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Unit 2 APES

Total questions: 73

Worksheet time: 2hrs 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which type of boundary results in the creation of mountains, island arcs, earthquakes, and volcanoes?

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform

2.

Which type of boundary results in the creation of rift valleys, volcanoes, seafloor spreading, and earthquakes

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform

3.

Transform boundaries mainly result in

a)

Island Arcs

b)

Seafloor spreading

c)

Earthquakes

d)

Mountains

4.

Which of the following occur when stress overcomes a locked fault, releasing stored energy.

a)

Rift Valleys

b)

Volcanoes

c)

Mountains

d)

Earthquake

5.

The huge blocks of the earth's crust that slide around slowly are called

a)

Volcanoes

b)

Tectonic Plates

c)

Rift Valleys

d)

Mid ocean ridges

6.

As oceanic plates move apart rising magma forms new oceanic crust this is known as

a)

Volcanoes

b)

Seafloor spreading

c)

Mid-ocean ridges

d)

Mountains

7.

Where oceanic plates meet continental plates, old oceanic crust is pulled downward and the heavier oceanic crust slides underneath the lighter continental plate. This is called

a)

Seafloor spreading

b)

Abduction

c)

Subduction

d)

Convection

8.

when a plate moves over a hot spot and the heat form the rising mantle plume will melt the crust

a)

Volcanoes

b)

Mountains

c)

Earthquakes

d)

Subduction

9.

In the diagram, A represents a

a)

Convergent plate boundary

b)

Divergent plate boundary

c)

Transform plate boundary

10.

In the diagram, at which letter are you most likely to have island arcs.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

11.

Seafloor spreading, rift valleys, volcanoes, and earthquakes will be found at what letter

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

12.

What type of boundary is shown in the picture

a)

Convergent plate boundary

b)

Divergent plate boundary

c)

Transform plate boundary

13.

In the diagram, C represents which type of plate boundary

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform

14.
A rock formed from fragments of other rocks is a(n)
a)
Metamorphic Rock
b)
Sedimentary Rock
c)
Extrusive Rock
d)
Igneous Rock
15.
This rock was another type of rock that was heated and compressed over time. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
16.
This rock started as molten magma. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
17.
This rock was formed by smaller pieces of rock that settled at the bottom of a lake millions of years ago. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
18.
The process when rocks break into smaller pieces due to exposure to natural elements is called
a)
erosion
b)
weathering
c)
sediments
19.

Which rock is formed form the cooling of volcanic ash on Earth's surface?

a)

intrusive igneous

b)

foliated metamorphic

c)

extrusive igneous

d)

organic sedimentary

20.

This is a natural solid that is made of one or more minerals.

a)

Mineral

b)

Fossil

c)

Rock

d)

Sediment

21.

What type of rock might contain evidence of past life?

a)

Sedimentary Rock

b)

Igneous Rock

c)

Metamorphic Rock

22.

Which of the following lists the steps an igneous rock undergoes in order to become a sedimentary rock, in the correct order?

a)

Deposition, erosion, melting, cooling

b)

Erosion, weathering, eruption, cooling

c)

Dissolving, deposition, cooling, fracture

d)

Weathering, erosion, deposition, cementation

23.

Limestone is a sedimentary rock. During the rock cycle, limestone is changed into marble, a metamorphic rock. The processes that act on limestone and change it into marble are

a)

weather and erosion

b)

heat and pressure

c)

compacting and cementing

d)

melting, cooling, and hardening

24.
Acid rain is most likely to cause...
a)
deposition
b)
glaciers to move
c)
chemical weathering
d)
mechanical weathering
25.
Metamorphic rocks are formed through 
a)
Cementation and compaction 
b)
Volcanic eruption 
c)
Weathering and erosion 
d)
Heat and pressure 
26.
This rock was formed by lots of fossils that settled on top of each other over time. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
27.
This rock cooled on the outside of a volcano and contained air bubbles when it was forming. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
28.
After lots of time, pressure, and heat, you get this kind of rock. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
29.
This rock was formed by smaller pieces of rock that settled at the bottom of a lake millions of years ago. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
30.
Which type of rock would be likely to have fossils in it?
a)
lava
b)
igneous
c)
sedimentary
d)
metamorphic
31.

