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Enviro science 1

Total questions: 110

Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Bacteria is:

a)

Explosion from beneath the earth’s surface

b)

Simplest organisms that carry out all basic life activities

c)

The outer layer of the earth

d)

Tiny organism that lives in one of Earth’s harshest environments

2.

Continental Crust is:

a)

The hot center of the earth.

b)

The outer layer of the earth

c)

Remains of something that was destroyed

d)

Lighter crust that makes up the continents.

3.

1st organisms on earth to use sunlight to make their own food; blue-green algae is

a)

Cyanobacteria

b)

Meteorite

c)

Molten

d)

Vent

4.

Remains of something that was destroyed

a)

Eruption

b)

Crust

c)

Debris

d)

Comet

5.

Mantle is

a)

Ball of ice, rock, frozen gases and dust that orbits the sun.

b)

The heavier crust that makes up the ocean floor.

c)

The layer of the earth that surrounds the core.

d)

Poisonous

6.

The Earth Forms

a)

Earth travels at about 107,000 km per hour

b)

Earth contains everything it needs to keep people alive

c)

A Life Support System

d)

All of Above

7.

In the solid earth, first formed; Except:

a)

Gas & rocky debris circling sun crashed together

b)

100 years ago

c)

Energy heated Earth to high temperatures

d)

Surface of earth was molten or liquid rock

8.

Is not Major Layers of Earth

a)

Crust

b)

Oceans

c)

Mantle

d)

Core

9.

The following are Gases in the Earth, except

a)

Earth continued to cool

b)

Gases escaped from millions of volcanoes and vents

c)

Formed a layer of oceans around the earth

d)

Gases cooled and some formed the oceans

10.

in the history of the Liquids in the Earth is not true

a)

Earth still not inhabitable

b)

Volcanic eruptions from beneath the earth’s surface were violent

c)

Air wasn't toxic, or poisonous to life

d)

Rocky meteorites & icy comets battered Earth’s surface

11.

The First Life on Earth

a)

Life finally appeared on the Earth in the oceans.

b)

Tiny, single-celled living things that resembled bacteria

c)

Similar bacteria-like organisms exist today

d)

All of Above

12.

Kingdom Archaebacteria, in the evolution of the life except:

a)

Methanogens

b)

Mycobacterium

c)

Extreme halophiles

d)

Thermoacidophiles

13.

Is a Characteristic of Cyanobacteria

a)

About 1 M years ago; last bacteria

b)

Red algae formed in shallow seas

c)

Produced own food using energy from the sun

d)

Released Carbon Dioxide as a waste product

14.

Atmosphere is:

a)

Layer of air surrounding the earth

b)

Parts of earth where living things are found

c)

A chemical change

d)

Theory of how the continents moved over time

15.

Parts of earth where living things are found is called:

a)

Atmosphere

b)

Biosphere

c)

Chemical reaction

d)

Continental Drift

16.

Continental Drift is:

a)

A chemical change

b)

Theory of how the continents moved over time

c)

Parts of earth where living things are found

d)

Layer of air surrounding the earth

17.

Groundwater is:

a)

Water layer of earth

b)

Water found underground

c)

Solid surface and interior of the earth

d)

Layer of atmosphere between stratosphere and thermosphere

18.

Layer of atmosphere protecting earth from harmful solar radiation

a)

Groundwater

b)

Hydrosphere

c)

Ozone layer

d)

Mesosphere

19.

Layer of atmosphere above mesosphere

a)

Thermosphere

b)

Stratosphere

c)

Troposphere

d)

All of the Above

20.

Is the High energy radiation from the sun

a)

Ultraviolet radiation

b)

Infrared radiation

c)

Light radiation

d)

Water radiation

21.

Water or other materials in the form of a gas

a)

Hot Water

b)

Vapor Water

c)

Land Water

d)

Oceans

22.

Is denominated Liquid layer; Earth’s water

a)

Lithosphere

b)

Hydrosphere

c)

Atmosphere

d)

Biosphere

23.

Earth’s solid and interior surface consists of:

a)

Crust

b)

Mantle

c)

Core

d)

All of Above

24.

Surface cracked; and began moving

a)

Theory is called Plate Tectonics

b)

Explains theory of Continental Drift

c)

The Earth contains 12 major plates

d)

All of above

25.

form along the edges of plates where plates move apart or collide

a)

Volcanoes

b)

Mountains

c)

Plate Tectonics

d)

Earthquake

26.

