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SPIRAL SUMMATIVE #1 180 Q's

Total questions: 189

Worksheet time: 4hrs 2mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What would you be most likely to find at a convergent boundary between two pieces of continental crust?
a)
Volcano
b)
Mountain
c)
Rift
d)
Island Arc
2.
A subduction zone is formed...
a)
when one tectonic plate sinks below another
b)
at every type of convergent plate boundary
c)
at every type of divergent plate boundary
d)
at transform boundaries
3.
What is happening at this boundary?
a)
A rift valley forms
b)
Mountains are building
c)
The ocean is sinking
d)
Volcanoes form
4.
A subduction zone is a __________ boundary.
a)
transform
b)
divergent
c)
convergent
d)
transferring
5.
Most volcanoes and earthquakes occur...
a)
along the coast
b)
along tectonic plate boundaries
c)
in the Arctic
d)
in the ocean
6.
The area where two tectonic plates meet.
a)
mantle
b)
focus
c)
plate boundary
d)
convection
7.
What is the name of the plate boundary that slides past each other?
a)
Divergent
b)
Convergent
c)
Transform
d)
Mr. C the Slide Man
8.

What type of boundary forms a rift valley?

a)

convergent

b)

divergent

c)

transform

9.

What boundary forms folded mountains?

a)

divergent

b)

convergent

c)

transform

10.

The place where 2 tectonic plates meet?

a)

Pattern

b)

Plate Boundary

c)

Mantle

d)

Earthquake

11.

The pieces that make up Earth's surface?

a)

Jigsaw puzzle

b)

Pattern

c)

Plate boundary

d)

Tectonic Plates

12.

Tectonic Plate movement is caused by ______________.

a)

the rotation of the Earth

b)

ocean tides

c)

convection currents in the mantle

d)

the moon's gravity

13.
What type of boundary is formed when plates separate?
a)
convergent
b)
horizontal
c)
divergent
d)
transform
14.
A boundary where two plates move away from each other.
a)
convergent boundary
b)
divergent boundary
c)
transform boundary
d)
sergent boundary
15.

Earth's ______________________ is liquid.

a)

inner core

b)

outer core

16.
What are the two types of crust
a)
continental and oceanic
b)
ocean and upper
c)
lower and upper
d)
pizza and subway
17.

The asthenosphere is the layer of the Earth just below the ________________________________.

a)

Mesosphere

b)

Lithosphere

18.

Which of the following makes up most of Earth's mass?

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

outer core

d)

inner core

19.

A sudden shaking of Earth's surface?

a)

Tsunami

b)

Volcano

c)

Earthquake

d)

A mesosaurus walking by

20.

What type of Boundary is this? What event will occur at this boundary?

a)

Transform / Earthquakes

b)

Subduction / Volcano Eruption

c)

Tornado / Rain

d)

Mountain Building / Volcanism

21.

The San Andreas fault is an example of a...

a)

divergent boundary

b)

transform boundary

c)

convergent boundary

d)

plate boundary

22.

There are three types of plate boundaries. Which choice is NOT a type of plate boundary?

a)

convergent

b)

divergent

c)

thrust

d)

transform

23.

Look at the diagram above. Which type of plate boundary would you find at letter Y?

a)

divergent

b)

convergent

c)

transform

24.

What type of boundary is this?

a)

convergent

b)

divergent

c)

transform

25.

What type of boundary is this?

a)

convergent

b)

divergent

c)

transform

26.

Two plates scrape and slide past each other at

a)

convergent boundaries

b)

divergent boundaries

c)

transform boundaries

d)

magnetic boundaries

27.

