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SS End of Year Review

Total questions: 98

Worksheet time: 54mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What do cars, power plants, and furnaces have in common?

a)

They all burn gasoline

b)

They all burn coal

c)

They all burn wood

d)

They all burn fossil fuels

2.

Which would probably be the most effective way to reduce the amount of methane released into the atmosphere?

a)

Reducing the amount of gasoline we use

b)

Making sure to prevent forest fires

c)

Reducing the amount of cows we raise for meat

d)

Reducing the amount of electricity we use

3.
The main human activity that releases greenhouse gases is
a)
using bottled water
b)
burning fossil fuels
c)
texting on cellphones
d)
eating meat
4.
Worldwide, temperatures have been increasing for more than 100 years.  Is this evidence of global warming?
a)
yes
b)
no
5.
The greenhouse gas having the greatest role in human-caused global warming is
a)
methane
b)
carbon dioxide
c)
CFCs (chlorofluorocarbons)
d)
ozone
6.
What is the greenhouse effect?
a)
warming of the earth due to gases in our atmosphere.
b)
cooling of the earth due to gases in our atmosphere
7.

What do carbon dioxide and methane have in common?

a)

They are gases formed when wood is burned

b)

They are gases that regularly escape from landfills

c)

They are gases that contribute to global warming

d)

They are examples of non-renewable resources

8.
Why is the increase of Greenhouse gasses a big issue?
a)
It causes climate change and increase in the global temerature 
b)
It can lead to a major increase in Greenhouses 
c)
It leads to more factories
d)
It causes a major decrease in people
9.
Smog is what kinds of pollution?
a)
recycle
b)
water pollution
c)
land pollution
d)
air pollution
10.
Choose the option which a truly environmentally friendly person does.
What's the last thing you do before you leave the house?
a)
Turn off my computer... that's about it.
b)
Check to make sure I have my cell and iPod.
c)
Turn off all the lights in the house.
d)
Turn on the TV so it looks like someone's home, just in case a thief tries to break in!
11.
How has the atmosphere changed over the last 10,000 years?
a)
Carbon dioxide has increased
b)
Carbon dioxide has decreased
c)
Water vapour has remained at a constant level
d)
Nitrogen has increased
12.
What is shown in this diagram?
a)
How winds are formed
b)
The greenhouse effect
c)
The water cycle
d)
What the atmosphere is made of
13.
Most water pollution is the result of
a)
human activities.
b)
drought.
c)
volcanic eruptions.
d)
storms.
14.

Which statement about oil spills is CORRECT?

a)

Pollution always stays in one place because it can’t move to new areas.

b)

Plants don’t get sick from pollution.

c)

If water gets polluted, all of the animals that live there will find a new place to live.

d)

If water gets polluted, fish and plants will get sick.

15.
What are floods?
a)
Pellets of ice that fall during thunderstorms
b)
Whirling colums of clouds, air that descend from supercell thunderstorms
c)
None of the Above
d)
When water overflows oceans, lakes, rivers due to too much precipitation, or even caused by explosions
16.

What is this map element called?

a)

map key

b)

map scale

c)

compass rose

d)

globe

17.

What is this map element called?

a)

map key

b)

map scale

c)

compass rose

d)

globe

18.

What map element is this?

a)

map key

b)

map scale

c)

compass rose

d)

globe

19.

Which direction do you need to go to get to the library from the school

a)

northeast

b)

northwest

c)

southeast

d)

southwest

20.
Florida is a landform called a PENINSULA. What is a PENINSULA?
a)
a large piece of land that is completely surrounded by water
b)
a kind of land that rises up high and has a peak
c)
a landform that is surrounded by water on three sides
d)
a small body of water that has land on three of its sides
21.
How are a plateau and mountain different?
a)
A plateau is never high like a mountain
b)
A plateau is pointed and a mountain is flat
c)
A plateau has a flat top and a mountain has a peak
d)
A plateau must be rocky and a mountain must be grassy
22.
What kind of landform is the country Jamaica?
a)
bay
b)
valley
c)
island
d)
plain
23.

