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WorksheetsTerm 3 Benchmark Review
Total questions: 65
Worksheet time: 11hrs 50mins
How do the conditions for a tornado differ from the conditions for a hurricane?
Tornadoes never form when there is rain, while hurricanes always form with rain.
Tornadoes form under low pressure, while hurricanes form under high pressure
Tornadoes form in a stable atmosphere, while hurricanes form in an unstable atmosphere
Tornadoes form over land, while hurricanes form over bodies of water
What happens to a hurricane that moves over land or cool ocean water?
it will upgrade its category
it will get weaker
it will get stronger
it will morph into a typhoon
What conditions are likely for a tornado to form?
Severe thunderstorms form, air pressure suddenly drops, warm air rises quickly, & winds are blowing in the opposite direction
A low pressure system forms over warm water, moist air rises into it to give it energy, and has wind speeds of at least 74 mph
Potential energy builds up and suddenly released near fault zones, large vibrations move through rock or other Earth materials, and causes rocks to deform slowly over time
Unusually persistent dry weather due to a lack of precipitation and increased temperatures
This image shows the plate boundaries in bold black lines and the ring of fire in red. What is the relationship between the boundaries and the most common area of active volcanoes?
Most volcanic zones on Earth are in areas of colder climates
Most volcanic zones on Earth are focused on the antarctic place
Most volcanic zones on Earth are near plate boundaries
Most volcanic zones on Earth are near the southern part of the world
What could be used to help reduce lives loss due to a volcanic eruption?
Use seismographs to help predict a volcanic eruptions
Build houses with no vents or windows to avoid contact with volcanic gas or ash
Put isolation bearings in buildings to help them retain their shape
Use a monitor to measure the air quality
A dopplar radar uses radio waves to bounce off weather systems to determine the severity and speed of a system. This instrument would be best in helping to predict what type of severe weather?
Droughts
Earthquakes
Tornadoes
Wildfires
Based on this map, the epicenter of the earthquake is at which location?
1
2
3
4
Tsunamis are formed due to what?
Hurricane
Tornado
Underwater earthquake
Volcanic eruption
A sudden drop in air pressure means --------.
A storm is approaching
The weather is about to calm down and sun appear
An earthquake is about to occur
A volcano is about to erupt
What helps steer hurricanes westward towards the United States?
Westerlies
Easterlies
Trade Winds
Gulf Stream
Rosa's neighborhood is only allowed to water their lawns on Tuesdays and Thursdays. What is the most likely explanation for why Rosa's neighborhood can only water their lawns two days a week?
Water is a renewable resource that needs to be conserved.
Water is a nonrenewable resource that needs to be conserved.
Water erodes the soil, and soil is a renewable resource that needs to be conserved.
Water corrodes the soil, and soil is a nonrenewable resource that needs to be conserved.
Which of the following resources would be considered renewable?
coal
wind
metal ore
natural gas
What is the purpose of recycling?
to produce resources
to conserve resources
to decrease resources
to change resources
Global warming, the increase of Earth's average surface temperature, can be affected by the
Tyndall effect
greenhouse effect
ozone effect
precipitation effect
Based on the diagram, what happened to this sound wave?
Some of the sound wave's energy was absorbed
All of the sound wave's energy was reflected
None of the sound wave's energy was transmitted
The sound wave's energy was refracted
When light hits a different medium and bounces back it is called-----.
Refraction
Diffraction
Reflection
Absorption
These two waves are sound waves traveling at the same speed. Which wave would produce a louder sound?
Wave 1
Wave 2
Neither wave
Both waves
A student was planning to bake cookies. He held up a piece of parchment paper and noticed he could see the shape of his hands, but they appeared blurred. What explains the blurring of the student's hands?
The light was absorbed by the opaque parchment paper
The light was reflected by the opaque parchment paper
The light is refracted by the transparent parchment paper
The light is scattered by the translucent parchement paper
A light wave strikes the surface of a mirror. Which letter represents the reflected ray?
A
B
C
D
Sunlight hits a glass prism and is separated into its components. This is what type of wave behavior?
Absoprtion
Refraction
Reflection
Transmission
What happens to a wave when it travels through a different medium such as a wave traveling from air to water?
The speed of the wave changes
The wave will stop moving
The speed of the wave will stay the same
The wave will scatter
Soft materials such as carpet or couches can hold transported sound waves which reduces the loudness of a sound. Which term is describing what is happening to the sound wave?
Absoprtion
Compression
Reflection
Diffraction
Refer to the diagram for the question. Which is the best index fossil?
A
B
C
D
Fossil types and distribution of fossils can tell scientist what?
Ancient region's climate and environment
Ancient region's land to water ratio
Current plate and animal life
A chemical composition of a rock layer
This is an image of the female wooly mammoth that was found in Siberia frozen for thousands of years. This wooly mammoth is what kind of fossil?
Mold fossil
Cast fossil
Preserved fossil
Permineralized fossil
Based on this diagram, what fossil is the youngest?
Early horses
Dinosaurs
Armored fish
Trilobites
This diagram shows a cross section of rock layers. Which geologic event happened the most recently
C
F
D
E
A team of scientist discovered a fossil that was formed when an organism was buried by sediment and changed into rock. The organism decayed and left an impression of its shape in the rock that was filled with sand and mud before hardening. What type of fossil did these scientist discover?
Cast fossil
Mold fossil
Petrified fossil
Preserved fossil
What type of fossils are unique, lived for a short amount of time, and many of the organisms can be found in rock layers?
Petrified fossils
Index fossils
Trace fossils
Carbon film
What type of fossil is formed when water and minerals soak into buried remains in sediment, replacing the remains and crystalizing them changing them into rock?
What could have caused diversity of mammals and larger mammals to appear in the Paleogene period?
