WorksheetsEnvironmental Science Fall Final 2025
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Carbon is transferred through the food web by organisms by a process known as...
a)
Accumulation
b)
Assimilation
c)
Cellular respiration
d)
Combustion
2.
Which area did the Great Plains cover?
a)
US Midwest
b)
US Southwest
c)
US Northeast
d)
US Westcoast
3.
Which of the following takes up approximately 20% of the atmosphere?
a)
Carbon dioxide
b)
Nitrogen
c)
Oxygen
d)
Methane
4.
What causes air pressure (leading to the wind we feel)?
a)
Conduction
b)
Gravity
c)
Convection
d)
Radiation
5.
The phosphorus cycle is a major biogeochemical cycle. Which of the following below is Not true about the cycle?
a)
Phosphorus is a component of ATP which is used by living organisms for energy storage.
b)
Phosphorus is released by rocks during weathering where it flows into water systems.
c)
Phosphorus is exhaled by living animals and then recycles by autotrophs.
d)
Phosphorus is a component of artificial fertilizers and its overuse has negative side effects on the environment.
6.
Where does most of Earths energy come from?
a)
Outer space
b)
Wind and water currents
c)
The sun
d)
Gravity
7.
Which form of heat transfer allows for plate tectonics to occur on Earth?
a)
Convection
b)
Conduction
c)
Radiation
d)
Radiographic
8.
1 meter is equal to 100 centimeters. A bird is measured to be 17 centimeters long. How long is this in meters?
a)
1.7 meters
b)
0.17 meters
c)
0.017 meters
d)
17 meters
9.
The term used when a oceanic plates slides under a continental plate as they collide together is...
a)
Subduction
b)
Divergence
c)
Volcanism
d)
Erosion
10.
Bacteria in root nodules of legumes and some plants help by...
a)
Storing chlorophyll for photosynthesis.
b)
Absorbing water from the soil.
c)
Converting nitrogen into a usable form.
d)
Gathering phosphorus to feed the plant.
11.
Which of the following is not considered a greenhouse gas?
a)
Nitrogen
b)
Water vapor
c)
Carbon dioxide
d)
Methane
12.
All known life forms are considered ________ based life forms.
a)
Silicon
b)
Carbon
c)
Hydrogen
d)
Water
13.
Which of the following leads to exhaustion of soil and fertility loss?
a)
Windbreaks
b)
Contour plowing
c)
Monoculture farming
d)
Strip cropping
14.
Ozone absorbs ultraviolet radiation from the sun causing what?
a)
The sky to appear blue
b)
The temperature in that region to decrease
c)
Plants to not be able to photosynthesize
d)
The temperature in that region to increase
15.
What type of plate movement leads to the creation of new rock?
a)
Oceanic-oceanic divergent
b)
Oceanic-continental convergent
c)
Continental-continental transform
d)
Continental-oceanic convergent
16.
One unintended side effect of artificial fertilizers is ...
a)
Rain runoff leading to algal blooms in local waters
b)
Increased rates of carcinogens in crops leading to cancer in humans
c)
Increase in crop production and increase in food costs
d)
Crops have become dependent on fertilizers and are overall weaker than before
17.
Which of the following would be considered inorganic?
a)
A log waiting to be burned
b)
Atmospheric nitrogen
c)
Butane (lighter fluid)
d)
Gasoline
18.
What is not one of the 4 factors that interact to cause weather?
a)
Wind
b)
Air pressure
c)
Heat
d)
The nitrogen cycle
19.
Why does the temperature increase as elevation increases in the stratosphere?
a)
High energy cosmic rays collide with gasses in this area as you get further from the surface of theEarth
b)
Ozone gas heats up from the absorption of solar rays
c)
The atmosphere gets thinner which allows for a higher energy to particle ratio
d)
Heat from the surface of the Earth warms up this layer of the atmosphere.
20.
What is the solid fossil fuel found under the surface of the Earth, often within mountains?
a)
Peat
b)
Coal
c)
Petroleum
d)
Natural Gas
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