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g7 science midterm review

Total questions: 131

Worksheet time: 1hrs 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What type of boundary is this?
a)
Divergent
b)
Convergent
c)
Transform
2.
Which type of volcano has hawaiian type eruptions?
a)
Stratovolcano
b)
Cindercone Volcano
c)
Shield Volcano
3.
What type of volcano is found on a hot spot?
a)
Shield
b)
Stratovolcano
c)
Cindercone
4.
What type of volcano is typically found along side other volcanoes or in random locations?
a)
Shield
b)
Stratovolcano
c)
Cindercone
5.
Would a volcano be found at a transform boundary?
a)
Yes
b)
No
6.
Which one of the following is a famous example of a shield volcano?
a)
Aleutian Islands
b)
Mt. St. Helens
c)
Hawaii
7.
Where do the majority of the Earth's volcanoes and earthquakes occur?
a)
Around the Atlantic Ocean
b)
Around the Pacific Ocean
c)
Around Iceland
8.

LAND DEGREDATION REFERS TO .........

a)

DECLINE OF THE PRODUCTIVITY OF CULTIVATED LAND

b)

TO ENSURE THAT THE NATURAL RESOURCES ARE NOT DEPLETED

9.
What is the name of the thin layer of solid rock that makes up the outermost part of Earth?
a)
core
b)
crust
c)
mantle
d)
biosphere
10.
All water on Earth is recycled through ____.
a)
the water cycle
b)
pockets of nitrogen
c)
exhaled gas
d)
dead organic material
11.
All living things on earth are part of the....
a)
Biosphere
b)
Geosphere
c)
Hydrosphere
d)
Cryosphere
12.

What fin does a fish mostly use for balance?

a)

pelvic

b)

pectoral

c)

caudal

d)

dorsal

13.

What kind of fish are lampreys and hagfish?

a)

Osteichthyes

b)

Chondrichthyes

c)

Agnatha

14.

What kind of animal inks?

a)

octopus

b)

squid

c)

both a and b

15.

What structure on a bony fish protects the gills?

a)

scales

b)

adipose fin

c)

operculum

16.

What kind of fish are sharks?

a)

Chondrichthyes

b)

Agnatha

c)

Osteichthyes

17.

Where are starfish eyes located?

a)

on the ventral side

b)

at the tips of the arms

c)

on the dorsal side

18.

Light energy, 6H2O, and 6CO2 are at the start of photosynthesis.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Fruits that are picked green will never ripen.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Water enters plants through the ___.

a)

surface of leaves

b)

roots

c)

tips of stems

d)

stomata

21.
Coal, oil and natural gas
a)
fossil resources
b)
carbon resources
c)
natural resources
d)
renewable resources
22.
Any valuable material of geologic origin that can be extracted from the earth
a)
fossil resources
b)
carbon resources
c)
natural resources
d)
renewable resources
23.
Which is considered an energy source
a)
Granite
b)
Water
c)
Petroleum 
d)
Iron
24.

When water soaks into the ground it is called...

a)

Leeching

b)

Caverns

c)

Infiltration

d)

Dripping

25.

The tallest types of mountains are...

a)

Folded

b)

Upwarped

c)

Canyon

d)

Fault-block

26.

What type of energy transformation occurs, when a hawk eats a mouse and then uses the energy from the mouse to fly?

a)

mechanical energy to chemical energy

b)

thermal energy to mechanical energy

c)

chemical energy to mechanical energy

d)

mechanical energy to thermal energy

27.
Which of the following energy transformations occur when a lamp that is plugged into a wall socket is functioning correctly?
a)
Chemical to light
b)
Electrical to chemical
c)
Electrical to light
d)
Chemical to electrical
28.

The roller coaster cart has the most kinetic energy at position-

a)

W

b)

X

c)

Y

d)

Z

29.
A hairdryer converts -- 
a)
electrical energy into chemical
b)
electrical energy into thermal
c)
chemical energy into mechanical
d)
thermal energy into mechanical
30.

