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Name
Class
Date
1.
a)
Sedimentary Rock
b)
Extrusive Igneous Rock
c)
Intrusive Igneous Rock
d)
Metamorphic Rock
2.
a)
Sedimentary Rock
b)
Extrusive Igneous Rock
c)
Intrusive Igneous Rock
d)
Metamorphic Rock
3.
a)
Sedimentary Rock
b)
Extrusive Igneous Rock
c)
Intrusive Igneous Rock
d)
Metamorphic Rock
4.
a)
Sedimentary Rock
b)
Extrusive Igneous Rock
c)
Intrusive Igneous Rock
d)
Metamorphic Rock
5.
a)
Sedimentary Rock
b)
Extrusive Igneous Rock
c)
Intrusive Igneous Rock
d)
Metamorphic Rock
6.
a)
Sedimentary Rock
b)
Extrusive Igneous Rock
c)
Intrusive Igneous Rock
d)
Metamorphic Rock
7.
a)
Sedimentary Rock
b)
Extrusive Igneous Rock
c)
Intrusive Igneous Rock
d)
Metamorphic Rock
8.
a)
Sedimentary Rock
b)
Extrusive Igneous Rock
c)
Intrusive Igneous Rock
d)
Metamorphic Rock
9.
a)
Sedimentary Rock
b)
Extrusive Igneous Rock
c)
Intrusive Igneous Rock
d)
Metamorphic Rock
10.
a)
Sedimentary Rock
b)
Extrusive Igneous Rock
c)
Intrusive Igneous Rock
d)
Metamorphic Rock
11.
a)
Sedimentary Rock
b)
Extrusive Igneous Rock
c)
Intrusive Igneous Rock
d)
Metamorphic Rock
12.
a)
Sedimentary Rock
b)
Extrusive Igneous Rock
c)
Intrusive Igneous Rock
d)
Metamorphic Rock
13.
Rock made from pieces of rocks (sediments)
a)
Sedimentary Rock
b)
Extrusive Igneous Rock
c)
Intrusive Igneous Rock
d)
Metamorphic Rock
14.
Rock formed above ground with lava
a)
Sedimentary Rock
b)
Extrusive Igneous Rock
c)
Intrusive Igneous Rock
d)
Metamorphic Rock
15.
Rock formed by heat and pressure underground
a)
Sedimentary Rock
b)
Extrusive Igneous Rock
c)
Intrusive Igneous Rock
d)
Metamorphic Rock
16.
Only rock that contains fossils
a)
Sedimentary Rock
b)
Extrusive Igneous Rock
c)
Intrusive Igneous Rock
d)
Metamorphic Rock
17.
Rock with smooth, glassy surface
a)
Sedimentary Rock
b)
Extrusive Igneous Rock
c)
Intrusive Igneous Rock
d)
Metamorphic Rock
18.
Rock formed below ground by magma
a)
Sedimentary Rock
b)
Extrusive Igneous Rock
c)
Intrusive Igneous Rock
d)
Metamorphic Rock
19.
May have holes or bubbles in the rock
a)
Sedimentary Rock
b)
Extrusive Igneous Rock
c)
Intrusive Igneous Rock
d)
Metamorphic Rock
20.
May have bands or ribbons
a)
Sedimentary Rock
b)
Extrusive Igneous Rock
c)
Intrusive Igneous Rock
d)
Metamorphic Rock
21.
Has large visible crystals
a)
Sedimentary Rock
b)
Extrusive Igneous Rock
c)
Intrusive Igneous Rock
d)
Metamorphic Rock
22.
How do geologists classify rocks?
a)
by color
b)
by grain size
c)
by chemical composition
d)
by how they form
23.
a)
Sedimentary Rock
b)
Extrusive Igneous Rock
c)
Intrusive Igneous Rock
d)
Metamorphic Rock
24.
a)
Sedimentary Rock
b)
Extrusive Igneous Rock
c)
Intrusive Igneous Rock
d)
Metamorphic Rock
25.
a)
Sedimentary Rock
b)
Extrusive Igneous Rock
c)
Intrusive Igneous Rock
d)
Metamorphic Rock
26.
a)
Sedimentary Rock
b)
Extrusive Igneous Rock
c)
Intrusive Igneous Rock
d)
Metamorphic Rock
27.
a)
Sedimentary Rock
b)
Extrusive Igneous Rock
c)
Intrusive Igneous Rock
d)
Metamorphic Rock
28.
a)
Sedimentary Rock
b)
Extrusive Igneous Rock
c)
Intrusive Igneous Rock
d)
Metamorphic Rock
29.
a)
Sedimentary Rock
b)
Extrusive Igneous Rock
c)
Intrusive Igneous Rock
d)
Metamorphic Rock
30.
a)
Sedimentary Rock