Plate movement created Earth’s continents and also responsible for:

a)

Tsunamis

b)

Earthquake

c)

All of Above

d)

None of Above

27.

"Pangaea" means

a)

"all the Life"

b)

"all the Air"

c)

"all the Oceans"

d)

"all the Earth"

28.

The Hydrosphere, is True:

a)

Is the liquid water component of the Earth.

b)

Includes the oceans, seas, lakes, ponds, rivers and streams.

c)

Covers about 70% of the surface of the Earth

d)

All of Above

29.

In the Principles of Hydrosphere is not True:

a)

The hydrosphere, like the atmosphere, is always in motion

b)

97.2% of all of the water on Earth is found in the oceans

c)

This leaves only 2.8% of the Earth’s water as freshwater

d)

Only 50% of which is drinkable

30.

In the Hydrosphere the characteristics of the ocean which affects its motion are its

a)

Temperature and Salinity.

b)

Temperature and Pression

c)

Warm and Cold

d)

All of Above

31.

The ocean serves two main purposes in the climate system, is false:

a)

Absorbing 90% of the solar radiation

b)

Redistribute the energy received from the sun

c)

The energy is received from the sun, is transferred to the space

d)

All of the Above

32.

The 2.8% of freshwater is divided into:

a)

Glaciers and Ice Caps

b)

Groundwater

c)

Surface Water

d)

All of Above

33.

The 0.03% of surface water is divided into:

a)

Lakes

b)

Soil

c)

Water Vapor

d)

All of Above

34.

Who layer of Atmosphere contains ozone layer

a)

Troposphere

b)

Stratosphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Thermosphere

35.

Is not a Problems due to Air Pollution

a)

Stratospheric ozone depletion

b)

Global climate change

c)

Smog

d)

None of above

36.

What are the criteria pollutants?

a)

Carbon Dioxide (CO2)

b)

Nitrogen Monoxide (NO)

c)

Ozone (O3)

d)

Leads, Hg

37.

What are the most abundant components of dry air at sea level?

a)

Nitrogen (N2)

b)

Oxygen (O2)

c)

Argon (Ar)

d)

Carbon dioxide (CO2)

38.

About TROPOSPHERE is False:

a)

Lowest and thinnest layer 16 km at equator, 8 km at poles

b)

50% of the atmosphere’s mass

c)

Temperature decreases with altitude

d)

A.Where weather occurs

39.

About MESOSPHERE is True

a)

Extends to almost 80 km high

b)

Gases are less dense.

c)

Temperature decreases as altitude increases.

d)

All of Above

40.

About THERMOSPHERE is False

a)

Above the mesosphere and extends to almost 600 km high

b)

Temperature increases with altitude

c)

Temperature can go as high as 1,500 °C

d)

Not reflects radio waves

41.

EXOSPHERE is True

a)

The interface between Earth and space

b)

atoms and molecules can not escape to space

c)

All of Above

d)

None of Above

42.
Tectonic plates form/cause all of the following EXCEPT
a)
earthquakes
b)
mountains
c)
volcanoes 
d)
magma
43.

Biology is the study of what?

a)

Life

b)

Sandwich

c)

The human brain

d)

Weather

44.

How long does it take for light to get from the Sun to the Earth?

a)

150 million years

b)

10 seconds

c)

8 minutes

d)

Sandwich

45.

Which is an example of a biological contaminant?

a)

Grass clippings

b)

E-coli bacteria

c)

Cow manure

d)

Gasoline

46.

How could pesticides get into lakes and streams?

a)

it could be washed down a storm drain

b)

it could be sprayed too close to a stream

c)

rain could cause it to runoff into a stream

d)

