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WorksheetsFinal Benchmark 2 Review
Total questions: 61
Worksheet time: 53mins
Producers absolutely, positively have to have...
Sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide
Sunlight, water, and oxygen
Soil, carbon dioxide, and water
Planes, trains, and automobiles
Which part of the producer is responsible for absorbing the energy from the sun?
The roots
The leaves
The flower
In a food chain or food web, which kind of organism must get it's energy directly from the sun?
Decomposer
Consumer
Producer
Herbivore
What is an apex predator?
An organism that gets its energy from the sun
An organism that eats only plants
An organism that uses photosynthesis to make its own food
An organism that is a consumer that is not prey for another consumer
In a food web, both mice and frogs are eaten by snakes. If the snakes went extinct, what would most likely happen to the populations of both the mice and the frogs?
They would increase
They would decrease
Photosynthesis produces (a) for the producer.
Why are rotting/decaying leaves important in an ecosystem?
The leaves are used by other organisms for shelter
The leaves release carbon dioxide into the soil as they rot, which is useful to other producers
The leaves put useful nutrients into the soil as they rot, which is useful to other producers
A lizard dies and is buried under many layers of sediment. What might scientists find when they dig up the area later?
A hole where the lizard used to be
A fossil of lizard
A small house that was built by the lizard
What can scientists learn from fossils?
The total number of hurricanes that happened in the area in the past
How to build lizard houses
What the diet of an organism might have been
This fossil was found in a very dry, sandy area.
What information can this fossil give to us?
The area probably used to have more bodies of water, like rivers or lakes
Fish used to have feet and walk on land
This area used to be a very dense forest
Which example is similar to how a fossil can form?
A plant being watered in a garden
Wood being smoothed down by sandpaper
A star-shaped mold being pushed in to clay
Wax crayons melting in the sun
Which three situations could result in the formation of fossils?
A shell tumbles in ocean waves
An animal dies and is quickly covered in dirt
A dead fish is pressed between layers of sediment that turns into rock
A leaf is ripped apart by ants
An animal is trapped in the ice of a glacier
All of the following can become fossils except...
Bones
Shells
Teeth
Rocks
Which images show conditions that will most likely create a fossil?
1, 2, and 5
1, 3, and 4
2, 3, and 4
3, 4, and 5
What type of resources will we never run out of?
Renewable resources
Nonrenewable resources
What type of resources will we run out of eventually because they do not reform quickly enough?
Renewable resources
Nonrenewable resources
Please select all of the resources that are nonrenewable
Oil
Nuclear
Natural gas
Wind
Please select all of the resources that are nonrenewable
Coal
Water
Oil
All fossil fuels
Please select all of the resources that are renewable
Wind
Water
Bioenergy from plants
All fossil fuels
Please select all of the resources that are renewable
Solar
Nuclear
Hydroelectric
Geothermal
What is it called when humans do their best to use less of a resource or use it in a more efficient way so that it can be used for a longer period of time?
Conservation
Condensation
Perspiration
Which three animal actions will change the area where they live?
monkeys sitting in the shade from a tree
beavers building a dam across a river
herd of cattle eating all the grass in a field
dolphins swimming in groups in the ocean
octopuses gathering pebbles into a pile
Which statement about elephants supports the idea that animals can change their physical environments?
Elephants use their trunks to help them breathe, smell, and drink.
Elephants uproot and knock down trees and other plants.
Elephants use trumpets and other sounds to keep in touch with family groups.
Which layer is solid and forms the center of Earth?
Inner core
Outer core
Mantle
Crust
Which best describes the composition of Earth’s inner core?
Gaseous
Liquid metal
Solid metal
Which two words will you need to label this diagram?
Mantle
Outer core
Crust
Inner core
Which layer of Earth is the thinnest?
Crust
Mantle
Outer core
Inner core
Which layer of Earth is the thickest?
Crust
Mantle
Outer core
Inner core
Which layer of Earth is mostly made of iron in a liquid state?
Crust
Mantle
Outer core
Inner core
Which of these are considered renewable resources?
Trees
Water
Wind
Geothermal
Which of these are considered renewable resources?
Solar
Hydroelectric
Oil
Nuclear
Which of these are considered nonrenewable resources?
