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Science Finals Tri.2 GN

Total questions: 117

Worksheet time: 1hrs 1mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

 A solid inorganic substance of natural occurrence.

a)

Mineral

b)

Crystal

c)

Compound

d)

Element

2.

Has flat sides, called faces, that meet at sharp edges and corners.

a)

Crystal

b)

Compound

c)

Element

d)

Organic

3.

A thing that is composed of two or more separate elements; A mixture.

a)

Compound

b)

Element

c)

Organic

d)

Inorganic

4.

A substance composed of a single kind of atom.

a)

Element

b)

Organic

c)

Inorganic

d)

Streak

5.

Relating to or derived from living matter.

a)

Organic

b)

Inorganic

c)

Streak

d)

Luster

6.

Materials that are not a part of living things.

a)

Inorganic

b)

Streak

c)

Luster

d)

Mohs Hardness Scale

7.

The color of a mineral’s powder.

a)

Streak

b)

Luster

c)

Mohs Hardness Scale

d)

Cleavage

8.

The term used to describe how light is reflected on a mineral’s surface.

a)

Luster

b)

Mohs Hardness Scale

c)

Cleavage

d)

Fracture

9.

Ranks the hardness of minerals from 1 (softest) to 10 (hardest).

a)

Mohs Hardness Scale

b)

Cleavage

c)

Fracture

d)

Conchoidal

10.

The tendency of a mineral to cleave, or break, along flat, even surfaces.

a)

Cleavage

b)

Fracture

c)

Conchoidal

d)

Crystallization

11.

The uneven breaking of a mineral.

a)

Fracture

b)

Conchoidal

c)

Crystallization

d)

Solution

12.

Type of fracture that has uneven, smooth breakage.

a)

Conchoidal

b)

Crystallization

c)

Solution

d)

Vein

13.

The process by which a solid forms, where the atoms or molecules are highly organized into a structure known as a crystal.

a)

Crystallization

b)

Solution

c)

Vein

d)

Magma

14.

A mixture in which one substance is dissolved in another.

a)

Solution

b)

Vein

c)

Magma

d)

Lava

15.

A narrow channel or slab of a mineral that is different from the surrounding rocks.

a)

Vein

b)

Magma

c)

Lava

d)

Rock

16.

Molten material beneath Earth’s surface.

a)

Magma

b)

Lava

c)

Rock

d)

Igneous

17.

Naturally occurring molten material above Earth’s surface

a)

Lava

b)

Rock

c)

Igneous

d)

Sedimentary

18.

A naturally occurring, solid substance that is normally made of minerals.

a)

Rock

b)

Igneous

c)

Sedimentary

d)

Metamorphic

19.

Forms from the cooling of magma or lava.

a)

Igneous

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Metamorphic

d)

Rock Texture

20.

Forms when small particles of rocks or the remains of plants and animals are pressed and cemented together.

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Rock Texture

d)

Coarse Grain

21.

Forms when a rock is changed by heat or pressure, or by chemical reactions.

a)

Metamorphic

b)

Rock Texture

c)

Coarse Grain

d)

Fine Grain

22.

The look and feel of a rock's surface.

a)

Rock Texture

b)

Coarse Grain

c)

Fine Grain

d)

Conglomerate

23.

Large and easy to see.

a)

Coarse Grain

b)

Fine Grain

c)

Conglomerate

d)

Brecca

24.

So small you need a microscope to see.

a)

Fine Grain

b)

Conglomerate

c)

Brecca

d)

Extrusive

25.

Contain rock fragments that are different sizes but have round(ed) edges.

a)

Conglomerate

b)

Brecca

c)

Extrusive

d)

Intrusive

26.

Contain rock fragments that are different but have sharp/sharpened edges.

a)

Brecca

b)

Extrusive

c)

Intrusive

d)

Volcanic

27.

Igneous rock formed from lava that has erupted onto the surface.

a)

Extrusive

b)

Intrusive

c)

Volcanic

d)

Plutonic

28.

