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APES Quiz 1 (intro and plate techtonics) (24-25)

Total questions: 65

Worksheet time: 52mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The study of how humans interact with the environment

a)

environmental science

b)

biology

c)

ecology

d)

physics

2.

Which of the following is a natural resource

a)

electricity

b)

gasoline

c)

sunlight

d)

wifi

3.

Resources that cannot be replaced quickly

a)

renewable resource

b)

nonrenewable resource

c)

sunlight

d)

wind

4.

The introduction of harmful levels of chemicals or waste material into the environment

a)

extinction

b)

biosphere

c)

pollution

d)

renewable

5.

What is a hypothesis?

a)

a guess

b)

a testable explanation

c)

a theory

d)

a law

6.

How many variable should be adjusted in an experiment?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

7.

The consumption crisis is more severe in

a)

developed countries

b)

developing countries

c)

rural areas

d)

complex ecosystems

8.
A natural resource that is naturally formed much more slowly than we use it is called __________
a)
renewable
b)
nonrenewable
c)
ecological
d)
stustainable
9.
Which of the following is an example of a nonrenewable natural resource?
a)
wind energy
b)
sunlight
c)
natural gas
d)

trees

10.
Which of these is not an example of a commons?
a)
Aquifers
b)
The ocean
c)
Privately owned farms
d)
Highways
11.

What is the definition of ecological footprint?

a)

is the footprint of ecologist

b)

is a measure of the impact living things have on the environment.

c)

is a kind of plant that grows in the rainforrest.

d)

a measure of the amount of land needed to support one person in a particular country.

12.

More- Developed Countries are....

a)

industrialized with high average income

b)

industrialized with low average income

c)

have high poverty rates

d)

have low ecological footprints

13.
Select the best definition for the term sustainable.
a)
able to meet the current demand for a resource without depleting the future supply
b)
the amount of a product or service offered for sale at a given price
c)
the amount of a product or service people will buy at a given price if free to do so
d)
upsetting the ecological balance by depleting natural resources
14.
What has happened to human resource consumption in the last several hundred years?
a)
It has remained at the same level.
b)
It has decreased only slightly.
c)
It has increased dramatically.
d)
It has decreased dramatically.
15.

The study of the interactions of living organisms with one another and their environment.

a)

Biology

b)

Ecology

c)

Environmental Science

d)

Social Science

16.

Which one is a limited renewable resource?

a)

coal

b)

animals

c)

sunlight

d)

natural gas

17.

Which one is a completely renewable resource?

a)

Oil

b)

Sunlight

c)

Coal

d)

Fresh water

18.

True or False? Humans affect the environment but the environment does NOT affect us.

a)

True

b)

False

19.
True or false: As populations grow, the tragedy of the commons will become more of a problem.
a)
True
b)
False
20.

Less-Developed Counties are...

a)

industrialized with low average income

b)

are less economically developed and have a less average income

c)

US and Canada

d)

Most European countries

21.

A point source pollutant is

a)

any single identifiable source of pollution from which pollutants are discharged

b)

pollutants that come from many different sources that are hard to pinpoint

c)

runoff from crops

d)

pollutants from residential areas

22.

A nonpoint source pollutant

a)

are pollutants that come from many different sources that are hard to pinpoint

b)

exhaust from motor vehicles

c)

industrial sewage

d)

any single identifiable source of pollution from which pollutants are discharged

23.

Affluence is

a)

high level of resource consumption, which can result in an improvement in quality of life

b)

high level of resource production

c)

low level of resource consumption

24.

Which country has the the largest ecological footprint?

a)

Unites States

b)

Canada

c)

China

d)

Africa

25.

Which country has the largest ecological footprint out of Asia, Africa, South America, and Australia?

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

South America

d)

Australia

26.

Poverty effects harmful environmental effects in terms of sustainability because they

a)

are desperate for the short term and don't think of the long term effect

b)

are desperate for the long term and don't think of the short term effect

27.