Which continent is shown?

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Africa

d)

Asia

24.

On which continent can you find the Amazon rainforest?

a)

South America

b)

Australia

c)

Africa

d)

Europe

25.

Which ocean is on the western side of North America?

a)

Southern Ocean

b)

Indian Ocean

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

Atlantic Ocean

26.

What is a map?

a)

a tool that shows details about an area

b)

a tool that shows north, south, east, and west on a map

c)

a chart that explains what symbols mean on a map

d)

compares distance on a map to distance on Earth

27.

What is a map key?

a)

a tool that shows details about an area

b)

a tool that shows north, south, east, and west on a map

c)

a chart that explains what symbols mean on a map

d)

compares distance on a map to distance on Earth

28.

What does a compass rose do?

a)

a tool that shows details about an area

b)

a tool that shows north, south, east, and west on a map

c)

a chart that explains what symbols mean on a map

d)

compares distance on a map to distance on Earth

29.

What does a map scale do?

a)

a tool that shows details about an area

b)

a tool that shows north, south, east, and west on a map

c)

a chart that explains what symbols mean on a map

d)

compares distance on a map to distance on Earth

30.

What is a globe?

a)

a tool that shows details about an area

b)

a tool that shows north, south, east, and west on a map

c)

a chart that explains what symbols mean on a map

d)

a map on a round model that shows places all over the Earth

31.

What is this map element called?

a)

map key

b)

map scale

c)

compass rose

d)

globe

32.

What is this map element called?

a)

map key

b)

map scale

c)

compass rose

d)

globe

33.

What map element is this?

a)

map key

b)

map scale

c)

compass rose

d)

globe

34.

Which direction do you need to go to get to the school from the museum?

a)

north

b)

south

c)

east

d)

west

35.

Which direction do you need to go to get to the hospital from city hall?

a)

northwest

b)

southwest

c)

northeast

d)

southeast

36.

Which direction do you need to go to get to the library from the post office?

a)

northwest

b)

southwest

c)

northeast

d)

southeast

37.

What is this famous woman's name?

a)

Michelle Obama

b)

Kamala Harris

c)

Rosa Parks

d)

Bessie Harris

38.

What month was Dr. Martin Luther King born in?

a)

January

b)

May

c)

April

d)

June

39.

What was Barack Obama's former job?

a)

president

b)

author

c)

teacher

d)

musician

40.

What sport do these famous sisters play?

a)

basketball

b)

volley ball

c)

tennis

d)

soccer

41.

This woman was the first black female astronaut. What is her name?

a)

Rosa Parks

b)

Mae Jemison

c)

Harriet Tubman

d)

Venus Williams

42.

She was the most famous “conductor” on the Underground Railroad. What was her name?

a)

Harriet Tubman

b)

Nina Simone

c)

Madame C.J. Walker

d)

Harriet Sims

43.

What did Garret Morgan invent?

a)

traffic light and gas mask

b)

traffic light

c)

gas mask

d)

smoke detector

44.

What did Rosa Parks refuse to do in 1955?

a)

go to a segregated school.

b)

give up her seat up for a white man in Montgomery, Alabama.

c)

drink from a black water fountain.

d)

go to work.

45.

What month is Black History Month celebrated?

a)

May

b)

January

c)

February

d)

December

46.

Who started Black History Month?

a)

Carter G. Woodson

b)

Malcolm X

c)

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

d)

Eddie Murphy

47.

Who was the first African American woman to win five Grammy Awards in one year?

a)

Lauryn Hill

b)

Aretha Franklin

c)

Da Brat

d)

Cardi B

48.

Name this famous movie.

a)

The Wiz

b)

The Wizard of Oz

c)

Get On The Bus

d)

Coming To America

49.

What were the first group of black fighter pilots called?

a)

Tennessee Airmen

b)

Tuskegee Airmen

c)

Texas Airmen

d)

Turkey Airmen

50.

