Block 2 Earth Science A Pre-test
Please try to do your best on this pre-test. You will receive 10 pts for taking this exam. Your score will not count against you. GRADEBOOK: This is NOT linked to the grade book, so it will take time for me to post this in the grade book for you. Please give me 7 school days to do so. Thank you, Mrs. L
- 1.A chart showing the amount of rain each month in a region is an example of a scientist's_________________. (AZ HS Science S1:C2:PO5 and 9-10.RH7)
- A.
Variables
- B.
Inferences
- C.
Data
- D.
Conclusions
- 2.A scientific explanation that can be tested by observation or experiment is a(n)__________. (AZ HS Science S1:C1:PO3)
- A.
Inference
- B.
Simulation
- C.
Variable
- D.
Hypothesis
- 3.What type of scientist studies the solid Earth? (AZ HS Science S2:C2:PO1)
- A.
Geologist
- B.
Oceanographer
- C.
Astronomer
- D.
Meteorolgist
- 4.What is the hardest known mineral? (AZ HS Science S6:C1:PO1)
- A.
Talc
- B.
Quartz
- C.
Diamond
- D.
Gold
- 5.Rock that forms from the cooling of magma below the surface or lava at the surface is called ________________________. (AZ HS Science S6:C1:PO3)
- A.
Sedimentary rock
- B.
Metamorphic rock
- C.
Igneous rock
- D.
Coarse-grained rock
- 6.A series of processes on Earth's surface and interior that slowly changes rocks from one kind to another is called ___________________. (AZ HS Science S6:C1:PO2)
- A.
Erosion
- B.
Crystallization
- C.
The rock cycle
- D.
Evaporation
- 7.The technique in which scientists calculate the age of a sample based on the amount of meaning radioactive isotopes it contains is called _______________. (AZ HS Science S6:C2:PO8)
- A.
Fossil record
- B.
Relative dating
- C.
Miller-Urey experiment
- D.
Radioactive dating
- 8.If the Coast Guard warns of a giant wave of water approaching the shore as a result of a major earthquake, they are warning of ___________________. (AZ HS Science S6:C1:PO4)
- A.
An after shock
- B.
Liquefaction
- C.
A tsunami
- D.
Landslides
- 9.A large stream of moving water that flows through the oceans is called a(n) _____________. (AZ HS Science S6:C2:PO1)
- A.
Current
- B.
Wave
- C.
Tide
- D.
Undertow
- 10.
![The diagram above shows four layers of Earth’s atmosphere. Which of the following correctly labels the layers represented by A, B, C, and D (from Earth moving upward) in the correct sequence? (AZ HS Science S6:C2:PO15) - ProProfs]( "The diagram above shows four layers of Earth’s atmosphere. Which of the following correctly labels the layers represented by A, B, C, and D (from Earth moving upward) in the correct sequence? (AZ HS Science S6:C2:PO15)")
The diagram above shows four layers of Earth’s atmosphere. Which of the following correctly labels the layers represented by A, B, C, and D (from Earth moving upward) in the correct sequence? (AZ HS Science S6:C2:PO15)- A.
Troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere
- B.
Thermosphere, mesosphere, stratosphere, troposphere
- C.
Troposphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, stratosphere
- D.
Mesosphere, troposphere, thermosphere, stratosphere
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Sample QuestionThe Earth rotates in about _____ hours.
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