WorksheetsEARTH Q1 Review (2022)
Total questions: 55
Worksheet time: 28mins
Which of these contains the steps of the scientific method in the correct order?
Make an observation, ask a question, do background research, state your hypothesis, conduct an experiment, analyze data, make a conclusion
Ask a question, make an observation, state your hypothesis, analyze data, do background research, conduct an experiment, make a conclusion
Do background research, ask a question, conduct an experiment, analyze data, make a conclusion, make an observation
Make an observation, state your hypothesis, ask a question, do background research, make a conclusion, conduct an experiment, analyze data
The summary at the end of an experiment that explains the results.
conclusion
materials
procedures
responding variable
The __________________________________ is the organized way scientists answer questions and solve problems.
scientific method
scientific notation
scientific explanation
scientific guesses
nother word for prediction or educated guess is: ________________
Hypothesis
experiment
conclusion
data
Choose the best-written hypothesis that answers the question:
Question: Why is my room warmer during the day than at night?
The sunlight is making my room warmer.
If I close my blinds during the day, then my room will be cooler because the sunlight won't get in.
The heat is turned on in the morning.
Sunlight actually cools down a room.
What is the metric unit for mass?
grams
pounds
liters
meters
What is the metric unit for distance?
feet
pounds
liters
meters
What units are on a graduated cylinder?
gallons (gal)
milliliters (mL)
ounces (oz)
centimeters (cm)
What should all good graphs have?
title
accurate data
labels
all of the above
If I am running an experiment to see what time of day Penny prefers to eat her dinner, what is my INDEPENDENT VARIABLE?
how long it takes her to eat her food
the type of dog food
the time of day I feed her
how old penny is
If I am running an experiment to see if miracle grow causes my pea plants to grow taller, what is my DEPENDENT VARIABLE?
type of plant
Height of plants
how much fertilizer
how many days it takes to grow
What type of graph is best for comparing different items?
line graph
bar graph
scatter chart
timeline
What type of graph is best for comparing percentages?
pie graph
bar graph
line graph
scatter graph
20°W describes a line of...
Longitude
Latitude
An imaginary line that splits the globe into the Eastern and Western Hemisphere.
Equator
Mercador
Prime Meridian
Equal-Area
What is the ratio of the distance on a map to the corresponding distance on the ground
Scale
Interval Contours
Legend
Topographic
What map projection is most commonly used in classrooms to learn about the location of continents and oceans?
Mercador
Conic
Equal-area
McNorth
What is the major flaw of the Mercator projection
Edges are slightly stretched
It has no flaws
Only shows small areas
It distorts land sizes near the poles
What type of landform has a large relief and high elevation?
Plateau
Mountain
Valley
Plain
What landform is at a high elevation and flat?
Mountain
Valley
Plateau
Plain
What type of map is used to show elevation?
Mercador
Geologic
Topographic
Paleolical
A contour line connects points with the same...
distance
elevation
slope
What type of projection is shown?
Conic
Equal Area
Mercador
What is the contour interval on this map?
20
10
5
15
What map projection is shown?
Conic
Mercador
Equal Area
What type of projection is shown?
Mercator
Conic
Equal Area
The way a surface reflects light.
Color
Streak
Luster
Density
Color of a mineral in powdered form.
Hardness
Breakage
Streak
Density
A shiny material is described as having a __________________ luster
Metallic
nonmetallic
Which mineral property is being shown here?
Luster
Streak
Cleavage
Fracture
A ________ is a naturally occurring, inorganic, solid that can have crystal structure and definite chemical composition.
Mineral
Crystal
Rock
Fluorite
Inorganic means not made of living things.
True
False
What is underground molten rock?
Lava
Soil
Magma
Intrusive
What is it called when layers pile up and press down on the material below?
Compaction
Cementation
Layering
I don't know
Clastic, organic, and chemical are types of which rock?
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
Igneous
Intrusive & extrusive are 2 types of...
Sedimentary
Igneous
Metamorphic
Foliated & non-foliated are 2 types of...
Sedimentary
Igneous
Metamorphic
A rock formed from fragments of other rocks is a(n)
Foliated Metamorphic Rock
Extrusive Igneous Rock
Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Intrusive Igneous Rock
The three groups of rocks are classified by
How they form
Grain size
Color
Chemical Composition
Fossils are only found in
Organic Sedimentary rocks
Chemical Sedimentary rocks
Foliated Metamorphic rocks
Nonfoliated Metamorphic rocks
This rock was formed when molten rock erupted from a volcano and cooled quickly into a solid with fine grains. What type of rock is it?
Intrusive Igneous Rock
Clastic Sedimentary Rock
Foliated Metamorphic Rock
Extrusive Igneous Rock
Which of the words below describe mud, sand, and tiny bits of rocks that cement together to form a type of rock?
Stalactites
Metamorphs
Magmas
Sediments
Rocks formed by heat and pressure beneath the Earth's surface with grains arranged in bands are...
Intrusive igneous
Nonfoliatted metamorphic
Foliated metamorphic
magma
A rock that contains pieces of shells and fossils compacted and cemented together over time is...
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
Igneous
Sediments
Which of the following describes the process of sediments being picked up and carried away . by wind, moving water or ice?
Erosion
Deposition
Weathering
Compaction
How does a Metamorphic rock become a Sedimentary rock?
Heat, pressure and radiation
Weathering, Erosion, Compaction and Cementation
Melting, cooling and evaporation
Cooling of Magma over time
How can a Metamorphic rock become an Igneous rock?
Weathering and Erosion
Heat and Pressurew
Compaction and Cementation
Melting and cooling
The movement of the tectonic plates is caused by
the rotation of the Earth.
the gravity of the iron-nickel core.
convection currents in the Asthenosphere
the Moho discontinuity.
A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other is called
Divergent Boundary
Transform Boundary
Convergent Boundary
Subduction
Scientists hypothesize that a super continent existed 200 million years ago. This continent is called
America
Pangea
Super Earth
Eurasia
A Plate Boundary where two plates move toward each other is called
Convergent Boundary
Transform Boundary
Divergent Boundary
Subduction
During sea floor spreading, molten material rises up from the mantle...
along the continents
deep ocean trenches
at the mid ocean ridges
at north and south poles
Which of the following is where one plate slides under another plate?
submarine zone
subduction zone
divergence zone
lower zone
The thinnest layer of the Earth is the ___________.
mantle
core
crust
What is the thickest layer of the Earth?
crust
outer core
mantle
inner core
