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Total questions: 219

Worksheet time: 5hrs 51mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is energy?

a)

moving energy

b)

stored energy

c)

renewable energy

d)

The ability to do work.

2.

What is potential energy?

a)

moving energy

b)

stored energy

c)

renewable energy

d)

non renewable energy

3.
What is the definition of CONDUCTION?
a)
When heat is transferred from objects like rays of light or electromagnetically.
b)
a  hot liquid or air that  expands, becomes less dense, and rises or becomes more dense, and sinks.
c)
When heat transfers from objects that are touching.
d)
When heat transfers through the heater or AC in your house.
4.
What is the definition of CONVECTION
a)
When heat transfers through waves.
b)
When heat transfers from objects that are touching.
c)
a  hot liquid or air that  expands, becomes less dense, and rises or becomes more dense, and sinks.
d)
Heat traveling from the sun
5.

Which of the following is an example of convection?

a)

A hair dryer is drying up your hair.

b)

When the AC or heater changes the temperature.

c)

When a car engine turns hot after being turned on.

d)

When you are making soup and the water is rising and lowering.

6.
The baby chickens are kept warm from the heat lamps demonstrates this type of heat transfer. 
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
7.
A group of friends gather around a fire to stay warm.
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
8.

Near the ceiling of a room the air is warmer. The warm air rises because of

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

9.

In heat transfer, heat always flows from the _______________ substance to the _______________ substance.

a)

Hotter to colder

b)

Colder to hotter

c)

Hotter to hotter

d)

Colder to colder

10.

The handle of a metal spoon warms up when it is placed in a hot bowl of soup because of

a)

Convection

b)

Conduction

c)

Radiation

d)

insulation.

11.
According to the Law of Conservation of Energy, energy cannot be _________ or ____________. 
a)
destroyed, destroyed
b)
created, saved
c)
created, destroyed
d)
lost, found
12.
Solar Energy is transferred to _____ Energy.
a)
Mechanical
b)
Solar
c)
Sound
d)
Electrical
13.
Electrical Energy is transferred to _____ Energy.
a)
Thermal
b)
Solar
c)
Electrical
d)
None
14.
What energy is given off when a cell phone rings?
a)
Sound Energy
b)
Gravitational Energy
c)
Thermal Energy
d)
Nuclear Energy
15.
Which energy transformation occurs in a toaster?
a)
chemical to electric
b)
electric to thermal
c)
kinetic to chemical
d)
thermal to potential
16.
Can you create energy?
a)
Yes
b)
No
17.

If something is moving, what kind of energy does it have?

a)

Gravitational Potential

b)

Kinetic

c)

Chemical Potential

d)

Thermal

18.

What causes objects to change, move or do work?

a)

Chemicals

b)

Falling objects

c)

Heat

d)

Energy

19.

The slower that molecules move in a substance

a)

the colder it is.

b)

the hotter it is.

c)

the more kinetic energy it has.

d)

the less chemical energy it has.

20.

Heat is another name for

a)

thermal energy

b)

electrical energy

c)

mechanical energy

d)

gravitational energy

21.

A _____ is the substance through which sound travels.

a)

Paper

b)

Medium

c)

Just click medium

d)

Really, just click medium.

22.

Potential energy is also known as _____ energy.

a)

Mechanical

b)

Electrical

c)

Thermal

d)

Stored

23.

What type of energy is stored in the bonds of food and is released when it is broken down in your digestive system?

a)

Chemical

b)

Mechanical

c)

Thermal

d)

Elastic

24.

What type of energy?

a)

Thermal

b)

Electrical

c)

Mechanical

d)

Chemical

25.

What type of energy?

a)

Thermal

b)

Chemical

c)

Electrical

d)

Mechanical

26.

When you are about to fling a rubber band across the room, it's an example of...

a)

potential energy

b)

kinetic energy

27.

When energy is released, it disappears.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

What energy transformation occurs when a crock pot is plugged into an outlet and then the control knob is turned "on"?

a)

thermal to electrical

b)

mechanical to thermal

c)

electrical to thermal

d)

electrical to sound

29.

What type of energy transformation happens in hydro-electric power?

a)

kinetic to potential

b)

sound to mechanical

c)

chemical to electrical

d)

mechanical to electrical

30.