b)
Extrusive Igneous Rock
c)
Intrusive Igneous Rock
d)
Metamorphic Rock
31.
a)
Sedimentary Rock
b)
Extrusive Igneous Rock
c)
Intrusive Igneous Rock
d)
Metamorphic Rock
32.
a)
Sedimentary Rock
b)
Extrusive Igneous Rock
c)
Intrusive Igneous Rock
d)
Metamorphic Rock
33.
a)
Sedimentary Rock
b)
Extrusive Igneous Rock
c)
Intrusive Igneous Rock
d)
Metamorphic Rock
34.
Rock made from pieces of rocks (sediments)
a)
Sedimentary Rock
b)
Extrusive Igneous Rock
c)
Intrusive Igneous Rock
d)
Metamorphic Rock
35.
Rock formed above ground with lava
a)
Sedimentary Rock
b)
Extrusive Igneous Rock
c)
Intrusive Igneous Rock
d)
Metamorphic Rock
36.
Rock formed by heat and pressure underground
a)
Sedimentary Rock
b)
Extrusive Igneous Rock
c)
Intrusive Igneous Rock
d)
Metamorphic Rock
37.
Only rock that contains fossils
a)
Sedimentary Rock
b)
Extrusive Igneous Rock
c)
Intrusive Igneous Rock
d)
Metamorphic Rock
38.
Rock with smooth, glassy surface
a)
Sedimentary Rock
b)
Extrusive Igneous Rock
c)
Intrusive Igneous Rock
d)
Metamorphic Rock
39.
Rock formed below ground by magma
a)
Sedimentary Rock
b)
Extrusive Igneous Rock
c)
Intrusive Igneous Rock
d)
Metamorphic Rock
40.
May have holes or bubbles in the rock
a)
Sedimentary Rock
b)
Extrusive Igneous Rock
c)
Intrusive Igneous Rock
d)
Metamorphic Rock
41.
May have bands or ribbons
a)
Sedimentary Rock
b)
Extrusive Igneous Rock
c)
Intrusive Igneous Rock
d)
Metamorphic Rock
42.
Has large visible crystals
a)
Sedimentary Rock
b)
Extrusive Igneous Rock
c)
Intrusive Igneous Rock
d)
Metamorphic Rock
43.
How do geologists classify rocks?
a)
by color
b)
by grain size
c)
by chemical composition
d)
by how they form
44.
How many planets are in our solar system (not including pluto)
a)
9
b)
8
c)
10
d)
7
45.
Name the planets in order from the one closet to the Sun
a)
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
b)
Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Earth, Venus, Mercury
c)
Mercury, Earth, Mars, Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune
d)
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto
46.
Which planet is the largest planet in our solar system?
a)
Saturn
b)
Earth
c)
Mars
d)
Jupiter
47.
What are the rings of Saturn made of?
a)
Rocks and Dust
b)
Rock, Frozen gases, Ice crystals, and water
c)
Ice Crystals
d)
Stars
48.
Which planet is the only planets to spin on its side?
a)
Earth
b)
Neptune
c)
Jupiter
d)
Uranus
49.
A small, solid, rocky body that orbits the Sun. 
a)
Asteroid
b)
Comet
c)
Meteoroid
d)
Meteor
50.
A small, icy body that orbits the Sun. Is made of a main body and a tail.
a)
Asteroid
b)
Comet
c)
Meteor
d)
Meteoroid
51.
A chunk of rock that burns up upon entering a planet's atmosphere
a)
Comet
b)
Meteor
c)
Meteoroid
d)
Asteroid
52.
What are the terrestrial planets?
a)
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
b)
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
c)
Mercury, Earth, Mars, Neptune
d)
Jupiter, Saturn, Earth, Neptune
53.
What is the time it takes an object to go around the Sun?
a)
Rotation
b)
Revolution
c)
Spin
d)
Turn
54.
What is the time it takes for an object to spin (on its axis) in a circle
a)
Revolution
b)
Rotation
c)
Spin
d)
Turn
55.

