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Science Spring Final Exam Review

Total questions: 151

Worksheet time: 3hrs 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Calcite can scratch -

a)

Apatite

b)

Fluorite

c)

Talc

2.

What type of property test is a mineralogist conducting when she rubs a mineral over a mirror, tile, or hard surface?

a)

Streak Test

b)

Luster Test

c)

Appearance Test

d)

Cracking Test

3.
What are the 3 major types of rocks?
a)
Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary
b)
Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation
c)
Brown, Red, Gray
d)
Streak, Hardness, Breakage
4.

Rocks formed by heat and pressure beneath the Earth's surface are...

a)

igneous

b)

metamorphic

c)

sedimentary

d)

magma

5.
A solid material that is made up of one or more minerals.
a)
mineral
b)
rock
c)
fossil
d)
soil
6.
Rock formed from materials that have settles into layers from weathering
a)
igneous rock
b)
sedimentary rock
c)
metamorphic rock
7.
What is the small broken down pieces of rock called?
a)
dirt
b)
grime
c)
sediment
d)
popcorn
8.
A shiny material is described as having a __________________ luster
a)
metallic
b)
nonmetallic
9.
What is the LEAST useful way to identify a mineral?
a)
luster
b)
streak
c)
color
d)
density
10.
When sediments are pressed together tightly, this is called ____________.
a)
Compaction
b)
Cementation
c)
Weathering
d)
Erosion
11.
The process by which metamorphic rocks are formed...
a)
heat and pressure
b)
erosion and deposition
c)
melting and cooling
12.
_______ rock forms from magma/lava
a)
Metamorphic
b)
Sedimentary
c)
Igneous
13.

How can a Metamorphic rock become an Igneous rock?

a)

Weathering and Erosion

b)

Compaction and Cementation

c)

Heat and Pressurew

d)

Melting and cooling

14.

What is the Asthenosphere?

a)

Huge supercontinent

b)

Where two plates slide

c)

The upper layer of the Earth's mantle, below the lithosphere.

d)

surrounds the moon

15.

What are divergent Plate Boundaries?

a)

Where two plates divide

b)

Where two plates collide

c)

Where two plates slide

16.

What are Convergent Plate Boundaries?

a)

Where two plates divide

b)

Where two plates collide

c)

Where two plates slide

17.

What are Transform Plate Boundaries?

a)

Where two plates divide

b)

Where two plates collide

c)

Where two plates slide

18.

How do tectonic plates move?

a)

Wind

b)

Convection currents

c)

Water

19.

Tectonic plates consist of

a)

continental crust

b)

mesospheric crust

c)

both continental and oceanic crust

d)

oceanic crust

20.

The diagram shows a landform on Earth. How did the movement of Earth’s plates form the landform?

a)

Two oceanic plates slid past each other.

b)

Two continental plates collided.

c)

One continental plate slid past an oceanic plate.

d)

One continental plate subducted beneath an oceanic plate.

21.

Use the diagram to answer the question. What results as the two oceanic plates converge?

a)

formation of a deep sea trench and island volcanoes

b)

earthquake activity and appearance of a transform fault

c)

volcanic eruption along both oceanic plate edges

d)

formation of a continental mountain range

22.
What kind of plate boundary is shown here?
a)
divergent
b)
convergent
c)
transform
d)
submergent
23.
What geologic feature/event you be most likely to find at a transform boundary?
a)
Earthquakes
b)
Volcanoes
c)
Mountains
d)
Rift Valleys
24.
What geologic feature/event would you most likely to find at a convergent boundary between two pieces of continental crust?
a)
Volcano
b)
Mountain
c)
Rift
d)
Island Arc
25.

Which diagram shows a plate boundary that is typical for the formation of volcanoes?

a)
b)
c)
d)
26.
This layer is completely liquid
a)
crust
b)
inner core
c)
mantle
d)
outer core
27.
Which layer is made of the crust and upper mantle?
a)
lithosphere
b)
asthenosphere
c)
mesosphere
d)
outer core
28.

Which layer is made of liquid metal (Fe and Ni)?

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

outer core

d)

inner core

29.

Which layer is the thinnest?

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

outer core

d)

inner core

30.

The lithosphere includes the _____ and part of the _____.

a)

core, crust

b)

mantle, core

c)

crust, core

d)

crust, mantle

31.

