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ESS - Fall Exam 19 A

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following would be most impacted by a decrease in the use of fossil fuels?

a)

water cycle

b)

volcanic activty

c)

carbon cycle

d)

nitrogen-fixing bacteria

2.

Fossil fuel deposits and the Earth's oceans are two places in which

a)

carbon is stored

b)

oxygen is produced

c)

nitrogen is fixed

d)

sulfur dioxide is generated

3.

What percentage of Earth's atmosphere is nitrogen

a)

25%

b)

48%

c)

78%

d)

83%

4.

Where in the nitrogen cycle would nitrogen fixing be found?

a)

between atmosphere and soil

b)

between plants and animals

c)

between soil and animals

d)

between living things and atmosphere

5.

At what degree Celsius does water boil?

a)

10

b)

75

c)

100

d)

212

6.

Which of the following groups only contain nonrenewable resources?

a)

carbon, sunlight water, aluminum

b)

coal, trees, water, carbon

c)

phosphorus, soil, water, oxygen

d)

natural gas, peat, coal, oil

7.

Which of the following consists of only renewable resources?

a)

carbon, sunlight, water, aluminum

b)

coal, trees, water, carbon

c)

phosphorus, soil, water, oxygen

d)

natural gas, peat, coal, oil

8.

The largest component of air is

a)

oxygen

b)

carbon dioxide

c)

nitrogen

d)

sulfur

9.

Erosion of cropland leads to _____ in arid countries.

a)

production of moraines

b)

settling of crystals in ore

c)

desertification

d)

increase in hydrothermal fluids

10.

Which of the following contains energy that has been stored for the longest period?

a)

wood

b)

coal

c)

field crops

d)

fecal matter

11.

Why is using solar panels on a building considered active rather than passive solar heating?

a)

Solar energy is collected in one place and distributed elsewhere

b)

Only uses a portion of Sun's energy

c)

Panels manufacture solar energy

d)

Panels use fossil fuels to power the collecting device

12.

Of the following locations, which would be the best location for a geothermal energy plant?

a)

windy plain

b)

plate boundary

c)

ocean shore

d)

river valley

13.

Oxygen, carbon dioxide and water are _____ that living things need.

a)

foods

b)

organisms

c)

natural resources

d)

ions

14.

The number of organisms that any given environment can support is the ______ of the environment.

a)

density factor

b)

carrying capacity

c)

exponential limit

d)

limiting factor

15.

Federal law requiring mining companies to _____. restoring the land and vegetation to original state.

a)

restoration

b)

reclamation

c)

classification

d)

excavation

16.

The majority of solid waste in the US is disposed of in _____.

a)

landfills

b)

greenways

c)

wetlands

d)

incinerators

17.

Climate change is partly the result of an increased concentration of greenhouse gases, especially ______

a)

hydrogen

b)

ozone

c)

carbon dioxide

d)

oxygen

18.

A population that is at the carrying capacity for its environment is in

a)

decline

b)

equilibrium

c)

growth

d)

collaspe

19.

Mineral extraction from underground mines creates waste rock and rainwater seeping through piles of the rock leading to

a)

pollution of streams

b)

formation of acid precipitation

c)

stripping of the surface landscape

d)

pollution of air

20.

Sulfur dioxide emissions from coal burning power plants combines with atmospheric moisture to form

a)

ozone

b)

CFC's

c)

acid precipitation

d)

nitrogen dioxide

21.

Each person in the US generates an average of 4 kg of solid waste per day. Calculate the amount of waste generated in one day in a city of 25,000

a)

25,000

b)

50,000

c)

75,000

d)

100,000

22.

What is the longitude of the prime meridian?

a)

0 degrees

b)

15 degrees

c)

180 degrees

d)

270 degrees

23.

What is the latitude of the South Pole?

a)

0 degrees North

b)

180 Degrees South

c)

90 degrees South

d)

90 degrees North

24.

Each degree of latitude or longitude is divided into 60 smaller units called

a)

meridians

b)

grids

c)

seconds

d)

minutes