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The Awesome Earth & Space Review Quiz

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a pure substance made of two or more elements that are chemically combined called?

a)

A. element

b)

B. compound

c)

C. mixture

d)

D. solution

2.

_____ - made up of two or more elements.

a)

Element

b)

Compound

3.

This picture represents which of the following?

a)

element

b)

compound

c)

mixture

4.

This picture represents which of the following?

a)

element

b)

compound

c)

mixture

5.
What is water (H20)?
a)
element
b)
compound
c)
mixture
6.

An element is a _________________

a)

a pure substance that is made from a single type of atom

b)

a compound that is made from a several different atoms

c)

a mixture that is made from different pure substances

7.

What is a compound?

a)

a substance in which two or more substances are mixed but not chemically joined together

b)

two or more different elements chemically bonded together

c)

a pure substance that is made from a single type of atom

8.

Water is a compound because it is formed by the chemical combination of hydrogen and oxygen

a)

True

b)

False

9.

What drives the Water Cycle?

(a)  

10.

What is the energy source for the water cycle?

a)

the sun

b)

the earth

c)

water

d)

the moon

11.

Which of these is an example of precipitation?

a)

snow

b)

air

c)

clouds

d)

vapor

12.

Which is the opposite of condensation?

a)

runoff

b)

evaporation

c)

precipitation

d)

transpiration

13.

Snow, sleet, hail, and rain are all examples of ________________.

a)

evaporation

b)

condensation

c)

accumulation

d)

precipitation

14.

What is the Water Cycle?

a)

it describes the three forms of water (solid, liquid, gas)

b)

it describes the continuous movement of water within the Earth and atmosphere.

c)

it describes the process of melting water

d)

it describes the process of forming clouds

15.

Which stage does the #1 show in the diagram?

a)

condensation

b)

evaporation

c)

precipitation

d)

run off

16.

Which stage does the #3 show in the diagram?

a)

condensation

b)

evaporation

c)

precipitation

d)

run off

17.

what does the #4 show in the diagram?

a)

condensation

b)

evaporation

c)

precipitation

d)

run off

18.

what does the #2 show in the diagram?

a)

condensation

b)

evaporation

c)

precipitation

d)

run off

19.

What is water doing when it is changed to water vapour?

a)

evaporating

b)

condensing

c)

transpiring

d)

freezing

20.

Transpiration is ..

a)

the condensation of water from the leaves of plants

b)

the precipitation of water from the leaves of plants

c)

the evaporation of water from the leaves of plants

d)

the diffusion of water from the leaves of plants

21.

During which stage do clouds form?

a)

evaporation

b)

condensation

c)

precipitation

d)

sublimation

22.
How does Sunlight effect the Earth's surface?
a)
It warms the Earth.
b)
It cools the Earth.
c)
It has no effect.
23.

What is the greenhouse effect?

a)

The warming of a planet due to trapped heat.

b)

The cooling of Earth due to air pollution.

c)

The heating of a solid, such as a rock.

24.
Water in the atmosphere also acts as a greenhouse gas.
a)
True
b)
False
25.
If the greenhouse effect is too strong, Earth gets...
a)
colder and colder
b)
warmer and warmer
26.

Carbon Dioxide is a greenhouse gas (it traps the heat in the Earth's atmosphere).

a)

True

b)

False

27.

Global warming is the term used to describe the RISING of the average temperature on Earth.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

Does combustion of fossil fuels & clearing of forests contribute to global warming?

a)

Yes

b)

No

29.

An effect of global warming is that the polar ice caps are melting causing a rise in sea levels!

a)

True

b)

False

30.

What type of eclipse is shown in the picture?

a)

Solar

b)

Earth

c)

Neap

d)

Lunar

31.

If its ________ in the Northern Hemisphere, then its Summer in the Southern Hemisphere.

a)

Spring

b)

Summer

c)

Winter

d)

Autumn

32.

If its ________ in the Northern Hemisphere, then its Autumn in the Southern Hemisphere.

a)

Summer

b)

Spring

c)

Fall

d)

Winter

33.

All living things on Earth use energy -- this energy is replaced by _____?

a)

biomass

b)

geothermal energy

c)

solar energy

d)

wind energy

34.

Click on the image.

At what position would Australia be experiencing Winter?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

35.

Click on the image.

At what position is Autumn in the Northern Hemisphere?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

36.

Click on the image.

The graph shows the rise in Global Mean Temperature due to the Greenhouse Effect. What are two major gases that causes the greenhouse effect?

a)

Nitrogen and Oxygen

b)

Carbon Dioxide and Water Vapour

c)

Neon and Krypton

d)

Hydrogen and Helium