What kind of energy is represented in the picture?

a)

Thermal

b)

Chemical

c)

Sound

d)

Kinetic

31.

HOW MANY CLASSIFICATIONS CAN WE MAKE FOR LAND ?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

e)

5

32.

WHAT ACTIVITIES CAN WE USE LAND FOR ?

a)

AGRICULTURE

b)

MINING

c)

FORESTRY

d)

CONSTRUCTIONS

e)

ALL OF THE ABOVE

33.

THE USES OF LAND IS DETERMINED BY WHICH FACTORS ?

a)

PHYSICAL FACTORS

b)

CHEMICAL FACTORS

c)

ATMOSPHIRIC FACTORS

d)

NONE

34.

LAND DEGREDATION REFERS TO .........

a)

DECLINE OF THE PRODUCTIVITY OF CULTIVATED LAND

b)

TO ENSURE THAT THE NATURAL RESOURCES ARE NOT DEPLETED

35.

SOIL IS CONSOLIDATED

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

36.

WHAT ARE SOIL HORIZONS ?

a)

THE LAYERS OF SOIL WHEN YOU CUT SOIL LIKE CAKE

b)

A soil horizon is a layer parallel to the soil surface

c)

BOTH

d)

NONE

37.

THE MANNER IN WHICH THE HORIZONS ARE ARRANGED IN A SOIL IS KNOWN AS SOIL PROFILE

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

38.

OVER EXPLOITATION OF LAND RESOURCES AND CONCERTISATION CAUSES LAND DEGRADATION

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

39.

WHAT ARE THE TYPES OF SOIL ? (THERE CAN BE MORE THAN ONE OPTON )

a)

ALLUVAIL SOIL

b)

RED SOIL

c)

BLACK SOIL

d)

NONE

40.

BLACK SOIL IS ALSO KNOWN AS _______ SOIL OR __________ SOIL.

a)

REGULAR OR COTTON

b)

REGULAR OR ALLUVIAL

c)

ALUVIAL OR COTTON

d)

NONE

41.

LAND MAKES UP ONLY ABOUT ____ % OF THE SURFACE OF THE EARTH

a)

10%

b)

20%

c)

30%

d)

40%

42.

Water is a what type of resource?

a)

renewable resource

b)

non-renewable resource

c)

continuous resource

43.

Why is fresh water a limited resource?

a)

It isn't because it is a renewable resource

b)

97% of water is in the oceans and too salty to drink.

c)

Only 2.5% is drinkable and is stored in icecaps, rivers, and lakes.

44.
Water on the top the earth can form lakes or rivers, these are termed ____.
a)
fresh water
b)
infiltration
c)
surface water
d)
groundwater
45.
Water that collects in spaces and cracks in rocks and soil underground.
a)
well
b)
aquifer
c)
groundwater
d)
irrigation
46.
When water changes form from a LIQUID to a GAS?
a)
Condensation
b)
Evaporation
c)
Precipitation
47.
Non-Renewable resources are also known as what?
a)
Fossil Fuels
b)
Renewable
c)
Solar Energy
d)
Hydroelectric Energy
48.
what is a non renewable resource?
a)
water
b)
wind
c)
coal
d)
biomass
49.
What is a renewable resource?
a)
An object you can reuse
b)
An object you cannot reuse
c)
Fossil fuels
d)
Oil
50.
Where does most of earth`s energy come from?
a)
The sun
b)
Mars
c)
Wind
d)
Water
51.
What is an example of a renewable resource?
a)
hydroelectric
b)
oil
c)
coal
d)
fossil fuel
52.
Fossil fuels are Renewable resources. True or False?
a)
True
b)
False
53.
What is the most plentiful fossil fuel? 
a)
Oil
b)
Natural Gas
c)
Petroleum 
d)
Coal
54.
Oil and Natural gas are both known as types of what? 
a)
Coal
b)
Geothermal Energy 
c)
Renewable Resources
d)
Petroleum 
55.
Which of these is a disadvantage of windmills?
a)
amount of land required
b)
time to construct one
c)
the availability of wind
d)
the location of reliable wind
56.