Environmental ethics is

a)

the study of varying beliefs of what is right and wrong with how people treat the environment

b)

the study of which foods are healthy and not healthy for people

c)

the study of world economics and environmental degradation

28.
What is a factor that is measured for change in an experiment?
a)
control
b)
constant
c)
independent variable
d)
dependent variable
29.
What is the factor that an experimenter changes on purpose?
a)
Dependent Variable
b)
Independent Variable
c)
Constant
d)
Control
30.
What are all the things that are kept the same in an experiment?
a)
controls
b)
data
c)
constants
d)
independent variables
31.
Students used various temperatures of water to see which one dissolved candy faster. 
What was the Independent Variable?
a)
Amount of Candy
b)
Amount of Water
c)
Temperature of Water
d)
Time for Candy to Dissolve
32.
In this graph, what is the independent variable? 
a)
Population
b)
Day
c)
Species 5
33.

Numbers obtained by counting or measuring

a)

Qualitative data (Categorical)

b)

Descriptive data

c)

Quantitative data

d)

Observations

34.

Descriptive information; characteristics that cannot be expressed as a number

a)

Qualitative data (Categorical)

b)

Measurements

c)

Quantitative data

d)

Variables

35.

Temperature

a)

Biotic (living)

b)

Abiotic (non-Living)

36.

Mushroom

a)

biotic (livng)

b)

Abiotic (non-living)

37.

The 1st law of Thermodynamics

a)

Energy can not be created or destroyed. It just changes forms.

b)

Energy can only be created by the sun

c)

Some energy is lost to the environment.

38.

2nd law of thermodynamics

a)

Every time energy changes form, some of it is lost to the environment

b)

Energy can't be created or destroyed

c)

All energy generates heat

39.

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

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform

40.

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

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform

41.

Transform boundaries mainly result in

a)

Island Arcs

b)

Seafloor spreading

c)

Earthquakes

d)

Mountains

42.

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

a)

Rift Valleys

b)

Volcanoes

c)

Mountains

d)

Earthquake

43.

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

44.

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

45.

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

46.

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

47.

When plates move away from each other and creates new lithosphere

a)

Divergent plate boundary

b)

Convergent

c)

Transform

48.

When plates move toward one another and collide.

a)

Divergent

b)

Convergent

c)

Transform

49.

When plates slide past one another.

a)

Divergent plate boundary

b)

Convergent plate boundary

c)

Transform plate boundary

50.

The San Andreas fault is which type of plate boundary?

a)

Divergent plate boundary

b)

Convergent plate boundary

c)

Transform plate boundary

51.

In the diagram, A represents a

a)

Convergent plate boundary

b)

Divergent plate boundary

c)

Transform plate boundary

52.

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

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

53.

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

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

54.

What type of boundary is shown in the picture

a)

Convergent plate boundary

b)

Divergent plate boundary

c)

Transform plate boundary

55.

In the diagram, C represents which type of plate boundary

a)

Convergent

b)

Divergent

c)

Transform

56.
The area around the pacific plate where boundaries form is called...
a)
death ring
b)
fire zone
c)
ring of fire
d)
zone of fire
57.
The Himalayas in Asia are an example of what type of plate boundary?
a)
divergent
b)
continent-to-continent convergent
c)
ocean-to-continent convergent
d)
transform
58.

Observe this diagram of a plate boundary. One statement BEST describes what is happening. It is that

a)

the oceanic crust is melting.

b)

the denser ceanic crust is subducting under the less dense oceanic crust

c)

volcanic islands are forming.

d)

the tectonic plates are moving away from each other.

59.
The outer layer of the Earth is called the __________.
a)
core
b)
crust
c)
mantle
d)
plates
60.
 A land feature that is produced at a convergent boundary is
a)
a valley
b)
an ocean
c)
a canyon
d)
a volcano
61.
This is the driving force behind the movement of tectonic plates.
a)
Mantle convection currents
b)
Oceanic convection currents
c)
Atmospheric convection currents
d)
Solar convection currents
62.
Mountains form from....
a)
Tectonic plates sliding past one another
b)
Collision of tectonic plates
c)
Tectonic plates moving away from each other
d)
Tectonic plates disappearing
63.

What type of boundary is shown in the diagram?

a)

Divergent

b)

Convergent

c)

Transform

64.

Tectonic plates “float” on

a)

the lithosphere

b)

the mantle

c)

the ocean

d)

the asthenosphere

65.

Which layer of the Earth consists of tectonic plates?

a)

asthenosphere

b)

mantle

c)

mesosphere

d)

lithosphere

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