EOC Practice 1st Semester Concepts #2 Question Preview (ID: 34587)


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Which tool should the students use to accurately measure the volume of a rock?
a) Graduated Cylinder
b) Lighted microscope
c) Balance
d) Ruler

Nature’s recyclers are
a) Predators
b) Decomposers
c) Consumers
d) Omnivors

Which of these best describes the composition of the inner core of Earth?
a) liquid iron and nickel
b) carbon dioxide and ice
c) quartz and oxygen
d) solid iron and nickel

The organisms that convert solar energy into food are
a) producers
b) consumers.
c) herbivores.
d) decomposers.

At each higher level of the food pyramid
a) the number of organisms increases.
b) the amount of energy increases.
c) the amount of energy decreases.
d) the size of organisms increases.

Ocean tides result mainly from
a) surface winds.
b) radiant heat from stars.
c) Earth’s tilt on its axis.
d) the Moon’s gravitational pull

What do vibrations from tectonic plate movement cause?
a) Earthquakes
b) Hurricanes
c) Tornadoes
d) Volcanoes

The length of a day is based on the amount of time that
a) Earth takes to orbit the sun one time.
b) Earth takes to rotate once on its axis.
c) the moon takes to orbit Earth one time.
d) the moon takes to rotate once on its axis.

How long does it take for an adaptation to occur?
a) Weeks
b) Months
c) Generations
d) Years

Why do the same species of animal that live in different environments look different?
a) They come from different species
b) They are not related
c) Some are older
d) They have adapted to their environments

Which are examples of biotic factors?
a) Leaves, frog, snake
b) Leaves, rock, turtle
c) Flower, dirt, mouse
d) Rock, dirt, air

What is happening when the moon is waning?
a) The reflection on the moon is slowly growing
b) It is a full moon
c) The reflection on the moon is slowly getting less and less
d) It is a new moon

How many days does the moon take to go around the Earth? 
a)  28.7 
b)  30.2 
c) 29.5 
d) 27.32

 The northern hemisphere experiences summer in June, July, and August because
a)  the Earth is closest to the sun during these months
b) Earth is orbiting the sun faster during these months.
c)  the northern hemisphere is tilted toward the sun during these months.
d) the northern hemisphere is tilted away from the sun during these months.

Which is a list of abiotic parts of an environment? 
a) soil, leaves, and flowers 
b) soil, rocks, and water
c)  rocks, leaves, and water
d)  water, rocks, and tadpoles

What do plants provide directly to all animals?
a) Minerals
b) Oxygen
c) Light
d) Hydrogen

Which of these Earth layers is the thinnest?
a) The mantle 
b)  The inner core
c) The Outer core
d) The Crust

 Which of these is not one of the inner planets?
a)  Earth 
b) Uranus  
c) Venus
d) Mercury

What type of eclipse occurs when Earth is between the sun and the moon?
a) solar eclipse
b) annular eclipse
c) lunar eclipse
d) total eclipse

Organize these phases of the moon in order, beginning with a full moon.
a) full, waning gibbous, first quarter, waxing crescent, new
b) full, waning gibbous, new, waxing crescent, first quarter
c) full, waxing crescent, new, waning gibbous, first quarter
d) full, waxing crescent, waning gibbous, new, first quarter

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