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Q3 review

Total questions: 145

Worksheet time: 24mins

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Class
Date
1.

The center of our Solar System

a)

the Milky Way

b)

Sun

c)

Earth

d)

Jupiter

2.

List the four inner planets in order from the sun.

a)

Mars, Mercury, Venus and Earth

b)

Mercury, Earth, Venus and Mars

c)

Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars

d)

Mars, Mercury, Venus and Earth

3.

_________ is the fifth and largest planet in the solar system.

a)

Jupiter

b)

Mars

c)

Saturn

d)

Uranus

4.

What are the terrestrial planets?

a)

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune

b)

Earth, Jupiter, Mars and Neptune

c)

Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars

d)

Mercury, Venus, Asteroid and Mars

5.

What planet is letter D in the diagram?

a)

Earth

b)

Saturn

c)

Mars

d)

Venus

6.

What planet is letter H and rotates on its side?

a)

Venus

b)

Neptune

c)

Uranus

d)

Mars

7.

What Earth does every 24 hours on its axis?

a)

Rotate

b)

Revolution

c)

Orbit

d)

Change Season

8.

The sun provides three main things?

a)

Warmth, water and methane

b)

Warmth, light and gravity

c)

Warmth, light and helium

d)

Warmth, gravity and hydrogen

9.

This planet is has many canyons and riverbeds on its red surface.

a)

Mars

b)

Mercury

c)

Jupiter

d)

Venus

10.

Which are the 4 gas giants?

a)

Mercury Venus Earth Mars

b)

Jupiter Mercury Saturn Mars

c)

Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune

d)

Neptune Uranus Earth Mars

11.

Which is a correct comparison of the Earth, Moon, and Sun.

a)

The earth is made of rock, where as the sun and moon are gases.

b)

The earth and sun are made of rock, where as the moon is made of gases.

c)

The earth and moon is made of rock, where as the sun is a made of gases.

d)

The earth, moon, and sun are all made of helium gas.

12.

Which would best compare the surface of the moon and earth?

a)

The earth and moon's surfaces are both constantly changing.

b)

The earth's surface is constantly changing and full of craters, where as the moon's surface is covered with water.

c)

The moon's surface is covered with craters, and the earth's surface is unchanging.

d)

The earth's surface is constantly changing, and the moon's surface is covered with craters.

13.

Which best describes the Earth?

a)

It is closest planet to the sun. It revolves around the sun. It is a geographically active planet that is constantly changing.

b)

It is geographically active planet that is constantly changing. The atmosphere blocks out dangerous UV rays.

c)

It has several moons orbiting it. The sun revolves around it. It has many rings

d)

It is covered with many craters. It is the largest planet. It is made mainly of gases.

14.

How long does it take for the earth to revolve around the sun?

a)

1 day

b)

28 days

c)

I month

d)

365 days

15.

The phases of the moon are caused by

a)

its relative position to mars and jupiter

b)

Its relative position to the sun and Saturn

c)

Its relative position to the earth and sun

d)

Its relative position to the earth and pluto

16.

What fraction of the Moon (and Earth) are always lit up by the Sun?

a)

1/30

b)

1/8

c)

1/4

d)

1/2

17.

What season is it in Virginia when the Earth is at position 3?

a)

Summer

b)

Winter

c)

Fall

d)

Spring

18.

Where is the Earth when the Sun's light is most concentrated in the Northern Hemisphere?

a)

Position 1

b)

Position 2

c)

Position 3

d)

Position 4

19.

How long does it take for the Earth to make one rotation?

a)

a day

b)

a month

c)

a year

d)

The Earth doesn't rotate.

20.
What causes Day and Night on Earth?
a)
The rotation of the Earth
b)
Earth moving farther from and closer to the Sun
c)
The Revolution of  Earth
d)
The Sun moving around Earth
21.

Which of the following statements is most accurate about the Movement of Earth and the Sun?

a)

The Sun revolves around the Earth

b)

The Earth rotates around the Sun

c)

The Earth revolves around the Sun

d)

The Earth rotates on its axis and revolves around the Sun

22.

