Science 10 Global Systems Review

Which example best represents a closed system?

• a glass of juice

• a closed thermos of soup

• an unopened can of soda

• a tree

Which statement best describes energy transfer by conduction?

• The warm Gulf Stream warms the European coast

• A spoon heats up while stirring a bowl of soup

• You cool off by standing in a cool breeze

• A cat warms up by sitting in a patch of sunlight

Which of the following is not part of the hydrosphere?

• Clouds

• Oceans

• Ground water

• Troposphere

Which of the following absorbs the most incoming solar radiation?

• Oceans and land

• ozone

• atmosphere

• clouds

At which latitude would there be the greatest difference between summer and winter temperatures?

• $0\degree$

• $30\degree\ N$

• $45\degree\ N$
  

  
  

• $60\degree\ N$

All areas that are close to large bodies of water experience

• large amounts of precipitation

• low amounts of precipitation

• extremes in temperature

• moderate temperature

Which biome is not a primary biome of Canada?

• taiga

• deciduous forest

• tundra

• desert

Which biome has coniferous trees and is inhabited by animals that hibernate during winter?

• tundra

• taiga

• temperate deciduous forest

• grassland

Which biome tends to have the most biodiversity?

• desert

• grassland

• tropical rainforest

• taiga

Which process removes carbon dioxide from the air?

• combustion

• weathering

• transpiration

• photosynthesis