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SCIENCE PERIODICAL EXAM REVIEWER

Total questions: 115

Worksheet time: 59mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An inorganic substance found naturally in

the earth.

a)

mineral

b)

sand

c)

water

2.

Made of things that have NEVER been alive

a)

Organic substances

b)

Inorganic substance

3.

Made of things that was ONCE alive

a)

Organic substances

b)

Inorganic substance

4.

A scientist who studies minerals

a)

Archeologist

b)

Geologist

c)

Mineralogist

5.

Crsytal comes from the Greek word kryos which means ____

a)

icy cold

b)

ice

c)

ice stone

d)

cold stone

6.

the color of the mark that is made

when a sample is rubbed on a harder surface.

a)

streak

b)

color

c)

luster

7.

The _____ of a mineral is the way that it reflects light.

a)

streak

b)

color

c)

luster

8.

the color of the mark that is made

when a sample is rubbed on a harder surface.

a)

streak

b)

color

c)

luster

9.

The ______ of a mineral refers to how easily it resists

scratching.

a)

hardness

b)

luster

c)

streak

10.

The breaking of a mineral along smooth,

straight lines or into flat sheets.

a)

Cleavage

b)

Fracture

c)

Hardness

11.

_______ is a gemstone that is beautiful and rare.

a)

Precious stone

b)

Gem stone

c)

Semi Precious stone

12.

________ are more common, or easier to find

than precious stones.

a)

Precious stone

b)

Semi Precious stone

c)

Gem stone

13.

Metals are usually found in rocks called ______.

a)

ores

b)

diamond

c)

clay

14.

_______ uses extreme heat that melts

the metal and separates the rock from

other materials.

a)

Smelting

b)

Excavating

c)

Drying

15.

____ is a hard, natural substance made of one or more

minerals

a)

Rock

b)

Sand

c)

Crystal

16.

______ forms from cooled magma or volcanic lava

a)

Igneious rock

b)

Sedimentary rock

c)

metamorphic rock

17.

______ forms when layers of sediment and organic material hardened

a)

Igneious rock

b)

Sedimentary rock

c)

metamorphic rock

18.

______ forms by heat and pressure deep below the earth’s crust. Combined igneious and sedimentary rocks.

a)

Igneious rock

b)

Sedimentary rock

c)

metamorphic rock

19.

formed into weapons

or cutting tools, jewelry)

a)

Obsidian

b)

Pumice

c)

Granite

20.

Formed from a hardened foamy lava

a)

Obsidian

b)

Pumice

c)

Granite

21.

Used in buildings and monuments

a)

Obsidian

b)

Pumice

c)

Granite

22.

A type of sedimentary rocks that looks like a pebbles that have been cemented together.

a)

sandstone

b)

conglomerate

c)

coal

23.

A type of sedimentary rocks that is formed from a decayed plant matter.

a)

sandstone

b)

conglomerate

c)

coal

24.

An inorganic substance found naturally in

the earth.

a)

mineral

b)

sand

c)

water

25.

Made of things that have NEVER been alive

a)

Organic substances

b)

Inorganic substance

26.

Made of things that was ONCE alive

a)

Organic substances

b)

Inorganic substance

27.

A scientist who studies minerals

a)

Archeologist

b)

Geologist

c)

Mineralogist

28.

Crsytal comes from the Greek word kryos which means ____

a)

icy cold

b)

ice

c)

ice stone

d)

cold stone

29.

the color of the mark that is made

when a sample is rubbed on a harder surface.

a)

streak

b)

color

c)

luster

30.

The _____ of a mineral is the way that it reflects light.

a)

streak

b)

color

c)

luster

31.

the color of the mark that is made

when a sample is rubbed on a harder surface.

a)

streak

b)

color

c)

luster

32.

The ______ of a mineral refers to how easily it resists

scratching.

a)

hardness

b)

luster

c)

streak

33.

The breaking of a mineral along smooth,

straight lines or into flat sheets.

a)

Cleavage

b)

Fracture

c)

Hardness

34.

_______ is a gemstone that is beautiful and rare.

a)

Precious stone

b)

Gem stone

c)

Semi Precious stone

35.

________ are more common, or easier to find

than precious stones.

a)

Precious stone

b)

Semi Precious stone

c)

Gem stone

36.

Metals are usually found in rocks called ______.

a)

ores

b)

diamond

c)

clay

37.

_______ uses extreme heat that melts

the metal and separates the rock from

other materials.

a)

Smelting

b)

Excavating

c)

Drying

38.

____ is a hard, natural substance made of one or more

minerals

a)

Rock

b)

Sand

c)

Crystal

39.

______ forms from cooled magma or volcanic lava

a)

Igneious rock

b)

Sedimentary rock

c)

metamorphic rock

40.

______ forms when layers of sediment and organic material hardened

a)

Igneious rock

b)

Sedimentary rock

c)

metamorphic rock

41.

