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1.About 20% of Earth's atmosphere is this gas. Global warming

oxygen Biological magnification
nitrogen 8. What is the core made of?
carbon dioxide Iron
2. Aluminum
What gas makes up around 21% of our Steel
atmosphere? Iron and Nickel
A. Both a and c
Methane 9. What type of air pressure is caused by warm air
B. rising in a hurricane?
Oxygen low
C. occluded
Nitrogen stationary
D. high
Carbon dioxide 10. About how long ago was Earth formed?
3. What is the most common gas in the 4.5 million years
atmosphere? 45 million years
A. 4.5 billion years
Oxygen 11. Oceanic crust is and dense
B. than continental crust.
Carbon dioxide wider/less
C. thinner/more
Nitrogen thinner/less
D. wider/more
Methan 12. One major goal of environmental science is to
Average global temperatures will rise give practical solutions to environmental problems.
4. The is the least dense layer of Earth. True
core False
mantle 13. Wind, solar and water are examples of
ocean resources.
crust nonrenewable
5. is the systematic study of our fossil fuels
environment and our proper place in it. budding
Agriculture renewable
Environmental science 14. Which cycle illustrates the path of water
Biodiversity through the environment?
Sustainability nitrogen cycle
6. Acid rain, ozone, and smog are all examples carbon cycle
of . phosphorus cycle
primary pollutants hydrologic cycle
secondary pollutants 15. The contains both the crust and the
7. is used to describe the wise upper mantle.
management of natural resources. asthenosphere
Conservation lithosphere
Biodiversity atmosphere
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mesosphere 23. Water is a resource.
16. What is a resource that can be replaced renewable
relatively quickly by natural processes? non-renewable
nonrenewable resources 24. Air pressure as you go higher up in the
depleted resources atmosphere.
material resources increases
renewable resources decreases
17. Environmental Scientists study interactions 25. The philosophy that says that humans have a
between unique responsibility to manage, care for, and
animals and their environment. improve nature is called
humans and their environments. ecology.
humans and animals. environmentalism.
animals and their habitats. stewardship.
18. What do we call the point where an earthquake biocentric preservation.
starts? 26. Overfishing, and certain fishing methods, are
epicenter depleting some fish populations.
target True
focus False
fault 27. Air pressure is measured with .
19. The densest layer of Earth is a thermometer
the crust because rotational forces throw heavy an isobar
materials to the outside. a hygrometer
the crust because the collisions of tectonic plates a baromete
create tremendous pressures that increases density. 28. If fossil fuels are still forming today, why are
the core because molten iron sank to the center in they considered nonrenewable resources?
the early Earth. Fossil fuels are broken down by processes faster
the mantle because it is the thickest layer. than they form.
20. Most of the energy we use comes from a group We are depleting fossil fuel much faster than they
of natural resources called . form.
nuclear energy The fossil fuels being formed today are deep under
fossil fuels the ocean, where they cannot be reached.
oil reserves The only fossil fuels being produced are methane
radiation hydrates, which we cannot use yet.
21. The study of how living things interact with their 29. Which of these is an example of a non-
surroundings is renewable resource?
applied science. trees
surround sound. water
environmental science. coal
anthropology. grass
22. Which of the following statements provides a 30. Who wrote the essay, "The Tragedy of the
reason for the widespread use of fossil fuels? Commons"?
Fossil fuels are a renewable source of energy. Albert Einstein
Fossil fuels are readily available and inexpensive. Garrett Hardin
Fossil fuels are not harmful to the environment. Jimmy Carter
Fossil fuels are distributed evenly around Earth. Charles Darwin
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31. The inner layer of the atmosphere that extends True
about 11 miles above sea level and contains most of False
the planet's air. 39. Air pressure is not an important factor in
troposphere weather forecasting.
stratosphere True
hydrosphere False
biosphere 40. What force holds the atmosphere to Earth?
