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Mega Review 2

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 1hrs 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of natural disaster?

a)

tornado

b)

tsunami

c)

earthquake

d)

flood

2.

What type of natural disaster?

a)

tornado

b)

tsunami

c)

earthquake

d)

flood

3.

What type of natural disaster?

a)

tornado

b)

tsunami

c)

earthquake

d)

flood

4.

What type of natural disaster?

a)

tornado

b)

tsunami

c)

earthquake

d)

flood

5.

What type of natural disaster?

a)

flood

b)

hurricane

c)

tornado

d)

tsunami

6.

What type of natural disaster?

a)

flood

b)

volcano

c)

wild fire

d)

tsunami

7.

What type of natural disaster?

a)

flood

b)

volcano

c)

wild fire

d)

tsunami

8.

What is the beginning point of an earthquake?

a)

focus

b)

epicenter

c)

tsunami

d)

lithosphere

9.

The strength of an earthquake's seismic waves...

a)

epicenter

b)

magnitude

c)

tsunami

d)

focus

10.

Idea that the earth's crust is made up of moving plates is...

a)

lithosphere

b)

seismologist

c)

theory of plate tectonics

d)

tsunami

11.
What type of volcano is this? It has been created with layers of both lava and pyroclastic materials. 
a)
Shield
b)
Cinder cone
c)
Composite
12.
What type of volcano is this? It has been created with layers of cooled lava. 
a)
Shield
b)
Cinder cone
c)
Composite
13.
Which of the following terms are used to describe a volcano that may erupt at any time? 
a)
Dormant volcano
b)
Active volcano
c)
Extinct volcano
d)
Shield volcano
14.
Which of the following terms are used to describe a volcano that is has not recently erupted, but may in the future? (aka sleeping volcano)
a)
Composite volcano
b)
Active volcano
c)
Extinct volcano
d)
Dormant volcano
15.
What causes a volcano to erupt? (Hint: Think of a soda can)
a)
Expanding gases
b)
Expanding magma
c)
Expanding lava
d)
Expanding silica
16.
Which statement is "true" about predicting volcanic eruptions?
a)
Geologists predict them easier.
b)
Geologist predict how powerful they are.
c)
Geologist can predict the type of eruption.
d)
Geologist never have any warning.
17.

Where should you go during a tornado?

a)
b)
c)
18.

How should you position yourself to be safe during a tornado?

a)

lay face down on the floor with your hands in the air

b)

sit with your knees to your chest and hold your arms crossed over your head

c)

wrap your hands around your feet and tilt your head up

d)

lay on your side with your legs straight out

19.

What fuels a hurricane's strength?

a)

Wind

b)

Warm Water

c)

Sunlight

d)

Cold Water

20.

What part of a hurricane causes the MOST deaths?

a)

Winds

b)

Storm Surge

c)

Evacuations

d)

Rain

21.

Select two other names for a hurricane.

a)

Thunderstorm

b)

Typhoon

c)

Cyclone

d)

Earthquake

22.

What process is show by letter A in the diagram?

a)

condensation

b)

evaporation

c)

accumulation

d)

precipitation

23.

What process is shown by letter B in the diagram?

a)

condensation

b)

transpiration

c)

evaporation

d)

precipitation

24.

Water that falls to the ground from the clouds is ___.

a)

condensation

b)

evaporation

c)

precipitation

d)

transpiration

25.
True or False: Water is constantly being recycled because of the water cycle.
a)
True
b)
False
26.
What is the process during which water cools and turns from a gas to a liquid?
a)
Condensation
b)
Runoff
c)
Precipitation
d)
Evaporation
27.

The water cycle is driven by ...

a)

wind and water

b)

people

c)

sun and gravity

d)

the moon

28.

Which of the following is a source of air pollution?

a)

Difficulty in breathing

b)

Factories

c)

Eye irritation

d)

Drinking water

29.
This picture shows people walking through a highly-polluted city in China. From what type of pollution are they protecting themselves based on what they are wearing?

a)
air pollution
b)
water pollution
c)
land pollution
d)
noise pollution
30.

What is one way you and your family can help to conserve water at home?

a)

watering the garden at the hottest time of the day

b)

using the longest cycle to wash clothes

c)

turning off the faucet while brushing your teeth

d)

letting the water run while washing dishes

31.

What is Pollution?

a)

an unhealthy diet

b)

global warming

c)

lands, people and plants

d)

harmful substance introduced to the environment

32.

I am in the car on the way home from school and see trash fly out the window of the car in front of me. There is now trash on the sidewalk in front of my school. This is an example of what type of pollution?

a)

Air pollution

b)

Water pollution

c)

Land pollution

d)

Noise pollution

33.

Microplastic is _____.

a)

large in size

b)

small in size

c)

very huge in size

d)

very tiny in size

34.

Plastic contains toxins. Fish eat the plastic. You eat the fish.

a)

You become more toxic.

b)

Your body is too big to be harmed by the toxins.

