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Final Exam Review
Your final exam will consist of twenty-five (25) multiple-choice questions.
TOPICS:
General Knowledge:
1. What are all of the steps in the scientific method?
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2. Define hypothesis: _____________________________________________________________________
3. Define the following and be able to identify each in a scientific scenario.
Independent Variable: __________________________________________________________________
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Dependent Variable: ___________________________________________________________________
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Constant: ____________________________________________________________________________
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Control: _____________________________________________________________________________
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Astronomy (Space):
4. What force keeps planets in orbit around the Sun? _____________________________________________
5. Define the following:
Rotation: ______________________________________________________________________________
Revolution: ____________________________________________________________________________
6. What is created on Earth from each? How long does each take to occur?
Rotation: ______________________________________________________________________________
Revolution: ____________________________________________________________________________
7. What causes the seasons? _________________________________________________________________
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8. Label winter, spring, summer, and autumn for the Northern Hemisphere. Label each solstice and equinox.
9. Why is the moon illuminated? ___________________________________________________________
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10. What is the difference between mass and weight? ____________________________________________
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11. Know the phases of the moon. Label each phase below.
12. What is gravity? What two factors does gravity depend on? ___________________________________
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Newton’s Laws
13. What is Newton’s 1st Law? ______________________________________________________________
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Give an example. _________________________________________________________________
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14. What is Newton’s 2nd Law? ______________________________________________________________
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Give an example. _________________________________________________________________
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15. What is Newton’s 3rd Law? _____________________________________________________________
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Give an example. __________________________________________________________________
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Forces/Waves:
16. What is a force? ______________________________________________________________________
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17. What is friction? ______________________________________________________________________
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18. What is the Law of Conservation of Energy? ________________________________________________
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19. Define potential energy. Give an example of potential energy. _________________________________
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20. Define kinetic energy. Give an example of kinetic energy. _____________________________________
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21. Define: Mechanical wave: _______________________________________________________________
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22. Define: Electromagnetic wave: ___________________________________________________________
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23. Define: Transverse wave: _______________________________________________________________
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24. Define: Longitudinal wave: ______________________________________________________________
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25. What type of wave is a sound wave? ______________________________________________________
26. Which type of waves can travel through space? ______________________________________________
27. What is the electromagnetic spectrum? ____________________________________________________
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28. Which waves of the E/M. spectrum are the longest and have the lowest frequency?
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29. Which waves of the E.M. spectrum are the shortest and have the highest frequency?
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30. Name the colors of the visible light spectrum. _______________________________________________
31. Define: Doppler Effect _________________________________________________________________
32. Define the following terms:
Absorb: _____________________________________________________________________________
Reflect: _____________________________________________________________________________
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Refract: _____________________________________________________________________________
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Geology:
33. Be able to label and discuss the composition of the layers of the earth.
(crust, asthenosphere, mantle, core)
34. What causes Earth’s plates to constantly move? ______________________________________________
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35. Define convection currents. What creates convection currents? ________________________________
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36. What is the Theory of Continental Drift? ___________________________________________________
37. Give three pieces of evidence to support the theory.
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38. Define:
Hydrosphere: _________________________________________________________________________
Biosphere: ___________________________________________________________________________
Atmosphere: _________________________________________________________________________
Geosphere: ___________________________________________________________________________
39. What is a mineral? _____________________________________________________________________
40. How do you test minerals? (Know how to perform each test.)
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41. What is a rock? _______________________________________________________________________
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42. Define sedimentary rock. How is it made? __________________________________________________
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43. Define igneous rock. How is it made? _____________________________________________________
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44. Define metamorphic rock. How is it made? _________________________________________________
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45. Explain the rock cycle. _________________________________________________________________
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46. Define and give an example of chemical weathering. _________________________________________
47.
Define and give an example of mechanical weathering. ______________________________________
48. Define convergent boundaries. What do they cause? _________________________________________
49. Define divergent boundaries. What do they cause? __________________________________________
50. Define subduction. What geologic event does it cause? _______________________________________
Label each boundary:
Electricity and Magnetism:
51. What is the difference between a parallel and series circuit? (Be able to identify each in a diagram).
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52. What is an electromagnet? _____________________________________________________________
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53. How can one make an electromagnet more powerful? _______________________________________
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54.
How do magnets work? _______________________________________________________________
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55.
Where are magnets the strongest? How do you know? _______________________________________
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Ecology/Biomes:
56.
What type of organism can produce its own food? __________________________________________
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What is a food chain? ________________________________________________________________
58.
Make a food chain using the following terms;
producer, decomposer, primary consumer, secondary consumer.
59.
Be able to understand the levels in an energy pyramid.
Powders and Crystals:
60. Define and give examples of:
Physical Changes: ____________________________________________________________________
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Chemical Changes: ___________________________________________________________________
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