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Science Notebook Quiz 24-25 OL

Total questions: 75

Worksheet time: 19hrs 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is the name of the ancient supercontinent that existed millions of years ago?

a)

Pangea

b)

Gondwanda

c)

Laurasia

2.

Which of the following is NOT evidence to support the theory of continental drift?

a)

Fossils

b)

Rock formations

c)

Sand Erosion

3.

The theory that says Earth's continents once made up an ancient supercontinent, and have been drifting apart ever since, is called the theory of...

a)

Pangea

b)

Continental Drift

c)

Natural Selection

4.
What geologic feature/event would you most likely to find at a divergent boundary between two pieces of oceanic crust?
a)

Rift Valley

b)

Mid-Ocean Ridge

c)

Island Arc

5.

Who is the scientist who proposed Continental Drift Theory?

a)
Albert Einstein
b)
Alfred Wegener
c)
Isaac Newton
d)
John Dalton
6.

Which one is NOT evidence that proved Alfred Wegener's Continental Drift Theory?

a)

Alfred Wegener explored Greenland.

b)

The continents of South America and Africa seemed to fit together like a puzzle.

c)

Fossils of same plants and animals were found on continents separated by oceans.

d)

Mountain ranges with same rock types were found on continents separated by oceans.

7.
What is the weathering process in which rocks are broken down into smaller pieces (sediments) and do not change the rock composition?
a)
Acid weathering 
b)
Gravity weathering
c)
Chemical weathering
d)
Mechanical weathering
8.

________________ weathering is a process by which softer, less weather resistant rock wear away and leave harder, more weather resistant rock.

a)

Expansion

b)

Mechanical

c)

Chemical

d)

Differential

9.

Weathering is the process of -

a)

Moving sediment from one place to another

b)

Dropping or leaving sediment in a location

c)

Breaking down rocks into sediment

10.

_________is the movement of sediment from one place to another.

a)

Erosion

b)

Weathering

c)

Deposition

d)

Movin on up!

11.

The dropping off of sediments in a new place is called __________.

a)

weathering

b)

deposition

c)

sedimentary rock

d)

drop off zone

12.

Which of these is NOT a type of chemical weathering?

a)

acids in ground water

b)

acids in living things

c)

abrasion

d)

oxidation

13.
What are the 3 major types of rocks?
a)
Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary
b)
Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation
c)
magma, lava, crystals
14.

Any rock that forms from another rock as a result of changes in heat or pressure (or both) is a:

a)

igneous rock

b)

sedimentary rock

c)

metamorphic rock

15.

Intrusive & extrusive are 2 types of...

a)

sedimentary

b)

metamorphic

c)

Igneous

16.

Limestone forms from sediments and is an example of ___ rock.

a)

Sedimentary

b)

Igneous

c)

Metamorphic

17.

What is the difference between the biotic and abiotic factors?

a)

Biotic factors are living things and abiotic factors are nonliving things.

b)

Biotic factors are nonliving things and abiotic factors are living things.

c)

Biotic factors are on the ground and abiotic factors are in the air.

d)

Biotic factors are in the air and abiotic factors are on the ground.

18.
What are the biotic factors in this image?
a)
sunlight, elephants, and grasses
b)
sunlight, water,  and air
c)
elephants, plants, trees 
d)

elephants, plants, clouds

19.

What are the abiotic factors in this image?

a)

water, sunlight, and dirt

b)

birds, trees, and sunlight

c)

water, trees, and birds

d)

water, sunlight, and bugs

20.

Using carbon dioxide, energy from the sun, and water to create glucose and oxygen is

a)

photosynthesis

b)

respiration

c)

chlorophyll

21.

Where does photosynthesis occur?

a)

mitochondria

b)

chloroplast

c)

nucleus

22.

Where does cellular respiration occur?

a)

mitochondria

b)

chloroplast

c)

nucleus

23.

What process occurs when sugar is converted into ENERGY (ATP)

a)

Photosynthesis

b)

Cellular Respiration

c)

Cytoplasm

24.

What is photosynthesis?

a)

The process in which humans eat their food

b)

The process where plants make carbon dioxide.

c)

The process in which plants make their food.

25.

What is the producer in the picture above?

a)

grasshopper

b)

snake

c)

grass

26.

What is the decomposer in the picture above?

a)

grass

b)

fungus/mushrooms

c)

frog

27.

The model above is an example of a ..

a)

food web

b)

food chain

c)

ecosystem

28.

The model above is an example of a ...

a)

food chain

b)

food web

c)

ecosystem

29.

Animals that eat plants are

a)

omnivores.

b)

herbivores.

c)

carnivores.

30.

An animal that feeds on the remains of dead animals are called

a)

predators.

b)

prey.

c)

scavengers.

31.

Which organism provides the energy for the producers in this model?

a)

frogs

b)

corn

c)

none of them, the energy comes from the Sun

32.

Animals that only eat other animals are

a)

carnivores.

b)

herbivores.

c)

omnivores

33.

What do decomposers do in a food chain?

a)

they are the first part of a food chain that feeds all of the other organisms

b)

they break down all other organisms to provide nutrients for the soil to help the producers

c)

they serve as food for the consumers

34.

Animals that eat both plants and animals are

a)

carnivores.

b)

omnivores.

c)

herbivores.

35.