Igneous rock formed from magma that hardens beneath the Earth's surface.

a)

Intrusive

b)

Volcanic

c)

Plutonic

d)

Volcanic Glass

29.

Related or produced by a volcano or volcanoes.

a)

Volcanic

b)

Plutonic

c)

Volcanic Glass

d)

Weathering

30.

Produced by magma beneath the ground.

a)

Plutonic

b)

Volcanic Glass

c)

Weathering

d)

Erosion

31.

Any glassy rock formed from lava or magma that has a chemical composition close to granite.

a)

Volcanic Glass

b)

Weathering

c)

Erosion

d)

Deposition

32.

Wearing or being worn by long exposure to the atmosphere from weather or forces of nature.

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Deposition

d)

Compaction

33.

The process by which running water, wind, or ice carry away bits of broken-up rock.

a)

Erosion

b)

Deposition

c)

Compaction

d)

Cementation

34.

Is the process by which sediments settle out of the water or wind carrying it.

a)

Deposition

b)

Compaction

c)

Cementation

d)

Clastic Rock

35.

New layers squeeze particles together.

a)

Compaction

b)

Cementation

c)

Clastic Rock

d)

Strata

36.

The process in which dissolved minerals crystallize and glue particles of sediment together.

a)

Cementation

b)

Clastic Rock

c)

Strata

d)

Foliated Rock

37.

A Sedimentary rock formed when rock garments are squeezed together.

a)

Clastic Rock

b)

Strata

c)

Foliated Rock

d)

Non-Foliated Rock

38.

Layers in a sedimentary rock. Oldest are at the bottom while the youngest are at the top.

a)

Strata

b)

Foliated Rock

c)

Non-Foliated Rock

d)

Rock Cycle

39.

Mineral grains are arranged in either parallel layers or bands. Thin, flat layering.

a)

Foliated Rock

b)

Non-Foliated Rock

c)

Rock Cycle

d)

Mineral

40.

Mineral grains in the rocks are arranged randomly.

a)

Non-Foliated Rock

b)

Foliated Rock

c)

Rock Cycle

d)

Crystal

41.

An idealized cycle of processes undergone by rocks in the earth's crust, involving igneous intrusion, uplift, erosion, transportation, deposition as sedimentary rock, metamorphism, remelting, and further igneous intrusion.

a)

Rock Cycle

b)

Mineral

c)

Crystal

d)

Compound

42.

Select the answer that is NOT one of the characteristics of a mineral

a)

Naturally Occuring and Inorganic

b)

Solid Substance

c)

Orderly Crystalline Structure

d)

Definite Chemical Composition

e)

Made of Plants

43.

Is coal a mineral?

a)

Yes

b)

No

44.

True or False?

Minerals are naturally occurring.

a)

True

b)

False

45.

True or False?

Sometimes minerals are liquid, like jelly.

a)

True

b)

False

46.

True or False

Minerals must have an orderly crystalline structure.

a)

True

b)

False

47.

True or False?

Minerals can't have a chemical composition.

a)

False

b)

True

48.

Do all minerals have compounds?

a)

Yes

b)

No

49.

A mineral can scratch Gypsum and Fluorite but is scratched by Feldspar and Diamond. what is it's hardness?

a)

5

b)

6

c)

3

d)

4

50.

Each mineral has a characteristic ____

a)

density

b)

mass

c)

volume

d)

area

51.

How do scientists determine a mineral's density?

a)

By measuring the mass and noting how much water is displaced by the mineral.

b)

By measuring the volume and noting how much water is displaced by the mineral.

c)

By measuring the volume and noting how much water is displaced by the rock.

d)

By measuring the air and noting how much water is displaced by the mineral.

52.

Name one special property possible for a mineral.

(a)  

53.

Choose the option that doesn't present how a mineral is formed.

a)

Organic Processes

b)

Crystallization From Solutions

c)

Pressure and Temperature

d)

Crystallization From Magma and Lave Cooling

e)

Crystallization From Weathered and Eroded Minerals

54.

Can some minerals form from organic material?

a)

Yes

b)

No

55.

what is the limit of minerals a rock can hold?

a)

Infinity

b)

1

c)

5

d)

10

56.

