Science exam

Question 1

The study of the ocean and the life in the ocean.

Answer 1

Oceanography

Question 2

The study of space including everything
beyond our atmosphere

Answer 2

Astronomy

Question 3

The study of materials that make up the
Earth

Answer 3

Geology

Question 4

The study of forces and processes that causes the atmosphere to change and predict weather

Answer 4

Meteorology

Question 5

The study of interactions among
organisms and their surroundings

Answer 5

Environmental science

Question 6

The study of life and living organisms

Answer 6

Biology

Question 7

The study of animals and their
classifications

Answer 7

Zoology

Question 8

Study of plants and agriculture

Answer 8

Ecology

Question 9

What is the charge or a proton

Answer 9

Positive

Question 10

Does a proton have significant mass

Answer 10

Yes

Question 11

Where are protons located

Answer 11

In the nucleus

Question 12

What is the charge of a neutron

Answer 12

Neutral

Question 13

Does a neutron have significant mass

Answer 13

Yes

Question 14

What is the charge of and electron

Answer 14

Negative

Question 15

Do electrons have significant mass

Answer 15

No

Question 16

Where are electrons located

Answer 16

In the energy levels

Question 17

Color by itself is a good way to identify a mineral (true/false)

Answer 17

False

Question 18

When magma cools slowly it creates smaller crystals (True/false)

Answer 18

False

Question 19

Diamond is the hardest mineral known (true/false)

Answer 19

True

Question 20

Minerals must be organic meaning they need to be made from living things (true/false)

Answer 20

False

Question 21

Mohs Hardness Scale ranges from I to 10 with 1 being the hardest. (true/false)

Answer 21

False

Question 22

Minerals must be solid, with a definite shape and volume (True/false)

Answer 22

True

Question 23

Minerals can be man-made or occur naturally (True/false)

Answer 23

False

Question 24

Where are neutrons located

Answer 24

In the nucleus

Question 25

Solid with atoms arranged in an orderly, repeating pattern

Answer 25

Crystal

Question 26

Refers to the way a mineral reflects light from its surface

Answer 26

Luster

Question 27

The ability of one mineral to scratch another

Answer 27

Hardness

Question 28

Color of the mineral in powder form

Answer 28

Streak

Question 29

Tendency for a mineral to break along rough jagged edges

Answer 29

Fracture

Question 30

Tendency for a mineral to break along smooth, flat surfaces and every fragment has the same general shape

Answer 30

Cleavage

Question 31

The scale used to measure the ability of one mineral to scratch another

Answer 31

Moh’s Hardness Scale

Question 32

What are the five criteria for a mineral

Answer 32

Natural, inorganic, solid, unique chemical composition, crystalline shape

Question 33

List the 5 physical properties we look at for a mineral?

Answer 33

Color, luster, streak, hardness, cleavage and fracture

Question 34

What are 4 variables that impact whether precipitation will seep into the group of become runoff?

Answer 34

Soil composition, rate of precipitation, vegetation, slope

Question 35

the process by which that has fallen on land trickles inte the ground and becomes grounelwater

Answer 35

infiltration