32. winds are those that are strongly centrifugal force
influenced by Earth’s terrain (mountains, gravity
vegetation, or bodies of water). radioactive decay
Global atmospheric pressure
Local 41. What is an inorganic solid that has a
33. When a large fraction of the resources have characteristic chemical composition, an orderly
been used up, it is considered to be what? internal structure, and a characteristic set of
wasted physical properties?
depleted element
gone mineral
extinct radioactive waste
34. How does the atmosphere help support life on nuclear fusion
Earth? 42. Environmental change occurs wherever humans
providing oxygen have
protecting from solar radiation hunted.
regulating the temperature grown food.
all of the above settled.
35. The process by which CO2CO2 dissolves in water all of the above.
and is released from water to the atmosphere is 43. The densest layer of Earth is
known as the crust because rotational forces throw heavy
photosynthesis. materials to the outside.
respiration. the crust because the collisions of tectonic plates
diffusion. create tremendous pressures that increases density.
sedimentation. the core because molten iron sank to the center in
36. the early Earth.
Grade 11Atmosphere the mantle because it is the thickest layer.
The greater the difference in air pressure, the 44. A geochemist is a person who specializes in the
greater the wind speed. chemistry of .
True the atmosphere
False rocks, minerals, and soils
37. living things
The layer that contains most of Earth's mass is the tornadoes
crust. 45. The theory explaining that Earth's outer shell is
mantle. composed of many moving segments is called
core. the theory.
asthenosphere. primordial ooze
38. The chemical reaction of oxygen with other tectonic plate
substances is called oxidation. gradualism
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lithosphere 53. winds are really large air masses that
46. The layer of the atmosphere 11-30 miles above are created mainly as a result of Earth’s rotation,
sea level. Its lower portion contains ozone. the shape of Earth and the Sun’s heating power.
troposphere Global
stratosphere Local
hydrosphere 54. What do we call a large thunderstorm that has
biosphere rotation in it?
47. Color is unreliable for identifying a mineral hurricane
because supercell
most minerals have similar colors. cold front
small amounts of other elements affect color, but blizzard
weathered surfaces will reveal color. 55. Clouds are formed by the motion of air.
small amounts of other elements affect color and upward
weathered surfaces may hide color. downward
most minerals are virtually colorless side to side
48. Which science studies forces and processes that 56. Energy from what source drives the atmosphere
produce weather? and hydrosphere?
astronomy Sun
meteorology Radioactive decay
geology Primordial coalescence
oceanography Chemical reaction
49. A/an is an immense body of air that has 57. Earth's atmosphere is made up of about 78% of
consistent temperature and moisture. which element or compound?
sea breeze Nitrogen
tornado Oxygen
mountain breeze Argon
air mass Carbon Dioxide
50. In which era did the dinosaurs live? 58. What is the eye wall of a hurricane?
Precambrian location in a hurricane where the most damaging
Paleozoic winds/rain is found
Mesozoic the calm part of the hurricane
Cenozoic the part of the hurricane with the slowest winds
51. The atmosphere helps support life on Earth by a hurricane that does not exceed 119 kilometers per
providing oxygen. hour
protecting from solar radiation. 59. To be a part of the oxide mineral group the
regulating the temperature. mineral must contain this.
all of the above Oxygen
52. These are the two main groups that all minerals Osmium
can be classified into. Carbon
Crystalline and Noncrystalline Silicon
Quartz and Granite 60. Which one of the following abbreviations would
Igneous and Metamorphic be used to describe a maritime tropical air mass?
Silicate and Non-silicate mE
mP
mT
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cT 69. The theory explaining that Earth's outer shell is
61. Name for a hurricane that forms in the western composed of many moving segments is called
Pacific Ocean. the theory.
Hurricane lithosphere
Storm Surge primordial ooze
Eye tectonic plate
Eye Wall gradualism
Typhoon 70. The lithosphere is the outermost, cool, hard and
62. The type of metamorphism this rock undergoes strong layer of the
occurs due to the pressure and heat from the core.
movement of one tectonic plate against another. biosphere.
Concrete Metamorphism geosphere.
Contact Metamorphism hydrosphere
Tectonic Metamorphism 71. The lithosphere is the outermost, cool, hard and
Regional Metamorphism strong layer of the
63. Due to different combinations of materials, core.
rocks will weather at different rates. For example, a biosphere.
marble headstone will weather faster than a granite geosphere.
headstone. hydrosphere.
