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Vocabulary Review

Total questions: 59

Worksheet time: 59mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Definition: A place in the body where two bones come together.

a)

Climate zones (temperate, polar, tropical)

b)

Joint

c)

Conductor

d)

Ground water

2.

Definition: A group of individuals that belong to the same species and live in the same area.

a)

Precipitation

b)

Population

c)

Community

d)

Competition

3.

Definition: Carry oxygenated blood away from the heart.

a)

Heredity

b)

Arteries

c)

Ventricles

d)

Capillaries

4.

Heat transfer through electromagnetic waves is called:

a)

Conduction

b)

Radiation

c)

Convection

d)

Absorption

5.

Fluffy, white clouds, usually with flat bottoms, that look like rounded piles of cotton are known as:

a)

Cirrus clouds

b)

Stratus clouds

c)

Nimbostratus clouds

d)

Cumulus clouds

6.

A connective tissue that is more flexible than bone and that protects the ends of bones and keeps them from rubbing together is:

a)

Neuron

b)

Tendon

c)

Cartilage

d)

Ligaments

7.

Definition: Putting nutrients in the blood.

a)

Conduction

b)

Absorption

c)

Radiation

d)

Photosynthesis

8.

Definition: A material that allows heat to pass through it easily.

a)

Conductor

b)

Insulator

c)

Decomposer

d)

Convection

9.

Definition: A state of matter with no definite shape or volume.

a)

Gas

b)

Solid

c)

Liquid

d)

Mass

10.

Definition: A unicellular organism that lacks a nucleus and membrane bound organelles.

a)

Organelle

b)

Parasitism

c)

Prokaryote

d)

Nucleote

11.

Definition: A warm ocean current that flows from the Gulf of Mexico northward through the Atlantic Ocean.

a)

Gulf Stream

b)

Jet Stream

c)

Sargasso Sea

d)

Sea Breeze

12.

Definition: Consisting of many cells.

a)

Extracellular

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Multicellular

d)

Photosynthesis

13.

Traits that are passed from parents to their offspring are known as:

a)

Acquired traits

b)

Offspring

c)

Inherited traits

d)

Heredity

14.

The system consisting of the mouth, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, and large intestine is called the:

a)

Digestive track

b)

Digestive system

c)

Brain stem

d)

Respiratory system

15.

A front where a warm air mass is caught between two colder air masses and brings cool temperatures and large amounts of rain and snow is called a:

a)

Atmosphere

b)

Stationary front

c)

Occluded front

d)

Warm front

16.

Definition: to breathe out

a)

exhale

b)

extract

c)

inhale

d)

expel

17.

Definition: Connect bone to bone

a)

tendon

b)

ligaments

c)

cartilage

d)

joints

18.

Definition: A cycle in which air is warmed, rises, cools, and then sinks...the cycle then continues by heating back up, cooling off again, and sinking again, etc.

a)

suturing cycle

b)

water cycle

c)

orogenic cycle

d)

convection cycle

19.

Definition: Bands of high-speed winds about 10 kilometers above Earth's surface.

a)

Jet stream

b)

Sea breeze

c)

Gulf stream

d)

Trade winds

20.

Definition: A relationship between two organisms in which one organism benefits and the other is unaffected.

a)

Competition

b)

Parasitism

c)

Mutualism

d)

Commensalism

21.

Definition: An organism that is killed and eaten by another organism.

a)

Snow

b)

Prey

c)

Producer

d)

Predator

22.

Definition: Winds that blow steadily from specific directions over long distances.

a)

Prevailing Westerlies

b)

Global Winds

c)

Sea Breeze

d)

Trade Winds

23.

Definition: Movement of air from sea to land during the day when cooler air from above the water moves over the land, forcing the heated, less dense air above the land to rise.

a)

Gulf stream

b)

Jet stream

c)

Sea breeze

d)

Water cycle

24.

Definition: An instrument for determining the density of solids and liquids by flotation.

a)

Hydrometer

b)

Displacement

c)

Weight

d)

Radiation

25.

Definition: Prevailing winds that blow from east to west from 30 degrees latitude to the equator in both hemispheres.

a)

Seasons

b)

Global winds

c)

Prevailing westerlies

d)

Trade winds

26.

Definition: The evaporation of water from the leaves of a plant into the atmosphere.

a)

Condensation

b)

Photosynthesis

c)

Evaporation

d)

Transpiration

27.

Definition: The body's speedy, electrochemical communication network, consisting of all the nerve cells of the peripheral and central nervous systems.

a)

Skeletal system

b)

Nervous system

c)

Muscular system

d)

Respiratory system

28.

Definition: mass/volume

a)

Density

b)

Volume

c)

Weight

d)

Mass

29.

Definition: a nerve cell; the basic building block of the nervous system

a)

Tendon

b)

Neuron

c)

Brain Stem

d)

Axon

30.

