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Earth Science Semester 2 Review

Total questions: 85

Worksheet time: 1hrs 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What process is used to form sedimentary rocks?
a)
Lava cools and hardens to form a rock.
b)
Bits of sand and gravel form layers that turn into rock from pressure.
c)
Extreme heat and pressure from inside the Earth turn rocks into new rocks.
d)
Magma trapped under the Earth's surface cools and solidifies.
2.
How are all rocks related to one another based upon the rock cycle diagram?
a)
Igneous rocks only come from sedimentary and metamorphic rocks
b)
Sedimentary rocks cannot make other sedimentary rocks
c)
All rocks can create any other type of rock
d)
Heat and pressure must be applied to make sedimentary rock
3.
The process by which igneous rocks are formed...
a)
heat and pressure
b)
melting and cooling
c)
compaction and cementation
4.

Hot, molten rock inside the earth is called ...

a)

lava

b)

magma

c)

igneous rock

d)

minerals

5.
Once magma reaches the earth's surface, it is called __________.
a)
a vent
b)
minerals
c)
igneous rocks
d)
lava
6.
What will happen if an igneous rock is put under an extreme amount of heat and pressure?
a)
it will melt into lava
b)
it will weather and erode
c)
it will become a metamorphic rock
d)
it will become a sedimentary 
7.

This rock formed when bits of other rocks and sediment were pressed into a solid. What type of rock is it?

a)

Sedimentary Rock

b)

Metamorphic Rock

c)

Igneous Rock

8.
This rock was formed when magma cooled very slowly inside the Earth. What specific type of rock is it?
a)
Intrusive Igneous Rock
b)
Extrusive Igneous Rock
c)
Foliated Metamorphic Rock
d)
Clastic Sedimentary Rock
9.
This rock formed when lava cooled very quickly on Earth's surface. What specific type of rock is it?
a)
Extrusive Igneous Rock
b)
Intrusive Igneous Rock
c)
Non-Foliated Metamorphic Rock
d)
Biochemical Sedimentary Rock
10.

Which processes form sedimentary rocks?

a)

Lava cools and hardens to form a rock.

b)

Weathering, Erosion, Deposition, Compaction, Cementation

c)

Extreme heat and pressure from inside the Earth turn rocks into new rocks.

d)

Magma trapped under the Earth's surface cools and solidifies.

11.
This rock was formed by smaller pieces of rock that settled at the bottom of a lake millions of years ago. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
12.

Identify two processes labeled in this rock cycle that must occur in order to change any rock into an igneous rock.

a)

heat and/or pressure

b)

weathering and erosion

c)

melting and solidification

d)

deposition and cememtation

13.

Identify two processes labeled in this rock cycle that change igneous rock into sediments.

a)

heat and/or pressure

b)

melting and solidification

c)

deposition and cementation

d)

weathering and erosion

14.

What type of rock forms directly from Deposition, Compaction, and Cementation?

a)

Igneous Rock

b)

Sedimentary Rock

c)

Metamorphic Rock

15.

In what layer of the atmosphere do all weather events occur?

a)

Stratosphere

b)

Exosphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Troposphere

16.

Located CLOSEST to Earth's surface.

a)

Troposphere

b)

Stratosphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Thermosphere

e)

All of the above.

17.

Eventually fades into space.

a)

Troposphere

b)

Stratosphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Thermosphere

e)

All of the above.

18.

Which layer is the Stratosphere?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

19.

Which layer is the Thermosphere?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

20.

Which layer is the Troposphere?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

21.

Which layer is the Mesoposphere?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

22.
rapidly moving cold air  mass runs into a warm air mass the cold air slides under the warm air. This is called a  .....
a)
cold front
b)
warm front
c)
stationary front
23.
When a warm air mass gently slides on top of a cold air mass, and you have drizzly rain and then warmer weather, what type of front is it?
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
occluded front
d)
stationary front
24.
This is the symbol for a... 
a)
Stationary Front
b)
Occluded Front
c)
Cold Front
d)
Warm Front
25.
This is the symbol for a... 
a)
Cold Front
b)
Warm Front
c)
Stationary Front
d)
Occluded Front 
26.
This is the symbol for a... 
a)
Stationary Front
b)
Occluded Front
c)
Cold Front
d)
Warm Front 
27.

