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ACC Q3 UA Review 26

Total questions: 98

Worksheet time: 2hrs 51mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the transfer of heat by movement of liquids or gases?
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
2.
What is the transfer of heat by direct contact?
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
3.

What is a transfer of heat energy by electromagnetic waves through space?

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

4.

In heat transfer, heat always flows from the _?_ substance to the _?_ substance.

a)

hotter to colder

b)

colder to hotter

c)

hotter to hotter

d)

colder to colder

5.
What causes the circulation of air in the atmosphere?
a)
Air in the atmosphere is heated by the sun and sinks to the ground.
b)
The ground is heated by the sun and then heats the air, causing the air to rise.
c)
Air loses heat to the ground and then rises upward to obtain more energy.
d)
The sun heats the clouds which forces the cooler air to move away and sink.
6.

The moving of air in the image is an example of _?_.

a)

radiation

b)

convection

c)

conduction

7.

Emily is drawing a diagram of heat transfer. She begins with radiation. Next to the word radiation she will describe how radiation transfers heat. Which of the following would be the best description for Emily to write here?

a)

When fluids move

b)

Through waves

c)

Only through solids

d)

When objects touch

8.

___ Heat transfer in a gas or liquid by the circulation of currents from one region to another

a)

Radiation

b)

Convection

c)

Conduction

d)

Thermal energy

9.
This type of cloud is thin, wispy, and made of ice crystals
a)
cumulus cloud
b)
stratus cloud
c)
cirrus cloud
d)
cumulonimbus cloud
10.
What are the four classes of clouds based on altitude?
a)
cirrus, nimbus, stratus, cumulus
b)
low, middle, high, vertically developed
c)
 troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere , thermosphere
d)
classes of clouds are not based on altitude
11.
This type of cloud is thick and puffy on top, and generally flat on the bottom. It has well-defined edges and can change shape rapidly.
a)
cumulus cloud
b)
stratus cloud
c)
cirrus cloud
d)
cloud 9
12.
Nimbostratus and cumulonimbus clouds can signal what type of upcoming weather?
a)
fair skies
b)
hot, sunny weather
c)
windy weather
d)
rainy weather
13.
Cumulus and cirrus clouds can signal what type of upcoming weather?
a)
fair skies
b)
hot, sunny weather
c)
windy weather
d)
rainy weather
14.
Which of the following is an example of a cloud of vertical development?
a)
nimbostratus cloud
b)
cumulonimbus cloud
c)
cirrus cloud
d)
stratus cloud
15.

As a part of the water cycle, water from Earth's surface enters the clouds and finally falls back to the ground in the form of rain. What is the correct sequence of processes water undergoes?

a)

Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation

b)

Precipitation, Condensation, Evaporation

c)

Condensation, Evaporation, Precipitation

d)

Evaporation, Precipitation, Condensation

16.

The image shows various stages in the water cycle. During which stage does water flow back towards the sea as runoff?

a)

W

b)

X

c)

Y

d)

Z

17.

On Earth, what process generates most of the water vapor?

a)

Condensation

b)

Evaporation

c)

Precipitation

d)

Transpiration

18.

What is the energy source that drives the water cycle?

a)

The moon T

b)

The heat from our home in the winter all around the world

c)

The sun

d)

he heat generated solely from the core of the earth

19.

The movement caused within a fluid by the tendency of hotter and therefore less dense material to rise, and colder, denser material to sink under the influence of gravity, which consequently results in transfer of heat. ____________________

a)

Evaporation

b)

Convection

c)

Precipitation

d)

Transpiration

20.
What is it called when plants give off water vapor as a waste product?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
sublimation
d)
transpiration
21.
The atmosphere, the ground, and also bodies of water are all heated by the Sun's energy. How does this energy reach Earth?
a)
radiation
b)
conduction
c)
convection
d)
gravity
22.
High pressure will usually bring what kind of weather?
a)
clear and dry
b)
cloudy and wet
23.

