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2nd 9 Weeks District Assessment

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 5hrs 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

​ (a)   was proposed by ​ (b)   and suggested that the ​ (c)   are in constant motion.

Choose from the below words
Continental drift
Alfred Wegener
continents
Harry Hess
Seafloor Spreading
oceans
2.

The earth's outer shell is divided into slabs of rock called ______ .

a)

continental plates

b)

crustal plates

c)

trench plates

d)

tectonic plates

3.

Match the following

a)
1.

divergent

b)
2.

convergent

c)
3.

transform

4.

At which plate boundary is new crust formed?

a)

divergent

b)

convergent

c)

continental

d)

transform

5.

What type of crusts are involved with one plate subducting beneath another?

a)

continental and continental

b)

Oceanic and continental

c)

oceanic and divergent

d)

continental and convergent

6.

What types of landforms are formed at convergent boundaries?

PICK TWO

a)

volcanoes

b)

new crust

c)

Trenches

d)

rift valley

7.

What is the WHOLE AREA called where the oceanic crust goes beneath the continental crust?

a)

subtraction zone

b)

section zone

c)

secondary zone

d)

subduction zone

8.

At which boundary is crust neither consumed or created?

a)

divergent

b)

convergent

c)

transform

d)

oceanic

9.

Select the reasons for plate movement.

a)

Polar Bears

b)

Convection Currents

c)

Ridge Pasta

d)

Slab Bacon

10.
What law is best described by inertia?
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
d)
law of conservation of mass
11.
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
d)
law of motion
12.
A magician pulls a tablecloth out from under dishes and glasses on a table without disturbing them.
a)
Newton's 1st Law
b)
Newton's 2nd Law
c)
Newton's 3rd Law
13.
A person not paying attention while skateboarding hits a rock. The skateboard stops...they don't.
a)
The Law of Inertia (1st law)
b)
The Law of Acceleration (2nd law)
c)
The Law of Conservation of Momentum
d)
Action Reaction Law (3rd law)
14.
What Unit do we Measure Force in? 
a)
Newtons
b)
Joules
c)
Force
d)
Kilograms
15.
With unbalanced forces, the object will move in the direction that the _______ force is being applied.
a)
larger 
b)
smaller 
c)
equal 
d)
less
16.
What is Newton's First Law
a)
F=ma
b)
Every action has an equal and opposite reaction
c)
An object at rest stays at rest, an object in motion stays in motion. 
d)
Friction 
17.
A person is pushed forward into their seatbelt when a car stops
a)
1st
b)
 2nd
c)
2 and 3
d)
3rd 
18.
Which type of force(s) will cause a change in an object's motion?
a)
gravity
b)
zero net force
c)
balanced forces
d)
unbalanced forces
19.
A 20 kg bike accelerates at 10 m/s2.  what was the force
a)
25 Newtons
b)
20 Newtons
c)
200 Newtons
d)
10 Newtons
20.
Newton's third law states that any action will have a(n) _______ and ______ reaction
a)
Equal and similar
b)
Equal and opposite
c)
Equal and different
d)
Greater and opposite
21.
8 N to the left , and 4 N to the right. Find the net force. Is this balanced 
a)
12 N Right  No
b)
4 N Left  No
c)
12 N Right  Yes
d)
4 N Left  Yes
22.
You hit a wall with a stick.  The equal but opposite reaction is _____
a)
the wall pushes against you
b)
the stick pushes against you
c)
you push against the stick
d)
the wall pushes against the stick
23.
What is Newton's First Law known as? The Law of
a)
Friction
b)
Mass
c)
Inertia
d)
Gravity
24.
What is the acceleration of an object traveling at a constant velocity?
a)
10 m/s2
b)
0 m/s2
c)
250 m/s2
d)
20 m/s2
25.
What are the appropriate units to describe acceleration?
a)
m/s
b)
m/s2
c)
cm
d)
there are no units associated with acceleration
26.

During which interval is the object speeding up?

a)

A to B

b)

B to C

c)

D to E

d)

E to F

27.
This is a velocity-time graph.  What is the object doing in segment C?
a)
Positive acceleration
b)
Negative acceleration
c)
Constant Velocity
d)
Not moving
28.
What is happening at E?
a)
Stationary
b)
Accelerating
c)
Fast steady speed; moving away from the starting position
d)
Steady speed; returning to start position
29.
Which runner won the race?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
30.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant Speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
31.
What does this graph represent?
a)
Constant speed
b)
Acceleration
c)
Not moving
32.

In which of the following graphs below are both runners moving at the same speed?

a)
b)
c)
d)
33.

Object is...

a)

(1) speeding up,

(2) constant speed,

(3) speeding up

b)

(1) constant speed.

(2) stopped,

(3) constant speed

34.

Object ...

a)

accelerates... then goes constant speed... then accelerates again

b)

goes constant speed... stops... goes constant speed

35.

At what point is the speed the greatest?

a)

C-D

b)

B-C

c)

A-B

d)

D-E

36.

