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Semester Exam Review

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Two plates come together or collide at what boundary?

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform

2.

Two plates spread or move apart at what boundary?

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform

3.

Two plates slide past each other at what boundary?

a)

Covergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform

4.

New oceanic crust (sea floor) is created at this boundary.

a)

Divergent Oceanic

b)

Divergent Continental

c)

Convergent Oceanic

d)

Transform

5.

The process where oceanic crust slides under another plate and is melted is called ___________.

a)

seafloor spreading

b)

subduction

c)

continental drift

d)

recycling

6.

What two crustal features occur near every subduction zone?

a)

Volcanoes and Trenches

b)

Rift Valleys and Mid Ocean Ridges

c)

Volcanoes and Rift Valleys

d)

Mid Ocean Ridges and Trenches

7.

When two continental plates converge (collide) what type of crustal feature is formed?

a)

Mid Ocean Ridge

b)

Subduction Zone

c)

Rift Valley

d)

Folded Mountains

8.

What is the 'magic' that is happening in the mantle that helps move the 'lithospheric plates'?

a)

Convection

b)

Subduction

c)

Seafloor Spreading

9.

The movement of the tectonic plates is caused by

a)

the rotation of the Earth.

b)

convection currents in the Asthenosphere

c)

the gravity of the iron-nickel core.

d)

the Moho discontinuity.

10.

What keeps the solar system together?

a)

Magnetic force

b)

Gravitational force of the Sun

c)

Wind force

d)

Light energy

11.

Which planets are part of the inner solar system?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Venus

c)

Mars

d)

Neptune

12.

As distance between two objects increase, the pull of gravity...

a)
Increases
b)
Decreases
c)
Stays the same
13.
As mass increases, what happens to gravitational force?
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
stays the same
d)
i don't know
14.
Which model has greater gravitational attraction (if any)
a)
Model A
b)
Model B
c)
Both Model A and Model B (same gravity)
15.

The graph shows the distance of a boat traveling for 15 hours. At what point did the movement of the boat stop and how long was it stopped for?

a)

Movement stopped at 4 hours and lasted for 6 hours.

b)

Movement stopped at 6 hours and lasted for 2 hours.

c)

Movement stopped at 10 hours and lasted for 3 hours.

d)

Movement stopped at 6 hours and lasted for 4 hours.

16.

In which direction does thermal energy always flow?

a)

From hot to cold

b)

It flows all around in circles

c)

From cold to hot

17.

If a rock is sitting on the ground, how could we explain the forces acting up it?

a)

The force is unbalanced because the wind causes the rock to move.

b)

The force is balanced because gravity exerts pressure equal to the ground.

c)

The force is unbalanced because the rock is heavier than the ground.

d)

The force is balanced because the air and the rock weigh the same.

18.

The compound methane, CH4, is composed of:

a)

4 atoms of carbon and 4 atoms of hydrogen

b)

0 atoms of carbon and 4 atoms of hydrogen

c)

1 atom of carbon and 4 atoms of hydrogen

d)

4 atoms of carbon and 1 atom of hydrogen

19.

Which way will air flow in a room?

a)

Warm air will sink and cool air will rise until they reach thermal equilibrium

b)

Warm air and cool air will mix all together

c)

Warm air will rise and cool air will sink until they reach thermal equilibrium

d)

Neither the cool air nor the warm air will move at all.

20.

Which definition accurately describes conduction?

a)

Thermal energy transfer through fluid

b)

Thermal energy equilibrium

c)

Thermal energy transfer through direct contact

d)

Thermal energy flow through energy waves

21.

The picture shows which type of heat transfer between the stovetop and the pan?

a)

Convection

b)

Conduction

c)

Radiation

d)

Electrical Heat

22.

The picture shows which type of heat transfer between the fire and the people?

a)

Radiation

b)

Electricity

c)

Convection

d)

Conduction

23.

The picture shows thermal energy moving through the house through which process?

a)

Conduction

b)

Radiation

c)

Convection

d)

Electricity

24.

The compound water, H2O, is composed of:

a)

2 atoms hydrogen and 2 atoms of oxygen

b)

1 atom of hydrogen and 2 atoms of oxygen

c)

2 atoms of hydrogen and 1 atom of oxygen

d)

2 atoms of hydrogen and 0 atoms of oxygen

25.

As the kinetic energy of a substance increases, what will happen to the temperature?

a)

stay the same

b)

increase

c)

decrease

26.

What is necessary in order to know the velocity of a moving object?

a)

Speed and distance

b)

Speed and time

c)

Distance and time

d)

Speed and direction

27.

Which example shows the velocity of a moving object?

a)

16 mi/hr2

b)

25 m/s northwest

c)

100 km east

d)

10 hrs south

28.

During which two times was the movement at rest?

a)

During 0-5 minutes and 10-15 minutes

b)

During 5-10 minutes and 10-15 minutes

c)

During 5-10 minutes and 15-20 minutes

d)

During 0-5 minutes and 15-20 minutes

29.
The movement of thermal energy from a region of _________________ temperature to a region of _____________________ temperature is called heat.
a)
higher, lower
b)
cooler, warmer
c)
lower, higher
d)
medium, medium
30.
Physical or Chemical change?
stepping on a Coke can
a)
Physical 
b)
Chemical
31.
Physical or Chemical change?
glucose dissolves in water
a)
Physical 
b)
Chemical
32.
Physical or Chemical change?
cooking an egg
a)
Physical 
b)
Chemical
33.
Which is a chemical change?
a)
freezing fruit juice
b)
slicing a potato
c)
boiling water
d)
copper metal turning green
34.

Ice cream melting is what type of change?

a)

chemical change

b)

physical change

35.

Which of the following orders the rock layers accurately from oldest to youngest?

a)

1, 2, 3, 4, 5

b)

5, 4, 3, 2, 1

c)

2, 3, 4, 5, 1

d)

1, 2, 3, 5, 4

36.
According to the law of superposition, which layer is the youngest?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
37.
Where do isolated, volcanic islands, such as Hawaii form?
a)
transform boundaries
b)
divergent boundaries
c)
subduction zones
d)
hot spots
38.

Earthquakes can be found at which plate boundaries? (Select ALL that apply)

a)

convergent

b)

divergent

c)

transform

39.

What are the two factors that interact to keep objects in orbit?

a)

mass

b)

inertia

c)

gravity

d)

distance

40.

A boy jogs 250 meters in 110 seconds. What is his average speed in m/s?

a)

227 m/s

b)

22.7 m/s

c)

2.27 m/s