Cumulative Science Test #1
Name ______________________________
Directions: Bubble the correct answer in on your answer sheet.
1. A fault between two plates that are moving sideways past each other is called a
_____________ fault.
a. strike-slip
c. normal
b. convergent
d. reverse
2. __________ waves cause particles in rocks to move back and forth in the same direction
as the waves. These waves are the fastest earthquake waves and arrive first.
a. primary
c. surface
b. secondary
d. tsunami
3. A reverse fault is often found at ______________ plate boundaries.
a. divergent
c. convergent
b. transform
d. strike-slip
4. A modified Mercalli scale describes the _________ of an earthquake using the amount
of damage in a specific location.
a. focus
c. epicenter
b. magnitude
d. intensity
5. Primary waves are an example of ___________ waves, where the wave travels parallel
to the direction of energy flow.
a. compression
c. surface
b. transverse
d. tsunami
6. Secondary waves are an example of ___________ waves, where the wave motion is
perpendicular to the direction of energy flow.
a. compression
c. surface
b. transverse
d. tsunami
7. Does the point (-1, -4) lie on the line y = 9x + 5?
a. Yes, because -1 = 9(-4) + 5.
b. Yes, because -4 = 9(-1) + 5.
c. No, because -4 ≠ 9(-1) + 5.
d. No, because -1 ≠ 9(-4) + 5.
8. Plate boundaries that come together are called _________ boundaries.
a. convergent
c. transform
b. divergent
d. strike-slip
9. Plate boundaries that slide past each other are called ________ boundaries.
a. convergent
c. transform
b. divergent
d. strike-slip
10. A number multiplied by a variable is known as a ______.
a. constant
c. variable
b. coefficient
d. expression
11. Which of the following terms refers to the steepness of a line?
a. y-intercept
c. wave
b. ordered pair
d. slope
12. In the equation y = 3x - 5, what is the y-intercept?
a. 3
b. 5
c. -5
d. -3
13. Evaluate the following expression: (-31)(-11).
a. 341
b. -341
c. -42
d. -20
14. In the following situation, what is the dependent variable?
Within a classroom setting, subjects were asked to listen to a guest instructor. All
subjects were given a description of the instructor. Some subjects read a description
containing the phrase “People who know him consider him to be a rather cold
person...”, while other people read a description where the word “warm” was
substituted for the word cold (otherwise, the descriptions were identical). After the
lecture, subjects were asked to rate the instructor. Subjects who were told the
instructor was warm gave him more favorable ratings compared to subjects who were
told that the instructor was cold.
a. warm/cold phrase
b. rating of the instructor
c. all received a description
d. listening to a guest speaker
15. The _________ is the height of a transverse wave at its crest.
a. trough
c. crest
b. wavelength
d. amplitude
16. In a longitudinal wave, the areas where the wave particles are cluster together are
called _________.
a. rarefaction
c. amplitude
b. compression
d. wavelength
17. Regions in longitudinal waves where the wave particles are spread apart are called
__________.
a. rarefaction
c. amplitude
b. compression
d. wavelength
18. Does the point (-24, 15) lie on the line y = a. Yes, because 15 = b. Yes, because -24 = -
3
3
8
x – 6?
(-24) – 6.
c. No, because 15 ≠ -
(15) – 6.
d. No, because -24 ≠ -
8
3
8
3
(-24) – 6.
8
3
8
(15) – 6.
19. Earthquakes generate energy waves called __________ waves.
a. sound
c. cosmic
b. seismic
d. elastic
20. Once their elastic limits are reached, rocks break and move along surfaces called
__________.
a. faults
c. seismograms
b. plate boundaries
d. tectonic plates
21. The __________ is an area where no seismic waves are detected.
a. shadow zone
c. focus
b. elastic limit
d. epicenter
22. In the following graph, what is the independent variable?
a. red
b. color
c. number of students
d. 20
23. Seismologists use the __________ to describe the magnitude of earthquakes.
a. Moho discontinuity
c. seismograph
b. modified Mercalli scale
d. Richter scale
24. In the equation y = -
1
6
x + 8, what is the slope?
a. - 8
b. -
1
6
c. (-
1
6
, 8)
d. (0 , 8)
25. _________ are vibrations that result from rock breaking under the stress of plate
movement.
