Objects in SS
What are the main differences between terrestrial and Jovian planets?
A. size and composition
B. distance from the Sun
C. number of moons
D. speed of orbit
A. size and composition
1. Which statement below best describes fossil evidence?
A. movement of tectonic plates
B. large pieces of the Earth’s crust
C. remains or traces of organisms that
once lived
C. remains or traces of organisms that
once lived
1. What landforms can convergent boundaries create?
A. new oceans
B. new lithosphere
C. mountains and volcanoes
D. canyons
C. mountains and volcanoes
1. What is water found beneath the surface of Earth called?
A. surface water
B. groundwater
C. lakes
D. freshwater
B. groundwater
1. What percentage of Earth’s protein comes from the oceans?
A. 50%
B. 20%
C. 90%
D. 60%
B. 20%
2. What are asteroids made up of?
A. gases
B. ice
C. rocky debris
D. metals
C. rocky debris
2. What does plate tectonics help us understand?
A. the movement of the lithosphere
B. why and how oceans, mountains, and volcanoes form
C. where plants and animals once lived on Earth
All correct.
2. What landforms can divergent boundaries create?
A. rift valleys
B. new oceans
C. mountain ranges
D. both A and B
D. both A and B
2. What percent of Earth’s water is freshwater?
A. 71%
B. 3%
C. 1%
D. 100%
B. 3%
2. Why do humans depend on the oxygen the oceans help to produce?
A. to fuel transportation
B. to create our weather
C. to breathe and survive
D. to create more water
C. to breathe and survive
3. Why do comets have tails?
A. They’re falling apart.
B. They’re moving very fast.
C. They get hot near the Sun and
release gas and dust.
D. They’re spinning around very fast.
C. They get hot near the Sun and
release gas and dust.
3. Where do scientists find evidence of tectonic plates interacting?
A. plate boundaries
B. layers of sedimentary rock
C. in the fossils found around them
D. There is no evidence that plates interact.
A. plate boundaries
3. What can occur at transform plate boundaries?
A. earthquakes
B. hurricanes
C. wildfires
D. rift valleys
A. earthquakes
3. What can you do to help conserve freshwater at home?
A. take shorter showers
B. fix water leaks
C. turn off faucets when not in use
D. all of the above
D. all of the above
3. Why is it important that humans take care of Earth’s oceans?
A. They produce food for the world to eat.
B. They help to create oxygen and absorb carbon dioxide.
C. They allow humans to trade goods and move people.
D. All of the above.
D. All of the above.
Which statement correctly describes the movement of celestial bodies in our System
A. All celestial bodies rotate in a clockwise direction around the Sun.
B. All celestial bodies revolve in a counterclockwise direction around the Sun, but a different speeds.
C. Each moon in the solar system revolves directly around the Sun.
B. All celestial bodies revolve in a counterclockwise direction around the Sun, but a different speeds.
1. ______ Evidence suggests the Earth is approximately how old?
A. 4.6 billion years old
B. 4.6 million years old
C. 100 billion years old
D. 20,000 years old
A. 4.6 billion years old
1. Earthquakes can form at which tectonic plate boundary?
A. divergent
B. transform
C. convergent
D. hot spots
B. transform
1. A low area or basin that surface and groundwater flow into is called a:
A. watershed
B. freshwater
C. river
D. reservoir
A. watershed
1. What are large bodies of saltwater that are on the surface of the Earth called?
A. ponds
B. oceans
C. lakes
D. reservoirs
B. oceans
2. _____ What is the primary difference between terrestrial and Jovian planets?
A. Terrestrial planets are larger and closer to the Sun.
B. Jovian planets are rocky and smaller than terrestrial planets.
C. Jovian planets are mostly gaseous and larger than terrestrial planets.
C. Jovian planets are mostly gaseous and larger than terrestrial planets.
2. ______ Which type of fossil is not an actual part of an organism, but evidence it existed, like footprints, nests, or eggs?
A. index fossil
B. trace fossil
C. amber fossil
D. body fossil
B. trace fossil
2. Mountains and volcanoes can form at which type of tectonic plate boundary?
A. transform
B. divergent
C. convergent
D. rift valleys
C. convergent
2. Which of the following is not a way that humans impact water by polluting:
A. sewage leaking into watersheds
B. littering paper and plastics
C. conserving water by using less
D. factories releasing chemicals into
surface water
C. conserving water by using less
2. Which of the following is NOT a way
that humans negatively impact Earth’s oceans?
A. chemical pollution
B. overfishing
C. protecting marine plants and animals
D. plastic pollution
C. protecting marine plants and animals
3. _____ What characteristic is common to all moons in the solar system?
A. They are naturally formed bodies.
B. They orbit planets.
C. All of the above.
C. All of the above.
3. ______ What type of fossil would scientists use to determine the ages of rock layers?
