AMS 2 Earth Science Unit 4 Exam Review

What part of the water cycle does this picture show?

• condensation
• precipitation
• evaporation

Cutting down large forests (deforestation) can result in:

• little to no changes

• more homes for animals

• less plants to absorb carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas

Physical and chemical weathering differ because

• only chemical weathering produces new materials.
• only physical weathering creates smaller pieces of rock.
• only physical weathering involves water.
• chemical weathering is faster than physical weathering.

Respiration is the process by which animals take in _____ and release _____. 

• photosynthesis, air
• carbon, oxygen
• oxygen
• oxygen, carbon dioxide

The windward side of a mountain gets more ________.

• wind

• rain

• trees

• bears

This reservoir of carbon contains all life on Earth.

• Atmosphere

• Biosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Lithosphere

This reservoir of carbon is all the water on Earth including in the clouds, oceans, rivers, streams, and underground water supplies.

• Atmosphere

• Biosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Lithosphere

The streambank on the outside of this meander is steeper than the streambank on the inside of this meander because the water on the outside of this meander is moving

• faster, causing erosion

• slower, causing erosion

• faster, causing deposition

• slower, causing deposition

What season is represented in the southern hemisphere?

• Summer

• Winter

• Fall

• Spring

The higher the altitude, the colder the ___________.

• mountain

• trees

• temperature

• bears