What was the name of little girl who was the first African-American to attend a segregated elementary school in the south?

a)

Ruby Bridges

b)

Rita Bridges

c)

Oprah Winfrey

d)

Ruby Smith

51.

Louis Armstrong was famous for playing what instrument?

a)

trumpet

b)

horn

c)

saxaphone

d)

flute

52.

Jesse Owens won 4 gold medals for what sport?

a)

track and field

b)

football

c)

basketball

d)

soccer

53.

Jackie Robinson became the first African American to play in what major league sport?

a)

baseball

b)

basketball

c)

football

d)

soccer

54.

George Washington Carver was a famous_____________

a)

scientist and inventor

b)

doctor

c)

lawyer

d)

inventor

55.

Rapper Drake is from what country?

a)

United States

b)

Canada

c)

Africa

d)

Mexico

56.

What is Da Baby's real name?

a)

Jonathan Kirk

b)

Jonathan Williams

c)

Jonathan Smith

d)

Jonathan Green

57.

What organization did Katherine, Mary, and Dorothy work for?

a)
b)
c)
58.

Why did Katherine G. Johnson's have to leave her new work space for long periods of time?

a)

To see her friends.

b)

To text.

c)

To use the only colored bathroom on NASA's property

59.

Dorothy Vaughn taught herself (and then others) how to operate the IBM.

a)
b)
60.

What is Mary Jackson trying to accomplish by going to court?

a)

Get permission to take night classes at an all white school.

b)

Own a tiger.

c)

Get custody of her kids.

61.

Mary Jackson was promoted by NASA in 1958 making her ____________________________.

a)

NASA's first black female engineer.

b)

First NBA player.

c)

Fastest runner.

62.

What did they call the female mathematicians?

a)
b)
c)
63.

What was the name of the spaceship that Katherine helped to launch into orbit?

a)

Friendship 7

b)

773-202-LUNA

c)

ImTaken22

d)

SongByrd3000

64.

International Business Machine is known as______.

a)

IBM

b)

NWA

c)

NBA

d)

WWE

65.

John Glenn the astronaut personally ask that Katherine recheck the calculations for his flight?

a)
b)
66.

In Hidden Figures, what were Katherine, Christine, and Dorothy really good at?

a)

Reading

b)

Computers

c)

Mathematics

d)

Storytelling

67.

In 1943, what war was the US involved in?

a)

World War I

b)

World War II

c)

The Korean War

d)

Vietnam

68.

In 1943, what were computers?

a)

calculators

b)

counters

c)

people

d)

designers

69.

Black people could not use the same restrooms as white people during this time in history--1940s-1950s.

a)

True

b)

False

70.

Katherine Johnson worked on a team of people whose job is was

a)

test planes in the air

b)

measure distance to the moon

c)

measure air speed

d)

make planes safer

71.

Katherine’s fellow employees were men and she was welcomed to attend any of the team meetings she wanted.

a)

True

b)

False

72.

Letter-writing campaigns and public marches are examples of what kind of protest?

a)

Suffrage protest

b)

Non-violent protest

c)

Angry protest

d)

Boycott

73.

Which of these words best characterizes the women behind the suffrage movement?

a)

Traditional

b)

Unconcerned

c)

Determined

d)

Violent

74.

What obstacle had to be overcome before women earned the right to vote?

a)

The belief that women could not be taught to read

b)

The belief that women could not hold any job outside the home

c)

The belief that women could only vote for female candidates

d)

The belief that women weren't educated enough to vote

75.

The Seneca Falls conference was ridiculed by some people. What's the most likely reason?

a)

There was longstanding prejudice against people from upstate New York

b)

Women traditionally weren't used to having the same right as men

c)

The participants' ideas were too complicated for most to understand

d)

Very few people actually showed up at the conference

76.

Which of these factors contributed to the 19th-century women's suffrage movement?

a)

The development of new technologies

b)

The invention of the automobile

c)

Families having more children

d)

Women being banned from the workplace

77.