A relationship between two organisms in which both organisms benefit.

a)

Mutualism

b)

Predation

c)

Parasitism

d)

Commensalism

36.

A relationship between two organisms in which one organism benefits and the other is harmed.

a)

Mutualism

b)

Predation

c)

Parasitism

d)

Commensalism

37.

A relationship between two organisms in which one organism benefits and the other is neither helped not harmed.

a)

Mutualism

b)

Predation

c)

Commensalism

d)

Parasitism

38.

A relationship between two organisms in which one organism eats the other.

a)

Commensalism

b)

Competition

c)

Predation

d)

Parasitism

39.

What is the formula for calculating density?

a)

Mass ∗ Volume

b)

Volume * Mass

c)

Mass / Volume

d)

Volume / Mass

40.

Which state of matter has molecules that have fixed positions and vibrate?

a)

Liquid

b)

Gas

c)

Solid

41.

Which state of matter has a fixed shape?

a)

Liquid

b)

Gas

c)

Solid

42.

In what state of matter do particles move most quickly?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

solid, liquid and gas

43.

Which state of matter do the particles fill up the entire space available to them in their container?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

d)

solid, liquid and gas

44.

What state of matter does this picture represent?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

45.

Which physical state does this picture represent?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

46.

Which state of matter do the particles in this picture represent?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

47.
Most of the elements on the periodic table are classified as _____.
a)
Metals
b)
Nonmetals
c)
Metalloids
d)
Periods
48.
This class of elements are sometimes called "semiconductors."
a)
Metals
b)
Nonmetals
c)
Metalloids
d)
Groups
49.

What is the organizational system or chart for elements?

a)

Atomic weight

b)

Families

c)

Periodic table

d)

Atomic number

50.

What do you call the horizontal row of elements in a periodic table of elements?

a)

Group

b)

Family

c)

Period

d)

Column

51.

What does the 6 represent?

a)

atomic mass

b)

atomic number

c)

element name

d)

chemical symbol

52.

What does 12.011 represent?

a)

atomic mass

b)

atomic number

c)

element name

d)

chemical symbol

53.

Which of these is NOT one of the three major classes of element?

a)

metals

b)

nonmetals

c)

metalloids

d)

semimetals

54.

How many elements are on the periodic table?

a)

18

b)

91

c)

118

d)

20

55.

The smallest particle into which an element can be divided and still be the same substance is called

a)

a cell.

b)

an atom.

c)

a compound.

d)

a particle.

56.

Each vertical column of elements on the periodic table is called

a)

a period.

b)

a group.

c)

a row.

d)

a stick.

57.

The periodic table includes 2 _________, 12 _________, and the rest are solids.

a)

gases; liquids

b)

metals; nonmetals

c)

liquids; gases

d)

nonmetals; metals

58.

Each horizontal row of elements is called

a)

a period.

b)

a group.

c)

a branch.

d)

a fork.

59.
what is the definition of physical change?
a)
any change that results in the formation of new chemical substances. 
b)
rusting
c)

changes affecting the form of a chemical substance, but not its chemical identity.

d)
any property that is measurable, whose value describes a state of a physical system
60.

What is a chemical change?

a)

How two chemicals react with one another when combined

b)

A property that we can measure or observe with our 5 senses or other tools

c)

When two chemicals react with one another to form a new substance

d)

When a change occurs but it does not result in the formation of a new substance

61.

You mix two liquids together, bubbles form and the liquid gives off heat. This is a....

a)

Endothermic chemical change

b)

Exothermic chemical change

c)

Endothermic Physical Change

d)

Exothermic Physical Change

62.

You mix a red liquid and a white solid together. They turn yellow and the liquid absorbs heat. This is a...

a)

Endothermic chemical change

b)

Exothermic chemical change

c)

Endothermic Physical Change

d)

Exothermic Physical Change

63.

In the chemical equation below, the product is....

Na + Cl ---> NaCl

a)

Na

b)

NaCL

c)

Cl

d)

NaCl

64.
Substances that form as the result of a chemical reaction
a)
products
b)
reactants
c)
coefficients
d)
subscripts
65.
Substances present at the start of a chemical reaction
a)
subscripts
b)
coefficients
c)
reactants
d)
products
66.
Number placed in front of a chemical formula
a)
product
b)
coefficient
c)
reactant
d)
subscript
67.
Number written below & to the right of a chemical symbol
a)
subscript
b)
reactant
c)
product
d)
coefficient
68.

The Law of Conservation of Mass says that matter can neither be __________ or __________.

a)

created; destroyed

b)

recycled; renewed

c)

subtracted; added

d)

joined; separated

69.
What is the left part of a chemical equation called?
2H2 + O2 --> 2H2O
a)
Reactants
b)
Products 
c)
Yields 
d)
Chemical Equation 
70.
What is the right part of a chemical equation called...
2H2 + O2 --> 2H2O
a)
Reactants
b)
Products 
c)
Yields 
d)
Chemical Equation 
71.

What is the total number of atoms present in 2Na3PO4?

a)

5

b)

16

c)

18

d)

8

72.
How many elements are in C6H12O6?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
73.
Element or compound?
H2O
a)
Element
b)
Compound
74.

How many molecules of KNO3 are shown?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

75.

How many Hydrogen (H) atoms are in 4NH3?

a)

4

b)

1

c)

3

d)

12