Integrated Science 2nd 9 Weeks Learning Check Review Sheet
Name:______________
1. What are the greenhouse gases? CARBON DIOXIDE, WATER VAPOR, CFCS, METHANE
2. The following reaction:
6CO2 + 6H2O + light energy
C6H12O6 + 6O2
is also known as? PHOTOSYNTHESIS
3. Which of the following processes adds carbon dioxide to the atmosphere?
a. generating electric by hydroelectric
c. burning of fossil fuels
b. diamonds forming
d. riding a bike
4. The process of certain gases trapping heat in the Earth’s atmosphere that is normally radiated back into space is called?
GREENHOUSE EFFECT
5. Which of the following is way to cut down either directly or indirectly on the amount of carbon dioxide that is released into the
atmosphere?
a. switching from a coal furnace to natural gas c. installing a programmable thermostat in
burning furnace
your house
b. leaving lights on when not in use in a room d. allowing cars to idle to warm up
6. Which of the following is NOT evidence of climate change or global warming?
a. sea levels rising
c. polar bears are becoming less plentiful
b. average temperature increasing on Earth
d. a hole in the ozone layer in the atmosphere
7. Which of the following would occur if there was no greenhouse gases to cause the greenhouse effect here on Earth?
a. Earth would be extremely hot
c. Earth would have the same average
temperature as Venus
b. Earth would be extremely cold
d. Earth would have the same average
temperature as Mars
8. What is a possible result of the levels of carbon dioxide if forests are being cut down? CARBON DIOXIDE LEVELS
INCREASE
9. What are the two chemical properties used to identify minerals? TASTE TEST AND ACID TEST
10. What is the hardest mineral on the Mohs scale? DIAMOND
11. Which of the following types of waves cannot move through liquids, helps scientist to find out information on the Earth’s
interior?
a. Primary waves (P waves)
c. Sound Waves
b. Secondary waves (S waves)
d. Electromagnetic Waves
12. A plate boundary where the plates rub past each other and rock is neither created or destroyed? TRANSFORM
BOUNDARIES
13. If two continental plates collide, what land features are likely to form? FOLDED MOUNTAINS
14. What is the least useful way to identify a mineral? COLOR
15. What causes oceanic and continental plates to move? CONVECTION CURRENTS
16. What are the three main layers of the Earth’s interior from the outermost to the innermost? CRUST, MANTLE, CORE
17. Which of the following is a heat source for the interior layers of the Earth?
a. nuclear fusion
c. radioactive elements decaying
b. nuclear fission
d. hydroelectric energy
18. What is the term geologists use to describe the idea that process that occurring today on Earth also occurred in the past?
UNIFORMTARIANISM
19. This type of plate boundary typically forms when two oceanic plates are moving away from each other? DIVERGENT
20. What is the name of the idea that continents at one time were all combined into a large supercontinent called pangea?
CONTINENTAL DRIFT
21. Which type of rock would form from a metamorphic rock that is subjected to heat and pressure? ANOTHER
METAMORPHIC ROCK
22. Which type of rock is most likely to form from a rock that is weather into sediment fragments then those fragments over time get
compacted and cemented together?SEDIMENTARY
23. Which of the following tests uses chemical properties to identify a mineral?
a.
b.
streak test
density
c.
d.
cleavage
acid test
24. The Hawaiian islands are not located near a plate boundary, yet there were formed from volcanic activity due to what? A HOT
SPOT
25. What is cited as evidence of continental drift? SEA FLOOR SPREADING
26. This is the most abundant rock here in Kentucky, it is also the most abundant carbonate rock. LIMESTONE
27. Even though we have never seen most of the Earth’s interior which of the following is used as evidence that the outer core is
mostly molten iron?
a. S waves travel faster through liquids and are c. S waves will not travel through a liquid
refracted greater
b. P waves will not penetrate the core
d. P and S waves cancel each other out in
liquids
28. This type of rock such as granite or basalt, can only be formed from magma? IGNEOUS ROCK
29. A naturally occurring, inorganic solid with a crystal structure and a characteristic chemical composition is a __MINERAL__.
