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FINAL EXAM REVIEW

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What element is found in all four areas of the earth (lithosphere or solid earth), biosphere (all living matter on earth), hydrosphere (all water on earth), and atmosphere (the sphere of gases surrounding our earth)?

a)

Sodium (Na)

b)

Oxygen (O)

c)

Carbon (C)

d)

Nitrogen (N)

2.

The Earth, living matter, oceans, and atmosphere are composed of-

a)

so many different elements that they cannot all be listed.

b)

all of the elements on the Periodic Table equally.

c)

a limited number of known elements.

d)

no elements at all.

3.
What is the most abundant element found in the earth's atmosphere?
a)
Oxygen
b)
Sulfur
c)
Nitrogen
d)
Argon
4.
This element occurs in large amount in the atmosphere and small amount in living things.
a)
Nitrogen
b)
Oxygen
c)
Argon
d)
Carbon
5.

Which element is the second most abundant in Earth's crust?

a)

Oxygen

b)

Calcium

c)

Sodium

d)

Silicon

6.

Two elements that occur in the earth's atmosphere are _____ and _______.

a)

Silicon and Argon

b)

Argon and Aluminum

c)

Nitrogen and Oxygen

d)

Helium and Nitrogen

7.
Which of the following are the elements found in the solid part of the Earth?
a)
Calcium and Oxygen
b)
Oxygen and Silicon
c)
Iron and Oxygen
d)
Potassium and Silicon
8.
Which of the following are the elements found in the solid part of the Earth?
a)
Calcium and Oxygen
b)
Oxygen and Silicon
c)
Iron and Oxygen
d)
Potassium and Silicon
9.

What does the prefix "geo" mean?

a)

ground

b)

life

c)

water

d)

air

10.

What does the prefix "bio" mean?

a)

ground

b)

water

c)

life

d)

air

11.

What does the prefix "atmo" mean?

a)

water

b)

air

c)

ground

d)

life

12.

What does the prefix "hydro" mean?

a)

ground

b)

life

c)

water

d)

air

13.

In what sphere do the elements rocks and minerals belong?

a)

Geosphere

b)

Bioshpere

c)

Hydrosphere

d)

Atmosphere

14.

The elements oxygen, carbon dioxide, and nitrogen belong to what sphere?

a)

Geosphere

b)

Biosphere

c)

Hydrosphere

d)

Atmosphere

15.

Animals, plants, and humans are part of the ______________.

a)

Geosphere

b)

Biosphere

c)

Hydrosphere

d)

Atmosphere

16.

Lakes, oceans, rivers, and streams are part of the _____________.

a)

Geosphere

b)

Biosphere

c)

Hydrosphere

d)

Atmosphere

17.

All living things are part of the _______________.

a)

Geoshphere

b)

Biosphere

c)

Hydrosphere

d)

Atmosphere

18.

In what sphere does the mantle, core, and crust belong?

a)

Geosphere

b)

Biosphere

c)

Hydrosphere

d)

Atmosphere

19.

Match the sphere to it's element: Vapor

a)

Geosphere

b)

Biosphere

c)

Hydrosphere

d)

Atmosphere

20.

Which two spheres are interacting?

a)

Geosphere

b)

Biosphere

c)

Hydrosphere

d)

Atmosphere

21.

Which spheres are interacting? (Hint: think about what the plant is producing)

a)

Geosphere

b)

Biosphere

c)

Hydrosphere

d)

Atmosphere

22.

Which two spheres are interacting?

a)

Geosphere

b)

Biosphere

c)

Hydrosphere

d)

Atmosphere

23.

What is the only sphere that contains solid, liquid, and gas?

a)

Hydrosphere

b)

Geosphere

c)

Atmosphere

d)

Biosphere

24.

Look at the data table. Which graph below best represents the most abundant elements in the Earth's crust?

a)
b)
c)
d)
25.

Which letter in the diagram identifies the layer of Earth made up of solid nickel and iron?

a)

layer A

b)

layer B

c)

layer C

d)

layer D

26.
Which layer is the thickest?
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Core
d)
All of them are the same size
27.

