Deck 8: Science

Question 1

What is the term for the layer of earth above the core?

A)Mantle
B)Crust
C)Atmosphere
D)Magma

Answer 1

Mantle

Question 2

Which of the following is the definition of the hydrosphere?

A)The mass of water found on the earth
B)The mass of water found under the earth
C)The mass of water found over the surface of the earth
D)All of the above

Answer 2

All of the above

Question 3

What type of rock can be formed by the plates of the earth's crust pushing against each other?

A)Igneous rock
B)Sedimentary rock
C)Metamorphic rock
D)Glass

Answer 3

Metamorphic rock

Question 4

What type of rock is sand?

A)Igneous rock
B)Sedimentary rock
C)Metamorphic rock
D)Sand is not a rock.

Question 5

Regarding plate tectonics, which of the following types of boundaries describe an actively deforming region in which multiple plates collide with each other?

A)Convergent boundary
B)Destructive plate boundary
C)Either convergent or destructive plate boundary
D)Divergent boundary

Question 6

The effect of wind on ocean surfaces can create which of the following?

A)Erosion
B)Threat to sea life
C)Waves
D)Hurricanes

Question 7

The moon's revolution around the earth is the basis for which of the following measurements of time?

A)Days
B)Weeks
C)Months
D)Years

Question 8

During a solar eclipse, when compared to Earth, what position is the moon in?

A)Between Earth and Mars
B)Between Earth and Mercury
C)Between Earth and the sun
D)At its highest point in the sky

Question 9

What is the name of the spiral galaxy in which Earth exists?

A)Orion
B)Andromeda
C)Milky Way
D)Hubble

Question 10

Which of the following would happen if the earth's atmosphere was made mostly of methane instead of nitrogen, an inert gas?

A)Humans would not be affected.
B)Our water structure would be different.
C)There would be no life.
D)None of the above

Question 11

Which of the following describes the study of paleontology?

A)The study of fossils
B)The study of dinosaurs
C)The study of ecology and climate of the past
D)All of the above

Question 12

Approximately how many years ago was the earth formed?

A) 4.5 billion years ago
B) 2.5 billion years ago
C) 4.5 million years ago
D) 2.5 million years ago

Question 13

Which of the following is believed to be detrimental to humans in the next few billion years on earth?

A)The speed at which the earth will rotate
B)The angle at which the earth will rotate
C)Harsh summers and winters
D)The ozone

Question 14

Which of the following terms describes the single supercontinent that is believed to have existed over 250 million years ago before the continents were separated?

A)Panthalassa
B)America
C)Euramerica
D)Pangaea

Question 15

Which of the following affects natural selection?

A)Changes to the environment
B)A small gene pool
C)Antibiotics
D)All of the above

Question 16

Which of the following best describes why the earth has seasons?

A)The earth's tilt
B)The earth's revolution around the sun
C)The relationship between the earth and the moon
D)Both A and B

Question 17

Which of the following causes tides?

A)The moon's gravitational pull on the earth's surface
B)The earth's gravitational pull on the moon's surface
C)Wind
D)Sea life

Question 18

When the moon appears to be dark in a clear sky, it is at which stage?

A)Full moon
B)Waxing moon
C)Waning crescent
D)New moon

Question 19

During times of the year when the North Pole is tilted toward the sun, what is most likely to happen?

A)The North Pole will see little to no sunlight, making days as dark as night.
B)The North Pole will see mostly sunlight, making nighttime as bright as day.
C)The North Pole will have shorter days.
D)The North Pole will have zero tides.

Question 20

Which of the following is an example of homeostasis in the human body?

A)Sweating to cool off
B)Shivering to produce heat
C)Wearing or removing layers of clothes
D)Both A and B

Question 21

Which of the following are unique to only plant cells?

A)A cell wall
B)A nucleus
C)Cytoplasm
D)Membrane

Question 22

Which of the following is not a phase of mitosis?

