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End of Year Test

Total questions: 109

Worksheet time: 1hrs 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of cloud is associated with thunderstorms, lightning, heavy rain, hail and tornadoes?

a)

Cumulonimbus

b)

Cumulus

c)

Cirrus

d)

Stratus

2.

Which of the following does NOT affect the weather?

a)

The temperature of the air

b)

The speed of the wind

c)

The types of clouds in the sky

d)

The phase of the moon

3.

This storm covers a narrow path, yet it is extremely destructive. It often forms over flat land. What storm is described?

a)

Flood

b)

Hurricane

c)

Tornado

d)

Thunderstorm

4.

This storm is the most powerful electrical storm. What storm is described?

a)

Hurricane

b)

Thunderstorm

c)

Tornado

d)

Flood

5.

This storm forms over water, but it weakens when it moves across land. What storm is described?

a)

Hurricane

b)

Thunderstorm

c)

Tornado

d)

Flood

6.

Which fluffy, white clouds with flat bottoms are usually present during fair weather?

a)

Cumulonimbus

b)

Cumulus

c)

Cirrus

d)

Stratus

7.
___________is the result of the weight of a column of air pushing on an area.
a)
air pressure
b)
density
c)
volume
d)
none of the above
8.

Cool air molecules move ...

a)

quickly

b)

slowly

9.

Warm air molecules move

a)

faster

b)

slower

10.

Warm air molecules take up...

a)

less space

b)

more space

11.

As the temperature rises, air pressure...

a)

increases

b)

decreases

12.

Air is made up of a mixture of many different kinds of gases.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Which box below shows a more dense object?

a)

Left

b)

Right

14.
Measures how fast or how slow molecules are moving
a)
Thermometer
b)
Temperature
c)
Heat
d)
All of them
15.
This type of cloud is thin, wispy, and made of ice crystals
a)
cumulus cloud
b)
stratus cloud
c)
cirrus cloud
d)
cumulonimbus cloud
16.
This type of cloud is thin and flat, and the edges are not clearly defined
a)
cirrus cloud
b)
cumulus cloud
c)
stratus cloud
d)
cumulonimbus cloud
17.
Cumulus and cirrus clouds can signal what type of upcoming weather?
a)
fair skies
b)
hot, sunny weather
c)
windy weather
d)
rainy weather
18.

Which feature is created by all 3 types of plate boundaries.

a)

Earthquakes

b)

Mountains

c)

Subduction Zones

d)

Volcanoes

19.

How do convergent plates move?

a)

They pull away from each other.

b)

They slide by each other.

c)

They move to connect to each other.

d)

It depends, sometimes they move close to each other, sometimes they move far apart.

20.

What is the measure of the amount of ground shaking during an earthquake?

a)

Intensity

b)

Epicenter

c)

Magnitude

d)

Seismogram

21.

The most destructive type of wave is a

a)

P-wave

b)

S-wave

c)

Surface wave

d)

transverse wave

22.

How much bigger is a magnitude 8 earthquake compared to magnitude 6 quake on the Richter Scale?

a)

2 times bigger

b)

20 times bigger

c)

48 times bigger

d)

100 times bigger

23.

Which wave can travel through solids, liquids, and gases?

a)

P-Waves

b)

S-Waves

c)

Surface (L) Waves

d)
24.
What is a large ocean wave that results from an underwater earthquake, landslide, or volcanic eruption?
a)
Aftershock
b)
Liquefaction
c)
Seismic Gap
d)
Tsunami
25.