Energy that transfers heat is?

a)

Thermal energy

b)

Potential energy

c)

Mechanical energy

d)

Kinetic energy

31.

Mechanical waves (like sound) cannot travel through...

a)

metal

b)

a tree

c)

empty space (vacuum)

d)

a door

32.

Which wave has the lowest frequency?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

33.

Which letter represents the crest?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

34.

What travels through a wave?

a)

mass

b)

energy

c)

mass and energy

d)

neither mass nor energy

35.

Which electromagnetic radiation has the longest wavelength?

a)

infrared

b)

gamma

c)

radio

d)

ultraviolet

36.

Which is an example of a longitudinal wave?

a)

x ray

b)

microwave

c)

sound wave

d)

water wave

37.

Which electromagnetic radiation has the shortest wavelength?

a)

infrared

b)

gamma

c)

microwave

d)

ultraviolet

38.

The two waves have different...

a)

amplitudes

b)

speeds

c)

wavelengths

d)

frequencies

39.

Which letter represents the trough?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

40.

Amplitude is the distance between

a)

the crest and the trough

b)

each wave

c)

the middle point of a wave and the clouds

d)

the crest or trough and the middle point of the wave

41.

The distance from one crest to the next crest in a wave is

a)

wavelength

b)

crest

c)

trough

d)

amplitude

42.
The frequency of a wave is measured in __________________. 
a)
inches
b)
hertz
c)
periods
d)
eras
43.
The three types of mechanical waves are transverse, surface, and _______________ waves
a)
medium
b)
water
c)
longitudinal
d)
crest
44.
In longitudinal waves, the parts where the coils are spread apart are called what?
a)
rarefactions
b)
compressions
c)
mechanicals
d)
longitudes
45.
What number represents the wavelength?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
46.
In a longitudinal wave, the parts where the coils are close together are called what?
a)
longitudes
b)
rarefactions
c)
compressions
d)
contractions
47.
What kind of wave is pictured?
a)
Transverse
b)
Longitudinal
c)
surface
d)
none of the above
48.

What does a wave carry from place to place?

a)

energy

b)

matter

c)

people

49.

A wave that can travel through matter and empty space is a:

a)

electromagnetic wave

b)

longitudinal wavy

c)

transverse wave

50.
Waves that require a medium are called 
a)
mechanical waves
b)
transverse waves
c)
light waves
d)
gamma rays
51.

What kind of wave is pictured below?

a)

compressional wave

b)

transverse wave

c)

sound wave

d)

mechanical wave

52.
What can electromagnetic waves travel through?
a)
mediums
b)
empty space
c)
solely solids
d)
both mediums and empty space
53.
What property of the wave is represented by the letter "B"?
a)
amplitude
b)
crest
c)
trough
d)
wavelength
54.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest frequency?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
55.
Which wave in the diagram has the greatest wavelength?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
56.
What is the top of a wave?
a)
trough
b)
crest
57.
What is the bottom of a wave?
a)
trough
b)
crest
58.

Which wave travels in outer space?

a)

light

b)

sound

59.
What do we call the substance a wave travels through?
a)
Medium
b)
Object
c)
Wave material
d)
Liquid
60.

Electromagnetic waves that you can see are called ________.

a)

electromagnetic spectrum

b)

visible light waves

c)

infrared rays

d)

UV light

61.
Frequency is a measure of...
a)
length of the wave
b)
height of the wave
c)
number of waves a second
d)
number of waves an hour
62.

Sound waves travel as ________ waves.

a)

Transverse

b)

Longitudinal

c)

Surface

63.

Loudness of waves is measured in

a)

Hertz

b)

Decibels

c)

Watts

64.

High frequency sounds have _______ pitch

a)

HIgh

b)

Low

65.
High Amplitude =__________________
a)
Louder sounds
b)
Quieter Sounds
66.
Sound is produced when something ______________
a)
Vibrates
b)
Moves through empty space
67.
Low frequency = _______ Pitch
a)
Low
b)
High
68.
High frequency = _______ Pitch
a)
High
b)
Low
69.
In General Sound waves travel the fastest in __________
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
Gas
d)
plasma
70.
In General Sound waves travel the slowest in __________
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
Gas
d)
Plasma
71.

