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2nd Semester Test Sci

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 4hrs 53mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is NOT one of Earth's systems

a)

Geosphere

b)

Atmosphere

c)

Watersphere

d)

Biosphere

2.

The Biosphere is made up of what

a)

the water

b)

air

c)

rocks

d)

all living things

3.

The Atmosphere is made up of what

a)

all the air that surrounds Earth

b)

the water

c)

the solid land on Earth

d)

the living things on Earth

4.

The Geosphere is made up of?

a)

all of the water on Earth

b)

the living things

c)

the air on and around Earth

d)

all of the solid land on Earth and in Earth

5.

The Hydrosphere is made up of what?

a)

all of the air in and around Earth

b)

all of the water on Earth

c)

all of the living things

d)

all the solid land in and on Earth

6.

What is a nickname given to Earth because of it's water?

a)

Water planet

b)

Nasa

c)

Blue Planet

d)

Wet Planet

7.

Acid rain deposits_____ in the soil. (Geosphere)

a)

nitrogen

b)

methane gas

c)

corn plants

8.

Pick the Earth's systems (4)

a)

hydrosphere

b)

atmosphere

c)

biosphere

d)

geosphere

e)

abiosphere

9.

The prefix "bio" means

a)

water

b)

rain

c)

living things

d)

the Earth's crust

10.

The word "hydro" means

a)

living things

b)

water

c)

rain

d)

atmosphere

11.

The prefix "geo" means

a)

geography

b)

having to do with the Earth's solid land

c)

things in the atmosphere

12.

What does the word "sphere" mean?

a)

cude

b)

three-dimensional ball

c)

cone-shaped

d)

Earth

13.

What two gases are most abundant in the atmoshere?

a)

oxygen and carbon dioxide

b)

oxygen and nitrogen

c)

carbon dioxide and nitrogen

d)

carbon dioxide and hydrogen

14.

When water vapor is cooled and forms droplets?

a)

evaporation

b)

condensation

c)

transpiration

15.

When water is heated in the ocean by the sun and turns into water vapor?

a)

transpiration

b)

condensation

c)

evaporation

16.

What is the main reason water evaporates?

a)

ocean breezes

b)

changing tides

c)

heat from the sun

d)

moon's gravitational pull

17.

Earth completes on full _________ on its axis every 24 hours.

a)

revolution

b)

resolution

c)

reservation

d)

rotation

18.

About how long does the Moon take to revolve around Earth?

a)

one day

b)

14 days

c)

29 days

d)

365.25 days

19.

Earth spins on an imaginary line called its _________.

a)

hemisphere

b)

meridian

c)

axis

d)

poles

20.

A force of attraction between any two objects is called ______

a)

revolution

b)

gravity

c)

rotation

d)

meteor

21.

Day and night are caused by Earth's ________, in addition to Earth's tilt on its axis.

a)

rotation

b)

revolution

c)

orbit

d)

tides

22.

Earth's ________ is a complete pass around the sun that takes about 365 1/4 days and is the reason we have different season on Earth.

a)

rotation

b)

moon phases

c)

revolution

d)

orbit

23.

A(n) ________ is the path one object takes around another object.

a)

moon phase

b)

orbit

c)

gravity

d)

force

24.

The sky is divided into ____ constellations.

a)

11

b)

22

c)

44

d)

88

25.

A(n) ___________ is a community and its physical environment together.

a)

Ecosystem

b)

Environment

c)

Habitat

d)

Animal

26.

A(n)  ____________ is an environment that meets the needs of an organism.

a)

Environment

b)

Ecosystem

c)

Habitat

d)

Consumer

27.

A(n) ________ is all of the living and nonliving things surrounding an organism

a)

Ecosystem

b)

Environment

c)

Habitat

d)

Producer

28.

Click on ALL the resources living things need to survive.

a)

Water

b)

Food

c)

Space

d)

Humans

29.

The main source of energy for ecosystems.

a)

Sun

b)

Habitat

c)

Consumer

d)

Producer

30.

A series of organisms that depend on one another for food.

a)

Producer

b)

Consumer

c)

Food Chain

d)

Food Web

31.

A living thing, such as a plant, that can make its own food.

a)

Producer

b)

Consumer

c)

Food Chain

d)

Food Web

32.

 A living thing that feeds on the wastes of other animals.

a)

Consumer

b)

Producer

c)

Decomposer

33.

Describes a nonliving part of an ecosystem.

(ex: sun, water, rocks)

a)

Abiotic

b)

Biotic

c)

Animals

d)

Elements

34.

An animal that eats plants only.

a)

Herbivore

b)

Carnivore

c)

Omnivore

35.

A Sea Lion is a ________.

a)

Producer

b)

Consumer

c)

Decomposer

36.

A mushroom is a ________.

a)

Producer

b)

Consumer

c)

Decomposer

37.

An animal that hunts other animals for food.

a)

Predator

b)

Prey

c)

Dinner

38.

sun-->plant --> caterpillar--> bird--> snake

What is the primary consumer?

a)

Snake

b)

Plant

c)

Caterpillar

d)

Bird

39.

Melting means:

a)

The mixture of liquid with a solid such as salt.

b)

When solid changes into liquid.

40.

Click on the term that is not a physical state of matter.

a)

gas

b)

liquid

c)

solid

d)

water

41.

anything that has mass or takes up space.

a)

mass

b)

matter

c)

volume

d)

state

42.

The amount of space something takes up.

a)

volume

b)

mass

c)

weight

d)

state

43.

a solution is made when one substance ______ is another.

a)

settles at the bottom

b)

moves

c)

dissolves

d)

is suspended

44.

the amount a solute can dissolve in a liquid is its ____

a)

ability

b)

mixing

c)

solubility

d)

dilution

45.

Mixtures CANNOT be separated.

a)

True

b)

False

46.

When a mixture is created it creates a __________ change.

a)

Chemical

b)

Physical

47.

Matter that has its own shape and takes up space.

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

plasma

48.

Matter that always fills the shape in a container, such as air.

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

plasma

49.

Milk takes the shape of its container because it is a:

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

plasma

50.

Which thing is a huge ball of hot gases that gives off heat and light?

a)

a moon

b)

a star

51.

Out of the 8 planets in our solar system which is the largest?

a)

Earth

b)

Jupiter

c)

Sun

52.

Which planet is between Mercury and Earth?

a)

Mars

b)

Venus

c)

the Moon

53.

Compared to Earth, does Saturn take a longer or shorter amount of time to orbit the sun?

a)

longer

b)

shorter

54.

How many planets does the solar system have?

a)

1

b)

9

c)

8

d)

6-7

55.

The Sun is made up of...

a)

smoke

b)

gases

c)

water

d)

molten rock

56.

Select the types of energy that the Sun provides for the Earth. (Pick 2)

a)

Thermal Energy

b)

Sound Energy

c)

Mechanical Energy

d)

Light Energy

57.

The sky is divided into ____ constellations.

a)

11

b)

22

c)

44

d)

88

58.

Polaris always points

a)

East

b)

West

c)

South

d)

North

59.

If its ____ in the Northern hemisphere, then its fall in the Southern hemisphere.

a)

summer

b)

spring

c)

fall

d)

winter

60.

How many HOURS does it take for Earth to complete 1 full revolution around the Sun?

a)

696 hours

b)

24 Hours

c)

8,766 Hours

d)

8,760 Hours

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