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EVS Unit 2 Review

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What causes the unequal distribution of warm and cold water?

a)

shifts in the Earth's orbit

b)

prevailing wind patterns (Trade Winds)

c)

changes in fishing patterns

d)

changes in water density

2.

During a(n) ____ event, trade winds are much stronger than usual.

a)

El Nino

b)

La Nina

c)

Normal

d)

Partly sunny

3.

During an El Nino, trade winds are typically...

a)

about average

b)

stronger

c)

weaker

4.

Hurricanes move in opposite directions in the northern and southern hemispheres due to ___________________.

a)

El NIno

b)

The Coriolis Effect

c)

La Nina

d)

upwelling

5.
El Nino occurs when the tropical ocean waters are warmer in which ocean?
a)
Atlantic
b)
Indian
c)
Pacific
d)
Arctic
6.

During years of La Nina, which weather patterns are likely in Texas?

a)

warm and wet

b)

cold and wet

c)

cold and dry

d)

warm and dry

7.

Which of the following oceans experiences a stronger hurricane season as a result of El Nina?

a)

Atlantic

b)

Indian

c)

Arctic

d)

Pacific

8.

Regions closest to ________________ tend to have warmer year-round climates.

a)

Forest Fires

b)

South Pole

c)

North Pole

d)

the Equator

9.

What are predictable changes that naturally occur in nature called?

a)

Ecological Succession

b)

Pioneer Species

c)

Vegetation

d)

Ecology

10.

What are the first organisms that will grow or live in an area?

a)

Pioneer Species

b)

Sere

c)

Herbs

d)

Popular Species

11.

What is the plant life in an area called?

a)

Fungi

b)

Smolt

c)

Geography

d)

Vegetation

12.

What is the study of the relationship between organisms and their environment?

a)

Ecology

b)

Botany

c)

Geography

d)

Geology

13.

What is NOT a reason that forest fires can benefit an area?

a)

Forest fires can harm plants and animals

b)

Pine cones release seeds because of the heat

c)

Forest fires clear out the underbrush

d)

Bears like to spend time in burned area

14.

What type of succession occurs after a forest fire?

a)

Botanist succession

b)

Extreme succession

c)

Secondary succession

d)

Primary succession

15.

What type of succession occurs after a tornado?

a)

Botanist succession

b)

Extreme succession

c)

Secondary succession

d)

Primary succession

16.

What type of succession occurs after a volcano produces a new island?

a)

Botanist succession

b)

Extreme succession

c)

Secondary succession

d)

Primary succession

17.

Which volcano erupted in America in May of 1980?

a)

Mount Fugi

b)

Mount St. Helens

c)

Mount Vesuvius

d)

Mount Rushmore

18.

What is the correct order of the pictured seres?

a)

1,2,3,4

b)

4,3,2,1

c)

2,1,4,3

d)

2,1,3,4

19.

What do you call an animal that only eats plants?

a)

niche

b)

carnivore

c)

parasite

d)

herbivore

e)

predator

20.

This term describes a consumer that feeds only on other consumers - in other words, the 'opposite' of vegan…

a)

mutualsim

b)

niche

c)

prey

d)

autotroph

e)

carnivore

21.

The animal in an ecological relationship that results in another animal being hunted, killed, and eaten…

a)

autotroph

b)

habitat

c)

predator

d)

herbivore

e)

producer

22.

What would you call an ecological symbiotic relationship that is helpful to both organisms involved?

a)
commensalism
b)
niche
c)
mutualism
d)
habitat
e)
parasitism
23.

An ecological symbiotic relationship between two organisms where one benefits and the other is harmed…

a)

parasitism

b)

herbivore

c)

mutualism

d)

carnivore

e)

commensalism

24.

This is the job or role of a specific organism within its habitat...

a)

producer

b)

prey

c)

carnivore

d)

niche

e)

photosynthesis

25.

The name of the process that producers use to make their own food…

a)

respiration

b)

commensalism

c)

food chains

d)

photosynthesis

e)

symbiosis

26.

The term used to include all of the living things PLUS all the non-living things together in a specific environment...

a)

community

b)

biosphere

c)

habitat

d)

population

e)

ecosystem

27.