What term means the ability to cause change?

a)

Energy

b)

Kinetic Energy

c)

Potential Energy

d)

Work

57.

What is the term for energy due to motion?

a)

Energy

b)

Kinetic Energy

c)

Potential Energy

d)

Work

58.

What is stored energy due to the interactions between objects or particles?

a)

Energy

b)

Kinetic Energy

c)

Potential Energy

d)

work

59.

What is the transfer of energy that occurs when a force makes an object move in the direction of the force while the force is acting on the object?

a)

Energy

b)

Kinetic Energy

c)

Potential Energy

d)

Work

60.

What is the sum of potential energy and kinetic energy in a system of objects?

a)

Mechanical Energy

b)

Sound Energy

c)

Thermal Energy

d)

Electric Energy

61.

What is the energy that sound carries?

a)

Mechanical Energy

b)

Sound Energy

c)

Thermal Energy

d)

Electric Energy

62.

What is the sum of the kinetic energy and the potential energy of the particles that make up an object?

a)

Mechanical Energy

b)

Sound Energy

c)

Thermal Energy

d)

Electric Energy

63.

What is the energy that an electric current carries?

a)

Mechanical Energy

b)

Sound Energy

c)

Thermal Energy

d)

Electric Energy

64.

What is energy carried by an electromagnetic wave?

a)

Radiant Energy

b)

Nuclear Energy

c)

Law of Conservation of Energy

d)

Friction

65.

What is energy that is stored and released in the nucleus of an atom?

a)

Radiant Energy

b)

Nuclear Energy

c)

Law of Conservation of Energy

d)

Friction

66.

What is energy that can be transformed from one form into another or transferred from one region to another, but energy cannot be created or destroyed?

a)

Radiant Energy

b)

Nuclear Energy

c)

Law of Conservation of Energy

d)

Friction

67.

What is a force the resists the sliding of two surfaces that are touching?

a)

Radiant Energy

b)

Nuclear Energy

c)

Law of Conservation of Energy

d)

Friction

68.

What is energy?

a)

The ability to do work and cause change and move an object some distance.

b)

The push and pull exerted on an object.

c)

The relationship between matter and substances..

d)

The feeling you get after drinking a Monster or Red Bull

69.

What is radiant energy?

a)

Kinetic energy that results in the movement of molecules

b)

Kinetic energy sent off in the form of electromagnetic waves.

c)

The potential energy stored in the nucleus of an atom.

d)

Energy produced by a radiator.

70.

What is nuclear energy?

a)

Kinetic and potential energy that is stored and produced by an electrical field.

b)

The potential energy an object has because of the movement of its molecules

c)

The potential energy stored in the nucleus of an atom.

71.

At what point does the roller coaster have the highest amount of potential energy?

a)

At the bottom of the first hill.

b)

At the top of the third hill.

c)

At the end of the ride.

d)

At the top of the first hill.

72.

At what point of the ride have the highest kinetic energy?

a)

At the lowest point of the ride.

b)

At the highest point in the ride.

c)

On the middle hill of the ride.

d)

Roller coasters do not exhibit kinetic energy.

73.

Which energy does the sun produce? (2 answers)

a)

Mechanical Potential Energy

b)

Electrical Kinetic Energy

c)

Radiant Kinetic Energy

d)

Thermal Kinetic Energy

74.

Energy can be __________ from one object to another. (2 answers)

a)

Transported

b)

Teleported

c)

Transferred

d)

Transposed

e)

Transformed

75.

If the speed of an object increases, what also increases?

a)

potential energy

b)

solar energy

c)

static energy

d)

kinetic energy

76.

What two factors will increase an objects potential energy?

a)

speed

b)

mass

c)

chemical properties

d)

height

77.

