9 Environmental Science Final Review

Which of the following was not an international agreement on climate change?

The ___ ___ is a natural process in which gases in the atmosphere trap heat near Earth's surface.

In a food web of grass, mice, rabbits, coyotes, and bears, which species is likely to have the greatest biomass?

What has happened to global precipitation patterns during the last 100 years?

A beehive depends on pollen from flowers to survive and flowers depend on bees to pollinate. What relationship is this?

In the years immediately after a fire, a forest will experience

Day-to-day conditions in Earth’s atmosphere, such as “sunny and humid,” describe

What can scientists learn about past climates from tree rings?

How much available energy is transferred to the next higher trophic level?

How has climate change made it more difficult for polar bears to hunt seals?

A rabbit browsing on a shrub is an example of

Describe the temperature trend of the above graph?

How do volcanic eruptions affect weather?

Any being that uses the sun’s energy to create sugars is a

Scientists use similarities to classify ecosystems into broad categories called

Which is not a way climate change is affecting people?

Eating a vegetarian diet will be able to support a lower population than it would if people ate meat.

What is the main cause for global wind patterns?

Areas of land that are flooded with water at least part of the year are called _________.

The ultimate source of energy in an ecosystem in which rabbits eat grass and coyotes eat rabbits is

Which is not an indicator of climate change.

Gases such as water vapor and carbon dioxide that trap heat near Earth are called

Which zone receives the least direct sunlight?

Global warming refers specifically to an increase in

What is a close, long-term association between two organisms?

Scientists investigate the following types of indirect evidence that serve as substitutes for direct measurement

Which biome would have the highest net primary production?

The first level of all food pyramids

Which letter represents the years with the lowest precipitation

Warm water is drawn away from the equator toward the poles by

What happens when the ocean absorbs extra carbon dioxide?

Most trees in tropical dry forests are __, meaning they lose their leaves & stop photosynthesis during part of the year

The farther a place is from the equator, the ________ its climate will be.

Which is not an example of a proxy indicator?

What do scientists believe is the main cause of climate change?

Where rivers empty into the ocean, mixing fresh water with saltwater, these brackish ecosystems are called

Marshes, swamps, and bogs are examples of

Which human activity contributes the most carbon dioxide to the atmosphere?

The uppermost layer of an aquatic ecosystem, where there is enough sunlight for photosynthesis to occur, is called

What is the biggest danger to people living in coastal areas from climate change ?