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1
Salinity is related to...
acid in the environment
its cousins
salt in the environment
pollution in the environment
2
Animals die, sink to the ocean floor and form...
a thin layer of ooze
phosphorus rich rocks
nitrogen rich rocks
mid ocean ridges
3
The huge, single worldwide current is called the:
Large transporter
Ocean conveyor belt
Whole ocean current
EAC
4
Eroded/dissolved rocks release (what) into the soil for plants to use.
carbon
neon
phosphorus
nitrogen
5
An atom of phosphorus can be caught in a biological cycle for how many years?
100, 000
1
100
1, 000, 000
6
Transpiration is...
the same as evaporation
the evaporation of water from plants
when water is transported through the ocean
7
Where ocean currents move in a circular motion, these area are known as
whirlpools
circulars
gyres
8
The ocean current that warms the UK and western Europe is called the:
Gulf stream
Hot stream
Atlantic curent
Atlantic heat-track
9
El Nino results in Australia having...
more rainfall with warm air
less rainfall with cool air
10
When water turns from gas to liquid, it is called:
condensation
transpiration
precipitation
evaporation
11
Coal and oil is (what), returning carbon to the atmosphere.
burnt
exploded
leaked
expelled
12
The atmosphere is mainly:
argon gas
nitrogen gas
oxygen gas
carbon dioxide
13
Climate is
changing
The same as weather
Long term weather averages
Very unpredictable
14
Fertilisers usually contain
Both
Nitrogen
Phosphorus
15
Which greenhouse gas traps the most heat?
carbon dioxide
methane
water
nitrogen
16
Converting nitrogen gas into a useable form of nitrogen for plants is called:
Nitrogen fixation
Nitrogen helping
Nitrogen conversion
Nitrogen slip
17
the Lithosphere is...
the first layer of the atmosphere
all plant life
all animal life
the earth's crust and soils
18
Nitrogen fixation makes nitrogen useable to plants by...
Breaking the double bond of nitrogen gas
Breaking the triple bond of nitrogen gas
Breaking the single bond of nitrogen gas
Breaking the quadruple bond of nitrogen gas
19
Is water continuously recycled over time?
Yes
No
20
Nitrogen fixation can be done by
leaves
insects
legumes
21
The water cycle can be summarised (in order) as:
evaporation, condensation, precipitation
evaporation, precipitation, condensation
condensation, evaporation, precipitation
lifting, clouds, rain
22
A large source of methane that contributes to global warming is:
Cows burping
Cars
Rotting compost
Watches
23
In the atmosphere, carbon is found in the form of:
carbon dioxide
pure carbon
nitrogen
carbon gas
24
"Biota" means:
sea life
soil life
"welcome" (in Spanish)
all animal and plant life
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The hydrosphere refers to:
all earth's waters
the oceans
tap water
lakes and rivers
