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Earth Science MSP review
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Review of entire 8th grade science in preparation for MSP
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1
Which is NOT a unique property of water?
low heat capacity
surface tension + adhesion = capillary
universal solvent
high heat capacity
2
What is relative humidity?
amount of water in the air
the dew point
amount of water in the air compared to what the air can hold
saturation
3
Which is NOT true about our solar system?
The inner planets are smaller than the outer planets
The outer planets have many more moons than the inner ones
The inner planets take longer to revolve than the outer ones
The sun is in the middle
4
What was the manipulated variable in the surface tension lab?
the liquid
the size of the drop
your eyedropper
the coin
5
What type of eclipse is shown?
partial eclipse
solar eclipse
lunar eclipse
annular eclipse
6
Why do we have moon phases?
moon orbits the earth
solar eclipse
the amount of lighted half of the moon visible from earth
libration
7
Which is NOT part of the rock cycle?
metamorphic
igneous
capillary
sedimentary
8
What was the responding variable in the surface tension lab?
your hand
the coin
the number of drops
the liquid
9
Which part of the water cycle is shown?
condensation
transpiration
evaporation
precipitation
10
Which is NOT a part of plate tectonics?
subduction zones
volcanoes
the water cycle
earthquakes
11
Which is NOT a part of the water cycle?
evaporation
condensation
tranportation
precipitation
12
Which is an example of transpiration?
water condensing
water precipitating
capillary
water evaporating from leaves
13
If the mass of an object is 24 grams and the volume is 6 mls, what is the density?
4 g/ml
8 g/ml
6 g/ml
24 g/ml
14
Why do we have seasons?
earth's rotation and revolution
earth's distance
earth's tilt and rotation
earth's revolution and tilt
15
What keeps the planets in orbit around the sun?
inertia
size
gravity
distance
16
Which moon phase is shown?
waxing gibbous
waxing crescent
waning crescent
waning gibbous
17
What is the driving force behind plate tectonics?
volcanoes
convection currents
earthquakes
the water cycle
18
Which is NOT true about a lunar eclipse?
the moon phase is new
occurs at night
the moon phase is full
lasts longer than a solar
19
What was NOT a reason the Greeks knew the earth was a sphere?
north star got lower in the horizon as ships traveled south
lunar eclipses
ships sank in the horizon as they went out to sea
solar eclipses
20
Which is NOT an ingredient for making a cloud?
drop temperature to the dew point
raise the dry bulb to the air temperature
water
dust
21
What was a control variable in the surface tension lab?
the eyedropper
the number of drops
the coin
the liquid
22
What percentage of all of the earth's water is ocean water?
97.2 percent
50 percent
80 percent
2.8 percent
23
Why don't we have eclipses every month?
moon is smaller than the earth
moon travels faster than the earth
earth is bigger than moon
moon is either 5 degrees above / below earth'sorbital plane
24
Which is NOT true about density?
volume divided by mass
how tightly packed matter is
mass divided by volume
the amount of mass in a given space
25
Which season is shown?
Summer in the southern hemisphere
Spring equinox
Winter in the northern hemisphere
Winter in the southern hemisphere
