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Earth Science 2023 Fall Semester Review

Total questions: 58

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Knowing an object's position requires which of the following? *

a)

speed

b)

time

c)

displacement

d)

reference point

2.

Which statement best explains how the magnets interacted with each other even though they were separated by one centimeter of space?

a)

The magnets produced a field of force that extends beyond each magnet.

b)

gravity that extends beyond each magnet.

c)

electrical current that attracts and repels objects near them.

d)

potential energy that attracts and repels objects near them.

3.

What are the four layers of the earth, from outer to inner?

a)

crust, mantle, outter core, inner core

b)

inner core, outter core, crust mantle

c)

mantle, inner core, outer core, crust

d)

crust, outer core, mantle, inner core

4.

This person was on a voyage around the Galápagos Islands in the 1800s and proposed an idea that eventually lead to the Theory of Evolution.

a)

Charles Darwin

b)

Rosaland Franklind

c)

Francis Crick

d)

James Watson

5.

What is the standard unit of length in the metric system? *

a)

liter

b)

meter

6.

If you do not understand a direction or part of a lab procedure, you should *

a)

ask the instructor before proceeding

b)

figure it out as you do the lab

c)

try several methods until something works

d)

skip it and go on to the next part

7.

How many millimeters are in 1 cm? *

a)

100

b)

10

c)

1000

8.

What are some lab safety equipment. (mark all that apply)

a)

goggles

b)

fire blanket

c)

water

d)

eye wash station

9.

I can eat in the lab. *

a)

True

b)

False

10.

In rock formation, older rocks are on

a)

top

b)

left

c)

right

d)

bottom

11.

The simplest organisms are found in *

a)

older fossils.

b)

new fossils.

c)

old sand.

d)

active volcanoes.

12.

The thickest layer of the earth is the

a)

outer core

b)

mantle

c)

crust

d)

inner core

13.

The point within the earth where the earthquake originates. *

a)

Epicenter

b)

Fault

c)

Focus

d)

Strike-Slip

14.

P and S waves are types of *

a)

seismic waves

b)

atmospheric disturbance

c)

plates vibrations

d)

sonic booms

15.

The crust and upper mantle make up the *

a)

lithosphere

b)

asthenosphere

c)

hydrosphere

d)

atmosphere

16.

When an object has more negative charge than positive charge, the object is called

a)

electric discharge

b)

magnetic domain

c)

electric field

d)

electrically charged

17.

Every so many millions of years the magnetic fields on the earth does what?

a)

flip

b)

deactivate

c)

grow

d)

nothing

18.

The repeated movement of water between Earth's surface and the atmosphere is called

a)

the water cycle.

b)

the condensation cycle.

c)

precipitation.

d)

evaporation.

19.

An electric field gets stronger as you

a)

get closer to a charge

b)

get farther from a charge

c)

add negatively charged particles to a positively charged object

d)

remove negatively charged particles from a negatively charged object

20.

A light bulb is powered by a single D-cell. What happens if two D-cells connected end-to-end are used?

a)

The light bulb burns brighter because the current will be larger.

b)

The light bulb burns brighter because the current will be smaller.

c)

The light bulb burns dimmer because the current will be larger.

d)

The light bulb burns dimmer because the current will be smaller.

21.

The poles on a magnet point to the

a)

same

b)

opposite

c)

north

d)

south

22.

When you break an iron magnet into two pieces, you get

a)

two north poles

b)

two south poles

c)

two north poles and two south poles

d)

a piece of iron that is no longer magnetic

23.

As the amount of charge on either of two charged objects increases, the electric force between the objects decreases.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

An object with equal amounts of positive and negative charge is electrically

a)

charged

b)

negative

c)

neutral

d)

positive

25.

If you ride your bike around the block, returning to the exact point where you started, your displacement is

a)

zero

b)

two

c)

three

d)

one

26.

Motion can be described through a change in

a)

speed

b)

distance

c)

position

d)

time

27.

The process, act or result of, changing place or position.

a)

Motion

b)

position

c)

speed

d)

velocity

28.

