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WorksheetsEnvironmental Science 7 EOC Review
Total questions: 208
Worksheet time: 17hrs 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The environment contains
a)
living things only
b)
non-living things only
c)
both living and nonliving things
d)
only artificial things
2.
Which of the following is not an example of a natural resource
a)
coal
b)
sunlight
c)
timber
d)
plastic
3.
Which of the following is ALWAYS a non-renewable resource?
a)
wind
b)
fresh water
c)
oil
d)
soil
4.
" A testable idea that attempts to explain a phenomenon or answer a scientific question" is the definition of a (an) ______________________
a)
prediction
b)
hypothesis
c)
theory
d)
experiment
5.
The variable a scientist manipulates in an experiment is called the __________________
a)
controlled variable
b)
observation
c)
dependent variable
d)
independent variable
6.
Which of Earth's sphere encompasses all of Earth's water
a)
the hydrosphere
b)
the atmosphere
c)
the asthenosphere
d)
the geosphere
7.
The crust, mantle, asthenosphere, and core are all parts of Earth's _________
a)
atmosphere
b)
biosphere
c)
hydrosphere
d)
geosphere
8.
Matter that organisms require for their life processes are _____________
a)
biogeochemical cycles
b)
producers
c)
nutrients
d)
decomposers
9.
An organism that must get nutrients by eating other organisms is called a _______
a)
producer
b)
consumer
c)
decomposer
d)
nitrifying bacterium
10.
The phosphorous cycle involves mainly the ________
a)
atmosphere and biosphere
b)
lithosphere and hydrosphere
c)
geosphere and biosphere
d)
asthenosphere and hydrosphere
11.
Eutrophication of a body of water is often caused by the addition of _________
a)
carbon and proteins
b)
lipids and hydrocarbons
c)
carbons and/or phosphorus
d)
phosphorus and/or nitrogen
12.
Nitrogen fixation can be accomplished naturally either by a lightning strike or by ____
a)
nitrogen-fixing bacteria
b)
denitrifying bacteria
c)
the Haber-Bosch processs
d)
burning fossil fuels
13.
A group of individuals that interbreed and produce fertile offspring is a common definition for ____
a)
ecology
b)
species
c)
population
d)
community
14.
An illustration of the Monteverde Cloud Forest is shown here. Which of the following biotic factor is visible in the image.
a)
clouds
b)
golden toads
c)
water
d)
plants
15.
Which of following only includes biotic factors?
a)
ecosystem
b)
habitat
c)
biosphere
d)
population
16.
Which of the following describes a population that is distributed evenly across an area?
a)
random
b)
uniform
c)
clumped
d)
crowded
17.
Which of the following is NOT included in a typical age structure diagram?
a)
the populations sex ratio
b)
the relative nubers of people in different age groups
c)
the population's historical growth
d)
the proportion of reproductive aged individuals
18.
Which of the following terms describes seasonal movement of individuals into and out of a population?
a)
immigration
b)
emigration
c)
natality
d)
migration
19.
Which of the following equations summarizes population growth?
a)
immigration-emigration
b)
(immigration + births) + (emigration + deaths)
c)
births-deaths
d)
(immigration+births)-(emigration + deaths)
20.
The largest population size a given environment can sustainably sustainably support is known as its ____
a)
limiting capacity
b)
logistic limit
c)
carrying capacity
d)
biotic potential
21.
A population that increase 5 percent every year is said to be experiencing ______
a)
exponential growth
b)
logistic growth
c)
unlimited growth
d)
maximum growth
22.
"Everything an organism does and when it does it" describes an organism's_______
a)
tolerance
b)
community
c)
character displacement
d)
niche
23.
Which of the following is an interaction in which one organism benefits and the other is harmed (+/-) ?
a)
mutualism
b)
commensalism
c)
parasitism
d)
competition
24.
Which of the following types of organisms perform photosynthesis?
a)
a primary producer
b)
an herbvivore
c)
a carnivore
d)
a detritivore
25.