Where is the Earth when the Sun's light is most concentrated in the Northern Hemisphere, allowing it to have summer?

a)

Position 1

b)

Position 2

c)

Position 3

d)

Position 4

23.

Which is the Full Moon?

a)

a

b)

b

c)

c

d)

d

24.

Which is the New Moon?

a)

a

b)

b

c)

c

d)

d

25.

Which is the Third (last) Quarter?

a)

a

b)

b

c)

c

d)

d

26.

What is B?

a)

New Moon

b)

First Quarter

c)

Full Moon

d)

Last Quarter

27.

Revolution means to

a)

fight a war for change

b)

means to travel around an object.

c)

run around

d)

fight a war for freedom

28.

One Moon's revolution takes

a)

28 days

b)

365 days

c)

24 hours

d)

60 seconds

29.

A rotation means

a)

means turn around and run

b)

means to walk away

c)

means to revolve

d)

means to spin or turn.

30.

The Earth's rotation takes

a)

365 days

b)

28 days

c)

24 hours

d)

60 seconds

31.

The changes of the moon are called

a)

calendar

b)

days

c)

phases

d)

phrases

32.

This is

a)

Full Moon

b)

1st quarter

c)

New Moon

d)

3rd quater

33.

This is

a)

Full Moon

b)

1st quarter

c)

New Moon

d)

3rd quater

34.

This is

a)

Full Moon

b)

1st quarter

c)

New Moon

d)

3rd quater

35.

This is

a)

Full Moon

b)

1st quarter

c)

New Moon

d)

3rd quarter

36.

Which is the New Moon?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

37.

Which is the Last (3rd) quarter Moon?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

38.

Which is the First quarter Moon?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

39.

Which is the Full Moon?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

40.

The phase of the moon we see is due to

a)

The position of the moon and the sun

b)

The position of the sun and Earth

c)

The position of the moon and the earth

d)

The position of the sun and jupiter

41.

Which positions could cause a solar eclipse?

a)

Sun--earth--moon

b)

Earth--sun--mon

c)

moon--sun--earth

d)

sun--moon--earth

e)

earth--moon---sun

42.

The smallest planet in the solar system.

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Saturn

d)

Earth

43.

Planet similar in size and mass to Earth.

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Saturn

d)

Earth

44.

Venus is has high temperatures because of..

a)

being the closest to the sun

b)

a lack of atmosphere

c)

a permanent cloud cover

d)

its tilt pointing to the sun

45.

All of the gas giants have

a)

water

b)

volcanoes

c)

rings

d)

canyons

46.

Spins on its side

a)

Jupiter

b)

Saturn

c)

Uranus

d)

Neptune

47.

Very cold gas giant that appears blue

a)

Earth

b)

Venus

c)

Jupiter

d)

Neptune

48.

No longer a planet due to its small size and irregular orbit

a)

Neptune

b)

Nebula

c)

Pluto

d)

Phears

49.

causes seasons for earth

a)

rotation around the sun

b)

revolution on axis

c)

rotation on axis

d)

revolution around the sun

50.

major cause of tides

a)

the sun's gravitational pull

b)

The earth's gravitational pull

c)

The moon's gravitational pull

d)

Saturn's gravitational pull

51.

Phase with highest tides

a)

first and last quarter

b)

full and new moon

c)

first quarter and full moon

d)

last quarter and new moon

52.

Phase with lowest tides

a)

first and last quarter

b)

full and new moon

c)

first quarter and full moon

d)

last quarter and new moon

53.

Early astronomers believed the --- was the center of the universe.

a)

moon

b)

sun

c)

earth

d)

star

54.

The earth is geographically dynamic and is constantly changing.

a)

True

b)

False

55.

Which is not a layer of the earth?

a)

Crust

b)

Abyssal Plain

c)

Mantle

d)

Inner core

e)

Outer Core

56.

The mantle and crust are made mostly of ...

a)

Iron and Nickel

b)

Silver and Gold

c)

Rocks

d)

Hydrogen

57.