Which physical layer is represented by the yellow layer?

a)

lithosphere

b)

mesosphere

c)

core

d)

inner core

32.
Temperature _____________________ as you go deeper into the earth.
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
goes up and down depending on the layer
d)
stays the same
33.
Pressure ______________________ as you go deeper into the Earth
a)
increases
b)
decreases 
c)
goes up or down depending on the layer
d)
stays the same
34.
A dense ball of solid iron and nickel.
a)
crust
b)
inner core
c)
mantle 
d)
outer core
35.

Which is the correct order of the Earths layers?

a)

inner core, outer core, mantle, crust

b)

crust, inner core, outer core, mantle

c)

crust, mantle, inner core, outercore

d)

crust, mantle, outer core, inner core

36.

What does the word orbit mean?

a)

to pass through

b)

to travel over

c)

to travel around

d)

to pass under

37.

This is the type of boundary that occurs when tectonic plates move apart.

a)

convergent

b)

divergent

c)

transform

d)

none of the above

38.

This type of boundary occurs when tectonic plates slide past one another.

a)

convergent

b)

divergent

c)

transform

d)

none of the above

39.

Which of the following is found mainly around transform boundaries?

a)

mountains

b)

earthquakes

c)

volcanoes

d)

rift valley

40.

Place where the crusts pull apart, allowing magma to seep to surface creates which TWO of the following?

a)

subduction

b)

sea-floor spreading

c)

radial fracture

d)

rift valley

41.

The theory of plate tectonics is based on hot magma rising and cool magma sinking. This cycle is called:

a)

subduction

b)

convection

c)

hot pockets

d)

radial fracture

42.

The tectonic plate labeled with the letter G is the ___________ plate.

a)

Indo-Australian

b)

African

c)

Pacific

d)

South American

43.

The Ring of Fire is an area where a large number of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur. What claim can be made about the Ring of Fire from this information?

a)

It is the only place on Earth where earthquakes can happen.

b)

The edges of the tectonic plates are moving in this area.

c)

It represents the areas where tectonic plates are the thickest.

d)

It has been getting larger since Earth first formed.

44.
Students pulled the same mass up an inclined plane that was 20 cm, 30 cm, and 40 cm long. Each time, they used a spring scale to measure the force needed to pull the mass up the inclined plane. What did they conclude?
a)
Less force was needed on the 20 cm plane
b)
More force was needed on the 40 cm inclined plane.
c)
The least amount of force was needed on the 40 cm inclined plane.
d)
The least amount of force was needed on the 30 cm inclined plane.
45.
An inclined plane reduces the amount of force needed to move an object by - 
a)
increasing the distance the object moves.
b)
transferring more of the force to the object
c)
reversing the direction the object is moved.
46.
Which of the following decreases when an object is moved using an inclined plane?
a)
The distance the object moves.
b)
The pull of gravity on the object.
c)
The force needed to move the object.
d)
The amount of space the object occupies.
47.

What does an inclined plane look like from the side?

a)

square

b)

rectangle

c)

triangle

d)

