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Winter DPM 2 Review D

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Water percolates downward until it reaches the aquifer where it becomes trapped in cracks, crevasse and fractured stone. Which of layer is the aquifer?

a)

saturated zone

b)

unsaturated zone

c)

surface

d)

atmosphere

2.
An underground area that holds water is called __________.
a)
Permeable
b)
Aquifer
c)
Groundwater
d)
Aeration
3.
When the direct source of pollution can be identified, it is...
a)
Fertilizer
b)
Non-point Source
c)
Point Source
d)
Acide Rain
4.
Starts with BARE ROCK followed by lichen
a)
primary succession 
b)
secondary succession
c)
both types of succession
5.
What happens in ALL chemical changes?
a)
Change in state of matter
b)
A new substance is formed
c)
Bubbles are produced
d)
An explosion
6.

What energy conversion occurs when Radiant energy (sun) is captured in Plants (autotrophs) and converted into Chemical Energy (glucose sugar)?

a)

Photosynthesis

b)

Cellular Respiration

c)

Chupacabra

d)

autobot transformation

7.

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?

a)

Weathering when the sand stops and Erosion when the sand moves

b)

Weathering when the soil is cremated and Deposition the soil moves

c)

Erosion when the soil moves and Deposition the soil is deposited on a new area

d)

Erosion when the soil moves and Cementation the soil is deposited on a new area

8.
The process by which water, ice, wind, or gravity moves weathered rock and soil from one place to another.
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
d)
Crop Rotation
9.
How is mechanical weathering different from chemical weathering?
a)
Chemical weathering happens over much shorter time frame than mechanical weathering.
b)
Chemical weathering changes the chemical composition of rocks; mechanical weathering does not.
c)
Chemical weathering occurs only in tropical climates; mechanical weathering occurs only in cool climates.
d)
Chemical weathering occurs only in the mountains; mechanical weathering occurs only on flat land.
10.
What landforms are formed by wind erosion?
a)
beaches, sand dunes, deltas
b)
plateaus, mesas, arches
c)
canyons, sea arches, meanders
d)
hills, mountains, slopes
11.

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?

a)

Weathering from Root Wedging

b)

Erosion Chemical Weathering

c)

Deposition from the Delta

d)

Emancipation of Root Wedging

12.
How do most pollutants typically get into our watershed?
a)
Factories dump pollution into creeks and rivers
b)
All of our wastewater goes into creeks and rivers
c)
Runoff from heavy rain carries it into creeks and rivers
d)
Oil spills leak into creeks and rivers
13.

A landform made of sediment that is deposited where a river flows into an ocean or lake is called a...

a)

sea cavern

b)

mountain

c)

delta

d)

sandstorm

14.

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

a)

I only

b)

ll only

c)

I and ll

d)

l, ll, and lll

15.

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?

a)

wind erosion

b)

ocean waves in the river

c)

glacial erosion

d)

running water from the river

16.
What is the order of succession shown in this figure?
a)
A, B, C, D
b)
B, A, D, C
c)
C, D, A, B
d)
D, A, B, C
17.

Wastes produced by agriculture, households, industry, mining, and other human activities can end up contaminating the ______________.

a)

groundwater

b)

streams and rivers

c)

oceans

d)

All of these choices

18.

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?

a)

Primary succession

b)

catastrophic event

c)

secondary succession

d)

doesn't matter, it benefits Mr. Jones because he'll just buy his family a bigger mansion to play on the weekend

19.
Look at the following image and explain how the land formation was created.
a)
This shows that the sea level is slowly increasing due to precipitation being greater than the rate of evaporation.
b)
This shows that the sea level is slowly decreasing due to the precipitation  being less than the rate of evaporation.
c)
This shows a delta forming because the rate of deposition is greater than the rate of erosion.
d)
This shows an alluvial fan formed because deposition is less than the rate of erosion.
20.

When fertilizers contaminate the soil and then enter the surface water, they can cause problems in the watershed by -

a)

increasing the amount of nutrients available to fish in lakes and streams.

b)

clogging narrow streams and preventing water from flowing properly.

c)

raising the water level in nearby rivers to levels leading to flooding.

d)

causing contamination of the Ground water (Aquifer) and the Surface water (rivers, lakes, streams)

21.

What would grow back first after a forest fire?

a)

weeds and grasses

b)

shrubs

c)

pine trees

d)

hardwood trees