Final Semester 1

Question 1

The majority of the rocks in the earths crust are?

Answer 1

Igneous

Question 2

Which of the types of soil listed below contains the highest amount of nutrients?

Answer 2

Loam

Question 3

In example of a volcano with broad gentle slopes and build by the irruption of a runny fluid type best salt rock would be

Answer 3

Kilauea

Question 4

Which of the following is at a convergent boundary where two continental plates are presently colliding

Answer 4

The Himalayas

Question 5

The dustbowl of the 1930s resulted in the passage of what legislation?

Answer 5

Soil and water conservation act

Question 5

Poor new trend holding capacity good water infiltration capacity and good aeration properties are example of what type of particles found in soil?

Answer 5

Sand

Question 6

Which factor is the most important in determining the characteristics of soil?

Answer 6

Climate

Question 7

Which period in geological time describes the following development of flowering plants. Large diverse city in’s dinosaurs but ending with their sudden extinction approximately 65 million years ago.formation of the Andes Mountains. African and a South American plates begin to separate. Climate is cooling. Shallow seas are prominent.

Answer 7

Cretaceous

Question 8

Weathering contributes to the formation of which type of rock

Answer 8

Sedimentary

Question 9

A rock that would most likely contain a fossil would be

Answer 9

Sedimentary

Question 10

The most common elements found in Earth’s crust is

Answer 10

Oxygen

Question 11

The horizon of soil also known as topsoil layer that contains hummus minerals and roots and that is rich in living organisms is known as the

Answer 11

A layer

Question 12

Earth is closest to the sun in the northern hemisphere during

Answer 12

Winter

Question 13

An earth quake of Richter magnitude 5 is how many times larger on the Richter scale than an earthquake of Richter magnitude 3

Answer 13

100 times

Question 14

Which of the choices above represents the most stable and least stable foundation material to build upon in areas that are frequented by earthquakes

Answer 14

Bedrock is the most stable and sand is the least stable

Question 15

The San Andreas Fault in California occurs at

Answer 15

Transform boundary

Question 16

Earths surface is part of the

Answer 16

Lithosphere

Question 17

Which of the following is an example of an igneous rock

Answer 17

Granite

Question 18

The smallest particle of soil is known as

Answer 18

clay

Question 19

Which of the following environmental factors does not lower the pH of soil

Answer 19

Acid rain use of fertilizers weathering of minerals mind spoils all can possibly lower the pH of soil

Question 20

Water vapor returning to the liquid state is called

Answer 20

Condensation

Question 21

The temperature at which air becomes saturated and produces liquid is called

Answer 21

The dewpoint

Question 22

The area that would receive the most precipitation would be

Answer 22

C

Question 23

The rainshadow fact would be located at point

Answer 23

E

Question 24

Of the freshwater on earth that is not trapped in snow packs or glaciers most of it 95% is trapped in

Answer 24

Aquifers

Question 25

The primary use of freshwater is for

Answer 25

Agriculture

Question 26

A mixture of freshwater and saltwater is known as

Answer 26

Brackish water

Question 27

A temperate lake is most likely to show thermal stratification and limited mixing of surface and deeper waters during the what season

Answer 27

Summer

Question 28

Of the following methods of irrigation the one that currently conserves the most water is

Answer 28

Drip irrigation

Question 29

Which of the following uses the most water

Answer 29

Cooling electrical power plants

Question 30

A country that would represent large per capita water use would be

Answer 30

United States

Question 31

When compared with the rate of population growth the worldwide demand rate for water is

Answer 31

About two times

Question 32

The US per capita use of water on a daily basis is closest to

Answer 32

1500 gallons

Question 33

Countries that are more likely to suffer from water stress would be located in

Answer 33

The Middle East

Question 34

What fraction of the worlds population does not have access to adequate amounts of safe drinking water

Answer 34

1/6

Question 35

The oceanic zone that extends from the low tide mark to the edge of the continental shelf is known as the

Answer 35

Neritic zone

Question 36

Rising sea level's due to global warming would be responsible for all of the following except

Answer 36

All of these answers would be causes of global warming... Destruction of coastal wetlands, beach erosion, increased damage due to storms and floods, and increased salinity of estuaries and aquifers

Question 37

What does La Niña bring to the southeastern United States

Answer 37

Warm winters

Question 38

Which of the following ocean currents close without obstruction or barriers

Answer 38

Antarctic circumpolar current

Question 39

Saltwater intrusion into groundwater occurs most often when

Answer 39

The water table near the coast drops due to the overpumping of groundwater

Question 40

Which of the following is not a primary depository for the element listed

Answer 40

Phosphorus – marble and limestone

Question 41

Burning fossil fuels coupled with deforestation increases the amount of what in the atmosphere

