A porous rock layer underground that is a reservoir for water.

Which gas is primarily responsible for global warming?

Carbon dioxide released from burning fossil fuels

Which supports the theory that some mountains were once at the bottom of an ocean?

Fossils of marine organisms are found on the tops of some mountains.

How do estuaries help the oceans?

They help filter harmful chemicals from the ocean.

Which best describes uniformitarianism?

processes that shape the Earth continue as they have since the Earth formed

What effect does the water cycle have on the total amount of water on Earth?

The total amount of water on Earth remains relatively constant

Will be more resources available for the squirrel and rabbit Population

Which choice describes a biotic factor in an ecosystem?

Plants provide shelter for insects living in the ecosystem.

How are viruses similar to parasites?

Viruses and parasites require a host organism.

What happens to water at the ocean’s surface as it moves from the equator toward the Arctic Ocean?

The water cools, causing its density to increase.

The rate of groundwater movement is most impacted by

The rock material it moves through

When we get information about aquifers we do what

Drill into a well and get samples

How is geothermal energy classified?

as a renewable resource, because geothermal energy cannot be depleted

Why is water from an aquifer more likely to be cleaner than water from other sources

Pollutants are filtered by rock and soil deep below the surface

Earth’s ocean currents affect the world’s climate in a variety of ways, to include….

