Environmental Science: Quarter 1 Review

What is happening to the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?

• it is decreasing

• it is increasing

• it is fluctuating

• we have no way of knowing

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Which of the following contains a lot of carbon?

• fossil fuels

• oceans

• peat

• all of the above contain a lot of carbon

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The burning of fossil fuels has the greatest and most direct impact on the

• water cycle

• nitrogen cycle

• carbon cycle

• rock cycle

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Carbon is used to make sugars (chemical energy) in which step of the carbon cycle?

• transpiration

• digestion

• respiration

• photosynthesis

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Carbon is removed from the atmosphere through what process?

• deforestation

• burning fossil fuels

• respiration

• photosynthesis

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Where is carbon stored in the largest amounts on Earth?

• oceans

• atmosphere

• icecaps

• lithosphere

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Which is the possible path of movement of nitrogen in the nitrogen cycle?

• air -soil - plants - animals -soil - animals

• soil -air - plants - animals -soil - plants

• air -soil - animals - plants -soil - air

• air -soil - plants - animals -soil - air

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What is adhesion?

• Water's ability to stick to itself

• Water's ability to stick to other substances

• The strength of the cohesion of all the water molecules combined

  Tape

• glue and other adhesives

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What is cohesion?

• Water's ability to stick to itself

• Water's ability to stick to other substances

• The strength of the cohesion of all the water molecules combined

• Tape, glue and other adhesives

Large bodies of water do not quickly fluctuate in temperature. Why?

• Water is a solvent.

• Water has a high heat capacity.

• Water acts as a buffer.

• Water is non-polar.

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