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Final - 3rd Q Review

Total questions: 67

Worksheet time: 59mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Identify the cycle pictured

a)

The Nitrogen Cycle

b)

The Water Cycle

c)

The Carbon Cycle

d)

The Phosphorous Cycle

2.

How does carbon dioxide leave the atmosphere and become part of the food chain?

a)

through transpiration

b)

through photosynthesis

c)

through factory emission

d)

sunlight

3.

how do animals get the carbon they need?

a)

decomposing

b)

combustion

c)

eating plants

d)

breathing it in

4.

What role do animals play in the carbon cycle?

a)

absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere

b)

give off carbon dioxide through respiration

c)

combustionm

d)

decomposing matter

5.

What role do decomposers play in the carbon cycle?

a)

absorb carbon dioxide

b)

release carbon dioxide into atmosphere

c)

return carbon into the soil

d)

combustion

6.

What is one way that carbon dioxide can be put back into the atmosphere?

a)

sunlight

b)

burning of fossil fuels

c)

ocean currents

d)

rain

7.

5) Which part of the carbon cycle occurs when plants or animals die?

a)

Photosynthesis

b)

The oceans

c)

Respiration

d)

Decay

e)

Combustion

8.
The type of nitrogen that can be used by producers is called _____.
a)
free nitrogen
b)
nitrous oxide
c)
nitrogen gas
d)
nitrogen compounds
9.
Why do living things need nitrogen?
a)
To get energy
b)
To make amino acids
c)
To make proteins
d)
To make proteins AND amino acids
10.
What are the swellings found on the roots of legumes called?
a)
noodles
b)
nodularisms
c)
nodules
d)
tubers
11.

Large frozen blocks of water in the water cycle are __________.

a)

sun

b)

water cycle

c)

glaciers

d)

precipitation

12.

The movement of water both on and above Earth's surface is ____________________.

a)

sun

b)

water cycle

c)

glaciers

d)

precipitation

13.

What change occurs as water vapor forms clouds in the atmosphere?

a)

a gas changes to a liquid

b)

a liquid changes to a gas

c)

a solid changes to a liquid

d)

a gas changes to a solid

14.

Students put water in a two liter bottle and place it by a lamp. What part of this model represents cloud formation in the water cycle?

a)

Tiny drops of water forming at the top of the bottle.

b)

Drops of water running down the side of the bottle.

c)

The lamp shining on the bottle and the water.

d)

Water sitting in the bottom of the bottle.

15.

A model that describes all the processes by which rock is formed.

a)

rock cycle

b)

Weathering

c)

Sedimentation

16.

What is the product of Melting?

a)

Igneous Rock

b)

Sediments

c)

Sedimentary rock

d)

Magma

e)

Metamorphic rock

17.

What is the product of Crystallization?

a)

Igneous Rock

b)

Sediments

c)

Sedimentary rock

d)

Magma

e)

Metamorphic rock

18.

What is the product of Uplift and Exposure/ Weathering and Erosion?

a)

Igneous Rock

b)

Sediments

c)

Sedimentary rock

d)

Magma

e)

Metamorphic rock

19.

What is the product of Deposition and Lithification?

a)

Igneous Rock

b)

Sediments

c)

Sedimentary rock

d)

Magma

e)

Metamorphic rock

20.

What is the product of Metamorphism?

a)

Igneous Rock

b)

Sediments

c)

Sedimentary rock

d)

Magma

e)

Metamorphic rock

21.

breaks the rock down into smaller pieces

a)

melting

b)

deposition

c)

lithification

d)

uplift

e)

weathering and erosion

22.
A rock which contains a useful mineral is call a/an
a)
gem
b)
quarry
c)
ore
d)
alloy
23.
The color of a mineral in powder form is called the mineral's 
a)
hardness
b)
specific gravity
c)
luster
d)
streak
24.
How light reflects off of a mineral is called the mineral's 
a)
luster
b)
streak
c)
cleavage
d)
fracture
25.
Why is coal not a mineral?
a)
It's not a solid
b)
It is man-made
c)
It is not inorganic
d)
It is made of carbon
26.
The following image shows what mineral property?
a)
Hardness
b)
Streak
c)
Cleavage
d)
Density
27.
Diamond has a hardness of ___ on Mohs Hardness Scale.
a)
1
b)
5
c)
8
d)
10
28.
Dull, silky, waxy, pearly, and earthy are terms that best describe which property of minerals?
a)
luster
b)
color
c)
streak
d)
cleavage
29.
What mineral is used for pencils?
a)
Graphite
b)
Galena
c)
Magnetite
d)
Quartz
30.
What mineral is the softest mineral on Moh's Hardness Scale and the main ingredient in baby powder?
a)
feldspar
b)
talc
c)
gypsum
d)
kaolinite
31.
Which mineral smells like rotten eggs?
a)
talc
b)
sulfer
c)
mica
d)
pyrite
32.

The movement of the tectonic plates is caused by

a)

the rotation of the Earth.

b)

convection currents in the Asthenosphere

c)

the gravity of the iron-nickel core.

d)

the Moho discontinuity.

