Earth/Environmental Science Final Exam Review Pt 2

Why is latitude a major influence on climate?

What is name for the water that seeps into the upper layers of the Earth’s crust?

In what type of climate are there four seasons?

What do we call a deposit of sand or larger rock fragments along an ocean shore or lake front?

What is the area of land from which water runs off into a stream called?

What process adds oxygen to the atmosphere?

What is created when a sea cave is cut through a headland by waves?

What type of climate is covered with dense forests & has an annual precipitation of 75-165 cm?

What is a mound of wind-blown sand called?

What global wind do we experience in eastern North Carolina?

Which of the following is NOT a cause of climate change?

Which of the following is NOT something we can do to slow climate change?

 Which of the following is NOT a correct association?

Which of the following gases is present in the greatest amount in the atmosphere?

Which of the following is a problem associated with solar power?

Which biome receives the least amount of solar radiation?

Which of the following is a problem associated with geothermal energy?

Which if the following is NOT a correct association?

When is it estimated that we may run out of oil?

 Convenience foods are filled with ___ &  ___ corn syrup, both major contributors to obesity.

What coastline feature is created by small animals that live in warm shallow, clean sea water?

What forms when a thunderstorm meets high-altitude, horizontal winds causes the air to rotate?

What type of front brings many days of cloudy,wet weather?

What is a hot, fast-moving cloud of rock, ash, & gas during a volcanic eruption?

What process involves air rising, cooling, and expanding to form clouds?

What type of sheet-like clouds cover a large area, bringing dull & grey weather & little rain?

Which of the following is NOT an example of a human source of primary pollutants?

Which takes longer to heat up and holds heat better?

Which of the following is NOT an example of a mineral found in the Earth’s crust?

Which of the following is NOT found in soil?

What is lightning?

Which of the following is NOT an example of an adverse human impact on the environment?

Which of the following is a greenhouse gas?

What term is used to describe the average weather condition in an area over time?

Which of the following is a problem associated with wind power?

What type of days are usually more humid?

Which layer of the atmosphere is the one in which we live?

How many seconds does it take the sound of thunder to travel 1 mile after you see lightning?

What is one thing people can do to reduce their carbon footprint to help reduce climate change?

In what year did the Great San Francisco earthquake occur?

What is the trapping of infrared waves produced by earth’s surface that warms the atmosphere?

What is a severe tropical storm that spirals rapidly towards a very low-pressure storm center?

What are caused by brittle surface ice because of increasing tension and compression?

Which is the following is NOT influenced by prevailing winds?       

Which of the following is NOT an example of a problem traditional agriculture has?

What do continuing adjustment of rocks along a fault after an earthquake cause to occur?

Which of the following is NOT an observed change in the environment due to climate change?

What fossil fuel(s) formed from swamp plants? 

What is the type of farming that will satisfy human food needs & enhance environmental quality?

What chemicals were banned in 1989 because they were causing an ozone hole in the atmosphere?

What is the most common type of plant found in tropical savannas?

What is a large region characterized by a specific type of climate and plants & animals?

Which of the following is NOT a method used to reduce soil erosion?

What type of clouds are high level wispy,feathery clouds and are made of ice crystals?

What is the hottest place on earth?

What front moves quickly and brings heavy precipitation as it moves under warm, less dense air?

Which of the following is NOT a correct association?

What is the term used to describe a very large amount of metal ore in the Earth?

Which type of climate has the most nutrient rich soil in the world?

What type of movement is faster in the center of a glacier than at the sides?

What shape are valleys carved by glaciers?

What type of vertical air movement brings dry weather and can cause droughts if it stagnates?

What front brings drizzly rain & then clear, warm weather as it moves over cold, denser air?

What do we call the energy stored in water molecules when it evaporates?

Which type of power generation uses a controlled chain reaction?

What weather condition is caused when the tradewinds relax and happens every 3 –7 years?

In which type of rock is shale oil found?

What can happen to the land when we overuse aquifers?

What is the method for moving sand in the wind?

Which of the following is NOT a correct association?

In what year did Mt Vesuvius destroy the city of Pompeii?

Which of the following is an instrument used to measure air pressure?

Which of the following removes nitrogen from the atmosphere?

What structure is formed when the sediment carried by a river empties into a lake or an ocean?

Why is chocolate being eaten more quickly than it can be grown?

Which of the following is NOT a type of renewable energy source?

Which is an example of a man-made structure built to prevent floods?

What process involves warm air rising and cool air falling in the atmosphere?

What color is glacier ice?

Which of the following is NOT a product made from petroleum?

Of what type of weathered particles is dust made?

Which of the following is NOT an agent of soil erosion?

What pressure on the environment of early America caused many animals to go extinct?

Which of the following is NOT a problem associated with coal use?

What do underwater earthquakes cause?

What must be present for water vapor to condense into a water droplet to form a cloud?

Which of the following is NOT a substance that frequently contaminates waste water?

What is the elevation above which ice & snow remain all year?

Which of the following is NOT a type of tiny solid particle found in atmospheric dust?

What densely populated city is threatened by a modern eruption from Mt Vesuvius?

When foods become scarce, what happens to the price of those foods?

Which of the following is NOT a fossil fuel on which we rely for the majority of our energy?

When does dew usually form?

Is Mt Vesuvius still active?

What fossil fuel(s) formed from marine microorganisms and plants?

What type of clouds are puffy white with flat bottoms and indicate fair weather?

Which of the following is NOT a correct association?

What caused the ecosystem on Easter Island to collapse?

What current keeps North Carolina rather warm?

What was Wings of Life the story of?

Which of the following is NOT an example of a strength of modern farming practices?

What is the upper surface of the zone of saturation called?

Which of the following is NOT one of the three major climate zones on earth?

What type of clouds are tall, dense, dark, anvil-shaped and cause thunderstorms?

What is the process of removing salt from seawater to create new fresh water called?

What creates the differences between a tropical rain forest, desert, and savanna?

What is a change in the physical form or chemical composition of rock materials called?

What seasonal winds cause India to be wet in the summer and dry in the winter?

What is thunder?

What is the vent that connects magma from within the Earth’s crust to the Earth’s surface?

What is a big factor for politicians who make environmental policy?

When magma contains large amounts of gas and high viscosity, what type of eruption will occur?

What is blasting water, sand, & chemicals deep underground to access oil & natural gas?

What major pollinator is responsible for pollinating 1 in 3 mouthfuls of food you eat daily?

What species originally from a different drives native species to extinction?

What is a person who collects data on atmospheric conditions to make weather predictions?

For how many years do scientists have data on ancient temperatures in ice cores?

What activities are causing desertification in semiarid regions?