30. A series of processes in which rocks are continuously changed from one type to another is called the ____ROCK
CYCLE________.
31. What changes are involved when mud from a lake bottom turns into a sedimentary rock and then into a metamorphic rock?
a. compaction and cementation, and then melting
b. heat and pressure, and then weathering
c. compaction and cementation, and then heat and pressure
d. melting, and then compaction and cementation
32. Which region usually has temperatures cooler than temperatures near the equator?
a. tropic zone
c. temperate zone
b. polar zone
d. both (b) and (c)
33. In a diagram depicting the solar system as heliocentric, what is located at the center? SUN
34. The orbit of a planet around the sun is a(an) ___________ (called this shape). ELLIPSE
35. The moon most likely formed ____A COLLOSION BETWEEN THE EARTH AND A MARS SIZED
OBJECT__________________________________.
36. Ocean tides are the result of ___THE SUN AND MOON’S GRAVITY___________________________________________.
37. The sun’s energy is produced by
a. the sun burning fuel.
c. an ordinary chemical reaction.
b. nuclear fission.
d. nuclear fusion.
38. What will happen to the relative amounts of hydrogen and helium in the sun over the next few billion years?
a. Hydrogen will increase and helium will decrease.
b. Hydrogen will decrease and helium will increase.
c. Both hydrogen and helium will decrease.
d. Both hydrogen and helium will remain the same.
39. The sun remains stable over time because
a. its supply of hydrogen is inexhaustible.
b. the product of fusion, helium, is a stable element.
c. the inward pull of gravity and outward push of thermal pressure are balanced.
d. nuclear fusion is a stabilizing process.
40.
41.
42.
43.
The distance between stars is typically measured in ____LIGHT YEARS______________.
The apparent brightness of a star_____IS ITS BRIGHTNESS CHANGES DUE TO POSITION_________________.
The life cycle of a star begins with a cloud of gas and dust called a __NEBULA__________.
All stars remain on the main sequence
a. until they stabilize.
c. until they become protostars.
b. for about 90 percent of their lifetimes.
d. for about 10 billion years.
44. Galaxies are classified into four groups based on their
_SHAPE______________.
45. The big bang theory explains the ___FORMATION OF THE UNIVERSE_____________.
46. Which of the following provides support for the big bang theory?
a. red shift
b. cosmic microwave background radiation
c. elliptical galaxies
d. both (a) and (b)
47. The yearly orbit of Earth around the Sun is called its ____.
a. rotation
c.
b. ellipse
d.
revolution
tilt
48. The order of the inner planets outward from the Sun is ____MERCURY, VENUS, EARTH, MARS.
49.Figure 4-1 shows that the processes involved in the rock cycle include all of the following EXCEPT ____.
a. condensation
c. weathering
b. erosion
d. compaction
50. The rock cycle shown in Figure 4-1 indicates that each type of rock can ____.
a. provide materials to make other rocks
b. form other rocks
c. be changed by forces at Earth's surface
d. all of the above
51. Figure 4-1 shows that sedimentary rocks are changed to sediments by ____.
a. compaction
c. cementation
b. weathering and erosion
d. heat and pressure
52. Igneous rocks form from ___MAGMA_ when it cools.
53. One of the softest minerals is ____.
a. topaz
b. quartz
c.
d.
talc
amethyst
54. Calcite will scratch gypsum. This is an example of the physical characteristics called _HARDNESS___.
55. Using the analogy of placing the entire history of the Earth into a year’s time, how long have humans been around for __11__
minutes.
