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Chapter 3 Review

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Most of the water on Earth is FRESHWATER.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Intense heat and pressure are needed to form which type of rock?

a)

sedimentary

b)

metamorphic

c)

igneous

3.

What the movement of water into the atmosphere from surface waters?

a)

precipitation

b)

transpiration

c)

evaporation

d)

subduction

4.

Which of the following is the process by which producers use carbon dioxide, water and sunlight to make their own food?

a)

photosynthesis

b)

cellular respiration

c)

decomposition

d)

deposition

5.

Which of the following is responsible for breaking down matter in an ecosystem?

a)

producer

b)

decomposer

c)

consumer

6.

Which of the following are compounds?

a)

carbon dioxide

b)

oxygen

c)

sulfur

d)

water

7.

The image is a diagram of which sphere?

a)

atmosphere

b)

geosphere

c)

hydrosphere

d)

biosphere

8.

What type of boundary is in the image?

a)

transform

b)

divergent

c)

convergent

d)

subduction

9.

Is the following an example of a positive or negative feedback loop?

As global temperature increases, ice sheets begin to melt. As ice sheets melt, more evaporation occurs and cloudiness in the atmosphere increases. With more clouds present, more solar radiation is reflected and global temperatures cool.

a)

positive feedback loop

b)

negative feedback loop

10.

When a fish eats plankton, what part of the food chain are they?

a)

decomposer

b)

producer

c)

consumer

11.

The heater kicks on and the house warms up, so it kicks off. Then the house cools a bit and the heater kicks back on. This continues all day. It's a _____________ loop.

a)

positive

b)

negative

12.

A ________________ feedback loop makes a system more stable.

a)

Positive

b)

Neutral

c)

Negative

d)

Circular

13.

A _________________ feedback loop moves a system to an extreme.

a)

Positive

b)

Neutral

c)

Circular

d)

Negative

14.

Which boundary is represented by the picture?

a)

convergent

b)

divergent

c)

transform

15.

When water molecules stick to other water molecules this is called...

a)

Cohesion

b)

Adhesion

c)

Surface Tension

d)

Surfactants

16.

Why do water molecules attach to one another?

a)

Because of the slightly positive regions and slightly negative regions

b)

Due to the positive regions attracting other positive regions

c)

Due to the negative regions attracting other negative regions

d)

None of the above

17.

In a dead zone, _________ levels are really low such that living organisms are not able survive.

a)

nitrogen

b)

oxygen

c)

fertilizer

d)

carbon dioxide

18.

An increase in the amount of nutrients in a lake is known as

a)

calcification

b)

cellular respiration

c)

eutrophication

d)

photosynthesis

19.

What causes eutrophication of a lake?

a)

a dramatic drop in phosphate and nitrate levels

b)

a dramatic increase in phosphate and nitrate levels

c)

increased indicator tests taken at the lake

d)

a high fish population in the lake

20.

When heat and water and ice break down rock into sediments this is called?

a)

Erosion

b)

Weathering

c)

Compaction

d)

Deposition

21.

Which of the following describes the process of sediments being picked up and carried away by wind, moving water, or ice

a)

Erosion

b)

Weathering

c)

Deposition

d)

Compaction

22.

Sedimentary rocks are represented by which letter?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

23.

Letter C represents what rock type?

a)

Igneous

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Sedimentary

24.

How does salt water from the ocean end up as fresh water in precipitation?

a)

Runoff leaves salt in the soil

b)

Precipitation leaves salt in the clouds

c)

Evaporation leaves salt in the ocean

d)

Condensation leaves salt in the water vapor

25.

Transpiration is the

a)

process by which grass grows in the summer months

b)

process by which plants absorb water through their roots and then release it through the pores on their leaves

c)

process by which water evaporates into the air through animals

d)

process by which salt water is purified