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Benchmark Review

Total questions: 73

Worksheet time: 2hrs 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of these is a property of metals?
a)
It's malleable
b)
It can't conduct electricity
c)
They are used in food
d)
It's very brittle
2.
Which of these grouping of elements could have the characteristic of brittle?
a)
Metal
b)
Nonmetal
3.
Which of the following is a good conductor of heat?
a)
Metal
b)
Nonmetal
c)
Metalloid
4.
Some characteristics of a metal are that it is malleable and ductile.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
5.
If a material can easily be drawn into the shape of a wire, it is
a)
Ductile
b)
Magnetic
c)
Malleable
d)
Reactive
6.
Iron is a good conductor, malleable and magnetic. What type of element is Iron? 
a)
Metal
b)
Nonmetal
c)
Metalloid
d)
Pretty
7.
Which elements are found on the left to middle of The Periodic Table? 
a)
Metals
b)
Nonmetals
c)
Metalloids
d)
Candles
8.
Silicon is a semiconductor and has properties of both metals and nonmetals. What type of element is Silicon? 
a)
Metal
b)
Nonmetal
c)
Metalloid
d)
Pretty
9.
Which elements are found on the right side of The Periodic Table?
a)
Metals
b)
Nonmetals
c)
Metalloids
d)
Water
10.
Which element is a metalloid?
a)
Titanium
b)
Selenium
c)
Potassium
d)
Polonium
11.
a)

Metal

b)

Nonmetal

c)

Metalloid

12.
a)

Metal

b)

Nonmetal

c)

Metalloid

13.
What is the thickest layer of the Earth?
a)
the crust
b)
the mantle
c)
the outer core
d)
the inner core
14.
What is the correct order (starting from the surface) of Earth's layers?
a)
crust, outer core, inner core, mantle
b)
mantle, outer core, inner core, crust
c)
crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
d)
outer core, inner core, crust, mantle
15.

The thinnest layer...

a)

Crust

b)

Inner Core

c)

Mantle

d)

Outer Core

16.

The two types of crust are continental crust and ________ crust.

a)

continental

b)

oceanic

c)

plates

d)

mantle

17.
Which layer of Earth has the GREATEST density?
a)
crust
b)
mantle
c)
outer core
d)
inner core
18.

We live on the _________________________.

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

core

19.
What happens to pressure as we move from the crust to the inner core?
a)
Pressure Decreases
b)
Pressure Increases
c)
Nothing
20.

The layers of Earth are in the order they are in because:

a)

It keeps us safe

b)

It holds the Earth together

c)

Its pretty

d)

The different layers have different densities

21.
What kind of plate boundary is shown here?
a)
divergent
b)
convergent
c)
transform
d)
submergent
22.
What kind of plate boundary is shown here?
a)
divergent
b)
convergent
c)
transform
d)
subducting
23.
What kind of plate boundary is shown here?
a)
divergent
b)
convergent
c)
transform
d)
strike slip
24.
What geologic feature/event you be most likely to find at a transform boundary?
a)
Earthquakes
b)
Volcanoes
c)
Mountains
d)
Rift Valleys
25.
What geologic feature/event would you most likely to find at a convergent boundary between two pieces of continental crust?
a)
Volcano
b)
Mountain
c)
Rift
d)
Island Arc
26.
A subduction zone is formed...
a)
when one tectonic plate sinks below another
b)
at every type of convergent plate boundary
c)
at every type of divergent plate boundary
d)
at transform boundaries
27.
Name the boundary
a)
convergent boundary
b)
divergent boundary
c)
transform boundary
d)
sergent boundary
28.
In which type of boundary do the plates move away from each other?
a)
convergent
b)
normal
c)
divergent
d)
transform
29.
Plates slide past one another at ____________ boundaries.
a)
divergent
b)
convergent
c)
transform
d)
submergent
30.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant Speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Deacceleration
d)
Not moving
31.
What is the person doing from 5 seconds to 10 seconds?
a)
Walking 
b)
Running
c)
Standing Still 
d)
Walking Fast
32.
What is happening at E?
a)
Stationary
b)
Accelerating
c)
Fast steady speed; moving away from the starting position
d)
Steady speed; returning to start position
33.
What is the formula to calculate speed?
a)
S = t/d
b)
S = d/t
c)
S = d x t
d)
S = t x d
34.
Speed plus direction.
a)
Velocity
b)
Motion
c)
Position
d)
Acceleration
35.
If I choose to walk to school at a speed of 3mph, it will take me 4 hours to arrive. How far away do I live?
a)
7 miles
b)
12 miles
c)
1 mile
d)
.75 miles
36.

Which number shows kinetic energy at its maximum?

a)

three

b)

two

c)

four

d)

five

37.

Stored energy or energy due to its position is called

a)

mechanical energy

b)

potential energy

c)

kinetic energy

d)

thermal energy

38.

Which of the following statements about a skier skiing down a steep slope is true?

a)

His kinetic energy decreases and his potential energy increases

b)

His potential energy decreases and his kinetic energy increases

c)

His chemical energy increases

d)

Both his potential and kinetic energy increases

39.