______ forms by heat and pressure deep below the earth’s crust. Combined igneious and sedimentary rocks.

a)

Igneious rock

b)

Sedimentary rock

c)

metamorphic rock

42.

formed into weapons

or cutting tools, jewelry)

a)

Obsidian

b)

Pumice

c)

Granite

43.

Formed from a hardened foamy lava

a)

Obsidian

b)

Pumice

c)

Granite

44.

Used in buildings and monuments

a)

Obsidian

b)

Pumice

c)

Granite

45.

A type of sedimentary rocks that looks like a pebbles that have been cemented together.

a)

sandstone

b)

conglomerate

c)

coal

46.

A type of sedimentary rocks that is formed from a decayed plant matter.

a)

sandstone

b)

conglomerate

c)

coal

47.

forms when part of an organism decayed and was replaced by minerals that harden into rock

a)

fossil

b)

ice

c)

sediment

48.

the imprint of an organism that has been pressed into a rock

a)

cast

b)

trace fossil

c)

mold

49.

a copy of the shape of an organism formed by fine sediment that has been pressed into a mold

a)

Cast

b)

Mold

c)

Trace Fossil

50.

an image made from a decayed plant or animal pressed onto a rock

a)

cast

b)

mold

c)

carbon film

51.

a fossil of something that an organism left behind, such as a footprint

a)

Cast

b)

Mold

c)

Carbon Fossil

d)

Trace Fossil

52.

Any part or trace of a living organism that is naturally preserved after it dies is a(n) __________.

a)

Fossil

b)

Sediment

c)

Humus

53.


People who believe that life on the earth developed gradually over millions of years are called __________.

a)

Scientist

b)

Geologist

c)

Creationist

d)

Evolutionist

54.


People who believe that God made the earth and all forms of life in six days are called __________.

a)

Scientist

b)

Geologist

c)

Creationist

d)

Evolutionist

55.


To change gradually means to __________.

a)

create

b)

evolve

c)

develop

56.

Most of the fossils formed as a result of the Genesis __________.

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

57.

Scientific study of Fossils

a)

Biology

b)

Paleontology

c)

Archeology

58.

The process of removing fossils from the rock and other materials around it is called _____.

a)

palenontology

b)

excavation

c)

extinction

59.

Dinosaurs are extinct group of land-dwelling, cold blooded ____

a)

fish

b)

mammals

c)

reptiles

60.

The name dinosaurs comes from the Greek words meaning

a)

terrible lizerds

b)

Ferocious teeth

c)

Tyrant Lizard King

61.

Extinction is when the last of a certain plant or animal _____.

a)

dies

b)

lives

c)

sleeps

62.

Plants anf animals can be fossilized in HARDENED YELLOW PLANT SAP called

a)

amber

b)

permafrost

c)

tar

63.

Permanently frozen soil is called

a)

permafrost

b)

carbon fossil

c)

trace fossil

64.

Fossils that are made from THICK AND HARDENED CRUDE OIL

a)

Tar

b)

Amber

c)

Permafrost

65.

is anything that has

volume and mass.

(a)  

66.

another word for matter

(a)  

67.

volume of liquids may be measured directly by using a __________.

a)

graduated cylinder

b)

test tube

c)

cup

68.

Standard unit for measurement of liquid

a)

Kilogram (kg)

b)

Liter (L)

c)

meter (m)

69.

smaller unit of Liter (L)

a)

milliliter (mL)

b)

gram (g)

c)

kilometer (km)

70.

Other tools to measure the volume of a Liquid EXCEPT ONE

a)

Measuring spoon

b)

Medicine dropper

c)

Beaker

d)

Ruler

71.

We measure the volume of the solid by ________.

a)

V = L x W x H

b)

V = mL x L

c)

V = kg/g

72.

Solve

a)

1500 cm

b)

1500 cm3

c)

1500 cm2

73.

The volume of a solid that has an irregular shape can be measured using the __________.

a)

displacement method

b)

measuring the sides

c)

measuring the volume

74.

A stone has a mass of 60g. It was dropped inside a cylinder with 25 ml water. The water rose up to 32 ml. What is the volume of the object?

a)

7 mL

b)

6 mL

c)

8 mL

75.

The amount of matter in a substance.

a)

Mass

b)

Volume

c)

Weight

76.

Units used for mass (check all that applies)

a)

milligram (mg)

b)

gram (g)

c)

kilogram (kg)

d)

kilometer (km)

77.

________ measures the amount of force gravity

exerts on the matter.

a)

Mass

b)

Weight

c)

volume

78.

It is the amount of matter in a certain volume

a)

Mass

b)

Density

c)

Volume

79.

Most substances have a greater density in a solid form than in a liquid form except water.

a)

True

b)

False

80.

