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Science Leap

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Alfred Wegener named his single supercontinent ____________, which means "all Earth" in ancient Greek.

a)

Pandora

b)

Gandowandaland

c)

Pangea

d)

Percia

2.

Associated with transform boundaries.

a)

Volcanoes

b)

mountains

c)

trenches

d)

earthquakes

3.

Which layer of Earth flows slowly and causes the crust to move?

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Inner Core

d)

Outer core

4.

Subduction means.....

a)

one plate goes under another plate

b)

two plates slide past each other

c)

two plate collide and form folded mountains

5.

Sea-floor spreading explains how.....

a)

new crust is created at a divergent boundary

b)

volcanoes are formed on continents

c)

deep sea trenches are formed

6.

Which of the following causes Earth's tectonic plates to move?

a)

Energy from the Sun

b)

Magnetic Pole Reversal

c)

Convection currents in the mantle

d)

Faults in Mountain Ranges

7.

When you leave your cold drink outside, the glass may have water drops on it.  This is an example of...

a)

condensation

b)

evaporation

c)

precipitation

d)

estuary

8.

Which form of energy causes water to boil?

a)

sound energy

b)

mechanical energy

c)

thermal energy

d)

light energy

9.

Which of the following describes what is meant by Natural Selection?

a)

An organism will survive no matter what its adaptations may be

b)

An organism with adaptations that do not allow it to reproduce as effectively as others will survive.

c)

An organism with adaptations that allow it to obtain resources and reproduce more effectively than others will survive.

d)

No organisms will survive.

10.

Which best describes an adaptation?

a)

trait that helps an organism to survive in its environment.

b)

trait that the organism can change when he wants.

c)

trait that does not help the organism to survive in its environment.

d)

place where an organism lives.

11.

What was the variation in the Peppered Moth that affected their survival?

a)

Size

b)

Aggressiveness

c)

Color

d)

Species

12.

Which direction is heat flowing in the picture?

a)

from the hand to the ice

b)

from the ice to the hand

c)

heat is not being transferred

d)

there is no way to tell

13.

In a lava lamp, the warm part rises and the cool part sinks.  This is an example of 

a)

heat computation

b)

convection

c)

conduction

d)

radiation

14.

What type of rock is formed when magma cools and becomes solid?

a)

igneous

b)

metamorphic

c)

sedimentary

d)

candy

15.

What do we call anything that has mass and takes up space?

a)

matter

b)

magma

c)

energy

d)

erosion

16.

The rock type that forms when magma cools and becomes solid is

a)

metamorphic

b)

igneous

c)

sedimentary

d)

marble

17.

Which type of rock is formed when heat or pressure deep underground changes existing rock?

a)

igneous

b)

metamorphic

c)

sedimentary

d)

marble

18.

The process by which rock material moves under earth's outer layer and into the mantle due to plate motion is

a)

abduction

b)

subduction

c)

reduction

d)

action

19.

The process in which a cell harvests energy from glucose and makes it into usable energy for the body is called-----

a)

cellular fermentation

b)

anaerobic respiration

c)

aerobic fermentaion

d)

cellular respiration

20.

Most energy that is released during respiration is produced in the ____

a)

sky

b)

mitochondria

c)

stoma

d)

chloroplast

21.

The law of conservation of mass states that the total mass of the reactants is ________.

a)

Equal to the mass of one of the products but not the other.

b)

Less than the mass of the products.

c)

Greater than the total mass of the products.

d)

Equal to the total mass of the products.

22.

What is the primary reason for the phases of the Moon as observed from Earth?

a)

The Moon's rotation on its axis

b)

The Earth's rotation on its axis

c)

The Moon's orbit around the Earth

d)

The Earth's orbit around the Sun

23.

Which of the following best explains why a metal spoon feels colder than a wooden spoon at room temperature?

a)

Metal is a better conductor of heat than wood

b)

Metal has a lower density than wood

c)

Metal has a higher specific heat capacity than wood

d)

Metal is a better insulator than wood

24.

What is the main purpose of chlorophyll in plants?

a)

To absorb water

b)

To absorb sunlight

c)

To absorb carbon dioxide

d)

To absorb oxygen

25.

Which of the following is an example of a chemical change?

a)

Melting of ice

b)

Boiling of water

c)

Rusting of iron

d)

Breaking of glass