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WorksheetsAPES Unit 7 Review
Total questions: 56
Worksheet time: 1hrs 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A divergent boundary occurs when plates ....
a)
Pull apart
b)
Come together
c)
Slide past each other
d)
subducting
2.
What type of event will occur at this boundary?
a)
Earthquake
b)
Volcano Eruption
c)
Tornado
d)
Mountain Building
3.
What type of plate boundary is this?
a)
Plate
b)
Divergent
c)
Convergent
d)
Transform
4.
Which of the following causes Earth's tectonic plates to move?
a)
Energy from the Sun
b)
Magnetic Pole Reversal
c)
Convection currents in the mantle
d)
Faults in Mountain Ranges
5.
The type of plate boundary where two plates come together is a .....
a)
Convergent Boundary
b)
Divergent Boundary
c)
Transform Boundary
d)
Plate Boundary
6.
What type of plate boundary is this?
a)
Transform
b)
Convergent
c)
Divergent
d)
Plate
7.
What are the two types of crust?
a)
continental and oceanic
b)
ocean and basin
c)
lower and upper
d)
thick and thin
8.
The Great Rift Valley in Africa and the Mid-Ocean Ridge were all created by this boundary
a)
Divergent
b)
Convergent
c)
Reform
d)
Transform
9.
When one plate sides under neath another, it _________ and the magma _________.
a)
hardens, sinks
b)
melts, sinks
c)
hardens, rises
d)
melts, rises
10.
What is the process used in nuclear reactors today to generate energy called?
a)
Nuclear Fusion
b)
Nuclear Fission
c)
Nuclear Generation
d)
Nuclear Chemical Synthesis
11.
The most abundant fossil fuel is
a)
Coal
b)
Oil
c)
Natural Gas
d)
Petroleum
12.
Fossil fuels are derived from which of the following sources?
a)
Organic matter trapped in sedimentary rock
b)
Non organic matter trapped in metamorphic rock
c)
Organic matter trapped in igneous rock
d)
Organic matter on the crust’s surface
13.
The major gas in "natural gas" is
a)
butane
b)
methane
c)
hydrogen
d)
helium
14.
One disadvantage of nuclear energy is:
a)
requires wind in order to maintain clean enough facilities to manage the reaction
b)
The waste is hazardous and can affect the
environment for thousands of years
environment for thousands of years
c)
Can't be produced in violent weather
d)
it has a high cost of fuel, but it is renewable
15.
Which fossil fuel is liquid?
a)
Natural Gas
b)
Methane
c)
Petroleum
d)
Coal
16.
What is a half-life?
a)
The average time it takes for any element to disappear completely
b)
The time it takes for a radioactive atom to lose half its neutrons
c)
The time it takes for half of any number of radioactive atoms to decay
d)
The time it takes for a radioactive atom to lose half its electrons
17.
What form of renewable energy requires a dam?
a)
solar
b)
nuclear
c)
biomass
d)
hydroelectric
18.
In geothermal energy what is pumped up in the ground to create energy?
a)
steam
b)
water
c)
magma
d)
oil
19.
In which areas would you find the most wind turbines?
a)
on high steady winded area usually on coasts
b)
new york city
c)
chicago, the windy city
20.
Fossil fuels are classified as nonrenewable because they.......
a)
require expensive equipment
b)
take millions of years to replace
c)
can be found all over
d)
provide all the energy we use
21.
When energy from the sun is used to heat something, and that heat is transferred to another location (ex: solar water heaters), this is called...
a)
active solar heating
b)
passive solar heating
c)
photovoltaic cells
22.
What is the term for the technology that generates electricity when sunlight in semiconductors, causing them to move?
a)
active solar heating
b)
passive solar heating
c)
photovoltaic cells
23.
Which of the following is an example of alternative energy (renewable, but not in heavy use)?
a)
hydroelectric dams
b)
wind farms
c)
hydrogen fuel cells
d)
geothermal energy
24.
Which of these is a disadvantage of windmills?
a)
amount of land required
b)
time to construct one
c)
the availability of wind
d)
the location of reliable wind
25.
Which biomass fuel is created through fermentation of plant waste?
a)
wood
b)
dung
c)
ethanol
d)
methane
26.
Which biomass fuel is created through decomposition of organic matter?
a)
wood
b)
dung
c)
ethanol
d)
methane
27.
Flooding of habitats, disruption of river ecosystems, and reduced farm productivity are all downsides of what?
a)
tidal power
b)
hydrogen fuel
c)
hydroelectric dams
28.
