Chapter 1 Quiz

What is the primary gas responsible for the greenhouse effect?

• Oxygen

• Nitrogen

• Carbon Dioxide

• Helium

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DOK Level 1: Recall

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Which of the following best describes the relationship between the hydrosphere and the atmosphere?

• The hydrosphere provides oxygen to the atmosphere.

• The atmosphere provides water vapor to the hydrosphere.

• The hydrosphere and atmosphere do not interact.

• The atmosphere provides carbon dioxide to the hydrosphere.

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Which of the following correctly describes a community?

• a group of ecosystems all in the same area

• a group of populations all in the same area

• a group of individuals all in the same area

• all the abiotic and biotic things in the same area

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Which of the following is an example of the Hydrosphere and Geosphere interacting?

• Animals breathe out air

• Rain causes a mudslide

• An animal decays into soil and minerals

• a volcano erupts and emits CO2

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Which of the following is an example of a weather pattern?

• The average temperature of a region over 30 years

• A hurricane forming in the Atlantic Ocean

• The melting of polar ice caps

• The increase in global sea levels

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Explain how the increase in greenhouse gases can lead to changes in weather patterns.

• Greenhouse gases trap heat, leading to more extreme weather events.

• Greenhouse gases cool the Earth's surface, reducing weather variability.

• Greenhouse gases have no impact on weather patterns.

• Greenhouse gases increase the Earth's rotation speed, affecting weather.

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Which is an example of an organism?

• a beetle
• a lake
• a rock
• a shell

A collection of organisms that make up a community as well as all of the nonliving components of the environment.

• Population

• Community

• Habitat

• Ecosystem

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A group of ecosystems with similar organisms and climates.

• desert
• deciduous
• canopy
• Biome

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How do plants prevent erosion?

• plant roots hold sediment in place, helping to stabilize the areas where they are planted.

• plants reduce runoff erosion

• both of these

• none of these

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