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WorksheetsMid-Term Vocabulary Practice
Total questions: 80
Worksheet time: 40mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
method of research in which a problem is identified, data is gathered, a hypothesis is formulated, and the hypothesis is empirically tested.
a)
Scientific Method
b)
Experiment
c)
Research
d)
Hypothesis
2.
factor that is manipulated by the experimenter in an experiment
a)
Independent Variable
b)
Dependent Variable
c)
Placebo
d)
Control
3.
factor in an experiment that can change if the independent variable is changed
a)
Dependent Variable
b)
Independent Variable
c)
Placebo
d)
Control
4.
the standard to which comparisons are made in an experiment
a)
Control Group
b)
Experimental Group
c)
Placebo
d)
Hypothesis
5.
the value of data in the form of counts or numbers where each data set has a unique numerical value
a)
Quantitative Data
b)
Qualitative Data
c)
Placebo
d)
Inference
6.
describes qualities or characteristics
a)
Qualitative Data
b)
Quantitative Data
c)
Placebo
d)
Inference
7.
An idea or explanation that is based on observations and that can be tested
a)
Hypothesis
b)
Inquiry
c)
Research
d)
Theory
8.
anything composed of multiple parts that work together as a whole
a)
System
b)
Procedure
c)
Theory
d)
Research
9.
all of the rock and minerals on Earth
a)
Geosphere
b)
Atmosphere
c)
Hydrosphere
d)
Biosphere
10.
the envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet
a)
Atmosphere
b)
Biosphere
c)
Hydrosphere
d)
Geosphere
11.
all the waters on the earth's surface, such as lakes and seas, and sometimes including water over the earth's surface, such as clouds.
a)
Hydrosphere
b)
Biosphere
c)
Geosphere
d)
Atmosphere
12.
the regions of the surface, atmosphere, and hydrosphere of the earth (or analogous parts of other planets) occupied by living organisms.
a)
Biosphere
b)
Atmosphere
c)
Geosphere
d)
Hydrosphere
13.
an observed change in the frequency of a wave when the source or observer is moving
a)
Doppler Effect
b)
Red Shift
c)
Electromagnetic Spectrum
d)
Nebular Theory
14.
displacement of the light spectrum of an astronomical object toward longer (red) wavelengths as it travels away from the observer
a)
Redshift
b)
Doppler Effect
c)
Cosmic Background Radiation
d)
Radioactive Decay
15.
a rows and columns arrangement of the chemical elements
a)
Periodic Table
b)
Atomic Mass
c)
Atomic Number
d)
Newton's List
16.
a form of energy waves that have both an electric and magnetic field; includes the visible light spectrum
a)
Electromagnetic Specrum
b)
Electricity
c)
Thermal Energy
d)
Mechanical Energy
17.
a form of energy leftover from the big bang
a)
Cosmic Background Radiation
b)
Red Shift
c)
Nebular Theory
d)
Doppler Effect
18.
the theory that all matter and energy in the universe was compressed into an extremely small volume that 13 billion to 15 billion years ago exploded and began expanding in all directions
a)
Big Bang Theory
b)
Theroy of Evolution
c)
Doppler Effect
d)
Red Shift
19.
the distance between identical points (adjacent crests) in the adjacent cycles of a waveform
a)
Wavelength
b)
Crest
c)
Trough
d)
Amplitude
20.
the highest surface part of a wave
a)
Crest
b)
Amplitude
c)
Trough
d)
Crust
21.
the lowest surface part of a wave
a)
Trough
b)
Crest
c)
Amplitude
d)
Wavelength
22.
an apparatus for producing and recording spectra for examination
a)
Spectroscope
b)
Cosmic Background Radiation
c)
Telescope
d)
Seismometer
23.
any substance that cannot be decomposed into simpler substances by ordinary chemical processes
a)
Element
b)
Proton
c)
Neutron
d)
Electron
24.
a stable subatomic particle occurring in all atomic nuclei, with a positive electric charge
a)
Proton
b)
Neutron
c)
Electron
d)
Element
25.
neutral subatomic particle
a)
Neutron
b)
Proton
c)
Electron
d)
Element
26.
a negatively charged subatomic particle
a)
Electron
b)
Proton
c)
Neutron
d)
Element
27.
the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom, which determines the chemical properties of an element and its place in the periodic table
a)
Atomic Number
b)
Atomic Mass
c)
Element
d)
Electron
28.
the mass of an atom; approximately equivalent to the number of protons and neutrons in the atom
a)
Atomc Mass
b)
Atomic Number
c)
Period
d)
Group
29.
a system of millions or billions of stars, together with gas and dust, held together by gravitational attraction
a)
Galaxy
b)
Nebula
c)
Solar System
d)
Equinox
30.
