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APES Unit 1 Exam Review: Earth Systems

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 1hrs 25mins

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.

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

17.
During __________ upwelling occurs off the coast of Peru.
a)
Normal Conditions
b)
El Nino
18.
One consequence of El Nino is _______ and increased rainfall in South America..
a)
flooding
b)
stronger Tradewinds
c)
strong winter storms
d)
drought
19.
The layer of soil which the topsoil is found.
a)
Horizon A
b)
Horizon B
c)
Horizon C
d)
Horizon D or R
20.
Most of the freshwater around the world is used for the following purpose.
a)
industry
b)
residential
c)
agriculture
d)
recreation
21.

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

22.
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
23.
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
24.
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
25.

What type of event will occur at this boundary?

a)

Earthquake

b)

Volcano Eruption

c)

Tornado

d)

Mountain Building

26.

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

27.

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.

28.
The process when rocks break into smaller pieces due to exposure to natural elements is called
a)
erosion
b)
weathering
c)
sediments
29.
Which horizon is made up of partially weathered rocks?
a)
Horizon A
b)
Horizon B
c)
Horizon C
d)
Horizon D or R
30.
Which of the following is NOT one of the three types of soil?
a)
clay
b)
sand
c)
silt
d)
mud
31.
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
32.
Soil sample that is 60% clay, 30% silt, and 10% sand has which texture? 
a)
clay
b)
clay loam
c)
sandy loam
d)
silt 
33.
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
34.
Surface currents are a result of
a)
Global Wind Patterns
b)
Earth's Rotation
c)
Density
d)
All of the above
35.
Deep Ocean currents are a result of
a)
Global Wind Patterns
b)
Earth's Rotation
c)
Density
d)
All of the above
36.
The Coriolis Effect is caused by
a)
Earth rotating around the sun
b)
Earth rotating on its axis
c)
The tides
d)
Gravity
37.

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

a)

troposphere

b)

mesosphere

c)

stratosphere

d)

thermosphere

38.

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

a)

Outer space

b)

stratosphere

c)

troposphere

d)

mesosphere

39.

What layer of the atmosphere absorbs harmful ultraviolet radiation?

a)

Troposphere

b)

Stratosphere

c)

Mesosphere

d)

Thermosphere

40.

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

41.

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

42.

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

a)

Loam

b)

Clay Loam

c)

Sandy Clay Loam

d)

Sandy Clay

43.

Define ecological footprint.

a)

An ecological footprint measures the environmental impact of an individual or population, expressed as the amount of land and water area required to produce the resources consumed and absorb the waste generated.

b)

An ecological footprint is a measure of the total number of species in a given area.

c)

An ecological footprint refers to the total amount of carbon emissions produced by an individual or population.

d)

An ecological footprint is the measure of biodiversity in an ecosystem.

44.

What are the climate impacts of El Niño?

a)

El Niño can cause flooding in the Southern United States and warmer, drier conditions in the Pacific Northwest.

b)

El Niño leads to colder temperatures in the Southern United States and increased rainfall in the Pacific Northwest.

c)

El Niño has no significant impact on weather patterns in the United States.

d)

El Niño causes severe droughts in the Southern United States and heavy snowfall in the Pacific Northwest.

45.

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.

46.
Most of Earth's freshwater is ___________
a)
under ground
b)
as a liquid on the surface
c)
frozen
d)
in Olympic swimming pools
47.

Where the naturally occuring good ozone layer is located

a)

troposphere

b)

mesosphere

c)

stratosphere

d)

thermosphere

48.
In which layer do all the pressure, wind, and precipitation changes occur?
a)
Outer space 
b)
stratosphere
c)
troposphere
d)
mesosphere
49.
The Coriolis effect is a result of the Earth's 
a)
gravitation
b)
temperature
c)
rotation
d)
curvature
50.
The thin layer of gases surrounding Earth
a)
atmosphere
b)
biosphere
c)
hydrosphere
d)
lithosphere
51.
The San Andrea's Fault in California is which type of boundary?
a)
Convergent
b)
Divergent
c)
Subductive Zone
d)
Transform
52.
The layer of soil which the topsoil is found.
a)
Horizon A
b)
Horizon B
c)
Horizon C
d)
Horizon D or R
53.
Which horizon is made up of partially weathered rocks?
a)
Horizon A
b)
Horizon B
c)
Horizon C
d)
Horizon D or R
54.
In which horizon is most of the HUMUS?
a)
Horizon A
b)
Horizon B
c)
Horizon C
d)
Horizon D or R
55.

