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WorksheetsAquatics 1st 9 Wks Review
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 35mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which explorer was given credit for sailing from Spain to the Bahamas and then the Americas?
a)
Ponce Deleon
b)
Soto
c)
Columbus
d)
Vasco da Gama
2.
The process of water droplets or ice crystals falling from the sky
a)
Precipitation
b)
consumption
c)
Evaporation
d)
Clouds
3.
The process in which plants take up water from the soil and then release it into the air through leave
a)
transpiration
b)
infiltration
c)
evaporation
d)
condensation
4.
these form in the sky when water vapor condenses into water droplets
a)
clouds
b)
lake
c)
oceans
d)
glacier
5.
When the sun heats up water in rivers or lakes or the ocean and turns it into vapor or steam. The water vapor or steam leaves the river, lake or ocean and goes into the air.
a)
evaporation
b)
condensation
c)
precipitation
d)
accumulation
6.
What phase of the water cycle does letter C represent?
a)
condensation
b)
transpiration
c)
evaporation
d)
precipitation
7.
What does B represent in the water cycle?
a)
transpiration
b)
evaporation
c)
condensation
d)
runoff
8.
What does letter A represent?
a)
evaporation
b)
transpiration
c)
condensation
d)
run-off
9.
What does letter E represent?
a)
evaporation
b)
transpiration
c)
condensation
d)
precipitation
10.
what is MOST responsible for the ocean tides?
a)
sun
b)
moon
c)
stars
d)
planets
11.
What heats the earth and causes the ocean water to evaporate?
a)
sun
b)
moon
c)
stars
d)
blow dryer
12.
When humans burn fossil fuels, most of the carbon quickly enters the as carbon dioxide.
a)
Water
b)
Atmosphere
c)
Sun
d)
Air
13.
Which one of these does not add CO2 to the atmosphere?
a)
cooking with gas
b)
planting trees
c)
burning wood
d)
riding in a bus
14.
Combustion is another word for _______________.
a)
a train
b)
a bus
c)
a dog
d)
burning
15.
What does not produce carbon dioxide?
a)
Photosynthesis
b)
Burning Fossil Fuels
c)
Animal respiration
d)
Plants decaying
16.
How do plants get the nitrogen they need?
a)
from the air
b)
from the soil or water in which they live
c)
from the Sun
d)
from broken-down rocks
17.
Organisms that break down dead plants & animals and release nitrogen back into atmosphere...
a)
bacteria
b)
plants
c)
animals
d)
producers
18.
Who first charted the Gulf Stream?
a)
Benjamin Franklin
b)
Brett Favre
c)
Columbus
d)
Matthew Maury
19.
Which explorer sailed from Spain to the Bahamas and the Americas?
a)
Ponce Deleon
b)
Colu
20.
The warm climate in the US and the Western side of Europe is attributed to:
a)
Gulf Stream
b)
Mid Atlantic Rift
c)
Atlantic Drift
d)
North Star
21.
The study of all living organisms that inhabit the sea is:
a)
Environmental Science
b)
Marine Science
c)
Marine Biology
d)
Oceanography
22.
Where do most hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean begin? Near...
a)
Asia
b)
Africa
c)
South America
d)
Gulf of Mexico
23.
What was used to first locate the wreckage of the Titanic?
a)
Challenger
b)
Beagle
c)
Alvin
d)
Jason
24.
What is the ultimate ORIGINAL source of energy for living things
a)
Sugar
b)
Sun
c)
Moon
d)
Carbon Dioxide
25.
Which of the following is the correct equation for PHOTOSYNTHESIS?
a)
6CO2 + 6H2O --> 6O2 + C6H12O6
b)
6CO2 + C6H12O6 + 6H2O --> O2
c)
6O2 + 6H2O --> 6CO2 + C6H12O6
d)
C6H12O6 + 6O2 ---> 6H2O + 6CO2
26.
Which lab tool might you use to measure the volume of a liquid?
a)
electric scale
b)
bunsen burner
c)
test tube
d)
graduated cylinder
27.
The tool used to measure the mass of a substance or object is a ______________.
a)
balance
b)
graduated cylinder
c)
ruler
d)
thermometer
28.
A multi-science field encompassing geology, geophysics, chemistry, physic, meteorology and biology as they pertain to marine ecosystems is:
a)
marine biology
b)
biology
c)
environmental science
d)
oceanography
29.
A place where fish eggs are incubated, hatched and managed is called a
a)
farm
b)
pond
c)
aquaculture
d)
maternity ward
30.
Which culture developed trade routes throughout the Mediterranean?
a)
Vikings
b)
Romans
c)
Greeks
d)
Italians
31.
Which global event is characterized by unusually cool ocean temperatures near the Pacific equator and strong trade winds?
a)
El Nino
b)
La Nina
c)
Hurricanes
d)
tsunamis
32.
Which global event is characterized by unusually warm ocean temperatures near the Pacific equator and weak trade winds?
a)
El Nino
b)
La Nina
c)
hurricanes
d)
tsunamis
33.
Which of the following would most likely result in a greater number of tropical storms and hurricanes forming?
a)
La Nina in August
b)
La Nina in December
c)
El Nino in August
d)
El Nino in December
34.
Which of the following move heat from warm tropical places to cooler temperate zones?
a)
tsunami
b)
earth quake
c)
rain
d)
hurricanes
35.
What often occurs before a tsunami reaches land?
a)
wind changes direction
b)
the sky darkens
c)
the sky suddenly clears
d)
the tide quickly retreats from the shore
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