A. trace fossils
B. strata
C. index fossils
D. relative dating
C. index fossils
3. Rift valley and ocean basin formation can occur at which type of tectonic plate boundary?
A. convergent
B. transform
C. divergent
D. supervolcano
C. divergent
3. If 71% of Earth’s surface is water, why is only around 1% available for us to use?
A. Most of Earth’s water is saltwater.
B. Most freshwater is trapped in glaciers.
C. both A and B
D. none of the above
C. both A and B
3. What percentage of the oxygen we breathe is created by plants in the ocean?
A. 75%
B. 25%
C. 90%
D. 50%
D. 50%
4. _____ Which small, rocky, celestial body falls directly into Earth’s atmosphere, becoming a bright streak of light?
A. asteroid
B. comet
C. meteor
C. meteor
4. ______ Which of the following do geologists NOT use to determine the age of rocks and fossils?
A. relative dating
B. superposition
C. seafloor spreading
D. index fossils
C. seafloor spreading
1. ______ In which of Earth’s layers do convection currents occur, causing tectonic plates to move?
A. inner Core
B. outer Core
C. mantle
D. crust
C. mantle
1. _____ What is the primary function of a watershed?
A. It collects and filters sunlight.
B. It divides territories between different ecological zones.
C. It collects and channels water from higher to lower elevations into a common outlet.
D. It prevents water from seeping into the ground.
C. It collects and channels water from higher to lower elevations into a common outlet.
1. ______ A marine biologist studying seabird populations notices that the number of hatchlings declines after an oil tanker spill occurs off the coast. Which of the following is the probable human impact?
A. fertilizer runoff
B. plastic pollution
C. ocean acidification
D. deep sea drilling contamination
D. deep sea drilling contamination
5. _____ What happens to a comet as it approaches the Sun?
A. It cools down and disintegrates.
B. It heats up and releases gas and dust, forming a tail.
C. It becomes a meteor.
B. It heats up and releases gas and dust, forming a tail.
7. Which of the following are forms of evidence we use to demonstrate how the Earth has changed over time?
❑ fossil evidence
❑ ocean currents
❑ Pangaea
❑ fossil evidence
❑ Pangaea
2. ______ Which statement about tectonic plates is NOT true?
A. Tectonic plates move 1–3 meters per year.
B. Tectonic plates can bump into each other.
C. Earth’s crust is divided into tectonic plates.
D. Plates move upon Earth’s mantle.
A. Tectonic plates move 1–3 meters per year.
2. _____ Which of the following are examples of surface water pollution?
A. sewage discharged into a river
B. trash swept into a stream from a storm drain
C. oil leaking into a lake from a boat
D. All of the above.
D. All of the above.
2. ______ How do large fish get heavy metal (mercury) contamination?
A. The fish eat the seagrass near a pollution source.
B. The mercury soaks into their body from the surrounding water.
C. Small fish eat food containing mercury, large fish eat those small fish, and then the toxins build in their bodies over time.
C. Small fish eat food containing mercury, large fish eat those small fish, and then the toxins build in their bodies over time.
6. _____ Which celestial body is located in the Kuiper belt?
A. Pluto
B. Mercury
C. Mars
A. Pluto
1. _____ What happens to the gravitational force between two planets when the distance between them increases?
A. It increases.
B. It decreases.
C. It stays the same.
D. It reverses.
B. It decreases.
3. ______ At which type of plate boundary do tectonic plates move apart, causing new crust to form?
A. convergent
B. merging
C. transform
D. divergent
D. divergent
3. _____ What is the primary effect of oil pollution on surface water?
A. It increases the water's oxygen level.
B. It creates a barrier on the water’s surface, harming aquatic life.
C. It decreases water temperature.
D. It makes the water clearer.
B. It creates a barrier on the water’s surface, harming aquatic life.
3. ______ What effect does ocean acidification have on some ocean organisms?
A. Carbonic acid harms the shells and skeletons of certain organisms.
B. CO2 makes the water too acidic to drink.
C. Corals and other organisms flourish under acidic conditions.
D. Whales and dolphins will speak less, decreasing ability to hunt food.
A. Carbonic acid harms the shells and skeletons of certain organisms.
10. Which of the following statements correctly describes the Sun? Select ALL that apply.
❑ The Sun is a medium-sized star located at the center of the solar system.
❑ The Sun is composed of helium and hydrogen.
❑ The Sun moves through space, orbiting the center of the Milky Way galaxy.
All 3 answers are correct.
2. _____ How does the mass of an object affect its gravitational pull?
A. More mass means less gravitational pull.
B. Mass does not affect gravitational pull.
C. More mass means more gravitational pull.
D. Only distance affects gravitational pull.
C. More mass means more gravitational pull.
4. ______ Which statement best describes transform boundaries?
A. Two tectonic plates move away from each other.
B. Two tectonic plates move towards each other.
C. One plate sinks below another and is melted.
D. Crust is neither created or destroyed.
D. Crust is neither created or destroyed.
4. _____ What is a significant consequence of surface water pollution due to agricultural runoff?
A. increased water temperatures
B. reduction in recreational water activities
C. increased sediment that can harm aquatic life and increase treatment costs
D. enhanced groundwater recharge
C. increased sediment that can harm aquatic life and increase treatment costs
4. ______ Which answer below is most likely to cause a dead zone due to runoff?
A. dirt
B. plastic
C. fertilizer
D. salt
C. fertilizer