Source of carbon monoxide

a)

Incomplete combustion of fossil fuels

b)

Combustion of fossil fuels

c)

Decomposition of plant and animal matters

d)

Photochemical reaction of CO2

28.

A type of pollution found both indoors and outdoors, which includes pollen, dander, soot, carbon, and dust.

a)

Water droplets

b)

Allergens

c)

Particulate matter

d)

Combustibles

29.

Which of the following government agencies is responsible for the Clean Air Act?

a)

the USGS

b)

the USDA

c)

the EPA

d)

the USDOJ

30.

Noise pollution can cause

a)

high blood pressure.

b)

loss of sleep.

c)

hearing loss.

d)

All of the above

31.

The following ailments are long-term effects of air pollution EXCEPT

a)

emphysema. (hardening of lungs)

b)

lung cancer.

c)

headaches.

d)

heart disease.

32.
Which outdoor air pollutant is also a significant indoor air pollutant?
a)
sulfur dioxide
b)
carbon monoxide
c)
ozone
d)
lead
33.

According to the study of World Health Organization, among teenagers and young adults, aged 12-35 years old, around 50% are exposed to unsafe levels of sound from _____.

a)

damaging sounds of concerts

b)

transportation sounds

c)

daily exposure to television sound

d)

personal audio devices

34.

Light pollution makes it difficult to see the stars

a)

True

b)

False

35.

What percentage of the Earth's freshwater is available to us?

a)

97%

b)

7%

c)

3%

d)

50%

36.

Pollution traced to a single point is called--

a)

watershed

b)

permeable

c)

point source pollution

d)

nonpoint source pollution

37.

Which of these is an example of point source pollution?

a)

oil running off neighborhood driveways when it rains

b)

drainpipe spilling waste into river

c)

lawn fertilizer running into creeks from yards

d)

litter washing off roads

38.

Pollution that cannot be traced to a single point because comes from many sources is called--

a)

estuary

b)

watershed

c)

nonpoint source pollution

d)

point source pollution

39.

Water that flows across the surface that does not soak into the ground and runs into water bodies is called--

a)

transpiration

b)

evaporation

c)

condensation

d)

runoff

40.

Debris in the ocean and other waterways can cause animals to --

a)

starve (plastic in the stomach)

b)

strangle

c)

suffocate

d)

all of the above

41.

When too much algae grows it is called an algal bloom. Why do algal blooms happen?

a)

there are too many nutrients in the water

b)

there are too many fish in the water

c)

there is not enough sediment in the water

d)

there is oil in the water

42.

Instead of using his bike to go to places, a college student uses his car, which is leaking oil. What type of pollution would this cause?

a)

nutrient pollution

b)

pathogens

c)

chemical pollution

d)

sediment pollution

43.

A parking lot is built near a stream. Cars in the parking sometimes leak oil and anti-freeze onto the parking lot. What type of pollution would this cause?

a)

sediment pollution

b)

nutrient pollution

c)

chemical pollution

d)

debris

44.

There is nothing we can do to stop water pollution.

a)

True

b)

False

45.

We can prevent water pollution by:

a)

Reduce the use of plastic.

b)

Properly dispose of chemicals.

c)

Clean up after your animals.

d)

All of the above

46.

Which of the following is a major greenhouse gas contributing to climate change?

a)

Helium

b)

Carbon dioxide

c)

Nitrogen

d)

Oxygen

47.

What is one effect of rising global temperatures due to climate change?

a)

Increased snowfall in tropical regions

b)

Melting of polar ice caps

c)

More frequent solar eclipses

d)

Decrease in sea levels

48.

Which human activity is a significant cause of climate change?

a)

Planting trees

b)

Burning fossil fuels

c)

Recycling paper

d)

Using wind energy

49.

__________ is a major contributor to global warming and climate change. Select TWO correct answers.

a)
Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
b)
Carbon dioxide (CO2)
c)
Methane (CH4)
d)
Nitrous oxide (N2O)
50.
What does biodiversity mean?
a)
Only one species in an area.
b)
The different amount of species in an area
c)
All abiotic life
d)
Nitrogen fixation