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Biogeochemical and Global Warming Practice quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

transpiration is

a)

Evaporation from leaf stomata

b)

Precipitation from leaf stomata

c)

Whatsamatta with you?

d)

Condensation from leaf stomata

2.

All but one are effects of deforestation:

a)

Soil Erosion/increased runoff

b)

Decreased Biodiversity/loss of habitat

c)

Increased atmospheric CO2 / Decreased Ocean pH

d)

Eutrophication/ algal blooms

3.

Less ground water and less precipitation are probably due to what's known as:

a)

A drought

b)

A famine

c)

Nitrogen Fixing bacteria

d)

Urbanization

4.

The biogeochemical/nutrient cycle affected by ammonia fertilizers:

a)

Hydrologic (water)

b)

Carbon

c)

Nitrogen

d)

Phosphorus

5.

What organism is responsible for “fixing” nitrogen in the nitrogen cycle?

a)

Plants

b)

Animals

c)

Humans

d)

Bacteria

6.

The atmosphere plays a significant role on most cycles except for one that we learned about. Which cycle does not incle the atmosphere as a significant part of its cycle?

a)

CaRbOn

b)

WaTeR

c)

nItRoGeN

d)

PhOsPhOrUs

7.

what would an over-enrichment of phosphorus cause in a body of water?

a)

Algal bloom -> Eutrophication

b)

THE DEATH OF ALL THINGS NOT BEARING THE NAME STEVE

c)

Increase in carbon dioxide and global warming

d)

El Nino and La Nina

8.

What is the MAIN thing humans do that has a significant effect on the atmosphere's greenhouse gas?

a)

Commit Cellular Respiration

b)

Urbanization

c)

Ocean Acidification

d)

Combustion of (burning) Fossil Fuels

9.

Why is ozone one greenhouse gas we want?

a)

It's a shield against the sun's UV rays

b)

There's a hole in it

c)

It's...smelly.

d)

There is less of it than CO2

10.

What are the positive affects of higher atmospheric carbon dioxide levels?

a)

Higher Sea levels

b)

More acidic ocean water

c)

Plants have more CO2 to use for photosynthesis

d)

Humans can breathe more.

11.

What are the negative effects of higher atmospheric CO2 levels?

a)

Global Warming/higher sea levels/acidic oceans

b)

No more snow days

c)

Raised Ocean pH

d)

Carbon Dioxide

12.

What is the role of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere?

a)

To turn the sky blue. They're called greenhouse for another reason entirely.

b)

To be big bad all the time.

c)

They trap some of the Sun’s heat energy within the atmosphere, helping to maintain Earth’s average temperature

13.

An El Nino winter in the northern United States will cause…?

a)

Warmer than normal temperatures

b)

Colder than normal temperatures

c)

Normal temperatures

d)

Temperatures of temperatures.

14.

Prior to the Industrial Era, pre-1780, known causes of climate change included ALL BUT

a)

Changes in the sun's intensity

b)

Burning Fossil Fuels

c)

Changes in Earth's Orbit

d)

Volcanic Eruptions

15.

What is the collective role of water vapor, carbon dioxide, ozone, and methane in the atmosphere?

a)

They are greenhouse gasses that regulate heat

b)

They're part of the phosphorus cycle

c)

They're part of the Phosphorus cycle

d)

They're all man-made climate change phenomena

16.

This is the term for the weather patterns that an area experiences over a long period of time?

a)

Weather

b)

La Nino

c)

El Nina

d)

Climate

17.

If the Earth’s atmosphere did not contain any water vapor, what would the temperature on the Earth’s surface be like?

a)

There would be more plants

b)

There would be more fish

c)

Colder

d)

Warmer

18.

During an El Niño year, there is increased precipitation in the Southern United States, but the north is warmer and dry. Where does the moisture causing the precipitation in the South come from?

a)

The Pacific

b)

The Atlantic

c)

The North

d)

The Westerlies

19.

Human activities that do NOT increase the amount of atmospheric carbon:

a)

Photosynthesis

b)

Cellular Respiration

c)

Planting more trees/cover crops

d)

Driving a lot.

20.

To study for the test I'll probably do this the most:

a)

Listen to some of the edpuzzles again on YouTube while I play video games

b)

Absolutely nothing, end up trying to cheat, and wonder why I don't get a 100

c)

PLAY THIS QUIZIZZ TOO MUCH

d)

Look over my notes and study guide.