1. 3rd quarter science benchmark
Wednesday, March 8th

2. Which two minerals will most likely be scratched by both glass and copper?

3. The rate at which lithospheric plates move across the surface of Earth is best compared to the speed that a:
A. car travels on the interstate
B. Rocket flies into space
C. Meteoroid passes through the atmosphere of Earth
D. Human finger nail grows

4. Where are genes passed from parent to parent?
A. Mitochondria
B. Chromosomes
C. Ribosomes
D. Carbohydrates

5. 0.04 centimeter per year 0.4 centimeter per year
  San Francisco and Los Angeles are on different sides of the San Andreas Fault. Due to tectonic plate movement, these two cities will be next to each other in about 15 million years. What is the most likely rate of tectonic plate movement at the San Andreas Fault?
0.04 centimeter per year
0.4 centimeter per year
4.0 centimeters per year
40 centimeters per year

6. What does it mean if a gene is dominant?
A dominant gene is passed only to offspring in pairs.
A dominant gene is passed only to female offspring.
A trait coded by a dominant gene is masked when a recessive gene is present.
A trait coded by a dominant gene is expressed when the dominant gene is present.

7. What do the arrows on the rock cycle represent?

8. In a population of mice, the trait for dark-colored ears (E) is dominant. The trait for light-colored ears (e) is recessive. On a separate piece of paper, draw a Punnett square that represents a cross between two parents with light-colored ears.
What percentage of the offspring will have light-colored ears?

9. What two genotypes will show the dominant trait?
Gg & gg B) GG & gg
C) Gg & GG D) gg & gg

10. Which types of rocks will be formed in the following parts of the diagram? Rock Type 1) Rock Type 2) Rock Type 3)

11. Iceland is shown on this map
Iceland is shown on this map. Notice the movement occurring between the North american and Eurasian plates. Which of the following is happening as the plates move apart?
A) mountain building
B) seafloor spreading
C) hurricanes
D) ocean currents

12. A fingernail has the hardness of 2. 5 and a copper coin is 3. 5
A fingernail has the hardness of 2.5 and a copper coin is 3.5. Which mineral can be scratched by copper but not a fingernail?