Semester 1 Final Review (Intro, Matter, Mineral, Rock, Resources, Weathering) Question Preview (ID: 28978)


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When water freezes, its volume ____.
a) decreases slightly
b) increases
c) stays the same
d) decreases slightly

The smallest particle of an element that still retains all the element's properties is a(n) ___.
a) compound
b) atom
c) isotope
d) mineral

What is the difference between homogeneous and heterogeneous mixture?
a) homogeneous mixtures are made by humans, heterogeneous mixtures are made by other living things
b) homogeneous mixtures have an indefinite composition, heterogeneous mixtures do not
c) there is no difference between them, they are both mixtures
d) homogeneous mixtures have a constant composition, heterogeneous mixtures have an indefinite composition

What is the systematic and logical approach to discovering how things in the universe work
a) element
b) atom
c) scientific method
d) science

What is a change that alters the form or appearance of matter, but doesn't make any substances into a different substance
a) chemical change
b) science
c) physical change
d) matter

What state of matter has neither definite shape nor definite volume?
a) solid
b) liquid
c) gas
d) matter

What part of an experiment is the variable that is being tested and is changed by the experiment
a) control
b) dependant variable
c) independent variable
d) variable

Which of the following is NOT a state of matter?
a) solid
b) paper
c) gas
d) liquid

Which part of the experiment is the part of the experiment that is affected by the variable which is changed
a) control
b) dependent variable
c) independent variable
d) variable

What state of matter has a definite shape and volume?
a) solid
b) liquid
c) gas
d) paper

What is a change in matter that produces one or more new substances?
a) physical change
b) chemical change
c) matter
d) atom

Which state of matter has does not have a definite shape but has a definite volume
a) solid
b) liquid
c) gas
d) paper

Which of the following is the order of the scientific method?
a) ask a question, develope a hypothesis, conduct research, make a procedure, conduct experiment, collect data, draw conclusion
b) ask question, conduct research, develop a hypothesis, make a procedure, conduct an experiment, collect data, draw conclusion
c) develop hypothesis, ask question, make a procedure, conduct research, conduct experiment, draw conclusion, collect data
d) develop hypothesis, ask question, make procedure, collect data, conduct research, conduct experiment, draw conclusions

Which of the following is the result of chemical weathering?
a) a rock that has been changed into one or more new compounds
b) a rock that has been broken into tiny pieces
c) a rock that has been split in two
d) a rock that has lost its outer layers

Whenever the characteristics and chemical composition of weathered materials have been altered, they have undergone ___.
a) chemical weathering
b) mechanical weathering
c) mass movement
d) frost wedging

Which of the following is NOT a factor that affects the rate of weathering rocks?
a) biological evolution
b) climate
c) rock characteristics
d) amount of exposed surface area

Chemical weathering would be ____.
a) most effective in a warm, dry climate
b) most effective in a cold, dry climate
c) most effective in a warm, humid climate
d) equally effective in any climate

The rate of soil erosion depends on ___.
a) climate
b) slope steepness
c) the type of vegetation
d) all of the above

The process responsible for the moving material downslope under the influence of gravity is called
a) erosion
b) weathering
c) mass movement
d) soil formation

What is the force behind mass movements?
a) the sun's energy
b) flowing water
c) gravity
d) moving ice

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