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AP Environmental Science Climate Unit

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 46mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The gases that make up Earth’s atmosphere are commonly referred to as air. What are the two most abundant gases in the atmosphere?

a)

nitrogen and carbon dioxide

b)

nitrogen and oxygen

c)

water vapor and argon

d)

oxygen and carbon dioxide

2.

Living vegetation and the ocean are known as "carbon sinks" because

a)

they are made of carbon.

b)

they create carbon.

c)

they destroy carbon.

d)

they store carbon.

3.

What is it called when CO2 is absorbed by the ocean and reacts with seawater to produce acid.

a)

water pollution

b)

ocean acidification

c)

seaweed salad vinegar

d)

hydrochloric acid

4.

Fossil fuels

a)

Coal, oil, or gas formed in the geological past from the remains of living organisms.

b)

Use of fossils to make power

c)
d)

The remains or impression of a prehistoric organism preserved in petrified form.

5.

Coral bleaching

a)

Education and public awareness campaigns to preserve the health of coral reefs.

b)

The process to clean coral before it is sold.

c)

The process by which corals lose their algae and color under stressful conditions like high water temperature and light intensity.

d)
6.

Which in the atmosphere protects us from harmful UV radiation?

a)

Ozone

b)

Water Vapor

c)

Methane

d)

Sulfur Dioxide

e)

Carbon Dioxide

7.

What results from livestock and other agricultural practices and by the decay of organic waste in municipal solid waste landfills?

a)

Carbon Dioxide

b)

Methane

c)

Water Vapor

d)

Fluorinated Gases

e)

Nitrous Oxide

8.

The primary source of CH4 emissions is _______.

a)

Industry

b)

Agriculture

c)

Carbon Sinks

d)

Fossil Fuels

e)

Electricity

9.

Chlorofluorocarbons and HCFCs are being phased out under an international agreement, called the __________.

a)

Paris Agreement

b)

Kyoto Protocol

c)

Montreal Protocol

d)

Endangered Species Act

10.
The amount of energy that usually transfers from one trophic level to the next...
a)
10%
b)
20%
c)
80%
d)
50%
11.
If only 10% of the energy transfers to the next level where does the 90% go??
a)
Chemical energy
b)
Kinetic energy
c)
Thermal (heat) energy
d)
Mechanical energy
12.
Which level of the pyramid contains the most amount of energy?
a)
Tertiary consumer
b)
secondary consumer
c)
Primary consumer
d)
Producer
13.

The side of a mountain range that faces the oncoming wind and receives precipitation:

a)

Climate

b)

Windward

c)

Leeward

d)

Monsoon

14.

The side of a mountain range that faces away from the wind and receives little to no precipitation:

a)

Windward

b)

Leeward

c)

Monsoon

d)

Climate

15.
Which of the following is the best conclusion that can be made from this graph?
a)
atmospheric carbon dioxide levels have been decreasing since 1960
b)
Hawaii has a lot of carbon dioxide
c)
humans have been working hard to decrease carbon dioxide levels
d)
atmospheric carbon dioxide levels have increased steadily since 1960
16.

What latitude degree is the desert and why is this true?

a)

20 degrees and air is descending

b)

30 degrees and air is descending

c)

15 degrees and air is ascending

d)

30 degrees and air is ascending

17.

Which layer of the atmosphere contains the good ozone layer?

a)

Stratosphere

b)

Mesosphere

c)

Thermosphere

d)

Troposphere

18.

Which describes the situation that any resource open to everyone will eventually be overused and depleted because everyone can use the resource but no one is responsible for it?

a)

“Tragedy of the Commons”

b)

Sustainability

c)

Industrial Revolution

d)

Agricultural Revolution

19.

In which biome would you expect to find an area with an average temperature of 10oC and 200 cm of precipitation annually?

a)

Temperate seasonal forest

b)

Temperate rainforest

c)

Woodland/shrubland

d)

Tropical seasonal forest

20.

Which biome is characterized by the presence of permafrost?

a)

temperate seasonal forest

b)

woodland/shrubland

c)

tundra

d)

boreal forest

21.

Which of the following is true about island biodiversity?

a)

Small islands are more likely to have more immigrated species

b)

Small islands have more biodiversity

c)

Small islands have more species

d)

Small islands have less resources

22.

What is the difference between primary and secondary succcession?

a)

Primary succession already has soil

b)

Lichen and moss come in for secondary succession

c)

Secondary succession already has soil

d)

Climax community is achieved quickly in primary succession

23.
The Coriolis effect is responsible for
a)
the convergence of two ascending Hadley cells
b)
the location of atmospheric currents caused by the unequal heating of Earth
c)
the cooling effect of air as it rises and expands
d)
the deflection of atmospheric currents
24.
What is "upwelling"?
a)
when wind near a shore pushes surface water away, nutrient rich cold water rises from the depths
b)
water rises from springs at the bottom of lakes
c)
it is when cold water sinks in the Norwegian Sea
d)
It is when the Coriolis effect makes currents go around in a circle
25.

If global temperature warmed for any reason, atmospheric water vapor would increase due to evaporation. This would increase the greenhouse effect and thereby further rise the temperature. As a result, the ice caps would melt back, making the planet less reflective so that it would warm further. This process is an example of

a)

synergistic feedback

b)

positive-feedback loop

c)

negative-feedback loop

d)

negative coupling

26.

The release of products of combustion into the air often causes the formation of ozone near the surface of Earth. This ground-level ozone in the troposphere damages plants and affects their ability to absorb carbon dioxide. What most likely caused the doubling of ground-level ozone since 1850?

a)

greater use of nuclear fuel

b)

Emissions from vehicles & industrial processes

c)

extinction of certain animal species

d)

composition of the upper atmosphere

27.

According to this graph, what can scientists determine about the relationship between atmospheric CO2 and temperature?

a)

as CO2 increases, the temperature increases

b)

as CO2 decreases, the temperature increases

c)

as CO2 increases, the temperature decreases

d)

none of these

28.

Look at the following climatograph to determine biome

a)
Savanna Grassland
b)
Chapparal
c)
Desert
d)
Tundra
29.

Rainforests (pick two)

a)

Commonly have fire during the dry season

b)

Are one of the most biologically diverse ecosystems on Earth ("Diverse" means different)

c)

Have poor soils because nutrients are washed away by rains and/or absorbed by the many plants and trees

30.

______________ causes more rainfall in the Northwest United States and poor fishing off the coast of South America (Peru).

a)

La Nina

b)

El NIno

c)

El Baby Yoda

d)

La Chancla

31.

Why do the fisherman of Peru and South America not welcome a strong El Nino?

a)

El Nino poisons the fish

b)

El Nino causes strong winds and currents which move fish westward

c)

El Nino bring cold water to the surface which kills the base of the food chain

d)

El Nino shuts off upwelling and nutrients needed for the marine food chain do not rise to the surface

32.

The largest terrestrial biome in the world

a)

Chaparral

b)

Taiga

c)

Tundra

d)

Desert

33.

Which of the following international treaties bans the hunting, capture, and sale of threatened or endangered species in 181 countries?

a)

Endangered Species Act (ESA)

b)

The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITIES)

c)

National Enviornmental Policy Act (NEPA)

34.

What organisms in this Tundra food web are primary consumers?

a)

Snowy owl, snowshoe hare, and lemming

b)

Snowshoe hare, ermine and lemming

c)

Lemming, snowshoe hare and caribou

d)

snowshoe hare only

35.

Fires are important in this biome it helps many plant seeds to germinate and clears the area of overgrowth.

a)

Temperate deciduous forest

b)

Desert

c)

Chaparral

d)

Taiga