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Earth Science Pre Test

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 52mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What are some consequences of deforestation?
a)
increased population in cities
b)
building of more infrastructure
c)
soil erosion, loss of ability of trees to remove CO2 from the atmosphere
d)
more mercury and cyanide released into rivers
2.
Flash flooding often occurs in city areas because
a)
Roads, pavements, and buildings reduce the infiltration of water into the ground
b)
Ground water storage is usually very large
c)
unoff decreases during precipitation
d)
The heat generated by city areas decreases actual evapotranspiration
3.

What is a negative impact of mining?

a)

Material left after ore is extracted can release toxic chemicals into the groundwater

b)

Mining can improve the air quality where miners work

c)

Quarries attract new species to the area

d)

Mining can decrease soil erosion

4.

What is a negative impact of agriculture?

a)

Fertilizer runoff polluting rivers

b)

More land for animals to graze

c)

Less food available

d)

Increases atmospheric oxygen

5.

Crop rotation is used in order to

a)

Provide alternative crops to the public

b)

Maintain the nutrient health of the soil

c)

Encourage pest diversity and growth

d)

Assure development of new pesticides

6.

What is the underlying force that drives plate tectonics?

a)

Ocean tides

b)

Volcanic eruptions

c)

The rock cycle

d)

Convection currents

7.

Which of the following plate interactions is most likely to form a mountain range?

a)

A transform boundary between ocean plates

b)

A transform boundary between continental plates

c)

A convergent boundary between continental plates

d)

A subduction zone between a continental plate and an ocean plate

8.
Name the boundary
a)
convergent boundary
b)
divergent boundary
c)
transform boundary
d)
sergent boundary
9.
Name the boundary
a)
convergent boundary
b)
divergent boundary
c)
transform boundary
d)
sergent boundary
10.
Name the boundary
a)
convergent boundary
b)
divergent boundary
c)
transform boundary
d)
sergent boundary
11.

At which plate boundary will you NOT find volcanoes?

a)

Convergent continental-oceanic

b)

Divergent ocean-ocean

c)

Convergent continental-continental

d)

Convergent oceanic-oceanic

12.

Which layer of the atmosphere do we live in?

a)

exosphere

b)

thermosphere

c)

mesosphere

d)

troposphere

13.

The ozone layer is found in the

a)

troposphere

b)

stratosphere

c)

mesosphere

d)

thermosphere

14.
What type of storm front is this? 
a)
warm front
b)
cold front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
15.

How does the ocean effect (provide the energy for) the formation of hurricanes?

a)

Ocean water is warm and heats the air above it

b)

Ocean water is cool and cools the air above it

c)

Ocean water contains salt that reacts with air, changing air pressure

d)

Ocean water contains algae that make oxygen, changing the air's composition

16.

The atmosphere is divided vertically into layers based on what?

a)

Temperature

b)

Color

c)

Thickness

d)

Chemical compostion

17.
Which type of air would you find at air mass D?
a)
cold, dry
b)
warm, humid
c)
warm, dry
d)
cold, humid
18.
The spinning of an object on its axis is called______
a)
orbit
b)
rotation
c)
revolution
d)
tide
19.
At position A, which hemisphere would have summer?
a)
Northern hemisphere
b)
Southern hemisphere
20.

Why do we experience the changing of the season on the earth?

a)

distance from the sun

b)

rotation of the earth

c)

change in solar output

d)

tilt of the earth's axis

21.
Why is the Equator warmest?
a)
Because it is closest to the sun.
b)
Because it receives the most direct sunlight
c)
Because no clouds form here.
d)
Because it is far from the sun
22.

Which of the following statements are true? (Choose all that apply)

a)

The planets orbit in a perfect circle

b)

The plants move faster when they are closer to the sun and slower when they are further from the sun

c)

The farther a planet is from the sun the faster the orbit

(P2 = a3)

23.

The center of mass between two objects. This is what the planets truly orbit.

a)

barycenter

b)

precession

c)

nutation

d)

ellipse

24.

Earth's wobble cause by the gravitational pull from the Moon only. This changes the degree of the Earth's tilt and will cause seasonal changes.

a)

barycenter

b)

precession

c)

nutation

d)

ellipse

25.

All the land drained by a river, stream or lake.

a)

Meander

b)

Watershed

c)

Wetland

d)

Estuary

26.

What is one way an aquifer can replenish itself?

a)

Precipitation

b)

Digging wells

c)

Watering crops

d)

Evaporation

27.

What are some ways wetlands benefit the environment?

a)

They absorb & remove pollutants from water

b)

They reduce the speed of flooding by trapping water

c)

They provide a unique habitat for many species

d)

All can be benefits of wetlands

e)

None of these are ways wetlands benefit the environment

28.

Which statement BEST describes the climate of an area?

a)

At 3:00 a.m. a winter storm warning was issued for Lake Tahoe.

b)

At 4:00 p.m. the relative humidity in southern Nevada was 10%.

c)

The average yearly rainfall in Nevada is approximately 23 cm.

d)

The lowest temperature last week in Carson City was 9°C.

29.

Some scientists have predicted that buildup of greenhouse gases will contribute to the occurrence of more hurricanes. Which is the MOST likely assumption used in making this prediction?

a)

Acid rainfall will cause a decrease in oceanic surface temperatures.

b)

Increased atmospheric carbon dioxide will cause increased ocean surface temperatures.

c)

Any measurable increase in ocean surface temperatures must be caused by human activities.

d)

Saturation of nitrogen in the atmosphere will cause a wide range of ocean surface temperatures.

30.

What is sustainable development?

a)

Continuing to use current methods of energy, like coal, until they are all used up

b)

economic development that focuses on using up Earth’s resources

c)

Developing new alternative energy sources that do not deplete natural recources

d)

Using land to build houses and farms

31.

What type of energy is produced/radiated by the sun?

a)

electromagnetic waves

b)

cosmic energy

c)

heat waves

d)

solar wind energy

32.

is the part of Earth where life exists

a)

Biosphere

b)

Biota

c)

Geosphere

d)

Hydrosphere

33.
Temperature, light, air, water, and soil are all  _____  parts of the environment
a)
alive
b)
biotic 
c)
abiotic
d)
living
34.

______ causes deep ocean currents

a)

The Coriolis Effect

b)

gravity

c)

wind

d)

density differences

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