Which are surface currents?

California current and Gulf stream

What is the greenhouse effect?

when certain gases trap heat to make the earth warmer

How are photosynthesis and cellular respiration related?

The products of one are the reactants of the other.

long-term variations in the atmosphere + hydrosphere

Solid water (ice) directly to liquid gas

Which of the following best defines the tropical zones?

receives the most direct sunlight year round

Greenhouse Effects Main Gases are?

Carbon Dioxide, Methane, and Water Vapor

Which two processes drive the biological carbon cycle?

Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration

Carbon cycles through the Earth system. During photosynthesis, carbon is

converted by organisms from a gas to carbohydrates

Which of these is an example of how Earth's hydrosphere interacts with the atmosphere?

the ocean affecting air temperature

Small water droplets warm up and evaporate

Which of the following are included in the biosphere:

Bacteria, archaea, and all other organisms

Removes water from Peru and gives it to Asia and Australia

Which of the following best defines weather?

atmospheric conditions; hard to predict, many changes can occur

What are climate zones?

Areas that are divided by precipitation and temperature

Which of the following are part of the atmosphere and considered greenhouse gases?

Carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, nitrogenous oxides, methane, water vaport

Which of the following are part of the geosphere?

Rocks, volcanoes, fossils, fossil fuels, sediment, crystals, caves

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1
Which human activity DOES NOT help remove carbon dioxide from the carbon cycle?
Eating fast food
Planting Trees
Burning less fossil fuels
Restoring habitats
2
Which are surface currents?
El Nino and La Nina
El Nino and Gulf curent
La Nino and California current
California current and Gulf stream
3
What is the greenhouse effect?
the process of evaporation
when certain gases trap heat to make the earth warmer
when plants are planted in the spring
growing a garden only in a greenhouse
4
Which of the following powers the water cycle?
Heat
Physical activities
Nutrient cycles
Human activities
5
How are photosynthesis and cellular respiration related?
They both occur in heterotrophs.
They are a part of the water cycle.
The products of one are the reactants of the other.
They both occur in animal cells
6
Global cooling can happen if greenhouse gases increase
True
False
7
Climate
Includes humidity, cloudiness, and wind
Is the same regardless of latitude
Excludes droughts and floods
long-term variations in the atmosphere + hydrosphere
8
Gulf current
West coast of MX--> USA--> CA
East coast of MX--> USA--> CA
East coast of USA--> MX
West coast of USA--> MX
9
What are the reactants of cellular respiration?
Glucose and Oxygen
Water and Sunlight
ADP and Carbon Dioxide
Carbon Dioxide and ATP
10
Global warming happens when greenhouse gases decrease
True
False
11
What are the products in Cellular Respiration?
CO2, H2O, and ATP
ATP
Glucose and O2
sunlight
12
What are the products of photosynthesis?
sugar and oxygen
sugar and carbon dioxide
carbon dioxide and water
oxygen and water
13
Oceans play a major role in the carbon cycle by absorbing carbon dioxide.
False
True
14
Sublimation
Water droplets gather together to form clouds
movement of clouds
Liquid water become gas (water vapor = tiny droplets of water in air)
Solid water (ice) directly to liquid gas
15
Which of the following best defines the tropical zones?
short, cold summers and long, bitterly cold winters
receives the most direct sunlight year round
receive less direct sunlight→ hot summers and cold winters
16
Greenhouse Effects Main Gases are?
Carbon Dioxide, Methane, and Water Vapor
Water Vapor and Carbon Monoxide
Helium, Hydrogen, and Methane
Carbon Monoxide, Methane, and Water Vapor
17
Which two processes drive the biological carbon cycle?
Erosion and Uplift
Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration
Precipitation and condensation
Digestion and Perspiration
18
La Nina lasts 1-3 decades
False
True
19
How would a drop in temperature most affect the processes of respiration and photosynthesis?
photo increases, cell resp decreases
both remain same
both decrease
photo decreases, cell resp increases
20
Which of the following key terms best describes the sun warms up surface waters?
Evaporatipon
Condensation
Transpiration
Sublimation
21
Which is not a consequence of global warming?
Mass animal and plant death
Increased sea levels
Glacier formation
Loss of coastlines
22
A U.S. state with four seasons, would be part of which climate zone?
Northern Temperate
Southern Temperate
Northern Polar
Southern Tropical
23
A place with four yearly seasons is likely in one of the tropical zones
True
False
24
The warm phase of the ENSO cycle
Hurricane season
La Nina
El Nino
Southwest Monsoon
25
Carbon cycles through the Earth system. During photosynthesis, carbon is
broken down and released from the remains of living organism
dissolved in water
converted by organisms from a gas to carbohydrates
released from wood as carbon dioxide when wood is burned
26
Which is not a consequence of global cooling?
Decreased sea levels
Mass animal and plant death
Glacier formation
Increased global temperatures
27
What gas is the carbon cycle based on?
Carbon Dioxide
Nitrogen
Carbon
Oxygen
28
Which are deep ocean currents?
El Nino and Gulf curent
La Nino and California current
California current and Gulf stream
El Nino and La Nina
29
Which of these is an example of how Earth's hydrosphere interacts with the atmosphere?
the ocean affecting air temperature
migration of birds in winter
a river flowing through a canyon
earthquakes
30
Transpiration
Water is not absorbed into soil and moves down surfaces
Solid water (ice) directly to liquid gas
Small water droplets warm up and evaporate
Liquid water become gas (water vapor = tiny droplets of water in air)
31
Which of the following are included in the biosphere:
Bacteria, archaea, and all other organisms
Oceans, rivers, stream, and lakes
Volcanoes, atmosphere, ground water, and soil
Animals, plants, water sources, fungi, and aquifers
32
El nino
Adds water to Peru
Removes water from Peru and gives it to North America
Removes water from Peru and gives it to West coast of Africa
Removes water from Peru and gives it to Asia and Australia
33
Which of the following best defines weather?
long-term variations in external environmental factors in the geosphere
atmospheric conditions; hard to predict, few changes can occur
long-term variations in external environmental factors in the biosphere
atmospheric conditions; hard to predict, many changes can occur
34
What are climate zones?
Areas that are divided by clouds and time
Areas that are divided by precipitation and temperature
Weather at different times of day in different months
Different levels of hills and mountains divided by altitude
35
Which of the following are part of the atmosphere and considered greenhouse gases?
Carbon dioxide, glucose, water, and oxygen
ATP, glucose, water, and carbon dioxide
Ammonia, carbon dioxide, oxygen, water vapor
Carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, nitrogenous oxides, methane, water vaport
36
Which of these is not an example of climate?
Droughts
Hurricanes
Heat Waves
Floods
37
Which types of organisms uses cellular respiration for their cellular energy needs?
plants only
prokaryotes
eukaryotes
animals only
38
Which of the following are part of the geosphere?
Oceans, rivers, and surface runoff
Rocks, volcanoes, fossils, fossil fuels, sediment, crystals, caves
Animals, plants, bacteria, fungi, and protists
Human activities, such as burning fossil fuels
39
Ocean currents affect climates by the transfer of....
Salt Water
Temperature
Currents
Sunlight
40
Which is the cooler phase of the ENSO Cycle?
La Nino
El Nino
La Nina
El Nina
41
El Nino lasts 9-12 months
True
False
42
California current
East coast of USA--> MX
West coast of MX--> USA--> CA
West coast of USA--> MX
East coast of MX--> USA--> CA
43
Which of the following is a reactant in photosynthesis?
glucose
carbon dioxide
oxygen
carbohydrates

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