The process of upwelling in a water body

a)

increases surface temperatures.

b)

brings up nutrients from the benthos.

c)

causes a decrease in precipitation on one side of a mountain.

d)

reduces turbidity in a water body.

56.

This phenomenon occurs when a coastal mountain range blocks the passage of precipitation to the leeward side of the mountains.

a)

thermal inversion.

b)

Coriolis effect.

c)

rain shadow effect.

d)

urban heat island effect.

e)

ENSO.

57.

This air circulation pattern occurs between 0 degrees latitude and 30 degrees latitude.

a)

Hadley cell

b)

Ferrell cell

c)

polar cell

d)

Coriolis effect

58.

Which type of surface would have the highest albedo?

a)

dark pavement in a parking lot

b)

rich, dark soil

c)

a passive solar hot water heater collection box

d)

snow on a mountain top

59.

This effect describes the pattern of deflection taken by objects not firmly connected to the ground as they travel long distances around and above the Earth. It is responsible for many large-scale weather patterns.

a)

rain shadow effect

b)

Coriolis effect

c)

urban heat island effect

d)

ENSO

e)

thermal inversion

60.
All of the land that drains into a particular body of water is called a(n):
a)
watershed
b)
bedrock
c)
island
d)
aquifer
61.
What is an area of higher elevation that separates watersheds?
a)
Estuary
b)
Divide
c)
Wetland
d)
Transition zones
62.
What is a watershed?
a)
Water in an area
b)
Water that flows into a river or stream
c)
Land that water flows over and through
d)
Water that is salty
63.
What is all the water that runs off the surface of the land and washes into rivers, streams, and other waterways called?
a)
Runoff
b)
Storm Drain
c)
Surface Water
d)
Tributary
64.
What is a stream or river that feeds into a larger body of water?
a)
Tributary
b)
Estuary
c)
Bay
d)
Watershed
65.

All water eventually empties into

a)

an ocean

b)

a river

c)

the ground

d)

a lake

66.

40 % Sand

50% Silt

10% Clay

a)

Clay

b)

Clay Loam

c)

Silt Loam

d)

Sandy Loam

67.

70 % Sand

15% Silt

15% Clay

a)

Sandy Loam

b)

Clay

c)

Silt Loam

d)

Clay Loam

68.
Which of the following is the correct order of soil particles in order of increasing particle size?
a)
clay-sand-silt
b)
sand-clay-silt
c)
silt-clay-sand
d)
clay-silt-sand
69.
Which soil component has the least capacity for holding water?
a)
silt
b)
clay
c)
sand
d)
humus
70.
Water gets into the cracks of rock and freezes, causing the rock to break.  What is this an example of?
a)
erosion
b)
weathering
71.

All of the layers of soil, taken together, are referred to as a

a)

soil horizon.

b)

soil diagram.

c)

soil profile.

d)

soil cake.

72.

Larger pore spaces generally create soils with

a)

high permeability.

b)

low permeability.

73.

Soils that hold water well typically have a lot of

a)

clay.

b)

sand.

c)

silt.

d)

loam.

74.

What is the primary cause of Earth's seasons?

a)

Its rotation

b)

Its revolution

c)

Its precession

d)

Its tilted axis

75.
What causes wind to blow?
a)
Differences in longitude 
b)
Shock waves from clouds 
c)
Differences in air temperature and pressure 
d)
The rotation of the earth
76.

Ozone in the stratosphere is responsible for blocking __ emitted by the sun

a)

infrared radiation

b)

gamma radiation

c)

visible light

d)

x-ray radiation

e)

ultraviolet radiation

77.

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

e)

Hadley, Polar, Ferrell

78.