Ocean waters distribute heat which can evaporate and create precipitation

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Living organisms that are able to swim and move independently of currents such as sharks or whales
Benthos
Algae
Nekton
Plankton
2
area where the water table is at, near or above the surface long enough during the year to suppport adapted plant growth
Ocean
Clouds
Desert
Wetland
3
An aquifer is....
Allows hydroelectric dams to operate
The water that we drink from waterbottles
Cracks in the ground that allows water to drain
A porous rock layer underground that is a reservoir for water.
4
Aquatic environments with high levels of dissolved salt.
Marine Ecosystem
Swamp
Estuary
Lake
5
Where does ground water come from.
Rivers
Condensation
Oceans
Precipitation
6
Rain, snow, sleet, and hail are examples of
Precipitation
Things caused by Makenzie when she is mad
Evaporation
Condensation
7
an area of land that drains into a small river or stream
Tributary
Watershed
Porous
Lake
8
Bonus: the electrons in the outermost shell, or energy level, of an atom
Transport electrons
Valence Electrons
External electrons
Protons
9
These types of fossils, of creatures that lived for a brief period, can help date the rock layers around it?
Sedimentary fossils
Index fossils
Trace fossils
Metamorphic fossils
10
microscopic plant organisms that live in watery environments, both salty and fresh and produce the majority of oxygen
Benthos
Nekton
Zooplankton
Phytoplankton
11
Which gas is primarily responsible for global warming?
Oxygen produced by photosynthesis
Water vapor from the transpiration from plants
Carbon dioxide released from burning fossil fuels
CFCs that lead to the destruction of the ozone
12
large sheets of ice that can extend for miles
Iced Tea
Glacier
Iceberg
Ice cube
13
Which supports the theory that some mountains were once at the bottom of an ocean?
Fossils of marine organisms are found on the tops of some mountains.
There are underwater mountains on the ocean floor today.
Both mountains and ocean floors have similar minerals in their rocks.
Freshwater rivers flow to the ocean.
14
How do estuaries help the oceans?
They help prevent runoff from entering the ocean
They help filter harmful chemicals from the ocean.
They provide a habitat for a majority of phytoplankton
They don't.
15
Recycling processes, such as organic decay, and ocean currents supply marine organisms with which of the following
gasses
All of the above
minerals
nutrients
16
What percentage of water is found in the oceans?
50%
75%
97%
3%
17
Which best describes uniformitarianism?
movement of the continents no longer occurs because of changes in currents
The time it takes for erosion to occur has changed since Earth first formed
formation of rock layers has slowed because humans have altered the land
processes that shape the Earth continue as they have since the Earth formed
18
The process by which plants use sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to create oxygen and energy in the form of sugar.
Photosynthesis
Salinity
Phytoplankton
Upwellings
19
What effect does the water cycle have on the total amount of water on Earth?
The total amount of water on Earth remains relatively constant
The total amount of water on Earth is constantly decreasing
The total amount of water on Earth is constantly increasing
The total amount of water on Earth changes due global warming and cooling
20
Where does condensation mostly happen?
clouds and plants
Clouds or at ground level
Plants and grass
Atmosphere and crust
21
Bogs have lots of
forests
peet grass
trees
grasses
22
Which era did we see an explosion of life in the oceans?
Pre-Cambrian
Mesozoic
Cambrian
Paleozoic
23
Answer Below
Will be more resources available for the squirrel and rabbit Population
The plants will all go away
Will be less resources available for the squirrel and rabbit population
The hawk population would likely decrease because of mutualism
24
The edge of a continent that lies under the ocean(We can walk on it)
Continental Shelf
Continental Slope
Abyssal Plain
Upwelling
25
Materials that are full of tiny, connected air spaces that water can seep through
Impermeable
Synthesis
Permeable
Photosynthesis
26
A Porous rock layer underground that is a reservoir for water
Watershed
Condensation
Aquifer
Salinity
27
Which choice describes a biotic factor in an ecosystem?
The temperature in the ecosystem stays above 70°F almost year-round.
There is an average of 80 inches of rainfall per year in the ecosystem
Plants provide shelter for insects living in the ecosystem.
The prevailing winds in the ecosystem are from the southwest
28
Which will most likely result if there is increased upwelling in a coastal area?
Fewer nitrates
Fewer nutrients in the water
Less oxygen in the water
More aquatic life
29
Which era was the first to be WELL REPRESENTED by fossils?
Mesozoic
Paleozoic
Pre-Cambrian
Mesozoic
30
the draining away of water (or substances carried in it) from the surface of an area of land, a building or structure, e
River
Tributary
Sound
Runoff
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Examples of Impermeable materials include
Clouds
Granite
Fabric
sand
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When we use up too much ground water, causing the water pressure to decrease and thus causing a sinkhole.
Subsidence
Impermeability
Submlimation
Permeability
33
How are viruses similar to parasites?
Viruses and parasites cause diseases that can be treated with fungicides
Viruses and parasites cause diseases that cannot be prevented or treated
Viruses and parasites are multicellular organisms.
Viruses and parasites require a host organism.
34
Any liquid or frozen water that forms in the atmosphere and falls back to earth is
evaporation
condensation
precipitation
Runoff
35
What happens to water at the ocean’s surface as it moves from the equator toward the Arctic Ocean?
The water cools, causing its humidity to decrease
The water cools, causing its density to increase.
The water cools, causing its density to decrease.
The water cools, causing its humidity to increase
36
The rate of groundwater movement is most impacted by
The surface temperature
Pollutants
The rock material it moves through
Rivers
37
Which is the most accurate way of determining the age of a fossil?
relative dating
dating the rock layers above the fossils
Dating index fossils
Radioactive dating
38
When we get information about aquifers we do what
Take samples from the tap water
Drill into a well and get samples
Check the runoff for contaminents
Go into the aquifer and take samples
39
Answer below
R, P
P, S
R, S
T, Q
