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WorksheetsCFA Review 4/14
Total questions: 78
Worksheet time: 4hrs 54mins
The definition of eclipse is: (a)
Which body has the greater effect on Earth's tides?
Sun
Saturn
Moon
Venus
What is a difference between spring and neap tides?
Spring tides occur when the earth and sun are IN LINE with the new or full moon.
Spring tides occur when moon in 3rd or 1st quarter phases
Spring tides are LOWER than neap tides
Spring tides occur in Spring and neap tides can occur in any season
The diagram below shows the alignment of the sun, the moon, and Earth. In which locations are neap tides taking place?
1 and 2
1 and 3
2 and 4
3 and 4
Choose the correct moon phase.
Full moon
Crescent moon
Waxing Gibbous
New moon
Name the moon phase
Waning crescent
Waxing crescent
Waning gibbous
Waxing gibbous
The moon phases occur because...
The moon grows and gets smaller.
The moon revolves around the earth.
The sun, earth, and the moon create shadows.
The moon produces its own light.
Name the moon phase
First quarter
Last quarter
New moon
Full moon
As the moon moves from a new moon to a full moon, you see...
The moon appearing increasingly lighter.
The amount of light the moon is receiving is decreasing.
The amount of light the moon gets stays constant.
More light and then less light.
The moon affects...
How we all behave.
The coriolis effect.
The tides.
Our physical health.
As the moon revolves around the earth, the water follows the motion and causes...
Some waves and currents.
High tides and low tides.
The moon phases.
Sea levels.
Which of the following words describe the phases of the moon?
None, quarter, half, three quarters, full.
Dark, light, half, quarter, red.
New, crescent, quarter, gibbous, full.
First quarter, second quarter, third quarter, fourth quarter.
The moon ____ around the Earth.
Orbits
Climbs
Jumps
?
How many phases does the moon go through?
4
8
12
6
Use the calendar to predict the moon phase on March 16th.
New Moon
Full Moon
Third Quarter
First Quarter
Use the calendar to predict the moon phase on March 5th.
Waxing Crescent
Waning Crescent
Waning Gibbous
Waxing Gibbous
Use the calendar to predict the moon phase on March 19th.
Waxing Crescent
Waning Crescent
Waning Gibbous
Waxing Gibbous
What moon phase would we see on earth when the moon, sun and earth are in this position?
waxing crescent
waning crescent
waxing gibbous
waning gibbous
Which picture represents the moon phase we would see on the earth in the moon is in position M4?
The force that governs motion in space and on Earth....
Friction
Inertia
Gravity
Air Resistance
Our solar system is located....
In the middle of an elliptical galaxy
On the edge of a disc shaped galaxy
In the middle of an elliptical galaxy
On the edge of an elliptical galaxy
Position 1 because North America is tilted towards the Sun.
Position 2 because North America gets the most direct sunlight.
Position 3 Because North America is parallel to the Sun.
Position 4 because North America is titled away from the sun recieving indirect sunlight.
What is a population?
All the organisms on Earth and where they live.
Group of organisms of one type that live in the same area.
Groups of different species that live in a defined area.
Parts of an ecosystem that are living or use to be living.
What is the best definition of community?
Populations of different species living together in a defined area.
HEB, Target and my coffee on a sunny day!
A population of a single species living in a define area.
A group of one type of organisms living in a defined area.
An ecosystem is___________________.
The interaction of coffee and creamer in my coffee cup.
The interaction of nonliving things in a particular environment.
The interaction of living things in a particular environment.
The interaction of living and nonliving things in a particular environment.
What best describes biome?
A region on earth where only plants live.
A region on earth where specific plants and animals have adapted to live in that environment.
A region on earth where only animals live.
A region on earth where plants and animals are not able to thrive.
Define abiotic
Nonliving things
Something big
Something small
Living things
Which picture represents biotic?
A habitat is_________________.
A place where an organism finds food, water, shelter and space to thrive.
A place where there is no food, water, shelter or space for organisms to thrive.
A niche is ________________.
The biotic and abiotic factors in an ecosystem.
The roll we had with our meal.
The habitat of an organism.
The role (job) of an organism in an ecosystem.
What best describes the levels in ecology? from smallest to largest
Organism
Population
Community
Ecosystem
Biome
Biosphere
Population
Community
Niche
Biome
Biosphere
Organism
Ecosystem
Organism
Population
Community
Biome
Biosphere
Biosphere
Biome
Ecosystem
Community
Population
Organism
Which image is a decomposer?
Mushrooms
Cows
Plants
Trees
Which definition best defines consumer?
Organisms that do not eat or drink.
Organisms that eat producers or other organisms.
Organisms that only drink water.
Organisms that eat sunlight.
Which choice best describes a producer?
An organism that does not eat.
An organism that uses moonlight to directly make its own food.
An organism that uses sunlight directly to make its own food.
An organism that gets it food from other organisms.
Which of the following best describes a relationship in this grassland?
Badgers are top predators because they eat upland sandpipers and beetles.
A producer–consumer relationship exists between lupines and ants.
A predator–prey relationship exists between beetles and ground squirrels.
Upland sandpipers are primary and secondary consumers because they eat grasses and grasshoppers.
Which statement about stars is correct?
Star formation begins in a nebula.
White dwarfs become main-sequence stars when they gain mass.
Supergiants are stars that can absorb black holes.
Main-sequence stars are formed by comets.
Based on their observations, can the students correctly conclude that a chemical reaction occurred?
No, because the metal strip was still visible
Yes, because a new material of a different color formed on part of the metal strip
No, because the solution stayed blue
Yes, because the volume of the blue solution stayed the same
Define biodiversity
variety of life in Earth's land, freshwater, and marine ecosystems
variety of ecosystems in a given area
the number of different species in a given area and the number of individuals of each species that are present
the variation of genes within a species or population in a given area
Define genetic diversity
variation of genes within a species or population in a given area
variety of ecosystems in a given area
system made up of all the living and nonliving things in a given area
disturbance in the environment conditions that cause genetic changes to occur in organisms
Which statement best describes an example of low species diversity?
A population of frogs has a wide variety of skin colors
A marsh ecosystem is covered by a single species of cattail bulrushes
A state park includes multiple forest, wetland, and freshwater ecosystems
What can biodiversity influence within an ecosystem?
how well the ecosystem recovers from a disturbance
how well the ecosystem grows after rain
how poorly the ecosystem responds to a drought
A reduction in the variety of pollinating insects would negatively affect the plant populations that depend on them. Which of the following describes the most serious impact this would have on humans?
Plants that don't need insects to pollinate would die
Crops that humans use for food would be reduced
People would have to build new homes
There would be a decrease in the availability of soil
Information on brown tree snakes is provided along with information on the island of Guam. Brown tree snakes were first brought to Guam in 1950. The introduction of tree snakes has brought about changes to the ecosystem on the island of Guam. What is the best evidence of the change?
Several other species of snakes were known to live on Guam before 1950.
The population of lizards on Guam in 1960 was very small.
The longest brown tree snake ever found on Guam measured three meters in length.
Most of the military bases on Guam were closed in the 1980’s.
The chart lists data on four different projects designed to restore a wetlands habitat destroyed by human activity and a recent hurricane. The project that will be chosen will have to be low in cost, benefit the greatest number of species, and be popular with the local citizens whose taxes will sponsor it.
Project 1
Project 2
Project 3
Project 4
