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WorksheetsWinter DPM 2 Review D
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 28mins
Water percolates downward until it reaches the aquifer where it becomes trapped in cracks, crevasse and fractured stone. Which of layer is the aquifer?
saturated zone
unsaturated zone
surface
atmosphere
What energy conversion occurs when Radiant energy (sun) is captured in Plants (autotrophs) and converted into Chemical Energy (glucose sugar)?
Photosynthesis
Cellular Respiration
Chupacabra
autobot transformation
A box was filled with sand. You took a straw and blew all of the soil across the box and into a pile on the other side of the box. What 2 processes did he observe happening?
Weathering when the sand stops and Erosion when the sand moves
Weathering when the soil is cremated and Deposition the soil moves
Erosion when the soil moves and Deposition the soil is deposited on a new area
Erosion when the soil moves and Cementation the soil is deposited on a new area
The sidewalk in Mrs. Brown's neighborhood is long and winding because it bends around a huge old oak tree. The pavement near the tree bulges upward and has many more cracks than the other sections of the sidewalk. What caused it?
Weathering from Root Wedging
Erosion Chemical Weathering
Deposition from the Delta
Emancipation of Root Wedging
A landform made of sediment that is deposited where a river flows into an ocean or lake is called a...
sea cavern
mountain
delta
sandstorm
Surface runoff in a watershed empties into Mr. Wiggin's private river called the Polo River. It has now become polluted by the sewage and fertilizers by the neighboring area. Which of the following environments might become polluted as a result?
I. surface water in the watershed
II. the groundwater under Mr. Wiggin's Rich and Dynastic mansion
Ill. the Gulf of Mexico that the Polo River flows into
I only
ll only
I and ll
l, ll, and lll
Mrs. Thomas's fabulous vacation spot in Canada during Christmas shows a U-shaped valley . Which agent of erosion most likely produced this valley’s shape?
wind erosion
ocean waves in the river
glacial erosion
running water from the river
Wastes produced by agriculture, households, industry, mining, and other human activities can end up contaminating the ______________.
groundwater
streams and rivers
oceans
All of these choices
This Wildfire (Catastrophic event) has devastated Mr. Jones's $15 Million Dollar Weekend California Mansion after the Patriots won the Superbowl (because his mansion in Houston is too small for SuperBowl weekend). What type of succession has Mr. Jones Super Bowl celebration created?
Primary succession
catastrophic event
secondary succession
doesn't matter, it benefits Mr. Jones because he'll just buy his family a bigger mansion to play on the weekend
When fertilizers contaminate the soil and then enter the surface water, they can cause problems in the watershed by -
increasing the amount of nutrients available to fish in lakes and streams.
clogging narrow streams and preventing water from flowing properly.
raising the water level in nearby rivers to levels leading to flooding.
causing contamination of the Ground water (Aquifer) and the Surface water (rivers, lakes, streams)
What would grow back first after a forest fire?
weeds and grasses
shrubs
pine trees
hardwood trees
