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WorksheetsAg. Env. Sci. Quiz 2 Review
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 21mins
This is a highly complex entity characterized by multiple non-linear responses and thresholds with linkages between disparate components.
Scientific Method
Biological Science
Environmental Science
the Earth System
Pick the organization which does NOT study the Earth System.
UNICEF
NASA Climate Program
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
International Geosphere Biosphere Program
Pick the item which is THE main reason/development which has changed our perception of Earth.
Enhanced Computing Power
Global Database Development
Polar Ice Melt
Seeing the Earth from Space
Pick the item which is NOT a question to ask about evaluating knowledge on the internet.
Who produced the material?
Is the facebook up to date?
Who uses the material?
Who hosts the page?
Pick the item which is NOT a question to ask about evaluating knowledge on the internet.
Who uses the material?
Has the material been reviewed by peers?
When was the web-page last updated?
Is the web-site made by CNN?
A climate type and its plants and animals make up a ___
ecosystem
climate
biome
earth system
Pick the item which is NOT a major climate group
Tropical Moist Climate
Continental climate
Treezone Climate
Dry Climate
When climate conditions in a small area are different from those of the surroundings that small area is called a ____.
climate
microscope
microeconomics
microclimate
The main difference between renewable and nonrenewable resources is ____
renewable resources run out
nonrenewable resources can be quickly replenished
renewable resources are used by microclimates
renewables are replaced quickly, non renewables are gone when used up
This is the driving force of the water cycle.
wind
water
the sun
the moon
What is the conversion of liquid water into vapor?
Evaporation
Precipitation
Condensation
Infiltration
What happens between evaporation and precipitation?
condensation
transpiration
infiltration
run-off
What are two ways that water enters the air?
transpiration and evaporation
transpiration and precipitation
evaporation and precipitation
evaporation and infiltration
Nitrogen is the main gas in our atmosphere.
A ___ is a closed loop through which a chemical element of water moves through an ecosystem.
Biogeochemical cycle
Water cycle
Nitrogen cycle
Carbon cycle
An underground layer of water-bearing, permeable rock is called a ___.
water cycle
runoff
water storage
aquifer
Water that infiltrates the ground is called ____
groundwater
waterground
waterlogged
water-based
Water falling to the ground in the form of snow, rain, sleet , hail or drizzle.
Perspiration
Precipitation
Ammonification
infiltration
The ___ describes the continuous movement of water molecules in, above, and below the surface of the Earth.
Nitrogen cycle
Water cycle
Carbon cycle
Nitrification
What is the main source of carbon in the atmosphere?
methane gas
carbon dioxide
carbonic acid
bicarbonate
What is the main reservoir of carbon in the carbon cycle?
the atmosphere
the ocean
the biosphere
organic sediments / fossil fuels
The largest reservoir of Nitrogen is ___
the oceans
the trees
plants
the atmosphere
Beware the widely quoted ____!
president
statistic
news article
person
Pick the item below that is NOT a way to check the accuracy of knowledge online.
Google Scholar
Look at how the link ends (.gov/.com)
Scirus
is it produced by CNN?
the use of resources that meets the needs of the present while also preserves some for the future describes ___
sustainable use
detainable use
nonrenewable resources
renewable resources
Pick the item below which describes nonrenewable resources.
Can be replenished quickly
Once used, they are gone.
the transformation of ice and snow directly into water vapor is called ___
transpiration
sublimation
nitrification
volcanism
Item G is ____
Evaporation
Transpiration
Ocean Water
Condensation in clouds
Item B is ___
Transpiration
Precipitation
Evaporation
Surface Runoff
Item I is ____
Evaporation from clouds
Condensation into clouds
Precipitation from clouds
Sublimation
The form of Carbon formed in the oceans is called __
carbonic acid
carbon dioxide
carbon monoxide
carbon carbon
Carbon is essential for life because ___
it is a building block of living things.
it is needed to make nitrogen.
it is needed to make carbon.
it is not needed for life.
Why is nitrogen essential for living things?
because it is needed to make carbon.
living things need it to make amino acids, proteins and even our DNA.
because it is.
because it isn't
The living parts of the environment are called ___
abiotic factors
biotic factors
ecosystem
biomes
The non-living parts of the environment are called ___
Abiotic factors
Biotic factors
Carbon
Nitrogen