A company is likely to mine a site if the site

a)

is rich in minerals

b)

contains gold

c)

contains minerals that can be extracted economically

d)

does not contain gangue minerals

26.
Formed by heat and pressure
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Metamorphic
c)
Extrusive Igneous
d)
Intrusive Igneous
27.
Formed by cooling & solidification of lava
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Metamorphic
c)
Extrusive Igneous
d)
Intrusive Igneous
28.
Formed by cooling & solidification of magma
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Metamorphic
c)
Extrusive Igneous
d)
Intrusive Igneous
29.
Formed by compacting & cementing of sediments
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Metamorphic
c)
Extrusive Igneous
d)
Intrusive Igneous
30.
Formed by weathering & erosion
a)
magma
b)
sediments
c)
sedimentary rock
d)
intrusive igneous
31.
Formed by melting
a)
magma
b)
sediments
c)
sedimentary rock
d)
intrusive igneous
32.
Formed by weathering & erosion
a)
magma
b)
sediments
c)
sedimentary rock
d)
intrusive igneous
33.
The top layer of sediments in a sedimentary rocks is...
a)
The newest and youngest layer.
b)
The oldest layer.
c)
The only layer that is made from pebbles.
d)
The second layer of sediments.
34.

How many stars are in our solar system?

a)

too many to count

b)

billions

c)

one

d)

only the stars that we can see

35.

Why does the sun feel so hot and look like the brightest star in our sky?

a)

It is yellow.

b)

It is the biggest star.

c)

We can see it in the daytime.

d)

It is the closest star to earth.

36.

Stars are composed of _____________.

a)

solids

b)

liquids

c)

gases

37.

Stars emit which two forms of energy?

a)

fire and ice

b)

fire and heat

c)

heat and light

d)

light and fire

38.

The stars in a constellation APPEAR to be close to each other in the shape, but they actually may be ______.

a)

very close to each other

b)

great distances apart from each other

c)

in our Solar System

39.
What causes the seasons to change?
a)
The earth rotates on its axis
b)
The earth revolves around the sun
c)
The earth's axis is tilted
d)
Wind patterns on earth
40.
Why do we have different phases of the moon?
a)
Because the moon revolves around the earth
b)
Because the moon revolves around the sun
c)
Because the earth rotates
d)
Because the moon rotates
41.
What is the largest planet in our solar system?
a)
Earth
b)
Saturn
c)
Jupiter
d)
The Sun
42.
Stars vary greatly in .........
a)
Size and temperature only
b)
Size and color only
c)
Size, color and temperature
d)
Color and temperature
43.
If the moon is a crescent shape then changes to a gibbous. What is the next phase ?
a)
If the moon is a crescent shape then changes to a gibbous. What is the next phase ?
b)
Cresent
c)
Gibbous
d)
Full moon
44.
The four planets that are nearest the sun are called the.........
a)
Inner planets
b)
Outer planets
c)
Small planets
d)
Gas giants
45.
After a new moon, which phase of the moon appears next?
a)
Crescent moon
b)
New moon
c)
Gibbous moon
d)
Full moon
46.
 How long does it take the earth to rotate once? 
a)
12 hours
b)
24 hours
c)
20 hours
d)
36 hours
47.
Season changes and days being longer in the summer are due to....
a)
The earths tilt
b)
The earths rotation
c)
The Earths revolution
48.
Which of the following planets is Earths sister planet?
a)
Venus
b)
Neptune
c)
Mars
d)
Mercury
49.
What type of galaxy is this?
a)
Spiral
b)
Elliptical
c)
Irregular 
d)
Irrational
50.
What type of galaxy is this?
a)
Spiral
b)
Elliptical
c)
Irregular
d)
Irrational
51.
What type of galaxy is this?
a)
Spiral
b)
Elliptical
c)
Irregular
d)
Irrational
52.
How are galaxies held together.
a)
gas
b)
dust
c)
stars
d)
gravitational attraction
53.
All stars begin as a __________?
a)
giant
b)
black hole
c)
white dwarf
d)
nebula
54.
pulls clusters of stars together in most galaxies.
a)
air
b)
Big Bang Theory
c)
gravity
d)
dark energy
55.
Black Holes are thought to be remnants of ______________ explosion.
a)
Death Star
b)
The Big Bang Theory
c)
Supernova
d)
Planetary Nebula
56.
Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram shows the correct order of decreasing surface temp for stars is?
a)
Red, Yellow, White, Blue
b)
Red, Yellow, Red, Yellow
c)
Blue, White, Yellow, Red
d)
Blue, Red, White, Yellow
57.
The shape of our Milky Way galaxy can be classified as ____________.
a)
Spiral
b)
Elliptical
c)
Irregular
d)
French
58.

