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II A Q's

Total questions: 76

Worksheet time: 47mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is missing in this water cycle: Condensation - Precipitation - ?? - Evaporation

(a)  

2.

What is missing in this water cycle: Condensation - ?? - Collection - Evaporation.

(a)  

3.

What is missing in this water cycle: ?? - Precipitation - Collection - Evaporation

(a)  

4.

What is missing in this water cycle: Condensation - Precipitation - Collection - ??

(a)  

5.

What makes grass green? Choose the MOST complete answer.

a)

Minerals that are green.

b)

Chlorophyll

c)

Chlorophyll absorbs blue and red light

d)

Chlorophyll reflects green light, while absorbing blue and red light

6.

What causes a plant to wilt or die when watered with salt water?

(a)  

7.

What instrument is used to measure air pressure?

(a)  

8.

What is a genetic mutation?

a)

An adaptation to an environmental stressor.

b)

A change in the base sequence of the DNA.

c)

A temporary modification.

d)

Always beneficial.

9.

A genetic mutation can be both ______ and ______.

(a)  

10.

What is Polaris

a)

The North Pole

b)

The North Star

c)

Snow machine

d)

Polar bear

11.

How is the Polaris View different in winter than in summer?

(a)  

12.

How do the waters of the continental shelf compare to the surface waters of the open ocean?

a)

The continental shelf is deeper and full of life.

b)

The continental shelf is shallow and sunlit and rich in plants/animals/nutrients.

c)

The continental shelf does not have as many nutrients because of deep water and lack of plant/animals.

d)

They are basically the same.

13.

Natural Selection has to do with...

a)

variations, overpopulation, competition, adaptations, change over time

b)

keeping populations the same over time

c)

variety within a population

14.

Where is Polaris in December?

(a)  

15.

How does a plant use the energy in sunlight in photosynthesis?

a)

To create carbon dioxide (CO2)

b)

To create sugar (glucose)

c)

To change Co2 and water (H2O) into sugar and oxygen (O2)

d)

To grow taller

16.

Example of physical weathering...

a)

Rain

b)

Ice wedging

c)

Lightning

17.

Examples of physical weathering...

a)

El Nino

b)

Plant roots growing through cracks

c)

Ice wedging

d)

Swiftly moving water/rocks

e)

Waves hitting cliff

18.

The act of breaking down rocks, soil, wood, etc through contact with earth's atmosphere, water, biological organisms, or wind...

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Nature

d)

Evolution

19.

What is in the nucleus of an atom?

(a)  

20.

What is produced in the nucleus of a human cell?

a)

Ribosomes

b)

DNA

c)

Electrons

d)

ATP

21.

Which one is NOT inside the nucleus (control center) of a human cell?

a)

DNA

b)

Chromosomes

c)

Mitochrondia

d)

nucleolus

22.

Severity of damage sustained by homes nearest to the bay in the 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake is most likely due to...

a)

The San Andreas Fault

b)

The time of day

c)

Sediments and fill

d)

The water in the bay

23.

How does El Nino affect seagulls or fish?

(a)  

24.

Members of which group are decomposers?

a)

algae

b)

ferns

c)

fungi

d)

moss

25.

Which has the most ocean life?

a)

Open ocean

b)

Sunlit zone

c)

Ross ice shelf

d)

Ring of fire

26.

What percent of all marine life lives in the sunlit (euphotic) zone?

a)

10%

b)

80%

c)

90%

d)

95%

27.

The North Star is the brightest star.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

The energy factories of the plant cells are called...

a)

nucleus

b)

chlorophyll

c)

chloroplasts

29.

The energy factory (ATP) of animal cells are called...

a)

mitochondria

b)

nucleus

c)

chloroplast

d)

DNA

30.

Examples of renewable energy that starts as Kinetic energy and then goes to Electric energy?

a)

Methane gas

b)

Solar panels

c)

Windmill

d)

Hydroelectric dam

31.

Most acidic?

a)

Acid rain

b)

Vinegar

c)

Bleach

d)

Sulfuric acid

32.

The primary constituents of matter - distinguished by its atomic number.

a)

Element

b)

Atom

c)

Proton

d)

Molecule

33.

The smallest unit of matter that retains all of the chemical properties of an element.

a)

Element

b)

Atom

c)

Proton

d)

Molecule

34.

Elements can combine to form...

a)

Elements

b)

Atoms

c)

Protons

d)

Molecules

35.

Layers of rock (or sometimes soil) laid down as sediment, often in the sea, and are slowly transformed by pressure, heat and chemical action into rocks...

a)

Ribbon

b)

Sedimentary layer

c)

Stratum

d)

Strata

36.

Which of the following is indicated by the size of the minerals in an igneous rock sample?

a)

What kind of minerals make up the rock

b)

How long it took the rock the cool

c)

How old the rock is

d)

What layer of strata the rock came from

37.

The percent of beetles that are genetically darker in color increases in populations that expand from prairie into forest is an example of...

a)

genetic mutation

b)

natural selection

38.

RNA molecules are synthesized from DNA template where?

a)

nucleus

b)

mitochondria

c)

ribosome

d)

cell membrane

39.