You bend your arm at the elbow and pick up a candy bar. This is an example of what?

a)

gravitational potential energy

b)

mechanical kinetic energy

c)

radiant energy

d)

cosmic energy

78.

What type of energy does a battery contain?

a)

electrical kinetic energy

b)

electrical potential energy

c)

electrical neuron energy

d)

electromagnetic pulsar energy

79.

What is chemical energy?

a)

A form of potential energy that is stored in chemical bonds between atoms.

b)

The potential energy an object has because of the movement of its molecules

c)

Kinetic and potential energy that is stored and produced by an electrical field.

d)

Energy sent out in the form of electromagnetic waves.

80.

The molecules of a given substance are rapidly expanding at an excited state. What type of energy is present?

a)

Mechanical Energy

b)

Thermal energy

c)

Sound energy

d)

Vibratory energy

81.

Molly is planting a flower garden. She carries the flowers from the car to the garden. She then pulls each flower out of its pot. She shoves a shovel into the dirt and digs a hole. She then holds the flowers as she places each of them in a hole.


In which case is Molly doing work? Remember, works is when an object moves as a result of force (a push of a pull). There are 2 answers! TWO ANSWERS!

a)

When Molly carries the flowers from the car to the garden.

b)

When Molly pulls the flowers from their pots.

c)

When Molly lowers the flowers into their holes.

d)

When Molly digs a hole.

82.

The ability to do work.

a)

motion

b)

movement

c)

energy

d)

A.C. Helms

83.

Energy cannot be created or destroyed.

a)

True

b)

False

84.

Energy can be stored or transferred from place to place.

a)

True

b)

False

85.

Which of the following is NOT a form of energy.

a)

Atomic

b)

Chemical

c)

Electrical

d)

Temperature

86.

Which of the following is NOT a form of energy?

a)

Thermal (Heat)

b)

Light (Radiant)

c)

Mechanical (Motion)

d)

Celcius

87.

A nuclear power plant is an example of ________ energy.

a)

Sound

b)

Mechanical

c)

Atomic

d)

Radiant

88.

The food you eat is an example of __________ energy.

a)

Atomic

b)

Chemical

c)

Electrical

d)

Heat

89.

Lightening is a form of _________ energy

a)

Sound

b)

Heat

c)

Electrical

d)

Mechanical

90.

The warmth of a fire is an example of _________ energy.

a)

Thermal

b)

Nuclear

c)

Motion

d)

Sound

91.

The light from a bulb is an example of ___________ energy.

a)

Sound

b)

Motion

c)

Heat

d)

Light

92.

Any moving object is an example of this form of energy.

a)

sound

b)

heat

c)

electrical

d)

mechanical

93.

A musical instrument being played is an example of __________ energy.

a)

sound

b)

chemical

c)

light

d)

atomic

94.

Form of energy which can be described as lifting an object higher and giving it potential energy.

a)

Light

b)

Sound

c)

Movement

d)

Gravitational

95.

Which form of energy is "stored" energy?

a)

Potential

b)

Kinetic

96.

Which form of energy is "energy in motion?"

a)

Potential Energy

b)

Kinetic Energy

97.

Which of the following is NOT a form of potential energy?

a)

Sound

b)

Chemical

c)

Nuclear

d)

Gravitational

98.

Which of the following is NOT a form of kinetic energy?

a)

gravitational

b)

radiant

c)

thermal

d)

motion

99.

An example of potential energy is a AA battery.

a)

True

b)

False

100.

An example of kinetic energy is letting go of a rubber band that is stretched between your fingers.

a)

True

b)

False

101.

An example of potential energy is a roller coaster moving down a hill.

a)

True

b)

False

102.

Which is NOT an example of renewable energy?

a)

wood

b)

coal

c)

solar

d)

wind

103.

Check all that apply of the examples of nonrenewable resources.

a)

petroleum (oil)

b)

Natural Gas

c)

coal

d)

wood

104.