Which wave produced the loudest sound?

a)

high Amplitude

b)

low Amplitude

72.
A sound is loud or soft depending on its ____________
a)
Amplitude
b)
Frequency
73.
A sounds high or low pitch depends on the waves ______________
a)
frequency
b)
amplitude
74.

A reflected sound wave is called a(n) ______.

a)

frequency

b)

pitch

c)

echo

d)

rarefaction

75.

Way in which sound waves are used by animals such as dolphins and bats.

a)

Echolocation

b)

Transverse

c)

Doppler Effect

d)

Longitudinal

76.

bending of light that happens when light travels through different mediums (substances)

a)

reflection

b)

refraction

c)

diffusion

77.

How much of the electromagnetic spectrum is made up of visible light?

a)

only a small portion

b)

a very l;arge portion

c)

about half

78.

The amplitude of a wave is the wave's ____________

a)

Height

b)

Highest point

c)

Length

d)

Size

79.

Mediums act as "roads" for waves. Mediums are really just types of what?

a)

Matter

b)

Waves

c)

Light

d)

Energy

80.

Which of these two waves has a larger wavelength?

a)

Low-frequency wave

b)

High-frequency wave

81.

Why can't sound travel in space?

a)

There's no medium for it to travel through

b)

Space is too cold

c)

There isn't enough mass in space

d)

There is, we just don't hear it

82.

Which option below is an example of an electromagnetic wave?

a)

Light

b)

Sound

c)

Water

83.
Formed by heat and pressure
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Metamorphic
c)
Extrusive Igneous
d)
Intrusive Igneous
84.
Formed by compacting & cementing of sediments
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Metamorphic
c)
Extrusive Igneous
d)
Intrusive Igneous
85.
A rock formed from fragments of other rocks is a(n)
a)
Metamorphic Rock
b)
Sedimentary Rock
c)
Extrusive Rock
d)
Igneous Rock
86.
Fossils are only found in
a)
Sedimentary rocks
b)
Foliated Metamorphic rocks
c)
Igneous Rocks
d)
Nonfoliated Metamorphic rocks
87.
Which of the following are associated with volcanoes?
a)
Sediments and soil
b)
Crystals and sand
c)
Magma and lava
d)
Mica and granite
88.
What are the 3 major types of rocks?
a)
Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary
b)
Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation
c)
Brown, Red, Gray
d)
Streak, Hardness, Breakage
89.
This rock was found near the mouth of a volcano. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
90.

This rock was formed when molten rock cooled into a solid. What type of rock is it?

a)

Igneous Rock

b)

Metamorphic Rock

c)

Sedimentary Rock

91.

Which is not a type of rock?

a)

Igneous

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Vitreous

d)

Metamorphic

92.

What two intense things help form metamorphic rocks?

a)

Temperature

b)

Density

c)

Pressure

d)

Volume

93.

This rock will often have straight bands of different materials that press together over time.

a)

Igneous

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Metamorphic

94.

Intense heat and pressure cause this rock's appearance to become distorted and wavy. The new rock is classified as

a)

Igneous

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Metamorphic

95.

molten rock beneath the Earth's surface

a)

lava

b)

magma

c)

igneous rock

d)

density

96.

The rock cycle is.....

a)

solid materials such as rock fragments, plant and animal remains, or minerals that are carried by water or by air and that settle on the bottom of a body of water or on the ground

b)

a trace or the remains of a once-living thing from long ago

c)

the set of natural, repeating processes that form, change, break down, and re-form rocks

d)

igneous rock that forms as magma cools below Earth’s surface

97.

Rocks formed by heat and pressure deep below Earth's surface

a)

Igneous

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Sedimentary

98.

The rock cycle

a)

Has no beginning or end

b)

Involves rocks never changing

c)

Ends at the Igneous phase

d)

Ends at the metamorphic phase

99.

Rocks are classified based on

a)

how they form

b)

where they are found

c)

how old they are

d)

none of the above

100.

The type of rock known for layers and fossils.

a)

Igneous

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Metamorphic

101.

Granite is a type of rock that forms from magma cooling below earth's surface. What type of rock is it?

a)

Intrusive Igneous

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Metamorphic

d)

Extrusive Igneous

102.