Oil
Coal
Natural gas
Nuclear
Metals
What is one of the major disadvantages of using fossil fuels as a main source of energy?
Fossil fuels are extremely flammable and this makes them too dangerous to use
Fossil fuels are too spread out around the earth
Fossil fuels are nonrenewable and will eventually run out
Some vehicles are made to run off of biofuel, like sugarcane, algae, or seed oils. What is an advantage of doing this over using fossil fuels?
The biofuel options are renewable and are easier to replace
Vehicles that run on biofuels can travel farther and faster
Vehicles that run on biofuels are much quieter
Planting trees and shrubs most likely helps protect the soil from ________
Weathering
Erosion
Deposition
Which of these things is true about water?
Usable water is everywhere
New freshwater is easy to create
Fresh water on earth is limited
Why does recycling help the environment?
Recycling creates new natural resources
Recycling conserves natural resources
Recycling helps to create new landfills
A group of students planted new trees around their neighborhood. When these trees grow, what impact will they have on the environment?
The soil quality will get worse
There will be more air pollution
The air quality will improve
Which process most likely forms a sand dune?
Deposition by the wind
Erosion by water
Erosion by ice
What causes the most soil and rock erosion?
Wind
Sun
Water
Gravity
A delta at the mouth of a river is the direct result of...
runoff from sewage.
deposition of sediment.
an underground river flowing to the ocean.
Which process is most directly related to constructing new land?
Erosion
Deposition
Weathering
Which processes formed this canyon?
Deposition and weathering
Earthquakes and erosion
Weathering and erosion
Which is the best example of erosion creating a landform?
A mountain because it has existed for many years
A canyon because it is made by water moving soil
A glacier because it is made of frozen water
The pictures show the same beach at two different times.
Which is the most likely cause of the beach getting smaller?
Erosion of sand by waves
Gravity pulling sand away from the beach
Sand dissolving in the water
Which land feature is formed directly from the deposition of sediment?
Which process makes sediment?
Water breaking rocks into smaller pieces
Minerals forming crystals underground
Plants using nutrients in the soil to grow
Look at the picture of cracks in a rock.
Which term describes the natural process that most likely caused the cracks?
Deposition
Abrasion
Wedging
In a climate with cold winters, a rock cracks and breaks.
What substance froze inside the rock causing it to break?
Oil
Water
Oxygen
Which process turns a large rock into a pile of smaller stones?
Deposition
Weathering
Fossilization
What event occurs because of the 24-hour rotation cycle of Earth?
Tides
Changes in the weather
Night and day
Two children were playing outside at sunset. They had to go inside their homes when it became dark. Which best explains why the day became night?
The Sun stops producing light each night
The Moon blocks light from the Sun at night
Part of Earth faces away from the Sun at night
A child notices a shadow change length throughout the day and claims that the Sun’s motion in space causes different shadow lengths. Is the student’s claim correct, and why?
No. It is Earth’s rotation on its axis that causes the location of the Sun to change and create different shadow lengths
No. Earth’s movement around the Sun and the rotation of the Sun create different shadow lengths
Yes. The Sun’s rotation changes its location, causing the lengths of shadows to change
What is the time of day at the location marked X?
6 a.m.
12:00 a.m.
12:00 p.m.
Which ocean landform resembles the landform shown?
Abyssal plain
Rift
Trench
Which number represents a continental slope?
1
2
3
4
You are walking on the portion of the beach that is covered with shallow water. On which part of the ocean are you walking?
Continental slope
Continental shelf
Trench
What is the correct sequence of the ocean floor features moving from the shoreline toward the mid-ocean ridge?
abyssal plain → continental shelf → continental slope
abyssal plain → continental slope → continental shelf
continental shelf → continental slope → abyssal plain
Which continental landforms match the oceanic landforms labeled in the diagram?
P: volcano; Q: plain; R: canyon
P: plain; Q: volcano; R: canyon
P: canyon; Q: plain; R: volcano
Volcanoes are located away from earthquake zones
Earthquake zones and volcanos mostly occur at plate boundaries
Earthquake zones and volcanos only occur in the oceans
During photosynthesis, plants produce oxygen and _________, which is also known as glucose.
Carbon dioxide
Sugar
Water
Chlorophyll
