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Worksheets8th Grade - 1st Semester Final Exam
Total questions: 84
Worksheet time: 28mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The commandment to study and use the earth and its resources for God's glory and man's benefit is called ___?
a)
the Great Commandment
b)
the principle of uniformity
c)
creational goodness
d)
the Creation Mandate
2.
The three foundational points of a christian worldview are Creation, the Fall and ___.
a)
Change
b)
Redemption
c)
Sin
d)
Data
3.
Creationist and secular scientists can have the same information becomes a different conclusions because they have different___ of data.
a)
values
b)
types
c)
interpretations
d)
uses
4.
A scientific model
a)
is a workable explanation of what the scientist thinks is happening.
b)
has to be a physically constructed item
c)
is something a scientist makes in his spare time.
d)
always gives the right answer to a scientific question.
5.
If scientific information is collected with an instrument containing a numerical scale, it is most likely ___ data.
a)
descriptive
b)
derived
c)
measured
d)
inferred
6.
The work of good science involves ___.
a)
glorifying God
b)
showing love to your neighbor
c)
none of these
d)
both of these
7.
According to an important presupposition of science, for every observable result of a process, there must be an adequate<br /><br>
a)
cause
b)
effect
c)
hypothesis
d)
inference
8.
All humans are valuable because they are made in God's image.
a)
true
b)
false
9.
Models are acceptable only when they perfectly portrayed what they are intended to represent.
a)
true
b)
false
10.
Descriptive data is usually considered to be more repeatable and reliable than measured data.
a)
true
b)
false
11.
What is the term for A. on the diagram
a)
Sublimation
b)
Deposition
c)
Condensation
d)
Evaporation
12.
What is the term for B. on the diagram
a)
Deposition
b)
Condensation
c)
Evaporation
d)
Melting
13.
What is the term for C. on the diagram
a)
Condensation
b)
Evaporation
c)
Melting
d)
Freezing
14.
What is the term for D. on the diagram
a)
Evaporation
b)
Melting
c)
Freezing
d)
Sublimation
15.
What is the term for E. on the diagram
a)
Melting
b)
Freezing
c)
Sublimation
d)
Deposition
16.
What is the term for F. on the diagram
a)
Freezing
b)
Sublimation
c)
Deposition
d)
Condensation
17.
Liters, cubic centimeters, quarts, and milliliters are all measures of __.
a)
volume
b)
weight
c)
density
d)
mass
18.
What is the ability to do work?
a)
energy
b)
friction
c)
mechanics
d)
shear force
19.
Which of the following is a field force?
a)
compression
b)
magnetism
c)
friction
d)
shear
20.
Which particle is in the nucleus of every atom?
a)
electron
b)
proton
c)
neutron
d)
ion
21.
Matter is defined as anything that
a)
occupies space and has mass
b)
can be seen and has density
c)
is organic and uniform
d)
responds to gravity and has color
22.
A substance's state of matter is most directly affected by its
a)
temperature.
b)
atomic number
c)
field forces.
d)
electrical charge.
23.
Which force is responsible for the grinding and wearing away of rock as a glacier moves over it?
a)
friction
b)
tension
c)
shear
d)
compression
24.
Which field force is probably the most important to a geolgoist?
a)
magnetism
b)
electrical force
c)
gravity
d)
tension
25.
If a substance has a constant volume but changes shape, it is a ___.
a)
plasma
b)
liquid
c)
gas
d)
solid
26.
A ___ is operationally defined as a push or a pull.
a)
day-age
b)
mass
c)
force
d)
gravity
27.
The depression found at the top of most volcanic cones is called a(n) _____.
a)
volcano
b)
crater
c)
fumerol
d)
basalts
e)
geothermal
28.
A rapid downhill movement of hot, solid, volcanic particles suspended in steam is ___.
a)
pyroclastic flow
b)
lahar
c)
fumerole
d)
geyser
29.
A mudslide caused by a volcano is called a
a)
laccolith
b)
lahar
c)
pahoehoe
d)
pyroclastic flow
30.
Which of the following volcano types takes up the most land area?
a)
strato volcano
b)
cinder cone
c)
shield volcano
d)
composite volcano
31.
A volcano is made of igneous rocks.
a)
true
b)
false
32.
magma that reaches the earths's surface
a)
Lava
b)
extinct volcano
c)
caldera
d)
ash
33.
a volcano having no historical record of eruption and showing no seismic indications of activity
a)
extinct volcano
b)
caldera
c)
ash
d)
stratovolcano
34.
an enlarged depression that is caused by an explosion or the collapse of a volcanic cone
a)
caldera
b)
ash
c)
stratovolcano
d)
bomb
35.
tiny, angular, glassy fragments
a)
ash
b)
stratovolcano
c)
bomb
d)
shield volcano
36.
a volcano that emits lava and solid debris in alternately quiet and explosive eruptions
a)
stratovolcano
b)
bomb
c)
shield volcano
d)
cinder cone
37.
streamlined mass of ejected lava that has solidified in flight
a)
bomb
b)
shield volcano
c)
cinder cone
d)
magma
38.
a volcano that emits mostly lava in quiet eruptions
a)
shield volcano
b)
cinder cone
c)
magma
d)
active volcano
39.
a volcano that emits mostly cinders, ashes, and bombs
a)
cinder cone
b)
magma
c)
active volcano
d)
crater
40.
