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Part 2 Review for Principles of Science Final Exam

Total questions: 92

Worksheet time: 46mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

One form of visual evidence for increasing temperatures on Earth would be...

a)

A decrease in the loss of glacial ice

b)

An increase in the loss of glacial ice

c)

Increase in the gain of glacial ice

d)

Decrease in the gain of glacial ice.

2.

These features on a glacier look like parallel scratches and grooves.

a)

striations

b)

eskers

c)

erratics

d)

moraines

3.

Which two areas have continental ice sheets?

a)

Greenland and Antarctica

b)

Alaska and the Arctic

c)

Louisiana and Tokyo

d)

Greenland and Alaska

4.

Permanently frozen soil would be known as...

a)

Hydroplane

b)

Till

c)

Albedo

d)

Permafrost

5.

When two plates separate from each other, it is known as this type of plate boundary.

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform

d)

Introverted

6.

When two plates slide horizontally, it is known as this type of plate boundary.

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform

d)

Extroverted

7.

What does the theory of plate tectonics help us explain?

a)

The extinction of the dinosaurs

b)

Why Earth has a liquid outer core

c)

Why the Earth is reshaping itself in an endless, slow motion movement.

d)

The Giant Impact Theory

8.

What is the name of the most recent supercontinent?

a)

Pangea

b)

Rodinia

c)

Columbia

d)

Vaalbara

9.

The tectonic plates are composed of...

a)

The upper mantle only

b)

The upper mantle and crust

c)

Continental crust only

d)

Oceanic crust only

10.

The Mid-Atlantic Ridge is an example of this type of plate boundary.

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform

d)

Oceanic-Oceanic Convergence

11.

Mountains are an example of this type of plate boundary.

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform

d)

Oceanic-Oceanic Divergence

12.

Volcanoes from at these locations...

a)

Sinking zones

b)

Divergent Boundaries

c)

Transform Boundaries

d)

Subduction zones

13.

Volcanoes from at these locations...

a)

Sinking zones

b)

Divergent Boundaries

c)

Transform Boundaries

d)

Subduction zones

14.

What feature exists along the edge of the Pacific Ocean, which forms the Ring of Fire?

a)

Sinking zone

b)

Divergent Boundary

c)

Transform Boundary

d)

Subduction zone

15.

Plate tectonics are driven by these types of currents.

a)

Wind

b)

Ocean

c)

Convection

d)

Outer core

16.

The vibration of Earth produced by the rapid release of energy within the lithosphere is known as…

a)

Earthquake

b)

Volcano

c)

Wind

d)

Waves

17.

This is a rupture in the crust of the Earth that allows hot lava to escape from a magma chamber below the surface.

a)

Earthquake

b)

Volcano

c)

Wind

d)

Waves

18.

What type of plate boundary is shown in this image?

a)

Continental-Continental Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform

d)

Oceanic-Continental Convergent

19.

What type of plate boundary is shown in this image?

a)

Continental-Continental Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform

d)

Oceanic-Continental Convergent

20.

What type of plate boundary is shown in this image?

a)

Continental-Continental Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform

d)

Oceanic-Continental Convergent

21.

What type of plate boundary is shown in this image?

a)

Continental-Continental Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform

d)

Oceanic-Continental Convergent

22.

What type of plate boundary is shown in this image?

a)

Continental-Continental Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform

d)

Oceanic-Continental Convergent

23.

What is the flattest feature on the surface of the ocean?

a)

Abyssal plain

b)

trench

c)

seamount

d)

guyot

24.

What is the deepest feature in the ocean?

a)

Rift valley

b)

trench

c)

seamount

d)

guyot

25.

Which of the following features is a mountain in the sea?

a)

Rift valley

b)

trench

c)

seamount

d)

guyot

26.

Which of the following features is a plateau in the sea?

a)

Rift valley

b)

trench

c)

seamount

d)

guyot

27.

All energy in a food web begins with...

a)

consumers

b)

producers

c)

autotrophs

d)

the Sun

28.

Where could a deep ocean trench be found?

a)

on a continent

b)

at a subduction zone

c)

off the East Coast of the US

d)

in the United States

29.

What is the portion of the ocean where light is strong enough for photosynthesis to occur?

a)

Aphotic Zone

b)

Euphotic Zone

c)

Abyssal

d)

Oceanic

30.

TWO ways that plastic pollution move from the land to the ocean are...

a)

Runoff

b)

Radiation

c)

Wind

d)

Gardening

31.

