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ESS review

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which system most closely represents real systems

a)

Closed system

b)

Isolated system

c)

Idealised system

d)

Open system

2.

Which environmental disaster released Methyl Mercury into the water system?

a)

Bhopal

b)

Chernobyl

c)

Minimata

d)

Fukushima

3.

When energy or matter flows and changes location but does NOT change its state (matter) or type (energy), this is called a(n) ____.

a)

transfer

b)

transformation

c)

process

d)

output

4.

A fire burning wood (chemical energy) releases light and heat energy. This is an example of a(n) ___.

a)

transfer

b)

transformation

c)

process

d)

output

5.

Roughly what proportion of water on the planet is fresh water?

a)

3%

b)

5%

c)

10%

d)

50%

e)

70%

6.

Which agreement allowed for a reduction, and eventual elimination, of CFC production and use?

a)

Montreal Protoccol

b)

Kyoto Protoccol

c)

Paris Agreement

d)

Minamata convention

7.

Which chemical that replaced CFCs in refrigerants is now a concern as a major greenhouse gas?

a)

CFCs

b)

HFCs

c)

DDT

d)

CFCl2

8.
What is a renewable resource?
a)
a resource that is not used up or can be very quickly replenished
b)
a resource that can not be replenished within a human lifetime
9.

Which is NOT a greenhouse gas?

a)

Carbon dioxide (CO2)

b)

Ozone (O3)

c)

Nitrous oxide (N2O)

d)

Nitrogen (N2)

10.
Switching from coal to nuclear electricity-generation
a)
adaptation
b)
mitigation
11.
Relocating people away from coasts
a)
adaptation
b)
mitigation
12.
Mandating more fuel-efficient vehicle
a)
adaptation
b)
mitigation
13.

At which trophic level can you find an herbivore?

a)

1st Level

b)

2nd Level

c)

3rd Level

d)

4th Level

14.

Which law of thermodynamics explains the shape of an ecological pyramid of energy?

a)

1st law

b)

2nd law

c)

3rd law

15.

Farming which is for profit

a)

subsistence

b)

commercial

c)

traditional

d)

extensive

16.

Farming which feeds family or small group

a)

subsistence

b)

commercial

c)

extensive

d)

intensive

17.

Farming with high inputs and high outputs

a)

subsistence

b)

family-operated

c)

intensive

d)

traditional

18.

The finest soil particles are known as -

(HINT: They trap & hold nutrients ... sometimes out of plants' roots' reach)

a)

silt

b)

clay

c)

loam

d)

sand

19.

Leaching is a process where

a)

organic matter is broken down into smaller parts, usually by living organisms

b)

rock is broken down into soil and small grains

c)

soluble nutrients and minerals are drained from soil through water action

d)

soil/rock is moved from one surface to another by wind/water/glaciers