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Fall 2024 Environmental Science Final Exam

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 4hrs 11mins

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1.

Before you Begin

Be sure you have paper handout with the decoder and station recorder. You will need that sheet and this Quizizz to complete your final exam.

URN IN THAT SHEET BEFORE YOU LEAVE THE CLASSROOM TODAY! 

a)

I'm ready

b)

I didn't read that

2.

Station 1 - Q1: What effect does the sun have on surface water?

a)

A. causes it to boil

b)

B. causes it to evaporate

c)

C. causes it to precipitate

d)

D. causes it to sink

3.

Station 1 - Q2: What is it called when rainwater flows across the surface and contributes to the flow of rivers and streams?

a)

E. runoff

b)

F. aquifer

c)

G. groundwater

d)

H. precipitation

4.

Station 1 - Q3: Which reservoir in the water cycle contains the most water?

a)

J. polar caps

b)

K. ocean

c)

L. groundwater

d)

M. lakes

5.

Station 1 - Q4: Which of the following is an example of condensation?

a)

R. rain falling from the sky

b)

S. surface water rising into the sky

c)

T. water vapor turning to liquid water droplets

d)

V. water being absorbed into soil

6.

Station 1: Enter 4 digit number code with no spaces

Use the decoder in the picture.

(a)  

7.

Station 2 - Q1: Where can you find carbon?

a)

A. only in Earth's atmosphere

b)

B. inside every living thing on Earth

c)

C. inside the sun

d)

D. inside all water molecules

8.

Station 2 - Q2: What organisms in the ocean absorb the most carbon dioxide?

a)

A. fish

b)

B. ocean mammals, like whales and dolphins

c)

C. algae and marine plants

d)

D. coral

9.

Station 2 - Q3: How does carbon become locked inside the earth?

a)

A. Tree roots release it into the soil.

b)

B. Humans exhale it and it diffuses into the ground.

c)

C. Rocks become richer in carbon as time goes on.

d)

D. The carbon-rich bodies of plants and animals decay into the earth after they die.

10.

Station 2 - Q4: How does carbon get released from the earth?

a)

A. burning fossil fuels for energy

b)

B. humans exhaling

c)

C. diffusion into the air

d)

D. photosynthesis of plants

11.

Station 2: Enter 4 Letter code ALL CAPS no spaces

Use the decoder in the picture

(a)  

12.

Station 3 - Q1: How do animals add carbon dioxide to the atmosphere?

a)

A. breathing

b)

B. evaporation

c)

C. cellular respiration

d)

D. transpiration

13.

Station 3 - Q2: Photosynthesis is the process in which plants make food with water and ...

a)

A. oxygen

b)

B. carbon dioxide

c)

C. nitrogen

d)

D. phosphorus

14.

Station 3 - Q3: What would be the result of planting a large amount of trees?

a)

A. an increase in oxygen production

b)

B. an increase in carbon dioxide production

c)

C. a decrease in oxygen production

d)

D. a decrease in carbon dioxide production

15.

Station 3 - Q4: What two processes cycle carbon dioxide and oxygen?

a)

A. photosynthesis and respiration

b)

B. transpiration and infiltration

c)

C. evaporation and precipitation

d)

D. decomposition and diffusion

16.

Station 3: Enter Directions- ALL CAPS no spaces (use U for up, D for down, L for left and R for right)

Use the decoder in the picture

(a)  

17.

Station 4 - Q1: What is nitrogen used for in plants?

a)

A. photosynthesis

b)

B. respiration

c)

C. making protein

d)

D. making glucose

18.

Station 4 - Q2: How do plants take in nitrogen?

a)

E. from the air

b)

F. from their roots

c)

G. from the food they eat

d)

H. from their leaves

19.

Station 4 - Q3: Bacteria that can fix nitrogen can

a)

J. convert ammonia into nitrites and nitrates

b)

K. convert atmospheric nitrogen into useful forms of nitrogen for organisms

c)

L. break down nitrogen and release ammonia

d)

M. convert nitrates into nitrogen gas

20.

Station 4 - Q4: How do animals get the nitrogen they need?

a)

R. inhaling the nitrogen from the air

b)

S. consuming plants or other animals containing nitrogen

c)

T. animals do not require nitrogen

d)

V. taking supplements that contain nitrogen

21.

Station 4: Enter the 4 digit number code with no spaces

Use the decoder in the picture

(a)  

22.

Station 5 - Q1: Which of the following is not a decomposer?

a)

A. bacteria

b)

B. fungi

c)

C. vulture

d)

D. mushroom

23.

Station 5 - Q2: Which of the following would not be placed in a compost bin?

a)

E. leaves

b)

F. banana peels

c)

G. soil

d)

H. plastic bottles

24.

Station 5 - Q3: Why are decomposers important?

a)

J. They break down waste into nutrients plants can use.

b)

K. They turn nitrogen into a useable form.

c)

L. They produce soil.

d)

M. They provide animals with the oxygen they require.

25.

Station 5 - Q4: Which is not a key factor involved in the decay of biomass?

a)

R. temperature

b)

S. amount of carbon dioxide

c)

T. amount of water

d)

V. the presence of microorganisms (bacteria)

26.

Station 5: Enter the 4 digit number code with no spaces

Use the decoder in the picture

(a)