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2nd semester exam to help you study 2024

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What type of storm front is this?
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
2.
Where does the initial source of energy come from that creates winds?
a)
the moon
b)
the sun
c)
the Earth's surface
d)
the rotation of the Earth
3.
High pressure areas _____.
a)
High pressure areas _____.
b)
move to areas of higher pressure
c)
move to areas of higher and lower pressure
d)
move to areas of lower pressure
4.

Label the air masses below with the correct symbol cP , mP, cT , or mT

5.

Thermal energy always move from_____

a)

areas of high energy to low energy

b)

areas of low energy to high energy

c)

It flows equally from high and low energy areas

d)

all of these are correct

6.
  • The more mass something has, _____.

a)
  • the greater the force of gravity pulling down on it

b)

the less density it has

c)

the higher its temperature

d)

all of these

7.

Match the following

a)
going from a gas to a liquid
1.
condensation
b)
going from a liquid to a gas
2.
evaporation
c)

going from a solid to a gas
3.
sublimation
d)

going from a gas to a solid
4.
deposition
e)

going from a liquid to a solid
5.
freezing
8.
Warm air is __________ dense than cold air and rises creating convection currents.
a)
more
b)
less
9.

The air just above the ground absorbs energy from the thermal energy in the hot ground and becomes (more dense or less dense) than the surrounding air and (rises or falls). 

a)

more dense and falls

b)



less dense and rises

c)



more dense and rises

d)


less dense and falls

10.

As a warm air mass cools off, what is happening to the energy it had? Where does the energy it had go?

a)


The energy falls back to earth in a cycle.

b)

The energy disappears.

c)


The energy goes back to the sun.

d)


The energy is shared with or transferred to other cooler particles.

11.

Hail is more likely to occur on sunny days because _____

a)


there is more moisture in the air from evaporation of water on the ground

b)


all of these answers are correct

c)


there is more sun to warm the ground

d)


there are opportunities for wind gusts

12.
What type of storm front is this? 
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
13.

Match the following

a)
Energy transferred by touch or direct contact, like feet walking on hot sand
1.
Conduction
b)
Based on density with energy rising cooling falling in a cycle, like a lava lamp
2.
Convection
c)


Energy traveling in waves, like the sun's ray's warming the ground

3.

Radiation

14.


Which is true?

a)

all air hold the same amount of moisture

b)

warm air holds the most moisture

c)


hot air holds the most moisture.

d)


cold air holds the most moisture.

15.

The air just above the ground absorbs energy from the thermal energy in the hot ground and becomes (more dense or less dense) than the surrounding air and (rises or falls). 

a)

more dense and falls

b)



less dense and rises

c)



more dense and rises

d)


less dense and falls

16.

As a warm air mass cools off, what is happening to the energy it had? Where does the energy it had go?

a)


The energy falls back to earth in a cycle.

b)

The energy disappears.

c)


The energy goes back to the sun.

d)


The energy is shared with or transferred to other cooler particles.

17.

Match the following

a)
1.

divergent

b)
2.

convergent

c)
3.

transform

18.
Question Image

Match the following

a)

A

1.

sediment

b)

B

2.

igneous rock

c)

C

3.

magma

d)

D

4.

metamorphic rock

e)

E

5.

sedimentary rock

19.
The continental crust is _____.
a)
more dense than the oceanic crust so the continental subducts under the oceanic crust
b)
more dense than the oceanic crust so the oceanic subducts under the continental crust.
c)
 less dense than the oceanic crust so the continental subducts under the oceanic crust.
d)
less dense than the oceanic crust so the oceanic subducts under the continental crust.
20.

Seafloor spreading and continental drift are believed to be caused by _____.

a)


convection currents in the mantle

b)


tides

c)


strong winds and ocean currents

d)

cooling of the ocean crust as it cools

21.

Mt Everest did not always exist. What caused Mt Everest and the Himalayan Mountains to grow?

a)

convergent boundary

b)

divergent boundary

c)

transform boundary

d)

all of these

22.
Which rock layer in the diagram seems to be the oldest?
a)
F
b)
E
c)
B
d)
A
23.

We will never run out of magma or lava because ____

a)

the rock cycle continually melts rock at subducting zones and forms rock at ridges

b)

the magma comes from the core to fill the gaps

c)

we get more from other planets

d)

all of these

24.