When we see the Andromeda galaxy, we are seeing it as it was 2.3 million years ago. Why?

a)

it takes light that length of time to travel

b)

light travels really slow in outer space

c)

light travels faster than sound

d)

it is an ancient galaxy

59.

Which does the existance of cosmic background radiation support?

a)

the Big Bang Theory

b)

the inflationary model

c)

critical density

d)

Hubble constant

60.

which would cause the universe to collapse in on itself to make a closed universe?

a)

momentum of outward expanision

b)

force of gravity

c)

critical density

d)

Hubble constant

61.

Our galaxy is called

a)

Centaurus A

b)

Andromeda

c)

the Milky Way

d)

Triangulum

62.

Which type of galaxy is illustrated?

a)

spiral

b)

elliptical

c)

irregular

d)

it's not a galaxy

63.

According to latest theories, the Big Bang happened

a)

3 million years ago

b)

about 13.8 billion years ago

c)

3 billion years ago

d)

4.5 billion years ago

64.

What is the origin of the cosmic background radiation?

a)

it is a remnant of the Big Bng

b)

it is emitted by radio galaxies

c)

it is dark energy

d)

it is emitted by stars

65.

In the Big Bang model, which describes a universe that will stop expanding and begin to contract?

a)

flat

b)

open

c)

closed

d)

elliptical

66.

Our Sun is just one of many millions of stars in a froup of stars called a

a)

universe

b)

solar system

c)

cosmos

d)

galaxy

67.

What was in part of the Milky Way prior to 4.6 billion years ago?

a)

nothing

b)

a cloud of dust and gas

c)

other planets

d)

a supernova star

68.

The light from most distant galaxies is ____.

a)

always infrared

b)

shifted toward the red end of the spectrum

c)

always ultraviolet

d)

shifted towards the blue end of the spectrum

69.

Which galaxy shape is not a part of Hubble's classification system?

a)

spherical

b)

spiral

c)

elliptical

d)

irregular

70.

the study of cosmology is concerned with

a)

the nature of the universe

b)

the origin of the universe

c)

the evolution of the universe

d)

all of these

71.

the Milky Way contains a large central bulge made up mostly of

a)

young stars

b)

old red stars

c)

dust and gas

d)

remnants of supernovas

72.

Which scientist was the first to find evidence that the universe is expanding

a)

Albert Einstein

b)

Galileo Galilei

c)

Edwin Hubble

d)

Stephen Hawking

73.

At what time point in the Universe's history did all the forces in nature appear along with particles, neutrons, protons, and electrons?

a)

One second after the Big Bang

b)

Three minutes after the Big Bang

c)

500,000 years after the Big Bang

d)

1 million years after the Big Bang

74.

Edwin Hubble's discoveries were so important that he had something named after him.

What was it?

a)

The Hubble bridge

b)

The Hubble satellite

c)

The Hubble space orbiter

d)

The Hubble space telescope

75.

Because light takes time to travel through space, we see objects as they were when the light was given out, not as they are now.

a)

True

b)

False

76.

The unit of length that astronomers use is the

a)

light year

b)

meter

c)

mile

d)

kilometer

77.

Our universe is made up of at least a

a)

million galaxies

b)

million stars

c)

billion galaxies

d)

hundred planets

78.

If you feed me I will live, if you give me a drink I will die. What am I?

a)

Nothing

b)

Homeless man?

c)

Fire

d)

...