What is weather?

a)

The amount of moisture in the air

b)

The number of clouds in the sky

c)

The speed of the wind

d)

The state of the atmosphere at any particular time.

37.

What are the characteristics of a high-pressure system?

a)

Wind and rain

b)

Humidity and thunder

c)

Extremely hot temperatures

d)

Clear skies and sun

38.

If the air is only holding one-third as much moisture as it can possibly hold, what is the relative humidity?

a)

25 percent

b)

50 percent

c)

33 percent

d)

67 percent

39.

What will happen if the relative humidity is 100 percent, and the temperature begins falling?

a)

It will start to rain

b)

The air will be sticky and uncomfortable

c)

The temperature will rise

d)

The barometric pressure will rise

40.

This tool measures the wind speed.

a)

barometer

b)

anemometer

c)

thermometer

d)

psychrometer

41.
Someone who studies the weather.
a)
rain gauge
b)
taxonomists
c)
meterologist
d)
satellites
42.

What kind of weather would you expect in a low pressure system?

a)

Warm temperatures

b)

Cool temperatures

c)

Clear conditions

d)

Cloudy/rainy conditions

43.
Rain, snow, sleet, and hail are all forms of _____.
a)
precipitation
b)
condensation
c)
evaporation
d)
climate
44.
Warm air rises because it is __________ dense then cold air.
a)
More
b)
Less
45.
Which weather tool measures air pressure?
a)
thermometer
b)
barometer
c)
anemometer
d)
psychrometer
46.
What does symbol # 3 mean?
a)
stationary front
b)
occluded front
c)
warm front
d)
cold front
47.
A front is
a)
where warm air is cooling at earth's surface
b)
a line where hot and cold air are separating
c)
a line where two different air masses meet
d)
where cold air is rising and forming rain clouds
48.
What symbol is this?
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
49.
Which subatomic particle goes in outer shells or orbits?
a)
Protons
b)
Electrons 
c)
Neutrons
50.
Lithium has an atomic number of 3 and an atomic mass of 6.904. How many protons, neutrons, and electrons would Lithium have?
a)
4,4,3
b)
3,3,3
c)
3,4,3
51.

Using a periodic table (you can use the one in the textbook) order the following elements by mass number, least to greatest.

a)

Hydrogen

b)

Boron

c)

Gallium

d)

Thallium

e)

Radon

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
52.

Using a periodic table (you can use the one in the textbook) order the following elements by # of valence electrons, least to greatest.

a)

Potassium

b)

Barium

c)

Carbon

d)

Oxygen

e)

Neon

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
53.

How many electron shells does the pictured atom have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

54.

How many valence electrons does the pictured atom have?

a)

20

b)

3

c)

2

d)

4

55.

A horizontal row of elements in the periodic table

a)

Molecule

b)

Period

c)

Family

d)

Atom

56.

The smallest particle of an element.

a)

Element

b)

Molecule

c)

Atom

57.

A substance that cannot be broken down into other substances by chemical or physical means.

a)

Covalent bond

b)

Atom

c)

Element

58.

A combination of two or more atoms

a)

Period

b)

Molecule

c)

Atom

d)

Family

59.

A physical model that depicts the atom as a small positively charged nucleus with electrons in orbit at different levels.

a)

Covalent bond

b)

Ionic bond

c)

Bohr Model

d)

Electron dot diagram

60.

Elements in the same vertical column of the periodic table; also called group

a)

Family

b)

Atom

c)

Element

d)

Metals

61.

What is one way Neutrons are different from electrons?

a)

they both are negative

b)

neutrons have no charge, while electrons have a negative charge

c)

Both are in the nucleus( center of atom)

d)

Electrons are inside nucleus and neutrons are outside the nucleus.

62.

What is the atomic number?

a)

35

b)

18

c)

17

d)

52

63.

How many protons and electrons does this element have?

a)

35

b)

18

c)

17

d)

52

64.

How many neutrons does Chlorine have?

a)

18

b)

17

c)

35

d)

52

65.

Which part of the diagram represents the proton?

a)

a

b)

b

c)

c

d)

d

66.
Measure mainly of the nuclear particles: protons + neutrons
a)

Subatomic Particles

b)

Atomic Number

c)

Mass Number

d)

Gluons

67.
Value representing the number of protons in an element
a)
Atomic Mass
b)
Mass Number
c)
Valence Electrons
d)
Atomic Number
68.
Where electrons are likely to be found as they travel around the nucleus
a)
Nucleus
b)
Electron Cloud
c)
Within a Proton
d)
Within a Neutron
69.
A tiny but very dense, positively charged portion of the atom that holds most of the atomic mass
a)
Electron Shells
b)
Orbitals
c)
Electron Cloud
d)
Nucleus
70.
A tiny but very dense, positively charged portion of the atom that holds most of the atomic mass
a)
Electron Shells
b)
Orbitals
c)
Electron Cloud
d)
Nucleus