Unit 1: Earth Science Exam Review

A Diagram of the Water Cycle     Below is a diagram of the water cycle.       1.   What is the name of the process in the water cycle shown by label 1?

• infiltration
• evaporation 
•  condensation 
•  precipitation

The Coriolis effect deflects wind direction. How does this process impact ocean surface currents?

• The wind deflects the currents to the right in the Northern Hemisphere and to the left in the Southern Hemisphere.
• The wind deflects the currents to the left in the Northern Hemisphere and to the right in the Southern Hemisphere.
• The wind deflects the currents to the left in both hemispheres.
• The wind deflects the currents to the right in both hemispheres.

When is the MOST energy transferred from the Sun to water in the water cycle?

• during collection
• during evaporation 
• during condensation 
• during precipitation

Meteorologists categorize hurricanes based on the Saffir-Simpson scale. The scale measures the intensity and destructive potential of hurricanes. Which factor has the MOST significant effect on the strength of a hurricane?

• the initial speed of a hurricane
• the direction that the hurricane rotates
• the number of hurricanes that form in a year
• the temperature of the water below the hurricane

In Washington’s Olympic National Park, there are areas that receive over 100 inches (254 cm) of rain per year and are classified as rain forests. Yet a few miles east in Sequim, Washington, the annual rainfall is less than 15 inches (38.1 cm) per year.     How did tectonic activity substantially contribute to this climate pattern?

• by creating the many coves in the coastline
• by folding and uplifting the Olympic Mountains
• by wearing away sediments to create the Juan de Fuca Strait
• by reducing the depth of the coastline, making it closer to sea level

This circle graph shows the percentages of different gases in Earth’s atmosphere.       Which gas is represented by Gas #1?  

• carbon dioxide
• hydrogen 
• .   nitrogen 
• oxygen

An increase in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is associated with an increase in global temperature. Which property of carbon dioxide is responsible for this temperature increase?

• Carbon dioxide transmits more sunlight than other atmospheric gases.
• Carbon dioxide efficiently turns sunlight into heat.
• Carbon dioxide keeps heat in the atmosphere from escaping into space.   
• Carbon dioxide stores solar energy in chemical bonds.

A model is shown.       The blue water from the jar rises to the top of the bowl. This model is MOST likely showing which event?

• the way heat is transferred from a gas grill to food
• the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide in lungs
• the convection currents that form thunderstorms
• the direction in which a hurricane moves

The graph shows the barometric pressure in Henderson, NV, on a day that had heavy rainstorms.     At what time did the rain MOST likely begin to stop?

•                  between 8 A.M. and 9 A.M. 
• between 10 A.M. and noon    
• between 3 P.M. and 6 P.M. 
• between 6 P.M. and 7 P.M.

Which element makes up MOST of the air we breathe.

• carbon
• nitrogen 
• oxygen 
• argon