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Which era was the Earth formed in?
Cenozoic
Pre-Cambrian
Paleozoic
Mesozoic
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How is geothermal energy classified?
renewable resource cuz geothermal power plants dont produce greenhouse gas
a nonrenewable resource cuz geothermal power plants produce greenhouse gas
as a nonrenewable resource, because geothermal energy can be depleted
as a renewable resource, because geothermal energy cannot be depleted
42
Which era do we currently live in?
Paleozoic Era
Cenozoic Era
Pre-Cambrian Era
Mesozoic Era
43
Bonus: Means safe to drink
Non-potable
Potable
Permeable
Salinity
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Large pieces of ice that drift with the ocean's currents
Ice Cube
Tributary
Glaciers
Iceberg
45
Process in which cold, nutrient-rich water from the bottom of an ocean basin or lake is brought to the surface
Upwelling
Photosynthesis
Salinity
Seamount
46
Which era did life first form on earth?
Jurassic
Cenozoic
Mesozoic
Pre-Cambrian
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Why is water from an aquifer more likely to be cleaner than water from other sources
Pollutants are filtered by rock and soil deep below the surface
It rises to the surface near the ocean
because it forms where fresh and salt water meet
It receives water from precipitation
48
Pollutants can do all of the following except...
Destroy the environment
cause sickness, death
Create clean energy
Cause Birth defects
49
Earth’s ocean currents affect the world’s climate in a variety of ways, to include….
Ocean currents do not have a significant impact on the world’s climate.
Ocean waters distribute heat which can evaporate and create precipitation
Providing nutrient rich water to the shallow parts of the ocean
They help increase tides which carry essential phytoplankton
50
_____surfaces (also known as porous or pervious surfaces) allow water to percolate into the soil to filter out pollution
Humid
Impermeable
Permeable
Arid
51
Which best determines the health of a lake used as a source of freshwater?
Its temperature and depth
Its location and depth
Its temperature and PH
Its depth and width
52
A scientist finds the bones of a dinosaur. What could help the scientist determine the approximate age of the dino bones
The birds living in the area of the bones
The trace fossils at the top layer of sediment
The number of rings on a nearby tree
The index fossils in the area of the bones
53
a partially enclosed, coastal water body where freshwater from rivers and streams mixes with salt water from the ocean.
Lake
Marsh
Ocean
Estuary
54
Swamps have lots of
grasses
trees
volcanoes
peet grass
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The variety of all living things on earth and their interactions with each other.
Nekton
Biodiversity
Uniformitarianism
Upwelling
56
The decay of uranium isotopes be used to provide what information about Earth’s history?
Fluctuations in solar radiation
Changes on climate over time
The relative age of rocks
The absolute age of rocks
57
caused by rainfall or snowmelt moving over and through the ground. As it moves, it carries away pollutants to water
non point source pollution
Precipitation
Interconnected riverways
Point source pollution
58
Which type of rock layer are you most likely to find rocks that have different ages?
Metamorphic
Sedimentary
Igneous
Sandstone
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Marshes have lots of
trees
grasses
volcanoes
peet grass
60
Water that does not get absorbed into the ground and collects in rivers, streams, and oceans
Ground Water
Salinity
River Basin
Runoff
61
Bonus: a giant landmass that existed over 250 million years ago
North America
Panagaea
Neolithic Plate
Antarictica
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The area between the outer edge of the continental shelf and the deep ocean floor.
Abyssal Plain
Continental Slope
Continental Shelf
Guyouts
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The measure of dissolved salts in water.
Photosynthesis
Seamount
Upwelling
Salinity
64
What type of fossils help us learn about the activities of ancient creatures?
Index
Trace
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
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According to the diagram, which of the following statements is true?
The granite is the youngest rock layer shown.
The intrusion of basalt formed after the limestone.
The basalt intrusion is the oldest rock shown.
The sandstone was deposited before the shale.
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Microscopic algae serves as the base for the ocean ____________________.
Tides
Water Cycle
Salinity Levels
Food web
67
If a body of water has high turbidity levels, what can most likely be concluded?
It is too hot to drink
It is not safe to drink
It has low PH
It contains a lot of chemicals
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Salt in seawater comes from which of the following
Volcanic Eruptions
All of the above
Erosion of materials into the ocean
Organic processes such as animal decay
69
How might an El Nino weather pattern most likelyaffect North Carolina?
Warmer, drier periods of time
Colder, drier periods of time
Less precipitation
Increased precipitation
70
Which is a negative consequence of deforestation?
Plants can no longer produce carbon dioxide
More land is available for food
Less carbon dioxide is able to be removed from the atmosphere.
More houses are built outside of cities
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What can be concluded from the data in the chart about when amphibians appeared?
Amphibians appeared after fish appeared
Shelled animals appeared after amphibians.
Amphibians did not appear until after humans.
Birds and amphibians first appeared at the same time.
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Which would indicate the water in a lake is not safe for drinking?
many varieties of fish in the lake
high dissolved-oxygen levels in the lake
cold water temperature of the lake
high turbidity levels in the lake
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Used to describe an area that drains into a large river
River Basin
Runoff
Groundwater
Watershed
74
When the sun heats up the water on the earths surface and turns it into gas
Permeation
Condensation
Evaporation
Runoff
75
Examples of permeable materials include
Stone
Sand
Granite
Wood
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Dinosaurs were most prevalent in which era?
Triassic
Mesozoic
Cenozoic
Jurassic
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The area of permeable rock or soil that is totally filled with water
