosphere

24.

Mantle convection is the very slow creeping motion of Earth’s solid silicate mantle caused by convection currents carrying heat from the interior to the planet's surface.

a)

Lithosphere

b)

Earthquake

c)

Convection Currents

d)

Core

25.

In the region where two continental plates collide, what geological feature MOST often forms?

a)

an ocean

b)

a volcano

c)

a river valley

d)

a mountain chain

26.

Crustal plates that pull apart from one another MOST likely form

a)

volcanic island arcs

b)

strike-slip faults

c)

oceanic trenches

d)

rift zones

27.

Which of these tectonic plate boundaries is most likely to form a volcano.

a)

a continental plate colliding with a continental plate

b)

an oceanic plate sliding past a continental plate

c)

a continental plate sliding past a continental plate

d)

an oceanic plate colliding into a continental plate

28.

What causes the tectonic plates to continually to move?

a)

Convection currents

b)

Volcanic and seismic activity

c)

Strong winds and storms

d)

Rotation of the solid core

29.

Which statement best describes why fossils of the same land-dwelling species have been discovered in both South America and Africa?

a)

The organism migrated to two continents

b)

The organisms were separated by the formation of new mountain ranges

c)

The organisms became extinct due to climate change on these continents

d)

These organisms once lived on one large landmass that later split into two continents

30.
What is the outer layer of the earth called?
a)
Inner core
b)
Outer core
c)
Crust
d)
Mantle
31.
Earth's crust is broken up into several large rocky pieces called ...
a)
plates
b)
faults
c)
fossils
d)
puzzle pieces
32.
When Earth's plates rub or scrape against one another, the release of energy causes ...
a)
a volcano
b)
an earthquake
c)
a tornado
d)
continental drift
33.

What type of fossils were noticed by Wegener to be found on two different continents?

a)
Leaves and flowers
b)
Ice and mountains
c)
Plants and animals
d)
Dinosaurs and reptiles
34.

When plates collide we get ________.

a)

crumbles

b)

volcanos

c)

trenches

d)

mountain ranges

35.
Associated with transform boundaries.
a)
Volcanoes
b)
mountains
c)
trenches
d)
earthquakes
36.
A location where two tectonic plates collide is known as a _________ boundary.
a)
Convergent
b)
Divergent
c)
Transform
d)
Spreading
37.

Subduction means.....

a)

one plate goes under another plate

b)

two plates slide past each other

c)

two plate collide and form folded mountains

38.

Sea-floor spreading explains how.....

a)

new crust is created at a divergent boundary

b)

volcanoes are formed on continents

c)

deep sea trenches are formed

39.
What type of wave is this?
a)
Longitudinal
b)
Transverse
40.
Which property of these waves differs?
a)
Frequency
b)
Wavelength
c)
Amplitude
d)
Pitch
41.
Which waves do NOT need a medium?
a)
Sound
b)
Ocean
c)
Seismic
d)
Light
42.
A high energy wave is considered to have a high 
a)
amplitude
b)
frequency
c)
wavelength
d)
period
43.
What type of waves have compressions and rarefactions?
a)
longitudinal
b)
transverse
44.
Which letter identifies the wavelength?
a)
F
b)
G
c)
H
d)
J
45.
Which wave has the highest frequency?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
46.
Frequency is
a)
Amount of time it takes for one wavelength
b)
How many wavelengths are completed in one second
c)
Distance between two crests or two troughs
d)
Amount of energy in a wave
47.
What is the material waves travel through?
a)
Period
b)
Frequency
c)
Medium
d)
Hertz
48.
What do all waves transfer?
a)
Light
b)
Sound
c)
Heat
d)
Energy
49.
Frequency is measured in
a)
Newtons
b)
Joules
c)
Hertz
d)
Decibels
50.
Sound travels best through
a)
solids
b)
liquids
c)
gases
d)
colloids
51.

This illustration best depicts which of the following behaviors?

a)

Reflection

b)

Refraction

c)

Diffraction

d)

Resonance

52.

This image best depicts which of the following wave behaviors?

a)

Reflection

b)

Refraction

c)

Diffraction

d)

Resonance

53.

The two categories of waves are

a)

Mechanical

b)

Physical

c)

Electromagnetic

d)

Love

54.

