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DPM 2 Review

Total questions: 54

Worksheet time: 54mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Carbon can be found in...
a)
The atmosphere
b)
Soil
c)
Fossil fuels
d)
All of the above
2.

In this sphere carbon is made up of the ground and contains soil, rocks, fossil fuels, and other geological formations.

a)

Atmosphere

b)

Biosphere

c)

Hydrosphere

d)

Geosphere/Lithosphere

3.

In this sphere carbon is all the water on Earth including in the clouds, oceans, rivers, streams, and underground water supplies.

a)

Atmosphere

b)

Biosphere

c)

Hydrosphere

d)

Lithosphere

4.

In this sphere carbon contains all life on Earth.

a)

Atmosphere

b)

Biosphere

c)

Hydrosphere

d)

Lithosphere

5.
Respiration is the process by which animals take in _____ and release _____. 
a)
photosynthesis, air
b)
carbon, oxygen
c)
oxygen
d)
oxygen, carbon dioxide
6.

Which gas do animals release, that plants depend on for survival?

a)

Carbon dioxide

b)

Oxygen

c)

Sunlight

d)

Water

7.

Organisms that do not decompose can be buried and become what part of the lithosphere?

a)

water

b)

nutrients

c)

air

d)

fossil fuels

8.

How do plants affect the air that animals and people breathe?

a)

Plants use oxygen from the air to make their own food

b)

Plants release pollution into the air

c)

Plants take in carbon dioxide and release oxygen

d)

Plants take in oxygen and release carbon dioxide

9.
a)
Warm Front
b)
High Air Pressure
c)
Cold Front
d)
High Temperatures
10.
a)
Low Clouds
b)
Low Temperatures
c)
Light Wind
d)
Low Air Pressure
11.
a)
High Pressure
b)
Warm Front
c)
Cold Front
d)
Mountains
12.
High Pressure is associated with this type of weather...
a)
Cloudy/Overcast Weather
b)
Cold Weather
c)
Warm Weather
d)

Clear and Sunny skies

13.
A cold front moving into an area can bring this type of weather...
a)
Warmer Temperatures, Clear Skies
b)
Colder Temperatures, Clear Skies
c)
Warmer Temperatures, Clouds
d)

Colder Temperatures, Clouds, and thunderstorms

14.
What causes warm air to rise?
a)
the fact that it's less dense than cold air 
b)
The fact that it weighs more than cold air 
c)
The fact that it has higher pressure than cold
d)
the fact that its more dense than cold air 
15.
Cold air moves in ______________direction.
a)
Downward
b)
Upward
c)
Left to right
d)
Circular
16.

What type of Weather will Low Pressure give you?

a)

Clear Sunny Skies

b)

Cloudy and Rainy Skies

c)

Sun

d)

Cool Temperatures

17.
The symbol for a high pressure system is?
a)
L
b)
S
c)
W
d)
H
18.
What direction is the cold front moving?
a)
Northwest
b)
Southeast
c)
Northeast
d)
Southwest
19.
Which city can expect to see an increase in temperatures over the next 24 hours?
a)
Billings, Montana
b)
Atlanta, Georgia
c)
Minneapolis, Minnesota
d)
Miami, Florida
20.
What is the difference between a hurricane, a typhoon, and a tropical cyclone?
a)
Begin on different dates
b)
Begin in warm waters
c)
Begin in different locations
d)
Begin/end on time
21.
A hurricane gets its energy from
a)
Warm ocean waters
b)
high air pressure
c)
winds along surface
d)
Sun
22.

What two conditions must be met to form a tropical cyclone?

a)

A temperature difference between the upper and lower layers of the troposphere

b)

Strong winds and an unstable air mass

c)

An abundant supply of warm ocean water and and warm air

d)

Cool ocean water and a warm, unstable air mass

23.

Tropical storms in the North Atlantic and Northeast Pacific are called

a)

Hurricanes

b)

Cyclones

c)

Typhoons

d)

Tornados

24.

Tropical storms in the Northwest Pacific are called

a)

Hurricanes

b)

Cyclones

c)

Typhoons

d)

Tornados

25.

Tropical Storms in the South Pacific and Indian Ocean are called

a)

Hurricanes

b)

Cyclones

c)

Typhoons

d)

Tornados

26.

What causes the tropical storms to spin as it moves from the tropics?

a)

global conveyor belt

b)

Earth's revolution

c)

Earth's rotation(Coriolis effect)

27.