The process that move sediment is

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Deposition

d)

Uplift

103.
the breakdown or decomposition of rock that takes place when minerals change through chemical processes
a)
chemical weathering
b)

physical weathering

c)
erosion
d)
deposition
104.
decayed organic matter in soil
a)
abrasion
b)
exfoliation
c)
humus
d)
erosion
105.
the process in which sediment particles are picked up and moved from one place to another
a)
mechanical weathering
b)
chemical weathering
c)
erosion
d)
deposition
106.
the part of the erosion process in which sediment travels to a new location and is laid down or dropped off
a)
chemical weathering
b)
mechanical weathering
c)
erosion
d)
deposition
107.
Roots grow into cracks of a rock and pry them apart
a)

physical weathering

b)
chemical weathering
c)
erosion
d)
deposition
108.
oxidation produces rust on some rocks containing iron
a)
chemical weathering
b)

physical weathering

c)
erosion
d)
deposition
109.
rock is broken by the freezing and thawing of ice
a)
chemical weathering
b)

physical weathering

c)
erosion
d)
deposition
110.
rock particles wear away rock
a)

physical weathering

b)
chemical weathering
c)
erosion
d)
deposition
111.
Rain washing away soil from a hillside
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
112.
Waves dropping sand on the beach
a)
Weathering 
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
113.
What is the major cause of weathering and erosion?
a)
wind
b)
ice
c)
glaciers
d)
moving water
114.

Select the definition of soil

a)

layers of soil with distinct physical properties in a soil profile

b)

mixture of weathered rock, organic material, water, and air

c)

decomposed organic matter

d)

vertical section showing the soil horizons

115.
Are there minerals in soil?
a)
Yes
b)
No
116.
Which of the following best describes soil erosion?
a)
A.  the breakdown of soil 
b)
A.  the improvement of soil
c)
A.  the addition of soil
d)
A.  the movement of soil by wind or water
117.
Soil is made of
a)
weathered rocks and minerals
b)
dead plants and animals
c)
air and water
d)
all of the above
118.

A single layer of soil is called a _______________.

a)

profile

b)

horizon

c)

row

d)

column

119.

This term describes decayed organic matter such as dead plants and animals

a)

topsoil

b)

subsoil

c)

humus

d)

soil

120.

Soil is 45% what?

a)

water

b)

air

c)

organic material

d)

minerals

121.

Ideal soil is comprised of 5% what?

a)

air

b)

water

c)

organic material

d)

minerals

122.
How does soil form?
a)
Soil forms as rock is broken down by weathering and mixed with other materials on the surface.
b)
Soil forms when someone takes a shovel and breaks rocks, and then mixes it with dirt.
c)
Soil forms when an you throw rocks and dirt into a pond.
d)
Soil forms when you mix water and rocks together, then add air.
123.

Which particle of soil is the smallest?

a)

sand

b)

silt

c)

clay

d)

Humus

124.

What type of soil material is being used for pottery or ceramics?

a)

sand

b)

silt

c)

clay

d)

humus

125.
Soil is formed 
a)
very quickly
b)
after a few weeks
c)
over thousands of years
d)
by magic
126.

The darker the soil the more...............it has

a)

sand

b)

clay

c)

water

d)

nutrients

127.

Soil is part of Earth's

a)

mantle

b)

core

c)

crust

d)

atmosphere

128.

Tides are caused by what force from the sun and moon?

a)

gravitational

b)

strong

c)

tidal force

d)

armed forces

129.

As the moon revolves around the earth, the water follows the motion and causes...

a)

sea levels

b)

waves and currents

c)

moon phases

d)

high tides and low tides

130.

High tides and low tides each happen _____ times per day.

a)

4

b)

2

c)

1

d)

24

131.

Which of the following contributes the most to Earth's tides?

a)

earth's gravitational pull on moon

b)

sun's gravitational pull on moon

c)

sun's gravitational pull on earth

d)

moon's gravitational pull on earth

132.

Janis lives near the ocean. What observations can Janis make about the moon's phases that she can relate to the ocean's tides?

a)

that the moon phases effect high tides and low tides

b)

the moon does not affect the tides

c)

waxing and waning crescents affect the tides

d)

only new moon and full moon affect the tides

133.