Which of the pictured is responsible for black pavement being hot?

a)

Transmission

b)

Reflection

c)

Refraction

d)

Scattering

e)

Absorption

55.
Which type of wave has a wave perpedicular to the disturbance?
a)
surface
b)
mechanical
c)
transverse
d)
longitudinal
56.
Which is true of a mechanical wave?
a)
It must have a medium
b)
It must travel in empty space.
c)
It can travel in a vacuum.
d)
Both sound and light are examples.
57.
Unlike a transverse wave, the disturbance in a longitudinal wave is
a)
in a circular motion.
b)
parallel to the wave motion.
c)
perpendicular to the wave motion.
d)
in the opposite direction of the wave motion
58.

What makes electromagnetic waves different from mechanical waves?

a)

no medium required

b)

medium needed

c)

light -catalyzed

d)

space exclusive

59.

Which of the following is true for sound waves?

a)

They require a medium.

b)

They are unrelated to vibrations.

c)

They cannot travel through liquids

d)

They can travel in a vacuum

60.

How do electromagnetic and mechanical waves compare?

a)

Mechanical waves can only travel through a vacuum, but electromagnetic waves can travel through a solid, liquid, or gas.

b)

Mechanical waves can travel through a solid, liquid, or gas, but electromagnetic waves can only travel through a gas.

c)

Mechanical waves can only travel through a solid, liquid, or gas, but electromagnetic waves can travel through a vacuum.

d)

Mechanical waves can travel through a solid, liquid, or gas, but electromagnetic waves can only travel through a solid.

61.

Which distance represents the amplitude?

a)

W

b)

X

c)

Y

d)

Z

62.
Is music playing from a record an analog or digital signal?
a)
Analog
b)
Digital
63.
The string of 1s and 0s that control a computer is called _____ code.
a)
binary
b)
dichotomous
c)
Morse
d)
two-number
64.
Numbers in an analog code can have _____ values.
a)
any
b)
only high
c)
only low
d)
only set
65.
Numbers in a digital code can have _____ values.
a)
any
b)
only high
c)
only low
d)
only set
66.
Which type(s) of signal(s) can be easily corrected to remove noise?
a)
Analog
b)
Digital
c)
Both
d)
Neither
67.
Which type(s) of signal(s) can be transmitted as radio waves?
a)
Analog
b)
Digital
c)
Both
d)
Neither
68.

Visible light emitted from a star or galaxy can be separated into a band of colors, called a ________.

a)

Spectrum (or spectral lines)

b)

Microwave

c)

Radiation

69.

Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation is a form of _________.

a)

Matter

b)

Energy

c)

Visible Light

d)

Water

70.

As galaxies move away from our galaxy

a shift on the electromagnetic spectrum is noticed. This phenomena is

called _____________.

a)

redshift

b)

blueshift

71.

How does Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation support the Big Bang Theory?

a)

Microwaves are found everywhere in the universe.

b)

Microwaves occurred at the time of the Big Bang

c)

Microwaves are useful in our everyday lives

72.

The Big Bang Theory explains the formation of the...

a)

Earth

b)

Sun

c)

Universe

d)

Solar System

73.
What does the Big Bang theory suggest?
a)
The universe was just there
b)
The Milky Way is the only solar system
c)
The universe is continually expanding
d)
The universe is collapsing in toward a single point
74.

Why is the light from distant galaxies red-shifted?

a)

They produce more red light than nearby galaxies

b)

They are moving away from us

c)

The longer wavelengths are filtered out more by dust

d)

They are moving toward us

75.
What were the original two elements in our universe?
a)
Lithium and Carbon
b)
Hydrogen and Neon
c)
Helium and Chlorine
d)
Hydrogen and Helium
76.

The "afterglow" of the energy from the origin of the universe that we see today.

a)

Cosmic microwave radiation

b)

sunlight

c)

Doppler effect

d)

Cosmic explosions

77.

How is the "Big Bang" described?

a)

an explosion

b)

an expansion

c)

a contraction

78.

What two things determine the gravity of an object?

a)

mass & weight

b)

mass & distance

c)

density & mass

d)

volume & distance

79.

Which statement about gravity is true?

a)

gravity causes objects to pull towards one another

b)

gravity causes objects to push away from each other

c)

gravity only takes place between planets

d)

the moon doesn't have any gravity

80.
What is the SI unit used to measure force? 
a)
pounds 
b)
grams 
c)
newtons 
d)
kg/ m2
81.
A person would weigh more on Jupiter than on the Earth because . . .
a)
Jupiter has more mass, and therefore more gravity
b)
Jupiter has less mass, and therefore more gravity
c)
Jupiter has more mass, and therefore less gravity
d)
Jupiter has less mass and therefore less gravity
82.
Which model has greater gravitational attraction (if any)
a)
Model A
b)
Model B
c)
Both Model A and Model B (same gravity)
83.
What moon phases occur with spring tides?
a)
New moon and first quarter
b)
First and third quarter
c)
New and full moon
d)
Full moon and third quarter
84.
What type of tide is represented in the picture?
a)
Neap tide because of the tidal bulges
b)
Spring tide because the sun and moon are working together pulling on Earth.
c)
Spring tide because of where the Earth is in its orbit.
d)
Neap tide because the sun and moon provide opposite forces on the Earth.
85.
Why do we have tides here on Earth?
a)
We have tides because of how the moon's gravity pulls on different parts of the Earth.
b)
We have tides because the Earth's oceans move.
c)
We have tides only because of the sun's gravity pulling on Earth.
d)
We have tides because of how the Earth revolves around the sun.
86.