What is one type of rock?

(a)  

57.

True or False?

All rocks have a grain.

a)

True

b)

False

58.

What is the difference between magma and lava?

a)

Magma: Underground

Lava: Aboveground

b)

Magma: Aboveground

Lava: Underground

c)

Magma: Hot

Lava: Warm

d)

Magma: Warm

Lava: Hot

59.

Explosive material due to large volcanic eruptions lava cools as it falls.

a)

Pyroclastic Flow

b)

Pyroclastic Phobia

c)

Pyrophobia flow

d)

Pyroflasktic flow

60.

True or False?

Weathering-->Erosion-->Deposition-->Compaction-->Cementation

a)

True

b)

False

61.

How are sedimentary rocks used?

a)

Tools and Building Materials

b)

Sandcastles

c)

Buildings/Brownstones

62.

Heat can come from pockets of ____

a)

Magma

b)

Lava

c)

Plutonic

d)

Volcanic

63.

Geologic uplift and the erosion of the rock  and soil above them causes

a)

Metamorphic rocks to be exposed to the Earth's surface.

b)

Sedimentary rocks to be exposed to the Earth's surface.

c)

Igneous rocks to be exposed to the Earth's surface.

d)

Metamorphic rocks to be exploded to the Earth's surface.

64.

Collisions between the Earth’s plates can push rocks down toward the heat of the ____

a)

Mantle

b)

Core

c)

Outer Core

d)

Crust

65.

While mountains are formed, plate collisions can cause great ____ to rocks

a)

Pressure

b)

Density

c)

Formation

d)

Regional Metamorphism

66.

The ____ a rock is in the Earth's crust, the greater the pressure.

a)

Deeper

b)

Shallower

c)

Higher

d)

Hotter

67.

Can pressure deform or change the physical shape of the rock?

a)

Yes

b)

No

68.

A rock melts due to pressure and becomes magma. What type of rock is it?

a)

Igneous

b)

Magma

c)

Metamorphic

d)

Sedimentary

69.

How are metamorphic rocks classified?

a)

By arrangement of the grains making up the rocks.

b)

By arrangement of the colors making up the rocks.

c)

By arrangement of the layers making up the rocks.

70.

True or False?

Sedimentary rocks can't turn into igneous rocks.

a)

True

b)

False

71.

Which of these rocks is harder?

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Metamorphic

72.

Can possibly form in caves where mineral-rich water drips from the ceiling, creating stalactites & stalagmites made out of limestone

a)

Chemical Sedimentary Rock

b)

Chemical Metamorphic Rock

c)

Chemical Igneous Rock

d)

Clastic Sedimentary Rock

73.

Biochemical

a)

Made out of living things

b)

Made out of non-living things

74.

Rift valley formation causes lava to pour out of cracks in the ocean floor, on land, which leads to...

a)

Mountain formation

b)

Volcano formation

75.

Volcanoes can form from what boundary?

Choose all that apply.

a)

Convergent

Continental+Oceanic

b)

Divergent

Oceanic+Oceanic

c)

Convergent

Oceanic+Oceanic

d)

Divergent

Continental+Oceanic

e)

Convergent

Continental+Continental

76.

Major belt of volcanoes.

a)

Ring of fire

b)

Pacific stress

c)

Whakaari volcano

77.

What's more dangerous; steam or water?

a)

Steam

b)

Water

78.

The higher in silica, the ____ an explosion might have.

a)

Greater damage

b)

Less damage

79.

Where can you find slow-moving lava that's low in silica?

a)

Hawaii

b)

Antarctica

c)

Whakaari

d)

Las Vegas

80.

Thin layers of lava pour out of a vent and harden on top of previous layers.

a)

Shield Volcano

b)

Dormant Volcano

c)

Active Volcano

d)

Layered Volcano

81.

A mass of rock formed when a large body of magma cools inside the crust.

a)

Batholith

b)

Pluton

c)

Alahar

82.

