WorksheetsFinal Exam Review
Total questions: 71
Worksheet time: 36mins
According to the continental drift hypothesis, the presence of similar fossils in South America and Africa supports which scientific idea?
Animals easily and frequently travel from Africa to South America.
Species of animals probably traveled between continents on natural rafts (such as trees destroyed in tsunamis).
Animals were able to swim between continents.
South America and Africa were once connected together.
The epicenter of an earthquake is
The point below the surface where rock begins to break and the first motion occurs
The seismic station closest to the earthquake
The place where the greatest damage occurs
The point on the surface directly above the focus
Which type of crust is the densest?
Oceanic Crust
Continental Crust
Artic Crust
Wegener Crust
What theory proved continental drift?
Theory of Relativity
Theory of Inertia
Seafloor Spreading
Big Bang Theory
Mt St Helens was created at what type of boundary?
Continental Continental Convergent
Continental Oceanic Convergent
Oceanic Oceanic Convergent
Continental Continental Divergent
Match the plate boundary with its type of stress. Mark only one oval per row.
Shearing
Transform
Compression
Convergent
Tension
Divergent
In sea-floor spreading, molten materials rises from the mantle and erupts
at the North and South Poles
In deep ocean trenches
along the edges of all the continents
along mid-ocean ridges
This family of rocks results as one rock changes into another due to increased heat and pressure on the rock and the rock does not melt.
Igneous
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
Artificial
90% of all earthquakes and volcanoes on Earth occur
in the Atlantic Ocean
around the Ring of Fire
in the United States
during a full moon
What geologic feature/event would you most likely to find at a convergent boundary between two pieces of continental crust?
Mountain
Island Arc
Rift
Volcano
The "slippage" in a rock that occurs underground where the earthquake begins occurs at the (a) . The point directly above this point on the surface of Earth is called the (b) .
Focus Point
Epicenter
Fault Line
Seismic Zone
The San Andreas Fault spans the length of California where two plates are sliding past each other in opposite directions. What type of plate boundary is this?
a volcanic eruption
a divergent boundary
a transform boundary
a convergent boundary
As rain falls on the top of a cliff, water seeps into the cracks of the rock. As the temperature reaches 0°C, the water expands and breaks the rock apart. Eventually, the rock falls to the ground.
Creep
Abrasion
Ice Wedging
Chemical Weathering
What is the name of the process in which igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks are converted into one another in stages?
Rock cycle
Erosion cycle
Magma cycle
Tectonic cycle
Rock that forms when minerals form from solutions or sediment from older rocks get compressed and cemented together.
Igneous
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
Crystal
What type of rock are limestone and coal classified as?
Igneous
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
Crystal
To which soil horizon does soil erosion caused by deforestation have the biggest impact?
C
A
B
E
R
What is a water footprint?
how often you walk in wetlands and river basins
your total waste water contribution
a measure of the goods and activities in your life that require fresh water
a country's total fresh water resources
Using the diagram below, correctly identify the stages of the hydrologic cycle. Mark only one oval per row.
Condensation
5
Evaporation
4
Precipitation
1
Runoff
2
Transpiration
6
Which of the following is one of the largest aquifers in the world?
Biscayne Aquifer
Ogallala Aquifer
Okeechobee Aquifer
Neuse Aquifer
The measure of how quickly water moves through spaces in rock or sediment is called
Capacity
Permeability
Porosity
Transparency
When water is unable to percolate down through soil layers.
runoff
evapotranspiration
gravitational pull
tides
What would most likely result if more farms were developed along river basins in North Carolina?
an increase in water pollution
an increase in average rainfall
an increase in nonnative species
an increase in severe weather events
This law regulates the discharges of pollutants into all surface water (rivers and streams) to make them suitable for swimming and aquatic ecosystems.
Ocean Pollution Ban
National Environmental Policy Act
Marine Mammal and Sanctuary Act
Safe Drinking Water Act
Clean Water Act
A hog farm is built next to the Neuse River. Over the past several months, the nitrate levels of the water in the river have been increasing. Which best explains the cause of the increasing nitrate levels?
increased growth of algae
decreased biodiversity
runoff from fertilizer
acid rain
Which would most likely happen if too many nutrients entered an estuary?