Why do hurricanes stop when it moves over land?

a)

it collided with cold air in land

b)

it collided with warm, dry air in land

c)

there is no more warm water over land so it weakens its energy

28.
In order for a hurricane to form, the water must be ________.
a)
Cool
b)
Warm
c)
Cold
d)
Hot
29.

The Jet Stream helps weather systems come to NC by

a)

forcing winds to blow in the opposite direction.

b)

decreasing inland wind speed.

c)

moving air masses west to east across the United States.

d)

keeping temperatures consistently warm all year round

30.

What are jet streams?

a)

The trail left from an airplane.

b)

Bands of strong wind that help move weather around the Earth.

c)

The winds that push jets through the air.

d)

Wind made from tornadoes.

31.

When Earth's rotation causes the wind to curve (this causes hurricanes to spin)

a)
cloudy 
b)
Coriolis effect
c)
high pressure
d)
low pressure 
32.
The short-term state of the atmosphere, including temperature, humidity, precipitation, wind and visibility.
a)
Weather
b)
Climate
c)
Greenhouse Effect
d)
Jet Stream
33.

What is the correct order of the visible light spectrum starting with the longer wavelength?

a)

Red, yellow, orange, blue, violet, indigo

b)

Violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red

c)

Green, yellow, blue, indigo, red, orange

d)

Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet

34.
What is an example of a wave with a long wavelength and low frequency?
a)
Gamma rays
b)
Infrared
c)
Radio
d)
Visible light
35.
An example of a wave with a short wavelength, high frequency, and high energy is a 
a)
X-ray
b)
Microwave
c)
Visible light wave
d)
Infrared wave
36.
What waves have the lowest energy? 
a)
Gamma rays
b)
Visible light waves
c)
Radio waves
d)
X rays
37.

Tectonic plates are made of?

a)

The mantle

b)

Continental and Oceanic crust

c)

The outer core

d)

The mesosphere

38.

Where could you see the sea floor dividing away from each other?

a)

Convergent boundaries

b)

The continentals shelves

c)

Transform boundary

d)

Mid-ocean ridges/Ocean Basin

39.

What is the driving force behind the movement of the tectonic plates that occurs in the Mantle?

a)

Gravity

b)

Convection

c)

Wave motion

d)

Seismic activity

40.

At this boundary plates slide past one and other and earthquakes are created

a)

Transform

b)

Continental-Continental Convergent

c)

Divergent

d)

Oceanic-Continental Convergent

41.

Mountains are created along

a)

Transform boundaries

b)

Continental-Continental Convergent

c)

Divergent

d)

Oceanic-Continental Convergent

42.

Subduction zones occur along

a)

Transform boundaries

b)

Continental-Continental boundaries

c)

Divergent boundaries

d)

Oceanic-Continental boundaries

43.
A rift valley occurs at a ____________ boundary.
a)
divergent
b)
convergent
c)
transform
d)
horizontal
44.
What type of boundary is shown at A?
a)
transform
b)
convergent
c)
divergent
d)
subduction
45.
What is happening at point B?
a)
subduction
b)
a divergent boundary
c)
convection
d)
an earthquake
46.

What process is this?

a)

Ocean Basin/Mid Ocean Ridge

b)

subduction

c)
Transform
47.

What process is this?

a)

subduction

b)

sea floor spreading

c)
segment boundary
48.

What landform is this?

a)

trench

b)

Ocean Basin/ Mid Ocean Ridge

c)

formation foundry

49.

What type of landform is this?

a)

trench

b)

mid ocean ridge

c)

giant boundary

50.

Surface tension is the property of water in which...

a)

water molecules at the surface tend to stick together.

b)

water spills easily.

c)

water tends to be see-through.

51.

Refer to the picture. The shape of the water droplet is due to what? (Select 2 Answers)

a)

Adhesion

b)

Cohesion

c)

Surface Tension

52.

Refer to the picture. What is the reason why the water sticks to the leaf?

a)

Adhesion

b)

Cohesion

c)

Surface Tension

53.
Which has the SHORTEST wavelength and, therefore, the highest frequency/most energy
a)
Radio waves
b)
Ultraviolet Rays
c)
Gamma Rays
d)
X-rays
54.

Which electromagnetic waves are used to see heat and helps with weather maps?

a)

microwaves

b)

infrared rays

c)

gamma rays

d)

ultraviolet rays

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