These are the large circular currents that form on the surface of the ocean.

a)

Gyres

b)

Eddys

c)

Thermohaline

d)

Tides

32.

These are the small circular currents that form whirlpools.

a)

Gyres

b)

Eddys

c)

Thermohaline

d)

Tides

33.

This type of circulation drives the global conveyor belt.

a)

Gyres

b)

Eddys

c)

Thermohaline

d)

Tides

34.

This is the alternate rising and falling of the sea which usually occurs twice a day.

a)

Gyres

b)

Eddys

c)

Thermohaline

d)

Tides

35.

The ocean is made entirely of salt water

a)

True

b)

False

36.

Each of the oceans is separated from one another

a)

True

b)

False

37.

Salt water floats on top of freshwater.

a)

True

b)

False

38.

Salt water is more dense than freshwater

a)

True

b)

False

39.

The ocean is made entirely of freshwater

a)

True

b)

False

40.

When we put too much fertilizer on our fields, it runs off and…

a)

raises the dissolved oxygen levels in the Chesapeake Bay

b)

Removes toxic chemicals from our rivers

c)

Kills all organisms

d)

causes algae blooms

41.

Upwelling describes...

a)

An unusually warm current in the Pacific that brings weather changes to the US

b)

A warm current flowing up the East Coast bringing weather changes to Europe

c)

cold water from the bottom of the ocean rising up, bringing nutrients with it

d)

An unusually warm current in the Atlantic that brings weather changes to the US

42.

The El Nino is described as...

a)

An unusually warm current in the Pacific that brings weather changes to the US

b)

A warm current flowing up the East Coast bringing weather changes to Europe

c)

cold water from the bottom of the ocean rising up, bringing nutrients with it

d)

An unusually warm current in the Atlantic that brings weather changes to the US

43.

The Gulf Stream is described as...

a)

An unusually warm current in the Pacific that brings weather changes to the US

b)

A warm current flowing up the East Coast bringing weather changes to Europe

c)

cold water from the bottom of the ocean rising up, bringing nutrients with it

d)

An unusually warm current in the Atlantic that brings weather changes to the US

44.

Without the greenhouse effect, life would not be sustainable

a)

True

b)

False

45.

All carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is bad for the environment.

a)

True

b)

False

46.

The process humans use for breathing is called...

a)

Transpiration

b)

Respiration

c)

Photosynthesis

d)

Oxidization

47.

Nitrogen is the most abundant gas in our atmosphere

a)

True

b)

False

48.

We do not need nitrogen for life to be possible on Earth

a)

True

b)

False

49.

Nitrogen...

a)

Prevents cells from dividing

b)

is a major component of DNA

c)

Makes protein synthesis difficult

d)

All of these

50.

Abiotic refers to something that is...

a)

living

b)

non-living

c)

consumer

d)

producer

51.

Biotic refers to something that is...

a)

living

b)

non-living

c)

consumer

d)

producer

52.

This life form would have the ability to create it's own energy

a)

living organism

b)

non-living object

c)

consumer

d)

producer

53.

This life form would not be able to produce it's own food.

a)

living organism

b)

non-living object

c)

consumer

d)

producer

54.

Estuaries are at risk when...

a)

they do not get enough fertilizer

b)

invasive species do not allow native species to survive

c)

their temperatures remain constant

d)

there are not enough toxic chemicals in the water

55.

Which of the following is NOT a consumer...

a)

sharks

b)

phytoplankton

c)

fish

d)

whales

56.

Which of the following is a consumer?

a)

Phytoplankton

b)

Algae

c)

Seaweed

d)

Squid

57.

This ocean feature is an extension of the continental crust.

a)

Continental slope

b)

continental shelf

c)

Mariana Trench

d)

Abyssal plain

58.

Which is not the name of an ocean?

a)

Pacific

b)

Atlantic

c)

Australian

d)

Arctic

59.

In the process of fixation, bacteria move nitrogen from...

a)

plants to animals

b)

animals to plants

c)

the atmosphere to animals

d)

the atmosphere to plants

60.

An autotroph is also known as...

a)

A producer

b)

A consumer

c)

A secondary consumer

d)

A tertiary consumer

61.

This layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone layer

a)

stratosphere

b)

mesosphere

c)

thermosphere

d)

troposphere

62.

Air has mass because it is a mixture of gases

a)

True

b)

False

63.

