Year 9 Term 1 Diagnostic 1

Icebergs belong to which sphere?

• Atmosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Exosphere

• Stratosphere

The most abundant gas in the Earth’s atmosphere is:

• Oxygen

• Nitrogen

• Methane

• Carbon Dioxide

Earthquakes have this effect on the lithosphere:

• Destruction of mountains

• Intense rainfall

• Land rises and subducts

• Destroys ecosystems

A biome is:

• The parts of earth where life exists

• The study of living things

• An area classified according to the species that live there.

• A detailed description of a person's life

A structural, behavioural and physiological adaptations include:

• blubber, nocturnal, organ evolution

• homes, angry, long legs

• spikes, long neck, burrows

• large leaves, flower petals close during day, drink water

3 abiotic factors include:

• Altitude, temperature, food

• Soil pH, plants, birds

• Wind, rain, food

• Space, temperature, oxygen concentration

Biotic factors are ______ components in an ______.

(a)   ​ ​ (b)  

• living
• ecosystem
• environment
• non living

How would you describe the cycle?

• Ecosystem destruction cycle

• Winter-Summer Cycle

• Predator-prey cycle

• Breeding season

The figure below shows the change in population numbers of snowshoe hares and lynx’s. How many lynx were there in 1915?

• 40

• 40000

• 43

• 43000

The interaction between the atmosphere and biosphere results in:

• Erupting volcanoes

• Gases released being dissolved in water

• Plants taking in gases during photosynthesis

• Lava increasing nutrients