Which of the following organisms is a decomposer?
a)
a plant
b)
a tiger
c)
a mushroom
d)
a deer
26.
A caterpillar eats some grass. A bird eats a caterpillar. A fox eats a bird. Which of the following food chains represents this series of feeding relationships?
a)
fox-->bird-->caterpiller-->grass
b)
bird-->fox-->caterpiller-->grass
c)
caterpiller-->grass-->bird-->fox
d)
grass-->caterpiller -->bird-->fox
27.
Which of the following organisms is often a pioneer species?
a)
grasses
b)
lichen
c)
otters
d)
spruces
28.
Which of the following is NOT part of overall biodiversity?
a)
species diversity
b)
genetic diversity
c)
individual diversity
d)
ecosystem diversity
29.
The tiger (Panthera tigris), jaguar (Panthera onca), and lion (Panthera leo) are all members of the same____
a)
subspecies
b)
species
c)
genus
d)
ecosystem
30.
Which of the following increases species diversity?
a)
extirpation
b)
speciation
c)
extinction
d)
poaching
31.
The disappearance of a particular population from a given area, but not the entire species globally , is called___
a)
extinction
b)
immigration
c)
extirpation
d)
speciation
32.
Globally, the leading cause of biodiversity loss is____
a)
invasive species
b)
poaching and overharvesting
c)
pollution
d)
habitat change and fragmentation
33.
The illegal capture or killing of an organism, often for money, is called___
a)
poaching
b)
harvesting
c)
fragmentation
d)
extinction
34.
Some conservation biologists focus on areas where the greatest number of unique species can be protected with the least amount of effort. These areas are called____
a)
wildlife corridors
b)
habitat fragments
c)
biodiversity hotspots
d)
conservation concessions
35.
The eastern long-beaked echidna, shown here, is an egg-laying mammal found only in New Guinea. Which of the following terms describes an organism such as the echidna that is found nowhere else in the world?
a)
endemic
b)
threatened
c)
endangered
d)
conserved
36.
The human population in 2010 was approximately
a)
300 million
b)
1.3 billion
c)
6.8 billion
d)
10 billion
37.
For most of human history, the human population has been relatively
a)
small and stable
b)
small and repidly growing
c)
large and shrinking
d)
large and rapidly growing
38.
Recently, the size of the human population has been
a)
decreasing slowly
b)
decreasing exponentially
c)
increasing slowly
d)
increasing exponentially
39.
Which fertility rate keeps the population size stable?
a)
replacement fertility rate
b)
stable fertility rate
c)
balanced sex ratio
d)
total fertility rate
40.
How individuals of different ages are distributed in a population is called the population's______
a)
age ratio
b)
age structure
c)
sex ratio
d)
sex structure
41.
Which of these factors does NOT affect population growth?
a)
educating women
b)
poverty
c)
statistics
42.
Regions of the world with the largest populations tend to ____
a)
have the largest share of global wealth
b)
have a smaller share of global wealth
c)
use the most resources per person
d)
have the greatest ecological footprints
43.
The process through which pollutants get increasingly more concentrated at each step up the food chain is _______
a)
biomagnification
b)
anaphylaxis
c)
toxicity
d)
bioaccumulation
44.
A large ocean wave often created by an ocean floor earthquake is a (an) _________
a)
avalanche
b)
tornado
c)
tsunami
d)
mudslide
45.
A powerful storm that forms over the ocean in the tropics is called a (an)______
a)
earthquake
b)
tornado
c)
tsunami
d)
hurricane
46.
Soil, fresh water, wild animals, and timber are examples of
a)
renewable resources
b)
inexhaustible resources
c)
nonrenewable resources
d)
forest resources
47.
Maximum sustainable yield, ecosystem-based management, and adaptive management are three approaches to
a)
poaching
b)
overharvesting
c)
resource management
d)
none of the above
48.
Most of the world's remaining forests are either boreal forest or_____
a)
tropical rain forest
b)
temperate forest
c)
tree plantations
d)
chaparral
49.