Overcast skies & steady precipitation (snow or rain) is weather you'd see at what type of front?

a)

warm

b)

cold

28.
what are isobars?
a)
lines connecting places of equal temperature
b)
lines drawn connecting places of equal pressure
c)
lines drawn to places of different temperatures
d)
lines drawn to places of different pressures
29.

What city will experience decreasing temperatures in the next day?

a)

Denver

b)

El Paso

c)

Memphis

d)

Los Angeles

30.

Which type of weather system brings cold, dry air?

a)

High Pressure System

b)

Low Pressure System

31.

Which type of weather system brings warm, moist air?

a)

Low Pressure System

b)

High Pressure System

32.

The image shows a weather map with different pressure systems. What type of weather would Texas be having right now?

a)

clear, sunny, dry weather

b)

rainy, cloudy, stormy weather

33.
The pressure inside a hurricane is _______.
a)
High
b)
Low
34.

Which answer correctly orders the planets from the sun?

a)

Mercury, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

b)

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Earth, Venus, Mars, Mercury

c)

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

d)

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune

35.
Gas giants
a)
Inner planets
b)
Outer planets
c)
Both
d)
Venus
36.
Mercury, Venus, Earth, & Mars
a)
Inner planets
b)
Outer planets
c)
Both
d)
Pluto
37.
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, & Neptune
a)
Inner planets
b)
Outer planets
c)
Both
d)
Earth
38.

Which of the following celestial bodies has a long and lighted tail?

a)

Comet

b)

Asteroid

c)

Meteorite

39.

Which of the following ones orbits around the sun?

a)

Satellites

b)

Meterorites

c)

Asteroids

40.

Which of the following best describes an asteroid?

a)

It is made of ice and dust

b)

It is also known as a "shooting star"

c)

It has a nucleus, coma, and tail

d)

It is a LARGE chunk of rock and metal

41.
Gravity attracts all objects towards one another.
a)
False
b)
True
c)
It depends
42.

What keeps the planets in orbit around the sun?

a)

gravity and inertia together

b)

gravity

c)

inertia

d)

neither gravity or inertia

43.

Why do the planets in our solar system orbit the sun?

a)

because the sun is the brightest object

b)

because the sun was there first

c)

because the sun has the most mass

d)

because nothing can orbit planets

44.

What would happen to Earth if there were no inertia?

a)

Earth would crash into the sun

b)

Earth would fly out to space

c)

Earth would collapse

d)

Earth would orbit the moon

45.

What would happen to Earth if there were no gravity?

a)

Earth would crash into the sun

b)

Earth would fly out to space

c)

Earth would collapse

d)

Earth would orbit the moon

46.

Which hemisphere do we live in?

a)

Northern Hemisphere

b)

Southern Hemisphere

c)

Western Hemisphere

d)

Eastern Hemisphere

47.

Based on the diagram, which season would the northern hemisphere be experiencing?

a)

Winter

b)

Spring

c)

Summer

d)

Fall

48.

What season is the southern hemisphere experiencing when the northern hemisphere is experiencing summer

a)

Fall

b)

Winter

c)

Spring

d)

Summer

49.

What season would we be experiencing with Earth #3?

a)

Winter

b)

Spring

c)

Summer

d)

Fall

50.

What season would we be experiencing with Earth #3?

a)

Winter

b)

Spring

c)

Summer

d)

Fall

51.

True or False: The Earth is closer to the sun during the summer months.

a)

True

b)

False

52.

The imaginary pole that runs through the center of the Earth is called Earth's _______________.

a)

Pole

b)

Axis

c)

Arm

d)

Hemisphere

53.

How many degrees is the Earth tilted on axis

a)

3.5 degrees

b)

23.5 degrees

c)

35.2 degrees

d)

235 degrees

54.

We experience the same amount of daylight hours and nighttime hours during a(n)

a)

Solstice

b)

Equinox

c)

Revolution

d)

Orbital Period

55.

True or false: The diagram represents summer in the northern hemisphere.

a)

True

b)

False

56.