True 72. What is it called when there are winds of
False different speeds under a storm?
64. Cyclones are pressure centers. acceleration zone
high wind differential
low hail zone
65. Ore minerals do not contain elements. wind shear
True 73. What is the main component found in glass?
False Water
66. Aluminum is made from which ore? Lime
Hematite Sodium Oxide
Bauxite Silica
Cinnabar 74. Earth's atmosphere is made up of about 78% of
Malachite which element or compound?
67. Continental crust is Nitrogen
denser and more rigid than oceanic crust. Oxygen
floating on top of the oceanic crust. Argon
thicker than oceanic crust. Carbon Dioxide
younger than the oceanic crust. 75. Tornadoes are associated with
68. To be placed into the sulfide mineral group the cyclones.
mineral must have this. anti-cyclones.
Silicon 76. What gases do scientists speculate were lost
Carbon from Earth's primordial atmosphere, shortly after it
Sodium formed?
Sulfur nitrogen and oxygen
hydrogen and helium
oxygen and hydrogen
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carbon dioxide and oxygen core.
77. Earth's atmosphere has had major biosphere.
stage(s) in its evolution. geosphere.
one hydrosphere
two 86. A mineral that continues to glow after a
three ultraviolet light has been turned off has this
four property.
78. Rock that is composed of rounded gravel-sized Radioactivity
fragments or pebbles. Lightning Activity
Marble Fluorescence
Breccia Phosphorescence
Granite 87. Which of the following is NOT a reason for the
Conglomerate loss of Earth's early atmosphere?
79. Which of the following is least permeable? solar winds
silt the molecules were light and vaporized
clay it was absorbed through the earth's crust
sand it "boiled off"
gravel 88.
hummus Sandstone is found in which geospheric layer?
80.Buildings can be made earthquake proof. crust
True mantle
False core
81. Molten rock and gas under very high pressure hydrosphere
that can reach extremely high temperatures is 89. About how many thunderstorms happen
called magma. annually around the world?
True 1 million
False 300
82. Island arcs form along 16 million
subduction zones. 3 million
rapidly spreading mid-ocean ridges. 90. What is the atmospheric layer closest to the
transform faults. ground?
wide continental shelves.
83. A guyot is a new volcano with a summit that has Mesosphere
been cut off by erosion and then submerged. Troposphere
True Thermosphere
False Stratosphere
84. A geologist excavates an alternating sequence of 91. What is the second atmospheric layer from the
light and dark shales. Which is the most likely ground?
depositional environment for the rock sequence? A.
fluvial Thermosphere
marine B.
alluvial Stratosphere
lacustrin C.
85. The lithosphere is the outermost, cool, hard and Troposphere
strong layer of the D.
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Mesosphere C.
92. What is the third atmospheric layer from the It protects us from ultra violet radiation
ground? D.
A. It helps us breathe
Troposphere 97. What layer protects us by burning up most
B. meteors?
Thermosphere A.
C. Stratosphere
Stratosphere B.
D. Mesosphere
Mesosphere C.
93. What is the fourth atmospheric layer from the Troposphere
ground? D.
A. Thermosphere
Thermosphere 98. What layer does most weather occur in?
B. A.
Mesosphere Troposphere
C. B.
Troposphere Stratosphere
D. C.
Stratosphere Thermosphere
94. What layer of the atmosphere has the aurora D.
borealis in it? Mesosphere
A. 99. What is the coldest layer in the atmosphere?
Stratosphere A.
B. Troposphere
Mesosphere B.
C. Thermosphere
Troposphere C.
D. Stratosphere
Thermosphere D.
95. What layer has the ozone layer in it? Mesosphere
A. 100.
Mesosphere What is the hottest layer in the atmosphere?
B. A.
Troposphere Mesosphere
C. B.
Thermosphere Thermosphere
D. C.
Stratosphere Stratosphere
96. What does the ozone layer do? D.
A. Troposphere
It protects us from meteors
B.
It protects us from violent solar flares