WorksheetsHalf Term Recap Year 1 Quiz
Total questions: 41
Worksheet time: 1hrs 22mins
___________________ is the process by which water changes from a liquid to a gas or vapor. __________________ is the primary pathway that water moves from the liquid state back into the water cycle as atmospheric water
Transpiration
Deposition
Percolation
Evaporation
____________________ is the process by which water on the ground surface enters the soil. ________________ rate in soil science is a measure of the rate at which soil is able to absorb rainfall or irrigation.
Infiltration
Percolation
Deposition
Condensation
_____________________ is water released from clouds in the form of rain, freezing rain, sleet, snow, or hail. It is the primary connection in the water cycle that provides for the delivery of atmospheric water to the Earth. Most ________________ falls as rain.
Snowmelt runoff
Precipitation
Surface runoff
Evaporation
__________________ is the process by which water vapor in the air is changed into liquid water. ________________ is crucial to the water cycle because it is responsible for the formation of clouds.
Transportation
Percolation
Condensation
Plant Uptake
__________________ is the process by which moisture is carried through plants from roots to small pores on the underside of leaves, where it changes to vapor and is released to the atmosphere. ______________ is essentially evaporation of water from plant leaves.
Transpiration
Percolation
Infiltration
Plant Uptake
Which term describes water moving through the soil and rocks
Infiltration
percolation
through flow
ground water flow
What are the three main abstractive uses of water
Industry
Agriculture
Transport
Domestic
Which is the correct equation?
Residence time=
Time spent in a reservoir
Transfer rate divided by volume of water in reservoir
Volume of water in reservoir divided by mean transfer time
Volume of water in reservoir divided by time spent in all reservoirs
Precipitation which is stopped by biota such as trees is known as...
Percolation
Infiltration
Interception
Non-Through flow
Which two terms are important for aquifers
Porosity
Percolation
Permeability
transpiration
Which reservoir has the shortest residence time?
Soil
Biota
Land ice
Lakes and rivers
The layer in the atmosphere that protects us from harmful UV radiation is made from which gas?
Monatomic oxygen
Diatomic oxygen
Triatomic Oxygen
Methane
Natural processes that work together where the effects cancel each other are known as a
Dynamic balance
Dynamic equilibrium
Dynamic equality
Dynamic dancing
Tick the natural use and man-made (industrial) use of nitrogen. (Please tick 2 options).
Making Proteins in the body
Fertiliser Manufacturing
Fuel
Making lipids in the body
Which word is being defined here? " Measure of reflectivity of a surface"
Reflection
Shininess
Albedo
Alfredo
Which gas makes up 0.000007% of the earth's atmosphere?
Nitrogen
Oxygen
Methane
Ozone
Which of the following gases IS NOT considered a greenhouse gas?
carbon dioxide
nitrogen
water vapor
methane
Which species are more likely to be able to adapt to changes caused by GCC?
r species
k species
f species
If a species is able to withstand a large variety of conditions and resilient to change caused by GCC is said to have a large...
range of responsiveness
range of adaptability
range of tolerance
range of conditions
If global climate change causes some areas to become flooded joined area of habitats can become separated . What is this called and what is the consequence? Please tick both
Isolation
Fragmentation
No breeding in populations
No interbreeding between populations
What is being defined here "A dense body of ice that moves over the land under its own weight".
Ice cap
Ice field
Glacier
Iceberg
What is the difference between an ice cap and ice field ? Tick all that apply
Size
Thickness of Ice
Location
Topography
What is being defined here? A floating mass of ice attached to land
Iceberg
Glacier
Ice shelf
Ice field
Which ocean current is being shown here?
La Nina
El Nino
North Atlantic Conveyor Current
Pacific Gulf Stream
What is being defined here? A reversal of the current direction between Australia and South America
La Nina
El Nino
North Atlantic Conveyor Current
Pacific Gulf Stream
What is being defined here? A strengthening of winds and therefore speed of ocean currents in a normal direction between Australia and South America
La Nina
El Nino
North Atlantic Conveyor Current
Pacific Gulf Stream
Which of these is NOT a UK conservation designation
NNR
MNR
MPA
RAMSAR
Which of these is a correct example of drug development
Poppies-Morphine-Breast Cancer
Yew Tree- Quinine- Breast Cancer
Poppies- Quinine- Pain relief
Yew Tree- Taxol- Breast Cancer
Which of these is NOT a correct example of biomimetics
Lotus flower - self cleaning glass
Rabbit Warrens- Ventilation
Eagle wings- Plane winglets
Shark skin- Infection control in operating theatres
Which of these is not a characteristic brought in by CWR species
Disease Resistance
Drought Resistance
High Yield
Improved shape
Trick question they all apply
Which of these is not a characteristic brought in by CWR species
Disease Resistance
Drought Resistance
High Yield
Improved shape
Trick question they all apply
Which one is NOT a biome?
stratosphere
temporate forest
ocean
savanna
Mistletoe grows and spreads on trees, taking their nutrients:
predation
parasitism
mutualism
commensalism
What would happen within a few months after the formation of a volcanic island?
pioneer species would grow
no pioneer species would grow
trees and large plants would grow
rich, organic soil would be present
What would be a good example of a primary consumer?
carnivore
detrivore
decomposer
herbivore
Which organisms would be at the top or last trophic level?
plant
herbivore
omnivore
carnivore
The monkey would be a
decomposer
producer
primary consumer
secondary consumer
