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Semester 1 Review

Total questions: 88

Worksheet time: 1hrs 27mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the Law of Conservation of Energy state?

a)

For every action force there is an equal and opposite reaction force

b)

Energy cannot be created or destroyed but it can change form

c)

Energy can be created or destroyed but it cannot change form

d)

Energy can be created or destroyed and it can change form

2.

Which of the following is an example of energy transformation?

a)

A glass of water at room temperature

b)

A rock sitting at the top of a hill

c)

A book resting on a table

d)

A car engine converting gasoline into motion

3.

Which form of energy is stored in the bonds of chemical compounds?

a)

Chemical energy

b)

Mechanical energy

c)

Electrical energy

d)

Thermal energy

4.

What example below is not an example of potential energy?

a)

A stretched rubber band

b)

A ball being held in the air

c)

Energy stored in the bonds of a molecule

d)

A hockey puck sliding across the ice

5.

Which of the following is an example of kinetic energy?

a)

A compressed spring

b)

A charged battery

c)

A book on a shelf

d)

A moving bicycle

6.

What type of energy is associated with the motion of atoms and molecules?

a)

Gravitational energy

b)

Thermal energy

c)

Elastic energy

d)

Sound energy

7.

Match the types of energy.

a)sound
b)electrical
c)thermal
d)chemical
e)radiant
f)mechanical
1
2
3
4
5
6
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
6)
8.
What kind of energy is in a person climbing a ladder?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
Both
9.

Which of the following is an example of potential energy being converted to kinetic energy?

a)

A light bulb being turned on

b)

A pendulum swinging from its highest point

c)

A car accelerating on a highway

d)

A person running a marathon

10.

Are Wavelength and energy directly proportional or inversely proportional?

a)

Directly Proportional

b)

Inversely Prportional

11.

The lower the frequency the longer the wavelength

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Where would this be on the electromagnetic spectrum?

a)

Radio waves

b)

Ultraviolet

c)

Visible light

d)

infrared

13.

A wave with a large wavelength will have a ______ frequency and _____ energy

a)

high, low

b)

low, high

c)

high, high

d)

low, low

14.

Select the correct order of waves on the EMS from the longest wavelength to the shortest wavelength

a)

Radio, Micro, Infra, Visible, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma

b)

Gamma, X-ray, Ultra, Vis, Infra, Micro, Radio

c)

Vis, Micro, Infra, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma, Radio

d)

Micro, Radio, Vis, Infra, Ultra, X-ray, Gamma

15.

Which has the SHORTEST wavelength and, therefore, the highest frequency/most energy

a)

Ultraviolet Rays

b)

Radio Waves

c)

Gamma Rays

d)

X-Rays

16.

Which section of the spectrum is the ONLY one we can see?

a)

Ultraviolet Rays

b)

Gamma Rays

c)

X-Rays

d)

Visible Light

17.
This part of the experiment serves as a basis of comparison; the one variable being tested has been omitted. 
a)
experimental group
b)
control group
c)
data
d)
variables
18.
This variable in an experiment is the one being deliberately changed by the scientist. 
a)
dependent variable
b)
independent variable
c)
data
d)
control group
19.

A custodian notices some dirty tables and wants to know which cleaner is the best to use. He tests three different cleaners and looks at how well they clean compared to tap water. What is the independent variable?

a)

type of cleaner

b)

tap water

20.

Steve wanted to see if different types of fertilizer influence sunflower growth. What is the independent variable?

a)

type of fertilizer

b)

sunflower grown without fertilizer

21.

Steve wanted to see if different types of fertilizer influence sunflower growth. What is the control group?

a)

type of fertilizer

b)

sunflower grown without fertilizer

22.

When Jane exercises on an elliptical machine, her initial heart rate is 90 beats per minute. She warms up at this rate for 5 minutes. Over the next 5 minutes, she gradually increases to 150 beats per minute. She maintains that rate for 15 minutes before gradually decreasing back to her original heart rate at the end of her 30-minute workout. The dependent variable in this scenario is (a)  

23.

Alfred Wegener thought which 2 continents looked like puzzle pieces that could fit together?

a)

Antarctica and Asia

b)

South America and Africa

c)

South America and Australia

d)

Africa and Pangaea

24.

What cold environment feature was evidence to support the theory that the continents used to be joined?

a)

Same rocks were found on different continents

b)

Glacial grooves were found on different continents

c)

Fossilized evidence of the same organism found on different continents

d)

Africa and South America look like puzzle pieces that fit together

25.

What evidence of an ancient organism was used to support the theory that the continents used to be joined?

a)

Same rocks were found on different continents

b)

Glacial grooves were found on different continents

c)

Fossilized evidence of the same organism found on different continents

d)

Africa and South America look like puzzle pieces that fit together

26.