A)Interphase
B)Prophase
C)Chromophase
D)Anaphase

Question 23

Which of the following is not one of the seven life processes?

A)Thinking
B)Respiration
C)Growth
D)Reproduction

Question 24

Which of the following is NOT a sense organ?

A)Nose
B)Ears
C)Bone
D)Tongue

Question 25

Which of the following is a result of babies born with an abnormal chromosome count?

A)They have no chance of surviving.
B)They tend to be more intelligent.
C)They are the same as babies with the normal amount of chromosomes.
D)They could have Down syndrome.

Question 26

In regard to genetics, which of the following would describe a poodle whose parents were both 100% poodle?

A)A miniature poodle
B)A standard poodle
C)A hybrid
D)A purebred

Question 27

What is the term for the response that plants have to external stimuli?

A)Cytoplasm
B)Tropism
C)Genetics
D)Mutation

Question 28

Which method of cell replication is the simple duplication of a cell and all of its parts?

A)Meiosis
B)Mitosis
C)Anaphase
D)Interphase

Question 29

Which of the following is an example of a biome?

A)A person's house
B)A puddle with bacteria in it
C)A desert
D)A pond

Question 30

What is the term for inherited characteristics that change over time?

A)Evolution
B)Mitosis
C)Meiosis
D)Hypothesis

Question 31

Which of the following is an exampleof a specific species?

A)Duck
B)Squirrel
C)Fish
D)Poodle

Question 32

Of an individual's 46 chromosomes, one is an X chromosome and one is a Y chromosome. What does this say about this particular individual?

A)This person is a male.
B)This person is a female.
C)This person is old.
D)This person is ill.

Question 33

Susan carries the dominant gene for a disease. Which of the following statements is FALSE regarding Susan?

A)She most likely has the disease.
B)She most likely does not have the disease.
C)Her children will have a 50% chance of inheriting the disease.
D)Both of her parents had 23 pairs of chromosomes.

Question 34

What is the term used to describe the type of response elicited by an organism's heredity and experiences?

A)Behavioral response
B)Cognitive response
C)No response
D)External response

Question 35

Which of the following is an example of a primary producer in the ecosystem?

A)Rabbit
B)Squirrel
C)Grass
D)Cricket

Question 36

Of the seven divisions of scientific classification of living things (or taxonomy), which of the following is broadest?

A)Phylum
B)Class
C)Family
D)Kingdom

Question 37

If a human were to drink salt water, which of the following would result?

A)It would be just like drinking tap water. They would be hydrated.
B)They would have buoyancy in the water.
C)They would become dehydrated.
D)None of the above

Question 38

What is the term used to describe the biological process by which an animal physically changes after birth or hatching, causing an extreme difference in the animal's body structure through cell growth and differentiation?

A)Adaptation
B)Gradualism
C)Metamorphosis
D)Extinction

Question 39

According to Darwin's theory of natural selection, this characteristic helps a flounder blend in with gravel on the sea floor:

A)Adaptation
B)Camouflage
C)Gradualism
D)Chemosynthesis

Question 40

What is the disproven theory that suggested that living things came from non-living things?

A)Mitosis
B)Meiosis
C)Spontaneous generation
D)Phylogeny

Question 41

Which of the following conditions could possibly be corrected by gene therapy?

A)Cystic fibrosis
B)Asthma
C)Tetanus
D)Rabies

Question 42

In the periodic table of elements, how are groups organized?

A)Vertically, into columns
B)Horizontally, into rows
C)By their abundance
D)Alphabetically

Question 43

In the periodic table of elements, how are periods organized?

A)Vertically, into columns
B)Horizontally, into rows
C)By their abundance
D)Alphabetically

Question 44

The average mass of atoms of an element is known as its _____________.

A)Half life
B)Whole life
C)Atomic number
D)Atomic mass

Question 45

Matter is _______________________.

A)Anything that has a mass
B)Anything made of molecules
C)Anything made of atoms
D)All of the above

Question 46

What happens when an element moves from one physical state to another?

