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APES Unit 4 Review

Total questions: 54

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of plate boundary is shown here?

a)

Convergent

b)

Subduction

c)

Divergent

d)

Transform

2.

What type of plate boundary is shown here?

a)

Convergent

b)

Subduction

c)

Divergent

d)

Transform

3.

What type of plate boundary is most likely to cause earthquakes?

a)

Convergent

b)

Subduction

c)

Divergent

d)

Transform

4.

What type of plate boundary is most likely to cause the formation of a new landform?

a)

Convergent

b)

Subduction

c)

Divergent

d)

Transform

5.

Which soil particle is largest in diameter?

a)

Clay

b)

Silt

c)

Sand

d)

Loam

6.

In which layer of the atmosphere does weather take place?

a)

Troposphere

b)

Stratosphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Thermosphere

e)

Exosphere

7.

Which layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone layer?

a)

Troposphere

b)

Stratosphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Thermosphere

e)

Exosphere

8.

What is the ozone layer?

a)

A layer of pollution

b)

A layer of still air with no wind

c)

A zone that absorbs UV radiation from the sun

d)

A zone that absorbs air pollution

9.

Which wind system is closest to the equator?

a)

Doldrums

b)

Westerlies

c)

Polar easterlies

d)

Trade winds

10.

As altitude increases, what happens to temperature?

a)

Temperature increases

b)

Temperature decreases

c)

Temperature does not change with altitude

11.

Which gas is there the most of in the atmosphere?

a)

Oxygen

b)

Nitrogen

c)

Water vapor

d)

Carbon dioxide

12.

What is the shortest day of the year?

a)

Summer solstice

b)

Winter solstice

c)

Spring equinox

d)

Fall equinox

13.

Which of the following items has the highest albedo?

a)

Asphalt

b)

Grass

c)

Rooftops

d)

Snow

14.

ENSO events take place in which ocean basin?

a)

Atlantic

b)

Indian

c)

Pacific

d)

Arctic

15.

Why does the Earth have seasons?

a)

Tilt of the Earth on its axis

b)

Earth's shape

c)

Earth's rotation around the Sun

d)

Earth's rotation on its own axis

16.

What type of population growth is being shown in this population pyramid?

a)

Rapid growth

b)

Stable growth

c)

Declining growth

17.

Which month has the highest precipitation?

a)

July

b)

August

c)

September

d)

June

18.

Which of the following would NOT lead to a decrease in TFR?

a)

Increased access to birth control

b)

Increased women's rights

c)

Increased access to education

d)

Improved drinking water

19.

Which of the following is the largest carbon sink?

a)

Atmosphere

b)

Plants

c)

Animals

d)

Ocean

20.

If a primary consumer contains 1,000 kcal of energy, the secondary consumer gains how much energy when it eats the primary consumer?

a)

1,000 kcal

b)

100 kcal

c)

10 kcal

d)

10,000 kcal

21.

The surface of the earth, otherwise known as the ______, is broken into seven major pieces and sits atop a liquid layer called the _______

a)

lithosphere, asthenosphere

b)

astenosphere, mantle

c)

crust, litosphere

d)

asthenosphere, lithosphere

22.
During __________ upwelling occurs off the coast of Peru.
a)
Normal Conditions
b)
El Nino
23.
One consequence of El Nino is _______ and increased rainfall in South America..
a)
flooding
b)
stronger Tradewinds
c)
strong winter storms
d)
drought
24.
This rock was formed by smaller pieces of rock that settled at the bottom of a lake millions of years ago. What type of rock is this?
a)
Sedimentary
b)
Igneous
c)
Metamorphic
25.
The layer of soil which the topsoil is found.
a)
Horizon A
b)
Horizon B
c)
Horizon C
d)
Horizon D or R
26.
Most of the freshwater around the world is used for the following purpose.
a)
industry
b)
residential
c)
agriculture
d)
recreation
27.

Sea surface temperature changes great than 0.5oC for greater than 5 months across the central tropical Pacific Ocean are known as

a)

the arctic effect

b)

the get stream

c)

a typhoon

d)

El Nino-Southern Oscillation

28.
Which of the following contributes to the unequal warming of earth?
I. variation in the angle of sunlight that reaches Earth
II. variation in the amount of surface area over which the Sun's rays are distributed
III. variation in the amount of sunlight reflected from clouds
a)
I only
b)
I and II only
c)
II and III only
d)
III only
29.
The Coriolis effect is responsible for
a)
the convergence of two ascending Hadley cells
b)
the location of atmospheric currents caused by the unequal heating of Earth
c)
the cooling effect of air as it rises and expands
d)
the deflection of atmospheric currents
30.
Which is the correct order of the convection cells starting from the equator?
a)
polar, ferrell, hadley
b)
ferrell, hadley, polar
c)
polar, hadley, ferrell
d)
hadley, ferrell, polar
31.