Arid and semiarid lands are prone to desertification because______
a)
the Sahara is expanding
b)
gigantic dust storms blow sand from China into North America .
c)
the precipitation cannot meet the growing human demand for water
d)
10% productivity is lost to erosion
50.
Which type of rock forms when layers of weathered materials are pressed together over time?
a)
igneous
b)
sedimentary
c)
metamorphic
d)
granite
51.
More than 97% of Earth's total water supply is found in ___________
a)
ice sheets
b)
the oceans
c)
the atmosphere
d)
groundwater
52.
The land area that supplies water to a river system is called a ____________
a)
divide
b)
wetland
c)
watershed
d)
tributary
53.
The water table is the upper limit of the ________
a)
zone of saturation
b)
zone of aeration
c)
acquifer zone
d)
well zone
54.
One process used to obtain fresh wter from salt water is called____
a)
coagulation
b)
filtration
c)
recharge
d)
desalination
55.
Globally, MOST fresh water used by humans is for _____
a)
drinking and cooking
b)
washing and home use
c)
agricultural irrigation
d)
electrical production
56.
Which of the following identifies the layers of the atmosphere in correct order, beginning with the lowest layer
a)
mesosphere, thermosphere, stratosphere, troposphere
b)
thermosphere, stratosphere, troposphere, mesosphere
c)
troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere
d)
troposphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, stratosphere
57.
A boundary along which a mass of warm, moist air replaces a mass of cool, dry air is called a (an)
a)
air front
b)
warm front
c)
cold front
d)
convection front
58.
Which of the following is a method of heat transfer shown by the arrows in the diagram?
a)
radiation
b)
convection
c)
conduction
d)
inversion
59.
Which of the following are considered the major greenhouse gasses?
a)
water vapor and ozone
b)
water vapor and carbon dioxide
c)
ozone and carbon dioxide
d)
methane and carbon dioxide
60.
The sun's rays strike Earth most directly at the
a)
poles
b)
equator
c)
temperate zones
d)
gulf stream
61.
Rising sea levels are a result of
a)
increased amounts of precipitation
b)
melting ice only
c)
increased carbon dioxide levels in the water
d)
melting ice and expansion of heated water
62.
When large amounts of carbon dioxide dissolve in the oceans, what is the result?
a)
sea water with a higher pH
b)
sea water with a lower pH
c)
rising sea levles
d)
increased coral growth
63.
Energy is define as the ability to __
a)
burn fuel
b)
lift heavy objects off the floor
c)
do work or make a change
d)
cook food over a campfire
64.
Which of the following exhibits kinetic energy?
a)
a ball rolling down a ramp
b)
the bonds that hold food molecules together
c)
a bike rider waiting for a red light to turn green
d)
a compressed spring
65.
When the head of a match ignites, what has the chemical energy been converted to?
a)
electrical and mechanical energy
b)
thermal and electromagnetic energy
c)
electromagnetic and nuclear energy
d)
only electromagnetic energy
66.
The world's most abundant fossil fuel is
a)
coal
b)
natural gas
c)
oil
d)
uranium
67.
The Middle East is especially rich in deposits of
a)
coal
b)
oil
c)
methane hydrate
d)
uranium-235
68.
Rock filled with a mixture of hydrocarbons is called
a)
methane hydrate
b)
petrochemicals
c)
oil sands
d)
oil shale
69.
Which of the following is NOT caused by the burning of fossil fuels?
a)
air pollution
b)
water pollution
c)
release of carbon dioixde
d)
a meltdown
70.
Chemical compounds derived from oil are called
a)
petrochemicals
b)
fossil fuels
c)
renewable energy resources
d)
secondary energy sources
71.
In a nuclear power plant, which process is used to generate electricity?
a)
the burning of coal
b)
the burning of natural gas
c)
nuclear fission
d)
nuclear fussion
72.
Which of the following is NOT a renewable source of energy?
a)
wind
b)
sunlight
c)
coal
d)
wood
73.
