Earth Science-test I- Sol Final Review (25)
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Final Review for 8th Grade cumulative VA SOL test.
- 1.Why are fossils fuels considered a nonrewable resource?
- A.
They burns quickly.
- B.
They are high demand
- C.
They take millions of years to form
- D.
They pollute the air
- 2.
- A.
Oil
- B.
Natural gas
- C.
Wood
- D.
Coal
- 3.Which scientific instrument do you measure wind speed?
- A.
Barometer
- B.
Anemometer
- C.
Thermometer
- D.
Compass
- 4.Which instrument would measure air pressure?
- A.
Barometer
- B.
Thermometer
- C.
Compass
- D.
Anemometer
- 5.Which instrument would you measure "molecular activity", which produces heat?
- A.
Compass
- B.
Anemometer
- C.
Barometer
- D.
Thermometer
- 6.What occurs when the Earth goes around on its axis?
- A.
Circles
- B.
Spins
- C.
Rotation
- D.
Revolution
- 7.What does water turn into when it evaporates?
- A.
Star
- B.
Cloud
- C.
Moon
- D.
Suns spot
- 8.Which type of energy is stored?
- A.
Kinetic energy
- B.
Potential energy
- C.
Chemical energy
- D.
Electrical energy
- 9.What type of energy is energy of motion?
- A.
Potential energy
- B.
Kinetic energy
- C.
Chemical energy
- D.
Mechanical energy
- 10.What is the measure of the amount of heat energy in the atmosphere?
- A.
Humidity
- B.
Temperature
- C.
Precipitation
- D.
Transpiration
- 11.What type of cloud is high, thin, and wispy?
- A.
Stratus
- B.
Cirrus
- C.
Cumulus
- D.
Cumulonimbus
- 12.Which cloud forms a gray blanket over the sky, often bringing steady rain or drizzle?
- A.
Stratus clouds
- B.
Cumulus clouds
- C.
Cumulonibous clouds
- D.
Cirrus clouds
- 13.What is an instrument that tells the direction on Earth?
- A.
Barometer
- B.
Thermometer
- C.
Anemometer
- D.
Compass
- 14.When the earth travels in an orbit around the sun, it is called:
- A.
Rotation
- B.
Revolution
- C.
Spinning
- D.
Turning
- 15.What is a word that also means "land"?
- A.
Celestial
- B.
Terrestrial
- C.
Forest
- D.
Ocean
- 16.What is another words for sky or where the planets are located?
- A.
Terrestrial
- B.
Celestial
- C.
Earth
- D.
Land
- 17.What is the average weather pattern that occurs in a region?i
- A.
Climate
- B.
Winter
- C.
Summer
- D.
Spring
- E.
Fall
- 18.What change occurs when there is a gas changes to a liquid?
- A.
Precipitation
- B.
Condensation
- C.
Evaporation
- D.
Respiration
- 19.What is the third plant from the sun?
- A.
Venus
- B.
Mars
- C.
Earth
- D.
Saturn
- 20.What instrument measures humidity?
- A.
Thermometer
- B.
Hygrometer
- C.
Anemometer
- D.
Rain gauge
- 21.What is an instrument that measures precipatation?
- A.
Rain gauge
- B.
Anemometer
- C.
Thermometer
- D.
Barometer
- 22.Which cloud looks puffy, like cotton balls, and fair weather?
- A.
Stratus
- B.
Cirrus
- C.
Cumulonimbus
- D.
Cumulous
- 23.Which cloud are puffy and black near the bottom, but brings thunderstorms?
- A.
Cumulonimbus
- B.
Stratus
- C.
Cumulus
- D.
Cirrus
- 24.What is the temperature that condensation begins?
- A.
Melting point
- B.
Dew point
- C.
Boiling point
- D.
Freezing point
- 25.What is water molecules turning from a liquid into a gas?
- A.
Evaporation
- B.
Condensation
- C.
Precipitation
- D.
Respiration
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