all of the above

47.
Which type of scientist studies the weather and Atmosphere?
a)
Meteorologist
b)
Biologist
c)
Chemist
d)
Geologist
48.
Which type of scientist studies the composition and structure of our planet Earth?
a)
Geologist
b)
Physicist
c)
Astronomer
d)
Cognitive Scientist
49.
Where do producers get their energy?
a)
dead material
b)
food
c)
sun
d)
water
50.
Living organisms and their interactions
a)
Atmosphere
b)
Biosphere
c)
Geosphere
d)
Hydrosphere
51.
All of the rocks and minerals above and below the Earth's surface
a)
Atmosphere
b)
Biosphere
c)
Geosphere
d)
Hydrosphere
52.
Layers of air surrounding the Earth
a)
Atmosphere
b)
Biosphere
c)
Geosphere
d)
Hydrosphere
53.
Living organisms and their interactions
a)
Atmosphere
b)
Biosphere
c)
Geosphere
d)
Hydrosphere
54.
Movement of water above, below, and on the Earth's surface
a)
Atmosphere
b)
Biosphere
c)
Geosphere
d)
Hydrosphere
55.
Almost all the energy used by living things comes from
a)
plants
b)
animals
c)
Earth
d)
the sun
56.
The environment contains:
a)
living things (biotic) only
b)
Nonliving things (abiotic) only
c)
Both living and nonliving things
d)
only artificial things
57.
Sunlight, wind and water are __ resources 
a)
renewable
b)
nonrenewable
c)
semirenewable
d)
unrenewable
58.
The orbit of the Earth around the sun is:
a)

circular

b)
elliptical
c)
irregular
59.
How do plants get energy? 
a)
Photosynthesis 
b)
Eating other plants
c)
Respiration
d)
hydroponics 
60.
Which layer of the sun is the most dense?
a)
Chromosphere
b)
Photosphere
c)
Core
d)
Corona
61.
​Which​ ​motion​ ​of​ ​earth​ ​could​ ​be​ ​best​ ​demonstrated​ ​by​ ​Lebron​ ​James​ ​spinning​ ​a​ ​basketball​ ​on​ ​his​ ​finger?
a)
rotation
b)
revolution
c)
tilting
d)
leap year
62.
Because the earth spins on its axis, we experience:
a)
seasons
b)
weather
c)
day and night
d)
revolution
63.
How long does it take earth to make on complete revolution of the sun?
a)
24 hours
b)
1 day
c)
365 days
d)
365.25 days
64.
The tilt of the earths axis:
a)
5 degrees
b)
10.2 degrees
c)
23.5 degrees
d)
365.25 degrees
65.
How long does it take the moon to rotate on its axis?
a)
24 hours
b)
23 days
c)
365.25 days
d)
28 days
66.
The shape of the earth's orbit around the sun:
a)
oval
b)
circle
c)
semicircle
d)
ellipse
67.
The imaginary line that passes through earth and the north and south poles.
a)
axis
b)
graviy
c)
equator
d)
prime meridian
68.
Seasons on Earth are caused by how close the earth is to the sun
a)
true
b)
false
69.
When the north pole faces away from the sun we experience summer.
a)
true
b)
false
70.

What season is cold and has short days and long nights.

a)

Spring

b)

Summer

c)

Autumn

d)

Winter

71.

The longest day of the year is

a)

Spring equinox

b)

Summer solstice

c)

Autumn equinox

d)

Winter Solstice

72.

Spring starts on

a)

March 20th

b)

June 21st

c)

September 22nd

d)

December 21st

73.

How is the weather in spring compared to the weather in autumn

a)

Hot and sunny with dry days

b)

Warm and rain daily

c)

Cool with plenty of rain

d)

Cool and dry

74.

What happens to the length of day during autumn

a)

Long day and short nights

b)

Short days and long nights

c)

Equal day and equal nights

d)

Short day and short night.

75.

What is the difference between rotation and revolution?

a)

Rotation is the Earth turning on its axis. Revolution is the Earth circling around the Sun.

b)

Rotation is the Earth circling around the Sun and revolution is the Earth turning on its axis.

c)

There is no difference and they are the same.

76.

What is gravity?

a)

A type of energy.

b)

A force that causes objects to repel each other.

c)

A force that causes objects to attract each other.

d)

