Quiz about Unit 8 Test Review

Question 1

What is needed to convert atmospheric nitrogen into a usable form?

Accepted Answer

Nitrogen-fixing bacteria

Answer

Sunlight

Answer

Animals

Answer

Fossil fuels

Question 2

What does a barometer measure?

Accepted Answer

Air pressure

Answer

Humidity

Answer

Temperature

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Wind speed

Question 3

Where is atmospheric pressure highest?

Accepted Answer

Sea level

Answer

Mountaintops

Answer

In space

Answer

The equator

Question 4

Which atmospheric layer contains weather?

Accepted Answer

Troposphere

Answer

Mesosphere

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Thermosphere

Answer

Stratosphere

Question 5

Which layer burns up most meteors?

Accepted Answer

Mesosphere

Answer

Thermosphere

Answer

Troposphere

Answer

Exosphere

Question 6

Which layer has the highest temperature but feels cold due to thin air?

Accepted Answer

Thermosphere

Answer

Stratosphere

Answer

Troposphere

Answer

Mesosphere

Question 7

Why does the equator receive the most solar radiation?

Accepted Answer

Direct sunlight

Answer

Thinner atmosphere

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Less land

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Slower rotation

Question 8

What type of cell circulates air at the equator?

Accepted Answer

Hadley Cell

Answer

Ferrel Cell

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Polar Cell

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Jet stream

Question 9

What creates deserts and rainforests?

Accepted Answer

Rising and falling air

Answer

Ocean currents

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Erosion

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Air pollution

Question 10

What does the Coriolis effect influence?

Accepted Answer

Wind direction

Answer

Rainfall

Answer

Plate movement

Answer

Oxygen levels

Question 11

Which direction do hurricanes spin in the Northern Hemisphere?

Accepted Answer

Counterclockwise

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Clockwise

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Random

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Westward

Question 12

Why do living organisms need nitrogen?

Accepted Answer

For DNA and proteins

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For bones

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For photosynthesis

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For digestion

Question 13

What is the role of nitrogenase?

Accepted Answer

Fixes nitrogen

Answer

Absorbs sunlight

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Breaks down ozone

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Transports oxygen

Question 14

What do plants absorb as nitrogen sources?

Accepted Answer

Ammonium, nitrites, and nitrates

Answer

Ammonia only

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Nitrogen gas

Answer

Hydrogen

Question 15

Which process returns nitrogen to the atmosphere?

Accepted Answer

Denitrification

Answer

Fixation

Answer

Nitrification

Answer

Respiration

Question 16

What breaks down rocks to release phosphorus?

Accepted Answer

Weathering

Answer

Wind

Answer

Glaciers

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Fire

Question 17

How do fertilizers affect ecosystems?

Accepted Answer

Overload nitrogen and phosphorus

Answer

Increase biodiversity

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Reduce pollution

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Filter toxins

Question 18

How do humans accelerate the carbon cycle?

Accepted Answer

Burning fossil fuels

Answer

Growing trees

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Recycling

Answer

Drilling wells

Question 19

What happens when carbon dissolves in oceans?

Accepted Answer

Ocean becomes more acidic

Answer

More rain

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More fish reproduce

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Temperature decreases

Question 20

What is pollution?

Accepted Answer

Introduction of harmful materials

Answer

Natural gases in the air

Answer

Plant respiration

Answer

Soil erosion

Question 21

What is a major source of air pollution?

Accepted Answer

Vehicles and factories

Answer

Libraries

Answer

Parks

Answer

Hydropower

Question 22

How does noise pollution affect people?

Accepted Answer

Causes stress and hearing loss

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Improves focus

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Increases oxygen

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Decreases breathing rate

Question 23

Which is a source of light pollution?

Accepted Answer

Streetlights

Answer

Grass

Answer

Clouds

Answer

Moonlight

Question 24

Which action helps reduce air pollution in cities?

Accepted Answer

Carpool and use public transport

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Drive solo

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Use loudspeakers

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Burn trash

Question 25

What is climate change?

Accepted Answer

Long-term changes in weather patterns

Answer

Sudden earthquakes

Answer

Rain every day

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Snowfall in summer

Question 26

What is global warming caused by?

Accepted Answer

Greenhouse gases

Answer

Moonlight

Answer

Tsunamis

Answer

Wind erosion

Question 27

Who is most vulnerable to climate change impacts?

Accepted Answer

Children and low-income communities

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Tourists

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Airline passengers

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Dogs and cats

Question 28

What is a direct health effect of climate change?

Accepted Answer

Heat-related illness

Answer

Tooth decay

Answer

Improved metabolism

Answer

Less rain

Question 29

Which of these is a mitigation strategy?

Accepted Answer

Use renewable energy

Answer

Burn more coal

Answer

Cut down trees

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Use more gas

Question 30

Which international agreement aims to fight climate change?

Accepted Answer

Paris Agreement

Answer

Kyoto Plan

Answer

Green Deal

Answer

Carbon Coalition

Question 31

What helps communities adapt to climate change locally?

Accepted Answer

Improving green spaces and conserving water

Answer

Building dams everywhere

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Moving cities inland

Answer

Increasing pollution

Question 32

What can individuals do to help reduce climate change?

Accepted Answer

Reduce energy use and recycle

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Use disposable plastic

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Eat fast food daily

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Drive larger cars

Question 33

Which gas makes up MOST of Earth's atmosphere?

Accepted Answer

Nitrogen

Answer

Oxygen

Answer

Carbon Dioxiden

Answer

Argon

Question 34

The major greenhouse gas(es)

Accepted Answer

carbon dioxide and water vapor

Answer

aerosols/CFC's

Answer

manure

Answer

sulfur dioxide

Question 35

Overall weather in an area over a long period of time

Accepted Answer

climate

Answer

atmospheric pressure

Answer

atmospheric gases

Answer

high pressure

Answer

low pressure

Question 36

Students measured the temperature of 3 different beakers to model the interaction between Earth's atmosphere and sunlight. Which claim is true based on the graph?

Accepted Answer

A change in CO₂will cause a change in temperature

Answer

A change in temperature causes a change in CO₂

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Changes in CO₂are not connected to changes in temperature

Question 37

The outer layer of the thermosphere; extends to space

Accepted Answer

exosphere

Answer

atmosphere

Answer

thermosphere

Answer

mesosphere

Answer

stratosphere

Question 38

What is the lowest layer of Earth's atmosphere called?

Accepted Answer

Troposphere

Answer

Stratosphere

Answer

Mesosphere

Answer

Thermosphere

Question 39

What is the second layer of Earth's atmosphere from the surface?

Accepted Answer

Stratosphere

Answer

Mesosphere

Answer

Thermosphere

Answer

Exosphere

Unit 8 Test Review

46 questions

Which gas makes up the majority of Earth’s atmosphere?

What is needed to convert atmospheric nitrogen into a usable form?

What caused CO₂ levels to drop and O₂ to increase billions of years ago?

What does a barometer measure?

Where is atmospheric pressure highest?

Which atmospheric layer contains weather?

What is the role of the ozone layer in the stratosphere?

Which layer burns up most meteors?

Which layer has the highest temperature but feels cold due to thin air?

What causes different seasons on Earth?

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