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Environmental Science Midterm Review

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is NOT an abiotic factor?

a)

Rock

b)

Water

c)

Temperature

d)

Starfish

2.

Where does the energy in most ecosystems come from?

a)

Green Plants

b)

The Sun

c)

Wind

d)

Soil

3.

What is the difference between a community and a population?

a)

A community is one organism; A population is many organisms

b)

A population has one species; A community has many species

c)

A population has one ecosystem; A community has many ecosystems

d)

A community has one biome; A population has many biomes

4.

What is the process plants use to make their own food called?

a)

Chlorophyll

b)

Photosynthesis

c)

Solar Radiation

d)

Carbohydrates

5.

Which of the following is an organism that gets its energy by eating other organisms?

a)

Producer

b)

Autotroph

c)

Consumer

d)

Carnivore

6.

Which of the following is correctly arranged from the lowest trophic level to the highest trophic level?

a)

Bacteria, frog, eagle, raccoon

b)

Algae, deer, wolf, hawk

c)

Grass, mouse, snake, eagle

d)

Grass, bass, minnow, snake

7.

Which term best describes the image?

a)

Food web

b)

Feeding chain

c)

Food chain

d)

Food pyramid

8.

Which best describes the image?

a)

Food chain

b)

Feeding chain

c)

Food web

d)

Food pyramid

9.

Which level in the image would have the highest number of organisms?

a)

Lion

b)

Giraffe

c)

Trees/Grass

10.

The carbon cycle is responsible for which processes?

a)

Cloud Production & Rain

b)

Cellular Respiration & Making Fossil Fuels

c)

Evaporation & Condensation

d)

Volcanic Eruptions

11.

Evaporation, condensation, and precipitation are all parts of which cycle?

a)

Carbon

b)

Phosphorus

c)

Water

d)

Nitrogen

12.

Which process releases oxygen into the atmosphere?

a)

Burning fossil fuels

b)

Cellular respiration

c)

Photosynthesis

d)

Volcanic eruptions

13.

In what ways do organisms get the elements from the biogeochemical cycles into their systems?

a)

Breathing

b)

Eating

c)

Drinking

d)

All of the Above

14.

How much time must pass to determine the climate of an area?

a)

1 day

b)

30 weeks

c)

30 months

d)

30 years

15.

Topography is the study of

a)

Shape of the land

b)

Life

c)

Locations of countries

d)

Fossils

16.

What line is known to represent 23.5 degrees north latitude?

a)

The equator

b)

The tropic of cancer

c)

The tropic of capricorn

d)

The prime meridian

17.

What does a paleoclimatologist study?

a)

Life

b)

Atoms

c)

Climates

d)

Kinetic and Potential Energy

18.

Which type of climate data allows scientists to determine how much carbon dioxide was in the atmosphere at specific times?

a)

Tree rings

b)

Ice cores

c)

Fossils

d)

Paleoclimatology

19.

Which natural events do scientists think might cause ice ages?

a)

Continental drift

b)

Milankovitch cycles

c)

Volcanism

d)

El Nino

20.

Which natural event shaped the continents?

a)

Ice ages

b)

Milankovitch cycles

c)

Forest fires

d)

Plate tectonics

21.

What is responsible for holding heat on Earth?

a)

Atmosphere

b)

Rock

c)

Oceans

d)

Sun

22.

Which greenhouse gas makes up the majority of Earth's atmosphere?

a)

Water vapor

b)

Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)

c)

Nitrous oxide

d)

Carbon dioxide

23.

As carbon dioxide levels increase, temperature _____________

a)

Increases

b)

Decreases

c)

Stays the same

d)

Stagnates

24.

Extinctions, migrations of species, movement to different geographical locations are all adverse effects of

a)

Milankovitch cycles

b)

Primary succession

c)

Global warming

d)

Ocean biomes

25.

Which of the following aquatic biomes has greater than 1% saltwater?

a)

Estuaries

b)

Lakes

c)

Ponds

d)

Streams

26.

Where do rivers flow to/end?

a)

Streams

b)

Other rivers

c)

Estuaries

d)

Creeks

27.