Energy produced from material that comes from living organisms is known as
a)
geothermal energy
b)
biomass
74.
The plant shown in the illustration can be a source of __
a)
ethanol
b)
ground source heat
c)
hydropower
d)
photovoltaic power
75.
Geothermal energy is obtained by harnessing_____
a)
sunlight
b)
wind energy
c)
energy from tides
d)
hot underground water or steam
76.
run-of-the-river approach to generating hydroelectric power_______
a)
involves water contained by a dam
b)
takes advantage of a river's natural flow
c)
causes more extensive habitat destruction than the resevoir storage method
d)
involves burning fossil fuels
77.
What is the study of interactions among organisms with each other and their environment?
a)
ecology
b)
biomes
c)
ecosystem
d)
biosphere
78.
What is the original source of almost all energy in most ecosystems?
a)
carbohydrates
b)
sunlight
c)
water
d)
carbon
79.
What does a food web represent?
a)
All connections of energy flow throughout all organisms in a habitat.
b)
The specific ways that mutualism is carried out.
c)
A single pathway or energy flow between organisms.
d)
How carnivores get their food.
80.
The nonliving aspects of an ecosystem.
a)
Abiotic factors
b)
Biotic factors
81.
The living portions of the ecosystem.
a)
Biotic factors
b)
Abiotic factors
82.
Water temperature would be an example of ...
a)
A biotic factor
b)
An abiotic factor
83.
A collection of organisms that belong to different populations but all live in the same area and interact with one another.
a)
Population
b)
Ecosystem
c)
Community
d)
Ecosphere
84.
Individuals that can breed with one another make up a
a)
species
b)
population
c)
community
d)
ecosystem
85.
All the individuals of the same species in a certain area are termed a(n)
a)
species
b)
population
c)
community
d)
ecosystem
86.
The air we breathe is only ____% oxygen.
a)
10
b)
21
c)
78
d)
90
87.
The portion of the planet where life exists is termed the
a)
ecology
b)
biomes
c)
ecosystem
d)
biosphere
88.
What is this called?
a)
Food Web
b)
Food Chain
c)
Abiotic Factors
89.
What does a Primary Consumer eat?
a)
Tertiary Consumers
b)
Secondary Consumers
c)
Producers
90.
An organism that lives by breaking apart dead organic matter into simpler parts is...
a)
scavenger
b)
consumer
c)
decomposer
d)
carnivore
91.
A third-level consumer has to be which type?
a)
Carnivore.
b)
Decomposer.
c)
Producer.
d)
Herbivore.
92.
An animal that eats other animals is a....
a)
carnivore
b)
omnivore
c)
herbivore
d)
decomposer
93.
In a food web, arrows point at:
a)
who gets energy.
b)
who gets eaten.
94.
__________ is an organism that eats BOTH plants and animals for energy.
a)
Omnivore
b)
Darnivore
c)
Carnivore
d)
Herbiovre
95.
Lions only eat buffalo, antelopes, zebras and crocodiles. They are called __________.
a)
Omnivore
b)
Herbivore
c)
Carnivore
d)
Delivore
96.
Bears eat fish, insects, plants, seeds, nuts and young elk. They are called __________.
a)
Franivore
b)
Carnivore
c)
Herbivore
d)
Omnivore
97.
Which organism recieves the least amount of energy from the producer?
a)
Owl
b)
Grasshopper
c)
Lilypad
d)
Mouse
98.
Which is a producer?
a)
deer
b)
tall grass
c)
lion
d)
worm
99.
Which level will contain plants?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
100.
How much energy is available to be passed on to the next trophic level in an ecosystem?
a)
100%
b)
10%
c)
50%
d)
75%
101.
What is a trophic level?
a)
Each level represented within a food chain or web.
b)
Levels of ecosystems that the world is divided into.
c)
Different levels of nutrients present within an organism.
d)
The levels of sunlight an autotroph needs to survive.
102.