56. The time period it takes for half of a radioactive substance to decay is called HALF-LIFE___________.
57. Which of the following isotopes are used to date rocks that are very old?
a. Carbon-14
c. Hydrogen-2
b. Carbon-12
d. Uranium-238
58. Geologists believe the Earth is __4.5 BILLION ____________ years old.
59. The history of the Earth is divided into 4 Geologic Time Scales. Which of the following is the largest of the time scales?
a. epochs
c. eras
b. periods
d. None of the above
60. Which era accounts for nearly 85% of Earth’s history? PRECAMBRIAN
61. Which era are we currently in? CENOZOIC
62. At the end of the Cretaceous period (65 million years ago), the was a mass extinction that wiped out the dinosaurs. Which of the
following is the best documented hypothesis why the mass extinction occurred?
a. a large glacier caused a tsunami
c. a large meteorite struck the Earth around
the Mexican Yucatan peninsula.
b. a large earthquake caused a tsunami
d. plate tectonics caused the land to sink below
the sea surface
63. Which of the following is cited as evidence that a meteorite crashed into the earth at the end of Cretaceous time period and
beginning of the Tertiary time periods?
a. the presence of carbon-14 world wide
c. the breakup of the Pangea supercontinent
b.
the presence of the element iridium all over d.
the world
Sea organism fossil found in what is now
mountains
64. If the following events were to occur: a meteorite strikes Earth, a large dust cloud then blocks out the sun for several months,
photosynthesis in plants stops terminating the food chain for animals. Which of the following events would most likely
occur?
a. an explosion in plant life on Earth
c. a mass extinction of species
b. an explosion in animal life on Earth
d. the meteorite would not have any impact on
life on the opposite side of the Earth
65. What fraction of a radioactive isotope will remain after 3 half-lives?
a. 1/2
c. 1/8
b. 1/4
d. 1/16
66. The Earth covered with countless volcanoes and scarred by the impact of falling meteorites, and being completely devoid of life,
best describes the Earth during with of the following eras?
a. Cenozoic era
c. Paleozoic era
b. Mesozoic era
d. Precambrian era
67. In which of the following is the amount of carbon-14 fairly constant?
a. a dead tree
c. a living tree
b. a fossil
d. a sedimentary rock
68.A,B,FAULT,C,D,E,F
69. Which of the following gives a more accurate numeric date for the age of a rock?
a. relative dating
c. half-life dating
b. absolute dating
d. None of the above
70. Which time period do we know the least about?
a. Precambrian
b. Paleozoic
c.
d.
Mesozoic
Cenozoic
71. Which period was highlighted by the development of great swamps that later became the coal fields of Kentucky and West
Virginia? CARBONIFEROUS
72. What fraction of the original isotope is present after 3 half-lives? 1/8
73. Which era is considered “the time of the Reptiles (dinosaurs)”? MESOZOIC
74. Which of the following is the correct order of the time eras from longest ago to most recent? PRECAMBRIAN, PALEOZOIC,
MESOZOIC, CENOZOIC
75.The force that attracts two objects that have mass is called ___GRAVITY_______.
Integrated Science 2nd 9 Weeks Learning Check Review Sheet
Name:______________
1. What are the greenhouse gases?
2. The following reaction:
6CO2 + 6H2O + light energy
C6H12O6 + 6O2
is also known as?
3. Which of the following processes adds carbon dioxide to the atmosphere?
a.
generating electric by hydroelectric
c.
burning of fossil fuels
b. diamonds forming
d. riding a bike
4. The process of certain gases trapping heat in the Earth’s atmosphere that is normally radiated back into space is called?
5. Which of the following is way to cut down either directly or indirectly on the amount of carbon dioxide that is released into the atmosphere?
a.
switching from a coal furnace to natural gas burning
c.
installing a programmable thermostat in your house
furnace
b. leaving lights on when not in use in a room
d. allowing cars to idle to warm up
6. Which of the following is NOT evidence of climate change or global warming?
a.
sea levels rising
c.
b. average temperature increasing on Earth
d.
polar bears are becoming less plentiful
a hole in the ozone layer in the atmosphere
7. Which of the following would occur if there was no greenhouse gases to cause the greenhouse effect here on Earth?
a.
Earth would be extremely hot
c.
Earth would have the same average temperature as Venus
b. Earth would be extremely cold
d. Earth would have the same average temperature as Mars
8.
9.
10.
11.
What is a possible result of the levels of carbon dioxide if forests are being cut down?
What are the two chemical properties used to identify minerals?