What was Pangaea?

a)

It was a supercontinent, made of all of the landmasses on Earth.

b)

It was 2 separate landmasses, one on the Northern Hemisphere and one on the Southern Hemisphere.

c)

It was a supercontinent made of 3 landmasses

d)

It was the name of an ancient organism

27.

What was Alfred Wegenerś Continental Drift theory?

a)

The continents used to be joined together to form a supercontinent.

b)

The continents have since drifted apart to their current location

c)

Pangaea was formed around 250 million years ago

d)

All of the above

28.

Where did Wegener find plant fossils that today would not be able to survive on that type of land?

a)

North America

b)

Antarctica

c)

China

d)

India

29.

What piece of evidence for Continental Drift states that similar types and ages of rocks are found on different continents?

a)

Continent Shape

b)

Fossil/Climate Evidence

c)

Landform/Rock Evidence

d)

Glacial Evidence

30.
Who is the person credited with developing the theory of continental drift?
a)
Harry Hess
b)
Galileo
c)
Alfred Wegener
d)
Newton
31.

The Appalachian & the Caledonian Mountain ranges have the same age & composition. This is an example of which type of clue?

a)

Climate

b)

Rock

c)

Fossil

d)

Life

32.

What does the theory of continental drift state?

a)

The continents were once joined in a super-continent and have moved over time

b)

Continents are stationary and do not move

c)

The Earth is broken into lithospheric plates that move due to convection currents

d)

none of the above

33.

The measure of the average kinetic energy of particles is ____________________.

a)

renewable energy

b)

heat

c)

thermal energy

d)

temperature

34.

What happens to an object's temperature when its particles move around more

a)

temperature increases

b)

temperature decreases

c)

temperature stays the same

35.

When a liquid is heated it ________________.

a)

expands

b)

contracts

c)

stays still

d)

vibrates

36.

A group of friends gather around a fire to stay warm. This is an example of ________.

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

37.

In heat transfer, heat always flows from the _______________ substance to the _______________ substance.

a)

hotter to colder

b)

colder to hotter

c)

hotter to hotter

d)

colder to colder

38.

Which is an example of heat being transferred by conduction?

a)

a furnace heating the air in a school

b)

an ice cube melting in a person’s hand

c)

a pot of water on a stove boiling

d)

the sun heating water in a swimming pool

39.

You get sunburned due to __________ from the sun.

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

40.

Near the ceiling of a room the air is warmer. The warm air rises because of ________.

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

41.

What layer of the Earth is labeled A?

a)

inner core

b)

outer core

c)

mantle

d)

crust

42.

Which layer is liquid?

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

outer core

d)

inner core

43.

Which layer is the HOTTEST?

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Outer Core

d)

Inner Core

44.

What state of matter is the inner core?

a)

Solid

b)

Solid but flexible

c)

Liquid

45.

What layer has convection currents?

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Inner Core

d)

Outer Core

46.

What layer is liquid and makes a magnetic field?

a)

Outer Core

b)

Mantle

c)

Inner Core

d)

Crust

47.

What layer of the Earth is labeled C?

a)

inner core

b)

outer core

c)

mantle

d)

crust

48.
According to the law of superposition, the oldest fossils are found 
a)
At the top of the rock layers
b)
Near the bottom of the rock layers
c)
In the middle of the rock layers
d)
Somewhat near the surface
49.
Put the layers in order from oldest to youngest.
a)
a, b, c, d, e
b)
b, c, d, a, e
c)
b, c, d, e, a 
d)
e, d, c, b, a
50.
The length of time required for half of the radioactive atoms in a sample to decay is its...
a)
era
b)
age
c)
half-life
d)
eon
51.
If the half-life of a radioactive group of atoms is 100 years, then how old is the rock if there have been two half-lives?
a)
25 years
b)
200 years
c)
400 years
d)
800 years
52.
What is the half-life of iodine-131?
a)
32 days
b)
8 days
c)
16 days
d)
24 days
53.

What is the Half life of this isotope?

a)

5 seconds

b)

10 seconds

c)

15 seconds

d)

20 seconds

54.

If the half-life of a radioactive group of atoms is 500 years, then how many half-lives have passed after 2000 years?

a)

1 half-life

b)

2 half-lives

c)

3 half-lives

d)

4 half-lives

55.

If you had 1000 atoms of parent isotope, then how many parent atoms would you have after 2 half-lives?

a)

75 atoms

b)

250 atoms

c)

500 atoms

d)

125 atoms

56.

How many half-lives have passed if there 25% parent isotope left?

a)

1 half-life

b)

2 half-lives

c)

3 half-lives

d)

4 half-lives

57.

