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WorksheetsNC Earth and Environmental
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 18mins
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Class
Date
1.
Associated with transform boundaries.
a)
Volcanoes
b)
mountains
c)
trenches
d)
earthquakes
2.
Letter C is pointing to the ...
a)
crust
b)
mantle
c)
inner core
d)
outer core
3.
When magma is cooled and solidified it becomes what type of rock?
a)
igneous
b)
metamorphic
c)
sedimentary
d)
conglomerate
4.
Where does most fresh water exist?
a)
ice caps, lakes, and streams
b)
glaciers, rivers, and oceans
c)
aquifers, ice caps, and glaciers
5.
Which best explains what happens to nutrients in the ocean as a result
of upwelling?
of upwelling?
a)
Upwelling carries nutrients to coral reefs.
b)
Upwelling carries nutrients to the ocean bottom.
c)
Upwelling carries nutrients to the intertidal zone.
d)
Upwelling carries nutrients to the surface of the ocean.
6.
How much of the earth's water is freshwater?
a)
50 %
b)
3 %
c)
97 %
d)
93 %
7.
Which of the following is caused by the gravitational pull of the moon and sun?
a)
ocean waves
b)
ocean tides
c)
ocean currents
8.
According to the graph below, what happens to the density of a substance as its salinity increases (as you move up on the y-axis)? (Helpful tip: pick at least 2 salinities and find their densities on the graph. Compare.)
a)
As salinity increases, density stays the same.
b)
As salinity increases, density decreases.
c)
As salinity increases, density also increases.
9.
Why is it necessary to limit the release of CFCs into the atmosphere?
a)
They are causing increases in acid rain
b)
They increase CO2 levels
c)
They are destroying the ozone layer
d)
They increase greenhouse gas build-up
10.
Which gas makes up the largest component of Earth's atmosphere?
a)
oxygen
b)
nitrogen
c)
argon
d)
carbon dioxide
11.
This type of cloud is associated with violent thunderstorms and is the largest type of cloud.
a)
cirrus
b)
cumulus
c)
nimbostratus
d)
cumulonimbus
12.
The Green House effects help explain_________.
a)
Depletion of the ozone
b)
Acid Rain
c)
Global warming
13.
This is the symbol for which type of front?
a)
cold front
b)
warm front
c)
occluded front
d)
stationary front
14.
This is the symbol for which type of front?
a)
cold front
b)
warm front
c)
stationary front
d)
occluded front
15.
A wet, cold air mass would be -
a)
maritime tropical
b)
maritime polar
c)
continental tropical
d)
continental polar
16.
A type of fault where rocks on either side move past each other sideways is called:
a)
normal fault
b)
reverse fault
c)
strike-slip fault
17.
Where is the point at which the first movement occurs during an earthquake?
a)
Epicenter
b)
Focus
c)
Fault
d)
Plate
18.
Which of these negative effects is most likely to occur because of global warming?
a)
rising sea levels
b)
shorter growing seasons
c)
increased volcanic eruptions
d)
falling sea levels
19.
What is earth's revolution?
a)
When earth orbits around the sun
b)
When earth bounces
c)
When the sun spins around the earth
d)
When the earth spins on it's axis
20.
The wobble in Earth's rotation caused by the gravitational pull of the moon is called
a)
barycenter
b)
precession
c)
nutation
d)
convection
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