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WorksheetsEarth & Space Science B Review
Total questions: 47
Worksheet time: 26mins
What does this graph tell us?
This graph tells us that the earth is in a cooling trend
This graph tells us that the CO2 in the atmosphere is falling right now
This graphs shows us that when the CO2 levels go up, the earth's temperature goes up.
This graph shows us the Keeling Curve
According to this graph, what is the most common greenhouse gas?
Flourinated Gases
Nitrous Oxide
Methane
Carbon Dioxide
Mark all of the ways a turbine can be turned to cause a generator to create electricity
steam in a nuclear plant
water in a hydroelectric plant
steam in a solar plant
water in a wind turbine
Hydroelectric energy comes from ________.
wind
water
sun
coal
Solar energy comes from ________.
wind
water
sun
coal
Which of the following are Non-Renewable energy resources? (Check all that apply.)
coal
wind
solar
nuclear
Renewable or Nonrenewable: Coal
Renewable
Nonrenewable
Renewable or Nonrenewable: Natural Gas
nonrenewable
renewable
Renewable or Nonrenewable: Oil
Nonrenewable
Renewable
Renewable or Nonrenewable: Water
Nonrenewable
Renewable
Renewable or Nonrenewable: Wind
Renewable
Nonrenewable
__________ is an energy resource that WILL NOT run out in the next several hundred years.
Renewable Energy Resource
Non-Renewable Energy Resource
__________ is an energy resource that WILL run out in the next several hundred years.
Renewable Energy Resource
Non-renewable Energy Resource
What are the 3 fossil fuels?
coal, oil, uranium
coal, hydroelectric, oil
natural gas, oil, coal
Which of the following is a non-renewable resource?
Water
Wood
Oil
The greenhouse gas released when fossil fuels are burned is _________.
nitrogen
carbon
phosphorus
potassium
Does a consumer make their own food?
Yes
No
How do consumers get energy?
by running fast
by drinking water
by sleeping
by eating other organisms
Carbon is found in....
living organisms
land
Earth's interior
What element is found in proteins, fats and carbohydrates which make up all organisms?
carbon
phosphorus
nitrogen
All of the above
A gopher digs and scrapes on and around rocks when it burrows.
Physical
Chemical
Biological
A plant grows on a rock, which slowly breaks the rock apart.
Physical
Chemical
Biological
What is this the definition for?
"The breaking down of rocks caused by organisms."
Chemical Weathering
Physical Weathering
Biological Weathering
Deposition is
When particles carried by water, ice or wind are deposited (dropped) in another location
The breaking down or disintegration of substances such as rocks and minerals by physical, chemical or biological means
The movement of sediment or soil from one location to another by means of water, ice or wind
Erosion is
When particles carried by water, ice or wind are deposited (dropped) in another location
The breaking down or disintegration of substances such as rocks and minerals by physical, chemical or biological means
The movement of sediment or soil from one location to another by means of water, ice or wind
Weathering is
The movement of sediment or soil from one location to another by means of water, ice or wind
The breaking down of substances such as rocks and minerals by physical, chemical or biological means
When particles carried by water, ice or wind are deposited (dropped) in another location
Moss or lichen growing on a rock causes what type of weathering?
Physical
Chemical
Biological
What factors can increase the rate of weathering?
Decreasing the amount of surface area
Texture of the material
Increasing the amount of surface area
Decreasing the temperature
If CO2 is increasing in the ocean what is likely happening?
The total amount of CO2 is increasing worldwide
The total amount of CO2 is decreasing worldwide
The amount of CO2 in places like the atmosphere is also increasing
The amount of CO2 in places like the atmosphere is decreasing
Most carbon is stored in __________.
the atmosphere
fossils and fossil fuels
organic organisms
inorganic compounds
What makes land a valuable resource?
It can grow crops
It can be developed for other uses
It contains important minerals
All of the above
Negative changes to the environment
evolution
conservation
pollution
all of the above
Earth's energy resources include...
solar
wind
water
all of the above
As the temperature of an air mass decreases its ability to hold water vapor ______.
stays the same
decreases
increases
doubles
The measure of how much water vapor is in air is ___.
dew point
absolute humidity
relative humidity
rain
The measure of how close air is to being full of water vapor is ___.
dew point
absolute humidity
relative humidity
rain
What causes wind?
differences in air pressure
differences in gravity
differences in clouds
differences in humidity
Wind moves from...
low to low pressure
low to high pressure
high to high pressure
high to low pressure
What is the narrow belt of strong, high-speed, high-level air that flows west to east affecting the atmosphere?
Jet stream
prevailing wind
sea breeze
convection current
As warm air rises and expands, it also :
cools and evaporates
warms and evaporates
cools and condenses
warms and condenses
Earth's seasons are the result of...
the speed of rotation
the speed of revolution
how close to the Sun the Earth is
the tilt of the Earth's axis
Which energy source is not available near Council Bluffs?
biomass
solar
wind
geothermal from volcanic activity
Water gradually wearing down and smoothing rocks over a long period of time is an example of...
abrasion
exfoliation
oxidation
erosion
Water getting into cracks, freezing, and breaking rocks or pavement apart is an example of...
abrasion
root wedging
frost wedging
exfoliation
The weathering process when plants begin to grow in the cracks of a rock, causing the rock to split further.
frost wedging
abrasion
root wedging
exfoliation