Modern humans evolved about __________ years ago.

a)

2,000

b)

200,000

c)

2

d)

10,000

58.

The tectonic plates move apart

a)

Convergent Boundary

b)

Divergent Boundary

c)

Transform Boundary

d)

Personal Boundary

59.

The tectonic plates move together

a)

Convergent Boundary

b)

Divergent Boundary

c)

Transform Boundary

d)

Personal Boundary

60.

The tectonic plates slide past.

a)

Convergent Boundary

b)

Divergent Boundary

c)

Transform Boundary

d)

Personal Boundary

61.
Convergent Plate Movement can create
a)
Rifts
b)
Mountains
c)
Ocean Ridges
d)
Radiation
62.

Mid-ocean ridges are associated with

a)

Divergent Boundaries

b)

Convergent Boundaries

c)

Normal Boundaries

d)

Transform Boundaries

63.

When pressure builds between two tectonic plates in a transform boundary, it can suddenly release causing a (an) ______.

a)
Earthquake
b)
Volcano
c)
Convection Current
d)
Gravitational Pull
64.

Which city is closest to the epicenter?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

65.

Which seismogram represents a city that is far from the epicenter of an earthquake?

a)

New York, NY

b)

Nome, Alaska

c)

Guadalajara, Mexico

66.

5. Which type of wave travels the fastest?

a)

Primary Wave

b)

Secondary Wave

c)

Long Wave

67.

This is created by earthquakes that occur on the ocean floor.

a)

longshore current

b)

gulf stream

c)

tsunamis

d)

high tide

68.

S-waves can move through which of the following?

a)

Gas

b)

Liquid

c)

Solid

d)

All of these

69.
An area where no direct seismic waves from a particular earthquake can be detected is called
a)
an inactive fault zone
b)
the mesosphere
c)
a shadow zone
d)
the atmosphere
70.

Which wave can travel through all materials?

a)

P - primary

b)

S - secondary

c)

L - Long

71.

Which wave can travel through solids only?

a)

P - Primary

b)

S - Secondary

c)

Surface

72.

How do scientists know that the outer core is a liquid?

a)

P waves do not travel through the outer core but S waves do.

b)

S waves do not travel through the outer core but P waves do.

c)

P waves and S waves do not travel through the outer core.

d)

P waves and S waves travel through the outer core.

73.
This rock was another type of rock that was heated and compressed over time. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
74.
This rock started as molten magma. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
75.
This rock was formed by smaller pieces of rock that settled at the bottom of a lake millions of years ago. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
76.
The process when rocks break into smaller pieces due to exposure to natural elements is called
a)
erosion
b)
weathering
c)
sediments
77.

Which rock is formed form the cooling of volcanic ash on Earth's surface?

a)

intrusive igneous

b)

foliated metamorphic

c)

extrusive igneous

d)

organic sedimentary

78.

What type of rock might contain evidence of past life?

a)

Sedimentary Rock

b)

Igneous Rock

c)

Metamorphic Rock

79.

Q. What are the 3 major types of rocks?

a)

Igneous, Metamorphic, Sedimentary

b)

Metamorphic, Igneous, Cementation

c)

magma, lava, crystals

80.

Why does magma tend to rise to the surface?

a)

It has large amounts of silica.

b)

It contains very little silica.

c)

It is denser than the surrounding material.

d)

It is less dense than the surrounding material.

81.

What type of volcano is Kilauea, which is located in Hawaii?

a)

Caldera

b)

Cinder Cone

c)

Composite Volcano

d)

Shield Volcano

82.

What type of volcano is found at subduction zones?

a)

Caldera

b)

Cinder Cone

c)

Composite Volcano

d)

Shield Volcano

83.

Where do volcanoes form?

a)

Places where plates move apart

b)

Places where plates are moving together

c)

Hot Spots

d)

All of these options

84.
What is Magma when it reaches the surface of Earth?
a)
Lava
b)
Mafic Magma
c)
Felsic Magma
d)
None of these
85.

What is ejected from a volcano

a)

Lava

b)

Ash/rock

c)

Hot gases

d)

All of these

86.
This is the name for the chain of volcanos around the edge of the Pacific Plate.
a)
Circle of Fire
b)
Ring of Lava
c)
Ring of Fire
d)
Circle of Magma
87.

What type of volcano is made of lava and pyroclastic material (rocks)?

a)

Composite Volcano

b)

Cinder Cone Volcano

c)

Shield Volcano

88.

What type of volcano has a broad base, a gentle slope and is made of lava flows?

a)

Composite Volcano

b)

Cinder Cone Volcano

c)

Shield Volcano

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