This layer of the atmosphere where weather occurs

a)

stratosphere

b)

mesosphere

c)

thermosphere

d)

troposphere

64.

This layer of the atmosphere where meteors burn up

a)

stratosphere

b)

mesosphere

c)

thermosphere

d)

troposphere

65.

This layer of the atmosphere where satellites orbit

a)

stratosphere

b)

thermosphere - specifically the ionosphere

c)

thermosphere - specifically the exosphere

d)

troposphere

66.

This layer of the atmosphere where the Aurora Borealis/Norther Lights occur

a)

stratosphere

b)

thermosphere - specifically the ionosphere

c)

thermosphere - specifically the exosphere

d)

troposphere

67.

What is the chemical formula for the type of oxygen we breathe?

a)

O1

b)

O2

c)

O3

d)

O4

68.

What does the ozone layer protect us from?

a)

Meteors

b)

Infrared radiation

c)

UV radiation

d)

Ozone

69.

These are human-made chemical substances that cause ozone depletion?

a)

TLCs

b)

TCCs

c)

CFCs

d)

CKRs

70.

Which cycle regulates weather patterns?

a)

The Nitrogen Cycle

b)

The Water Cycle

c)

The Carbon Cycle

d)

The Hydrogen Cycle

71.

Solar energy is distributed ________ across Earth's surface

a)

evenly

b)

unevenly

c)

first

d)

last

72.

Some gases have the ability to trap heat using this process.

a)

Climate Change

b)

Global Warming

c)

The Greenhouse Effect

d)

Infrared Radiation

73.

Climate is a ____ term change.

a)

long

b)

short

c)

slow

d)

fast

74.

Weather is a ____ term change.

a)

long

b)

short

c)

slow

d)

fast

75.

The current rate of warming on Earth is...

a)

occurring in reverse

b)

occurring slower

c)

occurring faster

76.

Melting ice causes more warming because the reflective surface of ice is gone and replaced with darker surfaces.

a)

True

b)

False

77.

What do we call a front with little to no movement?

a)

Cold

b)

Warm

c)

Stationary

d)

Occluded

78.

This front is fast-moving and is associated with severe weather.

a)

cold

b)

warm

c)

stationary

d)

occluded

79.

An air mass is a large body of air that has the same characteristics

a)

true

b)

false

80.

This air mass is dry and forms over land in cold areas.

a)

Maritime tropical

b)

maritime polar

c)

continental polar

d)

continental tropical

81.

What causes the seasons on Earth?

a)

Earth's rotation

b)

Earth's orbit

c)

The tilt of the Earth on it's axis

d)

The distance between the Earth and the Sun

82.

One Earth ________ is equal to one day, whereas one Earth __________ is equal to one year.

a)

Revolution, rotation

b)

rotation, revolution

c)

orbit, revolution

d)

orbit, rotation

83.

The Moon's revolution and the Moon's rotation is equal to...

a)

one day

b)

one year

c)

28 days

d)

2 months

84.

Which two days have equal amounts of day and night, when the Sun is directly over the equator?

a)

autumnal and vernal equinoxes

b)

summer solstice and vernal equinox

c)

winter solstice and summer solstice

d)

autumnal equinox and winter solstice

85.

The Moon is always 50% illuminated

a)

True

b)

False

86.

In which season does the North Pole have approximately 20-24 hours of daylight?

a)

Summer

b)

Winter

c)

Spring

d)

Fall

87.

A total eclipse is observed in the _____ of the shadow, whereas a partial eclipse is observed in the ________ of the shadow.

a)

light, dark

b)

pale, moon

c)

umbra, penumbra

d)

penumbra, umbra

88.

We only see one side of the Moon because the Moon's revolution and rotation are the same.

a)

True

b)

False

89.

The inner and outer planets are separated by...

a)

The Asteroid Belt

b)

The Oort Cloud

c)

The Kuiper Belt

d)

Pluto

90.

We use the heliocentric model of the solar system.

a)

True

b)

False

91.

What is the order of the Moon phases from Full Moon to New Moon?

a)

Waning Gibbous, Third Quarter, Waning Crescent

b)

Waxing Gibbous, Third Quarter, Waxing Crescent

c)

Waning Gibbous, First Quarter, Waning Crescent

d)

Waning Crescent, Third Quarter, Waning Gibbous

92.

Which of the following is NOT a jovian planet?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Uranus

c)

Mars

d)

Neptune

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