What is the difference between weathering and erosion?

Erosion involves movement and weathering does not

Where are volcanoes most likely to be located?

at the edges of continental plates

A food web is different to a food chain in that:

a food chain is when animals eat others, like in the picture

The term biocapacity means:

how an ecosystem provides resources and absorbs waste

The nitrogen and phosphorous cycle involves...

bacteria creating nitrogen from ammonium compounds

The cartoon to the right is illustrating:

the problems associated with deforestation

Condensation occurs when:

water cools and changes from a gas to a liquid

A bee collecting pollen is an example of which function of the environment?

the environment providing us with food

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1
What is the difference between weathering and erosion?
Weathering occurs inland and erosion on coasts
Erosion involves moving water only
Weathering involves movement and erosion does not
Erosion involves movement and weathering does not
2
Where are volcanoes most likely to be located?
around the Pacific
in the centre of a continental plate
in Europe
at the edges of continental plates
3
A food web is different to a food chain in that:
a food chain is when animals eat others, like in the picture
a food web is when organisms eat another one
a food chain shows all living things in an ecosystem
a food web is a relationship between predator and consumer
4
In July 2017 a 6.7 magnitude earthquake hit off Rabaul in which country?
Indonesia
Papua New Guinea
Thailand
New Zealand
5
Which of the following is not a type of precipitation?
Dew
Snow
Hail
Rain
6
Which of the following are not tectonic processes?
Faulting
Folding
Cyclones
Volcanic activity
7
The term biocapacity means:
the stresses places on the biosphere by development
the human demand on the Earth's resources
the amount of land taken up by farming
how an ecosystem provides resources and absorbs waste
8
The Thredbo landslide was a disaster which mostly affected the:
lithosphere
atmosphere
biosphere
hydrosphere
9
The approximate proportion of solar radiation which is reflected back into space is:
30%
40%
70%
50%
10
Which States of Australia have put bans on single use plastic bags?
Tasmania and South Australia
South Australia and NSW
Western Australia and Victoria
NSW and Victoria
11
Woolworthes and Coles are fazing out the use of which of the following in the next 12 months?
plastic knives
paper cups
plastic cups
single use plastic bags
12
The nitrogen and phosphorous cycle involves...
bacteria creating nitrogen from ammonium compounds
plants using chlorophyll to create glucose
plants taking in oxygen and releasing nitrogen
plants taking in carbon and releasing oxygen
13
What will happen to World sea levels with the breaking off of an iceberg in Antarctica?
A rise
Fluctuate over time
Remain the same
A fall
14
Which factor does not influence the type of environment of a place?
Longitude
Distance from the sea
Altitude
Latitude
15
A cyclone is a natural disaster which mostly affects:
the hydrosphere
the lithosphere
the biosphere
the atmosphere
16
Clouds form part of which sphere?
biosphere
lithosphere
hydrosphere
atmosphere
17
The cartoon to the right is illustrating:
the problems associated with wild animals
environmental ethics
the problems associated with deforestation
why deer need to be kept within fences
18
Condensation occurs when:
water heats and changes from a liquid to gas
water cools and changes from a gas to a liquid
water cools and changes from a liquid to a gas
the water in plants is heated and becomes a gas
19
The approximate annual temperature range for Albany is:
120 degrees celsius
21 degrees celsius
7 degrees celsius
5 degrees celsius
20
A bee collecting pollen is an example of which function of the environment?
the environment providing us with resources
the spiritual importance of the environment
the environment providing us with food
the ability of the environment to break down waste

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