79.

What can be measured but not seen?

a)

Nothing

b)

Air?

c)

Time

d)

...

80.

What has to be broken before you can use it?

a)

Ball

b)

Egg

c)

Bat

81.

I am full of hole but still can hold water . What am I ?

(a)  

82.

I am lighter than a feather but still the world strongest man also can't hold me for more than 1 minute . What am I ?

(a)  

83.

I’m tall when I’m young, and I’m short when I’m old. What am I?

(a)  

84.
What has roots as nobody sees,
Is taller than trees,
Up, up it goes,
And yet never grows?
a)
A beanstalk
b)
A building
c)
A mountain
85.
A box without hinges, key, or lid,
Yet golden treasure inside is hid.
a)
A shell
b)
A drawer
c)
An egg
86.

What can travel around the world while staying in a corner? (Make sure you put A or An next to the noun)

(a)  

87.

You can catch me all the time. Whenever you let me go, I'm not the same anymore.

(a)  

88.

A man who was outside in the rain without an umbrella or hat didn’t get a single hair on his head wet. Why?

(a)  

89.

How many circles have dots?

a)

11

b)

12

c)

13

d)

14

90.

What is the weight of three animals together?

a)

24

b)

25

c)

26

d)

27

91.

What is the value of the third equation?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

92.

How can we make this given equation correct by moving only two sticks?

a)

3+5=8

b)

6+2=8

c)

3+3=6

d)

9-9=0

93.

What is the value of the question mark?

a)

3

b)

2

c)

1

d)

4

94.

What is the value of the 4th ball?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

95.

With what you will replace the question mark?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

2

d)

1

96.

What is the value of the RED question mark?

a)

400

b)

410

c)

420

d)

430

97.

One of these is Cupid

But it doesn’t have a bow

Instead it pulls a sleigh

Through the air and lands on snow

a)

Cow

b)

Reindeer

c)

Horse

d)

Donkey

98.

This provides meat that you would eat

When breakfast you are makin’

A chicken is what gives the eggs

And this is what gives bacon

a)

Pig

b)

Cow

c)

Goat

d)

Sheep

99.

My wings are used as flippers

So in water I can flow

Sometimes when on land I slide

On my belly in the snow

a)

Swan

b)

Penguin

c)

Chicken

d)

Duck

100.

I am known as a king

The jungle’s where I reign

It is hard to tame me

And I have a large mane

a)

Tiger

b)

Panther

c)

Elephant

d)

Lion

101.

I travel very slowly

When gliding along the ground

Maybe my shell weighs me down

In your garden I am found

a)

Turtle

b)

Butterfly

c)

Snail

d)

Sloth

102.

I am the furthest point or limit of something because I am called ……?

a)

Ethnicity

b)

Enormity

c)

Extremity

d)

Seething

103.

I am a straight line, and I run from the centre of a circle to the circumference of a circle or sphere. Can you guess my name?

a)

perimeter

b)

Diameter

c)

Diagonal

d)

Radius

104.

I take ten long years to get completed, and then people call me a ……??

a)

Century

b)

Decade

c)

Millennium

d)

Ancient

105.

I have the quality of being made up of exactly similar parts facing each other or around an axis because I am called ……?

a)

Symmetry

b)

Circumference

c)

Coordinates

d)

Probability

106.

I am a semi-circular instrument and I measure angles. Who am I?

a)

Quarter

b)

Protractor

c)

Obtuse

d)

Perpendicular

107.

I am one of the four equal or equivalent parts into which anything is/may be divided because I am a ……?

a)

Radius

b)

Quarter

c)

Diameter

d)

Polyhedron

108.

Tick all that apply.

I prefer the night, and give you a fright.

a)

Shadow

b)

Werewolf

c)

Vampire

d)

Candy canes

109.

I'm long when I'm young

I'm short when I'm old,

When there is no light

People think I'm gold.

(a)