Matter/States of Matter
Weather & the Water Cycle
Earth & Space
Living Environment
Energy/Work
100
Hydrogen and oxygen are classified as
(1) minerals (3) organisms
(2) elements (4) energy
(2) elements
100
What happens when water changes from a liquid to a gas?
evaporation
100
List two objects that are part of our solar system.
planets/dwarf planets, asteroids/asteroid belt, sun,
100
Which sequence identifies the levels of
organization of body structures in a human from
simplest to most complex?
(1) cell → organ → tissue → organ system
(2) organ system → cell → tissue → organ
(3) tissue → organ → organ system → cell
(4) cell → tissue → organ → organ system
(4) cell → tissue → organ → organ system
100
Gravity is the primary force responsible for
(1) the reflection of sound energy
(2) the flow of electricity in a closed circuit
(3) keeping planets in orbit around the Sun
(4) refracting light energy
(3) keeping planets in orbit around the Sun
200
Elements on the Periodic Table of the Elements
are classified into 2 main categories such as
Metals and Nonmetals
200
What is process in the water cycle where water flows over land to the ocean?
Runoff
200
Earth is closer to the Sun in December than it is in June. Explain why warmer air temperatures and summer occur in the Northern Hemisphere in June rather than in December.
In June the northern hemisphere is tilted towards/facing the sun while in December it is tilted/facing away from the sun
200
The diagrams shown represent which two systems of the human body?
circulatory and digestive
200
Which form of energy is almost always produced
during energy transformations?
(1) heat (3) light
(2) electricity (4) sound
(1) heat
300
One example of matter is
(1) magnetism (3) water
(2) heat (4) radiation
(3) water
300
What is Precipitation
when so much water has condensed that the air cannot hold it anymore (falls to Earth as rain, snow, hail)
300
The length of one day on Earth is determined by
how long it takes
Earth to rotate once
300
Use the diagram provided to answer Type of Organism Example in food web (a) Carnivore (b) Herbivore (c) Producer
(a) snake/owl (b) mice/rabbit (c) wheat plant/grass
300
Which energy source is nonrenewable?
(1) solar (3) biomass
(2) wind (4) natural gas
(4) natural gas
400
Two atoms in a molecule of oxygen combine chemically with one atom of carbon to form a carbon dioxide
molecule. Carbon dioxide is an example of
a compound
400
Which weather condition commonly occurs
along a cold front?
(1) clear skies
(2) precipitation
(3) warm temperatures
(4) dry air
(2) precipitation
400
What motion of the Moon and motion of Earth allow an observer in New York State to see one cycle of the phases of the Moon?
Earth's rotation and the moon's revolution
400
Which gas is transported by the circulatory
system in humans and is used by cells during
respiration to release energy stored in food?
Oxygen
400
Identify one type of electromagnetic energy that has a shorter wavelength than green light.
Blue light, violet light, ultraviolet light, x rays, gamma rays
500
Identify one element that has chemical properties similar to the chemical properties of bromine. (b) What is that group of elements called?
Chlorine, fluorine, iodine, astatine. (b) Halogens
500
Based on the diagram, during which process (give the letter) is water released from lake? What is the process called?
(C) Evaporation
500
What caused the formation of folded mountain ranges such as in South America?
collision of lithospheric tectonic plates at convergent boundaries
500
A dialysis machine can be used to remove waste
from a patient’s blood. Which human body system
works in a similar way?
Excretory
500
Explain why coal and other fossil fuels are considered nonrenewable energy sources. (b) State one disadvantage of burning coal, other than coal is a nonrenewable energy source.
(a) — Coal cannot be easily replaced once the supplies are used up.
— Supplies of coal are limited.
— Fossil fuels take millions of years to form.
(b) — CO2 is released.
— Harmful gases are produced.
— pollution
— global warming
— Burning coal/fossil fuels harms the environment.
— air pollution
— water pollution