What is the hardest mineral on the Mohs scale?
Which of the following types of waves cannot move through liquids, helps scientist to find out information on the Earth’s interior?
a.
Primary waves (P waves)
c.
Sound Waves
b. Secondary waves (S waves)
d. Electromagnetic Waves
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
A plate boundary where the plates rub past each other and rock is neither created or destroyed?
If two continental plates collide, what land features are likely to form?
What is the least useful way to identify a mineral?
What causes oceanic and continental plates to move?
What are the three main layers of the Earth’s interior from the outermost to the innermost?
Which of the following is a heat source for the interior layers of the Earth?
a.
nuclear fusion
c.
radioactive elements decaying
b. nuclear fission
d. hydroelectric energy
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
What is the term geologists use to describe the idea that process that occurring today on Earth also occurred in the past?
This type of plate boundary typically forms when two oceanic plates are moving away from each other?
What is the name of the idea that continents at one time were all combined into a large supercontinent called pangea?
Which type of rock would form from a metamorphic rock that is subjected to heat and pressure?
Which type of rock is most likely to form from a rock that is weather into sediment fragments then those fragments over time get compacted and cemented together?
Which of the following tests uses chemical properties to identify a mineral?
a.
streak test
c.
cleavage
b. density
d. acid test
24.
25.
26.
27.
The Hawaiian islands are not located near a plate boundary, yet there were formed from volcanic activity due to what?
What is cited as evidence of continental drift?
This is the most abundant rock here in Kentucky, it is also the most abundant carbonate rock.
Even though we have never seen most of the Earth’s interior which of the following is used as evidence that the outer core is mostly molten iron?
a.
S waves travel faster through liquids and are refracted
c.
S waves will not travel through a liquid
greater
b. P waves will not penetrate the core
d. P and S waves cancel each other out in liquids
28.
29.
30.
31.
This type of rock such as granite or basalt, can only be formed from magma?
A naturally occurring, inorganic solid with a crystal structure and a characteristic chemical composition is a ____.
A series of processes in which rocks are continuously changed from one type to another is called the ____________.
What changes are involved when mud from a lake bottom turns into a sedimentary rock and then into a metamorphic rock?
a.
compaction and cementation, and then melting
b. heat and pressure, and then weathering
c.
compaction and cementation, and then heat and pressure
d. melting, and then compaction and cementation
32. Which region usually has temperatures cooler than temperatures near the equator?
a.
tropic zone
c.
temperate zone
b. polar zone
d. both (b) and (c)
33. In a diagram depicting the solar system as heliocentric, what is located at the center?
34.
35.
36.
37.
The orbit of a planet around the sun is a(an) ___________ (called this shape).
The moon most likely formed ______________________________________.
Ocean tides are the result of ______________________________________________.
The sun’s energy is produced by
a.
the sun burning fuel.
c.
an ordinary chemical reaction.
b. nuclear fission.
d. nuclear fusion.
38. What will happen to the relative amounts of hydrogen and helium in the sun over the next few billion years?
a.
Hydrogen will increase and helium will decrease.
b. Hydrogen will decrease and helium will increase.
c.
Both hydrogen and helium will decrease.
d. Both hydrogen and helium will remain the same.
39. The sun remains stable over time because
a.
its supply of hydrogen is inexhaustible.
b. the product of fusion, helium, is a stable element.
c.
the inward pull of gravity and outward push of thermal pressure are balanced.
d. nuclear fusion is a stabilizing process.
40.
41.
42.
43.
The distance between stars is typically measured in __________________.
The apparent brightness of a star______________________.
The life cycle of a star begins with a cloud of gas and dust called a ____________.
All stars remain on the main sequence
a.
until they stabilize.
c.
until they become protostars.
b. for about 90 percent of their lifetimes.
d. for about 10 billion years.