The sun is responsible 1/3 of the gravitational force that causes tides on Earth

a)

true

b)

false

134.
Which is a biotic factor?
a)
Fox
b)
Mountain
c)
Air
d)
Sunlight
135.
An individual living thing is a/an __________.
a)
habitat
b)
ecosystem
c)
organism
d)
population
136.
The place where an organism lives is its _________.
a)
habitat
b)
abiotic
c)
ecosystem
d)
community
137.
All of the nonliving parts of an ecosystem are _______.
a)
biography
b)
biotic
c)
abiotic
d)
biology
138.
All of the living and nonliving things in an area that interact with each other are called a/an ______.
a)
community
b)
habitat
c)
population
d)
ecosystem
139.
Energy flow for an ecosystem starts with...
a)
Sun
b)
Moon
c)
Neither
140.
What is the definition of Biotic factors?
a)
Dead things
b)
plants
c)
Living things or organisms
d)
soil
141.
What is a example of a abiotic factor?
a)
Panda
b)
Turtle
c)
Butterfly
d)
weather
142.
What is an example of a biotic factor?
a)
skunk
b)
rocks
c)
soil
d)
water
143.

Which organism is an example of a producer?

a)

moth

b)

mushroom

c)

rose bush

d)

cheetah

144.

Maggots feed on dead and decaying organisms for energy. What are maggots?

a)

autotrophs

b)

producers

c)

decomposers

d)

heterotrophs

145.

organisms eat food to:

a)

get energy

b)

get oxygen

c)

get carbon dioxide

d)

get sunlight

146.
What do you call it when one species benefits and the other species is not really affected in any way?
a)
Predation
b)
Parasitism
c)
Commensalism
d)
Mutualism
147.

Which organism is a primary consumer?

a)

Hawk

b)

Grass

c)

Frog

d)

Mouse

148.

which is the correct meaning of mutualism

a)

a relationship in which both species benefit

b)

a relationship in which members of the same species work together

c)

a relationship in which one species benefits while the other species is harmed

d)

a relationship in which one species benefits while the other species does not benefits or harmed

149.

Relationship between two species where one benefits and the other is harmed.

a)

mutualism

b)

comensalism

c)

parasitism

150.

Animals that eat meat as their source of energy/food are called what?

a)

herbivore

b)

omnivore

c)

carnivore

151.

Animals that eats both plants and animals as it's energy source is called what?

a)

herbivore

b)

omnivore

c)

carnivore

152.

An animal that eats only plants as it's source of food/energy is called what?

a)

herbivore

b)

omnivore

c)

carnivore

153.

Organism who get their energy source from the sun.

a)

producer

b)

consumer

c)

decomposer

154.

Organism who eats other organisms to get their energy/food.

a)

producer

b)

consumer

c)

decomposer

155.

Organism that eats dead/decaying matter to get its energy.

a)

producer

b)

consumer

c)

decomposer

156.

What would most likely happen in the ecosystem shown in the food web if the fox population significantly increased?

a)

The population of bees would increase.

b)

The population of mice would increase.

c)

The population of black bears would increase.

d)

The population of mice would decrease.

157.

The food web shows the flow of energy through a terrestrial ecosystem. Which of the organisms shown in the food web is a predator of deer?

a)

rabbit

b)

plant

c)

fox

d)

owl

e)

chipmunk

158.

Herbivore

a)

Eats producers

b)

Eats consumers

c)

Eats producers and consumers

d)

Eats dead organisms and turns them into nutrients

159.

Carnivore

a)

Eats producers

b)

Eats consumers

c)

Eats producers and consumers

d)

Eats dead organisms and turns them into nutrients

160.

Omnivore

a)

Eats producers

b)

Eats consumers

c)

Eats producers and consumers

d)

Eats dead organisms and turns them into nutrients

161.

Producer

a)

Creates energy from sun

b)

Gets energy by eating organisms

c)

Gets energy by eating a producer

d)

Gets energy by eating already dead organisms

162.

Primary consumer

a)

Eats producer

b)

Eats primary consumer

c)

Eats secondary consumer

d)

Eats tertiary consumer

e)

Eats Quaternary consumer

163.

Secondary consumer

a)

Eats producer

b)

Eats primary consumer

c)

Eats secondary consumer

d)

Eats tertiary consumer

e)

Eats Quaternary consumer

164.