The inner and outer core are made mostly of ..

a)

Gold and Silver

b)

Hydrogen and Oxygen

c)

Iron and Nickel

d)

Copper and Lead

58.

Which layer is B?

a)

Inner Core

b)

Outer Core

c)

Crust

d)

Mantle

59.

Which layer is A?

a)

Inner Core

b)

Outer Core

c)

Crust

d)

Mantle

60.

Which layer is C?

a)

Inner Core

b)

Outer Core

c)

Crust

d)

Mantle

61.

Which layer is D?

a)

Inner Core

b)

Outer Core

c)

Crust

d)

Mantle

62.

The large pieces of the crust that move are called..

a)

Continents

b)

Islands

c)

Plates

d)

Oceans

63.

What causes movement of material within the Earth?

a)

Difference in salinity

b)

Gravitational pull

c)

Thermal Energy

d)

Magnetic forces

64.

Boundaries of plates

a)

Faults

b)

Cracks

c)

Trench

d)

continental shelf

65.

What type of boundary is pictured?

a)

Divergent

b)

Convergent

c)

Transform

d)

Factual

66.

What type of boundary is pictured?

a)

Divergent

b)

Convergent

c)

Transform

d)

Factual

67.

What type of boundary is pictured?

a)

Divergent

b)

Convergent

c)

Transform

d)

Factual

68.

What type of boundary produces volcanoes and trenches?

a)

Divergent

b)

Convergent

c)

Transform

d)

Factual

69.

What type of boundary produces the most earthquakes?

a)

Divergent

b)

Convergent

c)

Transform

d)

Factual

70.

What type of boundary produces ridges?

a)

Divergent

b)

Convergent

c)

Transform

d)

Factual

71.

Which layer experiences weathering and erosion?

a)

Inner Core

b)

Outer Core

c)

mantle

d)

Crust

72.

What type of rock is formed from layers of sediment?

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Volcanic

c)

Igneous

d)

Metamorphic

73.

What type of rock is formed from cooled molten rock?

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Volcanic

c)

Igneous

d)

Metamorphic

74.

What type of rock is changed due to heat and pressure?

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Volcanic

c)

Igneous

d)

Metamorphic

75.

What process is D?

a)

Cooling

b)

Weathering and Erosion

c)

Heat and Pressure

d)

Compaction and cementation

e)

Melting

76.

What process is A?

a)

Cooling

b)

Weathering and Erosion

c)

Heat and Pressure

d)

Compaction and cementation

e)

Melting

77.

What process is E?

a)

Cooling

b)

Weathering and Erosion

c)

Heat and Pressure

d)

Compaction and cementation

78.

What process is C?

a)

Cooling

b)

Weathering and Erosion

c)

Heat and Pressure

d)

Compaction and cementation

e)

Melting

79.

What process is E?

a)

Cooling

b)

Weathering and Erosion

c)

Heat and Pressure

d)

Compaction and cementation

e)

Melting

80.

What process is B?

a)

Cooling

b)

Weathering and Erosion

c)

Heat and Pressure

d)

Compaction and cementation

e)

Melting

81.

What is 1?

a)

Sedimentary Rock

b)

Metamorphic Rock

c)

Sediment

d)

Molten Rock

e)

Igneous Rock

82.

What is 2?

a)

Sedimentary Rock

b)

Metamorphic Rock

c)

Sediment

d)

Molten Rock

e)

Igneous Rock

83.

What is 3?

a)

Sedimentary Rock

b)

Metamorphic Rock

c)

Sediment

d)

Molten Rock

e)

Igneous Rock

84.

What is 4?

a)

Sedimentary Rock

b)

Metamorphic Rock

c)

Sediment

d)

Molten Rock

e)

Igneous Rock

85.

What is 5?

a)

Sedimentary Rock

b)

Metamorphic Rock

c)

Sediment

d)

Molten Rock

e)

Igneous Rock

86.

Which rock is shown?

a)

Sedimentary Rock

b)

Metamorphic Rock

c)

Sediment

d)

Molten Rock

e)

Igneous Rock

87.

