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WorksheetsESH Human Impact Test Review
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 23mins
What is NOT an effect of climate change?
More fossil fuel emissions
Less carbon sinks
More Carbon Sources
Less Endangered Species
List a QUALIFIABLE observation about this image?
Whether the water is safe to drink or not
The amount of plastic water bottles in the lake
The number children who enter this lake every year
how many pieces of trash their are
Fossil fuels are formed when dead organisms get crushed by earth over long periods of time. Which of Earth's systems are primarily interacting here?
biosphere + Geosphere
biosphere + hydrosphere
Geosphere + cryosphere
Geosphere + atmosphere
A volcanic eruption releases more carbon than it absorbs. Therefore, volcanoes are a carbon (a)
This is a real photo of a 30,000 year old baby mammoth that was found frozen in Russian Ice. What two spheres are interacting here? Select both.
Atmosphere
Geosphere
hydrosphere
Cryosphere
Biosphere
Transpiration and condensation are part of which biogeochemical cycle?
(a)
Ming wants to see how long different materials take to decompose. She burys a cube of plastic, wood, and styrafoam into the dirt, and measures how long it takes for each to decompose.
What is the INDEPENDENT variable
The type of materials she buried
how long it takes the materials to decompose
The dirt the cubes were buried in
Ming herself
What is one way deforestation is harming the GEOSPHERE? (pic unrelated 🙄)
increased erosion
decreased erosion
decreased transpiration
increased transpiration
In the following experiment, a scientist put an ice cube in a jar with greenhouse gases and once without.
Based on the graph, which jar do you think has the greenhouse gasses, why?
Jar 2, it melted faster
Jar 2, it took longer to melt
Jar 1, it took longer to melt
Jar 1, it melted faster
There are not many pandas left. Therefore pandas are a _____ species. Pandas do not like ______ areas.
endangered, urban
endangered, rural
invasive, rural
invasive, urban
pandas aren't real. They were created by the chinese government to attract tourists
frogs 🐸 add CO2 to the GEOSPHERE via
decomposition
respiration
transpiration
evaporation
Which of the following is NOT influenced by climate change?
ocean currents
Greenhouse effect
water temperature
earthquakes
carbon sinks
Heat transfers from 1, thus ocean currents transport energy from 2 latitude regions.
1. hot to cold
2. low to high
1. cold to hot
2. low to high
1. hot to cold
2. high to low
1. cold to hot
2. high to low
Which of the following is NOT a carbon sink?
an electric car
the Caribbean sea
a garden of flowers
a glacier
Climate change is causing oceans to warm. Coral does not like warm water. The warm water transfers heat to the coral via...
conduction
convection
radiation
transpiration
evaporation
Which of the following is NOT true regarding the Earth's energy budget?
burning fossil fuels is the primary cause of climate change
more solar radiation is incoming then outgoing
Earth's energy budget is suppose to be in equilibrium
More solar radiation is outgoing than incoming.
What is NOT true regarding the image?
air pressure is high
air pressure is low
humidity is high
this is smog
acid rain is most likely coming soon
Deforestation is leading to decreased _______, which is leading to increased _________.
transpiration, air pressure
transpiration, humidity
desertification, air pressure
air pressure, desertification
Which of the following is NOT a consequence of warming the ocean?
the ocean will absorb carbon faster
less plankton
the ocean is losing its ability to act as a carbon sink
more intense storms
less fishplanplplankton spongebob gif
The inner core transfers heat the outer core via ______. When heated, hot liquid iron in the outer core rises due to ______, which then makes contact with the lower mantle, heating it up via ______.