Mohorovicic discontinuity
a)
Area A
b)
Area B
c)
Area C
d)
Area D
41.
crust
a)
Area A
b)
Area B
c)
Area C
d)
Area D
42.
contains both a solid part and a liquid part
a)
Area C
b)
Area D
c)
Area E
d)
Area F
43.
asthenosphere
a)
Area C
b)
Area D
c)
Area E
d)
Area F
44.
lithosphere
a)
Area A
b)
Area B
c)
Area C
d)
Area D
45.
possibly the source of the earth's magnetic field
a)
Area C
b)
Area D
c)
Area E
d)
Area F
46.
The earth's crust is made up of large divisions known as
a)
continents
b)
tectonic plates
c)
geoshields
d)
cores
47.
Our seasons are most directly caused by
a)
the earth's tilt
b)
the earth's rotation
c)
the earth's gravity.
d)
the earth's atmosphere.
48.
The word geology literally means the study of the
a)
earth
b)
core
c)
crust
d)
ocean
49.
Secular geologists currently believe that the earth's age is
a)
1-2 million years old
b)
100 - 200 million years old
c)
4-5 billion years old
d)
100 - 200 billion years old
50.
Young-earth creationists believe the earth's age is about
a)
2015 years.
b)
4004 years
c)
6000-7000 years
d)
4-5 million years
51.
How do geologists collect data to model the earth's interior?
a)
from earthquake waves
b)
by radar
c)
by sonar
d)
from x-rays
52.
Scientists believe that the earth's core is composed mostly of
a)
iron
b)
aluminum
c)
steel
d)
copper
53.
The earth's orbit is best described as an ellipse.
a)
true
b)
false
54.
All scientists believe that the earth is regular and predictable.
a)
true
b)
false
55.
Geologically, the term stratum refers to
a)
a layer of rock.
b)
a rare fossil.
c)
a large plate of the earth's crust.
d)
a long period of time.
56.
How long did Noah and his family spend inside the Ark?
a)
40 days and 40 nights
b)
154 days
c)
316 days
d)
371 days
57.
According to a young-earth view, during which period would you expect to find the greatest number of fossils?
a)
the Creation event
b)
the Flood
c)
modern geologic processes
d)
the New World Era
58.
This we know for certain: no human was present to view the earth’s ___
a)
Beginnings
b)
the Flood
59.
The most significant physical event in the earth's history other than Creation was ___.
a)
the Flood
b)
Beginnings
60.
Uniformitarianism is the assumption that current natural, earth-shaping processes also shaped the earth in the past at the same rate.
a)
true
b)
false
61.
Alfred Wegener was a German meteorologist and geophysicist who proposed the
a)
continental displacement theory.
b)
principle of superposition
c)
nebular hypothesis.
d)
catastrophic plate tectonics theory.
62.
An instrument that simply detects earth waves is a
a)
seismoscope
b)
seismograph
c)
seismometer
d)
seismotracker
63.
Subduction would most likely be occurring at a
a)
convergent
b)
divergent
c)
normal
d)
transform
64.
The horizontal direction of a fault is its
a)
strike
b)
stress
c)
dip
d)
slip
65.
Secondary, smaller earthquakes that result from a major earthquake are called
a)
strike slips
b)
aftershocks
c)
dip slips
d)
epicenters
66.
An instrument that both detects and records earth waves is a
a)
seismoscope
b)
seismograph
c)
seismometer
d)
seismotracker
67.
Which earthquake magnitude scale do geologists use to report to the public?
a)
the linear scale
b)
the Modified Mercalli Intensity scale
c)
the Richter scale
d)
the moment magnitude scale
68.
An ocean wave caused by an earthquake is called a(n) ___
a)
breaker
b)
L wave
c)
tidal wave
d)
tsunami
69.
Fire is a significant earthquake hazard in heavily populated areas
a)
true
b)
false
70.
a transform fault
a)
Strike-slip
b)
P wave
c)
S Wave
d)
Focus
71.
the fastest body wave
a)
P wave
b)
S Wave
c)
Focus
d)
Epicenter
72.
a body wave that cannot travel through Earth's core
a)
S Wave
b)
Focus
c)
Epicenter
d)
Magnitude
73.
the center of earthquake activity
a)
Focus
b)
Epicenter
c)
Magnitude
d)
Love Wave
74.
the point on earth's surface above the center of earthquake activity
a)
Epicenter
b)
Magnitude
c)
Love Wave
d)
Modified Maercalli Intensity scale
75.
the indicator of the energy released by an earthquake
a)
Magnitude
b)
Love Wave
c)
Modified Maercalli Intensity scale
d)
Dip-slip
76.
a type of surface wave
a)
Love Wave
b)
Modified Maercalli Intensity scale
c)
Dip-slip
d)
Strike-slip
77.
monocline
a)
Convergent landform
b)
Depositional Landform
c)
Uplift landform
d)
Subsidence Landform
78.
drumlin
a)
Depositional Landform
b)
Uplift landform
c)
Subsidence Landform
d)
Erosional Landform
79.
plateau
a)
Uplift landform
b)
Subsidence Landform
c)
Erosional Landform
d)
Divergent Landform
80.
dome
a)
Uplift landform
b)
Subsidence Landform
c)
Erosional Landform
d)
Divergent Landform
81.
sand dune
a)
Depositional Landform
b)
Uplift landform
c)
Subsidence Landform
d)
Erosional Landform
82.
basin
a)
Subsidence Landform
b)
Erosional Landform
c)
Divergent Landform
d)
Depositional Landform
83.
butte
a)
Erosional Landform
b)
Divergent Landform
c)
Depositional Landform
d)
Convergent landform
84.
graben
a)
Depositional Landform
b)
Uplift landform
c)
Divergent Landform
d)
Erosional Landform
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