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Science Midterms

Total questions: 42

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

what is the largest planet in our solar system

a)

The sun

b)

Neptune

c)

Jupiter

d)

Saturn

2.

Heliocentric is best defined as

a)

Having the earth at the center of our solar system

b)

Having the moon as the center

c)

having the sun at the center

d)

having no center

3.

roation is the action of rotating around an axis

a)

true

b)

false

4.

during a lunar eclipse the moon travels completely through the earth's shadow

a)

true

b)

false

5.

Geocentric is best defined as

a)

having the earth at the center of our solar system

b)

having no center

c)

having Jupiter as our center

d)

having the moon as our center

e)

having the sun as our center

6.

during a solar eclipse the earth passes between the sun and the moon

a)

true

b)

false

7.

revolution is the movement of an object in a circular or elliptical course around another object

a)

true

b)

false

8.

what holds all the planets in orbit around our sun

a)

atmosphere

b)

motin

c)

gravity

d)

heat

9.

witch of the following is a characteristic of a planet

a)

orbits around the sun

b)

round shape

c)

cleared the nayboorhood around it's orbit

d)

all of the above

10.

witch eclipse occurs at night

a)

solar eclipse

b)

lunar eclipse

c)

equinox

d)

winter solstice

11.

the earths axis is tillted at a ___________ degrees

a)

30

b)

5

c)

10

d)

12.3

e)

23.5

12.

what causes the earths seasons

a)

the earths rotation

b)

earths distance from the sun

c)

revolution of the moon

d)

the tilt of the earths axis

13.

how many phases dose the moon go threw

a)

9

b)

7

c)

8

d)

12

e)

10

14.

what planet is furthest from the sun

a)

earth

b)

uranus

c)

mars

d)

mercury

e)

neptune

15.

what kind of star is our sun

a)

red dwarf

b)

yellow dwarf

c)

super giant

d)

red giant

16.

there are billions of stars in our solar system

a)

true

b)

false

17.

trilobites make good index fossils

a)

true

b)

false

18.

fossils are

a)

the remains or impressions of prehistoric organisms

b)

decomposing organisims

c)

sea shells found on the beach

d)

recently deceased organisms

19.

according to the law of superposition oldest fossils are found

a)

near the top of rock layers

b)

in the middle of rock layers

c)

at the bottom of rock layers

d)

at the surface of rock layers

20.

uniformationisim unlocks the keys to the past and the future in what occurs today

a)

true

b)

false

21.

witch of the folowing is NOT a type of fossil

a)

a sea shell found on the beach

b)

a petrifyed dinosuar bone

c)

a foot print on a rock

d)

an ant stuck in amber

22.

relative dating is determining an exact age of the rock or fossil

a)

true

b)

false

23.

index fossils are

a)

fossils found in only small areas of the world

b)

fossils of widely distributed organisims that lived only for a short period of time

c)

fossils that are only found is small numbers

d)

fossils that don't exisit

e)

all of the above

24.

absolute dating uses a quantitative method of dating

a)

true

b)

false

25.

the honor code has to be put on your mid term

a)

true

b)

false

26.

what do we call scientist who study fossils

a)

meterorogists

b)

biologists

c)

paleontologists

27.

witch of the folowing is NOT a method of dating fossils

a)

radeocative dating

b)

absolute dating

c)

reactive dating

d)

releative dating

28.

Trilobites make poor index fossils

a)

true

b)

false

29.

Chronological order is

a)

the arrangement of things in order of importance

b)

the arrangement of things in the order they occoured

c)

the arrangement of the age fossils found by rock layer

30.

the fossil record is

a)

a technique how old a rock is by analyzing the amounts of radioactive isotope and it's decay products in the rock

b)

the quality or state of having many different forms ideas,types,etc.

c)

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.

d)

layers of rock that are successively deposited on top of one another and are distinguishable from on another based on mineral contents

e)

Nice try!! This is a trick question, and i can't be tricked!!!!! none of these are correct!!!

31.

which of the following is NOT something you could learn from a fossil

a)

the size of the organisim

b)

what the organism ate

c)

the color of the organism

d)

where the organism lived

32.

When a species become extinct, no surviving individuals can create a new generation

a)

True

b)

False

33.

Diversity means

a)

the quality of having many different forms

b)

having one form

c)

having very few forms

d)

having very unique forms

e)

None of them

34.

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.

a)

simple organisms develop after more complex ones

b)

organisms have evolved over time

c)

simple organisms are younger

d)

simple organisms evolve from complex organisms

35.

magma

a)

has erupted ; on outside of volcano

b)

has not erupted yet ; still inside volcano

36.

Lava is still on the inside of the volcano, and has not erupted yet.

a)

False

b)

True

37.

Comets are composed of dust and frozen gasses

a)

True

b)

False

38.

which is the first layer of the earth

a)

outer core

b)

core

c)

crust

d)

mantle

e)

inner core

39.

which layer of the earth is made up of solid rock

a)

mantle

b)

crust

c)

core

d)

moon

40.

which layer has plasticity

a)

mantle

b)

crust

c)

core

d)

fossils

41.

which layer of the earth is solid metal

a)

inner core

b)

outer core

c)

mantle

d)

core

e)

crust

42.

who popularized the concept of uniformationisim

a)

Sir Charles Lyell

b)

N.A.S.A

c)

Hutton Jefelfeild

d)

Moraco Willson

e)

John Frank Geovani