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Science Interim 4

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

according to the picture if we are in December, in 6 months which month would it be?

a)

September

b)

June

c)

March

d)

December

2.

according to the picture if we are in June and the Earth goes around the sun for 12 months (1 year) which month would it be?

a)

December

b)

September

c)

June

d)

March

3.

Earth is tilted 23.5 degrees. What happens every year because of this?

a)

We have New Year's Day on January 1st.

b)

We have spring, summer, autumn and winter.

c)

We have 12 months each year.

d)

We have Aurora Borealis.

4.

If the Northern Hemisphere is farthest from the sun which season is it?

a)

summer

b)

fall

c)

winter

d)

spring

5.

If Antarctica is at its closest point to the sun which season is it?

a)

summer

b)

fall

c)

winter

d)

spring

6.

Select all that apply that are in our solar system

a)

Planets

b)

Comets

c)

Black Holes

d)

Asteroids

7.
For a solar eclipse to occur, what has to happen?
a)
The sun must be directly between Earth and the moon.
b)
The moon must be directly between Earth and the Sun.
8.
A solar eclipse occurs when:
a)
The earth blocks sunlight from reaching the moon.
b)
The moon blocks sunlight from reaching the earth.
c)
The sun blocks sunlight from reaching the earth.
d)
The sun doesn't come out during the day. 
9.
During what moon phase does a solar eclipse occur?
a)
full moon
b)
first quarter moon
c)
third quarter moon
d)
new moon
10.

The Law of Universal Gravitation is the motion of planets within the solar system

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Oceans and Seas are major distributors of the sun's rays and energy

a)

True

b)

False

12.

What 3 things did Wegener study to support his ideas? Mark all THREE.

a)

matching fossils

b)

matching land features

c)

matching forces

d)

climate change

13.

What was the name of the supercontinent?

a)

Panorama

b)

Pangea

c)

Panamerican

d)

Wegener

14.

Scientists think that the continents once formed a giant landmass that broke apart, and then slowly drifted apart. What is the name given to this hypothesis?

a)

sea-floor Spreading

b)

plate tectonics

c)

continental drift

d)

Pangaea

15.

what is a major ridge under water?

a)

underatlantic ridge

b)

overatlantic ridge

c)

midatlantic ridge

d)

mountain

16.

Name all the continents near the Mid Atlantic Ridge

a)

North America

b)

South America

c)

Europe

d)

Africa

17.

A way of telling the age of a once living thing is by____________ which is measuring the amount of C14 of it.

a)

Cotton Dating

b)

Carton Dating

c)

Corbin

d)

Carbon Dating

18.

The time taken for something to halve it quantity is

a)

Half-Time

b)

Half-Pint

c)

Half-Century

d)

Half-Life

19.
Scientists use radioactive decay to measure...
a)
relative time
b)
absolute time
c)
half-lives
d)
time of day
20.
How does absolute age differ from relative age?
a)
only absolute dating indicates which rock is older than another
b)
only absolute dating finds the age in years
c)
only relative dating finds the age in years
21.

Can you find diamonds everywhere on Earth?

a)

Yes

b)

No

22.

Most diamonds are found on the edge of continents

a)

True

b)

False

23.

Name the steps in the water cycle

a)

Evaporation

b)

Condensation

c)

Transpiration

d)

Runoff

e)

Transportation

24.

The core's energy does what?

a)

Heats the rising groundwater

b)

Cools the sinking groundwater

c)

keeps the water the same

d)

water doesn't exist

25.

The movement of water over land and taking particles with it is called

a)

Deposition

b)

Runoff

c)

Erosion

d)

Weathering

26.

The term that geologists use for underground water

a)

Underground water

b)

Ground water

c)

Permeable water

d)

Water soil

27.

Look at this picture. How does rainwater cause weathering and erosion?

a)

Rain can't cause erosion.

b)

The water breaks down soil and carries it down the river.

c)

The water eats the soil.

d)

The water does not carry soil.

28.

Would a stream of water dig into a hill over time?

a)

Yes

b)

No

29.

Water is a what type of resource?

a)

renewable resource

b)

non-renewable resource

c)

continuous resource

30.

a city right behind a mountain will not have good vegetation because

a)

they have the perfect amount of water

b)

they deal with the rain shadow

c)

they have the perfect situation

d)

none of these

31.
Why do land breezes occur at night?
a)
Land cools off slower than water, so the air above water is cooler.
b)
Water cools off faster than land, so the air above land is warmer.
c)
Land heats up slower than water, so the air stays cooler during the day.
d)
Water cools off slower than land, so the air above water is warmer.
32.

When someone gives a forecast what are they doing?

a)

giving definite information

b)

giving perfect information

c)

giving their best guess

d)

not doing anything

33.

uneven water temperatures is the biggest reason for oceans to have

a)

currents

b)

evaporation

c)

land

d)

dinner

34.

The map in the picture shows tectonic plate boundaries. This map would be useful in predicting the location of future

a)

droughts

b)

hurricanes

c)

earthquakes

d)

tornadoes

35.

Where is an area on earth that could absorb the most of the sun's rays tp heat up the water

a)

North Pole

b)

South Pole

c)

Arctic circle

d)

Equator

36.

If the biosphere gets the most effect from pollution what could happen to animals

a)

Increase animal population

b)

decrease endangered species

c)

increase endangered species

d)

do nothing

37.

The more humans use fossil fuels what happens to the earth's temperature

a)

goes up

b)

goes down

c)

stays steady

d)

they don't even work together what so ever