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Worksheets2.9 Test Review
Total questions: 91
Worksheet time: 46mins
Identify the variable that is changed in an experiment.
Dependent variable
Independent variable
Control
Identify the variable that changes because of the changing the independent variable.
Dependent variable
Independent variable
Control
Identify the variable(s) that remains the same in an experiment.
Dependent variable
Independent variable
Control
Where does the temperature go on a graph when plotting temperature versus time?
Temperature is on the y-axis.
Temperature is on the x-axis.
Temperature is on the origin.
Temperature is not plotted.
Where does time go on a graph when plotting temperature versus time?
Time is on the x-axis.
Time is on the y-axis.
Time is in the legend.
Time is in the title.
How should a hypothesis be written?
An educated guess; if/then format.
A random statement with no evidence.
A summary of results after the experiment.
A list of materials used in the experiment.
Name one way scientists 'prove' their theory.
Collect results from many different experiments.
Make up data to fit their theory.
Ignore evidence that contradicts their theory.
Rely only on opinions.
What type of graph is used to show percentages?
Circle graph
Bar graph
Line graph
Histogram
Convert 861 mL to liters.
0.861 L
8.61 L
86.1 L
0.0861 L
Calculate: 2.32 + 6.8 + 2.056
11.2
10.8
12.0
9.9
Calculate: 62.875 - 21.63421
41.241
39.241
42.241
40.241
Where is 2/3 of the world’s water supply located?
Glaciers and ice caps
Rivers and lakes
Underground reservoirs
Atmosphere
What is the most abundant element in our atmosphere?
Nitrogen
Oxygen
Carbon Dioxide
Argon
What is the space between the soil?
Atmosphere
Water
Minerals
Roots
What part of the electromagnetic spectrum do we see?
Visible light
Ultraviolet
Infrared
Microwaves
In visible light, which color has the shortest wavelength?
Violet
Red
Green
Yellow
The TOPEX and the Jason data help scientist:
Understand currents, Understand global climate change, Predict El Nino events
Measure the height of mountains
Track animal migration patterns
Predict volcanic eruptions
Monitor air pollution levels
Which line marks the difference between one day and the next?
International Date Line
Equator
Prime Meridian
Tropic of Cancer
Map projections allow people to carry an easily transportable representation of the Earth.
Map projections allow people to carry an easily transportable representation of the Earth.
Map projections make the Earth appear larger than it is.
Map projections are only used for weather forecasting.
Map projections are used to measure earthquakes.
What color on a topographic map represents water?
Blue
Green
Brown
Red
The highest point of a wave is called the _____________. The lowest point of the wave is called the _______________.
Crest, trough
Trough, crest
Node, antinode
Amplitude, frequency
The distance between two index contour lines on a topographic map is determined by:
the contour interval specified on the map
the scale of the map
the color of the contour lines
the elevation of the highest point
There is very little distortion in a ___________.
Conic projection
Cylindrical projection
Azimuthal projection
Mercator projection
In what type of map projection does the space between lines of longitude increase the polar distortion?
Mercator projection
Robinson projection
Goode’s Homolosine projection
Azimuthal projection
You can tell which way a river flows because it…
Makes a “V” which points upstream
Always flows north
Is always deeper at the source
Has fish swimming only downstream
Oil spills, the health of the Earth’s coral reefs, deforestation, natural resources, and water pollution are monitored by _________________
Landsat
Hubble Telescope
MRI Scanner
Seismograph
Scientists know the Earth must have a solid core because S waves generated by earthquakes would _________.
Bounce off the outer core
Pass straight through the core
Speed up in the core
Change direction in the mantle
Someone gets on an airplane in Greenwich, England. They fly forward in time six hours. What degree longitude would they be near?
90 degrees
30 degrees
60 degrees
120 degrees
The North Pole is found at 90 degrees North latitude and 0 degrees/180 degrees longitude.
90 degrees North latitude and 0 degrees/180 degrees longitude
0 degrees North latitude and 90 degrees East longitude
45 degrees North latitude and 180 degrees longitude
60 degrees South latitude and 0 degrees longitude
Another name for Polaris is __________.
The North Star
The Southern Cross
Betelgeuse
Sirius
What is an astronomical unit or AU?
The average distance from the Earth to the Sun
The distance from the Earth to the Moon
The distance from the Sun to Pluto
The diameter of the Earth
A reflecting telescope __________.
Uses a series of mirrors
Uses a series of lenses
Uses only prisms
Uses radio waves to form images
The Big Bang is really a ________________ because ___________________.
