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WorksheetsScience MIDTERM review (Units 1-4)
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 22mins
What arm of the Milky Way is the Solar System on?
Perseus
Scutum-Centaurus
Orion
Local
What kind of star is our sun?
Red Dwarf
Yellow Dwarf
Super Giant
Red Giant
Which of the following is a characteristic of a planet?
Orbits around the Sun
Round shape
Clears the neighborhood around its orbit
All of the above
During a Solar Eclipse, the Earth passes between the Sun and the moon.
True
False
What is one key difference between inner and outer planets?
Inner planets are larger than outer planets
Inner planets are cooler than outer planets
Inner planets have a metallic core while outer planets have a frozen or rocky core
Outer planets rotate slower and revolve faster than inner planets
Geocentric is best defined as having the (a) as the center.
What causes Earth's seasons?
The Earth's rotation
The Earth's distance from the Sun
The revolution of the moon
The tilt of the Earth's axis
There are billions of stars in our solar system
True
False
What direction does the moon orbit the Earth?
Clockwise
Depends on the season
Depends on the month
Counterclockwise
What is a solstice and when does it occur?
The day with the longest or shortest amount of daylight
June 21
December 21
All of the above
During what phase does a lunar eclipse occur?
Full moon
New moon
Crescent moon
Gibbous moon
Name two planets that are similar in size.
Mercury and Jupiter
Venus and Neptune
Earth and Saturn
Earth and Venus
What eclipse occurs at night?
Solar Eclipse
Lunar Eclipse
Winter Solstice
Equinox
What is the Sun mostly made of?
Iron
Rock
Lithium
Hydrogen
What happens during nuclear fusion?
Hydrogen reacts with oxygen to create explosions
Hydrogen atoms are forced together to create helium
Helium atoms breakdown to create hydrogen
Helium reacts with oxygen to create explosions
The photosphere can only be seen during a (a) eclipse.
The gravitational pull of the Sun affects which of the following properties of planets in our solar system?
Chemical compostion
Speed and shape of orbit
Formation of land features
Number of moons
The Sun is a star that earth and the other planets revolve around. The Sun has a large gravitational pull. The gravitational attraction of the Sun contributes most to which of the following?
Magnetic field of the planets
Motion of the planets
Mass and density of the planets
Atmosphere of the planets
The composition of the sun is best described as-
liquid nitrogen and solid magnesium
molten rock, primarily iron
dense and composed of hot gases
lightweight particles of dust
How many of the stars visible in the night sky are closer to Earth than to the Sun?
All of them
None of them
About half
Only one
Diversity means:
The quality of having many different forms
Having on one form
Having very few of forms
Having very unique forms
Knowing the relative age of an index fossil in one location helps scientists:
Determine the absolute age of rocks nearby
Quantitatively date fossils or rocks nearby
Determine the absolute age of fossils and rock layers in other locations
Infer the relative age of fossils and rock layers in other locations
Rock Strata is:
System of chronological events measurement that relates stratigraphy (study of rock layers) to time
When particles of other rocks are deposited in layers and are compacted (crushed together) and cemented (binding the sediments)
A bed or layer of Sedimentary rock having approximately the same composition throughout
The mineralized remains of organisms, showing how long-dead organisms lived and how their bodies were structured.
(a) is a measure of how easily a mineral can be scratched.
(a) is how some minerals break along flat planes when exposed to stress, such as being hit with a hammer.
True or false: The color of a mineral when it is ground into powder is streak.
True
False
Which of the following properties are used to identify minerals?
luster
color
hardness
none of the above
