Environmental Midterm Review

Select all of the activities that take place in the biosphere.

• orchid pollen traveling to an island on wind currents

• aerobic bacteria breaking down dead plant material

• ocean waves wearing down a rocky shoreline

• West Nile virus being carried by mosquitoes

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The big bang theory states that the universe

• is contracting.

• has no beginning.

• started as a single mass.

• is constantly forming hydrogen.

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Mr. Thompson's class was discussing the topic of tectonic boundaries. He asked the students to identify a landform that was made at a convergent boundary. Which landform should the students identify?

• A. North American Continent

• B. Mid-Atlantic Ridge

• C. Hawaiian Islands

• D. Marianas Trench

Which process is responsible for the existence of oxygen atoms in the universe?

• A. chemical decomposition

• B. chemical synthesis

• C. nuclear fission

• D. nuclear fusion

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The theory of plate tectonics revolutionized scientific thought because it

• explained the movement of oceanic and continental crusts.

• demonstrated how tidal forces affect coastlines.

• mapped the pattern and frequency of earthquakes.

• explained the mineral differences between continents.

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Which action most often causes sinkholes to form on the surface of Earth?

• removing groundwater

• meteor impacts

• plates colliding

• mechanical weathering

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In 1987, a supernova was detected in the Large Magellanic Cloud galaxy, which is approximately 169,000 light-years from Earth. Which event produces a supernova?

• the explosion of a massive star

• the birth of a main sequence star

• the collapse of a medium-sized star

• the collision of one star with another

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During what stage of a star's life cycle will a high mass star fuse elements heavier than iron?

• protostar

• type II supernova

• main sequence

• super red giant

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A teacher asks four students to go up to the chalkboard. She asks them to draw the orbit of Earth as it travels around the Sun. The teacher also asks the students to draw the diagram as if they are looking down on the North Pole of Earth. Which student drew the best diagram that reflected the teacher's instructions?

• Student 1

• Student 2

• Student 3

• Student 4

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Most mountains on Earth occur in huge ranges stretching for thousands of miles. Which event is most likely to cause the formation of these mountain ranges?

• erosion of rocks

• deposition of sediments

• volcanic eruption

• movement of plates

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