33.
What geological forces might be responsible for this range of mountains?
a)
diverging tectonic plates
b)
erosion of the land by the ocean
c)
converging tectonic plates
d)
deposition of sediments by the ocean
34.

Observe this diagram of a plate boundary. One statement BEST describes what is happening. It is that

a)

the oceanic crust is melting.

b)

the denser ceanic crust is subducting under the less dense oceanic crust

c)

volcanic islands are forming.

d)

the tectonic plates are moving away from each other.

35.
The area around the pacific plate where boundaries form is called...
a)
death ring
b)
fire zone
c)
ring of fire
d)
zone of fire
36.

Below is a picture of sea-floor spreading. How are the ocean crusts moving?

a)

Converging

b)

Diverging

c)

Sliding

d)

No movement

37.
When pressure builds between two tectonic plates, it can suddenly release causing a (an) ______________________
a)
Earthquake
b)
Volcano
c)
Convection Current
d)
Gravitational Pull
38.

The rigid section of the earth that move as a unit is called..........

a)

Gravitational Pull

b)
Volcanic Eruption
c)

Tectonic plates

d)
Convection Current
39.
Magnetic field lines are closet together at the __________.
a)
poles
b)
lines
40.
Earth's magnetic poles are in the same place as the geographic poles.
a)
True
b)
False
41.

A ________ is a device that has a magnet on a needle that spins freely. It is used for navigation because its needle usually points north.

a)

calculator

b)

ruler

c)

compass

d)

map

42.

What is the shape of a magnetic field around a wire?

a)
b)
c)
d)
43.

Lakes can disappear due to

a)

condensation

b)

transpiration

c)

eutrophication

d)

photosynthesis

44.

The streams and smaller rivers that feed into a main river are its

a)

watersheds

b)

tributaries

c)

divides

d)

reservoirs

45.

Though it occurs naturally, human activities can increase

a)

tributaries

b)

eutrophication

c)

watersheds

46.

When a lake is created by building a dam , the lake is called a

a)

watershed

b)

divide

c)

reservoir

47.

A river and all the streams and smaller rivers that flow into it together makeup a

a)

tributary

b)

water shed

c)

river system

48.
Natural processes and _________ activities can cause lakes to disappear.
a)
robot
b)
human
c)
cloud
d)
space
49.

What is the water that is above the Earth's surface?

a)

Surface Water

b)

Runoffs

c)

Groundwater

d)

Water Table

50.

What is it called when water flows across the Earth's surface into bodies of water?

a)

Surface Water

b)

Runoffs

c)

Groundwater

d)

Water Table

51.

What is the water found in the spaces between rock particles below the Earth's surface?

a)

Surface Water

b)

Runoffs

c)

Groundwater

d)

Water Table

52.

What is the upper boundary, or surface, of groundwater?

a)

Surface Water

b)

Runoffs

c)

Groundwater

d)

Water Table

53.

What is a body of rock or sediment that stores groundwater and allows water to flow?

a)

Gradient

b)

Stream Load

c)

Aquifer

d)

Pores

54.

What is the open spaces between particles of rock or sediment where aquifers store water?

a)

Gradient

b)

Stream Load

c)

Aquifer

d)

Pores

55.

What is the percentage of storage space in an aquifer that is measured?

a)

Porosity

b)

Permeability

c)

Recharge

d)

Discharge

56.

What is a measure of how easily water can flow through an aquifer?

a)

Porosity

b)

Permeability

c)

Recharge

d)

Discharge

57.
The top boundary of the zone of saturation in an aquifer which can fluctuate based on precipitation and the amount of draw from wells
a)
aquifer
b)
water table
c)
watershed
d)
drainage system
58.
An underground layer of permeable rock that holds groundwater which can be extracted by drilling a well.
a)
water table
b)
aquifer
c)
watershed
d)
river
59.

The spaces between rocks or sediment where water is stored in an aquifer.

a)

Openings

b)

Pores

c)

Stream load

d)

Water table

60.

As permeability increases

a)

Infiltration decreases and runoff decreases

b)

Infiltration increases and runoff decreases

c)

Infiltration decreases and runoff increases

d)

Infiltration increases and runoff increases

61.

What is the relationship between particle size and porosity?

a)

As particle size increases permeability increases

b)

As particle size decreases permeability increases

c)

There is no relationship

62.

What type of sediment tends to be the most impermeable?

a)

sand

b)

clay

c)

silt

d)

rocks

63.

Soil with the greatest porosity has particles that are ...

a)

poorly sorted and densely packed

b)

poorly sorted and loosely packed

c)

well sorted and densely packed

d)

well sorted and loosely packed

64.
Water flows through permeable materials ____________________ than impermeable materials.
a)
slower
b)
faster
65.
Which diagram represents the soil with the greatest permeability?
a)
Choice 1
b)
Choice 2
c)
Choice 3
d)
Choice 4
66.
If porosity is low then permeability is ______________.
a)
low
b)
high
67.
A soil sample with a large amount of space between the particles will have a
a)
High Porosity
b)
Low permeability rate
c)
High capillarity
d)
Low infiltration rate

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