Tertiary consumer

a)

Eats producer

b)

Eats primary consumer

c)

Eats secondary consumer

d)

Eats tertiary consumer

e)

Eats Quaternary consumer

165.

Food Chain

a)

Show path of energy from one organism to another

b)

Overlapped food chains: more realistic

c)

Shows amount of energy moving up trophic levels

d)

the sun

166.
What does every food chain start with?
a)
producers
b)
sun
c)
consumer
d)
decomposers
167.
Why might an organism have more than one arrow coming from them in a food web?
a)
More than one organism may eat them. 
b)
They may eat more than one other organism. 
c)
This organism gets its energy from multiple sources. 
d)
They have no resources available to them.
168.
Why might an organism have more than one arrow coming from them in a food web?
a)
More than one organism may eat them. 
b)
They may eat more than one other organism. 
c)
This organism gets its energy from multiple sources. 
d)
They have no resources available to them.
169.
What does a food web represent?
a)
All connections of energy flow throughout all organisms in a habitat.
b)
The specific ways that mutualism is carried out.
c)
A single pathway or energy flow between organisms. 
d)
How carnivores get their food. 
170.

Photosynthesis is important because...

a)

it makes carbon dioxide

b)

it makes food for the food webs

c)

it makes water

d)

it's not important

171.

Who is the producer?

a)

lettuce

b)

greenfly

c)

ladybird

d)

thrush

172.

An animal that hunts other animals for food is a ___________

a)

herbivore

b)

predator

c)

prey

d)

omnivore

173.

An animal that is hunted and eaten for food is a

a)

predator

b)

prey

174.

This solid layer of the earth is made of mostly iron and nickel.

a)

Crust

b)

Inner Core

c)

Mantle

d)

Outer Core

175.

Approximately 225 million years ago, the earth's continents were grouped into one landmass called what?

a)

Europa

b)

Jurassic

c)

Pangaea

d)

Pangaea Ultima

176.

What is the earth's outermost layer?

a)

Crust

b)

Lithosphere

c)

Mantle

d)

Outer Core

177.

Which of these layers is found directly above the earth's core?

a)

Asthenosphere

b)

Inner Core

c)

Mantle

d)

Outer Core

178.

The layers of Earth are:

a)

hydrosphere, atmosphere, troposphere, outer core and inner core

b)

stratosphere, ionosphere, troposphere, outer core and inner core

c)

crust, mantle, outer core and inner core

d)

tectonic plates, faults, lithosphere and core

179.

The outer layer of Earth's crust is made up of huge pieces of rock called what?

a)

faults

b)

tectonic plates

c)

magma

d)

tsunamis

180.

The borders, or cracks, between tectonic plates are called what?

a)

lithospheres

b)

synclines

c)

anticlines

d)

faults

181.

Tectonic plates move due to what?

a)

the moon

b)

tsunamis

c)

heated currents deep within Earth

d)

the formation of mountains over time

182.

Scientists use a machine called a(n) _______ to study earthquakes.

a)

Pangaea

b)

seismograph

c)

anticline

d)

magnitude

183.

A tsunami is caused by what?

a)

tectonic plates moving underwater

b)

inactive volcanoes building up pressure

c)

tectonic plates sinking

d)

the crust melting into the mantle

184.

What is the beginning point of an earthquake?

a)

focus

b)

epicenter

c)

tsunami

d)

lithosphere

185.

What are the vibrations of energy flowing from the focus?

a)

epicenter

b)

tsunami

c)

focus

d)

seismic waves

186.

What is the point on Earth's surface directly above the focus?

a)

tsunami

b)

seismic wave

c)

epicenter

d)

focus

187.

The strength of an earthquake's seismic waves...

a)

epicenter

b)

magnitude

c)

tsunami

d)

focus

188.

Giant ocean waves are called?

a)

epicenter

b)

seismic wave

c)

focus

d)

tsunami

189.

The interaction of two plate boundaries can cause which of the following?

a)

hurricanes and tornadoes

b)

earthquakes and volcanoes

c)

high winds and drought

190.

An image of the relative motion at a tectonic plate boundary is provided. What event will occur at the boundary shown?

a)

mountain formation

b)

an earthquake

c)

volcanic island formation

191.

