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Science II Term study guide

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a gland?

a)

Is a hormone

b)

Is an organ which produces and releases substances

c)

Is the most important type of hormone

d)

None of the above

2.

What is the endocrine system made up of?

a)

A-Glands

b)

B-Cells

c)

D-Organelles

d)

E - Organs

3.

Which gland controls how cells release energy?

a)

A-Thyroid

b)

B-Páncreas

c)

C-testes

d)

D - parathyroid

4.

Ovaries control male characteristics

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

5.

Adrenals control our body reaction to anger, fright and fear

a)

FALSE

b)

TRUE

6.

What material does not belong to a volcano?

a)

inner core

b)

Crater

c)

volcanic rocks

7.

Seismographs predict earthquakes

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

8.

Earthquakes are caused by sudden shifting of rock as tectonic plates shift positions

a)

FALSE

b)

TRUE

9.

The strength of an earthquake can’t be measured on a magnitude scale, a series of numbers.

a)

FALSE

b)

TRUE

10.

The function of the nervous system is to constantly send messages to all the nerves in the body

a)

FALSE

b)

TRUE

11.

In this diagram, the letter A is pointing at...

a)

cell body

b)

dendrites

c)

axon

d)

reflexes

12.

In this diagram, the letter B is pointing at...

a)

cell body

b)

dendrites

c)

axon

d)

reflexes

13.

In this diagram, the letter C is pointing at...

a)

cell body

b)

dendrites

c)

axon

d)

reflexes

14.

In this diagram, the number 1 is pointing at...

a)

brain stem

b)

cerebellum

c)

cerebrum

15.

In this diagram, the number 3 is pointing at...

a)

brain stem

b)

cerebellum

c)

cerebrum

16.

In this diagram, the number 4 is pointing at...

a)

brain stem

b)

cerebellum

c)

cerebrum

17.

How does the nervous system work?

a)

It tells your heart to move the body.

b)

The brain sends messages to all nerves in the body so the nerves do what the brain says to them.

c)

It sends signals to the blood to move your bones.

18.

The neurons have multiple axons.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

19.

What are the things that enter your body and make you sick?

a)

impulses

b)

pathogens

c)

virus

d)

fungi

20.

Antibodies are...

a)

CHEMICALS THAT KILL VIRUSES

b)

CHEMICALS THAT LET VIRUSES ENTER THE BODY

c)

ALL OF THE ABOVE

21.

In how many plates is the Earth divided into?

a)

In 4: North, South, West and East

b)

No one knows for sure

c)

The Earth's upper crust is divided in about 20 pieces

d)

The Earth's crust is not divided, it is only one piece

22.

The separation of the plate tectonics is called...

a)

Seafloor Spreading

b)

Continental Drift

c)

Pangea

d)

Convection

23.

What is the name of the earth’s surface?

a)

The mantle

b)

Tectonic plate

c)

The crust

d)

Lithosphere

24.

Who proposed the theory of the continental drift?

a)

Alfred Weneger

b)

Nikola Tesla

c)

Harry Hess

d)

Alfred Wegener

25.

The Earth is made up by tectonic plates.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

26.

The mantle is the hottest part on Earth.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE