EES Final Review Day 1

Question 1

Which property of the air is MOST responsible for the formation of convection currents?

Accepted Answer

density differences

Question 2

Which activity would be the MAIN result of two tectonic plates slipping past one another?

Accepted Answer

earthquakes

Question 3

Temperature increases with altitude in the stratosphere and the thermosphere. What is the main difference between them?

Accepted Answer

stratosphere= ozone absorbs UV rad.; thermosphere= direct sun exposure

Question 4

Which of the following is likely to have the MOST biodiversity?

Accepted Answer

a tropical forest

Question 5

Which is LEAST likely to be associated with the tectonic plate movement that forms volcanoes?

Accepted Answer

transform boundary

Question 6

The air temperature feels like it’s about 100°F. However, a bank thermometer that says it’s only 90°F. What is the RH?

Accepted Answer

60%

Question 7

What name is given to this type of plate tectonic boundary?

Accepted Answer

divergent boundary

Question 8

What will MOST likely happen to an ecosystem when a population exceeds the ecosystem’s carrying capacity?

Accepted Answer

The ecosystem will degrade

Question 9

Biomes include both biotic and abiotic elements. Which set includes BOTH biotic and abiotic elements of an estuary?

Accepted Answer

A. cordgrass, water salinity, great blue herons

Question 10

Auroras occur where Earth’s magnetosphere traps high-energy particles in which region of the atmosphere?

Accepted Answer

thermosphere

Question 11

Wave energy and tidal energy can be harnessed to make electricity. How can you categorize these sources of energy?

Accepted Answer

both are renewable

Question 12

Two processes are involved in the formation of a sand dune. Which two processes BEST describe how a sand dune forms?

Accepted Answer

wind erosion then deposition

Question 13

What has to occur to change igneous rock into sediment?

Accepted Answer

weathering, transportation, and deposition

Question 14

Which volcanic mountain is the highest?

Accepted Answer

Mauna Kea

Question 15

Why does oceanic crust generally tend to subduct under continental crust when plates collide?

Accepted Answer

the oceanic crust is denser than the continental crust

Question 16

Which farming practice MOST likely was introduced as a result of the Dust Bowl?

Accepted Answer

crop rotation

Question 17

Which is one way poor use of fertilizers in agriculture can affect the environment?

Accepted Answer

it can cause pollution of water in lakes and rivers

Question 18

A storm with a clockwise rotation would be found in the

Accepted Answer

Northern Hemisphere

Question 19

Which of these is the best example of mechanical weathering?

Accepted Answer

ice fracturing a stone

Question 20

What would most likely happen if coastal North Carolina increased implementation of wind energy?

Accepted Answer

The production of greenhouse gases woulddecrease

Question 21

CO2 levels in the ocean are related to CO2 levels in the atmosphere. What would be the effect of burning rainforests?

Accepted Answer

The ocean water would become more acidic.

Question 22

Which type of rock would be most impacted by the forces of erosion?

Accepted Answer

sedimentary

Question 23

What natural material would prevent water leaks in a homemade pond through gravitational water flow?

Accepted Answer

clay

Question 24

Which biome has the MOST vegetation?

Accepted Answer

forest

Question 25

Which BEST demonstrates when a population of deer exceeds the carrying capacity of its environment?

Accepted Answer

species overshoot

Question 26

Which term BEST describes the process that makes caves due to rock being dissolved by groundwater?

Accepted Answer

chemical weathering

Question 27

Farmers plant fewer types of corn in their fields. How will changing the biodiversity of the corn crop affect the crop?

Accepted Answer

D. Planting fewer types of corn makes the corn vulnerable to pathogens

Question 28

Which of the following observations BEST supports Alfred Wegener’s theory of continental drift?

Accepted Answer

Similar fossils are found on the coasts of Africa and South America

Question 29

Which would be most effective in minimizing the potential damage caused by an earthquake?

Accepted Answer

building structures that withstand ground vibrations

Question 30

Which area would MOST likely have the fastest rate of chemical weathering?

Accepted Answer

warm and moist

Question 31

What phenomenon is responsible for the currents' circulation patterns?

Accepted Answer

Coriolois Effect

Question 32

Which characteristic property indicates that igneous rock cools slowly?

Accepted Answer

crystal size

Question 33

What process is represented by the diagram?

Accepted Answer

convection

Question 34

Which of these human activities has caused the greatest increase in concentrations of atmospheric CO2?

Accepted Answer

burning fossil fuels

Question 35

Which BEST describes the causes of the Dust Bowl?

Accepted Answer

a severe drought and the overuse of prairie farmland

Question 36

Which statement describes MOST groundwater?

Accepted Answer

Groundwater is found in the spaces between rocks,gravel, and sand.

Question 37

Which geographic features form as a result of continental-continental convergent plates?

Accepted Answer

mountain ranges

Question 38

What are Stromatolites?

Accepted Answer

rocklike structures made from layers of bacteria and sediment

Question 39

Which terms should be placed in the boxes labeled 1, 2, and 3?

Accepted Answer

1. Sedimentary 2. Igneous 3. Metamorphic

Question 40

What type of soil contains 40% sand, 40% silt, and 20% clay?

Accepted Answer

loam

Question 41

What causes the differences in the air masses that permit hurricanes to form over oceans?

Accepted Answer

B. Ocean water is warm and heats the air above it.

Question 42

Which of the following BEST describes a change in Earth’s atmosphere made by early photosynthetic life?

Accepted Answer

increased level of oxygen

Question 43

In which area would the strictest earthquake building codes be needed, according to the map?

Accepted Answer

western Washington

Question 44

What will most likely happen if a warm ocean current travels north or south from the equator?

Accepted Answer

The current will become cooler, causing it tobecome more dense and sink.

Question 45

Coal ash contains metals, like arsenic, lead, mercury, and zinc. How could the release of coal ash impact an ecosystem?

Accepted Answer

Heavy metals could bioaccumulate in aquatic food chains.

Question 46

A storm with a counter-clockwise rotation would be found

Accepted Answer

Southern Hemisphere

Question 47

Which would be the least destructive to the land?

Accepted Answer

an electrical storm

Question 48

Where are most volcanoes located?

Accepted Answer

at convergent boundaries, divergent boundaries, and hot spots

Question 49

When mountains are formed, there is an interaction between the Earth. Which two interact and form mountains?

Accepted Answer

asthenosphere and lithosphere

Question 50

Which event is MOST likely to cause the formation of mountain ranges?

Accepted Answer

movement of plates

Question 51

What is the carrying capacity of an ecosystem?

Accepted Answer

the max # of individuals the ecosystem can support without damage

EES Final Review Day 1

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EES Final Review Day 1

Questions 51