A __________ plate is a large slab of crust and upper mantle that moves over the earth's surface.

a)

lithosphere

b)

Pangaea

c)

subduction zone

d)

tectonic

e)

Wegener

28.
You live, breathe, and eat on this layer.
a)
Outer Core
b)
Inner Core
c)
Mantle
d)
Crust
29.

What are the two types of crust?

a)

Continental and Landforms

b)

Oceanic and Mountains

c)

Mountains and Landforms

d)

Oceanic and Continental

30.
Which layer of the Earth is the only liquid layer?
a)
Outer Core
b)
Inner Core
c)
Mantle
d)
Lithosphere
31.
Which layer is considered the thinnest layer?
a)
Mesosphere
b)
Core
c)
Mantle
d)
Crust
32.
What is the hottest layer?
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Core
33.
What kind of plate boundary is shown here?
a)
divergent
b)
convergent
c)
transform
d)
strike slip
34.
Name the boundary
a)
convergent boundary
b)
divergent boundary
c)
transform boundary
d)
sergent boundary
35.
What kind of plate boundary is shown here?
a)
divergent
b)
convergent
c)
transform
d)
strike slip
36.
Continental crust and continental crust come toward each other at a convergent plate boundary.  This will likely form...
a)
a trench
b)
mountains
c)
volcano
d)
mid-ocean ridge 
37.
What would you be most likely to find at a transform boundary?
a)
Earthquakes
b)
Volcanoes
c)
Mountains
d)
Rift
38.

What type of plate boundary is shown in the picture?

a)

folded mountains

b)

transform

c)

convergent

d)

divergent

39.

A subduction zone is formed...

a)

when a more dense plate sinks below a less dense plate

b)

at EVERY type of convergent boundary

c)

at EVERY type of divergent boundary

d)

when a less dense plate sinks below a more dense plate

40.
Sliding past:
a)
Divergent
b)
Convergent
c)
Transform
d)
Actually, all of them
41.

The San Andreas fault line runs through California and commonly produces earthquakes. This plate boundary is called a:

a)

Convergent

b)

Transform

c)

Subduction

d)

Divergent

42.

To take and use something that belongs to someone else for a period of time before returning it

a)

borrow

b)

difference

c)

profit

d)

lend

43.

2+2

a)

5

b)

4

c)

2

d)

1

44.

5 + 5 =

a)

11

b)

10

c)

20

d)

9

45.

45, 44, ___, 42, 41, 40

a)

45

b)

42

c)

43

46.
a)

6

b)

3

c)

5

47.

I buy three pizzas and the total price is $33. How much did each pizza cost?

(a)  

48.

We're going on a field trip to the moon. There are 20 students. Each spaceship holds five students. How many spaceships do we need for our class?

a)

10

b)

2

c)

5

d)

4

49.
a)

$1.62

b)

$0.62

c)

$2.62

d)

$2.82

50.
a)
$1.07
b)
$1.70
c)
$4.07
d)
$4.17
51.

If an object is less dense it will.....

a)

sink

b)

float

52.

If an object is more dense it will.....

a)

sink

b)

float

53.

What are the two types of crust?

a)

Oceanic

b)

Continental

c)

Thick

d)

Tectonic Plate

54.

True or False. The mantle is hotter than the crust.

a)

True

b)

False

55.

True or False. The Earth's crust is thicker than the inner layers.

a)

True

b)

False

56.

What layer of the mantle is flexible like plastic?

a)

lithosphere

b)

asthenosphere

c)

lower mantle

57.

What causes the asthenosphere to move?

a)

Convection currents

b)

Outer Core

c)

Inner Core

58.

What is the missing number?


20, 30, 40, ___

4 lines
59.

What is the missing number?


30, 40, 50, 60, ____

4 lines
60.

Which picture shows 22 cents?

a)
b)
c)
61.

Check all the ways that show the number 41.

a)
b)
c)
d)
62.

What effect does the sun have on surface water?

a)

It causes it to boil

b)

It causes it to rain

c)

It causes it to sink

d)

It causes it to evaporate

63.

What step of the water cycle does this picture show?

a)

Condensation

b)

Runoff

c)

Precipitation

d)

Evaporation

64.

What are formed when water vapor condenses and come together?

a)

Clouds

b)

Mountains

c)

Transpiration

d)

Valleys

65.

Is precipitation any form of water that falls back to earth?

a)

Yes

b)

No

66.

