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Unit 4 Review

Total questions: 46

Worksheet time: 46mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the layer of gases surrounding a planet called?

a)

Biosphere

b)

Atmosphere

c)

Cryosphere

d)

Hydrosphere

2.

The movement of matter between the atmosphere, land biosphere, hydrosphere, and geosphere is described by the ________.

a)

Water cycle

b)

Biogeochemical cycle

c)

Carbon cycle

d)

Nitrogen cycle

3.

Where do organisms living on Earth's geosphere and in the hydrosphere reside?

a)

Atmosphere

b)

Biosphere

c)

Cryosphere

d)

Lithosphere

4.

What is the ability to do work called?

a)

Energy

b)

Geosphere

c)

Hydrosphere

d)

Radiation

5.

Which of the following is an example of the Geosphere?

a)

Living Organisims

b)

Crystals

c)

The stars in the sky

d)

Hand soap

6.

Which of the following subjects is related to the Geosphere?

a)

Geography

b)

Physics

c)

Literature

d)

Music

7.

What does the prefix 'Bio' mean in Greek?

a)

Earth

b)

Life

c)

Water

d)

Air

8.

The term 'Biosphere' includes the living plants and animals in the many ______ on Earth.

a)

Oceans

b)

Deserts

c)

Biomes

d)

Mountains

9.

What does the term 'Hydrosphere' include?

a)

Only rivers

b)

Only lakes

c)

All water on Earth including rivers, lakes, oceans, and glaciers

d)

Only oceans

10.

How many layers are there in the atmosphere?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

11.

What is the second layer of the atmosphere from the Earth?

a)

Troposphere

b)

Stratosphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Thermosphere

12.

Fill in the blank: The ______ is the layer of the atmosphere that extends from 50 km to 85 km.

a)

Stratosphere

b)

Mesosphere

c)

Thermosphere

d)

Exosphere

13.

Fill in the blank: Water availability impacts plant growth and animals who depend on plants for food in the _______ sphere.

a)

Geo

b)

Bio

c)

Hydro

d)

Atmo

14.

Fill in the blank: The level of the ecological pyramid that includes top predators is called ________.

a)

A) Primary Producers

b)

B) Secondary Consumers

c)

C) Tertiary Consumers

15.

Which of the following is a component of the Biosphere?

a)

Mountains

b)

Rivers

c)

Plants

d)

Clouds

16.

What is the primary source of energy for the Earth's climate system?

a)

Geothermal energy

b)

Solar energy

c)

Wind energy

d)

Nuclear energy

17.

Fill in the blank: The _______ is the outermost layer of the Earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.

a)

Atmosphere

b)

Hydrosphere

c)

Lithosphere

d)

Biosphere

18.

Which layer of the atmosphere is closest to Earth?

a)

Stratosphere

b)

Troposphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Thermosphere

19.

Fill in the blank: The _______ cycle is crucial for recycling nutrients in the biosphere.

a)

Water

b)

Carbon

c)

Nitrogen

d)

Oxygen

20.

The ​ (a)   of Earth is contains all the gasses that surround the planet and protects us from deadly solar radiation.

Choose from the below words

atmosphere

geosphere

hydrosphere

biosphere

21.

What is the term for the process by which water vapor turns into liquid water?

a)

Evaporation

b)

Condensation

c)

Precipitation

d)

Transpiration

22.

Which of the following is a renewable source of energy?

a)

Coal

b)

Natural Gas

c)

Wind

d)

Oil

23.

What is the process called when liquid water changes into water vapor?

a)

Condensation

b)

Evaporation

c)

Precipitation

d)

Transpiration

24.

Fill in the blank: The _______ is the layer of the atmosphere where weather phenomena occur.

a)

Stratosphere

b)

Troposphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Thermosphere

25.

Which of the following is a non-renewable source of energy?

a)

Solar

b)

Wind

c)

Coal

d)

Hydro

26.

What is the main source of energy that drives all weather patterns?

a)

the Sun

b)

oceans

c)

the Moon

d)

mountains

27.

Which is true of energy resource acquisition?

a)

Renewable resources are mostly acquired above Earth’s surface. Nonrenewable resources are mostly acquired below Earth’s surface.

b)

Nonrenewable resources are mostly acquired above Earth’s surface. Renewable resources are mostly acquired below Earth’s surface.

c)

Both renewable resources and nonrenewable resources are mostly acquired below Earth’s surface.

d)

Both renewable resources and nonrenewable resources are mostly acquired above Earth’s surface.

28.

Most energy used in the United States comes from non-renewable sources. List the
ones that are non renewable energy sources:
Word bank: coal, natural gas, petroleum, sunlight, wind, water behind dams

(a)  

29.

Match the following

a)

means "Changed"

1.

Convert

b)

78% of Earth's Atmosphere

2.

Nitrogen

c)

Photosynthesis

3.

Releases Oxygen

d)

Cellular Respiration

4.

Oxygen taken in, carbon Dioxide released

e)

Plants take this in

5.

Carbon Dioxide

30.

According to the diagram, geologic activity, such as volcanoes,

a)

Increases the levels of CO2 in the atmosphere.

b)

Decreases the levels of CO2 in the atmosphere.

31.

What is the only process that removes carbon from the atmosphere?

a)

combustion

b)

cellular respiration

c)

photosynthesis

d)

decomposition

32.

Heat travels from the sun to the earth by the process of...

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

d)

insulation

33.

The second  law of thermodynamics states that entropy of a system  tends to ______________. 

a)

increase

b)

decrease

c)

stay constant

d)

fluctuate wildly

34.

What type of organism is a primary consumer?

a)

omnivore

b)

herbivore

c)

carnivore

d)

decomposer

35.

An omnivore eats what?

a)

only plants

b)

only animals

c)

plants and animals

d)

only fish

36.

Which of the following is NOT a decomposer?

a)

Caterpillar

b)

Earthworm

c)

Mushroom

d)

Bacteria

37.

An organism that breaks down dead material is known as a what?

a)

Herbivore

b)

Omnivore

c)

Decomposer

d)

Producer

38.

A deer is eating grass. This makes the deer a what?

a)

Autotroph

b)

Omnivore

c)

Carnivore

d)

Herbivore

39.

Pick the best name for the picture.

a)

Food Web

b)

Food Chain 

c)

Ecosystem

d)

Habitat

40.

What does the arrow in a food chain or food web mean?

a)

A series of steps in which organisms transfer (move) energy by eating and being eaten.

b)

An organism that breaks down wastes and dead organisms.

c)

Shows what eats what and consists of many food chains in an ecosystem

d)

The transfer (movement) of energy.

41.

Energy can be created.

a)

True

b)

False

42.

Energy cannot be destroyed.

a)

True 

b)

False

43.

The Law of Conservation of Energy states:

a)

Energy can created or destroyed but not transformed 

b)

Energy cannot be created or destroyed, it can only transformed

c)

Energy can't be created, destroyed or transformed

44.

The level in an Ecological pyramid that includes all the organisms that share the same place in a food chain.

a)

Trophic Levels

b)

Toxic Levels

c)

KeKe Levels

d)

Environmental Systems

45.

Matter is passed up the ecological pyramid in a similar way to energy but recycled by decomposers and detritivores. This Biomass pyramid roughly follows the 10% rule as well.

a)

Flow of energy

b)

Flow of matter

c)

Ecological Hysteria

d)

Producers

46.

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