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AS EM Unit 1 Review

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 2hrs 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are some Ecological Impacts of Ozone Depletion?

a)

Sea Levels Rise

b)

The breakdown of Ozone led to more UV light and a reduced biodiversity.

c)

Warmer Atmosphere

d)

Reduction of plant diversity

2.

What are some sources of CFCs when it comes to Ozone Depletion?

a)

Aerosols

b)

Refrigerants

c)

Decomposition

d)

all of the above

3.

Management Strategies for Climate Change?

a)

Montreal Protocol

b)

Reduce carbon emissions by (driving electrical vehicles)

c)

Planting Trees (carbon capture and storage)

d)

Use less Fossil Fuels

4.

Human Impacts of Ozone Depletion?

a)

Respiratory Issues

b)

Skin Cancer

&

Cataracts

c)

Eye Irritation

d)

Chemical Weathering

5.

What is the chemical compound of Ozone Depletion?

a)

Carbon dioxide

&

Mathane

b)

Sulfur dioxide

&

Nitrogen Oxides

c)

CFCs

(Chlorofluorocarbons)

d)

NItrogen Oxide

&

VOCs

6.

Global warming is a phenomenon related to _______

a)

Ecological balance

b)

Evaporation

c)

Greenhouse effect

d)

Desertification

7.

What will happen if deer is missing in the food chain below?

Grass ==> Deer ==> Tiger

a)

Tiger will start eating grass

b)

The population of tiger increases

c)

The population of grass decreases

d)

The population of tiger decreases & the population of grass increases

8.

Energy flow in ecosystem is _________.

a)

Multidirectional

b)

Unidirectional

c)

Bidirectional

d)

All around

9.

What layer of the atmosphere is the hottest?

a)

troposphere

b)

stratosphere

c)

thermosphere

d)

exosphere

10.

What layer of the atmosphere contains weather?

a)

troposphere

b)

stratosphere

c)

thermosphere

d)

exosphere

11.

What is the most abundant gas in the atmosphere?

a)

oxygen

b)

argon

c)

nitrogen

d)

carbon dioxide

12.

What layer of the atmosphere is labeled C?

a)

thermosphere

b)

mesosphere

c)

troposphere

d)

stratosphere

13.

The wolves in this image are an example of a ____________

a)

organism

b)

habitat

c)

population

d)

ecosystem

14.

The image an example of a ____________

a)

organism

b)

bioshphere

c)

population

d)

ecosystem

15.

A ___________ is a group of various species that live in the same place and interact with each other.​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
population
community
organism
16.

The majority of life on earth receives its energy from ______________

a)

plants

b)

heat

c)

the sun

d)

chemicals in the air

17.

One of the main roles of the ocean is _________________

a)

to regulate temperatures in the atmosphere

b)

trap heat near earth

c)

absorb ultraviolet radiation

d)

add carbon dioxide to the atmosphere

18.

What process is represented at stage 3?

a)

evaporation

b)

condensation

c)

runoff

d)

precipitation

19.

What process is represented at stage 1?

a)

evaporation

b)

condensation

c)

runoff

d)

precipitation

20.

What process is represented at stage 4?

a)

evaporation

b)

condensation

c)

runoff

d)

precipitation

21.

What process is represented at stage 2?

a)

evaporation

b)

condensation

c)

runoff

d)

precipitation

22.

​ (a)   are associated with or result from the activities of living organisms, while ​ (b)   describes the non-living part of an environment.

Choose from the below words
Biotic factors
Abiotic factors
23.

Identify the key phrase best associated with sustainability from the following list.

a)

Maximize natural resource consumption

b)

Short-term financial goals supersede long-term environmental quality

c)

Seek to promote environmental depletion

d)

Responsible environmental interaction

e)

Minimize destruction of fossil fuels

24.

Occurs as water enters the ground to become groundwater:

(a)  

25.
The flow of excess water on Earth’s surface due to too much meltwater or stormwater. 
a)
Surface runoff
b)
Infiltration
c)
Water Cycle
d)
Glacier
26.
The process where plants absorb water through the roots and then give off water vapor through their leaves.
a)
Transpiration
b)
Respiration
c)
Oxygen
d)
Infiltration
27.
When humans burn fossil fuels, most of the carbon quickly enters the                       as carbon dioxide.
a)
Water
b)
Atmosphere
c)
Sun
d)
Air
28.
Which one of these does not add CO2 to the atmosphere?
a)
cooking with gas
b)
planting trees
c)
burning wood
d)
riding in a bus
29.
What does not produce carbon dioxide?
a)
Photosynthesis
b)
Burning Fossil Fuels
c)
Animal respiration
d)
Plants decaying
30.
How do living organisms return carbon to the atmosphere in the carbon cycle?
a)
respiration and photosynthesis
b)
 decomposition and respiration
31.
How does the carbon in grass become part of a lion?
a)
The lion eats the grass
b)
Carbon from grass doesn't end up in a lion. 
c)
The carbon ends up in the lion's food chain. 
d)
The lion breathes in carbon given out by the plant
32.
Organisms that do not decompose can be buried and become what?
a)
water
b)
nutrients
c)
air
d)
fossil fuels
33.
The average temperature of the surface of Earth has increased approximately 1°C in the past century. Which reason best explains this increase in temperature?
a)
lower levels of ozone in the atmosphere
b)
lower levels of nitrogen in the atmosphere
c)
higher levels of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere
d)
higher levels of oxygen in the atmosphere
34.

