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Unit 1 Test Review (1.1-1.6)

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the "newest" ocean that is connected to all but one of the other major oceans?

a)

Northern Ocean

b)

Southern Ocean

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

Pacific Ocean

2.

An ___ is a country who's main economic activity consists of subsistence agriculture.

a)

LIC

b)

SIC

c)

MIC

d)

HIC

3.

All continents are connected at some point or another.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Libya is a...?

a)

LIC

b)

SIC

c)

MIC

d)

HIC

5.

Water based pollutants can most easily spread in...?

a)

Rivers

b)

Soil

c)

Oceans

d)

The Atmosphere

6.

How do landmasses and oceans differ from one another?

a)

Pollution spreads much more easily on land

b)

All the landmasses are connected to one another unlike the oceans

c)

Land based pollution moves easily through soil versus water

d)

Major landmasses aren't all connected like the oceans are.

7.

In HICs the main economic activity(ies) is/are ________.

a)

Farming

b)

Manufacturing

c)

Services

d)

Finance

8.

If everyone consumed as many resources as the average American, how many Earths would we need to fuel the demand for consumer goods?

a)

3

b)

5

c)

6

d)

8.5

9.

Are "green" products actually better or worse for the environment?

a)

Much Better

b)

Only slightly better

c)

About the same

d)

Much worse for the planet

10.

Where is most of the world's fresh water stored?

a)

Oceans

b)

Lakes

c)

River Systems

d)

Aquifers and Glaciers

11.

Water is most dense at _ degrees Celsius.

a)

-4

b)

0

c)

2

d)

4

12.

If the route of water is disrupted as it's falling down from the clouds as precipitation then it is...?

a)

Incepted

b)

Intercepted

c)

Included

d)

Interpolated

13.

Most water movement once it gets down to the Earth actually takes place underground

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Solid ice and snow play a part in Earth's temperature regulation because they have a high ______.

a)

Density

b)

Albedo

c)

Rigidity

d)

Absorption

15.

If water takes a slanted path right after infiltration but remains near the surface then it's said to travel via...?

a)

Side flow

b)

Surface Run-off

c)

Groundflow

d)

Throughflow

16.

Transpiration is part of the water cycle.

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

Sometimes

d)

Only in Tropical Rainforests

17.

Which layer of the atmosphere do we inhabit?

a)

Troposphere

b)

Thermosphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Lithosphere

18.

The ozone layer is located in the _____ part of the stratosphere.

a)

Lower

b)

Upper

c)

Middle

d)

Medial

19.

Select all the greenhouse gasses from this list.

a)

Nitrous Oxide (N2O)

b)

Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2)

c)

Carbon Dioxide (CO2)

d)

Methane (CH4)

20.

Nitrous Oxide is a more potent greenhouse gas than Methane

a)

Sometimes, depends on the weather in the atmosphere.

b)

No

c)

Yes

21.

________ bonds give water molecules nearly all of their special properties.

a)

Covalent

b)

Ionic

c)

Hydrogen

d)

Oxygen

22.

Which type of Ultraviolet light is usually responsible for splitting oxygen atoms, therefore creating ozone in the stratosphere?

a)

UV-A

b)

UV-B

c)

UV-C

d)

UV-V

23.

What event started the current change in the percentage of greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere?

a)

The Agricultural Revolution

b)

The invention of the automobile

c)

Switching from using primarily coal in the 19th century to oil in the 20th

d)

The Industrial Revolution

24.

The air that we breathe and is in the atmosphere is mostly made up of ________.

a)

Oxygen

b)

Argon

c)

Carbon Dioxide

d)

Nitrogen

25.

Which of these is known as the "Unit of evolution"?

a)

Niche

b)

Population

c)

Community

d)

Ecosystem

26.

Ecosystems are defined by which two factors?

a)

Biotic & Abiotic factors

b)

Consumers & Producers

c)

Temperature & Rainfall

d)

Parasites & Apex Predators

27.

A solution with a pH of 6 is ____ times more basic than a solution with a pH of 3.

a)

10

b)

30

c)

100

d)

1000

28.

Biomes stay constant over time

a)

True

b)

False

29.

What is one of the rarest biomes on the planet

a)

Mountain (Alpine) Biome

b)

Tropical Rainforest Biome

c)

Chaparral (Mediterranean) Biome

d)

The Sahel

30.

Most of the energy that is gained through predation and feeding is lost as...

a)

Kinetic (Movement) Energy

b)

Thermal (Heat) Energy

c)

Potential (Positional) Energy

d)

Nuclear (Atomic) Energy

31.

From what process does MOST of the energy on LAND and the surface of the ocean originate from?

a)

Cellular Respiration

b)

Photorespiration

c)

Glycolysis

d)

Photosynthesis

32.

What are the PRODUCTS of Photosynthesis?

a)

Glucose & Oxygen

b)

Glucose & Water

c)

Oxygen & Carbon Dioxide

d)

Carbon Dioxide & Water

33.

 

The MAIN way that humans have disrupted the carbon cycle is by...

a)

The cultivation of food and animal products

b)

The combustion of fossil fuels

c)

The burning of tropical and subtropical forests

d)

Disrupting the carbon dioxide exchange of the world's major oceans

34.

Do producers HAVE TO outnumber every other group in the trophic pyramid?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

Only during the Summer

d)

Only in rainforests

35.

 

Water and nutrients (ex. phosphorus, carbon, nitrogen) travel in (blank) in ecosystems.

a)

Pyramids

b)

Webs

c)

Cycles

d)

Ellipses

36.

Underground most Carbon is stored in...

a)

Aquifers

b)

Dinosaur Fossils

c)

Oil Drums

d)

Fossil Fuels

37.

Combustion releases Carbon in the gaseous form, specifically that main gas is called...

a)

Carbon Dioxide (CO2)

b)

Methane (CH4)

c)

Propane (C3H8)

d)

Carbon Monoxide (CO)

38.

Carbon RETURNS to living organisms through which of the following processes?

a)

Fossilization

b)

Photosynthesis

c)

Cellular Respiration

d)

Combustion

39.

Select ALL the major carbon sinks.

a)

The Ocean's Surface

b)

The Atmosphere

c)

Fossil Fuels

d)

Plants

40.
the amount of water vapor in the air
a)
warm front
b)
precipitation
c)
humidity
d)
air pressure