When you consume an organism, you only receive 10% of the energy, but how much of the toxins do you receive?

a)

All of the toxins

b)

10% toxins

c)

1% toxins

d)

None of the toxins

32.

What are examples of toxins? (choose all that apply)

a)

water

b)

salt

c)

pesticides

d)

mercury

e)

insecticides

33.

In which organism would biomagnification be the most concentrated? (Remember the lab: Rabbits eat the grass, the snake eats the rabbit, the hawk eats the snake--the hawk is the apex predator)

a)

grass

b)

rabbit

c)

snake

d)

hawk

34.

Which organism would have the most bioaccumulation?

a)

eucalyptus tree

b)

wombats

c)

kookaburras

d)

koalas

35.

In what year were the most toxins present in smallmouth bass?

a)

2000

b)

2002

c)

2004

d)

2005

36.

Pesticides and herbicides eventually show up in higher-level consumers (i.e. as you go up the food chain) due to

a)

biomagnification

b)

climate change

c)

habitat destruction

d)

bioaccumulation

37.

Toxin concentrations _____________ as you go up the food chain.

a)

do not change

b)

increase

c)

decrease

38.

Which consumer is the most affected by toxins like mercury?

a)

Primary Consumer

b)

Secondary Consumer

c)

Apex Predator

d)

Producers

39.

"Only humans make waste nature cannot digest." What did the captain mean by this?

a)

Nature cannot recycle or reuse much of the trash humans produce.

b)

Nature is great at recycling or reusing most of the trash humans produce.

c)

Humans are poor at recycling.

d)

Humans are poor at disposing of trash.

40.
The time it takes to use a certain fraction, usually 80%, of the known or estimated supply of a nonrenewable resource
a)
country time
b)
depletion time
c)
reduction time
d)
exclusion time
41.
Type of surface mining that uses explosives, massive shovels, and even larger machinery called drag lines to expose seams of coal underneath
a)
mountaintop removal
b)
area strip mining
c)
contour strip mining
d)
open-pit mining
42.
Part of a metal-yielding material that can be economically and legally extracted at a given time
a)
geology
b)
mineral
c)
lithosphere
d)
ore
43.
Layer of soil and rock overlying a mineral deposit
a)
underburden
b)
overburden
c)
lithosphere
d)
asthenosphere
44.
Area in which oceanic lithosphere is carried downward under a continent at a plate boundary
a)
convergent plate boundary
b)
divergent plate boundary
c)
transform boundary
d)
subduction zone
45.
Extraction of a metal ore or fuel resource such as coal from a deep underground deposit
a)
open-pit mining
b)
contour strip mining
c)
surface mining
d)
subsurface mining
46.
Tailings are
a)
minerals found in metamorphic rock
b)
magma ore resulting from seafloor spreading
c)
the remaining supply of metals on Earth
d)
the waste material from mining
47.
Which type of mining is usually most directly harmful to miners?
a)
sub-surface mining
b)
open pit mining
c)
placer mining
d)
strip mining
48.
Reclamation is.....
a)
not required in the US.
b)
a process that causes significant environmental damage.
c)
returning the land back to its original condition after mining
d)
required for every country and every type of mine in the world.
49.
Acid mine drainage causes
a)
air pollution
b)
water pollution 
c)
subsidence
d)
erosion
50.
Acid mine drainage is cause by which element?
a)
carbon
b)
sulfur
c)
nitrogen
d)
boron
51.
Which of the following is NOT environmental impacts of mining?
a)
Destroys natural communities over large areas.
b)
Acid drainage pollutes groundwater.
c)
Creates minimal dust.
d)
Mass wasting is common when overburden is loosened.
52.
 Which type of mining is associated with disturbing more land?
a)
Surface mining 
b)
Sub-surface mining
c)
Mining in the oceans
53.
Which of the following is NOT a risk of mountaintop removal?
a)
dust/air pollution
b)
acid mine drainage
c)
boulders in houses
d)
men getting stuck in a mine
54.
Acid mine drainage is the result of 
a)
ash and air debris creating acid rain
b)
boulders and debris blocking the flow of rivers/streams
c)
toxins in tailings leaching into the soil
d)
minerals from mining being left behind creating pollution
55.