There are pros and cons to every source of energy.

a)

True

b)

False

105.

Energy stored in chemicals, fossil fuels and substances which can burn.

a)

energy

b)

gravitational energy

c)

chemical energy

d)

heat energy

106.

The energy of moving electrons which carry a charge.

a)

energy

b)

kinetic energy

c)

mechanical energy

d)

electrical energy

107.

The energy of moving molecules.

a)

Motion

b)

Mechanical Energy

c)

Light Energy

d)

Heat Energy

108.

Potential energy related to the gravitational field is known as ________.

a)

kinetic energy

b)

gravitational energy

c)

light energy

d)

motion

109.

The energy of motion.

a)

heat energy

b)

kinetic energy

c)

potential energy

d)

sound energy

110.

The only form of energy that we can actually see directly.

a)

light

b)

sound

c)

heat

d)

chemical

111.

The energy of moving objects.

a)

mechanical energy

b)

potential energy

c)

chemical energy

d)

gravitational energy

112.

The act or process of being moved.

a)

heat

b)

energy

c)

motion

d)

sound

113.

Energy that comes from resources which are NOT naturally replenished in a human's lifetime.

a)

nonrenewable energy

b)

renewable energy

114.

The energy released during nuclear fission or fusion, especially when used to generate electricity.

a)

Nuclear

b)

Sound

c)

Thermal

d)

Transformation of energy

115.

Stored energy and the energy of positional gravitational energy.

a)

renewable energy

b)

kinetic energy

c)

potential energy

d)

sound energy

116.

Energy that comes from resources which are naturally replenished in a human's lifetime.

a)

nonrenewable energy

b)

renewable energy

117.

The movement of energy through substances in waves.

a)

thermal energy

b)

sound energy

c)

heat energy

d)

atomic energy

118.

Heat energy/ related to the motion of atoms or molecules in a substance.

a)

transformation of energy

b)

thermal energy

c)

nuclear energy

d)

kinetic energy

119.

The movement of energy from one form to another.

a)

transformation of energy

b)

Kinetic energy

c)

Mechanical Energy

d)

motion

120.

A force that acts when two surfaces rub against each other.

a)

friction

b)

energy

c)

radiation

d)

vibration

121.

The greater the mass (of an object being accelerated) the greater amount of force needed (to accelerate the object).

a)

Newton's 1st Law of Motion

b)

Newton's 2nd Law of Motion

c)

Newton's 3rd Law of Motion

122.

An object at rest will stay at rest unless acted on by an unbalanced force, and an object in motion will stay in motion unless acted on by an unbalanced force.

a)

Newton's 1st Law of Motion

b)

Newton's 2nd Law of Motion

c)

Newton's 3rd Law of Motion

123.

For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.

a)

Newton's 1st Law of Motion

b)

Newton's 2nd Law of Motion

c)

Newton's 3rd Law of Motion

124.

To move back and forth quickly.

a)

vibration

b)

A.C.Helms

c)

wind

d)

gravitational energy

125.

Distance from any point on one wave to the same point on the next wave.

a)

amplitude

b)

wavelength

c)

frequency

126.

Amount of energy in a wave.

a)

Wavelength

b)

Frequency

c)

Amplitude

127.

Number of vibrations in a given amount of time. (Determines Pitch)

a)

Frequency

b)

Amplitude

c)

Wavelength

128.

Which is NOT an example of how electrical energy moves.

a)

power plant

b)

electrical wires

c)

bat signals

d)

house wires

129.

Device that demonstrates conservation of momentum of energy using a series of swinging spheres.

a)

Sir Isaac Newton

b)

1st Law of Motion

c)

Newton's Cradle

d)

2nd Law of Motion

130.

Dissolving sugar in water is an example of a ________ change.

a)

Physical

b)

Chemical

131.

Tearing a picture out of a magazine is an example of a ______ change.

a)

Physical

b)

Chemical