Why might an organism have more than one arrow coming from them in a food web?
a)
More than one organism may eat them.
b)
They may eat more than one other organism.
c)
This organism gets its energy from multiple sources.
d)
They have no resources available to them.
103.
Sustainability
a)
Taking only what you need to survive
b)
Providing for future generations
c)
Conserving common resources
d)
All of these
104.
Which of the following human activities contribute to an increased green house effect?
a)
Harvesting energy from the sun.
b)
Deforestation
c)
Walking to work.
d)
Switching to geothermal powered electricity
105.
How does population Density effect the environment?
a)
smog
b)
To many people in one space can overwhelm the ecosystem and enviroment
c)
people pollute
d)
pancakes
106.
What is smog?
a)
fog or haze combined with smoke and other air-borne pollutants.
b)
smoke
c)
Unicorn
d)
Pollution
107.
What is the carrying capacity of the graph?
a)
around 500
b)
more than 500
c)
less than 500
d)
around 600
108.
What is recycling?
a)
is to use materials again and again to make something new.
b)
is produce new brand products and sell them.
c)
is living in the developed world but taking care of the nature.
d)
is classify garbage in different colors.
109.
What is the definition of ecological footprint?
a)
is the footprint of ecologist
b)
is a measure of the impact living things have on the environment.
c)
is a kind of plant that grows in the rainforrest.
d)
a measure of the impact humans have on the environment.
110.
Using resources in such a way that we continue living in a developed world, but at the same time we protect the environment. This is the definition of:
a)
Suspensability
b)
Ecology
c)
Sustainability
d)
Ecological precautions
111.
Using resources in such a way that we continue living in a developed world, but at the same time we protect the environment. This is the definition of:
a)
Suspensability
b)
Ecology
c)
Sustainability
d)
Ecological precautions
112.
The difference in the physical traits of an individual from those of other individuals in a group is called a(n)
a)
change
b)
adaption
c)
species
d)
variation
113.
Over time, adaptions can lead populations to experience
a)
environmental changes
b)
genetic changes
c)
geological changes
d)
extinction
114.
In natural selection, the selective agent is the
a)
humans
b)
mutations
c)
breeders
d)
environment
115.
a bird that can easily outcompete other birds for food and that can produce many eggs has a high
a)
life expectancy
b)
mutation rate
c)
fitness
d)
adaptability
116.
Two organisms that are closely related would have
a)
very similar DNA sequence
b)
exactly the same DNA sequences
c)
no proteins in common
d)
completely different DNA sequence
117.
The more genetic variation a population has,
the more likely it is in the same individuals,
will
the more likely it is in the same individuals,
will
a)
evolve
b)
migrate
c)
survive
d)
mutate
118.
What is speciation?
a)
combining of two species to form one with different traits
b)
isolation that affects mating behaviors
c)
timing of mating that prevents normal sexual selection
d)
divergence of two or more species from an existing one
119.
What is the correct order (starting from the surface) of Earth's layers?
a)
crust, outer core, inner core, mantle
b)
mantle, outer core, inner core, crust
c)
crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
d)
outer core, inner core, crust, mantle
120.
Scientists think that convection currents flow in Earth's
a)
continents
b)
mantle
c)
lithosphere
d)
inner core.
121.
Which layer of Earth is the thinnest?
a)
crust
b)
mantle
c)
outer core
d)
inner core
122.
Part of mantle where lithosphere floats
a)
Crust
b)
Core
c)
Asthenosphere
d)
Atmosphere
123.
Heat transfers within the Earth
a)
Conduction
b)
Convection Current
c)
Ocean Current
d)
Radiation
124.
Addition of new sea floor
a)
Subduction
b)
Sea Floor Spreading
c)
Sea Floor subduction
d)
Convergent
125.
Plates sliding past each other in opposite directions
a)
Convergent
b)
Divergent
c)
Subduction
d)
Transform
126.
Name the boundary
a)
convergent boundary
b)
divergent boundary
c)
transform boundary
d)
sergent boundary
127.
