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Mid-Term Quizizz #1

Total questions: 82

Worksheet time: 1hrs 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

By which method have scientists determined that the Earth is about 4.5 billion years old?

a)

plate tectonics

b)

relative dating

c)

radioactive dating

d)

law of superposition

2.

Which is the most accurate method scientists can use to estimate Earth's age?

a)

relativism

b)

superposition

c)

relative dating

d)

radioactive dating

3.

Which type of rock replaces bone and other hard organic materials to create rock molds of fossils?

a)

metamorphic

b)

sedimentary

c)

extrusive igneous

4.

What type of fossil is an imprint in a rock?

a)

cast 

b)

trace 

c)

mold

d)

whole/part 

5.

Fossilized rock in the shape of dinosaur bones are which type of fossil?

a)

real bone

b)

mold fossil

c)

cast fossil

d)

trace fossil

6.

This type of fossil forms when sediments bury an organism and then sediments change into rock; the organism decays leaving a cavity in the shape of the organism.

a)

mold

b)

cast

c)

petrified

d)

trace

7.

This type of fossil forms when minerals soak into the buried remains, replacing the remains, and changing them into rock.

a)

mold

b)

cast

c)

petrified

d)

preserved

8.

Shells and skeletons are typically fossilized in this fashion.

a)

mold and cast

b)

trace

c)

carbonized or carbon film

d)

permineralized or petrified

9.

Trees and sometimes marine animals are sometimes fossilized this way

a)

permineralized or petrified

b)

trace

c)

carbonized or carbon film

d)

preserved or original remains

10.

Remains of animals can be preserved by preventing them from decaying. What substances might help preserve parts or a whole animal

a)

tar, amber, ice

b)

ice, carbonization, trace

c)

rock, amber, ice

d)

tar, carbonization, rock

11.

Hardened tree sap is called

a)

diamonds

b)

amber

c)

tar

d)

syrup

12.

What type of fossil is pictured? 

a)

cast

b)

petrified fossil

c)

preserved remains

d)

trace fossil

13.

What are the remains, imprints, or traces of once-living organisms?

a)

index fossils

b)

fossil

c)

mold

d)

cast

14.

Which of the following could form a fossil?

a)

Bone

b)

Shell

c)

Seeds

d)

All of the above

15.

Most fossils form when organisms that die become buried in sediments

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Which of the following is true about molds and casts

a)

A mold forms when hard parts of an organism buried by sediments are gradually dissolved

b)

A mold that becomes filled in with hardened materials forms a cast

c)

A cast is a copy of the shape of an organism

d)

All of the above

17.

By determining the age of fossils, scientists can reconstruct the history of life on Earth

a)

True

b)

False

18.

The millions of fossils that scientists have collected are called

a)

The Geologic Time Scale

b)

The Origin of Species

c)

The Fossil Record

d)

A really neat fossil collection

19.

What are fossils?

a)

Living plants and animals.

b)

The remains of plants and animals.

c)

Minerals that are in the soil.

20.

Fossils harden through which process?

a)

Sedimentation

b)

Permineralization

c)

True Fossils

21.

The North American plate and Pacific plates meet at the San Andres Fault in California causing frequent earthquakes. This fault is located at a _____ boundary.

a)

Ridge

b)

Divergent

c)

Convergent

d)

Transform

22.

Which oceanic plate in the above picture must be more dense? LEFT RIGHT

a)

The plate on the left (the plate with the volcano on it)

b)

The plate on the right (without the volcano)

23.

How do most mountains form?

a)

Continents collide and fold up on each other

b)

Earth is shrinking and the crust wrinkles up

c)

Ocean plates diverge and fold up on each other

d)

Gravity from the moon pulls sections of the Earth up

24.

Plates are not created or destroyed: They just pass by each other.

a)

Converge

b)

Diverge

c)

Transform

25.

This is where new material is added on to plates.

a)

Converge

b)

Diverge

c)

Transform

26.

This is where plate material may be destroyed (or recycled) and returned to the mantle.

a)

Converge

b)

Diverge

c)

Transform

27.

What forms when two CONTINENTAL plates CONVERGE?

a)

Rift Valley

b)

Mid Ocean Ridge

c)

Mountains

d)

Volcanoes on land and ocean trench

28.

