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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
particles
B
cyanobacteria
C
ferns
D
mold
2) Earth's atmosphere was formed by gases escaping from vents and _________.
A
earthquakes
B
meteors
C
the sun
D
volcanoes
3) Earth's earliest life forms appeared in the __________.
A
land
B
air
C
oceans
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
extremeophiles
B
continental drift
C
vents
D
volcanic eruptions
6) When two plates collide and push upward, they create a _________.
A
continent
B
river
C
earthquake
D
mountain
7) Most of the water in the hydrosphere can be found in the Earth's ______.
A
rivers
B
air
C
ice
D
oceans
8) The solid surface and interior of the earth is the ______________
A
lithosphere
B
ozone layer
C
atmosphere
D
hydrosphere
9) The process of water moving from the air to Earth's surface and back into the air is the____________.
A
water cycle
B
nitrogen cycle
C
ammonium cycle
D
gas cycle
10) The process of water vapor changing from vapor to liquid is called ____________________.
A
water cycle
B
condensation
C
hydrosphere
D
evaporation
11) Something that provides scientists with clues to the earth's past climate
A
weather
B
precipitation
C
proxy data
D
atmosphere
12) Water that falls to the earth in the form of rain, hail, or snow
A
precipitation
B
weather
C
atmosphere
D
lithosphere
13) Warm climates usually have more ____ than cold climates
A
clouds
B
wind
C
hail
D
humidity
14) The ____ of a place is its long-term average of weather conditions
A
jet stream
B
prevailing winds
C
atmosphere
D
climate
15) Halfway between the North and South Poles is an imaginary line called the ____________.
A
prime meridian
B
coriolis effect
C
axis
D
equator
16) A large sheet of ice is called a ____________
A
glacier
B
fossil
C
Pangea
D
ice age
17) A period of extrem cold is called an_______________.
A
ice age
B
glacier
C
Pangea
D
fossil
18) A rock that contains a preserved imprint or remains of a plant or animal is called a ___________.
A
fossil
B
glacier
C
ice age
D
Pangea
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
volcanic eruptions
B
all of the above
C
atmosphere was toxic
D
meteorites and comets hitting the earth
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