What lies between the inner and outer planets?

a)

Comets

b)

Meteors

c)

Asteroid belt

d)

Meteorites

56.

Where is the asteroid belt?

a)

Between Earth and Mars

b)

Between Mars and Jupiter

c)

Between Mercury and Venus

d)

Between Saturn and Uranus

57.

What planet has rings made of ice?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Saturn

c)

Uranus

d)

Neptune

58.

What causes the Sun to seem to set and rise?

a)

rotation of the Earth

b)

revolution of the Earth

c)

rotation of the Sun

d)

Sun orbiting the Earth

59.

Identify the inner planet below

a)

Jupiter

b)

Mars

c)

Saturn

d)

Uranus

60.

Identify the outer planet below

a)

Mercury

b)

Venus

c)

Neptune

d)

Earth

61.

The inner planets are _______ than the outer planets.

a)

colder

b)

bigger

c)

warmer

d)

smarter

62.

All of the inner planets are made of _________ material.

a)

liquid

b)

icey

c)

rocky

d)

gassy

63.

_________ is the planet that takes the shortest time to revolve around the sun.

a)

Neptune

b)

Mars

c)

Earth

d)

Mercury

64.

During which process does layer upon layer of sediment build up, exerting pressure on the layers below?

a)

Erosion

b)

Compaction

c)

Conglomerate

65.

Metamorphic rock transforms to sediment by ______?

a)

melting and cooling

b)

cementation and compaction

c)

Weathering and erosion

d)

heat and pressure

66.

Heat and ____________ can change sedimentary rock into metamorphic rock.

a)

Pressure

b)

Melting

c)

Coolig

67.

Igneous rocks form from the __________ of magma or lava.

a)

Pressure

b)

Cooling

c)

Heat

68.

_________ is the process which causes magma to form.

a)

Pressure

b)

Melting

c)

Cooling

69.

Why are some igneous rocks coarse and others are smooth?

a)

Igneous rocks have different textures based on their crystal size. Determined by how quickly it cools.

b)

Igneous rocks have different based on their crystal weight. Determined by how quickly it warms.

70.

Which type of rock often contains fossils and how do you think this occurs?

a)

Sedimentary rocks

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Igneous

71.

Which of the following is an igneous rock?

a)

Gneiss

b)

Shale

c)

Limestone

d)

Pumice

72.

The reactants of photosynthesis

a)

CO2

b)

CO2, H2O

c)

CO2, H2O, Sunlight

d)

none of the above

73.

The products of cellular respiration

a)

CO2

b)

CO2, H2O

c)

CO2, H2O, glucose

d)

CO2, H2O, ATP

74.

Occurs in plants

a)

photosynthesis only

b)

cellular respiration only

c)

photosynthesis and cell respiration

d)

all of the above

75.

Occurs in animals

a)

photosynthesis only

b)

cellular respiration only

c)

cellular respiration and photosynthesis

d)

all of the above

76.

The reactants of cellular respiration

a)

CO2, H2O, sunlight

b)

O2, glucose

c)

CO2, glucose

d)

H2O, sunlight

77.

The products of photosynthesis

a)

CO2, H2O, sunlight

b)

CO2, H2O, ATP

c)

O2, Glucose

d)

CO2, Glucose

78.

Location for photosynthesis

a)

mitochondria

b)

chloroplasts

c)

cytoplasm

d)

vesicle

79.

What macromolecule is the enzyme ATP synthase?

a)

protein

b)

carbohydrate

c)

lipid

d)

nucleic acid

80.
Photosynthesis is important because....
a)
plants need air to breathe
b)
it makes the plants green
c)
it is the process by which plants make their own food
d)
without it the Earth would all be a desert
81.
The process by which cells use oxygen to produce energy from food is called?
a)
photosynthesis
b)
transpiration
c)
cellular respiration
d)
germination
82.
By which process do plants make their own food from carbon dioxide and water?
a)
cellular respiration
b)
transpiration
c)
chlorophyll
d)
photosynthesis
83.

Why are many plants green?

a)

plant cells are green

b)

plants absorb green light

c)

chlorophyll reflects green light

d)

rigid cell walls are green

84.
What is the correct equation for cellular respiration?
a)
6O2 + C6H12O6 -> 6CO2 + 6H2O + Energy
b)
6O2 + C6H12O6 + Energy -> 6CO2 + 6H2O
c)
6CO2 + 6H2O -> 6O2 + C6H12O6 + Energy
d)
6CO2 + 6H2O + Energy -> 6O2 + C6H12O6
85.

Which statement about photosynthesis is correct?

a)

Plants get the energy they need for photosynthesis from water.

b)

Plants get the energy they need for photosynthesis from soil.

c)

Plants get the energy they need for photosynthesis from sunlight.

d)

Plants do not require energy to perform photosynthesis.

86.

Which of the following is the correct equation for PHOTOSYNTHESIS?

a)

6CO2 + 6H2O → 6O2 + C6H12O6

b)

6CO2 + C6H12O6 + 6H2O → O2

c)

6O2 +6H2O → 6CO2 +C6H12O6

d)

C6H12O6 + 6O2 → 6H2O + 6CO2

87.