A subduction zone is formed...
a)
when one tectonic plate sinks below another
b)
at every type of convergent plate boundary
c)
at every type of divergent plate boundary
d)
at transform boundaries
128.
What are mid-ocean ridges?
a)
A chain of underwater waterfalls
b)
A chain of underwater volcanos
c)
A chain of underwater mountains
d)
A chain of underwater rocks
129.
What does the theory of continental drift state?
a)
The continents were once joined in a super-continent and have moved over time
b)
Continents are stationary and do not move
c)
The Earth is broken into lithospheric plates that move due to convection currents
d)
none of the above
130.
Where is the point on the Earth’s surface directly above the focus of an earthquake?
a)
Epicenter
b)
Fault
c)
Hypocenter
d)
Tremor
131.
Once magma reaches the earth's surface it is called.....
a)
Silica
b)
Rock
c)
lava
132.
What is the name of the Boundary that represents #7?
a)
Reverse
b)
Transform
c)
Convergent
d)
Divergent
133.
What is the name of the boundary that represents #1?
a)
Convergent
b)
Transform
c)
Strike-slip
d)
Divergent
134.
Point A is where the earthquake actually occurred, what is it called?
a)
Epicenter
b)
Focus
c)
Fault
d)
Seismic Station
135.
What process is occurring at Z?
a)
Convection currents
b)
Subduction
c)
Two plates moving apart
d)
New ocean floor forming
136.
Where is the coldest part of the stratosphere?
a)
Top of the stratosphere
b)
Middle of the Stratosphere
c)
Bottom of the Stratosphere
137.
What percent of the atmosphere is Nitrogen?
a)
15%
b)
21%
c)
78%
d)
2%
138.
Which layer of the atmosphere contains clouds?
a)
Troposphere
b)
Stratosphere
c)
Mesosphere
d)
Thermosphere
139.
In which layer does the aurora (Northern lights) appear?
a)
Troposphere
b)
Stratosphere
c)
Mesosphere
d)
Thermosphere
140.
What is the most common Greenhouse gas?
a)
Carbon Dioxide
b)
Methane
c)
Water vapor
d)
Nitric Oxide
141.
What creates wind?
a)
Movement of air from high to low pressure
b)
Movement of air from low to high pressure
c)
Movement of air from low to high temperature.
d)
Movement of air from high to low temperature.
142.
If Air mass #1 is traveling at 12 knots, and air mass #2 is traveling at 5 knots. What kind of front would form?
a)
Warm front
b)
Cold front
c)
Occluded front
d)
Stationary front
143.
What kind of air would be in a maritime polar air mass?
a)
Cold Wet
b)
Cold Dry
c)
Warm Wet
d)
Warm Dry
144.
What kind of front is this?
a)
Warm front
b)
Cold front
c)
Occluded front
d)
Stationary front
145.
According to the symbol , what is the current temperature?
a)
75
b)
65
c)
23
d)
50
146.
According to the symbol, what is the current cloud coverage?
a)
10%
b)
25%
c)
50%
d)
75%
147.
If the relative humidity is at 99%, it is likely to rain.
a)
True
b)
False
148.
Due to adiabatic cooling, it is easier to reach the dew point as we raise in altitude.
a)
True
b)
False
149.
This is a picture of which type of cloud
a)
Cirrus
b)
Cumulus
c)
Stratus
150.
This is a picture of which type of cloud
a)
Cirrus
b)
Cumulus
c)
Stratus
151.
This is a picture of which type of cloud
a)
Cirrus
b)
Cumulus
c)
Stratus
152.
This is the symbol for a(n) _______________
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
153.
This is the symbol for a(n) _______________
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
154.
This is the symbol for a(n) _______________
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
155.
This type of front is associated with heavy precipitation and/or thunderstorms that last for a short period of time.
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
156.
This forms when warm air slowly moves into an area covered by cooler air.
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
157.
