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WorksheetsFINAL SCIENCE EXAM
Total questions: 97
Worksheet time: 1hrs 27mins
Which of the following is a process that creates the sediments that form sedimentary rock?
Wind, water, and ice breaking rock into smaller pieces
Heat from the earth melting rock below the surface
Volcanoes putting out lava that cools to form new rock
Continents pushing together to fold layers of rock
In order for plants to be changed into fossil fuels, they must first die and then be –
eaten by consumers.
completely dried out.
buried deep underground.
evaporated.
Small particles of broken down rock can be formed into sedimentary rock when they are buried and then –
melted completely because of extreme heat.
compressed and cemented together.
pushed upward and exposed to wind and water.
contaminated by underground nuclear material.
A student wanted a model to demonstrate what causes day and night on Earth. The model, illustrated above, was created by placing a softball on a table in a dark room and shining a flashlight on the softball. In this model, what most likely represents the Sun?
The softball
The table
The dark room
The flashlight
Which of the following is the best explained by understanding that Earth rotates on its axis once each day?
The change in the appearance of the Moon during the month
The difference in seasonal temperatures during the year
The apparent motion of the Sun through the sky
The movement of water through the water cycle
How long does it take Earth to rotate on its axis once?
365 days
1 year
24 hours
4 weeks
Observations of sand dunes, like the one in the Mojave Desert pictured here, reveal two characteristics of the dunes. First, sand dunes have a long side with a gentle slope and a short side with a steep slope. Second, they tend to move from one place to another over time. Which of the following best explains the cause of these characteristics?
Deserts tend to be very hot year round.
Wind shapes and moves the sand dunes.
Rain creates the unique form of sand dunes.
Temperature changes break up large desert rocks.
Students wanted to model the way water erosion can create certain landforms. They let water pour in a thin line over a salt brick for half an hour. The diagram above shows how the brick changed. Which of the following best describes the real-world landform they modeled?
A delta created by stream deposits
A canyon carved by a river
A mountain built by folding rock layers
Alake filling up with glacial meltwater
All of the following land forms are the result of moving wind, water, or ice EXCEPT –
a canyon.
a sand dune.
a delta.
a mountain.
Studying the fossils of a certain region is best for giving scientists evidence about which of the following characteristics of that area?
The rates of weathering and erosion
The type of environment long ago
The number of earthquakes during the year
The kind of climate in the future
The most reasonable conclusion for scientists to draw after finding fossil fish bones in the sedimentary rocks beneath a forest would be that in the ancient past this area was covered by–
sand.
rocks.
water.
plants.
The chart above shows the kinds of fossils found in a certain region at different depths in the rock layers. The most recent environment for which this sequence of fossils gives us evidence was most likely what?
Ocean
Desert
Forest
Lake
According to the evidence, which of the following lived in this area at the same time as the dinosaurs?
Ferns
Pine trees
Sharks
Squirrels
When the switch is closed in the illustration above, the bulb will glow. This is because the battery sends what kind of energy through the wire?
Mechanical
Electrical
Sound
Thermal
Which of the following describes an example of the use of mechanical energy by humans?
Listening to music
Cooking meat over a fire
Walking across a field
Looking through a microscope
What kind of energy must be added to change a solid to a liquid?
Thermal
Electrical
Light
Mechanical
A musical instrument produces waves that travel through the air. These waves can be detected by our senses and are an example of–
light energy.
electrical energy.
thermal energy.
sound energy.
A
B
C
D
A
B
C
D
A
B
C
D
Which of the following is an insulator?
Aluminum
Copper
Iron
Rubber
Which of the following is a conductor?
Aluminum
Rubber
Styrofoam
Plastic
Which of the following will happen if the forest is cut out?
There will be less carbon dioxide
There will be less animals
There will be more oxygen
There will be more rain
Which of the following is not magnetic?
Iron
Aluminum
Steel
Cobalt
What happens if you mix water and sugar and leave it outside on the table?