a rotating cloud of gas and dust from which the sun and planets formed
a)
Nebula
b)
Galaxy
c)
Solar System
d)
Equinox
31.
a star that suddenly increases greatly in brightness because of a catastrophic explosion that ejects most of its mass
a)
Supernova
b)
Nebula
c)
Blackhole
d)
Cosmic Background Radiation
32.
the theory that the solar and stellar systems were developed from a primeval nebula
a)
Nebuar Theory
b)
Newton's Law
c)
Doppler Effect
d)
Accreation
33.
the process by which an unstable atomic nucleus loses energy by radiation
a)
Radioactive Decay
b)
Half Life
c)
Doppler Effect
d)
Radiaion
34.
a planet that is composed primarily of silicate rocks or metals; inner planets
a)
Terrestrial Planets
b)
Gas Giants
c)
Outer Planets
d)
Exoplanets
35.
a giant planet composed mainly of hydrogen and helium; outer planets
a)
Gas Giants
b)
Inner Planets
c)
Terrestrial Planets
d)
Exoplanets
36.
the distance from a star at which liquid water could exist on orbiting planets' surfaces
a)
Habitable Zone
b)
Heliocentric
c)
Geocentric
d)
Terrestrial Planets
37.
having or representing the earth as the center, as in former astronomical systems
a)
Geocentric
b)
Heliocentric
c)
Paleocentric
d)
Egocentric
38.
having or representing the sun as the center, as in the accepted astronomical model of the solar system
a)
Helicentric
b)
Geocentric
c)
Paleocentric
d)
Egocentric
39.
a characteristic (as color, hardness, boiling point) of matter not involving in its manifestation a chemical change
a)
Physical Property
b)
Chemical Composition
c)
Physical Composition
d)
Chemical Reaction
40.
specifies the identity, arrangement, and ratio of the elements making up a compound
a)
Chemical Composition
b)
Physical Property
c)
Physical Composition
d)
Chemical Reaction
41.
the outermost shell of a terrestrial planet
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Outer Core
d)
Inner Core
42.
the semi-solid bulk of Earth's interior
a)
Mantle
b)
Crust
c)
Outer Core
d)
Inner Core
43.
the solid, outer layer of Earth that consists of the crust and rigid upper part of the mantle
a)
Lithosphere
b)
Asthenosphere
c)
Outer Core
d)
Inner Core
44.
the upper layer of the earth's mantle, below the lithosphere, in which there is relatively low resistance to plastic flow and convection is thought to occur
a)
Asthenosphere
b)
Lithosphere
c)
Mesosphere
d)
Core
45.
the semi-solid region of the earth's interior between the asthenosphere and outer core
a)
Mesosphere
b)
Lithosphere
c)
Asthensosphere
d)
Core
46.
a hot, dense ball of (mostly) iron that is at the center of the Earth
a)
Inner Core
b)
Outer Core
c)
Asthensosphere
d)
Lithosphere
47.
a molten, liquid iron that surrounds the center of the Earth and creates Earth’s magnetic field
a)
Outer Core
b)
Inner Core
c)
Asthensosphere
d)
Lithosphere
48.
seismic waves that normally travel faster and are the first waves to arrive at a seismograph
a)
P-Wave
b)
S-Wave
c)
L-Wave
d)
T-Wave
49.
a transverse seismic wave that travels through the interior of the earth that reaches the seismic station secondary
a)
S-Wave
b)
P-Wave
c)
L-Wave
d)
T-Wave
50.
when plates move towards each other and collide
a)
Convergent Boundary
b)
Divergent Boundary
c)
Transform Boundary
d)
Geometric Boundary
51.
the boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other
a)
Divergent Boundary
b)
Convergent Boundary
c)
Transform Boundary
d)
Geometric Boundary
52.
a plate boundary where two plates slide past each other horizontally
a)
Transform Boundary
b)
Convergent Boundary
c)
Divergent Boundary
d)
Geometric Boundary
53.
a long, undersea mountain chain that has a steep, narrow valley at its center, that forms as magma rises from the asthenosphere, and that creates new oceanic lithosphere (sea floor) as tectonic plates move apart
a)
Mid-Ocean Ridge
b)
Trench
c)
Mantle Plume
d)
Fault
54.
a long, narrow ditch created when the earth’s crust subducts back into the mantle
a)
Trench
b)
Mid-Ocean Ridge
c)
Mantle Plume
d)
Fault
55.
the movement of matter due to differences in density that are caused by temperature variations
a)
Convection
b)
Conduction
c)
Radiation
d)
Thermonucleation
56.
the process by which heat or electricity is directly transmitted through a substance through contact
a)
Conduction
b)
Convection
c)
Radiation
d)
Thermonucleation
57.
