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Semester 2 Final Exam Study Guide

Total questions: 53

Worksheet time: 53mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What percent of Earth's water is saltwater?

a)

77%

b)

87%

c)

97%

d)

67%

2.

When water slowly rises, and covers the land twice a day on an ocean shoreline, this is called

a)

wave

b)

current

c)

stream

d)

tide

3.
How many tides do most places have in a day?
a)
4 tides
b)
2 tides
c)
1 tide
d)
3 tides
4.

How are tides caused?

a)

rotation of earth

b)

rotation of earth and gravitational pull of the sun and moon

c)

gravitiational pull of the sun

d)

waves

5.
A rhythmic movement that carries energy through matter or spaces is known as
a)
wave
b)
tide
c)
current
d)
stream
6.

A crest on a wave is the

a)

it's the high tide

b)

lowest point

c)

in between point

d)

it's the highest point

7.

A trough on a wave is the

a)

in between point

b)

highest point

c)

lowest point

d)

it's the low tide

8.

Moving streams of water within the ocean are

a)

waves

b)

currents

c)

tides

d)

streams

9.
Currents that move on or near the surface of the ocean are
a)
surface currents
b)
deep currents
c)
both surface and deep currents
d)
currents don't move on the surface
10.

Density of water moves the water current and this is known as

a)

wind current

b)

surface current

c)

a mixture of currents

d)

deep current

11.
Under water mountain chains are known as
a)
mid-ocean ridge
b)
trench
c)
valley
d)
abyssal plain
12.

Flat area formed by layers of dead organisms on the ocean floor

a)

coral reef

b)

abyssal plain

c)

trench

d)

mid-ocean ridge

13.

What are the two main gases that make up the atmosphere?

a)

oxygen and helium

b)

nitrogen and helium

c)

oxygen and neon

d)

nitrogen and oxygen

14.
Name the layers of the atmosphere:
a)
Troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere
b)
Troposphere, Tropopause, Ionosphere, exosphere
c)
Troposphere, mesosphere, ionosphere, exopshere
d)
Thermosphere, mesopshere, ionosphere, exosphere
15.

Energy that is generated by a source and measured by heat is

a)

radiation energy

b)

conduction energy

c)

thermal energy

d)

kinetic energy

16.

What are 2 examples of thermal energy?

a)

thermal and kinetic

b)

kinetic and chemical

c)

physical and thermal

d)

mechanical and physical

17.

What are 3 ways that thermal energy can be transferred?

a)

conduction, kinetic and thermal

b)

conduction, convection, and kinetic

c)

conduction, radiation, and kinetic

d)

conduction, convection and radiation

18.

The movment of heat or electricity through matter is

a)

radiation

b)

convection

c)

conduction,

d)

thermal

19.

The transfer of thermal energy through a fluid is

a)

kinetic

b)

conduction

c)

radiation

d)

convection

20.

Energy that is transmitted in waves, or a stream of particles is known as

a)

conduction

b)

radiation

c)

convection

d)

thermal and kinetic

21.
Conduction is made through
a)
direct contact
b)
convection currents
c)
feeling the warmth but not directly
d)
feeling the coldness but not directly
22.

Convection is made through

a)

direct contact

b)

convection currents

c)

feeling the warmth but not directly

d)

radiation waves

23.
Radiation is made through
a)
feeling the warmth but not directly
b)
through direct contact
c)
feeling the warmth directly on the skin
d)
feeling the coldness but not directly
24.

The horizontal movement of air from an area of high pressure to an area of lower pressure is known as

a)

hurricane

b)

tornado

c)

wind

d)

tsunami

25.

How are winds caused?

a)

differences in temperature, air pressure, and barometric pressure

b)

differences in temperature

c)

differences in barometric pressure

d)

differences in air pressure

26.

Winds that blow over short distances are known as

a)

local winds

b)

short winds

c)

long winds

d)

global winds

27.

