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4th 9 Weeks Science Review

Total questions: 80

Worksheet time: 1hrs 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What measures tempature?

a)

Thermometer

b)

Barometer

c)

Aneometer

d)

Wind Vane

2.

A ____ studies and forecasts the weather using data gathered from many sources.

a)

meteorologist

b)

geologist

c)

station model

d)

biologist

3.

This is a wind vane. What does this measure?

a)

wind speed

b)

wind direction

c)

air pressure

4.
Hot air moves in __________________direction.
a)
Upward
b)
Downward
c)
Circular
d)
Sideways
5.

When severe weather conditions already exist, a(n) ____ is issued

a)

warning

b)

advisory

c)

watch

d)

station model

6.

This is a barometer. What does it measure?

a)

air pressure

b)

humidity

c)

wind speed

7.
This symbol represents
a)
a cold front
b)
an occluded front 
c)
a stationary front
d)
a warm front
8.

What is the correct definition of a COLD front?

a)

When a warm air mass overrides a cold air mass

b)

When a cold front catches up to a warm front

c)

When a cold air mass moves under a warm air mass

9.

What type of front is on the map?

a)

warm front

b)

cold front

c)

stationary front

10.

What does this symbol represent?

a)

warm front

b)

cold front

c)

stationary front

11.

Precipitation and storms occur ____.

a)

in high-pressure systems

b)

in polar zones

c)

in low-pressure systems

d)

at fronts

12.

Low, layered gray clouds that produce light precipitation are ____ clouds

a)

cumulus

b)

stratus

c)

cirrus

d)

nimbus

13.

The cold front is moving

a)

east and southeast

b)

west and northwest

c)

north

d)

south

14.

____ forms when raindrops pass through a layer of freezing air near Earth's surface, forming ice pellets

a)

Fog

b)

Sleet

c)

Hail

d)

Rain

15.

The boundary between cold and warm air masses is called a ____.

a)

front

b)

storm

c)

climate

d)

flood

16.

A(n) ____ is a large body of air that has the same properties as the Earth's surface over which it develops.

a)

air mass

b)

cloud

c)

tornado

d)

front

17.

True or False:

Warm air can contain more water vapor than cool air.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Look at the point labeled B on the weather map. What kind of weather can you expect here?

a)

Cold and windy

b)

Rainy

c)

Sunny and calm

d)

Snow and wind

19.
Which weather tool measures air pressure?
a)
thermometer
b)
barometer
c)
anemometer
d)
psychrometer
20.

This is an anemometer. What does it measure?

a)

humidity

b)

air pressure

c)

wind speed

21.

Violent storms generally form along ____.

a)

occluded fronts

b)

cold fronts

c)

warm fronts

d)

stationary fronts

22.

A high pressure system brings what type of weather?

a)

stormy, cloudy weather

b)

clear skies

c)

hurricanes

23.

Masses of puffy, white clouds, often with flat bases, that form when air currents rise are called ____ clouds.

a)

stratus

b)

cumulus

24.

This is a wind vane. What does this measure?

a)

wind speed

b)

wind direction

c)

air pressure

25.

The cold front is moving

a)

east and southeast

b)

west and northwest

c)

north

d)

south

26.

This is a rain gauge. What does it measure?

a)

wind speed

b)

humidity

c)

the amount of precipitation

27.

True or False:

Warm air can contain more water vapor than cool air.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

What is the correct definition of a COLD front?

a)

When a warm air mass overrides a cold air mass

b)

When a cold front catches up to a warm front

c)

When a cold air mass moves under a warm air mass

29.

Which of the following is NOT a factor that influences, or effects, weather?

a)

Temperature

b)

Humidity

c)

Air pressure

d)

Heat waves

30.

The interaction of air, water, and ____ causes weather.

a)

the Sun

b)

humidity

c)

land

d)

wind

31.

What type of weather is happening in North Carolina?

a)

rainy

b)

cloudy

c)

sunny

32.
Cold air moves in ______________direction.
a)
Downward
b)
Upward
c)
Left to right
d)
Circular
33.

A low pressure system brings what type of weather?

a)

storms

b)

clear skies

34.
What causes warm air to rise?
a)
the fact that it's less dense than cold air 
b)
The fact that it weighs more than cold air 
c)
The fact that it has higher pressure than cold
d)
the fact that its more dense than cold air 
35.
Which weather tool measures air pressure?
a)
thermometer
b)
barometer
c)
anemometer
d)
psychrometer
36.

Areas of low-pressure usually have ____.

a)

cloudy weather

b)

good weather

c)

descending air

d)

none of the above

37.

Which of the following is NOT a main type of weather front?

a)

Warm front

b)

Cold front

c)

Stationary front

d)

Active front

38.

What does this symbol represent?

a)

warm front

b)

cold front

c)

stationary front

39.
This symbol represents
a)
a cold front
b)
an occluded front 
c)
a stationary front
d)
a warm front
40.
After a warm front passes through what type of weather will there be?
a)
Rainy or stormy, and cloudy
b)
Clear, dry, and sunny
41.

In a cold environment what would be some adaptive traits? Sellect all that apply.

a)

thick blubber

b)

thick fur

c)

thin fur

d)

strong muscles

42.

What is a trait?

a)

a color

b)

the quality or characteristic of an organism

c)

the DNA of an organism

d)

when mutatuons cause extra limbs.

43.