Water will evaporate and all of the sugar will stay in the cup
Sugar will evaporate and all of the water will stay in the cup
Some sugar will evaporate and the water will be less sweet
Sugar will be less sweet after some water evaporates
Energy produced by vibration
Sound
Light
Mechanical
Thermal
Energy produced by movement
Mechanical
Sound
Thermal
Light
Energy produced by friction when it gets warm
Thermal
Light
Sound
Electrical
Substance that has high-energy molecules with very low density
Gas
Solid
Liquid
None
A clear substance that takes the shape of the container
Solid
Liquid
Gas
None
An invisible substance that takes the shape of the container
Solid
Liquid
Gas
None
Substance that has a definite shape and volume
Solid
Liquid
Gas
None
Ancient swamp plants will eventually become
Petroleum oil
Natural gas
Hydroelectricity
Coal
Slowly moving glacier (ice) will form
Canyon
Sand dune
River delta
Valley
Which process will happen when water vapor cools
Condensation
Evaporation
Precipitation
Transpiration
Which is the LEAST useful insulator?
Rubber
Plastic
Glass
Copper
Why do we use a blanket?
Blanket is a good thermal conductor
Blanket creates friction and creates heat
Blanket is a good thermal insulator and keeps thermal energy
Blanket is a good thermal insulator and lets thermal energy go
Last night we had a big storm.
Climate
Weather
Sand dunes are formed by
Wind
Water
Glacier
Snow
Which gas do people and animals produce and release into atmosphere?
Carbon dioxide
Oxygen
Hydrogen
Helium
Which gas do plants release into the atmosphere?
Oxygen
Carbon dioxide
Hydrogen
Helium
Which of the following is a renewable source of energy?
Petroleum oil
Coal
Natural gas
Water
When Earth rotates on its axis we get
Day night
Moon phases
Seasons
A year
Landform created when river slows down, deposits sediment at its mouth.
Delta
V-shaped valley
Sand dunes
Plateau
At noon time, the Sun is
On the east
On the west
Above the head
Not visible
Which one is an Inherited Trait
A person driving a car
A human watching T.V
Scar
Color of your hair
Show the process of Weathering
Movement of Sediment From one place to another.
Deposition of sediments in a location.
The Breaking Down of Rocks.
Wet Sediments
Which one is less dense than water
Glass Marble
Oil
Honey
Syrup
What is a acquired trait
A Scar
Color of hair
Freckles
Liking to swim
What is a decomposer
Worm
Grass
Trees
Fox
What is algae?
Producer
Consumer
Decomposer
Primary consumer
Do Series Circuits need an electric current?
Yes
No
Which Fact is true
The sun revolves around the earth every 24 hours.
The sun rotates on it's axis every 24 hours.
The moon Revolves around the sun.
The sun Revolves around the earth.
What happens at 100 Degrees Celsius
Freezing Point
Boiling Point
Which Object is Magenetic
Iron
Copper
Rubber
Felt
In the formation of fossil fuels you need all of the following EXCEPT...
Heat from the earths crust.
Tides from the ocean
Deposition of sediments
movement of sediments
A predator is an animal that is hunted as food.
True
False
What is the definition of Camouflage?
Blending in to an organisms environment.
Sleeping all through the winter
The role that an organism plays in it's habitat.
Which one of these are soluble in water?
Oil
Syrup
Salt
Sand
All of these are magnetic EXCEPT...
Sand
Iron
Nickel
Cobalt
Show the process of erosion.
Depositing of sediments from one location to another.
Movement of sediments.
Breaking down of rocks into sediment
What is an Acquired (Physical) Trait
Scar
Black Hair
How to ride a bike
Dyed Hair Color
What does the word NICHE mean?
The role an organism plays in its environment.
Hiding in an organisms environment
Animal being hunted as food.
Sleeping all though winter.
What is many food chains combined called.
Food Block
Lots of food in a chain
Food Web
What is an animal that eat ONLY Plants Called?
Herbivore
Omnivore
Consumer
Carnivore
Which of these shows all fossil fuels
Wood,Oil,Petroleum
Oil,Natural Gas, Gasoline
Oil,Coal,Natural Gas
How long does it take fossil fuels to form?