Which type of tide is represented in the picture?

a)

Neap because the sun and moon are working opposite each other.

b)

Neap because of the tidal bulges.

c)

Spring because the sun and moon are lined up and working together.

d)

Spring because that is where the Earth is its orbit.

87.

What moon phases occur with neap tides?

a)

New and full moon

b)

First and new moon

c)

Third and full moon

d)

First and third quarter

88.
As distance between two objects increase the pull of gravity 
a)
Increases
b)
Decreases
c)
Stays the same
89.
If Earth's mass was cut in half, what would happen to your weight?
a)
Increase because gravitational force increases
b)
decrease because gravitational force decreases
c)
decrease because gravitational force increases
d)
nothing, weight is not affected by gravitational force
90.
__________holds all of the planets in orbit around the sun.
a)
Force
b)
Motion
c)
Weight
d)
Gravity
91.

What prevents planets from pulled into and crash into the Sun?

a)

Gravity

b)

Weight

c)

Friction

d)

Inertia (Forward Motion)

92.

Without gravity, the stars, planets and all objects in the universe would _______.

a)

continue to orbit each other

b)

move in a random direction

c)

move in a straight line

d)

stop moving

93.

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

a)

orbit

b)

rotation

c)

revolution

d)

phase

94.

What happened first in the formation of the planets?

a)

The Sun Forms

b)

The Planetesimals form

c)

The Planets form

d)

The Solar Nebula Collapses

95.

--------------------------- formed when dust grains stuck together, and then eventually increased in size until they were kilometers sized objects.

a)

planetesimals

b)

stars

c)

planets

d)

asteroids

96.

What formed first?

a)

Sun

b)

Planets

c)

Planetesimals

97.

The Sun formed when the dense concentration of gas and dust at the center of a rotating disk reached a temperature and pressure high enough to fuse hydrogen into

a)

carbon

b)

lava

c)

helium

98.

What is:

An object that revolves around another object in space

a)

Probe

b)

Satellite

c)

Lander

d)

Rover

99.

What is:

a large telescope in space. It was launched into orbit by space shuttle Discovery on April 24, 1990. It orbits about 547 kilometers (340 miles) above Earth

a)

James Webb Telescope

b)

Hubble

c)

Probe

d)

Satellite

100.

What is:

a vehicle that carries scientific instruments to planets or other bodies in space. Information is sent through radio waves.

a)

Rocket

b)

Satellite

c)

Probe

d)

Laner

101.

What is:

a spacecraft, observatory, and laboratory all in one.

a)

International Space Station

b)

Hubble

c)

Planetarium

d)

SpaceX

102.

Upon closer examination, sunlight (and all stars) actually emit ___ spectra.

a)

bright-line (or emission)

b)

absorption (or dark-line)

c)

continuous

d)

multiple

103.

A ___ is used in astronomy to break down light like a prism.

a)

telescope

b)

spectroscope

c)

stethoscope

d)

microscope

104.

Reflecting telescopes use _______ to focus light.

a)

Lenses

b)

Flat mirrors

c)

Curved Mirrors

d)

A lens and lasers

105.

Energy released from the focus during an earthquake

a)

magnitude

b)

intensity

c)

seismic wave

d)

tsunami

106.

Main type of waves that can travel the earth's inner layers.

a)

surface waves

b)

body waves

c)

Love waves

d)

Rayleigh waves

107.

This is considered as the fastest kind of seismic waves.

a)

Love waves

b)

Body waves

c)

Primary waves

d)

Secondary waves

108.

It can travel through solids only

a)

Love waves

b)

Rayleigh waves

c)

Primary waves

d)

Secondary waves

109.

Which body wave is illustrated here?

a)

P-Wave

b)

S-Wave

c)

Rayleigh Wave

d)

Love Wave

110.

Primary (P) Waves can pass through...

a)

solids only

b)

liquids only

c)

gases only

d)

solids, liquids, and gases

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