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1
Which biome is the hottest and dryest?
Tundra
Taiga
Grasslands
Desert
2
Which biome is the coldest and dryest?
Grasslands
Desert
Taiga
Tundra
3
Not all regions on Earth receives the same amount of light due to...
Insolation
Eclipses
Insulation
Angle of inclination
4
What is the heat of vap when 27.05 kJ of energy is absorbed into 3.24 mol of water.
0.119 kJ/mol
O.120 kJ/mol
8.34 kJ/mol
8.35 kJ/mol
5
Which of the following is true in regards to the post industrial revolution?
carbon source < carbon sink
carbon source had nothing to do with carbon sink
carbon source = carbon sink
carbon source > carbon sink
6
Which of the following is how solar rays travel?
Conduction
Radiation
Convection
7
Which atmosphere contains the ozone layer?
Troposphere
Stratosphere
Thermosphere
Mesophere
8
Which of the following is true when comparing our atmosphere to Mars' and Venus'?
Earth has the highest amount of CO2
Earth has the lowest amount of oxygen
Earth has the lowest amound of argon
Earth has the highest amount of nitrogen
9
Which of the following has the highest specific heat capacity?
Sand
Water
Air
Steel
10
The unit for heat of fusion is...
kJ/mol
kJ
J/mol
mol
11
What is the albedo of a surface?
The percent of sun that is absorbed
The percent of sun that is reflected
The percent of sun that is reflected and absorbed
The percent of sun that is reflected and refracted
12
3.00 g of water (18.02 g/mol) releases how much energy with a H
fus
of 6.01 kJ/mol?
325 kJ
36.1 kJ
0.0277 kJ
1.00 kJ
13
Which atmosphere is found at the lowest altitudes?
Stratosphere
Mesophere
Thermosphere
Troposphere
14
Which was your favourite Science 10 unit?
Physics
Biology
Chemistry
Global Systems
15
Which biome receives the most precipitation?
Taiga
Deciduous
Grassland
Rainforest
16
Which atmosphere has the highest temperatures?
Troposphere
Mesophere
Thermosphere
Stratosphere
17
Weather affects adaptations of organisms.
Falsh
True
18
Which of the following statements is an example of climate?
It tends to be dry and cool this time of year
It snowed 13 inches yesterday!
Today will be a high of 12oC
Last year we had way more snow!
19
Which regions of Canada receive the mildest temperatures?
Inland
The coastal areas
The northernmost
20
Which of the following factors would NOT cause much reflection of solar radiation?
Dirt
Clouds
Water
Snow
21
Which regions on Earth would receive the highest angle of incidence from the Sun's rays?
North pole
Southern hemisphere
Northern hemisphere
Equator
22
Which of the following latitudes has the highest net radiation budget?
0o
80o North
40o North
40o South
23
Which of the following are NOT a greenhouse gas?
NO3
CO2
NO2
CH4
24
The Coriolis Effect is affected by what?
The rotation of the Earth
Wind patterns
Air currents
Ocean currents
25
Which of the following is how air travels?
Radiation
Convection
Conduction
26
The time of year in which we receive the most daylight is...
The summer solstice
The winter solstice
The winter equinox
The summer equinox
27
Which greenhouse gas has the highest global warming potential?
methane
carbon dioxide
nitrous oxide
28
Currents in the northern hemisphere travel which way in general?
No pattern
Counter-clockwise
Clockwise
29
Only scientific evidence is used to determine climate patterns.
False
True
30
The energy _________ from a substance going from solid to liquid is the heat of ________.
released, fusion
absorbed, fusion
released, vaporization
absorbed, vaporization
31
Which of the following are components of the lithosphere?
Water, minerals and ice
Living organisms and water
Rock, minerals, and water
Rocks, minerals and elements
32
50 g of water at a SPC of 4.19 J/g
o
C goes from 10
o
C to 25
o
C. What is the thermal energy?
3.1 x 103 J
5.2 J
3.1 J
5.2 x 103 J
33
What's the SHC of 10 g of a substance with a temperature change of 50
o
C that produced 2000 J?
0.25 J/goC
4 J/goC
4.0 J/goC
0.3 J/goC
