5th 6 Weeks CA Review

Question 1

Which biome is characterized by permafrost, no vegetation, and very little precipitation?

Accepted Answer

Tundra

Question 2

What effect do tornadoes have on the environment?

Accepted Answer

Disrupts food chain by killing animals & destroying habitats

Question 3

A river flows, moving particles of broken rock downstream.

Accepted Answer

erosion

Question 4

What did the coffee filter represent in our Watershed Pollution Lab?

Accepted Answer

The surface of the ground

Question 5

Alejandro does 45J of work to push a pencil over 3m. How much force does he use?

Accepted Answer

15 Newtons

Question 6

What did the coffee filter represent in our Watershed Pollution Lab?

Accepted Answer

The surface of the ground

Question 7

Which of the following is an example of the scientific definition of work?

Accepted Answer

Picking up a stack of books

Question 8

What did the cereal represent in our Watershed Pollution Lab?

Accepted Answer

Permeable rock/sediment underground

Question 9

Which biome is characterized by a canopy, high amounts of rainfall, and high biodiversity?

Accepted Answer

Tropical Rain Forest

Question 10

A large, garage-sized boulder breaks from a hillside and falls to the base of a hill.

Accepted Answer

weathering

Question 11

What did the food coloring represent in our Watershed Pollution Lab?

Accepted Answer

Pollutants such as oil or fertilizer

Question 12

Sediment settles at the mouth of a river, forming a delta.

Accepted Answer

deposition

Question 13

In which biome would you find a plant with thick leaves that would prevent water loss?

Accepted Answer

Desert

Question 14

How does using simple machines affect work?

Accepted Answer

Decreases the force needed to move an object

Question 15

Amy uses 20N of force to push a lawnmower 10m. How much work does she do?

Accepted Answer

200 Joules

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