Water vapor leaves a plant in the biosphere and goes into the atmosphere through

a)

transpiration

b)

respiration

c)

precipitation

d)

evaporation

67.
What part of the water cycle does this picture show?
a)
condensation
b)
precipitation
c)
evaporation
68.
What is the constant motion of water condensing and evaporating all around us called?
a)
aquatic cycle
b)
water migration
c)
distillation apparatus
d)
water cycle
69.
How old is most of the water we drink today?
a)
thousands of years
b)
millions of years
c)
a few months
d)
a few weeks
70.
What is it called when a gas turns into a liquid?
a)
evaporation
b)
freezing
c)
boiling
d)
condensation
71.
When does water evaporate fastest?
a)
at room temperature
b)
on a warm day
c)
on a hot day
d)
on a cold day
72.
Water vapor is water in which form?
a)
liquid
b)
gas
c)
solid
d)
tiny droplets
73.

Weathering is:

a)

the process of wearing down and carrying away rocks.

b)

to weather and carry away rocks at Earth's surface.

c)

the process that breaks down rock and other substances.

74.

The type of weathering in which rock is physically broken into smaller pieces is called:

a)

erosion

b)

weathering

c)

chemical weathering

d)

mechanical weathering

75.

Agents of chemical weathering include water, acid rain, carbon dioxide:

a)

living organisms and water

b)

living organisms and clay

c)

living organisms and soil

d)

living organisms and turf

76.

True or False

More rainfall will create more weathered rock.

a)

True

b)

False

77.

Which type of weathering is caused by frost wedging?

a)

Mechanical Weathering

b)

Chemical Weathering

78.

Why do crushed rocks weather faster than whole rocks.

a)

Crushed rocks have more volume than whole rocks.

b)

The crushed rock has more minerals in it which can be broken down easier.

c)

The crushed rocks are already broken up into smaller pieces which makes it easier for the rock to break apart more.

79.

How is wind an agent of mechanical weathering?

a)

Wind carries sediment that causes abrasion of exposed rock.

b)

Wind carries water vapor that dissolves minerals in exposed rock.

c)

Wind carries oxygen molecules that react with iron in exposed rock.

80.

the process in which dissolved minerals crystallize and glue particles of sediment together

a)

deposition

b)

erosion

c)

compaction

d)

cementation

81.

the process by which sediment settles out of the water or wind carrying it

a)

deposition

b)

erosion

c)

compaction

d)

cementation

82.

Metamorphic rock transforms to sediment by ______?

a)

melting and cooling

b)

cementation and compaction

c)

Weathering and erosion

d)

heat and pressure

83.

Heat and ____________ can change sedimentary rock into metamorphic rock.

a)

Pressure

b)

Melting

c)

Coolig

84.

_________ is the process which causes magma to form.

a)

Pressure

b)

Melting

c)

Cooling

85.
On which continent is Georgia located?
a)
South America
b)
North America
c)
Europe
d)
Africa
86.

North America is the _____________ we live on.

a)

Planet

b)

State

c)

Country

d)

Continent

87.

Which river is in blue on the map?

a)

Flint River

b)

Chattahoochee River

c)

Savannah River

88.

What is the name of our home galaxy?

a)

The Snickers

b)

The Milky Way

c)

The Twix

d)

The Baby Ruth

89.

Which of the following objects is the biggest?

a)

Solar system

b)

Universe

c)

Galaxy

d)

Star

90.

Which of the following objects is the biggest?

a)

Galaxy

b)

Star

c)

Planet

d)

Solar system

91.

Which of the following objects is the biggest?

a)

Star

b)

Solar system

c)

Planet

d)

Jaws the goldfish

92.

A galaxy showing BLUE SHIFT is ___.

a)

very cold

b)

moving TOWARDS OR TO us

c)

dying

d)

about to supernova

93.

Most scientists believe the Big Bang Theory explains which of the following questions?

a)

How our planets and moons formed

b)

How our universe began

c)

How the sun turns hydrogen into helium

d)

How fast light travels through space

94.

