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Worksheets8th Science Test Review 4-6wk
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 22mins
Which topographic map below matches this profile?
A teacher wanted to model what causes the phases of the moon. An orange was used to model the moon. Which of these would be best to add to this model? Select TWO correct answers.
a stick to rotate the Moon
a cantaloupe representing the Earth
a piece of white paper to show Earth's shadow
marbles representing the planets
a light source representing the Sun
The diagram above represents the phases of the moon. Position 1 represents the new moon. Positions 2 through 8 represent the phases of the moon that follow. Which phase does position 4 represent?
waning crescent
waning gibbous
waxing crescent
waxing gibbous
The diagram shows the earth/sun relationship when North America is in winter. What would be different about the diagram when North America is in summer?
North America would be tilted toward the sun.
North America would be tilted away from the sun.
The Earth has no tilt when North America is in summer.
The tilt is neither toward nor away from the Sun when North America is in summer.
How long does it take the Earth to move from Point A back to point A?
3 months
6 months
9 months
12 months
The islands of Barbuda and Antigua are located in the Eastern Caribbean Sea. Their latitude is approximately 17 degrees North of the equator. The pictures show the two islands on August 21st and September 8th of 2017. What most likely caused the change in the two islands between these two dates?
Erosion due to an earthquake
Weathering due to tsunami
Erosion due to a hurricane
Deposition due to flooding
The area labeled A-B most likely represent what kind of landform?
Mountain peak
Valley
Stream
Broad, flat portion of land
When two continental plates of different densities collide, _____.
they both push back down into the mantle
they buckle upward and form mountains
they remain level
one plate rides over the other one and forms a trench
Nick is putting his daughter Layla to sleep. When they finished reading, Layla asks why the sun left the sky and turned it dark? What is the best explanation for why the sky is now dark?
The part of the Earth they are living on is has now rotated away from the Sun.
The part of the Earth they are living on has now rotated toward the Sun.
The part of the Earth they are living on is tilted away from the Sun.
The part of the Earth they are living on is tilted toward the Sun.
Which of the following best describes a significant limitation of local and regional weather forecasting?
Global events far away can have significant impacts on local climate.
There is limited weather data available to forecasters.
Scientists have little knowledge of how variables like atmospheric pressure and temperature affect weather patterns.
Historical trends provide the most accurate models for current, daily forecasts, but are not applied correctly by many weather forecasters.
How is the theory of continental drift is supported by the observations of scientists?
The continents all fit together like a giant puzzle, which indicates that they have been a large land mass at one time.
Similar rocks have been found in comparable parts of the different continents, indicating that the widely separated regions may have once been close together.
Fossils are similar for the supposedly conjoining continents.
Animals and glacial deposits from incompatible climate areas have been found.
All of the Above
The Robinson family is trying to organize a week long family camping trip. One of their favorite activities to do while camping is to try and find the Milky Way, but they need to be camping when there is as little light as possible. Which phase would be the best phase to start their camping trip and have as little light as possible?
1
2
3
4
The term “jet stream” is often used by weather forecasters to describe—
the cloud-like condensation trails that are sometimes seen behind jet aircraft
warm pacific winds associated with volcanic activity in the western pacific which carry heat to the north pole
solar winds that bring high energy particles to the upper atmosphere, providing heat which sets off convection cycles disturbing weather in the tropical latitudes
the west to east winds that circle the globe, often just below the poles in latitude and just beneath the stratosphere in elevation
How many peaks are on this map?
1
2
3
4
Which diagram BEST represents the relationship of the Earth, Moon, and Sun during the full moon phase?
Fossil evidence of the land animal Lystrosaurus has been found in the same geological layer on the continents of Africa, India, and Antartica. These continents are now separated by major bodies of water. The discoveries of these fossils help to prove the theory of -
sea floor spreading
continental drift
glacial impact
evolution
Glaciers are giant mountains of ice that tend to move very slowly when formed over land. They are so large that as they move they scrape the surface of the land leaving deep marks and then deposit sediment picked up by these scrapings further down their path of movement. There is strong evidence that suggests glacial scrapings and deposits that exist in South America, Africa, India, and Australia were made by the same glacier at the same time. These continents are now separated by large bodies of water. This evidence helps to support the theory of -
sea floor spreading
glacial impact
global warming
continental drift
On the map below, shaded areas show where it is night on Earth. Unshaded areas show where it is daytime. Use what you know about the length of daylight and nighttime hours in different seasons to determine which season it is in the Southern Hemisphere?
fall
winter
spring
summer
What is the contour interval of this map?
1000 ft
2000 ft
3000 ft
4000 ft
The following diagram depicts the observations of a student as a science teacher demonstrates the process of convection. Which of the following correctly relates the components of the demonstration to real life processes?
The candle represents the sun’s heat and the moving spinner represents the tectonic plates.
The candle represents the sun’s heat and the moving spinner represents air in the atmosphere.
The candle represents heat within the earth and the moving spinner represents air in the atmosphere.
The candle represents heat within the earth and the string represents the gravitational pull between the earth and sun.
What types of plates converge to make the boundary shown below?
Continental plates converging with continental plates.
Continental plates converging with oceanic plates.
Oceanic plates converging with oceanic plates.
Ridge plates converging with oceanic plates.
Students are demonstrating plate tectonic motion by moving graham crackers over icing. If the students were to push two graham crackers towards each other, one of which was made less dense by dipping in water, which landform have they represented and at which location on the diagram would this be found?
Trenches at location 3
Subduction zones at location 4
Ocean basin volcanoes at location 2
Fault lines at location 3