Over 200 million years
20 months
10 weeks
700 thrillion years
What most likely happened to the dead plants and animals?
They were eaten by scavengers.
They were washed away by water.
They became fossil fuels.
They became an underground aquifer.
A student places 250 g samples of clay, sand, gravel, and silt in separate flower pots. The pots are set on a wire rack, and dishes are placed beneath the pots so that water can drip through holes and collect. The student then pours 100 mL of water over the sample in each pot. The student measures the time it takes for water to begin dripping from the bottom of each pot.What property of soils is the student most likely examining with this procedure?
The amount of time it takes different soils to dry
How well different soils retain water
How much water is needed to dissolve different soils
The differences in texture between wet and dry soils
Which of these describes one or more living organisms that depend on another living organism to survive?
Bacteria living in the mouth of a horse
Ivy plants growing up a fence to obtain more sunlight
Mold living on a hard, rocky surface
An angelfish releasing carbon dioxide into pond water
Which statement correctly describes the transfer of energy in a food chain in this wetland?
Energy is transferred from hawks to shrews to grasshoppers to marsh grasses.
Energy is transferred from marsh grasses to crickets to hawks to frogs.
Energy is transferred from grasshoppers to crickets to frogs to hawks.
Energy is transferred from cattails to crickets to shrews to hawks.
A bright-red male cardinal comes to a school bird feeder every morning. Like other cardinals, this bird makes a sharp chirping sound as it hops around the bird feeder. Which of these is a learned behavior of this bird?
Having red feathers
Eating seeds during the day
Coming to the bird feeder each morning
Making a chirping sound
Some students are feeding a crab in an aquarium. They use tongs to place the food directly in front of the crab. The students look through the side of the aquarium. They notice that the image of the tongs appears to break as the tongs enter the water. Which property of light are the students observing in this situation?
Light can be refracted and separated into different colors as it moves from air to a different medium.
Light is refracted as it moves from one medium to another medium.
Light travels in a straight line and can be reflected off the surface of water
Light is absorbed by water and reflected off glass.
The abalone is a type of sea snail. Adult abalones slowly crawl over rocks near the shore, while larvae float in the water. Which organisms have a life cycle that is most like that of abalones?
Frogs
Humans
Snakes
Birds
The Grand Canyon is more than 400 km long and in some places almost 2 km deep. Which model best represents the main process that formed the Grand Canyon?
The leaves of two types of plants that live in different environments are shown in the pictures. The leaves of both plants have different structures. What differences in the structure of the leaves of these plants likely help them survive in their environments?
The pan-like shape of the giant water lily leaves helps them catch rainwater. The slim shape of the mesquite leaves helps them avoid sunlight
The broad shape of the giant water lily leaves helps them stay on the water surface. The slim shape of the mesquite leaves helps them prevent water loss.
The pan-like shape of the giant water lily leaves helps them attract small fish. The slim shape of the mesquite leaves helps them avoid herbivores
The broad shape of the giant water lily leaves helps them attract aquatic birds. The slim shape of the mesquite leaves helps them attract pollinators.
A family takes a group picture in a park where bluebonnets are blooming. The family notices that some of the blooms are white and others are blue. The color of the blooms is most likely determined by —
inheritance from parent plants
the age of the plant
the types of consumers that eat the plant
air temperature
travels in straight lines and reflects from the surface of the mirror
enters the mirror and changes direction when it is refracted by the back of the mirror
refracts in the glass of the mirror and is spread out all over the room
travels through air and does not change its direction in air
A family was vacationing in the mountains in a cabin that had no electrical power. They needed boiling water in order to prepare dried soup mix. With no electrical energy available, which method would most likely provide enough thermal energy to quickly heat the water to boiling?