What is the breaking down of rock into smaller pieces?

a)

Deposition

b)

Erosion

c)

Weathering

d)

Sedimentation

88.

What is the the moving of sediment or rock?

a)

Deposition

b)

Erosion

c)

Weathering

d)

Sedimentation

89.

What is the the dropping of sediment in a new place?

a)

Deposition

b)

Erosion

c)

Weathering

d)

Sedimentation

90.

What do scientists study to learn about life in the past?

a)

Igneous Rock

b)

Metamorphic Rock

c)

Fossils

d)

Meteorites

91.

Not on Study Guide Sheet!!

Levi questioned if the color of a drink affects people's choice. He thinks more people will drink red drinks more than any other color ,even if the drink is the same. He decided to test his idea. He made a batch of lemonade He then took the lemonade and then added food coloring. He made red, green, blue and orange. He then filled the same type of plastic cups with the same amount of lemonade. He set the drinks out. He made sure to always have the same number of glasses out for people. At the end of the day, 18 people had chosen red, 5 people green, 33 took blue, and 11 people orange.

What was the flavor, amount of drink, glass type and number of glasses set out?

a)

hypothesis

b)

controls

c)

independent variable

d)

dependent variable

92.

Part of the continent continent covered with shallow water where you swim at when you go to the beach

a)

Abyssal Plain

b)

Continental Slope

c)

Continental Shelf

d)

Continental Rise

93.

Flattest part of the ocean

a)

Trench

b)

Abyssal Plain

c)

Mid-Ocean Ridge

d)

Seamount

94.

Underwater mountain chain located in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean

a)

Trench

b)

Abyssal Plain

c)

Mid-Ocean Ridge

d)

Seamount

95.

Deepest part of ocean

a)

Trench

b)

Abyssal Plain

c)

Mid-Ocean Ridge

d)

Seamount

96.

The ocean floor is covered with many features such as mountains, trenches, ridges, and plains

a)

True

b)

False

97.

Salinity

a)

Amount of oxygen in the water

b)

Amount of salt in the ocean

c)

Amount of sediment in the ocean

d)

Amount of nitrogen in the ocean

98.

Which represents currents?

a)
b)
c)
99.

Which arrow best represents the Gulf Stream?

a)

Red

b)

Green

c)

Yellow

d)

Blue

100.

Phytoplankton, seaweed, and kelp all use the sun's energy to produce their own food. This makes them..

a)

Consumeers

b)

Predators

c)

Producers

d)

Prey

101.
A horizontal movement of ocean water that is caused by wind and that occurs at or near the ocean's surface.
a)
Gulf Stream
b)
Global Conveyor Belt
c)
Surface Current
d)
Gyre
102.

ocean currents are caused mainly by..

a)

differences in soil

b)

differences temperature and i water density

c)

differences in nutrients 

d)

None of the Above

103.

What is represented at point 1?

a)

wave height

b)

wavelength

c)

crest

d)

trough

104.

WHAT IS LETTER A?

a)

THE CALIFORNIA CURRENT

b)

THE GULF OF MEXICO

c)

THE PACIFIC OCEAN

d)

THE GULF STREAM

105.
What is the deepest part of the ocean basin?
a)
abyssal plains
b)
trenches
c)
rift zones
d)
mid-ocean ridge
106.

The flattest area of the ocean is known as the _________________________.

a)

Rift Zone

b)

Abyssal Plain

c)

Mid-ocean Ridge

d)

Subduction zone

107.

Where are you walking when you are wading in the ocean?

a)

Ocean Trench

b)

Abyssal Plain

c)

Continental Slope

d)

Continental Shelf

108.

WHAT IS E?

a)

ABYSSAL PLAIN

b)

CONTINENTAL RISE

c)

CONTINENTAL SHELF

d)

SEAMOUNT

e)

TRENCH

109.

WHAT IS A?

a)

ABYSSAL PLAIN

b)

CONTINENTAL RISE

c)

CONTINENTAL SHELF

d)

SEAMOUNT

e)

TRENCH

110.