Which is the best indicator that precipitation is on the way?

a)

low pressure

b)

low humidity

c)

low temperature

24.
Which statement correctly defines wind?
a)
Wind is the movement of air from areas of low pressure to areas of high pressure
b)
Wind is the movement of air to a colder area in the atmosphere.
c)
Wind is the movement of air from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure.
d)
Wind is the movement of air pushed around and bouncing off Earth's surface.
25.
How do we characterize an air mass that forms over the ocean?
a)
Dry
b)
Wet
c)
Cold
d)
Warm
26.
How do we characterize an air mass that forms over land?
a)
Dry
b)
Wet
c)
Cold
d)
Warm
27.
How do we characterize an air mass that forms over near the equator?
a)
Dry
b)
Wet
c)
Cold
d)
Warm
28.
How do we characterize an air mass that forms near the poles?
a)
Dry
b)
Wet
c)
Warm
d)
Cold
29.
Which abbreviation of an air mass can be identified as dry and hot?
a)
cP
b)
mP
c)
cT
d)
mT
30.
Which abbreviation of an air mass can be identified as cold and moist?
a)
cP
b)
mP
c)
cT
d)
mT
31.

What type of air mass forms over the ocean?

a)

polar

b)

maritime

c)

continental

d)

tropical

32.

What is the temperature and humidity of a continental tropical air mass?

a)

wet and cold

b)

wet and warm

c)

dry and warm

d)

dry and cold

33.

What type of air mass would you find at 6

a)

cold, dry

b)

warm, humid

c)

warm, dry

d)

cold, humid

34.

Where would you find a continental polar air mass?

a)

over the ocean, near the equator

b)

over a land mass, near the equator

c)

over the ocean, near the poles

d)

over a land mass, near the poles

35.

As you climb up a mountain what happens to air pressure?

a)

it decreases

b)

it increases

c)

it stays the same

d)

first it increases, then it decreases

36.

What happens to the oxygen molecules as elevation increases?

a)

nothing happens to the molecules

b)

there are fewer molecules

c)

there are the same amount of molecules

d)

there are more molecules

37.

Winds are caused by

a)

the unequal heating of earth's surface

b)

the spinning of the earth

c)

changes in latitude

38.

A fast moving, high altitude wind the moves from west to east across the United States

a)

Trade Wind

b)

Prevailing Wind

c)

Doldrums

d)

Jet stream

39.

The boundary between to air masses that meet.

a)

front

b)

side

c)

back

d)

border

40.

Which climate zone do we live in

a)

polar

b)

temperate

c)

tropical

41.

A polar climate is

a)

consistently cool

b)

consistently moderate

c)

consistently warm

d)

has extremes of hot and cold

42.

The biggest factor influencing climate is

a)

elevation

b)

latitude

c)

proximity to water

d)

topogrphy

43.

What are the two main factors that determine the climate of an area?

a)

precipitation and humidity

b)

wind and precipitation

c)

temperature and air pressure

d)

temperature and precipitation

44.

What are the 3 major climate zones in order from the equator to the poles?

a)

polar, temperate, tropical

b)

temperate, polar, tropical

c)

tropical, temperate, polar

d)

tropical, polar, temperate

45.

_________________ is the average pattern of temperature and precipitation over a long period of time.

a)

weather

b)

forecast

c)

climate

d)

precipitation

46.

____________ affects weather and climate because it causes the earth to be heated unevenly

a)

latitude

b)

altitude

c)

longitude

d)

atmosphere

47.

A large body of air with the same temperature, moisture content and pressure is

a)

a warm front

b)

a cold front

c)

the jet stream

d)

an air mass

48.

___________________ affects weather because the further north or south you go from the equator, the less solar energy you receive.

a)

altitude

b)

latitude

c)

radiation

d)

atmosphere

49.

A fast moving, high altitude wind the moves from west to east across the United States

a)

Trade Wind

b)

Prevailing Wind

c)

Doldrums

d)

Jet stream

50.

Organisms with cells that have a nucleus are called . . .

a)

Archaea

b)

Bacteria

c)

Eukaryotes

d)

Prokaryotes

51.

Organs that work together to perform the same function are called _____________?

a)

cells

b)

tissues

c)

organ system

d)

organs

52.
A group of tissues that perform a similar function is called_____. (Examples include the heart, lungs or stomach)
a)
cells
b)
tissues
c)
organs
d)
organ system
53.
What is the correct order of organization
a)
tissues-cells-organs-organ systems-organism
b)
cell-tissue-organs-organ systems-organism
c)
organism-cells-tissues-organ systems-organism
d)
tissues-cells-organs-organ sytems-organism
54.