Plates move because _____.

a)

convection currents in the mantle

b)

radiation directly from the sun

c)

conduction from mountains warming as the sit on the crust that absorbed energy from the sun

d)

all of these

25.
___ is a yellow-ish liquid that carries nutrients, water, waste, and food particles throughout the body.
a)
Blood vessels
b)
Red Blood Cells
c)
White Blood Cells
d)
Blood Plasma
e)
Blood Platelets
26.
___ helps the body stop bleeding by using its tentacle like arms to create a scab.
a)
Blood vessels
b)
Red Blood Cells
c)
White Blood Cells
d)
Blood Plasma
e)
Blood Platelets
27.
___ are structures that allow blood to move throughout the body
a)
Blood vessels
b)
Red Blood Cells
c)
White Blood Cells
d)
Blood Plasma
e)
Blood Platelets
28.
___ help fight infection in the body
a)
Blood vessels
b)
Red Blood Cells
c)
White Blood Cells
d)
Blood Plasma
e)
Blood Platelets
29.
This is a microscopic image of...
a)
muscle
b)
bone
c)
skin
30.
This is a microscopic image of...
a)
muscle
b)
bone
c)
skin
31.
This is a microscopic image of...
a)
muscle
b)
bone
c)
skin
32.

How does blood help us heal?

a)


Take away waste, debris

b)


Provides oxygen to help heal

c)


Provides nutrients, vitamins and electrolytes to speed up healing

d)


Clots up the wound and protects from surroundings

e)

all of these

33.

Why does plasma and blood separate when sitting?

a)


Because plasma is more dense then blood

b)

Because plasma is bigger

c)

Because plasma is less dense then blood

d)

Because plasma weighs more

34.

Why is there blood all over the human body? 

a)

To provide oxygen, nutrients, and water to muscles

b)

We need blood in every part of our body

c)

Without blood our bodies will not work

d)

All answers are correct

35.

Cells make new cells by _____.

a)

growing and splitting into two new cells

b)

stretching to get bigger

c)

pushing old cells together

d)

mating

36.

Which one of these examples is NOT an example of CAUSATION?

a)

Kryptonite causes Superman to lose all his powers.

b)

Temperatures of less than 32˚F cause water to freeze.

c)

Umbrellas cause rainstorms.

d)

Stepping on the gas pedal causes a car to move faster.

37.

Identify the relationship: when ice cream sales increase, incidents of sunburn increase.

a)

Correlation with causation

b)

Correlation without causation

c)

no association

38.

When an injury happens, nerves in that area, _____.

a)

remove waste from the area

b)

send more blood to the area

c)

send pain signals to the brain

d)

all of these are correct

39.

Blood carries all of these except _____.

a)

oxygen and water

b)

nutrients from food particles

c)

electrolytes and vitamins

d)

large proteins like a piece of steak

40.

Which describes bone cells?

a)

form ring-like patterns close together to provide

structure and strength for the body.

b)

squish together to create protective layers that

keep things in or out of the body.

c)

long and stringy so that they can stretch

and contract, allowing parts of the body to move.

41.

Which describes skin cells?

a)

form ring-like patterns close together to provide

structure and strength for the body.

b)

squish together to create protective layers that

keep things in or out of the body.

c)

long and stringy so that they can stretch

and contract, allowing parts of the body to move.

42.

Which describes muscle cells?

a)

form ring-like patterns close together to provide

structure and strength for the body.

b)

squish together to create protective layers that

keep things in or out of the body.

c)

long and stringy so that they can stretch

and contract, allowing parts of the body to move.

43.

How do breaks in our skin heal?

a)

red blood cells flood area and dry out

b)


white blood cells flood area and dry out

c)

sticky "tentacles" of platelets help to plug holes in damaged blood vessels

d)

oxygen from lungs helps clot blood

44.

Which is true?

a)

The round shape of blood cells helps them to travel easily through blood vessels that are tubular (like a straw).

b)

The square shape of blood cells helps them to travel easily through blood vessels that are tubular (like a straw).

45.

Blood is composed (made) of all of these EXCEPT _____ .

a)

red and white blood cells

b)

platelets

c)

plasma

d)

blue blood cells