If something that makes light is moving AWAY from you, it spreads the wavelengths of light out. This application of the Doppler effect is known as ___.

a)

blue shift

b)

green shift

c)

red shift

d)

black shift

95.
What were the original two elements in our universe?
a)
Lithium and Carbon
b)
Hydrogen and Neon
c)
Helium and Chlorine
d)
Hydrogen and Helium
96.
Which State is this?
a)
Georgia
b)
Florida
c)
Maryland
d)
North Carolina
97.
Which State is this?
a)
South Carolina
b)
North Carolina
c)
Florida
d)
Georgia
98.

The Chattahoochee River starts in the Blue Ridge Region and travels through the Piedmont to the border of

a)

Alabama and Georgia

b)

Georgia and Florida

c)

Tennessee and Florida

d)

Florida and Alabama

99.
The solar system consists of the sun, smaller objects, and ...
a)
8 planets and their moons
b)
6 planets 
c)
only moons
d)
more than 100 stars
100.
Only planet known to have life
a)
Earth
b)
Mars
c)
Venus
d)
Mercury
101.
The order of the planets is:
a)
Mars,Venus,Earth,
Mercury,Saturn
Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune
b)
Earth,Venus,Mars
Jupiter, Neptune,
Mercury,Saturn,
Uranus
c)
Mercury,Venus,Earth
Mars,Jupiter,
Saturn,Uranus
Neptune
102.
What is the water cycle?
a)
the 3 forms of water
b)
the movement of water on, above, or below the surface of the Earth
c)
when water melts
d)
when clouds form
103.
Which is the opposite of condensation?
a)
runoff
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
d)
transpiration
104.
Snow, sleet, hail, and rain are all examples of  ________________. 
a)
evaporation
b)
condensation
c)
accumulation
d)
precipitation
105.
What is it called when plants give off water vapor as a waste product?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
sublimation
d)
transpiration
106.
What step of the water cycle occurs when clouds become too heavy? 
a)
Condensation
b)
Runoff
c)
Precipitation
d)
Evaporation
107.
What is the process during which water changes from a liquid to a gas as it heats up?
a)
Condensation
b)
Runoff
c)
Precipitation
d)
Evaporation
108.

What is it called when water droplets form on the outside of a cool glass?

a)

Condensation

b)

Transpiration

c)

Precipitation

d)

Evaporation

109.

As water evaporates it enters the air as

a)

clouds

b)

rain

c)

water vapor

110.

Precipitation that enters the soil is called

a)

ground water

b)

surface water

c)

runoff water

111.

What pulls the groundwater down until it cannot go any deeper?

a)

substrate

b)

succession

c)

gravity

112.
What part of the water cycle does this picture show?
a)
condensation
b)
precipitation
c)
evaporation
113.

As a part of the water cycle, water from Earth's surface enters the clouds and finally falls back to the ground in the form of rain. What is the correct sequence of processes water undergoes?

a)

Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation

b)

Precipitation, Condensation, Evaporation

c)

Condensation, Evaporation, Precipitation

d)

Evaporation, Precipitation, Condensation

114.
What is the energy source for the water cycle?
a)
the sun
b)
the earth
c)
water
d)
the moon
115.
Evaporation happens when the sun ___________ water and turns it into vapor.
a)
cools
b)
heats up
c)
freezes
d)
lights up
116.
During which stage do clouds form?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
117.
Evaporation happens when the sun ___________ water and turns it into vapor.
a)
cools
b)
heats up
c)
freezes
d)
lights up
118.

Mixture of minerals, volcanic glass, organic matter, or other material

a)

Brick

b)

Soda Pop Bottle

c)

Steel

d)

Rock

119.

A model showing the processes that create and change rock.

a)

Water Cycle

b)

Carbon Cycle

c)

Rock Cycle

d)

Nitrogen Cycle

120.

______ rock can melt and cool to form igneous rock.

a)

Soft

b)

Hard

c)

Metamorphic

d)

Large

121.

Magma that reaches the surface flows from a volcano as ____________

a)

Magma

b)

Water

c)

Ice

d)

Lava

122.

Magma cooling at or near Earth’s surface forms small-grained __________ igneous rock.

a)

Extrusive

b)

Intrusive

c)

Sedimentary

d)

Metamorphic

123.

