Transcript MEAP Earth Science Review

8th Grade
Earth Science
Review
“The Game”
1.
In the United States, rivers on the
east side of the Continental
Divide eventually drain into
A. The Atlantic Ocean
B. The Pacific Ocean
C. The Arctic Ocean
D. The Great Lakes
2. The fossils of extinct coral
species are found in the
Great Lakes area as
A. Coal
B. Trilobites
C. Brachiopods
D. Petoskey Stones
3. The movement of Earth around
the Sun is described as
A. Rotation
B. Revolution
C. Tilt
D. Perceived movement
4. What occurs when the Moon
is in perfect alignment
between the Sun and Earth?
A. A lunar eclipse
B. A new moon
C. A full moon
D. A solar eclipse
5. What percentage of Earth’s
surface water is found in the
oceans?
A. 50 percent
B. 97 percent
C. 78 percent
D. 93 percent
6. Metamorphic rocks are formed
I. Under ground
II. At high temperatures
III. Under extreme pressure
A.
B.
C.
D.
I only
II and III only
I and III only
1, II, and III
7. Which of the following
restores the damage done by
surface mines?
A. Reclamation
B. Reforestation
C. Incineration
D. Landfills
8. A moist, sticky feeling to the
air is the result of
A. Drought
B. Low humidity
C. A cold front
D. High humidity
9. Rock layers may be forced deep
underground and exposed to
high temperatures and
pressures. These rocks change
and become
A. Rare metals
B. Igneous rock
C. Sedimentary rock
D. Metamorphic rock
10. In Michigan, the amount of
water vapor in the air depends
mostly on the
A. Speed of the wind
B. Temperature of the air
C. Amount of oxygen in the air
D. Shape of the clouds in the sky
11. Water exists on Earth in three
different physical states. Which
of the following are forms of
solid water on Earth?
A. Ice and rain
B. Fog and rivers
C. Glaciers and hail
D. Water vapor and snow
12. Sewage treatment plants have many
benefits for the environment. What
negative impact could occur at these
facilities during heavy rainfall?
A. These facilities could overload, releasing
pollution into the river.
B. These facilities reduce evaporation of
water from the river.
C. These facilities can reduce the water
level of the river.
D. These facilities will attract more visitors
to the river for recreational purposes.
13. You know that the temperature of air
decreases as it rises into the
atmosphere. This is why water vapor
condenses and forms cloud droplets.
But what happens to the air pressure?
Does it:
A.
B.
C.
D.
Increase
Decrease
Stay the same
Varies depending on the amount of water
vapor
14. Which of the following describes
what would happen if you hiked to the
bottom of a mineshaft?
A. Temperature and air pressure would
decrease
B. Ozone would increase.
C. Air pressure would stay the same.
D. Air pressure would increase.
15. Metamorphic rock can form from
which of the following?
A. Igneous, sedimentary and
metamorphic
B. Igneous and Sedimentary rocks
only
C. Igneous rocks only
D. Cooled magma
16. Sleeping Bear Dunes, on the
western coast of Michigan,
resulted from
A. Erosion by gravity
B. Chemical weathering
C. Physical weathering
D. Wind erosion
17. What characteristic makes Pluto
different from the other five outer
planets?
A. Pluto is the only outer planet with an
atmosphere
B. Pluto is the only outer planet with a
solid surface
C. Pluto is the only outer planet with
evidence of liquid water on its surface
D. Pluto is the only outer planet with no
moons
18. Which of the following terms
refers to the way we define the
movement of planets, stars,
moons, and other objects in the
universe?
A. Relative motion
B. Elliptical orbits
C. Revolution
D. Estimated motion
19. Which of the following is a
subsystem of our solar system?
A. Halley’s comet
B. Earth and Moon
C. The Milky Way galaxy
D. The Big Dipper
21. Igneous rocks form as a result
of which of the following
processes?
A. The cementing and
crystallization of sediments
B. The melting and cooling of
magma
C. Intense heat and pressure
D. Weathering and erosion
22. Finding fossils of sea
creatures in the mountains
helps prove:
A. The theory of plate tectonics
B. Some areas of the earth have
severe flooding
C. Uplifting has occurred in
some areas of the earth
D. Sea creatures can survive in
many diverse climates