Evolution of humans
Appearance of the first flowering plants
Extinction of the dinosaurs
Appearance of the first vascular land plants
The Law of Superposition helps Scientists determine what?
The absolute age of rock layers
The species in which a fossil is closely related to
The age of a fossil in comparison to other fossils
The diet of most organisms by looking at their fossils
The Atlantic Ocean's sea-floor is continuously spreading causing the North American continent and the Eurasian continent to move farther apart. At which type of boundary does sea-floor spreading occur?
transform boundary
convergent boundary
divergent boundary
subduction zone
A student describes the lithosphere and the asthenosphere. Which description is correct of these two layers is correct?
The lithosphere is soft and flowing; the asthenosphere is rigid and flaky
The lithosphere is rigid and can bend or break; the asthenosphere is plastic-like and flowing
The lithosphere is solid and immovable; the asthenosphere is solid and immovable
The lithosphere creates the magnetic field around the Earth; the asthenosphere is solid and spins as the Earth spins
Rock layers on the East Coast of South America and rock layers on the West Coast of Africa are made of similar rock and are of the same age. Which statement supports this evidence?
The climates of both regions are the same
South America and Africa was once connected but drifted apart around 200 million years ago
Africa and South America formed at different times
Erosion caused the continents to separate
Which type of crustal plate boundary forms mountains?
continental crust and oceanic crust converging
continental crust and continental crust converging
oceanic crust and oceanic crust diverging
oceanic crust and continental crust diverging
When the continental crust and the oceanic crust converge, why does the oceanic crust subduct beneath the continental crust?
The oceanic crust is lighter than the continental crust
The continental crust is much thinner than the oceanic crust
The continental crust has a greater density than the oceanic crust
The oceanic crust has a greater density than the continental crust
Plate tectonics theory and the law of superposition provides evidence to support
the big bang theory and the doppler effect
speciation and genetic drift
evolution of organisms and landforms
mass extinctions and weathering
After Alfred Wegener died, scientists believe that Earth's plates are moved by
earthquakes
the gravitational pull of the moon
convection currents in the mantle
ocean currents
Which diagram would best represent the type of plate boundary motion that has created the Mid-Atlantic Ridge?
Which rock was formed due to extreme heat & pressure?
Based on the rock cycle diagram, which statement would be true?
All rocks come from igneous rock
Weathering and erosion creates metamorphic rocks
The driving forces of the rock cycle are weathering, temperature, and pressure
Temperature alone is responsible for the creation of sedimentary rocks
What type/s of rock/s can melt to form magma?
Igneous Rock Only
Metamorphic Rock Only
Igneous, Metamorphic, & Sedimentary Rocks
Metamorphic & Igneous Rocks
What to processes must occur for magma to form igneous rock?
Melting and cooling
Crystallization and cooling
Weathering and erosion
Heating and pressure
Which is labeled correctly
1-Igneous Rock 2-Sedimentary Rock 3-Sediments 4-Metamorphic Rock
1-Metamorphic Rock 2-Igneous Rock 3-Sediments 4-Sedimentary Rock
1-Sedimentary Rock 2-Metamorphic Rock 3-Igneous Rock 4-Sediments
1-Sediments 2-Metamorphic Rock 3-Igneous Rock 4-Sedimentary Rock
What is the first step in the process of the formation of sedimentary rock?
Compaction
Cementation
Deposition
Erosion
What part of the water cycle diagram returns water vapor back to the atmosphere?
1
2
3
4
Choose the best answer that has the water cycle model labeled correctly.
1-precipitation, 2-infiltration, 3-runoff, 4-surface water, 5-transpiration, 6-evaporation, 7-condensation, 8-groundwater
1-evaporation, 2-groundwater, 3-surface water, 4-runoff, 5-transpiration, 6-condensation, 7-precipitation, 8-infiltration
1-precipitation, 2-groundwater, 3-runoff, 4-infiltration, 5-evaporation, 6-transpiration, 7-condensation, 8-surface water
1-condensation, 2-runoff, 3-surface water, 4-evaporation, 5-transpiration, 6-evaporation, 7-precipitation, 8-infiltration
The diagram shows the reproduction in a hydra. How do hydra reproduce?
A single parent produces offspring that are genetically identical through sexual reproduction.
A single parent produces offspring that are genetically identical through asexual reproduction
A single parents produces gametes that are genetically identical through meiosis
A single parent produces gametes that develop into offspring when combined during fertilization
Which of the following does not occur by mitosis?
Growth
Production of gametes
Repair
Asexual reproduction
Which of the following best describes meiosis?
It is carried out in all tissues that require cell replacement
It occurs only in cells in the reproductive structures of an organism
It happens in all of the tissues except for the brain and spinal cord
It is a type of cell division that occurs in 4 phases
The genotype for a yellow plant is...
Which of the following genotype is homozygous dominant?
Green
Yellow
yy
YY
This table provides information about an inherited trait in flower color. Which statement about the trait is true?
White flowers are dominant to purple flowers
Purple flowers are dominant to white flowers
Heterozygous alleles produce purple flowers with white spots
Bb genotypes produce flowers that are white
Genetically modified foods have their DNA changed through genetics engineering. Which statement is an advantage of genetically modified crops?
GMOs modify the varieties of plants and lowers the amount of crops produced compared to normal crops
Food Safety regulators have to test and create guidelines for GMOs
GMOs are resistant to frost which can help farmers make more money and make more product available to consumers
There is enough food available that we should not risk it making GMOs
When crossing parents with genotypes Hh and hh, what will be the expected percentages for the genotypes in the offspring?
75 % Hh, 25% hh
100% HH
50% Hh, 50% hh
25% HH, 50% Hh, 25% hh