What season would we be experiencing with Earth #1?

a)

Winter

b)

Spring

c)

Summer

d)

Fall

57.

This model is showing us a...

a)

lunar eclipse

b)

solar eclipse

c)

phases of the moon

d)

earth eclipse

58.

This image is showing us a.....

a)

solar eclipse

b)

lunar eclipse

c)

phases of the moon

d)

earth eclipse

59.

In order to have an eclipse, the Moon, Sun and Earth have to be?

a)

Below each other

b)

Above each other

c)

In alignment

60.
This is a diagram of the moon phases Which moon phase would a lunar eclipse occur in?
a)
New Moon
b)
1st quarter
c)
Full moon
d)
3rd quarter
61.
About how many days does it take to moon to go through a complete cycle?
a)
7 days
b)
365 days
c)
29 days
d)
20 days
62.
When the visible (lit) portion of the moon is increasing, the moon is:
a)
waning
b)
full
c)
waxing
d)
new
63.
Name the moon phase
a)
Waning Crescent
b)
Waxing Crescent
c)
Waning Gibbous
d)
Waxing Gibbous
64.
Name the moon phase
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
65.
Name the moon phase
a)
waning crescent
b)
waxing crescent
c)
waning gibbous
d)
waxing gibbous
66.
Name the moon phase
a)
First Quarter
b)
Last Quarter
c)
New Moon
d)
Full Moon
67.
Name the moon phase
a)
First Quarter
b)
Last Quarter
c)
New Moon
d)
Full Moon
68.
Name the moon phase
a)
First Quarter
b)
Last Quarter
c)
New Moon
d)
Full Moon
69.
Name the moon phase
a)
First Quarter
b)
Last Quarter
c)
New Moon
d)
Full Moon
70.
As the moon's shape appears to get smaller, we say that the moon is _.
a)
swelling
b)
waxing
c)
waning
d)
disappearing
71.
How much of the moon is always lit?
a)
can't tell
b)
always changes
c)
half
d)
3/4
72.
A high mass star can end as this stage, which is so dense that not even light can escape!
a)
black dwarf
b)
white dwarf
c)
supernova
d)
black hole
73.

Define nuclear fusion.

a)

Nuclear fusion – combining lighter atoms to make heavier ones – is what makes it possible.

b)

Nuclear fusion – splitting lighter atoms to make heavier ones – is what makes it possible.

c)

Nuclear fusion – combining heavier atoms to make lighter ones – is what makes it possible.

d)

Nuclear fusion – splitting heavier atoms to make lighter ones – is what makes it possible.

74.

When hydrogen is "fused" together on the Sun, what new element is created?

a)

Helium

b)

Carbon Dioxide

c)

Oxygen

d)

Light

75.

Choose the best description for a meteor...

a)

-still in space

b)

-burns up in earths atmosphere

c)

-hits earth surface

76.

Choose the best description for a meteorite...

a)

-still in space

b)

-burns up in earth's atmosphere

c)

-hits earth surface

77.

Choose the best description for a comet...

a)

icy small body with a tail

b)

chunky rock

c)

rock moving body

78.

Asteroids "hang out" in our solar system in a place called...

a)
The Kupier Belt
b)
The Oort Cloud
c)
The Planetary Rings
d)
The Asteroid Belt
79.

We often see these objects appear as "shooting stars" or streak of light in the sky. They are "smaller" pieces of rock that are burning in our atmosphere.

a)

Asteroids

b)

Meteors

c)

Meteroids

d)

Comets

80.
These objects that orbit the sun are nicknamed, "dirty snowballs."
a)
Comets
b)
Asteroids
c)
Meteors
d)
Meteroids
81.

A large, rocky object orbiting the sun is called a...

a)

Comet

b)

Asteroid

c)

Meteoroid

d)

Meteor

82.

The earth orbits around the sun.

a)

Rotation

b)

Revolution

83.

The sun appears to rise in the east and set in the west.

a)

Rotation

b)

Revolution

84.

The earth spins on its axis.

a)

Rotation

b)

Revolution

85.

This movement of Earth is completed in a year.

a)

Rotation

b)

Revolution

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