Wind is the movement of air from places of __________ pressure to places of _______ pressure.
a)
low, low
b)
low, high
c)
high, low
d)
high, high
158.
How does latitude influence climate?
a)
The closer you are to the equator the higher the temp
b)
Winds bring rain to the coast from the seas
c)
The higher the altitude the colder the temperature
d)
Ocean Currents affect precipitation
159.
Which process takes Carbon Dioxide from the air and converts it into a form of carbon used by living things?
a)
Precipitation
b)
Photosynthesis
c)
Respiration
d)
Bioremdiation
160.
How does carbon dioxide leave the atmosphere?
a)
Through transpiration
b)
Through photosynthesis
c)
Through factory emission
d)
Sunlight
161.
What is this a picture of?
a)
Nitrogen cycle
b)
carbon cycle
c)
water cycle
d)
plant cycle
162.
These gases, such as carbon dioxide, trap heat in the Earth's atmosphere causing global warming
a)
Global warming gases
b)
Hot House gases
c)
Green House gases
d)
Thermal pollution
163.
Respiration is the process by which ____________ is consumed and _______________ is produced.
a)
Carbon, Oxygen
b)
Oxygen, Carbon dioxide
c)
H20, oxygen
d)
Carbon, H2O
164.
Organisms use nitrogen to form
a)
carbohydrates and lipids
b)
proteins and lipids
c)
lipids and nucleic acids
d)
proteins and nucleic acids
165.
When nitrogen gas is turned in to a form that plants and animals can use is called
a)
Combustion
b)
Photosynthesis
c)
Decomposition
d)
Nitrogen Fixation
166.
What happens when organisms die and decay?
a)
Their nitrogen moves to the air as nitrogen gas
b)
Their nitrogen returns to the soil as ammonium
c)
Their nitrogen becomes tapped in clay and is unusable
d)
They stay on earth forever
167.
Carbon dioxide is added to the atmosphere by
a)
Burning fossil fuels
b)
Cellular respiration
c)
Decomposing organic matter
d)
All answers are correct
168.
If the atmosphere is 78% N2, why can't we just get our nitrogen by breathing?
a)
We have no mechanism to break the triple bond of nitrogen between the atoms.
b)
Our lungs would be damaged by the N2.
c)
We need Oxygen for cellular respiration.
d)
The legumes take it up first.
169.
The nitrogen found in the atmosphere is not in a form that plants or animals can use. What converts it into a usable form?
a)
Bacteria
b)
Photosynthesis
c)
Decomposition of organisms
d)
Fungi
170.
What does not produce carbon dioxide?
a)
Photosynthesis
b)
Burning Fossil Fuels
c)
Plant and Animal respiration
d)
Plants decaying
171.
Identify the cycle pictured.
a)
The Water cycle
b)
The Carbon cycle
c)
The Nitrogen cycle
d)
This is not a correct diagram of any cycle.
172.
What cycle is demonstrated in the diagram?
a)
The life cycle
b)
The Water cycle
c)
The Carbon cycle
d)
The Nitrogen cyckle
173.
The process represented by arrow 2 is _
a)
transpiration
b)
evaporation
c)
condensation
d)
precipitation
174.
The process represented by arrow 4 is __
a)
transpiration
b)
precipitation
c)
evaporation
d)
condensation
175.
Cycle that is so slow that it "cycles" in geologic time
a)
Water
b)
nitrogen
c)
phosphorus
d)
carbon
176.
The energy that drives the water cycle comes from
a)
Solar Radiation
b)
Geothermal Heat
c)
Water Energy
d)
Advection
177.
Where is most water found on Earth?
a)
glaciers
b)
lakes
c)
rivers
d)
oceans
178.
What is the process of water droplets or ice crystals falling from the sky?
a)
evaporating
b)
condensing
c)
precipitating
d)
runoff
179.
Cycle that involves legumes as a major component
a)
water
b)
phosphorus
c)
carbon
d)
nitrogen
180.
Cycle responsible for re-supplying the atmosphere with oxygen
a)
water
b)
carbon
c)
phosphorus
d)
nitrogen
181.