circle

48.
Out of these which one is an inclined plane, that can make work most easier?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
both
d)
none
49.
You and your dad are moving the couch from one side to another. Your dad pushes with a force of 35 N to the right and you push with a force of 25 N right. What is the net force on the couch?
a)
60 N right
b)
10 N left
c)
60 n right
d)
50 N left
50.
Which could be an example of an unbalanced force?
a)
A plate sitting on a dining table
b)
A ball at the top of a hill that is not moving
c)
Earth orbiting the Sun 
d)
A baseball that has been thrown to home plate.
51.
Which could be an example of a balanced force?
a)
An asteroid moving at a constant speed through space 
b)
A car accelerating from a stop sign
c)
A box of dishes falling from a counter 
d)
A rocket taking off 
52.
If these teams are pulling with the same amount of force what will happen?
a)
The boy in blue will win.
b)
They will not move at all.
c)
The boy in red will win.
d)
Both will fall down.
53.
What is the net force?
a)
40 N left
b)
0 N Balalnced
c)
400 N right
d)
40 N right
54.
In a tug of war the left team pulls with a force of 200N. The right team pulls with a force of 150N. What is the resultant force?
a)
50N to the left.
b)
350N to the left.
c)
350N to the right.
d)
50N to the right.
55.
Which of the blocks above has balanced forces acting on it?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
56.
What is speed?
a)
how far you go
b)
how much distance is covered over a period of time
c)
how fast you accelerate
d)
the change in the location of a object
57.
On a distance vs. time graph, the steeper the slope _____
a)
the slower the speed
b)
the faster the speed
c)
less acceleration
d)
greater acceleration
58.
Ms. Bush drives 50 miles. What does Ms. Bush need to figure out her speed?
a)
The type of car she drives
b)
Her heart rate as she drives
c)
The time she has driven
d)
The direction she was going
59.
What is the speed of an object that travels 60 meters in 4 seconds?
a)
240 m/s
b)
15 m/s
c)
0.067 m/s
d)
15 mph
60.
What is the speed of an object that travels 20 meters in 4 seconds?
a)
80 m/s
b)
0.2 m/s
c)
5 m/s
d)
24 m/s
61.
You walk 10 meters to math class in 20 seconds. Your average speed is
a)
2 m/s
b)
0.5 m/s
c)
200 m/s
d)
5 m/s
62.
A runner races in the 100 meter dash.  It takes her 10 seconds to finish.  What is her average speed?
a)
10 m/s
b)
1000 m/s
c)
100 seconds
d)
10 seconds
63.
A ball rolls down a steep hill. It travels 500 m in 1 minute. It then rolls on a flat surface for an additional 3 minutes and travels 300 m. What is the average speed of the ball?
a)
.5 m/min
b)
100 m/min
c)
200 m/sec
d)
200 m/min
64.
Rank from slowest to fastest,
a)
A B C
b)
B C A
c)
C A B 
d)
B A C
65.
Which graph shows an object not moving?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
66.
Which graph shows an object moving at a constant rate?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
D
d)
E
67.
Which graph shows an object increasing speed?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
D
d)
E
68.
Which graph shows an object going back to the start position?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
69.
Which graph shows an object slowing down?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
E
70.
Which runner stopped for a rest?
a)
Albert
b)
Bob
c)
Charlie
71.

All living organisms in an environment?

a)

mutualism

b)

biotic factors

c)

habitat

d)

niche

e)

parasitism

72.

Non-living parts of an environment?

a)

abiotic factors

b)

biotic factors

c)

habitat

d)

niche

e)

parasitism

73.

Which is a biotic component of environment?

a)

Plants

b)

Animals

c)

Microorganisms

d)

All of these

74.
All living things are made of...
a)
atoms 
b)
cells 
c)
bacteria 
d)
plants 
75.
What type of cell has a nucleus? 
a)
eukaryotic
b)
prokaryotic 
76.
What type of cell does not have a nucleus?
a)
eukaryotic 
b)
prokaryotic 
77.
Plants and animal cells are examples of ___ cells 
a)
prokaryotic cells 
b)
eukaryotic cells 
78.
Prokaryotic cells include bacteria.
a)
True
b)
False
79.
What structures distinguish a plant cell from an animal cell?
a)
Plant cells have cell walls and ribosomes.
b)
Plant cells have cell walls and chloroplasts.
c)
Plant cells have chloroplasts and ribosomes.
d)
Plant cells have chloroplasts and mitochondria.
80.
What is unicellular? 
a)
one cell 
b)
many cells 
c)
no nuclues 
d)
DNA 
81.
What is multicellular? 
a)
one cell 
b)
no cells 
c)
many cells 
d)
no nucleus 
82.
This organelle is a rigid outer layer that protects plant cells.
a)
Cell Membrane
b)
Cell Wall
c)
Nucleus
d)
Chloroplast 
83.

The _____________ holds the DNA, and controls the functions of eukaryotic cells.

a)

Nucleus

b)

Nuclear Membrane

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Chloroplast

84.

Asexual reproduction has how many parents?

a)

One

b)

Two

c)

One and a Half

d)

Two or More

85.

Sexual reproduction has how many parents?

a)

Two or more (NO KELSI)

b)

One

c)