WHAT IS F?

a)

ABYSSAL PLAIN

b)

CONTINENTAL RISE

c)

CONTINENTAL SHELF

d)

SEAMOUNT

e)

TRENCH

111.

WHAT IS B?

a)

ABYSSAL PLAIN

b)

CONTINENTAL SLOPE

c)

CONTINENTAL SHELF

d)

SEAMOUNT

e)

TRENCH

112.

WHAT IS C?

a)

ABYSSAL PLAIN

b)

CONTINENTAL RISE

c)

CONTINENTAL SHELF

d)

SEAMOUNT

e)

TRENCH

113.

What does an orca NOT eat according to the diagram?

a)

Elephant Seal

b)

Penguin

c)

Squid

d)

Leopard Seal

114.

What eats penguins?

a)

squid

b)

elephant seal

c)

Crab

d)

Leopard Seal

115.

Which 3 add to the decreasing the salinity of salt water?

a)

Evaporation

b)

Melting sea ice

c)

Run off from rivers

d)

Precipitation

116.

Which shows a flow of energy through an ocean food chain?

a)

Sun--> shark-> sea grass--> small fish--> turtles

b)

Sun ---> sea grass--> small fish-->turtle-->shark

c)

Shark--> sun-> sea grass-->small fish-->turtles

d)

Turtles --> sun-> sea grass--> small fish--> sharks

117.

What would fill in the X?

X ---> Producers ----> Herbivores ----> Carnivores

a)

Decomposers

b)

Moon

c)

Sun

d)

Water

118.

Most ocean areas are covered with ____

a)

air

b)

sediment

c)

canyons

d)

mountains

119.

Most ocean life lives on the ..

a)

Continental Rise

b)

Continental Slope

c)

Continental Shelf

d)

Continental Plain

120.

What is plankton

a)

Swimming

b)

Non-moving

c)

Floating

121.

What is sea grass

a)

Swimming

b)

Non-moving

c)

Floating

122.

What is a fish

a)

Swimming

b)

Non-moving

c)

Floating

123.
Which is a non-living part of an ecosystem?
a)
Sunlight
b)
Air
c)
Water
d)
All of these
124.
What is an ecosystem?
a)
A group of animals that are the same species.
b)
Soil, water, air and sunlight
c)
All the living and non living things that interact in an area.
d)
North America
125.
What is the name for all the animals of the same species living in an ecosystem?
a)
Population
b)
Community
126.

What is the niche of the squirrel?

a)

To prey upon the mice in the ecosystem

b)

To gather and eat nuts and berries from the producers

c)

To consume other animals that live in the ecosystem

d)

To produce berries, nuts, and fruit for the herbivores and omnivores

127.
A ____________ breaks down waste or dead organisms and recycles nutrients.
a)
consumer
b)
producer
c)
decomposer
d)
omnivore
128.

What is the job or role of an animal?

a)

Ecosystem

b)

Habitat

c)

Niche

d)

Population

129.

What is where an animil live?

a)

Ecosystem

b)

Habitat

c)

Niche

d)

Population

130.

Which letter shows an ecosystem?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

131.

Which letter shows a population?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

132.

The arrow in a food web

a)

points to what is being eaten

b)

points to what is doing the eating

133.

A food web is interconnect and overlapping

a)

food platters

b)

food chains

c)

environments

d)

ecosystems

134.

The greatest amount of energy in a food web is in the ...

a)

consumers

b)

decomposers

c)

producers

d)

carnivores

135.

What is the corral reef for the fish in the picture?

a)

Population

b)

Habitat

c)

Niche

d)

Dichotomous

136.

What supplies all the initial energy for the food chains and webs?

a)

Moon

b)

Herbivores

c)

Carnivores

d)

Sun

137.

What is the niche of the dogfish?

a)

A producer that produces oxygen

b)

A prey that is fed upon by the scallops

c)

A consumer that eats plankton

d)

A predator that feeds on herring

138.

