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First 9 Weeks Exam Review Part 4
Test Description: Part 4
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Jamie wants to determine the density of a small rock. Which combination of tools would be best for Jamie to use?
A
a ruler and a balance scale
B
a graduated cylinder and a balance scale
C
a balance scale and a thermometer
D
a graduated cylinder and a thermometer
2) What is the half-life of carbon-14?
A
11,460 years
B
22,920 years
C
5,730 years
D
17,190 years
3) Which item should be used to identify the color of a rock sample’s powder?
A
magnet
B
streak plate
C
hand lens
D
petri dish
4) A student wants to measure the volume of a rock sample. Which would be the best tool to use?
A
graduated cylinder
B
thermometer
C
balance scale
D
ruler
5) A possible explanation for a set of observations or answer to a scientific question is a
A
scientific law
B
hypothesis
C
scientific theory
D
manipulated variable
6) Which measurement tool should be used to find the mass of a rock?
A
microscope
B
balance scale
C
flask
D
beaker
7) Most fossils from when organism die and are buried in
A
faults
B
ice
C
sediment
D
unconformities
8) Which of the following is NOT a part of the rock cycle?
A
evaporation and precipitation
B
heat and pressure
C
melting and cooling
D
weathering and erosion
9) ________________ are the scientists who study the forces that make and shape the planet Earth.
A
Physicists
B
Biologist
C
Geologist
D
Chemists
10) A petrified fossil forms when
A
gases escape from the organism and leave carbon behind
B
an organism becomes trapped in amber
C
an organism is frozen
D
minerals replace all or part of an organism
11) A break in Earth’s crust where rocks have slipped past each other is called a
A
layer
B
boundary
C
fault
D
plate
12) What erupts through the valley of a mid-ocean ridge?
A
the lithosphere
B
molten material
C
continental drift
D
deep-ocean trenches
13) In the convection current of a pan of soup, the cooler, denser fluid
A
stays where it is
B
rises to the top
C
stays on top
D
sinks to the bottom
14) Continental crust consists mainly of the rock
A
nickel
B
mantle
C
basalt
D
granite
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