44. Galaxies are classified into four groups based on their _______________.
45. The big bang theory explains the ________________.
46. Which of the following provides support for the big bang theory?
a.
red shift
b. cosmic microwave background radiation
c.
elliptical galaxies
d. both (a) and (b)
47. The yearly orbit of Earth around the Sun is called its ____.
a.
rotation
b. ellipse
c.
d.
revolution
tilt
48. The order of the inner planets outward from the Sun is ____.
Figure 4-1
49.Figure 4-1 shows that the processes involved in the rock cycle include all of the following EXCEPT ____.
a.
condensation
c.
weathering
b. erosion
d. compaction
50. The rock cycle shown in Figure 4-1 indicates that each type of rock can ____.
a.
provide materials to make other rocks
b. form other rocks
c.
be changed by forces at Earth's surface
d. all of the above
51. Figure 4-1 shows that sedimentary rocks are changed to sediments by ____.
a.
compaction
b. weathering and erosion
c.
d.
cementation
heat and pressure
52. Igneous rocks form from ____ when it cools.
53. One of the softest minerals is ____.
a.
topaz
b. quartz
c.
d.
talc
amethyst
54.
55.
56.
57.
Calcite will scratch gypsum. This is an example of the physical characteristics called ____.
Using the analogy of placing the entire history of the Earth into a year’s time, how long have humans been around for ____ minutes.
The time period it takes for half of a radioactive substance to decay is called ___________.
Which of the following isotopes are used to date rocks that are very old?
a.
Carbon-14
c.
Hydrogen-2
b. Carbon-12
d. Uranium-238
58. Geologists believe the Earth is ______________ years old.
59. The history of the Earth is divided into 4 Geologic Time Scales. Which of the following is the largest of the time scales?
a.
epochs
c.
eras
b. periods
d. None of the above
60. Which era accounts for nearly 85% of Earth’s history?
61. Which era are we currently in?
62. At the end of the Cretaceous period (65 million years ago), the was a mass extinction that wiped out the dinosaurs. Which of the following is the best documented
hypothesis why the mass extinction occurred?
a.
a large glacier caused a tsunami
c.
a large meteorite struck the Earth around the Mexican
Yucatan peninsula.
b. a large earthquake caused a tsunami
d. plate tectonics caused the land to sink below the sea surface
63. Which of the following is cited as evidence that a meteorite crashed into the earth at the end of Cretaceous time period and beginning of the Tertiary time periods?
a.
the presence of carbon-14 world wide
c.
the breakup of the Pangea supercontinent
b. the presence of the element iridium all over the world
d. Sea organism fossil found in what is now mountains
64. If the following events were to occur: a meteorite strikes Earth, a large dust cloud then blocks out the sun for several months, photosynthesis in plants stops
terminating the food chain for animals. Which of the following events would most likely occur?
a.
an explosion in plant life on Earth
c.
a mass extinction of species
b. an explosion in animal life on Earth
d. the meteorite would not have any impact on life on the
opposite side of the Earth
65. What fraction of a radioactive isotope will remain after 3 half-lives?
a.
1/2
b. 1/4
c.
d.
1/8
1/16
66. The Earth covered with countless volcanoes and scarred by the impact of falling meteorites, and being completely devoid of life, best describes the Earth during with
of the following eras?
a.
Cenozoic era
c.
Paleozoic era
b. Mesozoic era
d. Precambrian era
67. In which of the following is the amount of carbon-14 fairly constant?
a.
a dead tree
b. a fossil
c.
d.
a living tree
a sedimentary rock
68.
Using the drawing above, date the rocks and fault from youngest to oldest.
69. Which of the following gives a more accurate numeric date for the age of a rock?
a.
relative dating
c.
half-life dating
b. absolute dating
d. None of the above
70. Which time period do we know the least about?
a.
Precambrian
b. Paleozoic
71.
72.
73.
74.
c.
d.
Mesozoic
Cenozoic
Which period was highlighted by the development of great swamps that later became the coal fields of Kentucky and West Virginia?
What fraction of the original isotope is present after 3 half-lives?
Which era is considered “the time of the Reptiles (dinosaurs)”?
Which of the following is the correct order of the time eras from longest ago to most recent?
75.
The force that attracts two objects that have mass is called __________.