Answer 41

CO2

Question 42

In the nitrogen fixation cycle cyanobacteria in the soil and water and Rhizobium bacteria in root systems are responsible for converting

Answer 42

Nitrogen and hydrogen gas to ammonia

Question 43

The cycle listed that has the most immediate effect on acid precipitation would be the

Answer 43

Sulfur cycle

Question 44

Nitrogen is assimilated in plants in what form

Answer 44

Ammonia, NH three Ammonium NH four Nitrate NO3 (Selection e)

Question 45

Plants assimilate sulfur primarily in what form

Answer 45

Sulfates SO4

Question 46

Humans increase sulfur in the atmosphere and thereby increase acid deposition by all of the following activities except

Answer 46

Clearcutting

Question 47

Phosphorus is being added to the environment by all of the following activities except

Answer 47

Burning coal and the fossil fuels

Question 48

Carbon dioxide is a reactant in

Answer 48

Photosynthesis

Question 49

The primary biological process that removes the carbon from the atmosphere and moved to the biosphere is

Answer 49

Photosynthesis

Question 50

Clearing of land for either habitation or agriculture does all of the following except

Answer 50

Increases infiltration

Question 51

All of the following have an impact on the nitrogen cycle except

Answer 51

The action of aerobic bacteria acting on livestock wastes

Question 52

Which of the following is a macronutrient essential for the formation of proteins

Answer 52

Nitrogen

Question 53

Which of the following bacteria are able to convert soil nitrites to nitrates

Answer 53

Nitrobacter

Question 54

Which of the following are the largest phosphorus sinks

Answer 54

The atmosphere and sedimentary rock

Question 55

The cycle that is most common to all other cycles is the

Answer 55

Hydrologic cycle

Question 56

The energy that drives the hydrologic cycle comes primarily from

Answer 56

Solar energy and gravity

Question 57

Which of the following processes is working against gravity

Answer 57

Transpiration

Question 58

Ammonium ions are converted to nitrate and nitrite ions through which process

Answer 58

Nitrification

Question 59

Which form of nitrogen is most usable by plants

Answer 59

Nitrate

Question 60

Which of the following forms of energy is a renewable resource

Answer 60

Biomass

Question 61

Which of the following forms of energy has a low short-term availability

Answer 61

Petroleum

Question 62

Which of the following is a source of high net energy

Answer 62

Wind

Question 63

Which of the following alternatives would not lead to a sustainable energy future

Answer 63

Decrease fuel efficiency standards for cars appliances and HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning) systems

Question 64

At today's rate of consumption known US oil reserves will be depleted in about

Answer 64

25 years

Question 65

Which country currently ranked number one in both cool reserves and use of coal as an energy source

Answer 65

China

Question 66

The lowest average generating cost (cents per kWh) comes from what energy source

Answer 66

Large hydroelectric facilities

Question 67

The fastest growing renewable energy resource today is

Answer 67

Wind

Question 68

The least efficient energy conversion device listed is

Answer 68

An incandescent lightbulb

Question 69

Which is not an advantage of using nuclear fusion

Answer 69

All are advantages Abundant fuel supply,no generation of weapons grade material, no air pollution, no high-level nuclear waste

Question 70

Only about 10% of the potential energy of gasoline is used in the power an automobile. The remaining energy is lost is low-quality heat. This is an example of the

Answer 70

Second law of thermodynamics

Question 71

The law of conservation of mass and energy states that matter can neither be created nor destroyed and that the total energy of an isolated system is constant despite internal changes. Which society offers the best long-term solution to the constraints of this law?

Answer 71

Low throughput society

Question 72

Which of the following methods cannot be used to produce hydrogen gas

Answer 72

All our methods are producing hydrogen gas Reforming, thermolysis, do you sing it from plants, coal gasification

Question 73

Energy derived from fossil fuels supplies approximately what percentage of the worlds energy needs

Answer 73

85%

Question 74

Which of the following terms is not a unit of power

Answer 74

Joule

Question 75

Automobile manufacturers make money by selling cars. Cars pollute and use fossil fuels. Traditionally, American auto manufacturers have encouraged customers to buy bigger and more powerful cars. This lack of incentive to improve energy efficiency is known as a

Answer 75

Harmful, positive feedback loop

Question 76

If you were designing a house in the United States, you lived in a cold climate, and you wanted it to be is energy efficient as possible, you would place a large windows to capture solar energy on which side of the house?

Answer 76

South

Question 77

Which of the following is not an advantage of building a hydroelectric powerplant

Answer 77

High construction cost

Question 78

The country that has made the largest commitment to increasing its share of renewable energy resources is

Answer 78

China

Question 79

Which of the following nonrenewable energy sources has the least environmental impact when burned

Answer 79

Natural gas