Sci 242 Final Exam Review

True or False: Human beings have interrupted the natural carbon cycle of Earth.

• True

• False

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True or False: The total amount of carbon in the earths spheres has remained constant through geologic time.

• True

• False

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According to the image below, which process is responsible for removing the most carbon from the atmosphere?

• Melting of Permafrost

• Volcanism

• Ocean-Atmosphere Exchange

• Photosynthesis

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According to the model below, how much carbon is added to the atmosphere reservoir each year?

• 80.5 PgC/yr

• 589 PgC/yr

• 4 PgC/yr

• None, the system is in equilibrium

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Scientists divide components of the earths biogeochemical into spheres.  Please match the name of the sphere to the systems to which they refer.

• Atmosphere

• Solid and liquid metals and rocks

• Biosphere

• Water

• Cryosphere

• Solid water including glaciers and icebergs

• Geosphere

• Organisms and decomposing organic material

• Hydrosphere

• Gasses

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The image below shows the hardiness zones as they have shifted throughout time. Put them in order from oldest to most recent. The key at of each map has color coded the coldest temperature zones at the top and warmer temperature zones at the bottom, so light purple is coolest and dark red it hottest.

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As climate change causes more frequent and severe droughts in in the climatic zones of New Mexico, which of the following consequences will need mitigation and solution engineering? (Select three answers)

• Areas south of the reservoir will have less available water

• Fishing in the reservoir will increase as fish will be concentrated in less water

• Alternative power sources will need to be identified and used

• Riparian ecosystems will thrive now that more land is available

• Crop yields will decrease as less water is available for agricultural use

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True or False: Biomes describe only the climatic conditions in a region.

• True

• False

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What is the relationship between latitude and temperature?

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 Which two factors are the most important in defining a biome?

• Annual Sunshine

• Annual precipitation

• Number of carbon fluxes

• Number of carbon resevoirs

• Annual temperature