Which of the following is true about the greenhouse effect? you can choose more than one

a)

It is a natural process

b)

It is caused by gasses trap heat from infrared radiation

c)

It makes life on Earth possible

d)

It is the cause of global warming

35.
How does the law of conservation of energy relates to photosynthesis?
a)
The energy from glucose is transform into light energy
b)
Light energy from the sun is converted into chemical energy in glucose 
c)
Energy from carbon dioxide is converted into chemical energy in Oxygen
d)
All other answers are correct
36.
What are the end products of cellular respiration? 
a)
Carbon dioxide, water and ATP energy
b)
Carbon dioxide, glucose and water
c)
Oxygen, glucose and ATP energy
d)
Water, Carbon dioxide and Oxygen
37.
Carbon dioxide is created by 
a)
Burning fossil fuels 
b)
Cellular respiration
c)
Decomposing organic matter
d)
All answers are correct
38.
The measure of goods and services produced by a country's businesses PLUS investments outside the country is termed:
a)
GNP
b)
GDP
c)
GNI
d)
PPP
39.

Sustainability, according to our syllabus, is defined as:

a)

balanced use of resources

b)

the ability to meet the needs of the present without compromising the future needs

c)

the ability to meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs

d)

meeting present needs without sacrificing future needs

40.

The part of the hydrologic cycle were water changes from a gas to a liquid

a)

condensation

b)

evaporation

c)

transpiration

d)

through-flow

41.

Natural interception is beneficial in the hydrologic cycle because it:

a)

Cleans the water of toxins prior to infiltrating into the soil

b)

Allows animals such as bees and ants to drink water before it infiltrates into soils

c)

Slows the flow of water, which can lead to increased rates of infiltration

d)

Increases the rate at which water cycles, making it widely available to living creatures.

42.

As anthropogenic interception increases, _.

a)

Runoff increases, infiltration decreases, evaporation decreases

b)

Runoff decreases, infiltration increases, through-flow also increases

c)

Runoff increases, infiltration decreases, through-flow also decreases

d)

It is not possible to tell.

43.

The 5 correct major gases that comprise the composition of the atmosphere are:

a)

Nitrogen, oxygen, CO2, argon, and water vapor

b)

Nitrogen, helium, oxygen, CO2, water vapor

c)

Hydrogen, oxygen, argon, helium, and water vapor

d)

Oxygen, nitrogen, fluorine, nitrogen, and water vapor

44.

___ radiation comes to Earth from the sun in space and is either __ or __.

a)

shortwave ; reflected or deflected

b)

shortwave ; reflected or absorbed

c)

longwave ; reflected or deflected

d)

longwave ; reflected or absorbed

45.

The natural greenhouse effect:

a)

Prevents ALL longwave radiation from escaping Earth's atmosphere

b)

Prevents some shortwave radiation from escaping Earth's atmosphere

c)

Prevents some longwave radiation from escaping Earth's atmosphere

d)

Prevents ALL shortwave radiation from escaping Earth's atmosphere

46.

Which of the following is a way to potentially avoid a tragedy of the commons?

a)

private ownership

b)

regulation by the government

c)

people sharing the resource work to manage the resource

d)

none of the above

47.

Which of the following are the main producers of marine ecosystems?

a)

phytoplankton

b)

plants

c)

bacteria

d)

zooplankton

48.

Put this food chain in the correct order

a)

Grass

b)

Rabbit

c)

Snake

d)

Hawk

1)
2)
3)
4)
49.

What organism is missing from this food chain?

Shrub -> (a)   -> Insect Eating Bird -> Hawk

50.

Put this food chain in the correct order

a)

Grass

b)

Grasshopper

c)

Shrew

d)

Snake

e)

Mountain Lion

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
51.
Question Image

Match each organism with the correct trophic level

a)

Producer

1.

Grass

b)

Primary Consumer

2.

Squirrel

c)

Secondary Consumer

3.

Insect Eating Bird

d)

Apex Predator

4.

Mountain Lion

e)

Decomposer

5.

Bacteria

52.
Increase in which gas is primarily responsible for increased global warming?
a)
Carbon dioxide
b)
Water vapor
c)
Methane
d)
Nitric oxides
53.
CFCs alter the natural formation of ozone by: 
a)
breaking up ozone and reducing the amount of O2 needed to form ozone
b)
bonding with O3 
c)
preventing UV radiation to strike ozone 
54.
Though CFC production has been curtailed, the threat to upper atmosphericozone continues because CFCs
a)
become harmless quickly.
b)
destroy ozone for only a short time.
c)
persist but stop destroying ozone.
d)
persist and continue to destroy ozone for decades.
55.

Over ________________ of years, once-living matter that remains in the ground can transform into fossil fuels.

a)

millions

b)

hundreds

c)

thousands

d)

a few handful