A ____________ is a characteristics of a substance that can be observed without changing the identity of the substance.

a)

physical property

b)

chemical property

81.

solid -> liquid

a)

melting

b)

freesing

c)

evaporation

d)

vaporation

e)

condensation

82.

Molecules speed up, move farther apart, and absorb heat energy

a)

melting

b)

freesing

c)

evaporation

d)

vaporation

e)

condensation

83.

liquid -> solid

a)

melting

b)

freezing

c)

evaporation

d)

vaporation

e)

condensation

84.

Molecules slow down, move closer together, and release heat energy.

a)

melting

b)

freezing

c)

evaporation

d)

vaporation

e)

condensation

85.

Liquid -> Gas

a)

melting

b)

freezing

c)

evaporation

d)

vaporation (boiling)

e)

condensation

86.

It occurs at the boiling point of matter.

a)

melting

b)

freezing

c)

evaporation

d)

vaporation (boiling)

e)

condensation

87.

Liquid -> Gas (gas on the surface of a liquid (occurs at all temperatures). Not necessarily boiling.

a)

melting

b)

freezing

c)

evaporation

d)

vaporation (boiling)

e)

condensation

88.

Molecules speed up, move farther apart, and absorb heat energy.

a)

melting

b)

freezing

c)

evaporation

d)

vaporation (boiling)

e)

condensation

89.

Gas -> Liquid

a)

melting

b)

freezing

c)

evaporation

d)

vaporation (boiling)

e)

condensation

90.

Molecules slow down, move closer together, and release heat energy.

a)

melting

b)

freezing

c)

evaporation

d)

vaporation (boiling)

e)

condensation

91.

Gas -> Liquid

a)

melting

b)

freezing

c)

evaporation

d)

vaporation (boiling)

e)

condensation

92.

the temperature at which a substance changes to a solid

a)

Freezing point

b)

Condensation point

c)

Boiling point

93.

the temperature at which a gas turns to a liquid

a)

Freezing point

b)

Condensation point

c)

Boiling point

94.

Has definite shape and volme

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

95.

Has definite volume but no definite shape

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

96.

Has no definite shape and volume

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

97.

What am I?

a)

Stegosaurus

b)

Spinosaurus

c)

Tyrannosaurus rex

d)

Sauropod

98.

What am I?

a)

Stegosaurus

b)

Spinosaurus

c)

Tyrannosaurus rex

d)

Sauropod

99.

What am I?

a)

Stegosaurus

b)

Spinosaurus

c)

Tyrannosaurus rex

d)

Sauropod

100.

What am I?

a)

Stegosaurus

b)

Spinosaurus

c)

Tyrannosaurus rex

d)

Sauropod

101.

They have Vertical plates of bone arranged down its spine

a)

Stegosaurus

b)

Spinosaurus

c)

Tyrannosaurus rex

d)

Sauropod

102.

They have Bony spikes on its body

a)

Stegosaurus

b)

Spinosaurus

c)

Tyrannosaurus rex

d)

Sauropod

103.

They have Very small arms in comparison to the rest of its body

a)

Stegosaurus

b)

Spinosaurus

c)

Tyrannosaurus rex

d)

Sauropod

104.

Also known as “tyrant lizard king”

It kept its body level and extended its tail as it walked

a)

Stegosaurus

b)

Spinosaurus

c)

Tyrannosaurus rex

d)

Sauropod

105.

They were The largest animal ever to walk the earth (40 m or 130ft - head to tail)

a)

Stegosaurus

b)

Spinosaurus

c)

Tyrannosaurus rex

d)

Sauropod

106.

What am I?

a)

Brachiosaurus

b)

Pteranodon

c)

Oviraptor

107.

They Stands erect with its neck straight (43 ft tall)

a)

Brachiosaurus

b)

Pteranodon

c)

Oviraptor

108.

They have wings, with thin boy crest on top of its head

a)

Brachiosaurus

b)

Pteranodon

c)

Oviraptor

109.

It was discovered in Gobi Desert of Mongolia

Before = ”egg stealer”

Now – “egg protector”

a)

Brachiosaurus

b)

Pteranodon

c)

Oviraptor

110.

Has a long pouch under its jaw (fossilized fish bones have been found in this pouch)

a)

Brachiosaurus

b)

Pteranodon

c)

Oviraptor

111.

What am I?

a)

Brachiosaurus

b)

Pteranodon

c)

Oviraptor

112.

What am I?

a)

Brachiosaurus

b)

Pteranodon

c)

Oviraptor

113.

RICHARD OWEN is a British Scientist who studied the fossils of large animals

a)

True

b)

False

114.

1841, ”Dinosaurs” came from the Greek words “deinos” meaning _______, “sauros” meaning _________.

a)

Terrible, Lizards

b)

Scary Reptiles

c)

Big Lizards

115.

Today, dinosaurs are described as an extinct group of land-dwelling, _______ reptiles.

a)

Cold blooded

b)

Hot blooded