2nd 9 Weeks Common Assessment Review

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1 Name: Period: Test Date: 12/15/15 2nd 9 Weeks Common Assessment Review 1. According to the Enhanced Fujita Scale, at what wind speed will trees be uprooted during a tornado? a mph b mph c mph d. over 200 mph 2. Which describes the Goldilocks Zone for a planet? a. In order for life to exist on a planet it must be the correct distance from a star. b. In order for life to exist on a planet it must be the correct distance from a moon. c. In order for life to exist on a planet it must be the correct distance from another planet. 3. The presence of small plants and trees helps prevent the process of: a. deposition b. composting c. weathering d. erosion 4. Which layer of the atmosphere is farthest from the Earth? a. Mesosphere b. Troposphere c. Exosphere d. Thermosphere e. Stratosphere

2 5. Which layer of the atmosphere is the layer closest to Earth? a. Mesosphere b. Troposphere c. Exosphere d. Thermosphere e. Stratosphere 6. 28% of the our atmosphere is made up of which gas? a. Carbon dioxide b. Carbon monoxide c. Nitrogen d. Oxygen 7. What is the movement of soil and rock from one area to another called? a. erosion b. deposition c. weathering d. condensation 8. What characteristics is not need for life to exist? a. proximity of the Sun b. presence of water c. correct composition of oxygen in our atmosphere d. a moon revolving around us. 9. Which of the following is an example of kinetic energy being transformed into thermal energy? a. A skier skiing and then sweating. b. A rock sitting at the top of a hill. c. A tree growing in the sunlight. d. Leaves being moved by wind. 10. Which of the following shows work being done? a. A person sitting in the car and holding two textbooks. b. A person holding a large book above their head. c. A person standing and holding a bag of groceries. d. A person pushing a box across the room. 11. Scientists measure work using what unit? a. Newtons b. Grams c. Joules d. Meters

3 12. A basketball coach advised their team to eat healthy meals to have energy for their upcoming game. What energy transfer is this referring to? a. Heat energy to chemical energy b. Chemical energy to mechanical energy c. Thermal energy to electrical energy d. Mechanical energy to heat energy 13. Food is known as energy. Then, it can be converted to and energy. a. Chemical, sound, and light b. Chemical, heat and work c. Light, heat and sound d. Light, electrical, wave 14. How do simple machines make work easier? (There is more than one correct answer) a. Simple machines increase work being done. b. Reduce the force needed to move an object. c. Use more force over less distance to move an object. d. Less work is done using simple machines. 15. The chart below shows the depth of a pond in Magnolia over the past 4 years. What process has caused the pond to become more shallow? Year Pond Depth in Feet meters meters meters meters a. Soil erosion b. Water evaporation c. Global warming d. Water pollution 16. Which ecoregion of Texas is most likely to experience erosion due to a hurricane? a. Pineywoods b. Hill Country c. Prairies and Lakes d. Gulf Coast

4 17. Mr. Smothers is conducting an experiment. He puts an equal amount of local water and algae in three containers. He covers the containers and places them in the sun. After two weeks of observation, what human activity on surface water is he modeling? a. The effect of fertilizer on golf courses. b. The effect of wetlands destruction. c. The effect of the highway. d. The effect of erosion. Miley has two plants she is using for her science fair project. Plant A she planted in a pot that is sitting upright in the window. Plant B is in a pot that is turned on its side in the window. 18. Which plant in the above experiment represents her control group? a. Plant A b. Plant B c. Both d. Neither 19. Which plant in the above experiment represents her experimental group? a. Plant A b. Plant B c. Both d. Neither 20. A plant that is wilting has a. High turgor pressure b. Low turgor pressure c. High gravitropism d. Low gravitropism 21. A thick heat resistant shield on a spacecraft is designed to: a. Make the spacecraft faster during take off. b. Reflect light from the sun. c. Withstand heat when the spacecraft reenters the atmosphere. d. Make the spacecraft look fancy. 22. Which of the following is NOT a way that surface water becomes polluted? a. condensation b. pesticides c. fertilizers d. herbicides

5 23. Erosion, & Deposition might caused which of the following to occur: a. a river delta, or a river to change paths b. moon phases and eclipses c. the sun to reflect off of a pond d. the snow capped mountains to melt 24. Planting trees and other vegetation can help slow the process of: a. weathering b. erosion c. deposition d. sediment 25. Which statement below is the best interpretation of the above graph? a. Sally is at her mailbox checking the mail for 1 second, drives down the street in 2 seconds, checks their mail for 1.5 seconds, and then drives back to her mailbox in 1.5 seconds. b. Mark runs 60 meters to three houses away to play. c. The car is stopped for 1 second in the parking lot. d. Matthew drives to the grocery store which is 60 meters away in 6 seconds. W = F x D Person Force Distance A 2 N 3 m B 6N 1 m C 3N 4 m 26. Which of the following is the best conclusion based on work being done? a. Person A did more work than B and C. b. Person C did the least amount of work. c. Person B did the least amount of work. d. Person A & B did the same amount of work.

6 27. In the picture above, what is the most likely cause of the hole in the rock? a. Weathering by waves b. Weathering by frost wedging c. Weathering by animals d. Weathering by rust 28. Catastrophic events are classified by their. a. impact on groundwater b. intensity and extent of their impact on ecosystems c. duration d. damage to a home 29. Physical weathering isa. breaking down rock by chemically altering its composition b. breaking down rock into smaller pieces without changing its composition c. process of moving rock or sediment from one area to another d. process of laying down eroded material into a new location 30. Which of the following shows work being done a. Carrying your lunch kit from 5th period to the cafeteria b. Pushing a boulder that will not move c. Exerting 10N of force on a semi truck that won t move d. Pushing a grocery basket through the store 31. When work is done on an objecta. the object does not move. b. the object must move in the direction of the force. c. no force is exerted on the object. d. the object and the force do not have to be in the same direction. 32. Which of the following IS NOT an impact on the ecosystem from floods a. destroy roads and destroy buildings b. reshaping of the area s topography c. decreased water table d. destruction of coastal habitats

7 33. JJ Watt pushed a weighted sled with 100 N of force for a distance of 50 meters. How much work has been done? Place your answer in the griddable.

8 ANSWER KEY: 1. B 2. A 3. D 4. C 5. B 6. D 7. A 8. D 9. A 10. D 11. C 12. B 13. B 14. B,C 15. A 16. D 17. A 18. A 19. B 20. B 21. C 22. A 23. A 24. B 25. A 26. D 27. A 28. B 29. B 30. D 31. B 32. C 33. 5,000