35.
How do landfills effect the environment?
a)
Landfills cause fish to be poisoned and die.
b)
Landfills support plant growth and healthy soil.
c)
Landfills cause smog in the air.
d)
Landfills cause chemicals from trash to absorb into the soil and harm plants.
36.
Which of these is one cause of deforestation?
a)
Urbanization
b)
Buying a chirstmas tree during the holidays
c)
Overbreeding birds in the wild
d)
Cutting down the tree in your backyard
37.
What are the effects of deforestation ?
a)
loss of habitat
b)
increased green house gasses 
c)
soil erosion and flooding
d)
all of the above
38.

Which pair below are the two main sources of air pollution in urban (populated) areas?

a)

vehicles, volcanoes

b)

vehicles, industries

c)

Industries, agriculture

d)

All of the above

39.

Which is true of air pollution and human health?

a)

Years of research link air pollution to lung diseases, birth defects, and cancer

b)

Air pollution is commonly listed as a cause of death.

c)

None of the health effects of air pollution are reversible.

d)

Healthy adults are most affected by air pollution.

40.

Mutations can be negative because

a)

They can cause cancer

b)

They can cause birth defects

c)

They can help an organism thrive in its environment.

d)

They can affect offspring.

41.

Mutations can benefit humans because they can:

a)

Cause illness

b)

Make an organism more suited to live in its environment.

c)

Make organisms live shorter lives

d)

Cause organisms to grow extra limbs.

42.

A mutation is defined as:

a)

A change in the cell's structure

b)

Anything that changes in an embryo

c)

Any change in the physical features of a human

d)

A change in the DNA sequence

43.

Mutations are SOMETIMES helpful to the organism.

a)

true

b)

false

44.

This guy has a rare mutation. Is this mutation helpful, harmful, or neutral to the crocodile?

a)

Harmful

b)

Helpful

c)

Neutral

45.
Why is DNA important?
a)
it is very small and very complicated
b)
it's in everything
c)
it serves as the blueprint for traits of all living things
d)
because we eat it every day for energy
46.
Which of the following best describes a DNA molecule?
a)
double helix
b)
contains ribose
c)
made of amino acids
d)
contains Uracil
47.
Which of the following is an example of a hurtful mutation? 
a)
Developing cancer
b)
Makes the organism faster
c)
Makes the organism a predator 
d)
Develops sharp claws
48.

Plants have different needs depending on where they live. In what kind of environment would you find a plant that has an adaptation that allows it to store water?

a)

rainforest

b)

grasslands

c)

tundra

d)

desert

49.

To protect themselves from being eaten, plants may develop special adaptations to keep animals away. What is one of these adaptations.

a)

berries

b)

thorns

c)

vines

d)

fruit

50.

In a rainforest, the large canopy can block sunlight. Plants living under the canopy must be able to tolerate shade or adapt in order to get light. What adaptation could help plants get more sun?

a)

strong roots

b)

climbing vines

c)

needles

d)

spores

51.

In the fall, trees respond to the loss of sunlight by

a)

sprouting flowers

b)

shedding leaves

c)

growing taller

d)

none of the above

52.
What is one reason why some plants have scents?
a)
to shed extra water off the plant
b)
to take in nutrients from the soil
c)
to attract animals to spread its pollen
d)
to conserve water during dry periods
53.
What is one possible reason for seeds to have hooks of barbs?
a)
to stay warm during the winter
b)
to protect themselves from sunlight
c)
to get attached to passing animals and get carried away
d)
to stick to animals and steal nutrients from them
54.

A characteristic of an adaptation is

a)

A fast response to an environmental change

b)

A characteristic that helps an animal or plant survive

c)

Something that guides the animals to food

d)

Process that gives an animal or plant a different color

55.

Animal behavior is

a)

movement of one group of one type of animal from one region to another and back again.

b)

when an animal looks like another animal or plant.

c)

what an animal does.

d)

an animal’s color and pattern that helps it blend in with its surroundings.

56.

Camouflage is

a)

a seasonal period of time when an animal goes into a long, deep sleep.

b)

what an animal does.

c)

when an animal looks like another animal or plant.

d)

an animal’s color and pattern that helps it blend in with its surroundings.

57.
Behavior an animal is born with
a)
migration
b)
instinct
c)
physical adaptation
d)
camouflage
58.
Some birds fly south in the winter to avoid the cold. This is an example of ...
a)
instinct and migration
b)
migration and hibernation
c)
physical adaptation and migration
d)
instinct and physical adaptation
59.
Arctic foxes are white in the winter to blend in with the snow. What adaptation is this?
a)
behavioral adaptation
b)
camouflage
c)
migration
d)
hibernation
60.

Mimicry is

a)

an animal’s color and pattern that helps it blend in with its surroundings.

b)

animal body parts or physical features.

c)

when an animal looks like another animal or plant.

d)

movement of one group of one type of animal from one region to another and back again.

