WorksheetsUnit 1 Test Review (1.1-1.6)
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
What is the "newest" ocean that is connected to all but one of the other major oceans?
Northern Ocean
Southern Ocean
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
An ___ is a country who's main economic activity consists of subsistence agriculture.
LIC
SIC
MIC
HIC
All continents are connected at some point or another.
True
False
Libya is a...?
LIC
SIC
MIC
HIC
Water based pollutants can most easily spread in...?
Rivers
Soil
Oceans
The Atmosphere
How do landmasses and oceans differ from one another?
Pollution spreads much more easily on land
All the landmasses are connected to one another unlike the oceans
Land based pollution moves easily through soil versus water
Major landmasses aren't all connected like the oceans are.
In HICs the main economic activity(ies) is/are ________.
Farming
Manufacturing
Services
Finance
If everyone consumed as many resources as the average American, how many Earths would we need to fuel the demand for consumer goods?
3
5
6
8.5
Are "green" products actually better or worse for the environment?
Much Better
Only slightly better
About the same
Much worse for the planet
Where is most of the world's fresh water stored?
Oceans
Lakes
River Systems
Aquifers and Glaciers
Water is most dense at _ degrees Celsius.
-4
0
2
4
If the route of water is disrupted as it's falling down from the clouds as precipitation then it is...?
Incepted
Intercepted
Included
Interpolated
Most water movement once it gets down to the Earth actually takes place underground
True
False
Solid ice and snow play a part in Earth's temperature regulation because they have a high ______.
Density
Albedo
Rigidity
Absorption
If water takes a slanted path right after infiltration but remains near the surface then it's said to travel via...?
Side flow
Surface Run-off
Groundflow
Throughflow
Transpiration is part of the water cycle.
Yes
No
Sometimes
Only in Tropical Rainforests
Which layer of the atmosphere do we inhabit?
Troposphere
Thermosphere
Mesosphere
Lithosphere
The ozone layer is located in the _____ part of the stratosphere.
Lower
Upper
Middle
Medial
Select all the greenhouse gasses from this list.
Nitrous Oxide (N2O)
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2)
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
Methane (CH4)
Nitrous Oxide is a more potent greenhouse gas than Methane
Sometimes, depends on the weather in the atmosphere.
No
Yes
________ bonds give water molecules nearly all of their special properties.
Covalent
Ionic
Hydrogen
Oxygen
Which type of Ultraviolet light is usually responsible for splitting oxygen atoms, therefore creating ozone in the stratosphere?
UV-A
UV-B
UV-C
UV-V
What event started the current change in the percentage of greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere?
The Agricultural Revolution
The invention of the automobile
Switching from using primarily coal in the 19th century to oil in the 20th
The Industrial Revolution
The air that we breathe and is in the atmosphere is mostly made up of ________.
Oxygen
Argon
Carbon Dioxide
Nitrogen
Which of these is known as the "Unit of evolution"?
Niche
Population
Community
Ecosystem
Ecosystems are defined by which two factors?
Biotic & Abiotic factors
Consumers & Producers
Temperature & Rainfall
Parasites & Apex Predators
A solution with a pH of 6 is ____ times more basic than a solution with a pH of 3.
10
30
100
1000
Biomes stay constant over time
True
False
What is one of the rarest biomes on the planet
Mountain (Alpine) Biome
Tropical Rainforest Biome
Chaparral (Mediterranean) Biome
The Sahel
Most of the energy that is gained through predation and feeding is lost as...
Kinetic (Movement) Energy
Thermal (Heat) Energy
Potential (Positional) Energy
Nuclear (Atomic) Energy
From what process does MOST of the energy on LAND and the surface of the ocean originate from?
Cellular Respiration
Photorespiration
Glycolysis
Photosynthesis
What are the PRODUCTS of Photosynthesis?
Glucose & Oxygen
Glucose & Water
Oxygen & Carbon Dioxide
Carbon Dioxide & Water
The MAIN way that humans have disrupted the carbon cycle is by...
The cultivation of food and animal products
The combustion of fossil fuels
The burning of tropical and subtropical forests
Disrupting the carbon dioxide exchange of the world's major oceans
Do producers HAVE TO outnumber every other group in the trophic pyramid?
Yes
No
Only during the Summer
Only in rainforests
Water and nutrients (ex. phosphorus, carbon, nitrogen) travel in (blank) in ecosystems.
Pyramids
Webs
Cycles
Ellipses
Underground most Carbon is stored in...
Aquifers
Dinosaur Fossils
Oil Drums
Fossil Fuels
Combustion releases Carbon in the gaseous form, specifically that main gas is called...
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
Methane (CH4)
Propane (C3H8)
Carbon Monoxide (CO)
Carbon RETURNS to living organisms through which of the following processes?
Fossilization
Photosynthesis
Cellular Respiration
Combustion
Select ALL the major carbon sinks.
The Ocean's Surface
The Atmosphere
Fossil Fuels
Plants
