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State Test Review (part 1)

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Light travels

a)

around corners

b)

in straight lines

c)

in zig zags

d)

only when its warm

2.

Light bounces off and object when it is

a)

reflected

b)

absorbed

c)

refracted

d)

transmitted

3.

Light bends when passing through a new substance is called:

a)

refraction

b)

reflection

c)

absorption

4.

When light continues to pass through an object without changing its path

a)

reflect

b)

transmit

c)

absorb

d)

refract

5.

Which of the following is a synonym for the phrase "soak up"?

a)

absorb

b)

reflect

c)

refract

d)

transmit

6.

Lenses, like camera lenses, microscopes or magnifying glasses do what?

a)

reflect light

b)

refract light

c)

absorb light

7.

What do smooth, shiny surfaces do?

a)

reflect light

b)

refract light

c)

absorb light

8.
A microscope makes objects under it appear bigger because the lens...
a)
bends the light passing through it.
b)
increases the strength of the light.
c)
decreases the light passing through it.
d)
changes the color of the light passing through it.
9.

This is an example of?

a)

Absorb

b)

Reflection

c)

Refraction

d)

Transmition

10.

When light strikes this wood, what happens to it?

a)

The light transmits

b)

The light reflects

c)

The light absorbs

d)

The light refracts

11.

An object that allows SOME light to pass through, but not all of it. Objects appear fuzzy/blurry on the other side

a)

translucent

b)

transparent

c)

opaque

d)

optical

12.

An object that allows NO light to pass through which creates a shadow behind the object

a)

opaque

b)

transparent

c)

translucent

d)

translated

13.

An object that allows ALL light to pass through clearly and easily

a)

translucent

b)

opaque

c)

transparent

d)

reflect

14.

a)

transparent

b)

translucent

c)

opaque

15.

a)

transparent

b)

opaque

c)

translucent

16.

a)

transparent

b)

translucent

c)

opaque

17.

a)

translucent

b)

opaque

c)

transparent

18.
Produced when sediments fill in a cavity made when an object decayed 
a)
cast
b)
mold
c)
original remains
19.
Cavity in a rock made when an organism decayed
a)
cast
b)
mold 
c)
original remains
20.
Principle that Earth's processes occurring today are similar to those that occurred in the past 
a)
unconformities 
b)
uniformitariansim 
c)
superposition 
21.
Process that uses the properties of atoms in rocks and other objects to determine their ages 
a)
relative dating
b)
radioactive decay 
c)
absolute dating
22.
Principle that states in a sequence of undisturbed rocks, the oldest rocks are on the bottom and the rocks become progressively younger toward the top 
a)
superposition 
b)
uniformitarianism
c)
half-life
23.
Gaps in rock records made when agents of erosion remove existing rock layers 
a)
fossils
b)
unconformities
c)
permineralized remains
24.
Method by which a geologist can calculate the absolute age of the rock by knowing the half-life of an isotope 
a)
radiometric dating
b)
relative dating
c)
absolute dating
25.
Time it takes for half of an isotopes atoms to decay 
a)
relative age 
b)
absolute age 
c)
half-life
26.
Fossil of thin layer of carbon atoms and molecules 
a)
original remains 
b)
carbon film
c)
trace fossil
27.
Formed when original material in skeletal remains are replaced by minerals 
a)
original remains 
b)
fossil
c)
permineralized remains 
28.
Method by which order of events or age of rocks is determined by examining the position of rocks in a layer 
a)
relative dating
b)
absolute dating
c)
radiometric dating
29.
Remains, imprints or traces of once-living organisms
a)
water
b)
superposition
c)
fossils 
30.
Process that occurs when the number of protons in an atom is changed and new element is formed 
a)
radioactive decay 
b)
radiometric dating 
c)
absolute age 
31.
Fossils of species that existed for  short periods and were widespread 
a)
trace fossils 
b)
index fossils 
c)
original remains 
32.
Correctly sequence the layers of rocks oldest to youngest 
a)
A,B,C,D
b)
D,C,B,A
33.
Correctly sequence the layers of rocks oldest to youngest 
a)
C,E,D,A,B
b)
C,E,D,A,B
c)
C,E, D,B,A
34.
Correctly sequence the layers of rocks oldest to youngest 
a)
A,D, C, B, E
b)
E, B,C D, A
c)
B,E,C, D, A
35.

A physical appearance is

a)

genotype

b)

heterozygous

c)

phenotype

d)

codominance

36.

A mutation is harmful to an organism if it

a)

changes the phenotype of an organism

b)

changes the DNA segment

c)

reduces the organism's chance of survival

d)

makes the organism better able to avoid predators

37.

What does Pp mean?

a)

two dominant alleles

b)

heterozygous alleles

c)

one dominant allele

d)

two dominant and recessive alleles

38.

Who studied different characteristics of pea plants by cross-pollinating plants?

a)

Gregor Mendel

b)

Albert Punnett

c)

Sir Isaac Newton

d)

David Kuster

39.

What is the probability of producing a tall pea plant from a cross between two hybrid tall pea plants?

a)

25%

b)

50%

c)

75%

d)

100%

40.

A purebred horse with white hair is crossed with a purebred horse with brown hair. Each of their offspring has both white and brown hair. Why does this occur?

a)

several alleles work together to determine a trait

b)

two alleles for hair are dominant

c)

two alleles for hair are recessive

d)

the alleles for fur color are neither dominant or recessive

41.

What does a Punnett Square determine?

a)

all of Mendel's discoveries about genetic crosses

b)

all the outcomes of a genetic cross

c)

only the recessive allele combinations

d)

only the dominant allele combinations

42.

Genotype is

a)

stem height

b)

feather color

c)

physical appearance

d)

genetic makeup

43.

Factors that control traits are

a)

purebreds

b)

genes

c)

recessives

d)

parents

44.

Scientists call an organism with two different alleles for a trait

a)

factor

b)

purebred

c)

trait

d)

hybrid

45.

A mutation is

a)

any change that is harmful

b)

any change in a gene or chromosome

c)

any change that is helpful

d)

any change in the phenotype

46.

Which term refers to physical characteristics that are studied in genetics

a)

traits

b)

offspring

c)

generations

d)

hybrids

47.

An organisms's allele combination is known as

a)

phenotype

b)

mutation

c)

hybrid

d)

genotype

48.

If a homozygous black cat (BB) is crossed with a homozygous white cat (bb), what is the probability of having a cat with white fur?

a)

100%

b)

0%

c)

75%

d)

25%

49.

What does RR mean

a)

two dominant alleles

b)

heterozygous alleles

c)

at least one dominant allele

d)

one dominant and one recessive allele

50.

A mother gives birth to a son, she then gives birth to a daughter. What is the likely hood that she will have another son?

a)

75%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

100%

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