A model, it can not be proven by the scientific method of experimentation
A fact, it has been directly observed in space
A law, it describes the motion of planets
A theory, it is universally accepted without evidence
Our Sun is part of ____________.
The Milky Way Galaxy
The Andromeda Galaxy
The Orion Nebula
The Solar System
All of the dwarf planets that are beyond the orbit of Neptune are considered _________________.
Trans-Neptunian objects
Asteroids
Main-belt objects
Inner planets
A total eclipse is caused when ____________________.
The moon completely blocks the light from the Sun
The Earth completely blocks the light from the Sun
The Sun completely blocks the light from the Moon
The Moon partially blocks the light from the Sun
The Sun's diameter could have ______________________ Earths stretched next to each other.
110
50
500
11
The chromosphere is made of ____________________________.
Hydrogen
Oxygen
Carbon Dioxide
Nitrogen
Hydrogen fusion, which powers all-stars including the Sun, occurs in the ________________.
Core
Mantle
Crust
Corona
Moon has ____________________________.
Very little atmosphere
A thick layer of clouds
Plenty of water bodies
Dense forests
The first US moon landings were on the ____________________.
Lunar Maria
Lunar Highlands
Lunar Poles
Lunar Valleys
At the autumnal equinox in the Northern Hemisphere and the vernal equinox in the Southern Hemisphere, there are approximately ____________________________.
12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of darkness
18 hours of daylight and 6 hours of darkness
6 hours of daylight and 18 hours of darkness
24 hours of daylight and 0 hours of darkness
In order to have a lunar eclipse, ____________________________.
The Moon must pass into the Earth’s shadow
The Earth must pass into the Moon’s shadow
The Moon must be between the Sun and the Earth
The Sun must pass between the Earth and the Moon
The Earth's darker, inner shadow ____________________________.
Is the umbra
Is the penumbra
Is the corona
Is the terminator
Venus rotates backwards from Earth. The definition for this is called ________________.
Retrograde rotation
Prograde rotation
Axial tilt
Orbital resonance
The atmosphere on Mars is almost all _________________ .
Carbon dioxide
Oxygen
Nitrogen
Hydrogen
The largest mountain in the solar system is _________________
A shield volcano on Mars called Olympus Mons
Mount Everest on Earth
Mauna Kea on Earth
A volcano on Venus called Maxwell Montes
Jupiter has about ____________ moons.
62 moons
10 moons
25 moons
100 moons
The red spot found on Jupiter has allowed astronomers to estimate ________________.
The length of rotation
The number of moons
The distance from the Sun
The presence of water
The two largest moons of Uranus are named ____________ and ________________.
Oberon and Titania
Europa and Ganymede
Io and Callisto
Phobos and Deimos
What are the rings of Neptune made from?
Dust
Ice
Rock
Gas
The temperature of Polaris is approximately ________________.
6000 degrees
3000 degrees
12000 degrees
20000 degrees
The basis for determining the luminosity of the other stars is ____________.
The Sun
The Moon
Jupiter
Polaris
A type of star that is still hot but is running out of fuel for fusion is the ________________.
White dwarf
Red giant
Neutron star
Main sequence star
Rigel, in the constellation Orion, is _______ and it is _______.
A blue supergiant
A red dwarf
A yellow giant
A white dwarf
Protostars are detected by ________________.
Infrared Radiation
Visible Light
X-rays
Gamma Rays
The closest star, in distance, to our Sun is ____________________________.
Proxima Centauri
Sirius
Alpha Centauri A
Betelgeuse
In an elliptical orbit, the Sun is _________________
At one end of the foci
At the center of the ellipse
At both ends of the foci
Outside the ellipse
When the planet orbits the sun, it is an elliptical orbit. At the farthest point away from the Sun, the planet is at its ____________.
aphelion
perihelion
equinox
solstice
Spiral galaxies make up about ___ percent of all known galaxies.
75
25
50
10
The difference between a dwarf planet and a planet is:
A dwarf planet does not clear its orbit, while a planet does.
A dwarf planet is always smaller than a planet in size.
A planet has rings, but a dwarf planet does not.
A planet is made of gas, while a dwarf planet is made of rock.
Saturn has:
An inner core, mantle, and outer surface
Moons
Rings
The Sun is ___ times larger than the moon, and it is ___ times further away.
400, 400
100, 100
200, 300
500, 100
Sunspots:
Can exist from hours up to months at a time
Appear in an 11-year cycle
Form above and below the sun’s equator and move towards the poles
The yellow surface of the Sun is called the ___?
photosphere
corona
chromosphere
core
Galileo thought that Lunar Maria were seas or oceans.
