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1.

A push or pull exerted on an object

a)

Force

b)

Friction

c)

Field

d)

Inertia

e)

Net Force

2.

A force that opposes motion between objects creating heat

a)

Force

b)

Friction

c)

Field

d)

Inertia

e)

Net Force

3.

A force that can act at a distance without touching

a)

Force

b)

Friction

c)

Field

d)

Net Force

e)

Inertia

4.

The combination of all forces acting on an object

a)

Force

b)

Field

c)

Net Force

d)

Inertia

e)

Friction

5.

The tendency of an object to resist a change in motion

a)

Force

b)

Field

c)

Friction

d)

Net Force

e)

Inertia

6.

The unit used for measuring force

a)

Field

b)

Net Force

c)

Newton

d)

Inertia

e)

SEmi-Conductor

7.

A material that allows heat and electricity to pass through easily

a)

Inertia

b)

Conductor

c)

Insulator

d)

Semi-conductor

e)

Electromagnet

8.

A material that does not allow heat and electricity to easily pass through

a)

Conductor

b)

Insulator

c)

Semi-Conductor

d)

Inertia

e)

Electromagnet

9.

A material that can conduct electricity under some conditions

a)

Conductor

b)

Semi-conductor

c)

Insulator

d)

Inertia

e)

Electromagnet

10.

A powerful magnet that is created using the flow of electricity

a)

Conductor

b)

Electromagnet

c)

Insulator

d)

Semi-Conductor

e)

Inertia

11.

The rigid outer part of the Earth consisting of the crust and upper mantle

a)

Lithosphere

b)

Asthenosphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Troposphere

e)

Ionosphere

12.

The soft layer of the mantle on which the tectonic plates move

a)

Lithosphere

b)

Asthenosphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Troposphere

e)

Thermosphere

13.

Vibrations created by earthquakes that move through Earth

a)

Seismic Waves

b)

Tectonic Plates

c)

Continental Drift

d)

S-Waves

e)

P-Waves

14.

A theory stating that the Earth's surface is broken into plates that move

a)

Plate Tectonics

b)

Continental Drift

c)

Pangea

d)

Lithospheric Theory

e)

Continental Convection

15.

The hypothesis that the continents move slowly across the Earth's Surface

a)

Continental Drift

b)

Plate Tectonics

c)

Tectonic Plate Theory

d)

Pangea

e)

Theoretical Crustal Drift

16.

Shaking of the Earth due to the movement of tectonic plates

a)

Earthquake

b)

Epicenter

c)

Focus

d)

P-Wave

e)

S-Wave

17.

The point on Earth's surface directly above where an earthquake begins

a)

Earthquake

b)

Epicenter

c)

Focus

d)

P-wave

e)

S-wave

18.

the point underground where an earthquake originates

a)

Earthquake

b)

Epicenter

c)

Focus

d)

P-wave

e)

S-wave

19.

Waves that travel through solids, liquids and gases

a)

Earthquakes

b)

Epicenter

c)

Focus

d)

P-wave

e)

S-wave

20.

Waves that travel only through solids, move slower, but are stronger

a)

Earthquakes

b)

Epicenter

c)

Focus

d)

P-wave

e)

S-wave

21.

The breaking down of rocks and other materials on the Earth's surface

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Deposition

d)

Topography

e)

Groundwater

22.

Process by which rock, sand and soil are carried away

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Deposition

d)

Topography

e)

Groundwater

23.

Process in which sediment is laid down in a new location

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Topography

d)

Deposition

e)

Groundwater

24.

A description of the surface features of land

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Deposition

d)

Topography

e)

Groundwater

25.

Water that fills the cracks and spaces in underground soil and rock layers

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Deposition

d)

Groundwater

e)

Topography

26.

Study of the earth, especially rocks and minerals

a)

Geology

b)

Fossil

c)

Uniformitarianism

d)

Unconformity

e)

Superposition

27.