When clouds form - what process is occurring?
a)
Meteorology
b)
Condensation
c)
Collection
d)
Runoff
182.
Heat from the Sun causes water to rise into the sky. This water vapor collects in the sky in the form of clouds.
a)
Evaporation
b)
Transpiration
c)
Condensation
d)
Precipitation
183.
Where water drains from the surface of the Earth to rivers, lakes, etc.
a)
Evaporation
b)
Runoff
c)
Gravity
Cycle
Cycle
d)
Rapid
184.
What percentage of Earth’s water is freshwater?
a)
75%
b)
3%
c)
1%
d)
97%
185.
Processes that form and change rocks-
a)
rock cycle
b)
water cycle
c)
life cycle
186.
Sediments are pressed together-
a)
cementation
b)
compaction
187.
A metamorphic rock changes into an igneous rock by what two processes?
a)
Melting and cooling
b)
Extreme heat and pressure
c)
Compaction and cementation
d)
Weathering and erosion
188.
Wind, water, and ice breaking down rock is called
a)
Erosion
b)
Deposition
c)
Compaction
d)
Weathering
189.
What is the MAIN way rocks are classified?
a)
Their color and shapes
b)
How they form
c)
Mineral bands
d)
Where they form
190.
Sediment being moved from one area to another is called
a)
erosion
b)
deposition
c)
weathering
d)
compaction
191.
rock altered, changed, by pressure and heat
a)
sedimentary rock
b)
metamorphic rock
c)
igneous
d)
erosion
192.
This rock was formed by smaller pieces of rock that settled at the bottom of a lake millions of years ago. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
193.
Energy of motion is which type of energy?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
c)
Sound
d)
Gravitational
194.
What type of energy is in this picture?
a)
Kinetic
b)
Potential
c)
Chemical
d)
Sound
195.
When plants convert the sun's energy into food, which type of energy is it?
a)
kinetic
b)
chemical
c)
thermal
d)
radiant
196.
What kind of energy is represented in this picture?
a)
Thermal
b)
Potential
c)
Nuclear
d)
Mechanical
197.
What kind of energy does this device use?
a)
Chemical
b)
Electrical
c)
Thermal
d)
Chemical
198.
Wind turbines and windmills convert what energy to another?
a)
Kinetic to electric
b)
Gravitational potential to electric
c)
Mechanical to potential
d)
Thermal to sound
199.
On a roller coaster, where is maximum potential energy?
a)
At the bottom of a big hill
b)
When going around a corner
c)
When going upside down
d)
At the top of a big hill
200.
On a roller coaster, where is maximum kinetic energy?
a)
At the bottom of a big hill
b)
When going around a corner
c)
When going upside down
d)
At the top of a big hill
201.
Energy that is stored in bonds between atoms is:
a)
Mechanical energy
b)
Chemical energy
c)
Kinetic energy
d)
Nuclear energy
202.
Energy that comes from the nucleus of an atom. A form of potential energy.
a)
chemical energy
b)
Nuclear energy
c)
Sound energy
d)
Electrical energy
203.
According to which law of energy, energy can't be created or destroyed?
a)
First law of motion
b)
The law of tacos
c)
Laws of Energy
d)
law of conservation of energy
204.
What type of succession is shown going from figure A to figure B?
a)
primary succession
b)
ecological succession
c)
secondary succession
d)
intermediate
205.
What is the goal of the pioneer species in Primary Succession?
a)
To kill the dead materials after a disaster
b)
To rebuild soil
c)
To feed Johnny
d)
To put fresh oxygen into the air
206.
The picture shows what type of succession?
a)
primary
b)
secondary
c)
tertiary
d)
quadanary
207.
The picture shows what type of succession?
a)
primary
b)
secondary
c)
tertiary
d)
quadanary
208.
What is the name given to lichen or algae after a primary succession?
a)
pioneer species
b)
volunteer species
c)
founder species
d)
conqueror species
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