What type of event will occur at this boundary?

a)

Earthquake

b)

Volcano Eruption

c)

Tornado

d)

Mountain Building

32.

Mountains are created when....

a)

Two continental plates collide

b)

Two oceanic plates pull apart

c)

An Oceanic plate subducts under a Continental Plate

d)

Two continental plates pull apart

33.

The process by which the ocean floor sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle is known as _______

a)

convection.

b)

continental drift.

c)

subduction.

d)

conduction.

34.
The process when rocks break into smaller pieces due to exposure to natural elements is called
a)
erosion
b)
weathering
c)
sediments
35.
Which horizon is made up of partially weathered rocks?
a)
Horizon A
b)
Horizon B
c)
Horizon C
d)
Horizon D or R
36.
Which of the following is NOT one of the three types of soil?
a)
clay
b)
sand
c)
silt
d)
mud
37.
The two main agents of erosion are...
a)
wind and flowing water
b)
gravity and frost wedging
c)
oxygen and water
d)
carbon dioxiede and wind
38.
Soil sample that is 60% clay, 30% silt, and 10% sand has which texture? 
a)
clay
b)
clay loam
c)
sandy loam
d)
silt 
39.
Which is the correct order of soil horizons starting at the surface?
a)
A, B, E,C, O
b)
O, A, B, C, E
c)
O, E, A, B, C
d)
O, A, E, B, C
40.

The map in the picture shows tectonic plate boundaries. This map would be useful in predicting the location of future

a)

droughts

b)

hurricanes

c)

earthquakes

d)

tornadoes

41.
Surface currents are a result of
a)
Global Wind Patterns
b)
Earth's Rotation
c)
Density
d)
All of the above
42.
Deep Ocean currents are a result of
a)
Global Wind Patterns
b)
Earth's Rotation
c)
Density
d)
All of the above
43.
The Coriolis Effect is caused by
a)
Earth rotating around the sun
b)
Earth rotating on its axis
c)
The tides
d)
Gravity
44.

In which layer of the atmosphere does ozone help block UV radiation from striking the Earth?

a)

troposphere

b)

mesosphere

c)

stratosphere

d)

thermosphere

45.

In which layer of the atmosphere do all the pressure, wind, and precipitation changes occur?

a)

Outer space

b)

stratosphere

c)

troposphere

d)

mesosphere

46.

What layer of the atmosphere absorbs harmful ultraviolet radiation?

a)

Troposphere

b)

Stratosphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Thermosphere

47.

Which of the following changes in eastern Pacific Ocean food webs is typically associated with La Niña events?

a)

Decreased populations of squid

b)

Decreased populations of anchovies

c)

Increased phytoplankton concentrations

d)

Increased famine among sea lions and seals

48.

The image associated with this questions is an example of what natural phenomena?

a)

La Nina

b)

El Nino

c)

Hadley Cells

d)

Coriolis Effect

49.

Which soil has 40% sand, 30% silt, and 30% clay?

a)

Loam

b)

Clay Loam

c)

Sandy Clay Loam

d)

Sandy Clay

50.
What is "upwelling"?
a)
when wind near a shore pushes surface water away, nutrient rich cold water rises from the depths
b)
water rises from springs at the bottom of lakes
c)
it is when cold water sinks in the Norwegian Sea
d)
It is when the Coriolis effect makes currents go around in a circle
51.

The surface of the earth, otherwise known as the ______, is broken into seven major pieces and sits atop a liquid layer called the _______

a)

lithosphere, asthenosphere

b)

astenosphere, mantle

c)

crust, litosphere

d)

asthenosphere, lithosphere

52.
Most of Earth's freshwater is ___________
a)
under ground
b)
as a liquid on the surface
c)
frozen
d)
in Olympic swimming pools
53.

As you travel from the crust to the inner core, how would temperature and density of the material change?

a)

The would all increase

b)

The would all decrease.

c)

They would stay the same.

d)

Temperature would decrease, but pressure and density would increase.

54.
The Coriolis Effect is caused by
a)
Earth rotating around the sun
b)
Earth rotating on its axis
c)
The tides
d)
Gravity

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