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Mystery Word (Grade 7)

Total questions: 83

Worksheet time: 49mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Choose the letter on the most populated continent?

a)

D

b)

A

c)

E

d)

C

2.

On the map, which continent has the Alps mountain range?

a)

A

b)

C

c)

B

d)

D

3.

Click on the letter where we would find the Great Dividing Range.

a)

F

b)

D

c)

C

d)

E

4.

Which letter represents the continent where we would find Cuba?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

5.

Click on the letter of the least populated continent.

a)

G

b)

A

c)

D

d)

F

6.

Click on the letter of the second most-populated continent

a)

E

b)

C

c)

D

d)

B

7.

What is the name of the line on the opposite side of the Earth from the Prime Meridian?

a)

International Date Line

b)

longitude

c)

Equator

d)

Prime Meridian

8.

The longitude line that divides the Earth into eastern and western halves is called the ...

a)

hemisphere

b)

longitude

c)

Equator

d)

Prime Meridian

9.

Which continent is at 60 N. , 90 W?

a)

North America

b)

Africa

c)

Asia

d)

South America

10.

Click on the letter of the largest ocean.

a)

H

b)

K

c)

L

d)

J

11.

Letter J represents which ocean?

a)

Pacific

b)

Arctic

c)

Southern

d)

Indian

12.

Letter L represents which ocean?

a)

Indian

b)

Southern

c)

Pacific

d)

Arctic

13.
Latitude lines measure...
a)

north and south of the Equator

b)

east and west of the Prime Meridian

c)

how many degrees there are in a circle

d)

does it really matter these days? We have Google Maps.

14.
0o latitude is called the...
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
equator
c)
International Date Line
d)
Tropic of Capricorn
15.
0o longitude is called the...
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
equator
c)
International Date Line
d)
Tropic of Capricorn
16.

These lines on the globe are called latitude lines. What is another name for them?

a)
longitude
b)

parallels

c)
meridians
d)

latitude

17.

If a place lies directly on the equator, how do we write the number?

a)

0 degrees North

b)

0 degrees South

c)

Either 0 degrees north or south is fine

d)

0 degrees

18.

In our winter (Dec/Jan/Feb), the Northern hemisphere is...

a)

tilted more towards the Sun

b)

tilted more away from the Sun

c)

the tilt always stays the same.

d)

a lot closer to the Sun than the Southern Hemisphere

19.

The line that is 180 degrees opposite of the International Date Line is called the...

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

Squizzly McDoodle

c)

Upwards Equator

d)

International Date Line

20.

What country is highlighted in the picture?

a)

none of the countries listed here

b)

Peru

c)

Brazi

d)

Chile

21.

What country is highlighted in the picture?

a)

Dominican Republic

b)

Pakistan

c)

Nigeria

d)

Cuba

22.

What country is highlighted in the picture?

a)

Fiji

b)

New Zealand

c)

Indonesia

d)

Thailand

23.

What country is highlighted in the picture?

a)

Japan

b)

China

c)

Thailand

d)

Greece

24.

What country is highlighted in the picture?

a)

Mexico

b)

Brazil

c)

Argentina

d)

I plead the fifth

25.

What country is highlighted in the picture?

a)

Ukraine

b)

United Kingdom

c)

United States

d)

United Kingstates

26.

What country is highlighted in the picture?

a)

Ukraine

b)

United Arab Emirates

c)

Turkey

d)

Germany

27.
a)

Sweden

b)

Finland

c)

Norway

d)

the Netherlands

28.

What country is highlighted in the picture?

a)

Ecuador

b)

Peru

c)

Argentina

d)

Chile

29.

What country is highlighted in the picture?

a)

North Korea

b)

South Korea

c)

Japan

d)

Thailand

30.

What country is highlighted in the picture?

a)

Japan

b)

Fiji

c)

New Zealand

d)

Indonesia

31.

What mountain range is the green arrow pointing to?

a)

Andes

b)

Himalayas

c)

Rocky Mountains

d)

Mount Everest

32.

What mountain range is highlighted in the picture?

a)

Himalayas

b)

Andes

c)

Rockies

d)

Appalachians

33.

What mountain range is this?

a)

Mid Atlantic Ridge

b)

the Aussies

c)

Great Dividing Range

d)

Andes

34.

Match the following with their continents

a)

Mongolia

1.

Asia

b)

Nigeria

2.

Africa

c)

Argentina

3.

South America

d)

Cuba

4.

North America

e)

Penguins & Scientists

5.

Antarctica

35.

What desert is highlighted in the picture?

a)

Sahara

b)

Gobi

c)

Siberia

d)

Atacama

36.

What desert is highlighted in the picture?

a)

Sahara

b)

Gobi

c)

Atacama

d)

Rocky Road Ice Cream

37.

What mountain range is highlighted in the picture?

a)

None of the choices mentioned here

b)

Andes

c)

Appalachian Mountains

d)

Red Mountains

38.

What mountain range is highlighted in the picture?

a)

Appalachian Mountains

b)

Rocky Mountains

c)

the Browntains

d)

Himalayas

39.

Which of the following is not a desert?

a)

The Sahara

b)

Apple Crisp

c)

Gobi Desert

d)

the Atacama

40.

In the Southern hemisphere, what months would you likely find the hottest days?

a)

June July August

b)

April May June

c)

December, January, February

d)

August, September, October

41.

Which of the following are sometimes called parallels?

a)

lines of latitude

b)

lines of longitude

c)

lines of atlantitude

d)

Prime Meridians

42.

Put these countries in order from largest (1) to smallest (5) in terms of size.

a)

Russia

b)

Canada

c)

United States

d)

Argentina

e)

Japan

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
43.