True
False
The US first moon landing were on the Lunar Maria.
True
False
Venus’ surface is largely ___
volcanic
icy
oceanic
forested
Venus rotates backwards from Earth, ___ rotation.
retrograde
prograde
axial
orbital
The magnetic field on the Earth that protects us from solar wind is caused by:
The liquid outer core
The solid inner core
The Earth’s rotation
Io, one of Jupiter’s moons, has been found to have an active ___
volcano
ocean
desert
forest
Saturn has a lower density than Earth because it is made of mostly ___
gas
rock
metal
ice
The two largest moons of Uranus are ___ and ___
Oberon, Titania
Europa, Ganymede
Io, Callisto
Triton, Charon
The largest moon of Neptune is ___
Triton
Europa
Ganymede
Titan
Pulsars emit ___
radio waves
visible light
gamma rays
ultraviolet rays
White dwarfs are a type of star that is still hot but is running out of fuel for ___
fusion
fission
combustion
evaporation
The mass of Mt. Everest can be found in a marble-sized piece of a ___ star.
neutron
red giant
white dwarf
main sequence
Black holes have such strong gravity ___ cannot escape.
light
sound
water
air
Imaginary parallel lines that encircle the Earth are called — _________.
latitude lines
longitude lines
meridians
axes
The troposphere is located where in comparison to the Earth?
Closest to the Earth or touching the Earth
Farthest from the Earth
In the middle of the atmosphere
Above the stratosphere
Which line of latitude marks the difference between one day and the next?
International Date Line
Equator
Tropic of Cancer
Prime Meridian
The Earth's circumference is smallest at the _________ and largest at the _________
Poles, Equator
Equator, Poles
Tropics, Poles
Poles, Tropics
The highest point of a wave is called the ______________. The lowest point of the wave is called the ______________.
crest, trough
trough, crest
peak, valley
apex, base
Why do we see the sky as blue on a clear day?
Blue is the only color reflected back to us.
The sun emits only blue light.
Clouds make the sky appear blue.
The air absorbs all colors except blue.
Which of the following statements correctly identifies two points where the Big Bang theory and Creation do not match up?
The Big Bang suggests a natural origin of the universe, while Creation describes a supernatural origin; the Big Bang estimates the universe is billions of years old, while Creation often describes a much younger universe.
Both theories agree on the exact age of the universe and its origin.
The Big Bang and Creation both describe the universe as unchanging and eternal.
Creation and the Big Bang both state that the universe was created in six days.
Which of the following best explains two points about how the Big Bang has been used to suggest that God started the Big Bang and why this idea does not really match the Bible?
The Big Bang suggests a beginning to the universe, which some use to argue for a creator, but the scientific timeline and process do not align with the Biblical creation account.
The Big Bang theory states that the universe has always existed, which matches the Bible exactly.
The Big Bang theory and the Bible both describe the universe being created in six days.
The Big Bang theory proves that the universe was created by God in the exact way described in Genesis.
Select the correct difference between a meteor, meteoroid, and meteorite.
A meteoroid is in space, a meteor is when it enters Earth's atmosphere and burns up, and a meteorite is when it reaches the ground.
A meteor is in space, a meteoroid is when it enters Earth's atmosphere, and a meteorite is when it burns up.
A meteorite is in space, a meteor is when it reaches the ground, and a meteoroid is when it burns up.
A meteoroid is when it burns up, a meteorite is in space, and a meteor is when it reaches the ground.
The inner planets are different from the outer planets in that:
they are smaller and rockier than the outer planets.
they are larger and made mostly of gas.
they have more moons than the outer planets.
they are farther from the Sun than the outer planets.
Helium is formed on the Sun through which process?
Nuclear fusion
Nuclear fission
Radioactive decay
Chemical reaction
Solar flares are sudden bursts of energy from the Sun that can impact Earth by disrupting communication systems and power grids. Which of the following best describes solar flares and their impact on Earth?
Solar flares are sudden bursts of energy from the Sun that can disrupt communication systems and power grids on Earth.
Solar flares are gentle winds from the Sun that cool the Earth's atmosphere.
Solar flares are rainstorms on the Sun that increase rainfall on Earth.
Solar flares are magnetic fields from the Moon that cause earthquakes on Earth.
The alignment of the Earth, Sun, and Moon required to have a total lunar eclipse is:
Sun, Earth, Moon
Earth, Sun, Moon
Sun, Moon, Earth
Moon, Earth, Sun
