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The Dynamic Earth Chapter 2 Review
Test Description: AGS Environmental Science
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Blue green algae called ____ use sunlight to make their own food. They also add oxygen to the eath's atmosphere
A
mold
B
particles
C
ferns
D
cyanobacteria
2) Earth's atmosphere was formed by gases escaping from vents and _________.
A
meteors
B
the sun
C
volcanoes
D
earthquakes
3) Earth's earliest life forms appeared in the __________.
A
land
B
oceans
C
air
D
volcanoes
4) The layer of the atmosphere where people can live and breathe is the _____________.
A
mesosphere
B
biosphere
C
stratosphere
D
troposphere
5) Explosions from beneath the earth's surface are __________
A
vents
B
volcanic eruptions
C
extremeophiles
D
continental drift
6) When two plates collide and push upward, they create a _________.
A
river
B
mountain
C
earthquake
D
continent
7) Most of the water in the hydrosphere can be found in the Earth's ______.
A
air
B
ice
C
oceans
D
rivers
8) The solid surface and interior of the earth is the ______________
A
hydrosphere
B
ozone layer
C
atmosphere
D
lithosphere
9) The process of water moving from the air to Earth's surface and back into the air is the____________.
A
gas cycle
B
nitrogen cycle
C
ammonium cycle
D
water cycle
10) The process of water vapor changing from vapor to liquid is called ____________________.
A
hydrosphere
B
evaporation
C
condensation
D
water cycle
11) Something that provides scientists with clues to the earth's past climate
A
atmosphere
B
precipitation
C
weather
D
proxy data
12) Water that falls to the earth in the form of rain, hail, or snow
A
weather
B
lithosphere
C
atmosphere
D
precipitation
13) Warm climates usually have more ____ than cold climates
A
hail
B
clouds
C
humidity
D
wind
14) The ____ of a place is its long-term average of weather conditions
A
prevailing winds
B
jet stream
C
atmosphere
D
climate
15) Halfway between the North and South Poles is an imaginary line called the ____________.
A
equator
B
coriolis effect
C
axis
D
prime meridian
16) A large sheet of ice is called a ____________
A
fossil
B
ice age
C
glacier
D
Pangea
17) A period of extrem cold is called an_______________.
A
Pangea
B
ice age
C
fossil
D
glacier
18) A rock that contains a preserved imprint or remains of a plant or animal is called a ___________.
A
Pangea
B
ice age
C
glacier
D
fossil
19) Earth's continents were once part of a single landmass called _______.
A
Pangea
B
Gaia
C
Earth
D
Glacier
20) The young earth could not support life because__________________
A
meteorites and comets hitting the earth
B
volcanic eruptions
C
atmosphere was toxic
D
all of the above
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