Which statement about the requirements of ALL living things is true?

a)

All living things need oxygen

b)

All living things need sugar

c)

All living things need water

d)

All living things need sleep

40.

Which marine environment exhibits the highest level of biological productivity?

a)

Deep ocean floors

b)

Sandy beaches

c)

Surface water of open ocean

d)

Estuaries

41.

Which property of H2O is different from other substances

a)

Freezing point is lower than other substances

b)

Solid form of water is less dense than liquid form

c)

Boiling point is lower than that of other substances

d)

Gas form is less dense than liquid form

42.

In a lab, handling which substance creates the most safety concerns?

a)

Inert gas

b)

Helium

c)

Sodium chloride and citric acid

d)

Volatile solvent like acetone

43.

What makes noble gasses distinct as a group on the periodic table?

a)

Similar atomic weight

b)

Highly reactive

c)

Same number of electrons

44.

A nutcracker is a...

a)

Lever

b)

Screw

c)

Incline plane

d)

Pulley

45.

Why is iridium so rare and only found in the layers of the earth that date to when the dinosaurs went extinct?

(a)  

46.

Device used to measure a tsunami?

a)

Hygrometer

b)

Buoy

c)

Measuring stick

d)

Radar

47.

In the study of evolution, bones can show what?

a)

Similar ancestry

b)

Nutrition

c)

Migration

d)

Adaptations

48.

Which light emits heat AND light?

a)

Neon

b)

Fluorescent

c)

Incandescent

d)

Diode

49.

Which of the following is a characteristic of terrestrial planets and not of gas planets?

a)

Planetary

b)

Ring system

c)

Metalic / Iron core

d)

Rotates less than 24 hours

50.

When does a neap tide occur?

a)

When the moon and sun are on the same side of Earth

b)

When the moon and sun are on opposite sides of Earth

c)

When the moon and sun are at a right angle to each other in relationship to Earth

d)

Every full moon

51.

Carries blood to the heart...

a)

Arteries

b)

Capillaries

c)

Veins

52.

Carries blood away from the heart...

a)

Arteries

b)

Capillaries

c)

Veins

53.

Carries blood between arteries and veins...

a)

Arteries

b)

Capillaries

c)

Veins

54.

A screw is a...

a)

Lever

b)

Nutcracker

c)

Incline plane

d)

Pulley

55.

Life cycle of the butterfly...

(a)  

56.

Light travels at what speed?

a)

3 x 10^8 m/s

b)

299,792 km/s

c)

6.7 x 10^8 mph

d)

670,616 mph

57.

An electrical battery is made with a magnet. The coil is turning because...

a)

Like magnetic poles repel

b)

Like magnetic poles attract

c)

Attraction/repulsion between the magnetic field and the free electrons

d)

The battery is plugged into the wall

58.

Examples of a chemical reaction...

a)

Iron rusting

b)

Burning wood

c)

Cooking an egg

d)

Metabolism

e)

Dissolving salt in water

59.

Good conductors of electricity...

a)

Sea water

b)

Copper

c)

Dry wood

d)

Rubber

e)

Silver

60.

Good insulators of electricity...

a)

Gold

b)

Glass

c)

Oil

d)

Steel

e)

Diamond

61.

What causes tectonic plates to move?

(a)  

62.

Main concern with coastal aquifers?

a)

Intrusion of sea water

b)

Sediment

c)

Pollutants

d)

Biological contamination

63.

An ice ball orbiting earth...

a)

Asteroid

b)

Star

c)

Comet

64.

Shortest wavelength...

a)

infrared

b)

ultraviolet

c)

blue

65.

Longest wavelength...

a)

infrared

b)

ultraviolet

c)

blue

66.

Longest wavelength...

a)

red

b)

yellow

c)

blue

67.

Received blood from the body's veins...

a)

Right atrium

b)

Right ventricle

c)

Left atrium

d)

Left ventricle

68.

Pumps blood into the lungs to exchange Co2 & pick up O2...

a)

Right atrium

b)

Right ventricle

c)

Left atrium

d)

Left ventricle

69.

Pumps blood into the bodies arteries to send O2 to the body...

a)

Right atrium

b)

Right ventricle

c)

Left atrium

d)

Left ventricle

70.

Receives oxygenated blood from the lungs...

a)

Right atrium

b)

Right ventricle

c)

Left atrium

d)

Left ventricle

71.

What is the final surface area in the lungs where O2/CO2 exchange happens...

(size of half a tennis court)

a)

trachea

b)

bronchial tubes

c)

bronchi

d)

alveoli

72.

Which one is not a compound?

a)

Table salt

(NaCl)

b)

Rust

(Fe2O3)

c)

Helium

(He)

d)

Water

(H2O)

73.

How is wind formed?

(a)  

74.

What phenomena is demonstrated during evaporation?

a)

State change

b)

Water molecules change into Hydrogen and Oxygen

c)

Chemical change

d)

Surface of the water changes

75.

What are comets made of?

a)

Ice & dust

b)

Iridium

c)

Rock

d)

Gasses

76.

What happens when tectonic plates move over a hot spot in the mantle?

a)

A chain of volcanoes

b)

A mountain range

c)

An earthquake

d)

Plates move more quickly