What are these plates doing?

a)

Diverging

b)

Converging

c)

Forming a transform boundary

29.

Study this diagram carefully, noticing the direction of the arrows.The green bars are tectonic plates.What will happen at the place where the star is drawn on this diagram?

a)

The plates will slide past each other (causing a major earthquake)

b)

The plates will hit each other (one will subduct)

c)

The plates will diverge (spread apart)

30.

What are these plates doing?

a)

Converging

b)

Diverging

c)

Forming a transform boundary

31.

What are these plates doing?

a)

Converging

b)

Diverging

c)

Forming a transform boundary

32.

What type of event will occur at this boundary?

a)

Earthquake

b)

Volcano Eruption

c)

Tornado

d)

Mountain Building

33.

A divergent boundary occurs when plates ....

a)

Pull apart

b)

Come together

c)

Slide past each other

d)

subducting

34.

The Great Rift Valley in Africa and the Mid-Ocean Ridge were all created by this boundary

a)

Divergent

b)

Convergent

c)

Reform

d)

Transform

35.

The type of plate boundary where two plates come together is a .....

a)

Convergent Boundary

b)

Divergent Boundary

c)

Transform Boundary

d)

Plate Boundary

36.

A place where two plates slip past each other, moving in opposite directions, is known as a _______

a)

transform boundary

b)

divergent boundary.

c)

convergent boundary.

d)

rift valley.

37.

What are the two types of crust

a)

continental and oceanic

b)

ocean and upper

c)

lower and upper

d)

pizza and subway

38.

In an experiment, the one variable that is changed by the scientist is called the ______.

a)

independent variable

b)

dependent variable

c)

random variable

d)

controlled variable

39.

In an experiment, the one variable that is changed by the scientist is called the ______.

a)

independent variable

b)

dependent variable

c)

random variable

d)

controlled variable

40.

In an experiment, the factor that we observe and/or measure is called the ____.

a)

independent variable

b)

dependent variable

c)

random variable

d)

controlled variable

41.

What type of data is shown here?

a)

qualitative

b)

quantitative

42.

What type of data is shown here?

a)

qualitative

b)

quantitative

43.

A testable, possible explanation for a scientific question is called a(n) _____.

a)

theory

b)

educated guess

c)

law

d)

hypothesis

44.

Observations that are made when you use your senses to gather information.

a)

manipulated

b)

quantitative

c)

qualitative

d)

operational

45.

Observations that are made with instruments such as rulers, balances, graduated cylinders, thermometers, timers, etc. and are measurable.

a)

manipulated

b)

quantitative

c)

qualitative

d)

operational

46.

Raccoons tend to have striped tails and black eye masks is an example of ____ data.

a)

qualitative

b)

quantitative

47.

There were seven boxes of cookies in the cupboard.

a)

qualitative

b)

quantitative

48.

The best data to support a claim is called the 

a)

observations

b)

evidence

c)

qualitative

d)

quantitative

49.

The things that are kept the same to ensure the results are due to the experiment is called..

a)

Constant

b)

Dependent Variable

c)

Independent Variable

50.

Replication

a)

when multiple sets of measurements (tests) are made during one scientific investigation

b)

Describes natural occurrences in nature, doesn't explain why

c)

When an experiment is done by another person

d)

Negative charged particle, located in the electron cloud.

51.

Good scientists do all of the following, EXCEPT:

a)

Make observations

b)

Ask critical questions

c)

Give up when they don't get their expected results

d)

Adjust failed attempts and keep trying

52.

Scientists use _________________ to visualize problems or ideas.

a)

models

b)

pickles

c)

frogs

d)

standards

53.

Science is a way of learning about the ________________ world.

a)

natural

b)

supernatural

c)

ideal

d)

revolutionary

54.

Scientists design _____________________ to test ideas, theories, and hypothesis about the world around them.

a)

experiments

b)

observations

c)

tests

d)

fairs

55.
What is the independent variable?
a)
cost of mowing
b)
Moe's Mowing Service
c)
$18
d)
Mowing Time
56.

a logical explanation of an observation that is drawn from prior knowledge or experience

a)

hypothesis

b)

observation

c)

inference

d)

variable

57.

the act of using one or more of your senses to gather information and taking note of what occurs

a)

hypothesis

b)

observation

c)

inference

d)

variable

58.

a statement of what will happen next in a sequence of events

a)

hypothesis

b)

prediction

c)

observation

d)

inference

59.

any factor that can have more than one value

a)

prediction

b)

conclusion

c)

hypothesis

d)

variable

60.

