NAME ________________________________ PERIOD _______ DATE ____________________
FINAL EXAM REVIEW (85)
1. A student designed an experiment to study how temperature affects the rate at which enzymes
digest protein. She put equal masses of liver into four equal-sized test tubes, brought the test
tubes to different temperatures, introduced equal amounts of enzyme into each tube and
measured the duration of the chemical reaction. What would be the best control for this
experiment?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Liver mass
Enzyme amount
Test tube temperatures
Test tube that stays at room temperature
2. A student hypothesized that robins prefer large bird houses to small ones. He built four bird
houses of different sizes to test his hypothesis. What was the independent variable in the
student’s study?
A.
B.
C.
D.
The size of the bird house.
The number of birds in a house.
The location of the bird house.
The season of the year.
Base your answers to the following questions on the information and diagrams below.
Saltwater plants of the same species were grown in soil in separate containers with 1 liter of water.
All of the plants were the same height at the beginning of the experiment. Different amounts of
salt were dissolved in each container as shown in the diagrams. All other conditions were held
constant. Measurements for the final height of each plant are provided.
3. What is the problem or testable statement for this experiment?
What amount of salt makes the plants grow the best?
4.
What is the dependent variable for this experiment?
A.
B.
C.
D.
the amount of salt added.
the amount of water in the container.
the height of the plant.
the type of plant.
5. Write a possible hypothesis for this experiment.
________________________________________________________________________________
6. Define atom –
USE THE PERIODIC TABLE TO ANSWER QUESTION #7
________7. Which element has 13 protons, 14 neutrons and 13 electrons?
A. Sodium
B. Magnesium
8. Match the following : ________ element
A. made of 1 kind of atom.
C. Aluminum
D. Silicon
_________ compound
B. 2 substances physically
combined.
__________mixture
C. 2 or more elements chemically
combined.
_______ 9. The unit used to express liquid volume.
A. centimeters (cm)
_______10. The unit used to express length.
B. grams (g)
_______11. The unit used to express density.
C. grams per cubic centimeter (g/cm3)
_______12. The unit used to express mass.
D. milliliters (ml)
13. Which instrument is used to calculate: A. balance
_______ Mass of an object
B. graduated cylinder
_______ Volume of a liquid
_______ Length of an object
14. Metric conversions:
1cm = _________________ mm
C. metric
Ruler
23cm = __________________mm
15. _________________________ ________________________ is how to find the volume of an
irregularly-shaped object. (Hint: putting it in a graduated cylinder and measuring the
difference.)
16. Find the volume of the object using the graduated cylinders below.
Final Volume =
___________
Initial volume =
___________
Volume of object = ___________
17. Using the picture, the mass of the object is ____________
18. Given the mass from Q. #17 and the volume of the object from Q. #16, what is the density
of the object? (D = M/V) _______________
19. List the jars from the least energetic molecules to the most energetic molecules. Label the states of
matter on the diagram below.
_________
___________
___________
least energetic
most energetic
A
B
C
20. Which substance below has the highest density? ________________________
Substance
A
B
C
Mass (g)
20 g
15g
25g
Volume (ml)
25ml
25ml
25ml
21. Below are examples of physical and chemical changes. Place a Letter P next to the physical
changes, and a Letter C next to the chemical changes.
_______ rusting metal
_______ripping paper
_______ salt dissolving in water
______burning wood
_______water freezing
_______ mixing 2 liquids and a gas evolves.
22. Identify convection, conduction, radiation in the picture below.
23. A renewable resource is one that
can
A non-renewable resource is one that
can
cannot
be replaced in our lifetime.
cannot
be replaced in our lifetime.
24. What forms these rock types?
_______ Igneous rock
_______ Metamorphic rock
A. from pieces of other rocks
___________ Sedimentary rock
B. by changing existing rocks
25. If an igneous rock cools quickly, it’s crystals will be
large
C. from cooled molten material
or
small.
26. Number the following in order from the most permeable (#1) to the least permeable (#4).
Silt/mud _____
coarse sand ______
gravel _________
fine sand _____
27. Scientists get information about the interior of the Earth by studying
________________________
___________________________
28. Place the steps from the formation of a sedimentary rock from the first (#1) to the last (#5) step.
_____ deposition
_____ weathering
_____ compaction
_____erosion _____cementation
29. Oceanic crust is made of _____________________________ which is _____________________
dense than continental crust.
30. Continental crust is made of __________________________ which is _____________________
dense than oceanic crust.
31. Why were scientists unwilling to accept the continental drift hypothesis?
32. According to the theory of sea-floor spreading:
The oldest rocks on the ocean floor are found:
closest to
The youngest rocks on the ocean floor are found? closest to
furthest from
furthest from
the mid-ocean ridge.
the mid-ocean
ridge.
33. Which boundary is where plates:
convergent
divergent
transform
slide past each other____________________________________________
collide _______________________________________________________
move apart____________________________________________________
34. What features are found at a convergent boundary? (Check all the fit.)
_____ new sea floor
_____ mid-ocean ridge
_____ trench
_____mountain ranges
35. True or False: Most earthquakes and volcanoes occur at plate boundaries because that’s where the
plates interact the most.
36. If the difference in arrival times of the P and S waves is far apart, the epicenter is:
far away
close
* Know how to read the chart on page 161 P and S waves and distance to epicenter.