What is displacement? *

a)

how far an object is from its starting point

b)

the total length of an object's path

c)

weight that is displaced from a body of water

d)

the change in an object's path

29.
Knowing an object’s position requires which of the following?
a)
speed
b)
time
c)
displacement
d)
reference point
30.
Which statement best explains how the magnets interacted with each other even though they were separated by one centimeter of space? The magnets produced a field of
a)
force that extends beyond each magnet.
b)
gravity that extends beyond each magnet.
c)
electrical current that attracts and repels objects near them.
d)
potential energy that attracts and repels objects near them.
31.
A material through which electrons can move easily is a _____.
a)
conductor
b)
charge
c)
insulator
d)
magnet
32.
What are the four layers of the earth, from outer to inner?
a)
crust, mantle, outter core, inner core
b)
inner core, outter core, crust mantle
c)
mantle, inner core, outer core, crust
d)
crust, outer core, mantle, inner core
33.
This person was on a voyage around the Galápagos Islands in the 1800s and proposed an idea that eventually lead to the Theory of Evolution.
a)
Charles Darwin
b)
Rosaland Franklind
c)
Francis Crick
d)
James Watson
34.
What is the standard unit of lenght in the metric system?
a)
liter
b)
meter
c)
gram
d)
inch
35.
If you do not understand a direction or part of a lab procedure, you should
a)
ask the instructor before proceeding
b)
figure it out as you do the lab
c)
try several methods until something works
d)
skip it and go on to the next part
36.
How many millimeters are in 1 cm?
a)
100
b)
10
c)
1000
37.
What are some lab safety equipment. (mark all that apply)
a)
goggles
b)
fire blanket
c)
water
d)
eye wash station
38.
I can eat in the lab.
a)
True
b)
False
39.
In rock formation, older rocks are on ________, and younger rocks are on __________ .
a)
top, bottom
b)
left, right
c)
right, left
d)
bottom, top
40.
The simpliest organisms are found in
a)
older fossiles.
b)
new fossils.
c)
old sand.
d)
active volcanos.
41.
The thickest layer of the earth is the _____________ .
a)
outter core
b)
mantle
c)
crust
d)
inner core
42.
The point within the earth where the earthquake originates.
a)
Epicenter
b)
Fault
c)
Focus
d)
Strike-Slip
43.
P and R waves are types of
a)
seismic waves
b)
atmospheric distrubance
c)
plates vibrations
d)
sonic booms
44.
The crust and upper mantle makes of the
a)
lithosphere
b)
anthenosphere
c)
hydrosphere
d)
atmoshpere
45.
When an object has more negative charge than positive charge, the object is called ____________ .
a)
electric discharge
b)
magnetic domain
c)
electric field
d)
electrically charged
46.
Every so many millions of years the magnetic fields on the earth does what?
a)
flip
b)
deactivate
c)
grow
d)
nothing
47.
The repeated movement of water between Earth’s surface and the atmosphere is called
a)
the water cycle.
b)
the condensation cycle.
c)
precipitation.
d)
evaporation.
48.
An electric field gets stronger as you ____________.
a)
get closer to a charge
b)
get farther from a charge
c)
add negatively charged particles to a positively charged object
d)
remove negatively charged particles from a negatively charged object
49.
A light bulb is powered by a single D-cell. What happens if two D-cells connected end-toend are used?
a)
The light bulb burns brighter because the current will be larger.
b)
The light bulb burns brighter because the current will be smaller.
c)
The light bulb burns dimmer because the current will be larger.
d)
The light bulb burns dimmer because the current will be smaller.
50.
An electric ___________ is the movement of electrically charged particles.
a)
current
b)
insulator
c)
pole
d)
stopper
51.
The poles on a magnet point to the ______________ poles on the earth.
a)
same
b)
oposite
c)
north
d)
south
52.
When you break an iron magnet into two pieces, you get ___________
a)
two north poles
b)
two south poles
c)
two north poles and two south poles
d)
a piece of iron that is no longer magnetic
53.
As the amount of charge on either of two charged objects increases, the electric force between the objects decreases.
a)
True
b)
False
54.
An object with equal amounts of positive and negative charge is electrically ___________.
a)
charged
b)
negative
c)
neutral
d)
positive
55.
If you ride your bike around the block, returning to the exact point where you started, your displacement is _______ m.
a)
zero
b)
two
c)
three
d)
one
56.
Motion can be described through a change in _____.
a)
speed
b)
distance
c)
position
d)
time
57.
The process, act or result of, changing place or position.
a)
Motion
b)
position
c)
speed
d)
velocity
58.
W hat is displacement?
a)
how far an object is from it's starting point
b)
the total length of an object's path
c)
weight that is displaced from a body of water
d)
the change in an object's path