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Reviewing
concepts
covered this
year
The Nature
of Science
____ 1. Suggested explanation for an observation
____ 2. Organized procedure that involves making
measurements and observations.
____ 3. Factor in an experiment that can be
manipulated by the experimenter.
____ 4. Factor in an experiment that can change if
other factors are changed.
____ 5. After careful observation and applying
background knowledge, ______ are
formed by the observer.
____ 6. Standard for comparison that shows the
results of an experiment are actually due
to the conditions being tested.
____ 7. These are built on facts, and give the best
explanation for a related group of facts.
____ 8. Scientists must be ______ in order to
present new ideas and possibilities.
____ 9. Because of new technology and new
interpretations of data, science is ____.
____ 10. Making good _____ is key when
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performing experiments.
a. independent
variable
b. creative
c. observations
d. dependent variable
e. tentative or
changeable
f. experiment
g. hypothesis
h. inferences
i. control
j. theories
Source and
Distribution
of Energy on
Earth
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1.
The sun produces electromagnetic waves by converting
hydrogen into helium. This process is called ________.
2. Of all the energy from the sun, about ____% is reflected
back into space and _____% is absorbed by the earth.
3. Trace the steps involved in changing light energy from the
sun into chemical energy in fossil fuels.
4. What happens to about one-half of the energy that the
earth absorbs?
5. Name two greenhouse gases.
6. What impact do these gases have on Earth’s temperature?
7. What is the difference between climate and weather?
8. How does energy from the sun drive our weather?
9. The Law of Conservation states that energy cannot be
________ nor _______.
10. Electromagnetic Waves are organized by wavelength.
Complete the following:
Radio Waves  ______ infrared  _______ UV Rays
 ______  Gamma Rays
Energy
1.
What does sunlight striking an asphalt
highway turn into?
a. light
c. electricity
b. motion
d. heat
2. How do plants store energy during
photosynthesis?
a. In light energy
b. In chemical bonds
c. As radiation
d. As motion
3.
Which is NOT a problem associated with the
Greenhouse Effect?
a. Rising sea level
b. Changes in ocean currents
c. Changes in weather patterns
d. Increased skin cancer
4.
The sun’s energy is captured by plants, used
by animals and eventually returns to space as
___________.
Name a source of greenhouse gas.
5.
6.
Which of the following best describes this
statement: “By increasing the amount of
greenhouse gases, it is possible to
increase the greenhouse effect.”
a. Superstition
b. Hypothesis
c. Observation
d. Fact
7. Which
heats up
and cools down
faster
land or water?
Answers to ENERGY
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
D
B
D
Heat
Fossil
B
Land
(heat)
(chemical bonds)
(skin cancer)
Fuels (CO2) Oceans (water vapor)
(hypothesis with strong support)
Astronomy
Formation of
the Universe
1.
2.
The theory that says the universe began as
a small point of energy and exploded
outward is called The ________ _______
________.
Give two pieces of evidence that scientists
use to support this theory.
Red Shift
3.
4.
Explain
what this
chart shows.
This is based
on the idea
every element
has it’s own
________.
Red Shift
5.
6.
Red shift tells scientists that galaxies are
moving ________ each other.
As light waves move towards us, spectral
lines are ______ shifted.
7. As light waves move away from us, spectral
lines are ________shifted.
8. Much of what we have learned about the
universe has come from the _________
telescope. (Name of the telescope)
9. Our star, the Sun, converts hydrogen into
helium in a process called _________.
10. A prominence is a solar feature coming off the
surface of the Sun. Draw a picture that shows
what a prominence looks like.
Answers to Astronomy
1. Big Bang Theory
2. Red Shift: most stars and galaxies are moving away from us
Cosmic Background Radiation: left over from a Big Bang
3. Lines are shifted more into the red portion of the
electromagnetic scale
4. Spectral line pattern / signature lines / unique composition
5. Away
6. Blue
7. Red
8. Hubble
9. Fusion
10. 
Life Cycle of Stars
1.
2.
3.
What will an average sized star like our Sun
become at the end of its life cycle?
What is Planetary or Stellar nebula composed of?
What do the most massive of all stars eventually
become at the end of their life cycles?
Study the
diagram
4. What does this diagram
show?
5. Heavier elements are
formed in what size stars?
silicon
oxygen
neon
6. How do these elements
found in stars become
scattered throughout the
universe?
7. Where did the heavy
elements found on Earth
come from?
8.
What is the most
common element in the
universe?
9.
Name the first element
produced from the
fusing of hydrogen
atoms.
10.
What evidence is there
today that heavy
elements are still being
formed in massive stars?
Plate
Tectonics
1.
Who developed the Theory of
Continental Drift?
2.
Describe the Theory of Continental Drift.
3.
Why was this theory not accepted in the
beginning?
4.
Two theories, Continental Drift and
Seafloor Spreading, combine to form the
Theory of _______ ________.
Matching:
A
5. _____ Transform
Boundary
6. _____ Divergent
Boundary
7. ____ Convergent
Boundary
B
C
8.
How do scientists know where plate
boundaries are located?
9.
What does the following
diagram show?
10. Describe the force that
drives convection
currents.
Atmosphere
1. Explain how carbon goes
from the atmosphere and
into a plant.
2. Explain the following diagram.
3. Ozone is found in the stratosphere
and protects us from ____.
4. In what layer of the atmosphere
does weather occur?
5. Name the main gas responsible
for the Greenhouse effect.
6. If energy from the sun can
penetrate the atmosphere, why
can’t it leave the same way?
7. During the summer time, why are
temperatures at the poles cooler
than those at the equator?
8. El Niño is ultimately caused by
____.
9. Convection currents are caused by
a difference in ____.
10. What is the cause of the coriolis
effect?
Hydrosphere
1. What drives/powers the water cycle?
2. What is occurring at stage 3?
3. This map shows (density, surface)
currents. (choose one)
4. The trip to the sewer plant showed ____.
5. Density currents mix waters because of
A. salt accumulation
B. colder
temperatures
C. coriolis effect
D. Both A and B
6. Name two of the four reservoirs on Earth that
contain fresh water.
7. Besides sodium chloride, name an element
makes up the salinity of ocean water.
8. What does the following diagram show?
9. This angler fish would be a part of
which zone: (nekton, benthos)
10. Name one reason sea levels have
changed over time?
8. According to
this Diagram,
what causes a
land breeze at
night?
9. T or F Getting enough sleep
impacts your ability to think and
perform effectively.
10. T or F I believe I can do well
on CRT tests.
Environmental
Affects on
Living Things
How is Earth’s atmosphere different that
those of other planets?
2. Is there water on other planets? If so,
which?
3. Name one condition that helps support
life on Earth.
1.
4. Write all the letters below that show abiotic factors
that impact the environment.
5. Write all the letters that show biotic factors that
impact the environment.
B
A
E
F
C
D
G
H