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8th Grade Spring Review

Total questions: 56

Worksheet time: 48mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which statement best describes the relationship between the length of a metal spring and its potential energy as shown in the graph?

a)

Increased potential energy in the spring forces it to extend.

b)

Increased potential energy in the spring forces it to contract.

c)

As the length of the spring increases, its potential energy increases.

d)

As the length of the spring increases, its potential energy decreases.

2.

Which of the following explains how a person walks down a staircase using potential and kinetic energy?

a)

Both are used moving down the stairs

b)

Only kinetic energy is used moving down the stairs

c)

Only potential energy is used moving down the stairs

3.

According to earth layers which process is correct?

a)

Heat transfer from the core to the mantle

b)

Heat transfer from the mantle to core

c)

Water transfer from the core to the mantle

d)

Water transfer from the mantle to the core

4.

How does condensation affect weather in a region?

a)

It cause ice to melt decreasing air temperature

b)

It produces clouds

c)

It changes liquid water into the vapor phase

d)

Allows water to quickly move from higher to lowering temperatures

5.

Which of the following represent a chemical change?

a)

Heating wax to melt it

b)

Mixing dye into melted candle wax

c)

Lighting the candle

d)

Watching melted candle wax dry

6.

Which subatomic part of the atom are located in the middle?

a)

Protons

b)

Neutrons

c)

Nucleus

d)

Electrons

7.

Which moon phase is represented at number four?

a)

3rd quarter moon

b)

Waning Gibbous

c)

1st quarter moon

d)

Waning Crescent

8.

Which statement about the nervous system is true?

a)

Protects inner organs

b)

Supports movement of heart

c)

Pumps blood through body

d)

Sends signal from the brain to the legs

9.

What is it called when species pass one traits from one generation to the next?

a)

Heredity

b)

traits

c)

Mutation

d)

homoeostasis

10.

What part of the electromagnetic spectrum can be used for scanning suitcases at the airport?

a)

x rays

b)

microwaves

c)

radio waves

d)

infrared rays

11.

Which of the following describes mitochondria and chloroplasts?

a)

Transport nutrients out of a cell

b)

They are both apart of energy transformation

c)

make up most of cell volume

d)

turn sunlight into chemical energy

12.

Which of the following are characteristic of sunspots?

a)

Very hot spots on the sun

b)

glowing loops on the sun

c)

Cool areas on the photosphere

d)

Large holes in the sun

13.

According to the diagram and the Law of Superposition which layer is the youngest?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

14.

What happen to carbon and water in the process of photosynthesis?

a)

They make sugar and oxygen

b)

Used by sugar and oxygen to make chlorophyll in leaves

c)

They're made when hydrogen, sugar and oxygen are released

d)

They are when sugar and oxygen experience change

15.

Gas, Petroleum, and coal are all found in which of earth's spheres?

a)

Atmosphere

b)

Hydrosphere

c)

Geosphere

d)

Biosphere

16.

Which part of the human body is used to break down molecules in food for energy use?

a)

Circulatory

b)

Digestive

c)

Musculatel

d)

Nervous System

17.

Arthritis is the swelling and tenderness of one or more of your joints. Which of the bodies systems is affected by arthritis?

a)

Nervous and Circulatory

b)

Respiratory and Digestive

c)

Muscular and Skeletal

d)

Respiratory and Excretory

18.

Which of the following statement describes a scientific theory?

a)

Scientific Laws that came first

b)

Scientific evidence that support a hypothesis

c)

explanation of scientific events that may change based on ongoing research

d)

Predictions of events that's usually remain constant because scientific ideas don't change often

19.

Which of the following is true of a hurricane moving towards Florida?

a)

It will pass over aquifer

b)

It will pass over coastline

c)

It will pass over dunes

d)

It will pass over the waves

20.
Jack has a rock. The rock has a mass of 14 g and a volume of 2 cm3. What is the density of the rock?
a)
7 mL
b)
7 g/cm3
c)
28 g/cm3
d)
1/7 g/cm3
21.
Which liquid is the least dense?
a)
oil
b)
water
c)
syrup 
d)
plastic bottle
22.

How does the mass of a baseball on Earth compare to its mass on the moon?

a)
The mass will be greater on the moon
b)
The mass will be less on the moon
c)
The mass will stay the same
d)

There is no mass

23.

