Earth Science Benchmark #1 Review
- 1.An aquifer is a
- A.
Land area drained by a stream system
- B.
Broad, flat, fertile area extending out from a streams bank that may be covered with water
- C.
Irregular topography with sinkholes, sinks, and sinking streams caused by dissolution of limestone
- D.
Permeable underground layer through which water flows easily
- 2.What layer has the ozone layer in it?
- A.
Mesosphere
- B.
Troposphere
- C.
Thermosphere
- D.
Stratosphere
- 3.What gas makes up around 21% of our atmosphere?
- A.
Methane
- B.
Oxygen
- C.
Nitrogen
- D.
Carbon dioxide
- 4.What is the most abundant gas in the atmosphere?
- A.
Oxygen
- B.
Nitrogen
- C.
Carbon Dioxide
- D.
Water Vapor
- 5.Which of the following is an example of heat transfer by radiation?
- A.
A pan sitting on a hot burner
- B.
The Sun heating the Earth
- C.
Hot air lifting a balloon off the ground
- D.
None of the above
- 6.Which of the following is an example of heat transfer by convection?
- A.
A pan sitting on a hot burner
- B.
The Sun heating the Earth
- C.
Hot air lifting a balloon off the ground
- D.
None of the above
- 7.Why is the ozone layer beneficial to humans?
- A.
It gets rid of harmful gases like carbon dioxide.
- B.
It provides a form of oxygen with three atoms that helps us breathe better.
- C.
It increases the greenhouse effect so we can grow plants.
- D.
It filters out incoming ultraviolet radiation.
- 8.How does radiation travel through space?
- A.
Energy travels in a straight line.
- B.
Energy travels in a zig zag line.
- C.
Energy travels as waves.
- 9.Which of the following best describes the greenhouse effect ?
- A.
The warming of the earth's surface and lower atmosphere occurs when carbon dioxide, methane, water vapor and other greenhouse gases absorb and reradiate infrared radiation.
- B.
The warming of the earth's surface and lower atmosphere of Earth occur when oxygen and nitrogen absorb and reradiate reradiate infrared radiation.
- C.
None of the above.
- 10.Venus has an atmosphere made up of 97% carbon dioxide. What type of temperatures would you expect to find in Venus?
- A.
Extremely Low temperatures.
- B.
Extremely High temperatures.
- C.
Average, livable temperatures.
- 11.What would be the result of deforestation?
- A.
An increase in carbon dioxide.
- B.
A decrease in carbon dioxide.
- C.
No effect
- 12.What happens to the temperature as pressure increases?
- A.
As pressure increases, temperature increases
- B.
As pressure increases, temperature decreases
- C.
As pressure increases there is no change in temperature
- 13.This is a band of anomalously warm ocean water temperatures that occasionally develops off the western coast of South America and can cause climatic changes across the Pacific Ocean.
- A.
La Nina
- B.
El Nino
- C.
Global Warming
- D.
Tsunami
- 14.During this period , the sea surface temperature across the equatorial Eastern Central Pacific Ocean will be lower than normal by 3–5 °C.
- A.
La Nina
- B.
El Nino
- C.
Global Warming
- D.
Hurricane
- 15.Some green house gases are...
- A.
Oxygen
- B.
Carbon dioxide, methane, and water vapor
- C.
Nitrogen
- D.
Green house gasses do not cause global warming.
- 16.Which process produces energy by the splitting of large atoms?
- A.
Fusion
- B.
Proliferation
- C.
Fissile material
- D.
Fission
- 17.Between 1960 and 1970, world oil consumption approximately doubled. Which of the following explanations is consistent with this increase?
- A.
A. The number of passengers per car increased.
- B.
B. People drove less, conserving gasoline.
- C.
C. The price of gasoline increased.
- D.
D. The number of cars on the road increased.
- E.
E. Cars that were more fuel-efficient were manufactured.
- 18.The causes of Global Warming can be split up into the following groups:
- A.
Natural causes and Artificial causes
- B.
Human causes and extra-terrestrial causes
- C.
Natural causes and Human causes
- D.
Natural causes, Artificial causes and Human causes
- 19.Undesirable state of the natural environment being contaminated with harmful substances as a consequence of human activities
- A.
Pollution
- B.
Permeability
- C.
Percolation
- D.
Evaporation
- 20.Water that flows over the ground surface rather than soaking into the ground.
- A.
Aquifer
- B.
Porosity
- C.
Runoff
- D.
Pollution
- 21.Loops of glowing hydrogen seen hanging over the solar limb durring totality are:
- A.
Solar Holes
- B.
Gravitational spots
- C.
Prominences
- 22.What are cooler, darker spots on the sun's surface?
- A.
Corona
- B.
Sunspots
- C.
Photosphere
- 23.What is the rotation period of the earth?
- A.
365 days
- B.
24 hours
- C.
1 year
- 24.What causes the seasons?
- A.
The elliptical movement of the earth around the sun
- B.
The tilt of the earth at various stages of the earth's revolution around the sun
- C.
The solar wind moves the earth at different angles
- 25.When the Moon temporarily blocks the sunlight reaching Earth.
- A.
Solar Eclipse
- B.
Lunar Eclipse
- C.
Full Moon
- D.
New Moon
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