37. True or False: Amount of gases and silica are two factors that cause a volcano to be more
explosive than others.
38. Explosive volcanoes have ________________amounts of silica and ______________amounts
of gas.
39. _________ wide, gentle sloped volcano
A. cinder
________
short, steep-sided cone
B. composite
________
tall, well-shaped cone
C. hot spot
_________
volcano that forms in the middle of a plate
D. shield
40. Using a pen/pencil, draw arrows to show how smoke would move
if a lit punk was placed in tube A.
41. Why does the air flow in this direction?
______________________________________________________________
A
B
______________________________________________________________
42. Air has pressure because air has ____________________________________.
43. The layers of the atmosphere are divided by ___________________________________.
44. Rank the layers of the atmosphere from highest air pressure (#1) to the lowest air pressure
(#4).
______ Thermosphere
______ Mesosphere
_____ Stratosphere
_____ Troposphere
45. What do the instruments below measure?
Barometer __________________________
Thermometer __________________________
Psychrometer _______________________
Anemometer ___________________________
__________ 46. How does burning fossil fuels affect the climate change?
A. creating nuclear waste
B. by concentrating sunlight
C. adding greenhouse gases
D. causes earthquakes
47. What is the major source of energy for Earth’s weather patterns?
A. gravity
B. the sun
C. the Earth’s magnetic field
D. tides
48. Air masses are determined by ____________________________________ and
______________________________________.
49. Which wind belt moves weather across the United States from the west?
Polar Easterlies
Prevailing Westerlies
Trade Winds
50. Based on the Soil and Water lab:
Soil heats up ______________________________ than water.
Soil cools off ______________________________ than water.
51. The deflection (turning) of the winds due to the Earth’s rotation is called the
________________________________ ____________________________________
52. When a liquid changes into a gas it is called
condensation
evaporation
melting
When a gas changes into a liquid it is called
condensation
evaporation
melting
53. As the wet and dry bulb temperature get closer together the relative humidity is
low
high
As the wet and dry bulb temperature are far apart, the relative humidity is
low
high
54. How does a cloud form? Air cools to its _________________ ___________________________.
Air masses: maritime tropical (MT)
maritime polar ( MP)
continental tropical (CT)
continental polar (CP)
55. Forms: Over cold land (Canada) ____________________ Over warm oceans _____________________
Over warm land (Mexico) ____________________
Over cold oceans ____________________
Word bank for question 56:
Stratus
Cumulonimbus
Cirrus
Cumulus
56. Cloud made of ice crystals ____________________________________________
Puffy clouds _____________________________________
Layered clouds that produce drizzle ____________________________________
Storm clouds _____________________________________
57. What kind of weather is associated with a low pressure system?
fair, cool, dry
cloudy, rainy
58. What kind of weather is associated with a high pressure system?
fair, cool, dry
cloudy, rainy
59. What kind of weather follows a cold front?
warm and humid
clear skies/cooler/dry
60. What kind of weather follows a warm front?
warm and humid
61.
clear skies/cooler/dry
An isobar
or
isotherm
connects areas of equal temperatures.
An isobar
or
isotherm
connects areas of equal pressure.
62. Draw a station model:
Air pressure 29.2 inches
Air temperature 65° F
Dew point temperature 56° F
Overcast/cloudy skies
.3 inches of precipitation
Wind speed: 14 mph
Wind direction: southwest
63. Seasons are caused by: ________________________ & _______________________________.
64. When the Earth is tilted towards the sun, the Northern Hemisphere the season is
_____________________________________.
65. When the Northern Hemisphere has summer, the Southern Hemisphere has
_____________________________________.
66. During a lunar eclipse, the moon is:
new moon
1st quarter
full moon
3rd quarter
67. During a solar eclipse, the moon is:
new moon
1st quarter
full moon
3rd quarter
D
A
C
B
68. Which 2 positions would the moon be in during a Spring tide?
Neap tide?
A
A
B
C
D
B
C
D
69. As you move from position C to position A, the amount of light on the moon’s surface would:
increase
decrease
stay the same
70. Where are the brightest, hottest stars on the H-R diagram?
_______________________________________________
Coolest, dimmest stars?
________________________________________________
71. Compare Rigel to Sirius B.
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
Word bank for 72-74
dwarf star
neutron star
black hole
red giant
nebula
72. A star the size of the sun will become a ______________________________ when it dies.
73. A massive star will become either a ________________________________ or
________________________________ at the end of its life cycle.
74. A star begins its life within a ______________________________.
Type X
Type Y
75. Which galaxy is: _______ irregular
Type Z
_______ spiral
________ elliptical
76. The spinning of the Earth on its axis is called:
revolution
rotation
77. The Earth travelling once around the Sun is called:
revolution
rotation
78. The moon goes through phases because of its
around the Earth.
revolution
rotation
79. Night and day are caused by the Earth’s
revolution
rotation
80. A planet is kept in orbit around the sun by ________________________________ and
__________________________________________.
81. A chunk of rock or metal that orbits in space is a ____________________________________.
A chunk of rock or metal that burns up in our atmosphere is a _________________________________.
A chunk of rock or metal that hits the surface of the Earth is a _________________________________.
82. As a result of the Big Bang all galaxies are moving:
________away from each other
_________ toward each other
__________ are stationary