Who do we credit for the Theory of Evolution?

(a)  

61.

A lion has 5 cubs. Due to limited resources, only 3 cubs survive. This is called...

a)

Selection

b)

Genetic variation

c)

Overproduction

d)

Adaptation

62.

Birds with large beaks live longer in forest environments. Is this an example of natural or artificial selection?

a)

Natural

b)

Artificial

63.

Dog breeders are an example of ______ selection.

a)

Natural

b)

Artificial

64.

Bears changing over time to adapt to their environment is...

a)

Natural selection

b)

Artificial selection

65.

The bones found in cat legs are similar to the bones found in human arms. Which type of evidence is this an example of?

a)

Common structures

b)

Similar DNA

c)

Developmental similarities

d)

Artificial selection

66.

Which layer contains the oldest fossils?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

67.

Sarah finds two fossils. Fossil A is found 8 feet below the ground's surface while fossil B is found 5 feet below the ground's surface. Which fossil can Sarah conclude is the most recently formed?

a)

Fossil A

b)

Fossil B

68.

Scientists have found that organisms with a backbone typically have a tail-like structure in the womb. This is an example of...

a)

Common structures

b)

Similar DNA

c)

Developmental similarities

d)

Adaptation

69.

Humans and cats share about 90% of the same genetic code. Humans and fruit flies share about 60% of the same genetic code. Based on this information, humans are more closely related to which organism?

a)

Fruit flies

b)

Cats

70.

What type of evidence is shown here?

a)

Similar DNA

b)

Common structures

c)

Developmental similarities

d)

Natural selection

71.

What type of evidence is shown here?

a)

Common structures

b)

Developmental similarities

c)

Adaptation

d)

Similar DNA

72.

True or false: all mutations are harmful.

a)

True

b)

False

73.

According to this data, the unknown bacterial species is most closely related to:

a)

Species I

b)

Species II

c)

Species III

d)

Species IV

74.

Why is the mouse population changing over time?

a)

The light mice can survive and reproduce more successfully than the dark mice

b)

The dark mice can survive and reproduce more successfully than the light mice

c)

The hawks eat more dark mice than light mice because the dark mice taste better

d)

The hawks eat more dark mice than light mice because they can see the dark mice more easily

75.
Inherited trait that helps an organism survive is a(n) __________.
a)
Fossil
b)
Adaptation
c)
Ancestor
d)
Natural selection
76.
The diagram shows fossils in different rock layers. Which of these statements about the age of these fossils is most likely correct?
a)
Fossil A and C are the same age
b)
Fossil B is older than fossil C
c)
Fossils A is older than fossil B
d)
Fossil D is older than fossil C
77.
The environment around Manchester, England, changed during the Industrial Revolution.  How did this change affect peppered moths living in the area?
a)
Natural selection favored moths with dark wings because predators could not see them on the soot-colored trees.
b)
Natural selection favored moths with white wings that were easy for predators to see.
c)
Natural selection favored moths with white wings because predators could not see them on the soot-colored trees.
d)
Natural selection caused moths with white wings to become extinct.
78.
When an organism completely dies out, it is called.....
a)
Adaption
b)
Extinction
c)
Fossilization
d)
Mutation
79.
Comparing human hemoglobin of chimpanzees, horses, kangaroos, and chickens, reveal that humans have the fewest amino acid differences with 
a)
Kangaroos
b)
Horses
c)
chickens
d)
chimpanzees
80.
All the individuals of a species that live in a particular area are called a
a)
variation
b)
population
c)
fossil
d)
group
81.
Which of these would most likely threaten the survival of a species?
a)
A common animal species is hunted.
b)
A plant species is farmed as a crop.
c)
Members of an endangered species reproduce.
d)
A species has fewer and fewer offspring.
82.
Which of the following is NOT a reason a species may become extinct?
a)
competition
b)
reproducing
c)
habitat loss
d)
overhunting

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