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Science 7th Grade

Question 1 of 92

1

The mid-ocean ridges are locations for tectonic plate subduction (5)

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 2 of 92

1

The geosyncline theory is popular with geologists today because it clearly explains how mountains formed 5

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 3 of 92

1

The wooly mammoths that died in the far north probably were rapidly buried in vast dust storms late in the Ice Age 5

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 4 of 92

1

The species that we see today are the same species that Noah released from the Ark 5

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 5 of 92

1

The floodwaters had to cover the highest hills by more than 15 cubits so that the ARk wouldn't hit bottom during the early stages of the flood 5

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 6 of 92

1

Methuselah died in the same year the flood began 5

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 7 of 92

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Radiometric dating has given ancient ages for rocks that are known to have been formed by volcanoes just a few years before 5

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 8 of 92

1

The largest standard unit of time in the secular geologic column is the eon 5

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 9 of 92

1

Secular geologists believe that the Siberian wooly mammoths probably died ou during the first major ice age, 2.1 billion years ago 5

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 10 of 92

1

The genealogies of Genesis and Exodus cover more than half of the earth's history 5

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 11 of 92

1

According to most secular scientists, the earth's early atmosphere did not contain oxygen 5

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 12 of 92

1

Many creationary scientists believe that there was a single ice age sometime after the Flood 5

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 13 of 92

1

If a natural resource has been located and identified but is not currently being used, it is called an actual resource 4

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 14 of 92

1

Managing a renewable resource requires knowing how fast it can be replaced 4

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 15 of 92

1

A Christian should not be concerned about a species becoming extinct since only man is made in God's image 4

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 16 of 92

1

The plate tectonics theory can be explained within a young-earth worldview 4

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 17 of 92

1

All scientist believe that the earth is regular and predictable 4

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 18 of 92

1

The Flood of Noah's time was worldwide in its extent 4

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 19 of 92

1

Gravity and magnetic sensors can help define the shape of structures deep in the earth's interior to its core 4

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 20 of 92

1

The mangle material is denser than the core material 4

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 21 of 92

1

Earth's interior helps protect life on its surface by being the source of a strong magnetic field surrounding the earth 4

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 22 of 92

1

The earth is the only body in our solar system that has an atmosphere 4

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 23 of 92

1

The earth's orbit is best described as an ellipse 4

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 24 of 92

1

Earth's moon is not unusual compared to most other moons since it is airless and pockmarked by craters 4

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 25 of 92

1

According to a secular view of the earth, its solar system, and the universe, our planet and its star are quite ordinary 4

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 26 of 92

1

GIS stands for global interactive system

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 27 of 92

1

A topographic map mainly shows variations in land elevation

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 28 of 92

1

A state map that you might use to find your way around while on vacation is a standard map that contains both political and geographic information 3

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 29 of 92

1

Most maps in use are just a small section of a much larger map projection 3

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 30 of 92

1

The first use of the GPS was by the US military in combat

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 31 of 92

1

Our GPS is based on constellation of four satellites, strategically placed around the earth 3

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 32 of 92

1

A map legend describes the historical and mythical origins of the map 3

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 33 of 92

1

Minutes and seconds were first defined as subdivisions of degrees, and later were borrowed to use as units of time 3

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 34 of 92

1

The International DAte Line (IDL) directly follows the 180 degree meridian 3

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 35 of 92

1

Parallels measure latitude north and south of the Equator 3

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 36 of 92

1

The cardinal directions point exactly halfway between north, east, south and west 3

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 37 of 92

1

In comparison to a map of the United States, a map showing just the streets in your neighborhood would be a small-scale map 3

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 38 of 92

1

All compounds are made of molecules, but not all molecules represent a compound 2

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 39 of 92

1

The term atom comes from the Greek word for "invisible" 2

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 40 of 92

1

Potential energy can be converted to kinetic energy 2

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 41 of 92

1

Kinetic and potential energy are forms of mechanical energy 2

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 42 of 92

1

Physicists have observed dark matter many times. They just don't know how to measure it yet 2

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 43 of 92

1

Friction is a kind of force 2

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 44 of 92

1

Your mass would be less on the moon than it is on the earth 2

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 45 of 92

1

One of the metric units for volume is the cubic liter 2

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 46 of 92

1

The sun and the stars are made mostly of molecular gasses 2

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 47 of 92

1

Most substances feeze around 0 degrees C

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 48 of 92

1

According to the Bible (2 Peter 3:8), a day in Genesis 1 could have been 24 hours, a thousand years, or more. 2

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 49 of 92

1

The Big Bang theory cannot give a good explanation for the existence of the galaxies 2

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 50 of 92

1

No map can sow every detail of the earth's surface 3

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 51 of 92

1

To a Christian who holds to the Progressive Creation view of the earth's history, the Bible is more authoritative than secular science 3

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 52 of 92

1

An oblique view of a city is more realistic but is less useful for mapping purposes compared to looking straight down 3

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 53 of 92

1

Maps used by sailors to navigate at sea are properly called charts

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 54 of 92

1

A map that shows some kind of nongeographic data on a map is called ___ Map 3

Select one of the following:

  • Graphical

  • tobographic

Explanation

Question 55 of 92

1

____________ Lines on a map connect points of equal elevation 3

Select one of the following:

  • Contour

  • Wave lines

Explanation

Question 56 of 92

1

The Global Positioning System requires how many satellites to work right 3

Select one of the following:

  • 2

  • 3

  • 4

  • 5

  • 7

Explanation

Question 57 of 92

1

Many maps have a __________, a boxed area where all of the symbols and colors used on the map are defined 3

Select one of the following:

  • Projection

  • Scale

  • Key

Explanation

Question 58 of 92

1

According to __________ Creationists, God used the big bang to create the earth and the universe billions of years ago and has created life at a number of points since then 3

Select one of the following:

  • Christian

  • Progresive

  • cartographer

Explanation

Question 59 of 92

1

A ________ is a simplified image that models a part of the earths surface 3

Select one of the following:

  • epidemiolgist

  • cartographer

  • Survey viewer

  • Map projection

Explanation

Question 60 of 92

1

WHich of the following show the usefulness of GIS in bringing aid to an earthquake disaster area 3

Select one of the following:

  • Locating damage water pipes

  • Plotting effects

  • All of them

  • Identifying central places where aid stations are

Explanation

Question 61 of 92

1

Acoustic sensing would be most valuable in mapping 3

Select one of the following:

  • Ocean Floor

  • Mountains

  • Surfaces of the moon

  • city streets

Explanation

Question 62 of 92

1

Who would find benchmarks the most helpful in performing his job 3

Select one of the following:

  • Surveyor

  • cartographer

  • ALL

  • epidemiologist

Explanation

Question 63 of 92

1

Which of these can be used to gather data for us in a GIS 3

Select one of the following:

  • Sonar

  • Radar

  • All

  • Survey

Explanation

Question 64 of 92

1

In the GIS map data for a city, railroad tracks would most likely be displayed using which data type 3

Select one of the following:

  • point

  • line

  • numerial

  • survey

Explanation

Question 65 of 92

1

Some scientists serve as consultants, as educators, or as expert witnesses in court 1

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 66 of 92

1

Historical science is done in the same way operational science is done, except it deals with events in the distant past 1

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 67 of 92

1

Most scientists today spend their time conducting operational science 1

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 68 of 92

1

A young - earth creationist would believe that the earth is about 7000 years old 1

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 69 of 92

1

A Scientific process that is going to lead to valid scientific information must begin with a scientific question 1

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 70 of 92

1

A good definition of science should include a statement about the what, how and why of the science

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 71 of 92

1

Descriptive data is usually considered to be more repeatable and reliable than measured data 1

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 72 of 92

1

Our assumptions and beliefs about earth science are parts of just one aspecte of our overall worldview 1

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 73 of 92

1

Models are acceptable only when they perfectly portray what they are intended to represent 1

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 74 of 92

1

A presupposition is a strongly held assumption about the way the world or the things in our lives work 1

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 75 of 92

1

God's work of redemption is about saving souls. It has little to do with how we use earth science. 1

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 76 of 92

1

People can delcare God's glory through eath science by discovering new ways to obtain petroleum from rocks underground 1

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 77 of 92

1

A _______ might design giant windmills to generate electricity 1

Select one of the following:

  • Engineer

  • hydrologist

  • astronomer

Explanation

Question 78 of 92

1

A __________ might study galaxies and their stars 1

Select one of the following:

  • geologist

  • meteorologist

  • astronomer

Explanation

Question 79 of 92

1

A ___________ might study ocean currents 1

Select one of the following:

  • geologist

  • dydrologist

  • Marine Scientest

Explanation

Question 80 of 92

1

A __________ might study water chemistry in a lake 1

Select one of the following:

  • Marine scientist

  • hydrologist

  • Engineer

Explanation

Question 81 of 92

1

A ___________ might study faults and earthquakes 1

Select one of the following:

  • Meteorologist

  • hydrologist

  • geologist

  • marine scientist

Explanation

Question 82 of 92

1

What is the starting source of energy within the sun

Select one of the following:

  • Light energy

  • nuclear energy

  • thermal energy

Explanation

Question 83 of 92

1

It may be ultraviolet or other invisible forms of radation 2

Select one of the following:

  • nuclear energy

  • light energey

  • thermal energy

Explanation

Question 84 of 92

1

Causes the aurora borealis, Northern Lights

Select one of the following:

  • Electrical energy

  • magnetic energy

  • chemical energy

Explanation

Question 85 of 92

1

May be ultrasonic 2

Select one of the following:

  • Magnetic energy

  • Sound energy

  • light energy

  • Chemical energy

Explanation

Question 86 of 92

1

Is the sum of the kinetic energy found of the particles in a substance 2

Select one of the following:

  • electrical energy

  • Chemical Energy

  • thermal energy

Explanation

Question 87 of 92

1

What is Magma 5

Select one of the following:

  • Hard rock

  • global sea

  • molten rock

Explanation

Question 88 of 92

1

Year of the lord 5

Select one of the following:

  • anno mundi

  • anno Domini

  • Ex nihilo

  • Panthalassa

Explanation

Question 89 of 92

1

year of the earth 5

Select one of the following:

  • anno mundi

  • anno Domini

  • Ex nihilo

  • Pangaea

Explanation

Question 90 of 92

1

Theoretical supercontinent 5

Select one of the following:

  • Panthalassa

  • Pangaea

  • Tethys

Explanation

Question 91 of 92

1

Theoretical global sea 5

Select one of the following:

  • Panthalassa

  • Pangaea

  • Tethys

Explanation

Question 92 of 92

1

From nothing 5

Select one of the following:

  • anno mundi

  • ex nihilo

  • Tethys

Explanation

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