Volcanic glass rock (obsidian) __________ so quickly that few crystals form.

a)

break

b)

melt

c)

cool

d)

flow

124.

Sometimes temperature and pressure are great enough to melt rock, forming ______________.

a)

magma

b)

lava

c)

water

d)

sandstone

125.

Type of rock mostly found on the exposed surface of Earth.

a)

Igneous

b)

Granite

c)

Metamorphic

d)

Sedimentary

126.

How does metamorphic rock change into sediments?

a)

Heat and Pressure

b)

Weathering and Erosion

c)

Melting

d)

Compaction and Cementation

127.
Extreme Heat and Pressure creates a _________ rock.
a)
Igneous
b)
Metamorphic
c)
Sedimentary
d)
Mineral
128.

What are rocks made of?

a)

Salt

b)

Minerals

c)

Other rocks

d)

Sand

129.

What is letter C?

a)

Cooling

b)

Melting

c)

Heat and pressure

d)

Weathering and erosion

130.

What is letter A?

a)

Cooling

b)

Melting

c)

Heat and pressure

d)

Weathering and erosion

131.

What is letter C?

a)

Igneous Rock

b)

Sedimentary Rock

c)

Metamorphic Rock

d)

Minerals

132.

What is letter B?

a)

Igneous Rock

b)

Sedimentary Rock

c)

Metamorphic Rock

d)

Minerals

133.

What is letter A?

a)

Igneous Rock

b)

Sedimentary Rock

c)

Metamorphic Rock

d)

Minerals

134.
Which type of rock would you expect to find by a volcano?
a)
Ingenious
b)
Igneous
c)
Indigenous 
d)
Indigo 
135.
Dissolution, hydrolysis, Hydration, and  Oxidation and Acid Rain are examples of what kind of weathering?
a)
Mechanical Weathering
b)
Abrasion 
c)
Chemical Weathering
d)
Bill Nye the science guy
136.
These rocks were broken apart from the continuous freeze/thaw of water in the cracks of the rocks. This is an example of:
a)
ice wedging
b)
dumptruck
c)
permeability
d)
acid rain
137.
What type of Weathering is caused by animal actions?
a)
Chemical Weathering 
b)
Erosion 
c)
Mechanical Weathering 
d)
Animals 
138.

Limestone is a sedimentary rock. During the rock cycle, limestone is changed into marble, a metamorphic rock. The processes that act on limestone and change it into marble are

a)

weather and erosion

b)

heat and pressure

c)

compacting and cementing

d)

melting, cooling, and hardening

139.
The process when rocks break into smaller pieces due to exposure to natural elements is called
a)
erosion
b)
weathering
c)
sediments
140.

Most fossils are formed within which kind of rock?

a)

sedimentary

b)

metamorphic

c)

igneous

d)

they form equally in all types of rock

141.

Which layer is the oldest?

a)

A

b)

F

c)

Can not be determined

d)

They are all the same age.

142.

Which layer is the youngest?

a)

A

b)

F

c)

Can not tell

d)

They are all the same age.

143.
What is hardened tree sap?
a)
coprolites
b)
index fossils
c)
gastroliths
d)
amber
144.
Why don't all living things become fossils?
a)
because some living things are too small
b)
because some living things are too big
c)
because some are subject to catastrophism and others are not
d)
because environmental conditions have to be just right to prevent decay
145.

1

a)

California

b)

New Mexico

c)

Texas

d)

North Dakota

146.

3

a)

California

b)

Florida

c)

Texas

d)

Hawaii

147.

11

a)

North Dakota

b)

Alaska

c)

Oklahoma

d)

California

148.

What is the name of the state highlighted in red?

a)

Georgia

b)

Alabama

c)

Mississippi

d)

Arkansas

149.
A gas
a)

has a definite shape but no definite volume

b)

has a definite volume but no definite shape

c)

has fast-moving particles

150.
Which state of matter has tightly packed molecules?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
151.

In which state of matter are the particles least able to move?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

152.
During the process of sublimation
a)
a solid turns directly into a gas
b)
a solid turns into a liquid
c)
a gas turns directly into a solid 
d)
 a liquid turns into a gas
153.
The phase change from water vapor to liquid water is known as...
a)
evaporation
b)
precipitation
c)
condensation
d)
sublimation
154.
What is the change from a Solid to a Gas due to the gaining of energy?
a)
Condensation
b)
Vaporization
c)
Sublimation
d)
Deposition
155.

