Final Exam Review Sheet

 

The final will consist of two parts:  a lab practical with 16 questions worth 50 points total, and a multiple choice test with 40 questions worth 40 points.  Each section is timed.  The lab practical has 16 stations.  Students will have 2 minutes and 30 seconds per station before rotating to the next station.  The lab practical will test lab skills and knowledge from the entire school year, with an emphasis on the second semester.  The multiple choice test will only cover information from second semester, and will have AT LEAST 20 questions taken directly from prior tests. THIS IS A TIMED TEST – STUDENTS HAVE 40 MINUTES FOR EACH SECTION.  Every period has a different Final Exam, although the questions are distributed as shown below. Not all topics listed are tested in every period. Students may use their composition books on the test. Returned copies of graded worksheets and review materials distributed by Mrs. Bascom may be glued into comp. books and used on the exam.  STUDENTS MAY HANDWRITE ANYTHING THEY WANT INTO THEIR COMP. BOOKS, BUT THE INCLUSION OF OLD TESTS, PHOTOCOPIES, TYPED NOTES, DOWNLOADED REFERENCE TABLES, ETC., WILL BE CONSIDERED CHEATING AND WILL RESULT IN A ZERO ON THE FINAL.

 

Lab Practical Skills:

  1. Know the lab safety rules.
  2. Be able to use standard lab equipment such as triple beam balances, thermometers, graduated cylinders, etc, to take measurements.
  3. Be able to build and diagram circuits using standardized symbols.
  4. Be able to make and interpret graphs.
  5. Be able to test for magnetism, pH and conductivity using lab equipment.
  6. Be able to make read and interpret food webs.  Be able to make predictions using a food web.
  7. Know the difference between a qualitative observation, a quantitative observation, and an inference.
  8. Be able to use a topographical map.
  9. Know the phases of mitosis and meiosis and be able to distinguish between them and diagram each stage.

 

Geology (4 questions):

1.  Explain or define the following terms

Alfred Wegener

Asthenoshpere

Compression

Continental Crust

 Continental Drift Theory

Convergent boundary

Core

Divergent boundary

Erosion

Fault

Geology

Hot spot

Lava

Lithoshpere

Magma

Mantle

Mid-ocean ridge

Normal Fault

Oceanic Crust

Pangea

Plate Tectonics

Reverse Fault

Rift zone/rift volcano

Shearing

Strike-Slip Fault

Subduction

Tension

Transform boundary

Transpiration

Tsunami

Volcano
  1.  Explain the relationships between the type of plate boundaries, rock stresses and types of faults
  2. When given a map of plate boundaries and movement, determine which plates, if any, are undergoing subduction.  Predict future locations of the continents based upon a plate boundary map.
  3. Explain the evidence for Pangea, and why these features indicate that the continents have moved over time.  What mechanism(s) drive continental drift?
  4. List and be able to explain different types of volcanoes and ways they can cause damage.

 

Astronomy (12 questions):

  1. Know the order of important astronomical discoveries and theories, and the names of the associated astronomers.
  2. Be able to correctly identify the cause(s) of lunar and solar eclipses.
  3. Know the order of the phases of the moon and be able to correctly identify/order diagrams/photos of each phase
  4. Know the location of the earth at each solstice and equinox, the approximate date of each event, the location of the sun relative to the earth, and when the earth is the closest/farthest from the sun.
  5. Know the approximate age of the universe.
  6. Know the order of events predicted by the big bang theory
  7. Know the location of major objects within the solar system (order of planets, location of the asteroid belt, etc.)
  8. Know the steps in the lifecycle of a star IN ORDER.  Know the differences between a massive star and a main sequence star.  Be able to explain WHY a main sequence star is different than a massive star.
  9. Know the names of individuals/missions involved in significant events in space exploration history (1st satellite, 1st man/animal/American in space/orbit, 1st man on the moon, major disasters, etc.)

 

Electricity and magnetism (6 questions):

  1. Know and be able to define, use, explain or recognize examples of the following terms:  magnetic pole, domain, static electricity, net charge, proton, electron, current, resistor, voltage, circuit, Ammeter, switch
  2. Be able to identify and give examples of charging objects with static electricity.
  3. Be able to explain how a lightning rod works. 
  4. Be able to explain how the Earth is like a magnet, as well as how a compass works.
  5. Know the difference between series and parallel circuits, and describe differences between them.
  6. Know the circuit diagram symbols for lamp, ammeter, connecting wire, voltage source, resistor, and switch.
  7. Know the shape of a magnetic field around both bar magnets and horseshoe magnets, and be able to explain how to determine the shape of a magnetic field using a compass.

 

 

 

 

 

Waves (4 questions):

  1. Know or be able to define, identify, diagram, or give examples of the following terms: amplitude. crest, diffraction, Doppler effect, frequency, interference, planar wave,  period, point source wave, reflection, refraction, trough, velocity, wavelength
  2. Know the proper units for frequency, period, wavelength, and velocity.

 

Ecology (4 questions):

  1. Know or be able to define or give examples of the following terms: Abiotic, Biome, Biotic, Carbon cycle, Carnivore, Community, Consumer, Decomposer, Ecological (Energy) pyramid, Ecology, Ecosystem, Food chain, Food Web, Habitat, Herbivore, Nitrogen cycle, Omnivore, Population, Primary Consumer, Predator, Prey, Producer, Secondary Consumer, Species, Water cycle
  2. Know the processes of the nutrient cycles (water, carbon/oxygen, and nitrogen) and be able to give examples, predict outcomes, and label diagrams.  Know all associated terms for each cycle (ex:  transpiration, biological fixation, etc.)
  3. Be able to explain why the ocean is salty, and apply this knowledge to other situations.

 

Evolution (10 questions):

  1. Know and be able to use or define and differentiate between the following terms:

Adaptive Radiation

Allopatric Speciation

Artificial Selection

Behavioral Isolation

Embryo Development

Ecological Isolation

Fitness

Fossil

Founder Effect

Genetic Isolation

Geographic Isolation

Gradualism

H.M.S. Beagle

Similar Structures

Mechanical Isolation

Parapatric Speciation

Punctuated Equilibrium

Speciation

Species

Sympatric Speciation

Temporal Isolation

Vestigial Structures

 

  1. Know the major evolutionary and geologic events of each major geologic time period and be able to put them in order.

 

  1. Know scientific contributions of the following people:  James Hutton, Charles Lyell, Thomas Malthus, Jean Baptiste de Lamark, Charles Darwin

 

  1. Explain the theory of natural selection and survival of the fittest and the evidence supporting it.