A)Its chemical state changes.
B)Its chemical state remains the same.
C)Its molecular state changes.
D)It gets a new symbol on the periodic table.

Question 47

Which definition below best defines a compound?

A)An element on the periodic table
B)A group of two or more elements bonded together
C)The particles of an atom that have a neutral charge
D)The particles of an atom that have a positive charge

Question 48

What is the process of two small atomic nuclei coming together to make a larger, more stablenucleus?

A)Radiation
B)Fission
C)Fusion
D)Compounding

Question 49

What is the name of the unit that scientists use to measure force?

A)Vector
B)Momentum
C)Newton
D)Pull

Question 50

What is the name of the force that holds back the movement of a sliding object?

A)Friction
B)Fission
C)Fusion
D)Velocity

Question 51

Which type of electromagnetic radiation hasthe longest wavelength?

A)Gamma rays
B)Cosmic rays
C)Radio waves
D)Visible light

Question 52

What theory suggests that light consists of very small bundles of energy particles?

A)The theory of general relativity
B)The big bang theory
C)The quantum theory
D)The theory of evolution

Question 53

What is the term used to describe the attraction between magnetic poles?

A)Polarism
B)Polarity
C)Current
D)Electricity

Question 54

A ____________________ is the magnetic influence of electric currents and magnetic materials.

A)Pole
B)Magnetic field
C)Transformer
D)Electron

Question 55

What type of energy is the energy of motion?

A)Radiation
B)Conduction
C)Kinetic
D)Static

Question 56

The increased temperature of particles in a material is:

A)Thermal energy
B)Kinetic energy
C)Potential energy
D)Density

Question 57

What is the name for the transfer of energy between a force and the object moved by the force?

A)Resistance
B)Work
C)Effort
D)Magnetism

Question 58

Which of the following is the buildup of excess electric charge?

A)Charging by contact
B)Charge conveyance
C)Electron exchange
D)Static electricity

Question 59

Which of the following is the best conductor of electricity?

A)Rubber
B)Wood
C)Metal
D)Plastic

Question 60

What is the product of a large static discharge traveling between two objects in the air?

A)Thunder
B)Lightening
C)Grounding
D)None of the above

Question 61

A(n)_______________ is a mixture of one substance dissolved in another so the properties are the same throughout.

A)Solution
B)Element
C)Compound
D)Molecule

Question 62

Where does most of the energy used in the United States come from?

A)Petroleum
B)Gas
C)Coal
D)All of the above

Question 63

Which of the following is NOT an example of a simple machine?

A)Arobot
B)Apulley
C)Alever
D)Ascrew

Question 64

What is the title for a person who advises on matters of food and the nutritional impactit has on health?

A)A medical doctor
B)A physical therapist
C)A nutritionist
D)A food scientist

Question 65

In June of 2011, what replaced the food pyramid, which symbolized the types of food people should consume?

A)The food square
B)The food plate
C)The food line
D)The cup

Question 66

Which of the following is a resource teachers can go to for teaching about substance abuse?

A) S.C.A.R.E.
B) B.U.L.L.Y.
C) D.A.R.E.
D) P.E.T.A.

Question 67

Which of the following sequences gives the correct order for the scientific method?

A)Experimentation, hypothesis, further experimentation, refine the idea, final statement
B)Hypothesis, experimentation, refine the idea, further experimentation, final statement
C)Refine the idea, experimentation, hypothesis, further experimentation, final statement
D)Hypothesis, experimentation, final statement, experimentation, refine the idea

Question 68

Which of the following terms is defined as the relative certainty or uncertainty that individuals can assign to selected events happening in a specified space or time?

A)Newton's Law
B)Evidence
C)Evolution
D)Probability

Question 69

Which of the following is the opposite of deductive reasoning, which is the process of coming up with conclusions based on an individual premise?

A)Logical reasoning
B)Inductive reasoning
C)Conclusive reasoning
D)None of the above