A wind that blows from an ocean or a lake is called

a)

ocean breeze

b)

land breeze

c)

sea breeze

d)

mountain breeze

28.

A wind that blows from land to a body of water is called

a)

mountain sea breeze

b)

sea breeze

c)

ocean breeze

d)

land breeze

29.

Winds that blow steadily from a specific direction over long distances

a)

long wind

b)

local wind

c)

short winds

d)

global winds

30.
A huge body of air that has similar temperature, humidity, and air pressure throughout is known as
a)
air mass
b)
air pressure
c)
barometric pressure
d)
air mass and air pressure
31.

The pressure caused by the weight of a column of air pushing down on an area is known as

a)

air pressure

b)

air mass

c)

barometric pressure

d)

air mass and air pressure

32.

Something very harmful, devastating that causes sudden great damage or suffering is known as

a)

traumatic event

b)

devastating event

c)

catastrophic event

d)

eventful event

33.

The Earth's spinning on it's axis is known as

a)

orbit

b)

rotation

c)

revolution

d)

spin

34.

The movement of one object around another is known as

a)

spin

b)

rotation

c)

orbit

d)

revolution

35.

What causes day and night on Earth?

a)

Earth's revolution

b)

Earth's rotation

c)

Sun's rotation

d)

Earth and Sun's rotation and revolution

36.
The Earth follows a path around the Sun known as a(n)
a)
orbit
b)
revolution
c)
rotation
d)
rotation and revolution
37.

What causes the seasons on Earth?

a)

Earth's rotation around the sun

b)

Earth's revolution around the moon

c)

Earth's revolution around the sun

d)

The moon's rotation around Earth

38.

When do the solstices occur?

a)

October 21/22 and June 21/22

b)

November 21/22 and July 21/22

c)

December 21/22 and July 21/22

d)

December 21/22 and June 21/22

39.

How long is Earth's revolution around the sun?

a)

365 1/2days

b)

365 1/4 days

c)

366 1/4 days

d)

360 1/2 days

40.
How long is Earth's rotation?
a)
24 hours
b)
25 hours
c)
23 hours
d)
23 1/4 hours
41.

How many moon phases are there?

a)

8.5

b)

12

c)

9

d)

8

42.
How long does a lunar cycle take?
a)
29 1/2 days
b)
28 1/2 days
c)
29 1/4 days
d)
28 days
43.

The phases of the moon are a ________ of the sun's light bouncing off the moon's surface.

a)

glimpse

b)

mirror

c)

reflection

d)

virtual picture

44.
The total or partial obscuring of a planet, star, or moon by another celestial object is known as a(n)
a)
eclipse
b)
phase
c)
eclipse phase
d)
moon phase
45.

What are the two types of eclipses?

a)

dark and light

b)

lunar and light

c)

moon and light

d)

lunar and solar

46.

This occurs when the moon passes between the Earth and the sun either totally or partially

a)

lunar eclipse

b)

solar eclipse

c)

moon eclipse

d)

partial lunar eclipse

47.
This occurs when the Earth passes between the moon and the sun
a)
lunar eclipse
b)
solar eclipse
c)
moon eclipse
d)
sun eclipse
48.

A rocky mass that orbits the sun is a(n)

a)

meteor

b)

meteoroid

c)

asteroid

d)

meteorite

49.

Where would a meteoroid be found?

a)

Earth's atmosphere

b)

space

c)

Earth's land

d)

orbiting the sun

50.

Where would a meteor be found?

a)

Earth's atmosphere

b)

space

c)

Earth's land

d)

orbiting the sun

51.

Where would a meteorite be found?

a)

Earth's atmosphere

b)

space

c)

Earth's land

d)

orbiting the sun

52.

A celestial object made of ice and dust that orbits the sun is known as

a)

meteorite

b)

asteroid

c)

meteoroid

d)

comet

53.
This celestial object is sometimes called a dirty snowball
a)
comet
b)
asteroid
c)
meteoroid
d)
meteor

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