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WorksheetsFinal Exam Study Guide
Total questions: 54
Worksheet time: 45mins
The greenhouse effect is
a natural phenomenon that maintains Earth’s temperature.This is a correct answer
result of differences in the angle of the sun’s rays.This is a wrong answer
the result of an excess of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.This is a wrong answer
unnatural process making heat radiate into the atmosphere.This is a wrong answer unnatural process making heat radiate into the atmosphere.This is a wrong answer
Isotope X decays from 36 g to 6 g in a period of 3 days. What is the half life?
10 hours
12 hours
24 hours
48 hours
Of the organisms represented in the image, the organisms with the least biomass are the:
producers
primary consusmer
secondary consumer
tertiary consumer
Which of the following is an example of mutualism?
The barnacle lives on the whale, the whale is unaffected.
The bee pollinates the flower, while receiving nutrients.
The mosquito bites the unsuspecting child playing outside.
The leopard preys upon the zebra.
In this image, the frog is a:
primary producer
primary consumer
secondary consumer
tertiary consumer
If a rock layer matches a similar layer in a geologic column, scientists may assume that:
The layers are from the same area.
The layers were found at the same time.
The layers contain the same type of rock.
The layers formed at the same time.
Which would be least affected by a density-dependent limiting factor, such as a disease?
Large, dense population.
Population with a high death rate
small, scattered population
Population with high emigration rates
The fusion of elements such as hydrogen and helium results in:
released energy
particles colliding
particles neutralizing
death of nuclei
Frequent earthquakes in an area may indicate
mantle convection.
reversed polarity.
sea-floor spreading
tectonic plate boundaries.
The forces that balance to maintain a star throughout its phases include:
Age and rotational speed
Fusion and gravity
Luminosity and distance from Earth
Magnetism and surface temperature
In the model of an enzyme shown, what is happening in step 2?
The catalyzed reaction is releasing a product.
The enzyme causes new bonds to form between the substrates.
The substrates are beginning to bind to the enzyme.
The active sites are restructuring the enzyme.
According to the law of superposition, which structure is oldest?
E
D
C
B
An igneous intrusion is observed in a layer of sedimentary rock, what geologic law applies?
Law of thermodynamics
Law of crosscutting relationships
Law of Uniformitarianism
Law of superposition
Which of the following options is the result of climates?
solar energy within the atmosphere.
the shape and elevation of landmasses.
a wide range of conditions that shapes communities
Earth’s unique ocean and atmosphere.
Why are water molecules polar?
The transfer of electrons
Through ionic bonding
The equal sharing of electrons
The unequal sharing of electrons
Mammals are examples of organisms that cannot make their own food, also called a(n):
chemotroph
autotrophs
heterophs
producers
Which is an abiotic factor that affects the size of a population in an ecosystem?
Vegetation (plants)
Predators
Water supply
Detritivores in soil
Over a long period of time, what change would be expected in the sun’s spectrum:
The amount of heavy elements would decrease.
The amount of hydrogen would increase
The amount of hydrogen would decrease
The amount of helium would decrease
Volcanic island arcs are associated with:
Divergent plate boundaries
Transform plate boundaries
Ocean-continent convergent plate boundaries
Ocean-ocean convergent plate boundaries
What theory explained the matching fossils and rock structures discovered by Wegener?
Ecological Succession
Global Warming
Ecological Decline
Continental Drift
The Himalaya Mountains were formed in a collision at a:
Convergent
Divergent
Transform
Seafloor Spreading
Heat can be transferred within the atmosphere in three ways- radiation, conduction, and
scattering
weathering
convection
temperature inversion
How many protons in an atom of Bismuth?
56
83
5
35
What type of plate boundary is shown?
convergent
divergent
transform
strike and slip
How is radioactive decay used to determine the absolute age of rocks?
Parent isotopes are compared to daughter isotopes.
Radioactive substances are compared to non-radioactive ones.
Daughter isotopes are compared to sister isotopes.
Isotopes of different compounds are compared.
A student wants to determine the effect of Epsom salts on fern growth. What would be the dependent variable of this experiment?
Salt
Water
Growth
Sunlight
-Amount of water
-Height of Ice cube
-Temperature the ice cube was at its highest height
-Temperature of the water
-Size of the ice cube
Which type of electromagnetic wave has the shortest wavelength?
Radio waves
Infrared
Gamma rays
Microwaves
Which of the following correctly lists electromagnetic waves in order of increasing frequency?
Infrared, Visible, Ultraviolet, X-rays, Gamma rays, Radio waves, Microwaves
Radio waves, Microwaves, Infrared, Visible, Ultraviolet, X-rays, Gamma rays
Microwaves, Radio waves, Infrared, Visible, Ultraviolet, X-rays, Gamma rays
Gamma rays, X-rays, Ultraviolet, Visible, Infrared, Microwaves, Radio waves
