Final

Question 1

Identify 4 gases in our atomosphere

Answer 1

Nitrogen, oxygen, argon, carbon dioxide

Question 2

What gas is the most prevelant

Answer 2

Nitrogen

Question 3

What layer of the atmosphere would you find weather and airplanes

Answer 3

troposphere

Question 4

in what layer would you find ozone

Answer 4

stratosphere

Question 5

At what latitude would you most likely experience rainy conditions and why

Answer 5

0 (equator), due to warm rising air which gives a low pressure

Question 6

At what lat would you find dry conditions and why

Answer 6

30, high pressure due to warm sinking air

Question 7

convection currents are created by

Answer 7

uneven heating of the earths surface

Question 8

how are winds named

Answer 8

the direction in which they begin

Question 9

difference between weather and climate

Answer 9

weather - short terms climate - long terms

Question 10

how is climate influenced by latitude

Answer 10

as lat increases, temperature decreases

Question 11

how is climate influenced by elevation

Answer 11

as lat increases, temperature decreases

Question 12

how is climate influenced by water

Answer 12

climate remains moderate

Question 13

what are the 6 biomes

Answer 13

tundra, taiga, temperate forest, desert, grassland, tropical rainforest

Question 14

general lat of tundra

Answer 14

75 degrees

Question 15

general lat of taiga

Answer 15

60-75 degrees

Question 16

general location of temperate forrest

Answer 16

between 30-60 degrees (50), pa

Question 17

general location of grasslands

Answer 17

interior of continents

Question 18

general lat of tropical rainforest

Answer 18

0-5 degrees

Question 19

return of carbon to the soil through breakdown and decay of organic matter (plants and animals)

Answer 19

decomposition

Question 20

use fo CO2 by plants as they make their own food

Answer 20

photosynthesis

Question 21

Carbon dioxide in the air when it comes in contact with and dissolves in seawater

Answer 21

carbon ocean uptake

Question 22

release of carbon compounds into air through the burning of fossil fueld

Answer 22

combustion

Question 23

release of CO2 in the air as a biproduct of obtaining energy from food at a cellular level

Answer 23

cellular respiration

Question 24

sink or source - oceans

Answer 24

sink

Question 25

sink or source - decomposition/dead organisims

Answer 25

source

Question 26

sink or source - forrests

Answer 26

sink

Question 27

sink or source - atmosphere

Answer 27

neither

Question 28

sink or source - fossil fuels

Answer 28

source

Question 29

Generally, what happend to the concentraion of CO2 in the air as fume admissions becan to increase

Answer 29

it increased

Question 30

Around what year did the carbon emmisions from factories, cars, begin to rise and what was happening around this time

Answer 30

1880, industrial revolution

Question 31

renewable resources can be replaced after how long

Answer 31

around 25 years

Question 32

non-renewable resources can be replaced after how long

Answer 32

a long time

Question 33

example of renewable resources

Answer 33

trees, water

Question 34

examples of non- renewable resources

Answer 34

soil, fossil fuels, minerals

Question 35

law of conservation of matter with example

Answer 35

matter can neither be created or destroyed. Minerals removed from ground, become steel, recycled

Question 36

the amount of land to sustain a persons use of natural resources

Answer 36

ecological footprint

Question 37

that represents ones ecological footp.

Answer 37

1

Question 38

determines past climate, indirect

Answer 38

proxy data

Question 39

determines current climate

Answer 39

direct

Question 40

proxy data ex.

Answer 40

tree rings, ice cores, coral

Question 41

direct ex.

Answer 41

satellites, instruments

Question 42

man made

Answer 42

anthropogenic

Question 43

how do anthropogenic changes to the global carbon cycle impact the greenhouse effect

Answer 43

increase carbon em.