As you go deeper into the Earth select the three things below you would expect to increase.

a)

Temperature

b)

Density

c)

Pressure

d)

Volume

28.

Which Earth system is pictured?

a)

Atmosphere

b)

Biosphere

c)

Geosphere

d)

Hydrosphere

29.

The satellite of the earth is the...

a)

star

b)

lun

c)

moon

d)

sun

30.
Earth’s atmosphere contains water vapor and carbon dioxide. These greenhouse gases are important because they -
a)
are substances animals need to breathe.
b)
trap thermal energy in the atmosphere.
c)

protect against magnetic particles.
d)
create Earth’s gravitational field.
31.
The four elements found in the oceans are_____, _____, _____ and _______. 
a)
Sodium, Nitrogen, Boron and Helium
b)
Oxygen, Aluminum, Chlorine and Phospohorus
c)
Iron, Carbon, Oxygen and Hydrogen
d)
Oxygen, Hydrogen, Chlorine and Sodium
32.
Which of the following elements is found in the ocean?
a)
Chlorine
b)
Nitrogen
c)
Sulfur
d)
Phosphorus
33.
All of the following elements are in the human body except which one?
a)
Oxygen (O)
b)
Aluminum (Al)
c)
Sulfur (S)
d)
Carbon (C)
34.

The graph shows the composition of the atmosphere for planet

a)

Venus

b)

Mars

c)

Earth

d)

Mercury

35.

Which of the following data tables most likely matches the graph?

a)
b)
c)
36.

Approximately how much more Nitrogen is there on Earth than on Mars?

a)

76%

b)

2%

c)

19%

d)

18%

37.

Which of the following gases do Mars and Venus have in large concentrations compared to Earth?

a)

Oxygen

b)

Nitrogen

c)

Carbon Dioxide

d)

Hydrogen

38.

What are Earth's layers?

a)

skin

b)

crust

c)

mantle

d)

core

e)

pit

39.

A limited number of elements comprise the largest portion of Earth's mantle. Pick the top 4.

a)

oxygen

b)

nickle

c)

iron

d)

magnesium

e)

silicon

40.

Movement in the outer core creates Earth's ______________.

a)

tropical islands

b)

atmosphere

c)

ocean waves

d)

magnetic field

41.

Three factors combine to set convection currents in motion, what are they?

a)

heat

b)

magnetism

c)

density

d)

gravity

e)

rock samples from volcanoes

42.

Choose the description that would match "A".

a)

Temperature: hotter

Density: less dense

The rock: rises

b)

Temperature: colder

Density: less dense

The rock: rises

c)

Temperature: hotter

Density: more dense

The rock: sinks

d)

Temperature: colder

Density: more dense

The rock: sinks

43.

Choose the description that would match "B".

a)

Temperature: hotter

Density: less dense

The rock: rises

b)

Temperature: colder

Density: less dense

The rock: rises

c)

Temperature: hotter

Density: more dense

The rock: sinks

d)

Temperature: colder

Density: more dense

The rock: sinks

44.
What is the most important lab safety rule?
a)
follow teacher's directions
b)
don't wear shoes
c)
throw pencils
d)
eat in the lab
45.
What is a chemical change?
a)
When a new substance is created.
b)
when nothing changes
c)
when state of matter changes
d)
when water freezes
46.
What is defined as a push or pull?
a)
force
b)
speed
c)
temperature
d)
gravity
47.

How many planets are in our solar system?

a)

9

b)

8

c)

6

48.

What is The force that pulls objects down towards the center of the Earth.

a)

force

b)

gravity

c)

motion

49.

What is Newton's 2nd law?

a)

for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction

b)

an object in motion stays in motion and an object at rest stays at rest, unless acted upon by another FORCE

c)

FORCE = mass x acceleration

50.

The formula to find the speed is:

a)

speed=timedistspeed=\frac{time}{dist}

b)

speed=disttimespeed=\frac{dist}{time}

c)

speed=distAccelspeed=\frac{dist}{Accel}

d)

speed=dist2speed=dist^2