On which day did God create plants?

a)

Day 1

b)

Day 2

c)

Day 3

d)

Day 4

88.

What is the name of the green coloring in plants?

a)

food coloring

b)

dye

c)

chlorophyll

d)

photosynthesis

89.

People and animals need to breathe in:

a)

helium

b)

oxygen

c)

carbon dioxide

d)

nitrogen

90.

Which of the following is an evergreen tree?

a)

an oak tree

b)

a maple tree

c)

an ash tree

d)

a Black Hills spruce tree

91.

Which is a reason why leaves change color in the fall?

a)

The trees are tired from photosynthesis.

b)

We have fewer hours of daylight.

c)

The birds build so many nests.

d)

The wind blows more.

92.

What part of the plant holds the seeds?

a)

The fruit

b)

the leaves

c)

the roots

d)

the stem

93.

Which of these things were NOT created before plants?

a)

fish

b)

light

c)

water

d)

air

94.

The job of the leaves is to:

a)

move food and water to parts of the plant

b)

hold the seeds

c)

take in water and nutrients

d)

make food

95.

Carrots, radishes, turnips, and beets are all:

a)

fruit

b)

leaves

c)

stems

d)

roots

96.

God made beautiful plants and trees for us to enjoy all over the world. They are all so different. God also gives us a colorful display of leaves in the fall. This throughline is called:

a)

Image reflecting

b)

neighbor loving

c)

creation enjoying

d)

disciple making

97.

Which part of the plant makes food for the plant?

a)

roots

b)

stem

c)

leaves

98.

What part of the plant absorbs water and nutrients?

a)

roots

b)

stem

c)

leaves

99.

What part of the plant transports water and nutrients to other parts of the plant?

a)

roots

b)

stem

c)

leaves

100.

What part of the plant makes food for the plant?

a)

roots

b)

stem

c)

leaves

101.

Select all the things a plant needs for photosynthesis.

a)

oxygen

b)

sunlight

c)

water

d)

flowers

e)

carbon dioxide

102.

Select all the things that a plant produces through photosynthesis.

a)

carbon dioxide

b)

water

c)

oxygen

d)

glucose

e)

pollen

103.

Which statement below describes how flowers allow plants to reproduce?

a)

flowers create seeds once they are pollinated

b)

flowers absorb sunlight and carbon dioxide to create seeds

c)

flowers absorb water and sunlight to create seeds

d)

flowers are pollinated by absorbing sunlight and then create seeds

104.

What does a plant need to survive?

a)
b)
c)
d)

All of the above

105.

True or False: All plants have flowers.

a)

True

b)

False

106.

What gives plants the power to make their own food?

a)
b)
c)
107.

This part of the plant is where photosynthesis occurs.

a)
b)
c)
108.

What part of the plant is #4?

a)

roots

b)

leaves

109.

What part of the plant is #3?

a)

flower

b)

leaves

110.

What part of the plant is #2?

a)

leaves

b)

stem

111.

What part of the plant is #1?

a)

flower

b)

leaves

112.

What material is soil mostly made of?

a)

nutrients

b)

bits of bone

c)

shells

d)

pieces of rock

113.

Which type of soil does water quickly pass through?

a)

sand

b)

clay

c)

humus

d)

silt

114.

Why are sand particles different colors?

a)

because sand is made from silt, clay, and loam

b)

because the shells are brightly colored and rocks are dark

c)

because the particles come from different colored rocks

d)

because water changes the color of sand

115.

Which statement is not true about sand?

a)

sand has small particles that feel smooth

b)

water quickly passes through sand particles

c)

sand particles feel gritty and rough

d)

sand has the largest particles of rock

116.

Why does sand not hold water well?

a)

sand has too many bits of shells in it

b)

the rocks in the sand are too small to hold water

c)

the large particles allow water to flow through quickly

d)

sand is made of silt which does not hold water

117.

Which soil is formed with the smallest rock particles?

a)

loam

b)

sand

c)

silt

d)

clay

118.

What is true about silt?

a)

silt has larger particles than sand and is sticky

b)

silt has smaller particles and holds water better than sand

c)

silt is made from humus and loam

d)

plants grow well in silt because it holds nutrients

119.

Which soil do plants grow best in?

a)

clay

b)

silt

c)

loam

d)

sand

120.

Humus is made up of what materials?

a)

small bits of shells and bones

b)

decomposing plants and animals

c)

quartz and feldspar minerals

d)

silt and clay

121.

Humus is made up of what materials?

a)

small bits of shells and bones

b)

decomposing plants and animals

c)

quartz and feldspar minerals

d)

silt and clay

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