What caused the split in the U.S. women's suffrage movement after the Civil War?

a)

Not all suffragists wanted women to have the right to vote

b)

Some suffragists wanted to extend the right to vote to illegal immigrants

c)

Some suffragists wanted to focus only on getting the vote, while others wanted more

d)

Some suffragists wanted to deny the vote to freed enslaved people

78.

Which of these statements is true?

a)

Before the 20th century, women could not vote anywhere in the world

b)

The first American woman voted after the 19th amendment was passed

c)

Women from landowning families could vote in town meetings in parts of colonial America

d)

Women were given the right to vote before African Americans

79.

What are the rules for being a good digital citizen?

a)

Be mean.

b)

Give out private information about yourself.

c)

Be safe, respectful, and responsible.

d)

Talk to strangers.

80.

True or false. Always ask a grown up before going online.

a)

true

b)

false

81.

Which answer shows something a good digital citizen does when online.

a)

Keep your information private.

b)

Give out your phone number.

c)

Tell a stranger your address.

d)

Write the name of your school online.

82.

Who should you talk to when you are online?

a)

A stranger.

b)

Your family, friends, and teachers.

c)

A friend of a friend.

d)

A person you met online.

83.

Which sentence is a safe thing to do online?

a)

Tell someone your favorite food.

b)

Give someone your address.

c)

Fill out a form with private information.

d)

Write your parents' phone numbers down.

84.

Which of these is an example of a site that is not safe

a)

A stranger sent you a message.

b)

A website on Clever.

c)

A site mom and dad said you were allowed to go to.

d)

A site that your grandparents say is ok.

85.

It's important to remember to balance your time on the internet by putting your device down and . . .

a)

Go outside and play

b)

Read a book

c)

Play with a friend

d)

Have fun doing something else.

e)

Do ALL of these things.

86.
Which of the following should you NOT do if you are cyber bullied?
a)
Send a mean response back.
b)
Tell a trusted adult.
c)
Block the user.
d)
Change your password.
87.
How can you make a powerful password that is hard for someone to figure out?
a)
use your first and last name
b)
use a total of 8 letters & numbers
c)
use the name of your school
d)
use your street address
88.
To ___ someone means to use technology to upset someone on purpose.
a)
greet
b)
email
c)
cyberbully
d)
misunderstand
89.

Which of these sentences shares an OPINION?

a)

Living in the city is more fun than living on a farm.

b)

Over 3 million people live in Los Angeles, California.

c)

Buildings in rural areas are spread out.

d)

Many people work in the city.

90.

What might happen if a city becomes too crowded?

a)

Everyone would become farmers.

b)

Most people would move into houseboats.

c)

It would be easy to find an apartment.

d)

Some people might move to the suburbs.

91.

Chris lives in a tall apartment building. He rides the subway to work. Where do you think he lives?

a)

On a farm

b)

In a forest

c)

In a suburb

d)

In a city

92.

What is TRUE about rural areas?

a)

Rural areas do not have schools.

b)

Rural areas do not have skyscrapers.

c)

Rural areas do not have cars.

d)

Rural areas do not have people.

93.

Put the areas below in order from most crowded to least crowded.

a)

suburban, urban, rural

b)

rural, suburban, urban

c)

urban, suburban, rural

d)

urban, rural, suburban

94.

What might happen if many people moved to a suburb?

a)

The suburb would grow bigger.

b)

The suburb would turn into a rural area.

c)

The suburb would have less traffic.

d)

Nothing would change.

95.

What is population?

a)

the amount of people that live in an area

b)

a type of community

c)

a thesaurus

d)

a globe

96.

Which of these events happens FIRST?

a)

More people move to the suburb to work at the company.

b)

More houses are built for the growing number of people.

c)

The suburb grows bigger.

d)

A large company moves its offices to a small suburb.

97.

In which area would you find a large space with a small population?

a)

Urban

b)

Suburban

c)

Rural

d)

Cities

98.

Why might people want to move from the cities to suburban areas?

a)

Because they want to live in a skyscraper.

b)

Because they want to live in a less crowded area.

c)

Because they want to become farmers.

d)

Because they want to live near stores, museums, and subways.