As stress increases, force...

a)

Decreases

b)

Increases

83.

What type of stress occurs at a divergent boundary?

a)

Tension

b)

Shearing

c)

Compression

84.

What type of stress occurs at a convergent boundary?

a)

Compression

b)

Tension

c)

Shearing

85.

What type of stress occurs at a transform boundary?

a)

Shearing

b)

Compression

c)

Tension

86.

Name one type of fault that can occur between boundaries.

(a)  

87.

Normal faults occur at...

a)

Divergent

b)

Convergent

c)

Transform

88.

When two normal faults are combined, it forms a...

a)

Reverse fault

b)

Rift valley

c)

Deep ocean trench

d)

Mid-ocean ridge

89.

A reverse fault occurs at a...

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform

90.

A thrust fault occurs at a...

a)

Convergent

b)

Transform

c)

Divergent

91.

Strike-slip faults occur at a...

a)

Transform

b)

Convergent

c)

Divergent

92.

Which seismic wave causes the most damage?

a)

L wave

b)

P wave

c)

S wave

93.

What's the first seismic wave to arrive?

a)

P wave

b)

L wave

c)

S wave

94.

What can hold more water vapor?

a)

Hot air

b)

Cold air

95.

If the dry bulb is 12 degrees and the wet bulb is 7, what is the relative humidity?

a)

48%

b)

29%

c)

68%

d)

7%

96.

Air goes from...

a)

High--> low pressure

b)

Low--> high pressure

c)

East--> west

d)

North--> south

97.

The unequal heating of Earth's surface causes ____ differences

a)

Pressure

b)

Heating

c)

Cold

d)

Wind

98.

Winds are described by their...

Choose all that apply.

a)

Direction

b)

Speed

c)

Measurnment

d)

Barometer pressure

99.

Land cools and heats ____ than water

a)

Faster

b)

Slower

100.

The Coriolis effect makes winds turn slightly to the...

a)

Left

b)

Right

101.

What is the difference between freezing rain and sleet

a)

Rain freezes after hitting the ground while sleet freezes before

b)

Sleet freezes after hitting the ground while rain freezes before

c)

Rain freezes after hitting the ground while hail freezes before

102.

Which of these clouds show good weather for the day?

Choose all that apply

a)

Cirrus

b)

Cumulus

c)

Stratus

d)

Cumulonimbus

e)

Cirrocumulus

103.

Water vapor is the source of...

a)

Clouds and precipitation

b)

Clouds and Sunlight reflection

c)

Precipitation and living organisms

104.

Which is more dense?

a)

Cold air

b)

Warm air

105.

The elevation above sea level.

a)

Altitude

b)

Height

c)

Tree

d)

Mountains

106.

What is a maritime tropical air?

a)

Moist and warm

b)

Cold and dry

c)

Moist and dry

d)

Moist and cold

107.

Which one is less dense?

a)

Tropical air

b)

Polar air

108.

Which one forms over an ocean?

a)

Polar

b)

Maritime

c)

Tropical

d)

Continental

109.

When warm air is trapped under two cooler air masses, this forms an...

a)

Occlued front

b)

Cold front

c)

Warm front

d)

Stationary front

110.

Cyclones spin...

a)

Clockwise

b)

Counterclockwise

111.

Anti-cyclones spin...

a)

Counterclockwise

b)

Clockwise

112.

In an anticyclone, winds swirl clockwise ____ the middle

a)

Away from

b)

Towards

113.

In a cyclone, winds swirl counter-clockwise ____ the middle

a)

Towards

b)

Away from

114.

Hurricanes are dependent on

a)

Moisture

b)

Dryness

c)

Air pressure

d)

Momentum

115.

Convert 10 kilometers to centimeters

a)

1,000,000cm

b)

10,000,000cm

c)

.00001cm

116.

If a hurricane is in the Indian Ocean, it is called a...

a)

Typhoon

b)

Cyclone

c)

Anti-cyclone

117.

If a hurricane is in the Western Pacific, it is called a...

a)

Cyclone

b)

Anti-cyclone

c)

Typhoon

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