What continent is Greenland geographically a part of?

a)

Europe

b)

Denmark

c)

North America

d)

Antarctica

44.

What type of bridge is an igloo's design most similar to?

a)

A cantilever bridge

b)

An arch bridge

c)

A cable-stayed bridge

d)

A suspension bridge

45.

When a crane is dangling a load above the ground, what force are the cables of the crane experiencing? 

a)

shear

b)

tension

c)

buckle

d)

torsion

46.

An earthquake is a good example of...

a)

shear force

b)

the force

c)

use the force

d)

Torsion force

47.

This device demonstrates this force:

a)

shear

b)

compression

c)

tension

d)

torsion

48.

The arrow is pointing to a support tie on this sign. What force would that tie mostly be experiencing?

a)

torsion

b)

tension

c)

compression

d)

shear

49.

What type of bridge is this?

a)

Arch

b)

Suspension

c)

Beam

d)

Cable stayed

50.

What type of structure is used the most in this photo?

a)

Arch

b)

Suspension 

c)

Beam 

d)

Cantilever

51.
What type of bridge is this? 
a)

Arch

b)

Suspension 

c)

Beam 

d)

Cable-stayed

52.
What is compression?
a)
a twisting or turning force
b)
a force that makes a straight material become curved
c)
a pulling force that stretches a material
d)
a pushing force that squeezes a material 
53.

Wind, snow, or an earthquake would be good examples of...

a)

internal forces

b)

external forces

c)

The Force from Star Wars

d)

shaky forces

54.

Which of the following is not an example of an internal force?

a)

Tension

b)

compression

c)

waves hitting a bridge pier

d)

bending

55.

A type of force that pulls everything down towards the ground

a)

Gravity

b)

Friction

c)

Gas

d)

Oil

56.
Which force is pictured?
a)
shearing
b)
tension
c)
bending
d)
torsion
57.

The sides of the beautiful old bridge are good examples of:

a)

trusses

b)

twist failure

c)

radial symmetry

d)

tension

58.

The cars and people on a bridge are referred to as:

a)

The dead load

b)

the live load

c)

the enviornmental load

d)

The Newton Weight

59.

Which force is shown here?

a)

Compression

b)

Tension

c)

Torsion

d)

Shear

60.

Which force is shown here?

a)

Compression

b)

Tension

c)

Torsion

d)

Shear

61.

Which force is shown here?

a)

Compression

b)

Tension

c)

Torsion

d)

Shear

62.

Which type of structure is the Eiffel Tower?

a)

Solid

b)

Shell

c)

Frame

d)

It's not really a structure. It's more of an artsy thing.

63.

Which type of structure is a puck?

a)

Solid

b)

Shell

c)

Frame

d)

combination structure

64.

Which type of structure are bricks?

a)

Solid

b)

Shell

c)

Frame

d)

Combination

65.

Which type of force is shown here?

a)

Compression

b)

Tension

c)

Torsion

d)

Shear

66.

Which type of structure is a piggy bank?

a)

Solid

b)

Shell

c)

Frame

d)

an oinktagon

67.

Which force is shown here?

a)

Compression

b)

Tension

c)

Torsion

d)

Shear

68.

Which force is needed here?

a)

Compression

b)

Tension

c)

Torsion

d)

Shear

69.

Which force is shown? (someone pulling apart licorice strands)

a)

Compression

b)

Tension

c)

Torsion

d)

Shear

70.

A bridge collapsed because there was too much traffic on the bridge. The bridge collapsed because

a)

it could not support its dead load

b)

it could not support its live & dead loads

c)

it could not support its live load

d)

the bridge was hit by wind

71.

A bridge collapsed under its own weight. What caused the collapse?

a)

the live load

b)

the environmental load

c)

too much traffic on the bridge

d)

the dead load

72.

Match the following

a)

Twisting force

1.

Torsion

b)

Pulling force

2.

Tension

c)

Squeezing Force

3.

Compression

d)

The Force

4.

Star Wars

73.

When scientists in similar fields review other scientists' work to verify (or question) their experiments/results, we call that...

a)

peer review

b)

scientific observation

c)

the laws of science

d)

scientific method

74.

What type of bridge is this?

a)

Cantilever

b)

Suspension

c)

Cable Stayed

d)

Triangularama

75.

Information collected using one of the five senses in a science experiment is called...

a)

a hypothesis

b)

a conclusion

c)

an observation

d)

peer review

76.

What type of bridge is this?

a)

arch bridge

b)

cantilever bridge

c)

ridge bridge

d)

beam bridge

77.

This lovely bridge, in the city Mr. J was born in, is an example of a:

a)

cable-stayed bridge

b)

suspension bridge

c)

arrow bridge

d)

truss bridge

78.

These fine gentlemen are demonstrating the principles of what type of bridge?

a)

A moustache bridge

b)

a cantilever bridge

c)

beam bridge

d)

suspension bridge

79.

What do scientists believe is the coldest possible temperature?

a)

I didn't know this was going to be on the quiz

b)

-273.15 C

c)

-100 C

d)

-100 000 000 000 C

80.

From left to right, what are these three forces (in order)?

a)

Torsion, tension, compression

b)

tension, torsion, tortellini

c)

torsion, compression, tension

d)

bending, compression, stretching

81.

What is this type of internal force?

a)

bending

b)

compression

c)

torsion

d)

tension

82.

If vector line A is longer than vector line B (in the same diagram), it means that vector line A...

a)

has a higher magnitude of force

b)

is shorter

c)

is louder than B

d)

Frankly, it doesn't really mean much.

83.

What are the arrows in this diagram called?

a)

vectors

b)

magnitudes

c)

force lines

d)

swirly mcdoodles