Which letter shows where kinetic energy is stored or at its maximum point?

a)

Y

b)

W

c)

X

d)

Z

40.

Potential energy depends on ______ and _______.

a)

height, mass

b)

weight, mass

c)

speed, mass

d)

height, speed

41.

Where is kinetic energy at its minimum?

a)

Z

b)

W

c)

X

d)

Y

42.

Kinetic energy depends on_________ and _________.

a)

speed and mass

b)

speed and height

c)

height and mass

d)

energy and height

43.

Where is potential energy at its minimum?

a)

W

b)

X

c)

Y

d)

Z

44.
Energy transformations occur when...
a)
energy is created through conduction
b)
energy changes from one form to another
c)
two forces slide together that are touching
d)
a chemical reaction takes place
45.

What type of energy transformation occurs, when a hawk eats a mouse and then uses the energy from the mouse to fly?

a)

mechanical energy to chemical energy

b)

thermal energy to mechanical energy

c)

chemical energy to mechanical energy

d)

mechanical energy to thermal energy

46.
Which of the following energy transformations occur when a lamp that is plugged into a wall socket is functioning correctly?
a)
Chemical to light
b)
Electrical to chemical
c)
Electrical to light
d)
Chemical to electrical
47.

What kind of energy is represented in the picture?

a)

Thermal

b)

Chemical

c)

Sound

d)

Kinetic

48.

Energy that transfers heat is?

a)

Thermal energy

b)

Potential energy

c)

Mechanical energy

d)

Kinetic energy

49.
Solar Energy is transferred to _____ Energy.
a)
Mechanical
b)
Solar
c)
Sound
d)
Electrical
50.
__________ is an energy resource that WILL run out in the next several hundred years.
a)
Renewable Energy Resource
b)
Nonrenewable Energy Resource
c)
Fossil Fuels
d)
Forever Fuels
51.
__________ is an energy resource that WILL NOT run out in the next several hundred years.
a)
Renewable Energy Resource
b)
Nonrenewable Energy Resource
c)
Fossil Fuel
d)
Forever Fuel
52.
Coal is a __________ energy resource.
a)
Renewable
b)
Nonrenewable
53.
Solar Power is a __________ energy resource.
a)
Renewable
b)
Nonrenewable
54.
Geothermal Power is a __________ energy resource.
a)
Renewable
b)
Nonrenewable
55.
Why are fossil fuels like coal, oil, and natural gas called nonrenewable resources?
a)
a.  They can never be replaced.
b)
a.  They cannot be easily replaced.
c)
a.  They can be recycled.
d)
a.  They can be made in factories.
56.
Nuclear
a)
Renewable
b)
Nonrenewable
57.
What characteristic do all renewable resources share?
a)
Produced by waste products
b)
Form underground from dead organisms.
c)
Replaced in a short period of time
d)
Allow energy to pass through them easily
58.
What are the 3 main fossil fuels?
a)
Coal, Oil, and Gasoline
b)
Coal, Oil, and Natural Gas
c)
Electricity, Gasoline, Petroleum
d)
Coal, Oil, Non-renewable Resources
59.

The Eukarya Domain has which organisms?

a)

Bacteria that causes diseases

b)

Bacteria found in volcanoes

c)

plants, animals., fungi and protists

d)

none of the above

60.

Autotrophs

a)

Make their own food

b)

Get their food from others

c)

are Fungi

d)

are none of the above

61.

Heterotrophs

a)

make their own food

b)

get their food from others

c)

are fungi

d)

none of the above

62.

Mutlicellular decomposers are in which kingdom

a)

Fungi

b)

Protist

c)

Plantae

d)

Animalia

63.

I have no nucleus and live in very hot liquids. Which Kingdom am I in?

a)

Fungi

b)

Protist

c)

Eubacteria

d)

Archaebacteria

64.
The cell is the building block of all living things.
a)
True
b)
False
65.
Multiple organisms of the same species describes a
a)
organism
b)
population
c)
community
d)
ecosystem
66.
What do ecosystems have that the other three levels of organization do not have?
a)
living things
b)
biotic factors
c)
abiotic factors
d)
organisms
67.
Which level of organization is more complex than a population and less complex than an ecosystem?
a)
organism
b)
population
c)
community
d)
ecosystem
68.
which is the correct order of the levels of organization from simple to complex?
a)
organism, population, community, ecosystem
b)
ecosystem, community, population, organism
69.

Which planet has the strongest gravity?

a)

Earth

b)

Jupiter

c)

Mars

70.
Gravity attracts all objects towards one another.
a)
False
b)
True
c)
It depends
71.
As distance between two objects increase the pull of gravity 
a)
Increases
b)
Decreases
c)
Stays the same
72.
Two factors effecting the magnitude of the force of gravity between 2 objects are...
a)
mass and distance 
b)
mass and matter
c)
distance and weight 
d)
weight and mass
73.
A person would weigh less on on the Moon than on the Earth because . . .
a)
Moon has more mass, and therefore more gravity
b)
Moon has less mass, and therefore more gravity
c)
Moon has more mass, and therefore less gravity
d)
Moon has less mass and therefore less gravity

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