Dogs evolved from wolves as an example of....

a)

Selective Breeding

b)

Natural Selection

c)

Mutations

d)

Extinction

44.
These moths are all the same species. The differences between their wings is an example of ________________
a)
Natural Selection
b)
Variation
c)
Homeostasis
d)
Extinction
45.
If an organism can't adapt fast enough, this might happen.
a)
hibernate
b)
stay the same
c)
live longer
d)
become extinct
46.
Predict which moth would increase in population
a)
light 
b)
dark
47.
Darwin wrote that organisms with traits that are best suited to the environment will ________________
a)
increase in number
b)
become extinct
48.
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
49.
The English naturalist that developed the theory of how evolution works.
a)
Charles Darwin
b)
Charles M. Schulz
c)
Charles Dickens
d)
Charles Norris
50.

A yellow morph and green morph of an insect lives in the rainforest canopy. You would expect:

a)

the green population to increase and the yellow to decrease

b)

both populations should stay the same

c)

both populations will increase

d)

the green population to decrease and the yellow to increaseThis is a wrong answer

51.

Due to pollution, a pond becomes darker over time. Which trait variation became more common?

a)

light fish

b)

dark fish

52.
Who was the naturalist that traveled the world to study plants and animals?
a)
Albert Einstein
b)
Charles Darwin
c)
Charles Barkley
d)
Isaac Newton
53.
Another word for adapt is ____________.
a)
change
b)
create
54.
To adjust to a changing environment
a)
Mutation
b)
Adapt
55.
What is this an example of?
a)
diversity of species
b)
variation
c)
vestigial structures
d)
DNA studies
56.
What process is being shown in this image?
a)
Variation
b)
Natural Selection
c)
Selective Breeding
d)
Homeostasis
57.

In a cold environment what would be some adaptive traits? Sellect all that apply.

a)

thick blubber

b)

thick fur

c)

thin fur

d)

strong muscles

58.

What is the best definition of animal adaptation?

a)

Changes to an animal's diet.

b)

Characteristics that help animals survive.

c)

Characteristics of an animal's habitat.

d)

Skills learned in order to hunt.

59.

Based on the picture above, what structures allow Galanthus flowers to better survive drought conditions compared to the Bluebell flower

a)

Galanthus flowers have longer stems that allow them to capture more sunlight.

b)

Galanthus flowers have fewer leaves causing food production to be efficient.

c)

Galanthus flowers have long roots to reach ground water.

d)

Galanthus flowers have bulb roots that store large amounts of food.

60.

What is a habitat?

a)

all of one kind of animal or plant in the same area

b)

all the animals living in the ocean

c)

living and nonliving things that interact in the same space

d)

the space where a plant or animal lives

61.
The colors & patterns on a turtles shell help it blend in with the forest floor.  This is:
a)
hibernation.
b)
behavior.
c)
migration.
d)
camouflage.
62.

The theory stating that natural


variation among organisms that make


them best adapted to their


environment live and reproduce,


therefore passing on to their offspring


the genetic qualities best suited to that


environment; the strongest survive

a)

probability

b)

behavioral adaptation

c)

structural adaptation

d)

natural selection

63.

What is adaptation

a)

the action or process of adapting or being adapted.

b)

Multiply the environmental

c)

Variation

64.

a body part or structure that helps an organism survive

a)

external adaptation

b)

behavioral adaptation

c)

internal adaptation

d)

structural adaptation

65.

Intensify, Increase, or further improve an organism's ability to survive and reproduce.

a)

Sustain

b)

Enhance

c)

Profit

d)

withdraw

66.
The colors & patterns on a turtles shell help it blend in with the forest floor.  This is:
a)
hibernation.
b)
behavior.
c)
migration.
d)
camouflage.
67.

Beak shape depends on...

a)

where birds live

b)

who they hang out with

c)

diet (fish or seeds)

d)

exercise

68.

True or false: All animals have adaptations that help them survive in their habitat.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Partially true: Not all animals have adaptations

d)

Partially true: adaptations are not for surviving

69.

Farmers choose seeds from the best plants to grow. This is...

a)

selective breeding

b)

natural selection

70.

The chart tells us about four animals. Which animal has needs and body parts for a place that is mostly water?

a)

Camel

b)

Rattlesnake

c)

Beaver

d)

Kangaroo Rat

71.
Natural selection results in change over time by acting on traits that are
a)
heritable
b)
new
c)
mutated 
d)
better than the best
72.

What is a response in which an animal’s body temperature, activity, heart rate, and breathing rate decrease during periods of cold weather?

a)

migration.

b)

hibernation.

c)

innate behavior.

d)

instinct.

73.
Riding a bike
a)
inherited trait
b)
learned behavior 
74.

What type of behavior is inherited rather than learned?

a)

stimuli.

b)

homeostasis.

c)

innate.

d)

instinct.

75.
When a bird uses mud and grass to build a nest, it's demonstrating...
a)
environmental influences
b)
learned behavior
c)
recessive traits
d)
instinct
76.

Which of these is not an instinctive behavior?

a)

a bird building a nest

b)

a turtle burying its eggs

c)

a bear hibernating in winter

d)

a horse pulling a plow

77.

A kitten runs to its owner when the cat food is opened

a)

Inherited Trait

b)

Learned Behavior

c)

Acquired Trait

78.

Instinctive or Learned? A spider spinning a web.

a)

Instinctive

b)

Learned

79.

A bear is warm-blooded

a)

Inherited Trait

b)

Learned Behavior

c)

Acquired Trait

80.

Instinctive or Learned? Sparrows returning to the same bird feeder.

a)

Instinctive

b)

Learned

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