Environmental Science End of Year Review

Which of the following is an example of physical weathering?

• water carrying sediment to a new location

• water seeping into a crack, freezing and breaking a rock

• wind blowing sediment

• sediment dropping to the ground

What is the correct order of the layers of the earth?

• mantle, crust, core

• core, crust, mantle

• crust, core, mantle

• crust, mantle core

The Asian Lady Beetle was introduced to the US between the 1960's-1990's. Their population is now out of control. Which statement is the best conclusion?

• Beetles from other continents cannot survive in different ecosystems

• Humans use technology to help organisms adapt to new areas

• Human actions can lead to imbalances in ecosystems

• Beetle populations decrease when they are placed in new areas

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Through succession, grasslands become a forest and hardwood trees become the dominant species. Grass is limited by competition with the trees for what resource?

• sunlight

• carbon dioxide

• soil

• water

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What is most likely the factor causing the population to level in the second graph?

• abundant resources

• limited resources

• inability to adapt

• reproduction

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A reef surrounds an island. What type of impact will the reef have on the beach?

• Increased erosion by increasing the force of the waves

• Decreased erosion by reducing the force of the waves

• It will not impact the beach

• Reef will increase the amount of sand on the beach

Which of the following organisms are the first to grow after a fire?

• primary species

• secondary species

• succession species

• pioneer species

Why does the temperature stay the same during a phase change?

• Heat energy is changed to potential energy in the phase change

• Heat energy is used to break the water molecules into hydrogen and oxygen gas

• Heat causes the molecules to decrease in speed

• Heat is absorbed by water and steam releases into the air

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Which of the statements below describe the action of tectonic plates caused by a difference in density?

• sea-floor spreading between two oceanic plates

• oceanic crust being subducted under continental crust

• rift valley from two continental plates moving apart

• two continental plates moving in opposite directions

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What type of stress caused this fault?

• tension

• teenagers

• parents

• compression

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