What is the nfl video game called

a)

Nba2k21

b)

Fifa2k21

c)

Nhl2k21

d)

Madden 21

156.
What Football Team is This?
a)
Houston Texans
b)
Tennessee Titans
c)
Los Angeles Chargers
d)
Oakland Raiders
157.
a)

Browns

b)

Rams

c)

Lions

d)

Bears

158.
a)

Broncos

b)

Cowboys

c)

Packers

d)

Bengals

159.
13 - 8 =
a)
4
b)
5
c)
12
d)
2
160.
12 - 6 =
a)
5
b)
7
c)
18
d)
6
161.
75 - 24 = 
a)
99
b)
51
c)
41
d)
62
162.
78-52=
a)
34
b)
32
c)
26
d)
23
163.

−49−1-49-1  

a)

−50-50  

b)

−48-48  

c)

4848  

d)

5050  

164.
20 + (-6)
a)
-14
b)
26
c)
14
d)
-26
165.

15 - 24

a)

-11

b)

11

c)

-9

d)

-39

166.

57 - 35

(a)  

167.
What has NASA sent to Mars to roam around and take pictures?
a)
Rovers
b)
Dogs
c)
Pencils
d)
Humans
168.

How many planets are in our solar system - NOT including dwarf planets.

a)

10

b)

9

c)

8

d)

99

169.

How does erosion happen? Select all answers that apply.

a)

Wind

b)

Water

c)

Glaciers

d)

Earthquakes

170.

The scientific term for land, crust or rock is...

a)

hydrosphere

b)

dirt

c)

lithosphere

171.

All the water on Earth is known as...

a)

sediment

b)

lithosphere

c)

hydrosphere

172.

Water freezing inside a rock and breaking it into smaller sediment is an example of...

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

c)

deposition

173.

Water carrying sediment down a hill is an example of...

a)

weathering

b)

erosion

c)

deposition

174.

What is deposition?

a)

The movement of sediment

b)

The breaking of sediment

c)

The dropping of sediment

175.

What is erosion?

a)

The movement of sediment

b)

The breaking of sediment

c)

The dropping of sediment

176.

What is weathering?

a)

The movement of sediment

b)

The breaking of sediment

c)

The dropping of sediment

177.

What is the difference between Weathering and Erosion?

a)

Weathering moves the rocks, Erosion breaks the rocks

b)

Weathering breaks the rocks, Erosion moves the rocks

178.

Click all the ways Erosion can happen (Click more than 1)

a)

By gravity

b)

By wind

c)

By water

d)

By sunlight

179.

Mountains and rivers are part of

a)

Government

b)

History

c)

Economics

d)

Geography

180.

Presidents, elections, and laws are associated with which strand of social studies?

a)

Government

b)

Science and Technology

c)

Culture

d)

Geography

181.

How many syllables? Southeast

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

182.
What is the correct way to divide the word "talent"?
a)
ta / lent
b)
tal /ent
c)
tale / nt
183.
How would you break this word into syllables?
damage
a)
dam/age
b)
da/mage
c)
dama/ge
184.

How many syllables in the word "fantastic?"

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

185.

______and _________are created when living organisms die

a)

Coal

b)

Oxygen

c)

Oil

d)

Nitrogen

186.

_________ provides most of the oxygen on earth. 

a)

Decomposition

b)

Cellular Respiration

c)

Photosynthesis

d)

Nitrogen Fization

187.

Burning fossil fuels lead to ____________

a)

Greenhouse effect

b)

Cleaner air

c)

Less humidity

d)

Nuclear energy

188.

What properties does oxygen have

a)

Colorless

b)

Tasteless

c)

Odorless

d)

All of the above

189.

What is the chemical symbol for oxygen?

a)

O

b)

Ox

c)

o

d)

OX

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