What is the only byproduct of the hydrogen combustion?
a)
heat
b)
carbon dioxide
c)
water vapor
d)
hydrochloric acid
29.
Carpooling, weather stripping, and turning off lights are examples of what?
a)
cogeneration
b)
efficiency
c)
conservation
30.
3. What fossil fuel is in the image?
a)
Natural Gas
b)
Steam
c)
Coal
d)
Petroleum
31.
6. Gasoline comes from which fossil fuel?
a)
Coal
b)
Petroleum
c)
Natural Gas
32.
Photovoltaic cells convert sunlight into:
a)
Heat
b)
Motion
c)
Light
d)
Electricty
33.
Which one of these is considered non-renewable?
a)
Wind power
b)
Hydroelectric power
c)
Nuclear Power
d)
Geothermal Power
34.
What is one of the biggest disadvantages to wind turbines?
a)
They're big
b)
They can interfere with bird migration
c)
They're expensive
d)
It takes a long time to put one up and then maintain it
35.
What makes food in the microwave heat up?
a)
an electric current
b)
hot air
c)
sound waves
d)
electromagnetic waves
36.
Nuclear waste
a)
cannot be safely transported
b)
is deadly for 10,000 years
c)
is as deadly as nuclear fuel before it is used
d)
Can be recycled to make new fuels and byproducts
37.
If the fuel rods in a reactor vessel produce too much heat, a condition called a(n) _______________ may occur
a)
nuclear meltdown
b)
explosion
c)
emergency evacuation
d)
reactor vessel
38.
Based on the data collected, which source of alternative energy is most efficient?
a)
Coal
b)
Wind
c)
Natural gas
d)
Solar
39.
This Picture Represents Which Type of Alternative Energy?
a)
Wind
b)
Solar
c)
Biofuels
d)
Geothermal
40.
What are the 3 main techniques used for mining?
a)
Strip Mining, Hard Mining, Above Ground mining
b)
Underground Mining, Strip Mining, Above ground mining
c)
Open pit mining, Strip Mining, Above ground mining
d)
Strip mining, Open pit mining, Underground mining
41.
Machines are used to dig large holes in the ground and remove the ore.
a)
shaft mining
b)
mountaintop removal
c)
open-pit mining
d)
strip mining
42.
Huge bulldozers and other machines are used to clear away large strips of the Earth’s surface.
a)
shaft mining
b)
mountaintop removal
c)
open-pit mining
d)
strip mining
43.
A restoration of the land to its previous condition.
a)
recycling
b)
re-naturalization
c)
reduction
d)
reclamation
44.
Which of the following is not a negative effect of mining?
a)
Pollution
b)
Erosion
c)
Landslides
d)
Earthquakes
45.
Acid mine drainage is cause by which element?
a)
carbon
b)
sulfur
c)
nitrogen
d)
boron
46.
What is true of acid mine drainage?
a)
causes acid rain
b)
harms or kills aquatic life
c)
purifies streams
d)
is unregulated in the USA
47.
What is the layer of impurities that forms during smelting?
a)
slag
b)
flux
c)
dredge
d)
sludge
48.
What is another term for a quarry?
a)
open pit
b)
longwall
c)
pillar
d)
solution mine
49.
Collapse of _________ can lead to subsidence (sinkholes).
a)
placer deposits
b)
coal
c)
pillars in abandoned mines
d)
magma seams
50.
The _____ regulates the release of hazardous substances into the air,soil, and water by mining.
a)
Clean Water Act
b)
Comprehensive Response Compensation and Liability Act (1980)
c)
Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977
d)
Safe Drinking Water Act
51.
The _____ sets standards to minimize the surface effects of coal mining on the environment.
a)
Clean Water Act
b)
Comprehensive Response Compensation and Liability Act (1980)
c)
Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977
d)
Safe Drinking Water Act
52.
Which of the following describes a metallic mineral?
a)
silver
b)
a mineral that conducts electricity, has a shiny surface and is opaque
c)
copper
d)
all the answer choices are correct
53.
Sand, gravel, and granite are examples of what?
a)
metallic minerals
b)
metallic elements
c)
nonmetallic minerals
d)
aluminum
54.
_________ are pure substances that cannot be broken down into simpler substances by ordinary chemical means.
a)
Compounds
b)
Minerals
c)
Crystals
d)
Elements
55.
Acid mine drainage causes....
a)
water pollution.
b)
erosion.
c)
susidence.
d)
air pollution.
56.
In the US, more coal is used for _________ than for any other use.
a)
making chemicals
b)
heating buildings
c)
making steel
d)
generating electricity
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