A preserved remnant or impression of an organism that lived in the past

a)

Geology

b)

Fossil

c)

Unconformity

d)

Uniformitarianism

e)

Superposition

28.

the theory that changes in the earth's crust during geological history have resulted from the action of continuous and uniform processes.

a)

Geology

b)

Fossil

c)

Unconformity

d)

Uniformitarianism

e)

Superposition

29.

a principle that states that younger rocks lie above older rocks if the layers have not been disturbed

a)

Fossil

b)

Unconformity

c)

Superposition

d)

Uniformitarianism

e)

Geology

30.

A break in the geologic record created when rock layers are eroded or when sediment is not deposited for a long period of time.

a)

Unconformity

b)

Uniformitarianism

c)

Superposition

d)

Geology

e)

Fossil

31.

The gradual change in a species over time

a)

Evolution

b)

Adaptation

c)

Mutation

d)

Natural Selection

e)

Variation

32.

Inherited characteristic that increases an organisms chance of survival

a)

Evolution

b)

Adaptation

c)

Mutation

d)

Natural Selection

e)

Variation

33.

Change in DNA sequence that affects genetic information

a)

Evolution

b)

Adaptation

c)

Mutation

d)

Natural Selection

e)

Variation

34.

A process in which individuals that have certain inherited characteristics are more likely to survive and pass on those traits

a)

Evolution

b)

Adaptation

c)

Mutation

d)

Natural Selection

e)

Variation

35.

Any difference between individuals of the same species

a)

Evolution

b)

Adaptation

c)

Mutation

d)

Natural Selection

e)

Variation

36.

Method of determining the age of a fossil by comparing its placement with other fossils above or below

a)

Relative Dating

b)

Absolute Dating

c)

Radiometric Dating

d)

Radioactive Decay

e)

Half Life

37.

A technique used to determine the actual age in years of a fossil

a)

Relative Dating

b)

Absolute Dating

c)

Radiometric Dating

d)

Half Life

e)

Radioactive Decay

38.

Method used to determine the age of rocks using the rate of decay of a radioactive isotope

a)

Absolute Dating

b)

Relative Dating

c)

Radiometric Dating

d)

Radioactive Decay

e)

Half Life

39.

The breakdown of a radioactive isotope into and stable isotope

a)

Relative Dating

b)

Absolute Dating

c)

Radiometric Dating

d)

Radioactive Decay

e)

Half Life

40.

The amount of time it takes for half of a radioactive isotope to break down into a stable daughter isotope

a)

Relative Dating

b)

Absolute Dating

c)

Radioactive Decay

d)

Radiometric Dating

e)

Half Life

41.

A type of cell division that results in two cells with the same number of chromosomes as the parent cell

a)

Mitosis

b)

Meiosis

c)

DNA

d)

Chromosome

42.

A type of cell division that results in 4 cells each with half the number of chromosomes of the parent cell.

a)

Mitosis

b)

Meiosis

c)

DNA

d)

Chromosomes

43.

A condensed form of DNA

a)

Chromosomes

b)

Mitosis

c)

Meiosis

d)

DNA

44.

A molecule that contains all of the genetic information for an organism

a)

DNA

b)

Chromosome

c)

Mitosis

d)

Meiosis

45.

An allele that cancels out or covers over another allele

a)

Dominant

b)

Recessive

c)

Genotype

d)

Phenotype

e)

Heterozygous

46.

An allele that is only expressed if there are two of them present

a)

Dominant

b)

Recessive

c)

Homozygous

d)

Heterozygous

e)

Phenotype

47.

Having two of the same allele for a gene

a)

Heterozygous

b)

Homozygous

c)

Dominant

d)

Phenotype

e)

Genotype

48.

Having two different alleles for the same gene

a)

Homozygous

b)

Recessive

c)

Heterozygous

d)

Phenotype

e)

Genotype

49.

The actual two alleles that are present for a single gene

a)

Recessive

b)

Phenotype

c)

Heterozygous

d)

Homozygous

e)

Genotype

50.

The trait that is expressed based on the alleles for a gene

a)

Genotype

b)

Dominant

c)

Homozygous

d)

Phenotype

e)

Heterozygous

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