A large celestial object, such as a planet or a star

77.
Which is NOT a process of the water cycle?
a)
precipitation
b)
freezing
c)
transpiration
d)
evaporation
78.
What is the most abundant gas in the atmosphere?
a)
hydrogen
b)
oxygen
c)
helium
d)
nitrogen
79.
Nitrogen that is not combined with other elements and found in the atmosphere as gas is _____.
a)
free nitrogen
b)
nitrogen compounds
c)
ammonia
d)
nitrates
80.
Where is carbon stored in the environment?
a)
Fossil fuels
b)
Wood of trees
c)
Calcium carbonate (shells and bones)
d)
All of the above
81.
What is the only process that removes carbon from the atmosphere?
a)
combustion
b)
cellular respiration
c)
photosynthesis
d)
decomposition
82.
Respiration is the process by which ____________ is consumed and _______________ is produced.
a)
Carbon, Oxygen
b)
Oxygen, Carbon dioxide
c)
H20, oxygen
d)
Carbon, H2O
83.
Which of the following is known as the "sedimentary" cycle because its reservoir is sedimentary rock?
a)
Sulfur cycle
b)
Nitrogen cycle
c)
Phosphorus cycle
d)
Carbon cycle
84.
Phosphorous is needed in organisms for the production of
a)
ADP and ATP.
b)
Cellular membranes.
c)
Deoxyribonucleic and ribonucleic acids.
d)
All of the answers are correct
85.
N03 is also known as 
a)
ammonia
b)
nitrite
c)
nitrogen
d)
nitrate
86.

Which weather instrument measures the temperature of the air?

a)

barometer

b)

thermometer

c)

anemometer

d)

hygrometer

87.

Which weather instrument measures air pressure?

a)

barometer

b)

thermometer

c)

anemometer

d)

hygrometer

88.

Which instrument gives a big picture view of the atmosphere?

a)

thermometer

b)

anemometer

c)

satellite

d)

hygrometer

89.

What term describes the average conditions of the atmosphere over a long period of time?

a)

weather

b)

climate

c)

thunderstorms

d)

meteorologists

90.

What term describes the conditions at a particular time and place, such as temperature and precipitation?

a)

weather

b)

climate

c)

thunderologists

d)

meteorologists

91.

The change of water vapor to liquid water, such as when fog or dew forms, is known as __________.

a)

collection

b)

condensation

c)

precipitation

d)

evaporation

92.

What is the process of changing from a liquid to a gas?

a)

absorption

b)

evaporation

c)

precipitation

d)

condensation

93.

Plants giving off moisture and releasing water into the air

a)

Evaporation

b)

Condensation

c)

Transpiration

d)

Precipitation

94.

The attractive force between water molecules

a)

Adhesion

b)

Cohesion

c)

Capillary Action

d)

Temperature

95.

Gas in the atmosphere that protects the Earth from the Sun's rays

a)

atmosphere

b)

troposphere

c)

ozone

d)

nitrogen

96.

Lowest layer of the atmosphere

a)

lifting

b)

troposphere

c)

wind funnel

d)

nitrogen

97.

Weather happens in the

a)

troposhphere

b)

mesosphere

c)

stratosphere

d)

exosphere

98.

Airplanes fly in the

a)

troposhphere

b)

mesosphere

c)

stratosphere

d)

exosphere

99.

Meteor showers occur in the

a)

troposhphere

b)

mesosphere

c)

stratosphere

d)

exosphere

100.
What is the percentage of oxygen in Earth's atmosphere?
a)
1%
b)
21%
c)
78%
d)
90%
101.

What is climate?

a)

weather

b)

rain, sleet, snow, or hail

c)

average weather in a region over a long period of time

d)

the amount of ice cream available in a city

102.

What does "latitude" refer to?

a)

the distance away from the Equator

b)

how much rain a place gets

c)

how high up a mountain a place is

d)

the number of seasons a place gets

103.

Which of the following is NOT a factor that affects climate?

a)

ocean currents

b)

mountains

c)

the amount of snow you get on Christmas

d)

latitude

104.

Deep ocean currents are driven by a difference in __________________.

a)

wind

b)

temperature

c)

climate

d)

tides

105.
Precipitation is....
a)
rain
b)
snow
c)
sleet
d)
all of these are correct
106.
A severe storm that involves strong winds and forms over warm water is:
a)
tornado
b)
thunderstorm
c)
hurricane
d)
blizzard
107.
A severe storm which involves a funnel cloud forming from a cumulonimbus cloud:
a)
hurricane
b)
tornado
c)
thunderstorm
d)
blizzard
108.
Humidity is the...
a)
Amount of Water Vapor in the Air
b)
Amount of Wind in the Air
c)
Amount of Precipitation in the Air
d)
Amount of Pressure in the Air
109.
Where does a hurricane form?
a)
Over a cold body of water
b)
Over a warm body of water
c)
Over cold land
d)
Over warm land
110.
A scientist who studies weather is called ...
a)
a meteorologist
b)
an astronomer
c)
a biologist
d)
a weatherologist

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