AMS 2 Earth Science Unit 4 Exam Review

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Which of the following are greenhouse gases? Options: Carbon dioxide, Methane, Water vapor

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All answers are correct

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Cutting down large forests (deforestation) can result in:

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less plants to absorb carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas

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Over millions of years, weak carbonic acid can dissolve limestone to form -

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Caves and caverns

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Caves are most likely to form from the chemical weathering of which kind of rock? Options: Granite, Limestone, Basalt, Sandstone

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Limestone

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Ice wedging is an example of -

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Physical weathering

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How do physical and chemical weathering differ?

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Only chemical weathering produces new materials.

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What part of the water cycle does this picture show? Options: condensation, precipitation, evaporation

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precipitation

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Condensation

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The part of the water cycle when the water vapor in the air gets cold. The water turns back into a liquid and forms clouds.

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What is it called when plants give off water vapor as a waste product?

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transpiration

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This reservoir of carbon contains all life on Earth.

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Biosphere