Two

86.
Multiple organisms of the same species describes a
a)
organism
b)
population
c)
community
d)
ecosystem
87.
What do ecosystems have that the other three levels of organization do not have?
a)
living things
b)
biotic factors
c)
abiotic factors
d)
organisms
88.
A forest full of many kinds of trees and grasses is an example of a
a)
group
b)
organism
c)
population
d)
community
89.
Which is an example of an organism?
a)
a beetle
b)
a lake
c)
a rock
d)
a shell
90.
Which is an example of a population?
a)
different kinds of bacteria
b)
A group of fish and sharks
c)
deer, bear, and rabbits
d)
A herd of cattle
91.
which is the correct order of the levels of organization from simple to complex?
a)
organism, population, community, ecosystem
b)
ecosystem, community, population, organism
92.
I have cell walls
I am an autotroph
I am multicellular
What am I?
a)
Plant
b)
Animal
c)
Eubacteria
d)
Unicorn
93.
I am unicellular
I am prokaryotic
I am found in extreme ecosystems
What kingdom do I belong to?
a)
The Candy Kingdom
b)
Kingdom Plantae
c)
Kingdom Animalia
d)
Kingdom Archaebacteria
94.
Kingdom Animalia is
a)
Eukayotic
b)
Prokaryotic
c)
Pick me!
d)
No, Pick me!!
95.
Kingdom Archaebacteria is...
a)
unicellular
b)
multicellular
c)
bigger than life!
d)
really pretty, just so pretty.
96.
Members of  Kingdom Animalia are...
a)
heterotrophs.
b)
autotrophs
97.
All living things are divided into three groups called 'domains'. They include, Domain Bacteria, Domain Archaea, and ____________.
a)
Domain Ikea
b)
Domain Eukarya
c)
Domain Romain (Lettuce-based organisms)
d)
Domain of Spain Rains only on the Plane!
98.
My Kingdom includes mushrooms and yeast!
a)
Animalia
b)
Plantae
c)
Eubacteria
d)
Fungi
99.
Do prokaryotes have a nucleus? 
a)
yes
b)
no
100.
In my kingdom, we have strange and amazing members that don't seem to fit well in any of the other kingdoms.
Who am I?
a)
Plantae
b)
Animalia
c)
Oz
d)
Protista
101.
Which kingdom is prokaryotic?
a)
Animalia
b)
Archaebacteria
c)
Planta
d)
Fungi
102.
In what kingdom would you find trees and flowers?
a)
Plantae
b)
Fungi
c)
Eubacteria
d)
Animalia
103.
I sometimes get confused by others to be a plant. I'm heterotrophic and digest decaying material. What kingdom to I belong to?
a)
Archaebacteria
b)
Animalia
c)
Fungi
d)
Protista
104.
Organisms that are classified as autotrophic are able to-
a)
be seen with the human eye
b)
move
c)
reproduce
d)
make their own food
105.

I am made of many cells. My cells have an organized nucleus. I mostly have two parents, but sometimes one. I make my own food. What kingdom do I belong to?

a)

Fungi

b)

Bacteria

c)

Plantae

d)

Animalia

106.

I reproduce sexually and I am multicellular. My cells have a nucleus. I am not able to make my own food. What kingdom do I belong to?

a)

Plantae

b)

Animalia

c)

Fungi

d)

Protista

107.

I am mostly unicellular. My cells have a nucleus. I am a heterotroph and I reproduce sexually and asexually.

What kingdom do I belong to?

a)

Fungi

b)

Archaea

c)

Bacteria

d)

Protista

108.
To say that an organism is heterotrophic means...
a)
it cannot reproduce asexually
b)
it cannot make its own food
c)
it cannot breathe oxygen gas
109.

How many kingdoms are home to organisms that are eukaryotes?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

6

d)

1

110.

What are nonrenewable resources?

a)

energy sources that are replaced faster than they are used

b)

energy sources that can never be replaced or are replaced more slowly than they are used

c)

a natural product that can be changed into other forms of energy to do work

111.

All of the following are fossil fuels EXCEPT

a)

oil

b)

water

c)

coal

d)

natural gas

112.

All are advantages of using Wind energy EXCEPT

a)

Renewable Resource

b)

Inexpensive

c)

Nonrenewable Resource

d)

no pollution

113.

Why are coal, oil, and natural gas classified as nonrenewable resources?

a)

They are limitless

b)

They exist in many places on Earth.

c)

They are originally from once-living things.

d)

They take millions of years to form.

114.

Why is solar energy considered renewable energy?

a)

It's cheaper than fossil fuels

b)

The sun's energy would not run out for billions of years

c)

Solar energy recharges batteries

d)

All of them

115.

Which of the following is an advantage of using coal as an energy resource?

a)

There is not an abundant supply of coal.

b)

Coal is less expensive than oil.

c)

Burning coal contributes to global warming.

d)

Coal can be used to produce electricity.

116.

Which of the following is a disadvantage of fossil fuels?

a)

Not easily available

b)

causes pollution when burned

c)

only available at certain times

d)

creates long lasting waste

117.
Hydroelectric power produces electricity using.....
a)
Wind
b)
Sunlight
c)
Moving water
d)
Dung
118.
One problem with ____ energy is that it produces radioactive waste. 
a)
nuclear
b)
solar
c)
tidal
d)
wind
119.