Which of the following is the most destructive and most difficult to reclaim?

a)

strip mining

b)

open pit mining

c)

mountaintop mining

d)

subsurface mining

56.

Which of the following characteristics is common to coal and petroleum

a)

Both were formed by the remains of ancient marine organisms

b)

Both release significant amounts of mercury when burned.

c)

Both are considered renewable resources.

d)

both are forms of ancient organic matter buried deep within the earth's crust.

e)

Both require fractional distillation

57.

To obtain 200J or energy from coal that is extracted using surface mining, 10J is expended. The EROEI of this process is

a)

500

b)

10

c)

2

d)

20

58.

A disadvantage of liquefied natural gas is that it

a)

must be stored and transported at high temperatures.

b)

produces more carbon dioxide than most other fossil fuels.

c)

cannot be used in conventional power plants.

d)

must be stored and transported at high pressure.

e)

is less efficient than most other fossil fuels.

59.
Fossil fuels are classified as nonrenewable because they.......
a)
require expensive equipment
b)
take millions of years to replace
c)
can be found all over 
d)
provide all the energy we use
60.
What are the 3 main fossil fuels?
a)
Coal, Oil, and Gasoline
b)
Coal, Oil, and Natural Gas
c)
Electricity, Gasoline, Petroleum
d)
Coal, Oil, Non-renewable Resources
61.
What is coal made of?
a)
decomposed animal and plant remains
b)
water
c)
electricity
d)
all of the above
62.
Crude oil is also called what?
a)
biomass
b)
fossils
c)
coal
d)
petroleum
63.

A machine that converts mechanical energy, or motion, into electrical energy

a)

Fossil Fuels

b)

Electric generator

c)

Petroleum

d)

Oil Reserves

64.

What conditions are needed to form coal?

a)

Heat and pressure and time

b)

Sea or Ocean

c)

Oxygen

d)

Cool and moist

65.
What are fossil fuels?
a)
Dinosaur bones
b)
Resources made from once living organisms 
c)
Combination of different rocks
d)
Gas Stations
66.
Which of the following is not a type of fossil fuel? 
a)
Coal
b)
Light
c)
Petroleum
d)
Natural Gas
67.
Why do we depend on fossil fuels? 
a)
Electricity, transportation, and heating
b)
Food
c)
Sunlight
d)
Growing, building muscle, calcium
68.
How does coal form?
a)
Pressure builds in wetlands
b)
Pressure builds in trees
c)
Pressure builds in peat bogs
d)
Forms at the North Pole
69.
How does petroleum form
a)
build up of layers of trees and leaves
b)
build up of once-living aquatic organisms underneath pressure and heat. 
c)
Build up of different rocks
d)
It's formed from gasses in the air
70.
How does natural gas form? 
a)
lower pressures and temperatures
b)
the hydrosphere layer
c)
deepest sediment where there are higher pressures and temperatures 
d)
In the atmosphere 
71.
Where did the energy for fossil fuels come from?
a)
Animals
b)
Plants
c)
Sun
d)
Chemosynthesis
72.
Drilling and transporting fossil fuels causes damage to natural habitats and can lead to land and water pollution. 
a)
True
b)
False
73.
Which greenhouse gas is produced most by the automobile industry? 
a)
Hydrogen
b)
Sulfur
c)
Methane
d)
Carbon Dioxide

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