Conduction, Convection, Conduction
Conduction, Convection, Radiation
Convection, Conduction, Convection
Radiation, Convection, Conduction
Which word is most linked to sinkhole formation?
chemical weathering
physical weathering
erosion
deposition
What is the PRIMARY cause of climate change?
fossil fuels
respiration
decomposition
planting too many trees
carbon sinks
Which letters of the water cycle illustrate runoff and condensation? Select both
B
C
D
E
A
During the carbon cycle, exhaling air causes CO2 to be added to the air through a process known as respiration. Carbon is being transferred through which two of earth's systems here?
biosphere -> Atmosphere
atmosphere -> biosphere
biosphere -> hydrosphere
Geosphere -> biosphere
What is NOT causing desertification?
precipitation
overgrazing by cows
urbanization
deforestation
What is the OPPOSITE of photosynthesis?
respiration
evaporation
transpiration
condensation
precipitation
In the following experiment, a scientist put an ice cube in a jar with greenhouse gases and once without.
What is the DEPENDENT variable in this experiment?
how many seconds it took the ice to melt
Whether the jar has CO2 in it or not
Whether the jar has an ice cube in it or not
The temperature of the water
Fossil fuels form via weathering, erosion, and compaction over 1000000s of years. Thus, what kind of rocks are fossil fuels?
sedimentary rocks
metamorphic rocks
intrusive igneous rocks
extrusive igneous rock
How is climate change impacting the CRYOSPHERE?
less trees to absorb carbon 😭
less habitat for polar bears 😭
less glaciers to cool the land 😭
more storms in the arctic 😭
more flooding in Antarctica
In Florida, imagine A cool alligator lays on a warm rock. What form of heat transfer is this, and what direction does heat transfer?
Conduction, Rock -> Alligator
Convection, Rock -> Alligator
Radiation, Rock -> Alligator
Radiation, Alligator -> Rock
Meteorologist say smog is coming. What should you wear?
a mask
sunglasses
winter coat
nothing 😳
Hard Boiled eggs sink in water but uncooked eggs float in water, why?
Hard boiled eggs are more dense
Hard boiled eggs are less dense
hard boiled eggs have more volume
hard boiled eggs have less volume
Meteorologists use the terms El Nino and La Nina to Refer to predictable climate patterns. Which year is better for fishing, and why?
El Nino, because colder waters
El Nino, because warmer waters
La Nina, because of colder waters
La Nina, because of warmer waters.
Warm, tropical water flows to the colder poles, where it then sinks. The transfer of energy through liquids/gasses is known as (a) .
What kind of weather can Alabama (AL) expect in the next few days? Why?
Rainy, a cold front is coming
Warm Weather, a warm front is coming
Rainy, a warm front is coming
Sunny, but cold, since a cold front is coming.
Air Pressure is the amount of _____ molecules in a given area. Thus, as air pressure increases, density ______.
Air, increases
Air, decreases
water, increases
water, decreases
Which location's coordinates are
45 S 145 E
Tasmania
Honolulu
Rio
Orlando
Heaven 👼😇
Clouds and air rise due to convection. This is because warm water and air is less (a) than cold water and air.
What causes plates to move?
Conduction from the inner core causes convection currents in the lower mantle.
Convection Currents from the outer core.
Solar Radiation Heats up the mantle, which then allows the convergent boundaries to subduct old plates.
Earthquakes displace earth, causing it slide along the Athensosphere.
What is a component of the lithosphere?
The Lower Mantle
The Crust
The ocean
The Asthenosphere
Which color of the rainbow has the longest WAVELENGTH.
Orange
Violet
Yellow
Green
Which of the following is NOT a use for infrared light waves?
Tanning bed
Warming up a room
Night Vision
Weather Satellites
_____ Oceanic Crust sinks under _____ dense continental crust, this is known as ______.
more dense, less dense, slab pull
less dense, more dense, slab pull
more dense, less dense, ridge push
less dense, more dense, ridge push
_____ are most common at ______ plate boundaries.
Fault, Transform
Volcano, divergent
Fault, Convergent
Rift valley, convergent
Deep-Sea Trench, Transform
Which of the following is NOT true regarding Tsunamis?
Tsunamis are caused by hurricanes
Tsunamis are caused by underwater earthquakes
Tsunamis are a mechanical wave
Tsunamis are caused by underwater seismic activity
Tsunamis are dangerous. spooky!