Using a microwave oven to heat water in a glass jar for 3 minutes
Shining a battery-powered flashlight on a metal container of water for 10 minutes
Placing a metal pot of water over glowing charcoal in an outdoor grill for 10 minutes
Shaking the water in a closed, insulated plastic bottle for 3 minutes
The picture below shows a cumulonimbus cloud forming over an ocean. Which statement best explains how the sun and the ocean interact to form a cumulonimbus cloud?
Heat from the sun causes clouds in the area to gather over the ocean and form one large cumulonimbus cloud.
Heat from the sun warms the ocean, causing water to evaporate. The water vapor then condenses to form a cumulonimbus cloud.
Light from the sun shines on the ocean, causing water vapor to condense. The water then evaporates to form a cumulonimbus cloud.
Light from the sun causes ocean water to reflect water vapor into the air and gather over the ocean into a cumulonimbus cloud.
Aquatic plants have adaptations that help them live in water. For example, the structures needed for making food are located on the tops of floating plant leaves. This adaptation helps the plants —
absorb sunlight
capture fish
stay anchored
avoid predators
Dry, rocky mountains
Forests of pine trees
Tall, spiny cacti
Lakes and rivers
Which statement best describes the processes of weathering and erosion?
Weathering and erosion are directly responsible for depositing loose sediments on the bottom of the ocean, forming layers of sediment.
Weathering and erosion are directly responsible for the breakdown of any type of rock into smaller particles and the carrying away of the loose sediments.
Weathering and erosion are directly responsible for the amount of water in a river that transports sediments to the sea.
Weathering and erosion are directly responsible for the transportation, deposition, and compaction of loose sediments on the seafloor.
In a science experiment, a student is asked to identify the freezing and melting points of water. Which piece of laboratory equipment should be used?
Triple Beam Balance
Thermometer
Ruler
Graduated Cylinder
How are igneous rocks formed?
Years of sediment are laid down on top of each other and forced together
Acid rain caused by pollution creates holes in metamorphic rocks
Dust and pebbles are pressed together underground from Earth's heat and pressure
Magma from a volcanic eruption cools and hardens
Which of the following is the most likely food source for a carnivore?
A plant
The Sun
An Animal
A dead tree
Which statement accurately describes a state of matter?
Solids take the shape of their container
Gases maintain a fixed shape
Liquids will expand to fill the volume of a container
Gases expand to fill an entire space
Which statement describes how fossil fuels are made?
Oil from Earth's core slowly rises to the Earth's surface and forms ponds
Lava within some volcanoes becomes so hot that it transforms into fossil fuels
Dead and decomposing organisms are exposed to extreme heat and pressure transforms them into fossil fuels
When mountains form on top of coal, the pressure liquefies the coal creating fossil fuels
In a food chain, where does the energy go after the secondary consumer dies?
Back to the sun
To the producers
Into air, becomes wind
To decomposers
How are organisms, such as snakes, cacti and coyotes able to survive in harsh desert conditions?
Over thousands of years these organisms have developed adaptations to survive in arid climates
These organisms migrate out of the desert during the summer months
These organisms work together to find sources of food and water
Snakes, cacti and coyotes are all aquatic species that live in ponds and rivers during the hot day
Why is it important to form a hypothesis before performing an experiment?
Developing a hypothesis ensures that the lab will be safe
The experiment will take too much time to complete if there is no hypothesis
The hypothesis tell what the experiment is go to be testing
Which of these is considered a non-renewable resource?
Glass
Wood
Cattle
Soil
A student is working on a science project and is going through each step of the scientific method. After the student conducts his or her first experiment and records the results of the experimental test, what should the student do next?
communicate the results
Draw a conclusion
Repeat the experiment
Create a hypothesis
A dog is an omnivore. What would you expect a dog's diet to consist of?
Meat
Vegetables
Both meat and vegetables
Neither meat nor vegetables
Electrical cords, such as the cords of a television or the cord on a toaster, are covered with rubber or plastic. What would you expect to happen if a portion of the rubber covering were missing when you tried to plug the cord in?
The appliance would not work after it plugged in
The person plugging the appliance in would feel an electric shock
The cover does not matter, all appliances would work normally