Temperature in adiabatic heating occurs due to

a)

water vapor condensing

b)

a pressure increase

c)

absorption of sunlight

d)

a pressure decrease

e)

a volume increase

79.

High productivity and nutrient availability occurs in the ocean with

a)

gyres

b)

El Nino

c)

upwelling

d)

prevailing westerlies

e)

warm waters

80.

Which is a direct result of the Coriolis Effect?

a)

Upwellings

b)

tides

c)

ocean conveyor belt

d)

Tsunami

e)

Ocean gyres

81.

Which of the following has the highest soil nutrient levels?

a)

Temperate seasonal forest

b)

Hot desert

c)

Taiga/boreal forest

d)

Tropical rainforest

e)

Temperate rainforest

82.

Where is new crust created?

a)

Convergent Boundaries

b)

Transform Faults

c)

Divergent Boundaries

d)

Mountain Ranges

83.

Islands in the middle of a tectonic plate are usually associated with what phenomena?

a)

Subduction zones

b)

Hot Spots

c)

Divergent Boundaries

d)

Transform Faults

84.

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

85.

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

86.

What is feedback in the context of Earth's systems?

a)

A process that amplifies or diminishes changes in a system

b)

A method to measure the temperature of the Earth

c)

A way to predict weather patterns

d)

A technique to map the Earth's surface

87.

Which of the following is an example of positive feedback in Earth's systems?

a)

The melting of polar ice reducing the Earth's albedo, leading to more warming

b)

The growth of vegetation reducing atmospheric CO2 levels

c)

The water cycle maintaining a balance of precipitation and evaporation

d)

The formation of clouds reflecting sunlight back into space

88.

What is equilibrium in a system?

a)

A state where all processes are accelerating

b)

A state where inputs and outputs are balanced

c)

A state where only positive feedback occurs

d)

A state where energy is constantly increasing

89.

How does negative feedback affect Earth's systems?

a)

It amplifies changes, leading to instability

b)

It diminishes changes, promoting stability

c)

It has no effect on the system

d)

It only affects the atmosphere

90.

Which of the following is an example of negative feedback in Earth's systems?

a)

Increased cloud cover reflecting more sunlight, cooling the Earth

b)

Ocean acidification due to increased CO2 levels

c)

Deforestation leading to increased atmospheric CO2

d)

Melting permafrost releasing methane

91.

What role does the carbon cycle play in Earth's feedback systems?

a)

It only affects the ocean's salinity

b)

It acts as a positive feedback loop by increasing atmospheric CO2

c)

It helps regulate Earth's temperature through carbon sequestration

d)

It has no impact on Earth's climate

92.

Which of the following best describes a system in dynamic equilibrium?

a)

A system where all components are static

b)

A system where changes occur but are balanced by feedback mechanisms

c)

A system with no feedback mechanisms

d)

A system that is constantly accelerating

93.

How does the greenhouse effect demonstrate feedback in Earth's systems?

a)

It is an example of negative feedback that cools the Earth

b)

It is an example of positive feedback that warms the Earth

c)

It has no feedback effects

d)

It only affects the polar regions

94.

The SECOND most common gas in our atmosphere is ____.

a)

N

b)

O

c)

Ne

d)

Ar

95.

In which atmospheric layer do meteors burn up in?

a)

Mesosphere

b)

Exosphere

c)

Stratosphere

d)

Thermosphere

96.

The layer of soil in which topsoil is found is the ___ layer.

a)

O

b)

A

c)

B

d)

C

97.

How is it possible for dust from the Sahara to end up in the Amazon?

a)

Through convection cells

b)

Due to the Coriolis effect

c)

By the movement of global winds

d)

All of the above

98.

What causes wind to blow?

a)

Differences in air pressure

b)

Earth's rotation

c)

Convection cells

d)

Thermal energy

99.

What happens to air density when it gets colder?

a)

It decreases

b)

It remains the same

c)

It increases

d)

It depends on the altitude

100.

What causes distinct patterns of global winds?

a)

Unequal heating of Earth's surface

b)

Coriolis effect

c)

Convection cells

d)

Thermal energy