WorksheetsScience Midterms
Total questions: 42
Worksheet time: 22mins
what is the largest planet in our solar system
The sun
Neptune
Jupiter
Saturn
Heliocentric is best defined as
Having the earth at the center of our solar system
Having the moon as the center
having the sun at the center
having no center
roation is the action of rotating around an axis
true
false
during a lunar eclipse the moon travels completely through the earth's shadow
true
false
Geocentric is best defined as
having the earth at the center of our solar system
having no center
having Jupiter as our center
having the moon as our center
having the sun as our center
during a solar eclipse the earth passes between the sun and the moon
true
false
revolution is the movement of an object in a circular or elliptical course around another object
true
false
what holds all the planets in orbit around our sun
atmosphere
motin
gravity
heat
witch of the following is a characteristic of a planet
orbits around the sun
round shape
cleared the nayboorhood around it's orbit
all of the above
witch eclipse occurs at night
solar eclipse
lunar eclipse
equinox
winter solstice
the earths axis is tillted at a ___________ degrees
30
5
10
12.3
23.5
what causes the earths seasons
the earths rotation
earths distance from the sun
revolution of the moon
the tilt of the earths axis
how many phases dose the moon go threw
9
7
8
12
10
what planet is furthest from the sun
earth
uranus
mars
mercury
neptune
what kind of star is our sun
red dwarf
yellow dwarf
super giant
red giant
there are billions of stars in our solar system
true
false
trilobites make good index fossils
true
false
fossils are
the remains or impressions of prehistoric organisms
decomposing organisims
sea shells found on the beach
recently deceased organisms
according to the law of superposition oldest fossils are found
near the top of rock layers
in the middle of rock layers
at the bottom of rock layers
at the surface of rock layers
uniformationisim unlocks the keys to the past and the future in what occurs today
true
false
witch of the folowing is NOT a type of fossil
a sea shell found on the beach
a petrifyed dinosuar bone
a foot print on a rock
an ant stuck in amber
relative dating is determining an exact age of the rock or fossil
true
false
index fossils are
fossils found in only small areas of the world
fossils of widely distributed organisims that lived only for a short period of time
fossils that are only found is small numbers
fossils that don't exisit
all of the above
absolute dating uses a quantitative method of dating
true
false
the honor code has to be put on your mid term
true
false
what do we call scientist who study fossils
meterorogists
biologists
paleontologists
witch of the folowing is NOT a method of dating fossils
radeocative dating
absolute dating
reactive dating
releative dating
Trilobites make poor index fossils
true
false
Chronological order is
the arrangement of things in order of importance
the arrangement of things in the order they occoured
the arrangement of the age fossils found by rock layer
the fossil record is
a technique how old a rock is by analyzing the amounts of radioactive isotope and it's decay products in the rock
the quality or state of having many different forms ideas,types,etc.
the mineralized remains or organisms and the rock layers in which they are found that shows when and where long-dead organisms lived and how their bodies were structured.
layers of rock that are successively deposited on top of one another and are distinguishable from on another based on mineral contents
Nice try!! This is a trick question, and i can't be tricked!!!!! none of these are correct!!!
which of the following is NOT something you could learn from a fossil
the size of the organisim
what the organism ate
the color of the organism
where the organism lived
When a species become extinct, no surviving individuals can create a new generation
True
False
Diversity means
the quality of having many different forms
having one form
having very few forms
having very unique forms
None of them
fossils of simple organisms have been found at the bottom of rock layer, while more complex organisms have been found closer to the surface of the rock layers.What information can this give us.
simple organisms develop after more complex ones
organisms have evolved over time
simple organisms are younger
simple organisms evolve from complex organisms
magma
has erupted ; on outside of volcano
has not erupted yet ; still inside volcano
Lava is still on the inside of the volcano, and has not erupted yet.
False
True
Comets are composed of dust and frozen gasses
True
False
which is the first layer of the earth
outer core
core
crust
mantle
inner core
which layer of the earth is made up of solid rock
mantle
crust
core
moon
which layer has plasticity
mantle
crust
core
fossils
which layer of the earth is solid metal
inner core
outer core
mantle
core
crust
who popularized the concept of uniformationisim
Sir Charles Lyell
N.A.S.A
Hutton Jefelfeild
Moraco Willson
John Frank Geovani