61.

The ears of this fox are an example of...

a)

A behavioral adaptation

b)

A physical adaptation

62.
Who is the father of evolution?
a)
Darwin
b)
Mendel
c)
Newton
d)
Einstein
63.
Process by which individuals that are better suited to their environment survive and reproduce most successfully; also called natural selection.
a)
Survival of the Fittest
b)
Extinction
c)
Derived trait
d)
Artificial Selection
64.

A giraffe has a long neck in order to better reach leaves to eat. This is an example of _____.

a)

an adaptation

b)

environment

c)

response

d)

stimulus

65.
To inherit means:
a)
To receive
b)
To change
c)
To create
d)
To give
66.
A trait is :
a)
a removal
b)
a characteristic
c)
 a change
d)
a sequence
67.
Why is the mouse population changing over time?
a)
The light mice can reproduce more successfully than the dark mice
b)
The hawks eat more dark mice than light mice because the dark mice taste better
c)
The hawks eat more light mice than dark mice because they can see the light mice more easily
d)
The hawks eat more dark mice than light mice because they can see the dark mice more easily
68.
Dogs such as Chihuahuas are examples of....
a)
Artificial Selection 
b)
Natural Selection 
c)
Mutations 
69.

What is an example of artificial selection?

a)

Letting dogs choose their own mate

b)

Letting plants pollinate on their own

c)

Crossing a labrador and a poodle to create a labradoodle

70.

An organism’s genotype is its

a)

stem height

b)

feather color

c)

genetic makeup

d)

physical appearance

71.

An organism’s physical appearance is its

a)

dominance

b)

genotype

c)

phenotype

d)

allele

72.

Long strands of DNA are wrapped into

a)

DNA

b)

Chromosome

c)

Alleles

d)

Phenotype

73.

Hair color and eye color are examples of a person's....

a)

recessive traits

b)

dominant alleles

c)

genotype

d)

phenotype

74.

The passing of traits from parents to offspring is known as....

a)

hierarchy

b)

heredity

c)

traits

d)

genetics

75.

3 cousins have similar appearance but different face shapes. Which of these cell components are most involved in determining the basic shape of each girls face?

a)

genes, chromosomes, and nucleus

b)

cytoplasm, chloroplast, and genes

c)

vacuoles, nucleus, and chromosomes

d)

chromosomes, chloroplasts and vacuoles

76.

Bianca has blue eyes like her father. Where is the trait found?

a)

genes within chromosomes in nucleus

b)

chromosomes within genes in cytoplasm

c)

nucleus within a gene in the chromosome

d)

cytoplasm within a chromosome

77.

How many chromosomes are found in a "normal" human being?

a)

44

b)

46

c)

48

d)

50

78.

Which structure looks like a skinny X?

a)

Chromosome

b)

DNA

c)

Gene

d)

Nucleus

79.

I have parachute like structures. What is likely my dispersal method?

a)

wind

b)

water

c)

animals

d)

explosive action

80.

At which point is potential energy greatest?

a)

W

b)

X

c)

Y

d)

Z

81.

The Sun warms your skin on a cold day.

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

82.

Hot chocolate is stirred with a spoon and the spoon gets hot.

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

83.

You burn your hand by touching a hot stove.

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

84.

The air near the ceiling in a room is warmer than the air near the floor.

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

85.

The sidewalk increases in temperature on a sunny day.

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

86.

What type of thermal energy transfer is number 1 pointing to?

a)

Convection

b)

Conduction

c)

Radiation

d)

Insulation

87.
A molecule is made up of ____ or more atoms.
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
88.
What does this image represent?
a)
Atom
b)
Element
c)
Molecule
d)
Marshmallows
89.

When heat is released it is an

a)

exothermic reaction

b)

endothermic reaction

c)

both

d)

none

90.

This is when heat is absorbed, it is an

a)

Exothermic reaction

b)

endothermic reaction

c)

both

d)

none

91.

Fire is an example of

a)

exothermic reaction

b)

endothermic reaction

c)

none

d)

both

92.

A melting ice cube is an example of

a)

exothermic

b)

endothermic

c)

none

d)

both

93.

An ice pack in an example of

a)

exothermic

b)

endothermic

c)

both

d)

none

94.

Are these molecules also compounds?

a)

YES

b)

NO

95.

Carbon dioxide (CO2) contains how many atoms of oxygen?

a)

0

b)

1

c)

2

d)

3

96.
a)

Element

b)

compound molecules

c)

elemental molecules

d)

Mixture

97.

How many hydrogens does H20 have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

0

98.

Look at the picture. How many molecules do you see?

a)

3 molecules

b)

6 molecules

99.

What is the example in the image?

a)

The electrons in an atom

b)

A diatomic structure

c)

An extended structure (crystal lattice)

d)

A water molecule

100.
How many hydrogen atoms are in a molecule of glucose/sugar (C6H12O6)?
a)
6
b)
12
c)
18
d)
24

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