Transcript Earth Sc ience Week 4 Exam Reviewx

Earth Science Exam Review
Week 4
1. How can urbanization affect a local area?
A. It can increase the number of invasive species in
an area.
B. It can decrease the risk of water pollution in an
area.
C. It can increase the risk of flooding in an area.
D. It can decrease the need for natural resources in
an area.
It can increase the risk of flooding in an area.
2. Subsurface ocean currents continually circulate
from the warm waters near the equator to the
colder waters in other parts of the world. What is
the main cause of these currents?
A. differences in the topography along the ocean
floor
B. differences in density of ocean water
C. the rotation of Earth on its axis
D. movement of the jet stream
differences in density of ocean water
3. Which is the most common contamination source
for freshwater resources?
A. runoff
B. digging wells
C. melting of glaciers
D. lightning
runoff
4. Which storm most likely develops as air masses
interact with the warm water in the northwest
Pacific Ocean?
A typhoon
B tornado
C blizzard
D monsoon
typhoon
6. Which is associated with an increase of
chlorofluorocarbons in the environment?
A an increase in health risks associated with UV
radiation
B an increase in levels of methane gas in the
atmosphere
C an increase in ozone levels in the upper
atmosphere
D an increase in acid precipitation
an increase in health risks associated with UV
radiation
7. Which natural phenomenon occurs as a result of
Earth rotating on its axis?
A. movement of tectonic plates
B. deep ocean currents
C. seasonal changes
D. day and night
day and night
8. What long-term impact could the destruction of
large areas of forests have on Earth?
A. decreased rates of erosion
B. increased atmospheric carbon dioxide levels
C. decreased amounts of acid rain
D. increased atmospheric oxygen levels
increased atmospheric carbon dioxide levels
9. How does the tilt of the Earth’s axis affect the
seasons?
A. by changing the amount of direct solar
energy reaching the surface of Earth
B. by influencing the rate of chemical reactions
occurring in the atmosphere
C. by deflecting the harmful rays of radiation
emitted by the sun
D. by changing the speed of the rotation of
by changing the amount of direct solar energy
reaching the surface of Earth
10. Which would most likely cause a reduction in the
amount of coal and natural gas on Earth?
A a continual increase in the amount of pollution in
Earth’s atmosphere
B a continual increase in the number of people on
Earth
C a continual decrease in the amount of water in
Earth’s aquifers
D a continual decrease in the amount of rain forests
on Earth
a continual increase in the number of people on
Earth
11. Which is an effect of lower levels of solar
radiation striking Earth?
A increased incidences of skin cancer
B decreased rates of photosynthesis
C increased phytoplankton activity
D decreased carbon dioxide levels
decreased rates of photosynthesis
12. The major disadvantage of using solar panels to
generate electricity is that
solar panels —
A. release toxic fumes into the air
B. cannot convert energy efficiently
C. are affected by cloud coverage and day length
D. produce energy that cannot be stored
are affected by cloud coverage and day length
13. At Earth's surface in the northern hemisphere,
air moves ______________ toward low pressure.
A)counterclockwise
B)clockwise
C)north
D)south
clockwise
14. What climatic event is a warming of the Pacific
Ocean?
A)El Niño
B)La Niña
C)Coriolis effect
D)Alberta Clipper
El Nino
15. Over geologic time, global mean sea level has varied significantly.
Which change is most likely responsible for an increase in global mean sea
level?
A erosion of sediment from a mountain range
B mass extinction of marine organisms
C formation of an ocean trench
D melting of polar ice caps
melting of polar ice caps
16. Many birds live in mountainous temperate forest
ecosystems. Above the tree line on mountains,
however, the ecosystems change. Few birds are found
there. Many factors contribute to the lower number
of birds seen above a mountain’s tree line. Which of
these factors is abiotic?
A limited food
B no trees for shelter
C. frequent high winds
D high-flying predators
frequent high winds
17.Biomes include both biotic and abiotic elements.
Which set includes both biotic and abiotic elements of an
estuary?
A cordgrass, water salinity, great blue herons
B ospreys, oysters, black needle rush
C silt, air temperature, tidal pattern
cordgrass, water salinity, great blue herons
18. Visible light reaches Earth’s surface while infrared light
is trapped as heat. Which characteristic of Earth’s
atmosphere causes this to happen?
A the ozone hole
B the inversion layer
C the greenhouse effect
D the atmospheric continuum
the greenhouse effect
19. Earth’s ice sheets grow and retreat on a cycle of about
41,000 years. Which natural process is responsible for this
cycle?
A the eccentricity of Earth’s orbit
B the wobble in Earth’s tilt on its axis
C the El Niño Southern Oscillation
D the changing size of the ozone hole
the wobble in Earth’s tilt on its axis
20. Tides that have a maximum daily tidal range during
new and full moos are called what?
A. high
B. neap
C. spring
d. low
Spring tides
21. Auroras occur where Earth’s magnetosphere traps
high-energy particles in which region of the atmosphere?
A. troposphere
B. stratosphere
C. thermosphere
D. exosphere
thermosphere
22. How does air density affect air pressure in a cyclonic
storm?
A. Warm air rises, creating an area of low pressure
under it.
B. Cool air rises, creating an area of low pressure
under it.
C. Warm air rises, creating an area of high pressure
under it.
D. Cool air rises, creating an area of high pressure
under it.
Warm air rises, creating an area of low pressure under it.
23. Which of these processes in the water cycle heats the
atmosphere most as a cyclonic storm forms over the
ocean?
A. Water droplets cluster into clouds.
B. Water droplets fall to Earth as rain.
C. Water vapor in the atmosphere condenses into
droplets.
Water vapor in the atmosphere condenses into droplets.
24. Which renewable resource would be least affected by
increasing global temperatures?
A. hydropower
B. wind energy
C. geothermal power
D. biomass energy
Geothermal energy
25. Which of these natural disasters is least likely to cause
major damage to a prairie ecosystem?
A a flood
B a tornado
C a hurricane
D an earthquake
an earthquake