What level of organization is this is an example of ........

a)

cell

b)

organ system

c)

organ

d)

tissue

55.

Which of the following statements is true about the size and shape of cells?

a)

All cells are the same size

b)

All cells are the same shape

c)

All cells are the same size and shape but do different jobs

d)

Cells come in different sizes and shapes and have different functions

56.

The levels of organization in an organism from largest to smallest are

a)

atoms, elements, molecules, compounds, cells, tissues, organs, and organ systems

b)

cells, atoms, elements, molecules, compounds, tissues, organs, and organ systems

c)

organism, organ system, organ, tissues, cells, compounds, molecules, elements, atoms

d)

none of these

57.

An organelle is

a)

a group of tissues working together

b)

specialized structures within a living cell

c)

a very small organ

d)

all of these

58.

I am the smallest unit of a living organism

a)

a tissue

b)

a protist

c)

a prokaryote

d)

a cell

59.

Which of the following scientists concluded that all animals are made of one or more cells?

a)

Rudolf Virchow

b)

Matthais Schleiden

c)

Robert Hooke

d)

Theodor Schwann

60.

Which of the following scientists was the first to observe bacteria in his own mouth?

a)

Anton van Leuwenhoek

b)

Matthais Schleiden

c)

Robert Hooke

d)

Theodor Schwann

61.
What is one way in which all living things on Earth are alike?
a)
All living things have hair.
b)
All living things are made of cells and come from other cells.
c)
The cells of all living things have chloroplast.
d)
All living things can move. 
62.

Who looked at cork under the microscope and created the name "cell" for the structures he saw?

a)

Robert Hooke

b)

Van Leeuwenhoek

c)

Robert Brown

d)

Francesco Redi

63.

Robert Hooke, Anton van Leeuwenhoek, Theodor Schwann, Rudolf Virchow, Robert Remak and Matthias Schleiden were all responsible for what theory?

a)

The Theory of Gravity

b)

The Theory of Relativity

c)

The Cell Theory

d)

The Theory of Continental Drift

64.

What tool do you use to view the cells?

a)

metric ruler

b)

centrifuge

c)

microscope

d)

telescopes

65.

Rocks are not living because

a)

they never move

b)

they aren't needed for humans

c)

they are not made of cells

d)

they don't break down

66.
The smallest unit that can perform the basic activities of life is
a)
a cell 
b)
a tissue
c)
an organ
d)
an organism
67.

Which of the following scientists contributed one of the statements to the cell theory?

a)

Rudolf Virchow, Robert Hooke, Anton van Leuwenhoek

b)

Matthais Schleiden, Theodor Schwann, Rudolf Virchow

c)

Robert Hooke, Theodor Schwann, Anton von Leuwenhoek

d)

Theodor Schwann, Matthais Schleiden, Anton Van Leuwenhoek

68.

Which of the following statements is NOT part of the cell theory?

a)

Cells are the basic unit of structure and function in all living things.

b)

All cells are produced from other cells.

c)

Only animal tissues are composed of cells.

d)

All living things are composed of one or more cells.

69.
Which scientist did NOT contribute to the cell theory?
a)
Anton Van Leeuwenhoek
b)

Robert Hooke
c)
Albert Einstein 
d)

Matthias Schleiden
70.
A plant and an animal are both living things. According to the Cell Theory, what can you conclude about these two very different organisms?
a)
Plants have cells but animals do not.
b)
They are both made of one or more cells. 
c)
They both come from the same kind of cell.
d)
They both come from a non-living organism.
71.

What are Hans and Zacharias Janssen contribution to the creation of the cell theory?

a)

They discovered cells

b)

They created compound microscopes so cells could be seen

c)

They came up with the Theory of Spontaneous Generation

d)

They determined all cells come from other cells.

72.

What did Anton Van Leeuwenhoek name his microscopic discovery?

a)

bacteria

b)

cells

c)

microbes

d)

animalcules

73.

Which scientist claimed Sir Isaac Newton's work on gravity was not Newton's but was based on their work in physics instead?

a)

Hans Janseen

b)

Robert Virchow

c)

Robert Hooke

d)

Theodor Schwan

74.

Which scientist determined that all plants are made up of one or more cells?

a)

Robert Hooke

b)

Theodor Schwann

c)

Matthias Schleiden

d)

Robert Virchow

75.