Nutrients would be used up by the fish and plants, keeping the estuary in balance.
Algal blooms would decrease, leaving few food resources for fish.
Algal blooms would lower dissolved oxygen levels, causing fish to suffocate.
Nutrients would sink to the bottom, increasing soil deposition.
The diagram below shows a cross section of land. Numbers show four zones in this diagram. Which set of labels accurately identifies the zones that are shown?
1—groundwater zone; 2—unsaturated zone; 3—water table; 4—surface water
1—unsaturated zone; 2—surface water; 3—groundwater zone; 4—water table
1—water table; 2—surface water; 3—groundwater zone; 4—unsaturated zone
1—unsaturated zone; 2—groundwater zone; 3—water table; 4—surface water
If the water pollution comes from a variety of sources and you can't tell where it started, it is called
Point Source Pollution
Non-Point Source Pollution
Visible Pollution Source
Non-visible Multi source pollution
When sea water is pulled into an aquifer because it is being depleted quicker than being recharged, this is called
salt water contamination
salt water intrusion
aquifer depletion
aquifer poisoning
Algae Blooms and eutrophication are the result of
pesticide pollution
urbanization
sewage and fertilizers
increased population of aquatic organisms
Which property is responsible (causes) convection?
latitude
density
topography
elevation
meteors burn up in this layer
Stratosphere
Thermosphere
Mesosphere
Troposphere
What is the barometric pressure for the following station model?
986mb
998.6 mb
1098.6 mb
1098 mb
Global wind belts between 30 and 60 degrees north latitude and affect the US and Canada's weather are called ________.
Trade winds
Jet streams
Easterlies
Westerlies
Winds are named based on ________________.
the type of weather they are associated with
the time of year
where they come from
the direction they are moving
Other: ____________
What are the characteristics of maritime polar air masses?
Cool and dry
Warm and dry
Cool and humid
Warm and humid
A high pressure system is moving into North Carolina tomorrow. Which of the following would best describe the resulting weather conditions?
Stormy, cloudy and lots of rain
Cold with freezing rain
Clear skies without clouds
Unusually hot temperatures
A line on a weather map that connects points of equal temperature is called a(n)
isotherm
isobar
contour line
high pressure
Examine the image below. Which weather front is being represented?
Cold Front
Occluded Front
Stationary Front
Warm Front
Put simply, ________________ makes things (like planes or currents of air) traveling long distances around Earth appear to move at a curve as opposed to a straight line.
the Coriolis Effect
the convection currents
heating the atmosphere at 30 degrees latitude
the Greenhouse Effect
Which of the following lists the layers of the atmosphere in order starting from the Earth's surface?
Thermosphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Troposphere
Troposphere, Stratosphere, Mesosphere, Thermosphere
Thermosphere, Mesosphere, Stratosphere, Troposphere
Troposphere, Mesosphere, Stratosphere, Thermosphere
What gaseous element makes up 78% of the air we breathe?
Argon
Helium
Nitrogen
Oxygen
Which state will soon be experiencing cooler temperatures?
Arkansas
Tennessee
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Hurricanes develop
in colder ocean regions near the poles
over warm ocean water and along the equator
in the southern hemisphere only
over continents with lots of precipitation
The natural process by which heat is trapped by gases in the Earth's atmosphere is called
The Greenhouse Effect
Global Warming
Climate Change
The Butterfly Effect
What causes urban heat islands?
movement of people from farms to cities
soil erosion
lots and lots of people heating their homes
roads and buildings absorb and retain heat longer than vegetation does
Which could increase the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere?
planting trees in areas that have been deforested
reducing the use of gasoline-powered vehicles
burning coal to produce electricity
creating wind farms in desert areas
Temperature affects the development of sea-turtle eggs. Eggs that are incubated at warmer temperatures are more likely to become females. Eggs incubated at cooler temperatures are more likely to become males. How would higher atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations MOST likely affect sea turtle populations?
A) Earth's climate would be warmer, so the percentage of female turtles would increase.