energy that comes from a source and travels through space at the speed of light
a)
Radiation
b)
Conduction
c)
Convection
d)
Thermonucleation
58.
point of the initial fault rupture where an earthquake originates that usually lies at least several kilometers beneath Earth’s surface
a)
Focus
b)
Epicenter
c)
Radius
d)
Seismic Area
59.
point on Earth’s surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
a)
Epicenter
b)
Focus
c)
Radius
d)
Seismic Area
60.
a dip-slip fault in which the block above the fault has moved downward relative to the block below
a)
Normal Fault
b)
Reverse Fault
c)
Strike-Slip Fault
d)
Heliocentric Fault
61.
a fault in which the rock above the fault plane is displaced upward relative to the rock below the fault plane
a)
Reverse Fault
b)
Normal Fault
c)
Strike-Slip Fault
d)
Heliocentric Fault
62.
a fracture in the rocks of Earth’s crust in which the rock masses slip past one another parallel to the strike, the intersection of a rock surface with the surface or another horizontal plane
a)
Strike-Slip Fault
b)
Normal Fault
c)
Reverse Fault
d)
Heliocentric Fault
63.
record produced by a seismometer that can provide individual tracking of each type of seismic wave
a)
Seismogram
b)
Telegram
c)
Histogram
d)
Pictogram
64.
numerical rating system used to measure the amount of energy released during an earthquake; an increase in 1 in the scale represents an increase in amplitude of a factor of 10
a)
Richter Scale
b)
Moment Magnitude Scale
c)
Mercalli Scale
d)
Mercury Scale
65.
scale used to measure earthquake magnitude – taking into account the size of the fault rupture, the rocks’ stiffness, and amount of movement along the fault – using values that can be estimated from the size of several types of seismic waves
a)
Moment Magnitude Scale
b)
Richter Scale
c)
Mercalli Scale
d)
Mercury Scale
66.
measures earthquake intensity on a scale from I to XII; the higher the number, the greater the damage the earthquake has caused
a)
Mercalli Scale
b)
Moment Magnitude Scale
c)
Richter Scale
d)
Mercury Scale
67.
measure of the energy released during an earthquake, which can be described using the Richter scale
a)
Magnitude
b)
Intensity
c)
Aptitude
d)
Altitude
68.
a number that characterizes the severity of ground shaking at that location by considering the effects of the shaking on people, on manmade structures, and on the landscape
a)
Intensity
b)
Magnitude
c)
Aptitude
d)
Altitude
69.
the lowest region of the atmosphere, extending from the earth's surface to a height of about 3.7–6.2 miles (6–10 km)
a)
Troposphere
b)
Stratosphere
c)
Exosphere
d)
Mesosphere
70.
the layer of the earth's atmosphere above the troposphere, extending to about 32 miles
a)
Stratosphere
b)
Troposphere
c)
Exosphere
d)
Mesosphere
71.
the region of the earth's atmosphere above the stratosphere and below the thermosphere, between about 30 and 50 miles (50 and 80 km) in altitude
a)
Mesosphere
b)
Troposphere
c)
Exosphere
d)
Thermosphere
72.
a layer of Earth's atmosphere that is directly above the mesosphere and below the exosphere
a)
Thermosphere
b)
Troposphere
c)
Exosphere
d)
Stratosphere
73.
the very edge of our atmosphere
a)
Exosphere
b)
Troposphere
c)
Ozone
d)
Stratosphere
74.
a colorless unstable toxic gas with a pungent odor and powerful oxidizing properties, formed from oxygen by electrical discharges or ultraviolet light. It differs from normal oxygen (O2) in having three atoms in its molecule (O3)
a)
Ozone
b)
Sratosphere
c)
Mesosphere
d)
Ionosphere
75.
Incoming Solar Radiation, or the amount of solar radiation received at the Earth's surface.
a)
Insolation
b)
Absorption
c)
Reflection
d)
Scattering
76.
the transfer of the energy of a wave to matter as the wave passes through it
a)
Absorption
b)
Insolation
c)
Reflection
d)
Scattering
77.
when energy bounces off an object in a single direction
a)
Reflection
b)
Insolation
c)
Absorption
d)
Scattering
78.
the process in which a wave or beam of particles is diffused or deflected by collisions with particles of the medium that it traverses
a)
Scattering
b)
Insolation
c)
Absorption
d)
Reflection
79.
the way in which heat is trapped close to Earth's surface by gases
a)
Greenhouse Effect
b)
Coriolis Effect
c)
Doppler Effect
d)
Radioactive Decay
80.
the pattern of deflection taken by objects not firmly connected to the ground as they travel long distances around Earth; responsible for many large-scale weather patterns
a)
Coriolis Effect
b)
Greenhouse Effect
c)
Doppler Effect
d)
Radioactive Decay
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