Which of the following explains why the wooden stick appears bent?

a)

Light waves are absorbed

b)

Light waves from the stick are refracted

c)

Light is reflected

d)

The stick absorbed some of the water

24.
What is the purpose of cellular respiration?
a)
To turn energy from the sun into glucose
b)
To turn oxygen into glucose
c)
To turn ATP into glucose
d)
To turn glucose into energy in the form of ATP
25.
Chloroplasts are...
a)
A type of pigment used for photosynthesis
b)
The location inside a plant cell where photosynthesis happens
c)
The location where cellular respiration happens
d)
Green beans
26.
What model of the solar system states the sun is the center
a)
Geocentric Model
b)
Heliocentric model
c)
Biocentric modal
d)
Hydrocentric  model
27.
Put the planets in order from the sun.
a)
Mercury, Venus, Mars Earth, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto
b)
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Sarturn, Neptune, Uranus, Pluto
c)
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Sarturn,  Uranus, Neptune,Pluto
d)
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Sarturn, Jupiter, Neptune, Uranus, Pluto
28.

The picture shows a organism without a nucleus. Which type of cell is this?

a)

Prokaryote

b)

Eukaryote

29.

The output/products of cellular respiration are -

a)

glucose, hemoglobin, and water

b)

glucose, energy and carbon dioxide

c)

unicorn farts

d)

carbon dioxide, energy and water

30.
What color of star is the hottest?
a)
Blue
b)
Red
c)
Yellow
d)
Orange
31.

Which is needed to determine the amount of gravitational force between two objects?

a)

distance and mass

b)

weight and time

c)

area and weight

32.

Which of the following identifies the levels of classification in the correct order?

a)

domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species

b)

genus, species, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family

c)

domain, kingdom, genus, species, phylum, class, order, family

d)

genus, species, phylum, class, order, family, domain, kingdom

33.

Taxonomy is the science of describing, classifying, and naming living things. Which classification includes all protists, fungi, plants, and animals?

a)

Domain Bacteria, Kingdom Eubacteria

b)

Domain Archaea, Kingdom Animalia

c)

Domain Eukarya, Kingdom Animalia

d)

Domain Eukarya, Kingdom Protista

34.

How many protons does this atom have?

a)

4

b)

5

c)

9

d)

13

35.

As temperature increases, what happens to particles?

a)

They speed up

b)

They slow down

36.

Which elements have properties in common?

a)

elements in a group

b)

elements in a period

37.

What is the line on this graph showing?

a)

moving away from starting point at a constant speed

b)

moving back towards the starting point at a constant speed

c)

acceleration (getting faster)

d)

deceleration (getting slower)

38.

A mom and dad are heterozygous for brown eyes. What percentage of offspring will be homozygous dominant for brown eyes trait?

a)

25%

b)

50%

c)

75%

d)

100%

39.

Which of the following is the correct order of organization of living things from most simple(basic) to most complex?

a)

tissues-cells-organs-organ systems-organism

b)

cell-tissue-organs-organ systems-organism

c)

organism-cells-tissues-organ systems-organism

d)

tissues-cells-organs-organ systems-organism

40.

A major storm sweeps across the ocean and onto land, damaging the houses of the people who live along the coast. What spheres are affected by this natural disaster?

a)

Biosphere

b)

Hydrosphere

c)

Geosphere

d)

Atmosphere

41.
What percentage of the female offspring will be a carrier for this recessive disease (a)?
a)
0%
b)
50%
c)
100%
d)
25%
42.

Which Weather Patterns are being shown

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

d)

absorption

43.

The roller coaster cart has the most gravitational potential energy at position

a)

Z

b)

Y

c)

W

d)

X

44.

An object falling from 50m will have ___________ potential than an object falling from

30m.

a)

greater

b)

less

c)

equal

45.

Sun Bathing

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

46.
Heat transfers from an area of ________temperature to an area of ______ temperature.
a)
high to low
b)
low to high
c)
high to high
47.
If an object has particles that are moving very quickly, the object 's temperature is probably _____.
a)
cold
b)
slow
c)
big
d)
hot
48.

In this diagram, what scientific law tells us that rock layer E is older than rock layer C?

a)

Cross-cutting

b)

Superposition

c)

Inclusions

d)

Unconformities

49.
What happens when ice cubes melt in a glass?
a)
Heat travels from the ice to the warmer water.
b)
No energy is transferred.
c)
Heat is transferred from the warmer water to the ice cubes.
d)
The water warms up due to the humidity
50.

Plants (__________) draw water (___________) and nutrients from the soil (___________) and release water vapor into the atmosphere.

a)

biosphere; hydrosphere; geosphere

b)

hydrosphere; biosphere; geosphere

c)

biosphere; atmosphere; hydrosphere

d)

cryosphere; biosphere; hydrosphere

51.
Temperature _____________________ as you go deeper into the earth.
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
goes up and down depending on the layer
d)
stays the same
52.
This image shows the:
a)
Geocentric Solar System
b)
Heliocentric Solar System
53.
What type of boundary is formed when plates collide?
a)
convergent
b)
horizontal
c)
divergent
d)
transform
54.

The Himalayan mountains were formed because of a _______.

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform

d)

All of the above

55.

What type of Plate boundary is this?

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform

d)

None of the above

56.

Tell what process is in the photo.

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Subduction

d)

Hotspot