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WorksheetsUnit 5 Earth's Cycles Exam Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 44mins
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Class
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1.
What are the stages of the water cycle?
a)
evaporation, condensation, precipitation
b)
condensation, precipitation, hibernation
c)
precipitation, dehydration, evaporation
d)
transpiration, dehydration, condensation
2.
Two main types of ocean water currents are
a)
local and global.
b)
sea and land.
c)
surface and deep.
d)
warm and cold.
3.
The hydrologic cycle continuously recycles _______ through Earth's systems.
a)
rocks
b)
water
c)
oxygen
d)
carbon dioxide
4.
Approximately how much energy from the Sun is absorbed by Earth's air and surface area?
a)
About 51 percent.
b)
About 19 percent.
c)
About 70 percent.
d)
100 percent is absorbed.
5.
What is the hydrosphere?
a)
Liquid water on the earth's surface.
b)
Rocks of the Earth.
c)
Rivers, sand and lakes of the Earth.
d)
All the gases on Earth.
6.
Global water currents on Earth mainly...
a)
transport cold equatorial water to warmer polar regions.
b)
transport heat from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean.
c)
do not really circulate and only stay close to shorelines.
d)
transport the Sun's heat energy from the equator to colder polar latitudes.
7.
The hydrologic cycle is a continuous process driven primarily by energy from the ...
a)
Moon.
b)
Sun.
c)
gravity.
d)
Earth's interior.
8.
Interactions between the ____________ and the ____________ cause Earth's weather and climate patterns.
a)
atmosphere, hydrosphere
b)
atmosphere, geosphere
c)
geopsphere, cryosphere
d)
hydrosphere, biosphere
9.
How do plants influence the carbon cycle in a way animals cannot?
a)
Through hibernation.
b)
Through photosynthesis.
c)
Through transpiration.
d)
Through osmosis.
10.
How do clouds and rain in the atmosphere form?
a)
From carbon monoxide in the air.
b)
From water vapor in the air.
c)
From pollution in the air.
d)
From argon in the air.
11.
Which atmospheric gas can effect energy absorbed from the Sun in the biggest way?
a)
carbon monoxide
b)
argon
c)
oxygen
d)
carbon dioxide
12.
The term biosphere describes all of Earth's
a)
gases.
b)
frozen, solid water.
c)
liquid water.
d)
living environments.
13.
The primary reason for surface ocean currents on Earth is...
a)
ocean salinity.
b)
the planet's axial spin.
c)
major wind currents.
d)
distance from the equator.
14.
What two gases make up most of Earth's atmosphere (air)?
a)
hydrogen sulfide and chlorine
b)
nitrogen and hydrogen
c)
nitrogen and oxygen
d)
nitrogen and methane
15.
The term geosphere describes all of Earth's...
a)
gases.
b)
liquid water.
c)
rock, and land.
d)
living things.
16.
Which two factors change as ocean water density increases?
a)
oxygenation increases and light intensity increases
b)
salinity increases and temperature decreses
c)
salinity decreases and temperature increases
d)
salinity decreases and temperature decreases
17.
Salinity and temperature of ocean water most greatly impact _____________ ocean currents
a)
surface
b)
deep
c)
longshore drift
d)
whirlpool
18.
The Coriolis Effect due to Earth's spin explains why currents bend, or deflect...
a)
to the right (clockwise) in the northern hemisphere, and left (counterclockwise) in the south.
b)
only in the southern hemisphere.
c)
to the left in the northern hemisphere, and right in the south.
d)
only in the northern hemisphere.
19.
The term cryosphere describes all of Earth's...
a)
frozen, solid water.
b)
liquid water.
c)
gases.
d)
rock, and land.
20.
Two cities at the same latitude (distance from equator) have different climate patterns, one is warmer and one is cooler. This can be explained by...
a)
air currents from the north warming one city.
b)
one city being warmed by equatorial currents.
c)
the fact that one city is closer to the equator.
d)
one city having longer days than the other.
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