The Dice Game – 1st Semester Review

1. One partner rolls the dice, the other partner begins the worksheet.
2. When Partner 1 rolls a 6, s/he takes the writing utensil from Partner 2 and begins the worksheet; Partner 2 starts rolling dice.
3. When Partner 2 rolls a 6, s/he takes the writing utensil from Partner 1 and works on the worksheet, Partner 1 starts rolling the dice.
Earth’s History
1. What are the 4 layers of the Earth? How are
Earth’s layers separated?
2. Earth was once a single landmass called what?
3. What theory explained how Earth was once a single
landmass that changed over time?
4. What 3 pieces of evidence did Alfred Wegener use
to support his theory?
5. What causes plate tectonics to move?
6. Show and describe subduction.
7. Which layer of rock is typically the oldest layer? The
youngest layer?
8. What is mechanical weathering? Give an example.
9. What do scientists use as clues to help them
determine the ages of rock layers?
10. What is the Geologic Time Scale?
11. Define Geological Evolution.
12. Define Biological Evolution.
13. Define Extinction.
14. Define Adaptation.
Chemistry
1. What is an atom?
2. What is the overall charger of an atom with 7
protons and 4 electrons?
3. Looking at the periodic table, which number is the
atomic number? Which number is the atomic mass?
4. Explain how an atom could have an overall charge of
+1.
5. What is a ROW is the periodic table called?
6. What is a COLUMN in the periodic table called?
7. What is a compound?
8. Are the properties of compounds the same as the
elements in the compound?
9. How many Hydrogen atoms are in H5Cl2?
10. In a solution, what do we call the substance that
does the dissolving?
11. In a solution, what do we call the substance that is
dissolved?
12. Will salt water or pure water boil faster?
13. Do bigger pieces or smaller pieces dissolve faster?
14. What substance is added to make a solid melt into a
liquid, and further boil into a gas?
Biology
1. What are the 4 types of pathogens?
2. Which of the 4 pathogens is NONLIVING and
requires a host cell to reproduce?
3. What are 2 differences between bacteria and
viruses?
4. What is a vector?
5. What is a carrier?
6. What is the difference between a pandemic and an
epidemic?
7. Why can an individual get sick with the same
symptoms more than once?
8. How are cellular respiration and photosynthesis
similar? Different?
9. Where does cellular respiration take place?
10. Cellular respiration breaks down food from sugar
into a usable form of energy called what?
11. What is a limiting factor?
12. What is carrying capacity?
13. What are the 3 primary types of symbiotic
relationships?
14. How are the 3 symbiotic relationships different
from each other?