a. tsunamis
c. hurricanes
b. earthquakes
d. undefined slopes
26. When tension forces pull rocks apart, a __________ fault occurs.
a. normal
c. strike-skip
b. reverse
d. compression
27. _________ waves cause particles in rocks to move at right angles to the direction the
wave travels. These waves move slower and arrive second.
a. primary
c. surface
b. secondary
d. tsunami
28. The _______ of an earthquake is the point on Earth’s surface above the origin of the
earthquake.
a. shadow zone
c. focus
b. elastic limit
d. epicenter
29. The measure of the energy released by an earthquake is the earthquake’s
______________.
a. magnitude
c. elastic limit
b. focus
d. epicenter
30. When using the slope formula, the resulting fraction has a zero as the denominator.
This is known as _____.
a. zero slope
c. expression
b. undefined slope
d. equation
31. Evaluate the following expression: -239 – - 45.
a. 284
b. -284
c. 194
d. -194
32. At a ____________, the rocks above the fault surface are forced up and over the rocks
below the fault surface.
a. normal fault
c. strike-slip fault
b. reverse fault
d. transform plate boundary
33. In a transverse wave, ______________ is measured from crest to crest or from trough
to trough. In a longitudinal wave, it is measured from compression to compression.
a. amplitude
c. rarefaction
b. compression
d. wavelength
34. What is the slope through the points (-51, 0) & (0, -34)?
a.
2
c.
3
3
2
3
2
d. - 2
b. - 3
35. A scientist who studies earthquakes is a ____________.
a. paleontologist
c. anthropologist
b. seismologist
d. seismograph
36. Another name for a longitudinal wave is a ______________ wave.
a. compression
c. tsunami
b. transverse
d. surface
37. Given that a line has a slope of
2
3
and the line crosses the y-axis at the point (0, 14), what
is the equation of the line in slope-intercept form?
2
a. y = 3 x – 14
2
b. y = — 3 x – 14
2
c. y = — 3 x + 14
d. y =
2
3
x + 14
38. A ______ is a letter or symbol that holds the place for a number.
a. coefficient
c. constant
b. variable
d. expression
39. If p = 12, q = -36, and r = 40, evaluate the following expression: 4q – 2r + p.
a. - 212
c. 18
b. - 244
d. 28
40. What are the steps in the scientific method, in correct order?
a. problem, hypothesis, data, experiment, conclusion
b. problem, experiment, hypothesis, conclusion, data
c. problem, hypothesis, experiment, data, conclusion
d. hypothesis, problem, experiment, data, conclusion
41. Using the following graph, during which portion (A, B, or C) would a traveler be
returning home?
a.
b.
c.
d.
A
B
C
The traveler does not return home.
42. Which stage of the scientific method involves testing to see if the hypothesis is correct?
a. conclusion
c. experiment
b. data
d. problem
43. A hypothesis must be both ______________ and ___________________ .
a. testable, applicable
c. accurate, measurable
b. testable, measurable
d. applicable, accurate
44. The _______________ variable is the condition that is intentionally changed to try to
cause the measured variable to react.
a. independent
c. controlled
b. dependent
d. extraneous
45. The _______________ variable is kept the same to minimize error and make it easier to
see what affect the changed variable has on the measured variable.
a. independent
c. controlled
b. dependent
d. extraneous
46. The _______________ variable is measured to see what effect the changed variable
had.
a. independent
c. controlled
b. dependent
d. extraneous
47. The _______ of an earthquake is the point in the earth’s interior where energy is
released.
a. shadow zone
c. focus
b. elastic limit
d. epicenter
48. A(n) __________ is a seismic sea wave that can cause great devastation.
a. tsunami
c. hurricane
b. earthquake
d. undefined slope
49. Most destruction in an earthquake is caused by ____________ waves.
a. primary
c. surface
b. secondary
d. sound
50. An instrument called a ___________ is used to record seismic waves from earthquakes.
a. Moho discontinuity
c. seismograph
b. modified Mercalli scale
d. Richter scale
Bonus (+20 points)
Using the diagram below, label the parts of the earth. Write the labels on the lines provided.