Biology Module 4 Earths Diversity

Currents at the surface of the ocean are moved mostly by

• Heat

• Wind

• Salinity

• The mixing of warm and cold water

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The belt of prevailing winds that is produced between 30 degrees and 60 degrees north latitudes and 30 and 60

degrees south latitudes is called the

• doldrums

• westerlies

• polar easterlies

• trade winds

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According to the image, a Commercial Jet Airplane can be seen at heights of 12 km, in which layer of the atmosphere is this aircraft located?

• Mesosphere

• Stratosphere

• Thermosphere

• Troposphere

Which of the following air pollutants is not a primary pollutant?

• Particulate Matter

• Ozone

• Sulfur dioxide

• Volatile organic compound (VOCs)

Deforestation causes an increase in the atmospheric concentration of which greenhouse gas?

• fluorine

• methane

• nitrous oxide

• carbon dioxide

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Scientists warn that rising CO2 levels will have what effect on the Earth?

• A. cause sea levels to drop

• trap heat in the atmosphere causing the greenhouse effect

• C. cause acid rain

• D. speed up the next ice age

Carbon dioxide is called a greenhouse gas for which of the following reasons?

• A. It absorbs and reradiates infrared radiation to warm the Earth.

• B. It is produced when coal and/or fossil fuels are burned.

• C. It is often used inside greenhouses.

• D. It's oxygen component is needed by plants to grow.

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Which natural process leads to the greatest production of atmospheric particulates?

• A. volcanic eruptions

• B. plant respiration

• C. hurricanes

• D. erosion

Which of the following statements is true?

• Ecological succession in an area may follow the same sequence over and over.

• Ecological succession in an area is always different from the time before.

• Ecological succession only occurs in environments that have a body of water.

• Ecological succession only occurs in environments that have forests.

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One of the roles of ecological succession is to allow species with different adaptations to interact. Ecological succession occurs in stages, providing periods of

• A. overlap only for species that migrate.

• B. separation only for species that do not migrate.

• C. separation for all species.

• D. overlap for a variety of species.

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