Which of the following is not involved in ecological succession?

a)

Primary Succession

b)

Secondary Succession

c)

Climax Communities

d)

Ocean Biomes

28.

Which type of succession starts with NO soil?

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

c)

Tertiary

d)

Quaternary

29.

Forest wildfires could cause which type of succession?

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

c)

Tertiary

d)

Quaternary

30.

Primary succession is typically _____________ than secondary succession.

a)

Faster

b)

Slower

c)

About the Same Speed

d)

None of the Above

31.

Carbon dioxide has a natural seasonal cycle but is steadily increasing over time is the idea of which scientist?

a)

Keeling

b)

Peeling

c)

Darwin

d)

Einstein

32.

The gradual increase in average global temperatures due to higher concentrations of gases is known as:

a)

Climate change

b)

Global warming

c)

Greenhouse gases

d)

Milankovitch cycles

33.

Which of the following is an example of fossils that can be used as climate data?

a)

Whale bones found in the desert

b)

Sloth bones found in South America

c)

Arrowheads found in a river in North America

d)

Turtle fossils found in the ocean

34.

The number and variety of species living on Earth is known as what?

a)

Atomic diversity

b)

Chemical diversity

c)

Turtles

d)

Biodiversity

35.

Some species are so important to the functioning of an ecosystem that they are called

a)

Keystone species

b)

Cornerstone species

c)

Essential species

d)

Exotic species

36.

Which species is a type of nonnative species that causes problems for the environment?

a)

Keystone species

b)

Endemic species

c)

Invasive species

d)

Nonnative species

37.

Which species is used to provide early warning signs to the deterioration of the health of an ecosystem?

a)

Endemic species

b)

Indicator species

c)

Native species

d)

Invasive species

38.

__________________ sources of energy can NOT be regenerated by nature in ones lifetime.

a)

Non-renewable

b)

Renewable

c)

Kinetic energy

d)

Fossil fuels

39.

A geothermal power plant gets energy by

a)

Holding water behind a dam

b)

Circulating fluid underground

c)

Pumping heated water or steam from rock formations

d)

Using methane from decomposition

40.

__________________ is the joining of the nucleus of two atoms.

a)

Hydropower

b)

Drilling

c)

Fusion

d)

Electricity

41.

The energy in fossil fuels is often converted into

a)

Electricity

b)

Uranium

c)

Magnetic fields

d)

Coal

42.

Which of the following is NOT a source of renewable energy?

a)

Wind

b)

Coal

c)

Moving water

d)

Sunlight

43.

Which energy source has no greenhouse gas emissions but has waste products that present a health hazard for humans?

a)

Natural gas

b)

Nuclear

c)

Coal

d)

Petroleum

44.

Which of the following demonstrates a person conserving energy?

a)

Johnny takes three hot showers each day

b)

Haley leaves her tv on 24 hours a day

c)

Destinie does not recycle her drink bottles

d)

Quan carpools with his friends to school

45.

Flooding of habitats, disruption of ecosystems downstream, and reduced productivity of farmland are disadvantages of

a)

Geothermal energy

b)

Ocean thermal energy conversion

c)

Hydroelectric energy

d)

Fossil fuels

46.

One disadvantage of wind energy is that

a)

Wind turbines are not cost-effective

b)

Large amounts of farmland are needed for the turbines

c)

It must be transported from its source to where it is needed

d)

Wind turbines generate only small amounts of energy

47.

Which of the following is a lifestyle change that can help conserve energy ?

a)

Washing clothes in hot water

b)

Buying a cheap car

c)

Using less of a resource

d)

Taking a long hot shower

48.

Two forms of energy from the same fuel source is __________________.

a)

Coefficient

b)

Conversion

c)

Thermal

d)

Cogeneration

49.

A government strategy to help sustainability can be to keep energy _____________ high for selected resources to discourage their use.

a)

Low

b)

Prices

c)

Expensive

d)

Costly

50.

A synonym for saving energy is energy _______________.

a)

Conservation

b)

Renewal

c)

Usage

d)

Cells