Saturated Zones
Impermeable Zones
Permeable Zones
Rivers
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The community of organisms that live on, in, or near the bottom of water bodies such as starfish or shrimp
Algae
Plankton
Nekton
Benthos
79
Which is the best example of a point source water pollution?
Smoke from a chimney stack
Trash flowing down a storm drain
Storm Water
Agricultural Runoff
80
Which era did Pangaea break apart?
Mesozoic
Cambrian
Paleozoic
Cenozoic
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What is the basis of open ocean food webs and provides the majority of the world’s oxygen supply?
Hydrothermal vents
photosynthesis
Phytoplankton
Nekton
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Areas where geothermally heated water discharges through a planet's crust onto the surface discharging vital nutrients
El Nino
Hydrothermal Vent
Ocean Currents
Upwelling
83
transports nutrients, salts, sediments, and pollutants from watersheds to estuaries and the ocean?
Rivers and lakes
Rivers and streams
Lakes and oceans
streams and oceans
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all the waters on the earth's surface, such as lakes and seas, and including water over the earth's surface
H2O
Oceans
Biosphere
Hydrosphere
85
What is drawn up when water rises because of pressure with an aquifer?
Swamp
Marsh
Artisan Well
Aquifer
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What is one advantage of using a hydroelectric plant?
It is expensive to build.
It has little effect on water flow in a river.
It has little effect on wildlife when being constructed.
It provides renewable energy to human populations.
87
Circulating air/wind is deflected to the right in the Northern Hemisphere and the left in the Southern Hemisphere
Salinity
Coriolis Effect
Continental Slope
Upwellings
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Which is the best example of non-point source water pollution?
Agricultural runoff
Acid rain
Storm Water
Smoke from a chimney stack
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Larger river basins are made up of many interconnected ....
Tributaries
Watersheds
Lakes
Oceans
90
What do earthquakes tell scientists about the history of the planet?
Earth’s climate is constantly changing.
The continents of Earth are continually moving.
Dinosaurs became extinct about 65 million years ago.
The oceans are much deeper today than millions years ago.
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Ocean tides are most influenced by….
Earth's gravitational attraction to the moon
Earth's gravitational attraction to the sun
Both answer choices above
Neither answer choice above
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What property of water allows it to carry nutrients to other bodies of water?
It flows smoothly
It is a solvent
Its hardness
It's mass
93
How would a large increase in the salinity of an estuary most likely affect the ecosystem of the estuary?
All organisms would die.
All organisms would continue to live as they now do.
salt-tolerant organisms would increase, salt-intolerant organisms will die
salt-intolerant organisms will increase, salt-tolerant organisms will die
94
How can people be good stewards of water resources?
by building a dam near wetland areas
by increasing the number of wells near farmland
by limiting nonessential usage of water
by preventing the addition of chemicals at water facilities
95
Which statement best describes the Law of Superposition?
Each layer of sedimentary rock represents 1,000 years of Earth’s age
Rocks that form near volcanoes are older than surrounding rock.
In sedimentary rocks, the lowest layers contain the older rocks.
the upper rock layers are older than the lower rock layers.
96
which of the following correctly lists all of the rock layers that formed after the earthquake?
W, V, X
X, Y, Z
Y, W, X
Y, Z, V
97
All of the following are examples of watersheds except
points along a stream
Reservoir
Mouth of a bay
Oceans
98
Which information can best help scientists determine if two different organisms are members of the same species?
the habitats of the organisms
the behaviors of the organisms
the diets of the organisms
the physical structures of the organisms
99
Which characteristic of water quality provides the most information regarding the health of a water system?
Concentration of heavy metals
Temperature
presence of indicator species
Clarity
100
Which allows scientists to investigate what Earth’s climate was like over the past 740,000 years?
Volcanic deposits
Ice cores
Faults
Fossils
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Approximately how much of the Earth's surface is covered by water?
90
75
100
50
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When we drill into glacial ice we use _________ to see how the earth was thousands of years ago.
Snow packs
Melted ice
Ice Cores
Sedimentary layers
103
Bonus: The outer most layer of the earth's surface
Mantle
Core
Magma
Crust
104
an increase in the concentration of a chemical in a biological organism over time, compared to the chemical's concentrat
Runoff
Sublimation
Subsidence
Bioaccumulation
105
A geologist identifies identical index fossils in rock layers from two different areas. Which is best supported by this?
The fossil organism evolved independently in the two separate areas.
The deposition rate of the two rock layers was identical.
The two rock layers were deposited at approximately the same time.
index fossils will also occur in sediment on top of the rock layers
106
Which area of the ocean ecosystem is most likely to be independent of energy from sunlight?
Coral Reefs
Area near the continental shelf
Ocean Trenches
Estuaries
107
Approximately how much of the Earth's Water is freshwater?
50%
5%
55%
3%
108
Over use of aquifers can cause all of the following except
Sinkholes
Mud to be pulled into pipes
Drought
Less drinking water
109
Most of the Earth's fresh water is trapped in...
Oceans
Lakes
Underground wells
Ice
110
_____surfaces are solid surfaces that don't allow water to penetrate, forcing it to run off.
Arid
Impermeable
Humid
Permeable
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Which of the following are not examples of wetlands?
Bog
Swamps
Oceans
Marsh
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Which best describes the characteristics of a river basin?
the land formed as a result of a river flooding
the land at the mouth of a river where water flows into the ocean
the land drained by a river and its tributaries
the land formed when rivers create estuaries and marshes

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