Definition: temperate, polar, tropical

a)

Terrestrial

b)

Climate zones (temperate, polar, tropical)

c)

Convection cycle

d)

Radiation

31.

Definition: Connects the brain and spinal cord.

a)

neuron

b)

spinal cord

c)

cerebellum

d)

brain stem

32.

Definition: All the different populations that live together in an area.

a)

Responsibility

b)

Population

c)

Community

d)

Situation

33.

Definition: Contracting and relaxing.

a)

Hemisphere

b)

Ligaments

c)

How muscles move

d)

Multicellular

34.

Definition: A warm ocean current that flows along the equator from the date line and south off the coast of Ecuador at Christmas time is known as?

a)

Climate

b)

La Nina

c)

Gulf Stream

d)

El Nino

35.

Definition: The effect of Earth's rotation on the direction of winds and currents is called?

a)

Pygmalion effect

b)

Density

c)

Standards effect

d)

Coriolis effect

36.

Definition: Data with numbers, based on numerical findings is referred to as?

a)

Transpiration

b)

Assessable

c)

Quantitative

d)

Observation

37.

Definition: Prevailing winds that blow from east to west between 60 degrees and 90 degrees latitude in both hemispheres.

a)

Prevailing westerlies

b)

Polar easterlies

c)

Gas

d)

Trade winds

38.

Definition: The boundary of an advancing mass of warm air, in particular the leading edge of the warm sector of a low-pressure system.

a)

Climate

b)

Warm front

c)

Water cycle

d)

Cold front

39.

Definition: A measure of the force of gravity on an object.

a)

Gravity

b)

Mass

c)

Weight

d)

Density

40.

Definition: Each of the four divisions of the year (spring, summer, autumn, and winter) marked by particular weather patterns and daylight hours, resulting from the earth's changing position with regard to the sun.

a)

Weather

b)

Seasons

c)

Climate

d)

Gravity

41.

Definition: Anything that has mass and takes up space.

a)

Mass

b)

Volume

c)

Matter

d)

Liquid

42.

Definition: Clear ice pellets precipitation, forms when rain falls through layer of freezing air.

a)

Rain

b)

Snow

c)

Sleet

d)

Weather

43.

Definition: Allows manipulation of the environment, locomotion, and facial expression. Maintains posture, and produces heat.

a)

Digestive System

b)

Skeletal System

c)

Nervous System

d)

Muscular System

44.

Definition: Precipitation of ice pellets when there are strong rising air currents.

a)

Rain

b)

Snow

c)

Wind

d)

Hail

45.

Definition: Matter is not created nor destroyed in any chemical or physical change.

a)

Physical Change

b)

Physical Property

c)

Chemical Change

d)

Law of Conservation of Mass

46.

Definition: Heat transfer through liquid or gas.

a)

Evaporation

b)

Radiation

c)

Convection

d)

Conduction

47.

Definition: Underground water that is held in the soil and in pervious rocks.

a)

High Pressure

b)

Surface Water

c)

Water Table

d)

Ground Water

48.

Definition: the flow of water that occurs when excess stormwater, meltwater, or other sources flow over the Earth's surface.

a)

Ground Water

b)

Run Off Water

c)

Veins

d)

Water Cycle

49.

Definition: A change in matter that produces one or more new substances.

a)

Physical change

b)

Liquid

c)

Physical property

d)

Chemical change

50.

Definition: Protects and supports body organs and provides a framework the muscles use to support movement. Made up of bones and joints.

a)

Skeletal system

b)

Nervous system

c)

Muscular system

d)

Respiratory system

51.

Definition: Heat transfer between solid substances or materials that are touching.

a)

Qualitative

b)

Radiation

c)

Convection

d)

Conduction

52.

Definition: Precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals.

a)

Fog

b)

Wind

c)

Rain

d)

Snow

53.

Definition: An organism that breaks down wastes and dead organisms.

a)

Producer

b)

Decomposer

c)

Conductor

d)

Consumer

54.

Definition: A condition of the atmosphere in which the pressure is above average.

a)

low pressure

b)

tension

c)

gravity

d)

high pressure

55.

Definition: A cloud at ground level.

a)

Fog

b)

Snow

c)

Hail

d)

Cirrus Clouds

56.

Definition: A cell that contains a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles.

a)

Organelle

b)

Eukaryote

c)

Multicellular

d)

Parasitism

57.

Definition: a genetic factor that is blocked by the presence of a dominant factor.

a)

recessive gene

b)

dominant trait

c)

dominant gene

d)

recessive trait

58.

Definition: the fraction or percent of the total sky at a location that is covered by clouds.

a)

high pressure

b)

support available

c)

cloud cover

d)

cirrus clouds

59.

Definition: composed of one cell.

a)

unicellular/single cell

b)

parasitism

c)

hail

d)

precipitation