Who came to the conclusion after much study and observation that all cells are created by other living cells?

a)

Robert Hooke

b)

Anton Van Leeuwenhoek

c)

Matthias Schleiden

d)

Robert Remak

76.

How does Robert Remak fit into the creation of the cell theory?

a)

He made no contribution at all and isn't a part of it.

b)

He collaborated with Schliden and Schwann on their cellular discoveries.

c)

Rudolf Virchow took Remak's work and presented Remak's discoveries as his own, so Remak really determined that all cells come from other cells.

d)

Robert Remak was the first to look at cork under a microscope and created the term "cell" for what he saw.

77.

Who took credit for the conclusion that all cells come from preexisting cells by borrowing the work of another scientist and publishing it as their own?

a)

Robert Remak

b)

Rudolf Virchow

c)

Robert Hooke

d)

No of these

78.
This is part of the....
a)
Geosphere
b)
Biosphere
c)
Hydrosphere
d)
Cryosphere
79.
All living things on earth are part of the....
a)
Biosphere
b)
Geosphere
c)
Hydrosphere
d)
Cryosphere
80.
All frozen water on Earth is...
a)
Hydrosphere
b)
Geosphere
c)
Cryosphere
d)
Atmosphere
81.

What spheres do you interact with when you are exploring an underwater cave?

a)

Hydrosphere

b)

Biosphere

c)

Cryosphere

d)

Geosphere

82.
This is part of the....
a)
Geosphere
b)
Atmosphere
c)
Hydrosphere
d)
Cryosphere
83.
This is part of the....
a)
Geosphere
b)
Atmosphere
c)
Cryosphere
d)
Hydrosphere
84.

This image shows and interaction between the following spheres ( click all that apply )

a)

Biosphere

b)

Atmosphere

c)

Geosphere

d)

Hydrosphere

85.

This image shows and interaction between the following spheres ( click all that apply )

a)

Biosphere

b)

Atmosphere

c)

Geosphere

d)

Hydrosphere

86.
Two gases that make up 99% of Earth's atmosphere
a)
carbon dioxide & oxygen
b)
nitrogen & carbon dioxide
c)
nitrogen & oxygen
d)
nitrogen & water vapor
87.
Layer of Earth's atmosphere where most of the water vapor and carbon dioxide is found
a)
thermosphere
b)
mesosphere
c)
stratosphere
d)
troposphere
88.
Layer of Earth's atmosphere where weather occurs
a)
thermosphere
b)
mesosphere
c)
stratosphere
d)
troposphere
89.

Uppermost layer of Earth's atmosphere

a)

thermosphere

b)

mesosphere

c)

stratosphere

d)

exosphere

90.
This gas makes up 21% of the atmosphere
a)
ozone
b)
oxygen
c)
nitrogen
d)
water vapor
91.
What is the hottest layer in the atmosphere?
a)
Ionosphere
b)
Stratosphere
c)
Thermosphere
d)
Mesosphere
92.
What layer is the Ozone in?
a)
Ozone Layer
b)

Stratosphere

c)
Troposphere
d)
It's not in one, it has its own
93.
The _____ protects us from the harmful UV rays of the sun.
a)
Troposphere
b)
Ozone Layer
c)
Exosphere
d)
Stratosphere
94.
The force of a column of air pressing down is called what?
a)
Air Mass
b)
Air Pressure
c)
Air
d)
Heavy
95.
Considered to be a part of the thermosphere.
a)
ionosphere
b)
thermosphere
c)
troposphere
d)
mesosphere
96.
Where satellites orbit.
a)
troposphere
b)
thermosphere
c)
exosphere
d)
mesosphere
97.
Where you will find Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights)
a)
troposphere
b)
ionsophere
c)
exosphere
d)
mesosphere
98.
Which order is correct from the earth to space (bottom to top)?
a)
thermosphere
 troposphere
 exosphere
mesosphere
stratosphere
 ionosphere
b)
thermosphere
 troposphere
 stratosphere
 exosphere
mesosphere
 ionosphere
c)
exosphere
ionosphere
thermosphere
mesosphere
 stratosphere
troposphere
d)
troposphere
thermosphere
 troposphere
 stratosphere
 exosphere
mesosphere

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