Question 44

How does the greenhouse effect affect the the avergae atmospheric temperature

Answer 44

when they increase, they trap more heat and increase temperature

Question 45

As CO2 increases, _______ increases

Answer 45

temperature

Question 46

what contributes to CO2 emmision

Answer 46

burning of fossil fuels

Question 47

the amount of light that is reflected by a surface

Answer 47

albedo

Question 48

high or low albedo - ice

Answer 48

high

Question 49

high or low albedo - forest

Answer 49

low

Question 50

high or low albedo - snow

Answer 50

high

Question 51

high or low albedo - pavement

Answer 51

low

Question 52

example of positive feedback loop

Answer 52

melting of glaciers, increase in co2, decreased albedo, warming

Question 53

reproductive structure of a plant that is designed to attract pollinaters

Answer 53

flower

Question 54

provides support for the plant and conatains transport tissue

Answer 54

stem

Question 55

location in the plant where the majority of photosynthesis occurs

Answer 55

leaves

Question 56

produced after pollination and capable of developing into another plant

Answer 56

seed

Question 57

anchors the plant to soil and absorbs water and minerals

Answer 57

roots

Question 58

transports water and nutrients up the roots

Answer 58

xylen

Question 59

transports sugars to other parts of the plants down

Answer 59

ploem

Question 60

three main parts of the seed

Answer 60

endosperm, seed coat, embryo

Question 61

provides nutrients during germination

Answer 61

endosperm

Question 62

protects seed

Answer 62

seed coat

Question 63

when plant begins to grow

Answer 63

embryo

Question 64

building of a seed

Answer 64

germination

Question 65

in order for a seed to germinate, what does it require

Answer 65

water, oxygen, proper temperature

Question 66

what do plants need to grow

Answer 66

light, air, water, nutrients

Question 67

how are the requirements different from a plants requirements during photosynthesis

Answer 67

a plant requires light for photosynthesis to make food (glucose)

Question 68

organisms that carry out photosynthesis. Using energy from sunlight, carbon dioxide and water are converted into organic materials to be used in cellular functions such as biosynthesis and respiration.

Answer 68

photoautotroph

Question 69

gets food from other organisms

Answer 69

heterotroph

Question 70

equation for photosynthesis

Answer 70

energy (light) + 6CO2 + 6H2O = C6h12O6 + 6O2

Question 71

how does photosynthesis show the law of con. of matter

Answer 71

6 C in CO2 -----> 6C in glucose 18O in CO2 and H2O -----> 18O in Glucose and O 12 H in water --------> 12 H in glucose

Question 72

In what organelle does photosynthesis occur

Answer 72

chloyophlasts

Question 73

where are chlorophlasts found

Answer 73

leaves

Question 74

When pollen in transported from male parts of one flower to female parts of another flower

Answer 74

pollenation

Question 75

how is pollen transported

Answer 75

wind, animals, and water (which is not the main one)

Question 76

Why is seed dispersal nessesary

Answer 76

If seeds grow too close to eachother, they will compete

Question 77

how can seed dispersal be accomplised with air

Answer 77

dandilion blows in wind

Question 78

how can seed dispersal be accomplised with water

Answer 78

seed falls into water and goes downstream

Question 79

how can seed dispersal be accomplised with animals

Answer 79

bur gets stuck in dogs fur

Question 80

5 compounets of healthy soil

Answer 80

water, air, organic matter, rocks, and minerals

Question 81

process to help preserve soil

Answer 81

crop rotation

Question 82

the process of growing the same plant over a large area year after year

Answer 82

monocropping

Question 83

what does monocropping do to the soil

Answer 83

depletes it of important nutrients

Question 84

when soil loses its fertility and its ability to support life

Answer 84

desertification

Question 85

why is it important to preserve healthy soil

Answer 85

- helps plants create more nutrients - keeps air clean - protects healthy plants from harm with microbes

Question 86

the breakdown of rocks through natural forces and is an important process in soil formation

Answer 86

weathering

Question 87

the breaking down of once living organisims and is also an important process in soil formation

Answer 87

decomposition