B) Earth's climate would be cooler, so the percentage of female turtles would increase.
C) Earth's climate would be warmer, so the percentage of female turtles would decrease.
D) Earth's climate would be cooler, so the percentage of female turtles would decrease.
Global warming affects sea levels. Which of these is a likely consequence if the trend of global warming continues in coming decades?
erosion of sediment from a mountain range
mass extinction of marine organisms
formation of an ocean trench
melting of polar ice caps
As altitude increases, what happens to the pressure of the air?
The air pressure increases.
The air pressure decreases.
The air pressure stays the same.
the Coriolis effect takes over
Different areas of Earth’s oceans receive different amounts of energy in the form of heat, resulting in ocean currents and weather patterns. What is the main source of this energy?
kinetic energy from tides
kinetic energy from ocean currents
energy transfer within Earth’s crust
electromagnetic radiation from the sun
Which of the following is a nonrenewable energy source?
Nuclear Energy
Wind Energy
Biomass
Hydroelectric
Which of the following situations is MOST HARMFUL to an ecosystem's food web or food chain?
introduction of a similar producer
increase in the population of producers
loss of one of the top consumers
disease killing the producers
Why is biodiversity so important?
Because all species depend on each other to survive, so if one becomes extinct another species that relies on it could go extinct as well
Because it’s better to have only one variation of each species.
Because it better to only have a few species on Earth.
What factor does NOT affect biodiversity?
urbanization
planting native species
overfishing
pollution
Compared to an inland location of the same elevation and latitude, a coastal location is likely to have
cooler summers and cooler winters.
cooler summers and warmer winters.
warmer summers and warmer winters.
warmer summers and cooler winters.
All of the following are sources of energy in NC except
Nuclear
Natural Gas
Geothermal
Bioenergy
Kudzu, a plant originally from Japan that has overtaken many areas in the southeastern United States is a(n)
carnivorous plant
captive species
invasive species
keystone species
Which graph best represents global human population growth?
A - J-shaped Exponential Growth
B - S-Shaped Logistic Growth
C - Linear Growth
None of these
Limiting factors help keep populations in check. Which is not a limiting factor?
Predators
Water Availability
Disease
all of these are limiting factors
Which of the following is true about aquaculture?
Aquaculture is inefficient.
Aquaculture is similar to farming or ranching.
Aquaculture does not help the economy
Aquaculture like commercial fishing is uncertain and inconsistent.
The number of organisms of a species that an ecosystem can support is called the
carrying capacity
growth capacity
population cap
growth cap
What is the BEST way to limit runoff and topsoil loss?
increased tillage of farming areas
conservation tillage and cover crops
increased fertilizer applications and use of pesticides
planting monocultures
Acid rain is caused by
the evaporation of acidic ponds
naturally acidic areas of the country emitting fumes from the soil
energy producing power plants that emit sulfur and nitrogen
aquifers and non-permeable layers underground
The best explanation of the arrows in food web...
who eats who
the direction that energy flows
The biome's characteristics
The differences between consumers and producers
Other: ____________
Which action will most likely cause a negative impact on the biodiversity of a small region?
planting native species in a bare field to attract wildlife
draining a wetland for the development of a new park
reducing the amount of pesticides and fertilizers used
having a controlled burn to remove undergrowth of a forest
The tick attaches itself to the deer and feeds on blood and nutrients. It often transfers diseases like Lyme and Spotted Rocky Mountain Fever. This is an example of
predator prey
commensalism
mutualism
parasitism
The Dust Bowl of the 1930's resulted in the passage of what legislation
Irrigation Law
Soil Erosion and Conservation Act
Public Rangelands Improvement Act
Aquifer and Surface Water Act
Earthquakes most frequently occur ______
along plate boundaries
in the middle of plates
near hot spots
along divergent boundaries
One of the deadliest and most destructive parts of a volcanic eruption is
lava
magma
pyroclastic flow
floods and weather
What are the 2 main limiting factors for deciding if an organism can survive in an environment?
Temperature and food
Water and soil
Temperature and water
Air and enzymes