Where two tectonic plates converge and move toward each other, which of the following is likely to result?

a)

mountain range

b)

rift valley

c)

arid desert

192.

A boundary formed when two plates move away from each other.

a)

convergent boundary

b)

divergent boundary

c)

transform boundary

193.

When plates move past each other, it can result in a volcanic eruption.

a)

true

b)

false

194.

Tectonic plates are made up of the following types of crust, oceanic and __________.

a)

mantle

b)

continental

c)

magma

195.

A boundary formed when two plates collide.

a)

convergent

b)

divergent

c)

transform

196.
Molten material that reaches the surface.
a)
Earthquake
b)
Tsunami
c)
Magma
d)
Lava
197.
A live volcano
a)
Dormant volcano
b)
Active volcano
c)
Extinct volcano
d)
Shield volcano
198.
A sleeping volcano
a)
Composite volcano
b)
Active volcano
c)
Extinct volcano
d)
Dormant volcano
199.
A dead volcano, one that is unlikely to erupt again
a)
Dormant volcano
b)
Extinct volcano
c)
Shield volcano
d)
Caldera
200.
Look at the arrows in the Lithosphere, according to the plate movement, what type of boundary is this?  
a)
Convergent
b)
Subduction Zone
c)
Convection Current
d)
Transform
201.
A Subduction Zone occurs, when one more dense plate subductions under a less dense plate, what type of boundary could this be considered?  
a)
Convection Current
b)
Convergent Boundary
c)
Transform Boundary
d)
Divergent Boundary
202.
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
203.
The circular arrows inside the Earth's Mantle represent what type of motion, that drives ALL plate movement?  
a)
Convergent Boundary
b)
Ocean Currents
c)
Convection Currents
d)
Transform Boundary
204.

A _____________________ eclipse occurs  when  the  Moon passes into the  darkest part of the Earth’s shadow.

a)

Total Lunar Eclipse

b)

Moon Phases

c)

Lunar Eclipse

205.
a)

Lunar eclipse

b)

solar eclipse

206.

During a solar eclipse...

a)

The sun is blocked by the moon

b)

The moon is blocked by the sun

c)

The Earth is blocked moon

207.

A lunar eclipse only happens during a ________ moon.

a)

New

b)

Full

c)

Crescent

d)

Gibbous

208.

A solar eclipse only happens during a ________ moon.

a)

New

b)

Full

c)

Crescent

d)

Gibbous

209.

It happens when the Earth moves between the Sun and the moon, blocking part of the Sun's light from reaching the moon.

a)

solar eclipse

b)

lunar eclipse

c)

neap tides

d)

spring tides

210.

What is the darkest inner part of the shadow cone called, where a total eclipse can be viewed?

a)

antumbra

b)

umbra

c)

penumbra

d)

gibbous

211.

The line up for a solar eclipse is: 

a)

Sun-Earth-Moon

b)

Sun-Moon-Earth

c)

Earth-Sun-Moon

d)

Earth-Moon-Mars

212.

During a solar eclipse...

a)

The sun is blocked by the moon

b)

The moon is blocked by the sun

c)

The Earth is blocked moon

213.
What type of eclipse occurs when the moon doesn't completely cover the sun?
a)
partial solar eclipse
b)
total solar eclipse
c)
total lunar eclipse
d)
partial lunar eclipse
214.
lighter, outer part of the shadow
a)
penumbra
b)
umbra
215.
This image is an example of
a)
Lunar Eclipse
b)
Full Moon
c)
New Moon
d)
Solar Eclipse
216.

It occurs when one object in space blocks an observer from seeing another object in space.

a)

eclipse

b)

penumbra

c)

full moon

d)

season

217.

What factor limits the number of eclipses per year?

a)

Distance between the moon and the earth

b)

Tilt of the moon's orbit around the earth

c)

Distance between the earth and the sun

d)

Tilt of the earth's axis of rotation

218.

A lunar eclipse occurs when:

a)

The sun passes between the earth and the moon.

b)

The sun passes between the earth and the moon.

c)

The moon passes through the earth's shadow.

d)

The sun passes through the moon's shadow.

219.

What is kinetic energy?

a)

moving energy

b)

potential energy

c)

stored energy

d)

renewable energy

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