What is the niche of the trees?

a)

To prey upon the mice in the ecosystem

b)

To gather and eat nuts and berries from the producers

c)

To consume other animals that live in the ecosystem

d)

To produce berries, nuts, and fruit for the herbivores and omnivores

139.

Which letter shows a community?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

140.

Not on Study Guide Sheet!!

Levi questioned if the color of a drink affects people's choice. He thinks more people will drink red drinks more than any other color ,even if the drink is the same. He decided to test his idea. He made a batch of lemonade He then took the lemonade and then added food coloring. He made red, green, blue and orange. He then filled plastic cups with the same amount of lemonade. He set the drinks out. He made sure to always have the same number of glasses out for people. At the end of the day, 18 people had chosen red, 5 people green, 33 took blue, and 11 people orange.

What was the flavor of the drink, the amount of drink in

a)

hypothesis

b)

controls

c)

independent variable

d)

dependent variable

e)

variables

141.

Not on Study Guide Sheet!!

Levi questioned if the color of a drink affects people's choice. He thinks more people will drink red drinks more than any other color ,even if the drink is the same. He decided to test his idea. He made a batch of lemonade He then took the lemonade and then added food coloring. He made red, green, blue and orange. He then filled the same type of plastic cups with the same amount of lemonade. He set the drinks out. He made sure to always have the same number of glasses out for people. At the end of the day, 18 people had chosen red, 5 people green, 33 took blue, and 11 people orange.

What was the drink color?

a)

hypothesis

b)

controls

c)

independent variable

d)

dependent variable

142.

Not on Study Guide Sheet!!

Levi questioned if the color of a drink affects people's choice. He thinks more people will drink red drinks more than any other color ,even if the drink is the same. He decided to test his idea. He made a batch of lemonade He then took the lemonade and then added food coloring. He made red, green, blue and orange. He then filled the same type of plastic cups with the same amount of lemonade. He set the drinks out. He made sure to always have the same number of glasses out for people. At the end of the day, 18 people had chosen red, 5 people green, 33 took blue, and 11 people orange.

What was the number of people who took the drinks?

a)

hypothesis

b)

controls

c)

independent variable

d)

dependent variable

e)

variables

143.

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Levi questioned if the color of a drink affects people's choice. He thinks more people will drink red drinks more than any other color ,even if the drink is the same. He decided to test his idea. He made a batch of lemonade He then took the lemonade and then added food coloring. He made red, green, blue and orange. He then filled the same type of plastic cups with the same amount of lemonade. He set the drinks out. He made sure to always have the same number of glasses out for people. At the end of the day, 18 people had chosen red, 5 people green, 33 took blue, and 11 people orange.

What was statement that more people would drink red drinks?

a)

hypothesis

b)

controls

c)

independent variable

d)

dependent variable

e)

variables

144.

Not on Study Guide Sheet!!

Levi questioned if the color of a drink affects people's choice. He thinks more people will drink red drinks more than any other color ,even if the drink is the same. He decided to test his idea. He made a batch of lemonade He then took the lemonade and then added food coloring. He made red, green, blue and orange. He then filled the same type of plastic cups with the same amount of lemonade. He set the drinks out. He made sure to always have the same number of glasses out for people. At the end of the day, 18 people had chosen red, 5 people green, 33 took blue, and 11 people orange.

What was statement that more people would drink red drinks?

a)

hypothesis

b)

controls

c)

independent variable

d)

dependent variable

e)

variables

145.

Not on Study Guide Sheet!!

Levi questioned if the color of a drink affects people's choice. He thinks more people will drink red drinks more than any other color ,even if the drink is the same. He decided to test his idea. He made a batch of lemonade He then took the lemonade and then added food coloring. He made red, green, blue and orange. He then filled plastic cups with the same amount of lemonade. He set the drinks out. He made sure to always have the same number of glasses out for people. At the end of the day, 18 people had chosen red, 5 people green, 33 took blue, and 11 people orange.

What are all the parts of the experiment that could be changed or kept the same?

a)

hypothesis

b)

controls

c)

independent variable

d)

dependent variable

e)

variables