2. Geothermal energy uses heat from ____ to produce electricity.

a)

oil

b)

coal

c)

natural gas

d)

the earth

120.

Which has more mass, the Earth or the Moon?

a)

Earth

b)

Moon

c)

Their masses are the same

121.

Which has a STRONGER force of gravity, the Earth or the Moon?

a)

Earth

b)

Moon

122.
Any object with mass has gravity.
a)
True
b)
Sometimes
c)
False
d)
Never
123.

What two things determine the gravity of an object?

a)

mass & weight

b)

mass & distance

c)

density & mass

d)

volume & distance

124.

Which statement about gravity is true?

a)

gravity causes objects to pull towards one another

b)

gravity causes objects to push away from each other

c)

gravity only takes place between planets

d)

the moon doesn't have any gravity

125.

What keeps the planets in orbit around the sun?

a)

gravity

b)

friction

c)

density

d)

distance

126.

When will the gravity between two objects be the LEAST?

a)

when the masses of both objects is small and the objects are close together

b)

when the masses of both objects is small and the objects are far apart

c)

when the masses of both objects is large and the objects are close together

d)

when the masses of both objects is large and the objects are far apart

127.

The planet Mars has less gravity than Earth. This is because Mars has ___________ mass than the planet Earth.

a)

less

b)

more

c)

the same

128.
This object is made of frozen gas, rock, and dust. It has a "tail" when it gets close to sun
a)
meteor
b)
meteorite
c)
meteoroid
d)
comet
129.
This object is what a meteoroid is called when it enters Earth's atmosphere.
a)
meteor
b)
meteorite
c)
comet
d)
asteroid
130.
These are the gas planets
a)
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
b)
Inner Planets
c)
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
d)
Solar System
131.
This object is the largest object in our solar system.
a)
Ganymede
b)
Jupiter
c)
Titan
d)
Sun
132.
This is the name for a meteoroid that falls to Earth and lands on Earth's surface.
a)
meteor
b)
asteroid
c)
meteorite
d)
comet
133.
These are the terrestrial planets.
a)
Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Mars
b)
Inner Planets
c)
Outer Planets
d)
Saturn, Mars, Earth, Venus
134.
This is the location between the inner and outer planets where these objects tend to cluster.
a)
Orion's Belt
b)
Asteroid Belt
c)
Grandpa's Belt
d)
Kuiper Belt
135.

A meteoroid is found

a)

in Space

b)

entering earths atmosphere

c)

impacting earths surface

136.
What do comets, asteroids and meteors all have in common?
a)
They all are made of ice
b)
They all hit Earth's surface
c)
They all orbit the sun
d)
They have nothing in common
137.
The luminous celestial body (a bright space object) around which Earth and other planets revolve and from which they receive heat and light.
a)
satellite
b)
planet
c)
sun
d)
galaxy
138.
Large and small rocks or metallic masses orbiting the Sun; made up of materials similar to those that formed the planets.
a)
asteroid
b)
comet
c)
meteor
d)
meteroid
139.

What is this group of planets called?

a)

Inner Planets

b)

Outer Planets

c)

Terrestrial Planets

d)

Gas Giants (with perhaps 2 ice giants)

140.
Long term research laboratory in space, constructed with resources from 15 different nations.
a)
Space Shuttle
b)
Space Probe
c)
Satellite
d)
International Space Station
141.
Any object that revolves around another object
a)
orbiter
b)
satellite
c)
moon
d)
stalker
142.
Instrument that travels into the solar system, gathers information and sends it back to Earth
a)
Space shuttle
b)
Rocket
c)
Space ship
d)
Space probe
143.

In 1961, the ____________ went into the space.

a)

the first man

b)

the first rocket.

144.

choose the right picture:- ISS

a)
b)
145.
A solid material that is made up of one or more minerals.
a)
mineral
b)
rock
c)
fossil
d)
soil
146.

The more _______ and object has, the more gravity it will have.

a)

mass

b)

weight

147.

The amount of matter in something is called...

a)

mass

b)

inertia

148.
The closer a planet is to the sun...
a)
the faster it travels
b)
the slower it travels
149.

What is gravity?

a)

The force that pulls things toward each other.

b)

Something that pulls things on Earth down.

150.

Which pairing has the strongest force of gravity?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

151.

Check ALL of the criteria an object needs to be in order to be classified as a planet.

a)

Has to be a certain size.

b)

Must have a clear orbit.

c)

Must be spherical in shape.

d)

Must revolve around the Sun.