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WJ Science Second Nine Weeks Review

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which fossil is the youngest?

a)

z-trilobite

b)

x-shell

c)

w-fish

d)

v-shell

2.

Mechanical waves that are created through areas of compression and rarefraction are called...

a)

longitudinal waves

b)

transverse waves

c)

electrical waves

d)

diffraction

3.

The popsicle stick in the image looks broken. It appears that way because light...

a)

always travels in a a straight line

b)

reflects the stick on the water surface

c)

bends when it passes through water

d)

makes the water in the glass evaporate

4.

According to the rock cycle, when liquid magma cools into a solid, what is formed?

a)

igneous rock

b)

metamorphic rock

c)

glacier

d)

lava

5.

What is the correct order in the process of sedimentary rock formation?

a)

compaction, erosion, cementation, deposition

b)

weathering, deposition, erosion, compaction

c)

weathering, erosion, deposition, compaction

d)

compaction, cementation, weathering, erosion

6.

How is a subduction zone formed?

a)

When two plates slide past each other

b)

When two plates move away from each other

c)

When two plates collide with each other

d)

When one tectonic plate sinks below the other

7.

The geological process in which earthen materials are worn away and transported by natural forces such as wind or water.

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

c)

deposition

d)

compaction

8.

If you measure the distance between the resting position and the crest of the wave, you are measuring its ...

a)

wavelength

b)

amplitude

c)

wave speed

d)

frequency

9.

Particles of what type of material do not allow light to transmit through it?

a)

Opaque

b)

Translucent

c)

Transparent

10.

The thinnest layer of the earth's layers is the ...

a)

inner core

b)

outer core

c)

mantle

d)

crest

11.

What is the distance between one point on a compression and the corresponding point on the next compression in a sound wave called,...

a)

wavelength

b)

rarefraction

c)

crest

d)

trough

12.

Evidence on this rock shows its sedimentary by...

a)

its brown and tan

b)

its a hard substance

c)

it has visible layers

d)

none of the above

13.

When tectonic plates are moving closer together, what earth structure is formed?

a)

Valley

b)

Mountain

c)

Glacier

d)

River

14.

Convection Currents that look similar to this are found in which layer of the earth?

a)

Mantle

b)

Inner Core

c)

Crust

d)

Outer Core

15.

Rocks that are found near the mouth of the volcano are ...

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Igneous

c)

Metamorphic

16.

If a black and white car were in the parking lot all day. Compare the temperatures of the two cars.

a)

The black car would be cooler.

b)

The white car would be hotter.

c)

The black car would be hotter.

17.

Plate tectonics that slide past one another are called...

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform

18.

Which is the oldest layer?

a)

F

b)

D

c)

B

d)

C

19.

A student wants to demonstrate the reflective property of light through an activity. What is an appropriate tool the student can use in the demonstration?

a)

filter

b)

lens

c)

mirror

d)

prism

20.

 On longitudinal waves, the area squeezed together is called

a)

compressions

b)

rarefractions

c)

mediums

21.

The plates moving away from each other allowing magma to create new ocean crust is...

a)

convergent

b)

divergent

c)

transform

22.

Wegener's theories of plate movement became the basis for development of the theory of

a)

Fault Boundary

b)

Continental Drift

c)

Plate Tectonics

23.

The bottom of the transverse wave is the ...

a)

crest

b)

amplitude

c)

medium

d)

trough

24.

The extremely hot liquid located under the earth's surface.

a)

magma

b)

ash

c)

dust

d)

gas

25.

Tsunami's occur ...

a)

on land

b)

in water

26.

What are usually caused when underground rock suddenly breaks and there is rapid motion along a fault?

a)

Volcano

b)

Earthquake

c)

Blizzard

d)

Tsunami

27.

Some light passing through....

a)

Opaque

b)

Transparent

c)

Translucent