Unit Test — Cumulative exam

Question 1

Which factor increases as a result of increasing altitude?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

space between gas molecules

Question 2

How does coal differ from pine trees as a source of energy?

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Coal is a nonrenewable resource, while pine trees are a renewable resource.

Question 3

A scientist measured an increase in nitrous oxide in the atmosphere. This increase would result in

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an increase in the greenhouse effect.

Question 4

What is the importance of having the US Forest Service, the Bureau of Land Management, the US Fish and Wildlife Service, and the National Park Service?

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to manage land resources for conservation and the development of natural resources

Question 5

Existing rocks are buried and forced toward the mantle, increasing heat and pressure. This is the first step in the formation of metamorphic rocks.Which best describes the next step in the formation of metamorphic rocks?

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Magma pockets rise, which increases heat, and minerals change due to temperature and pressure.

Question 6

Which statement accurately describes short-term environmental changes?

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Short-term environmental changes immediately affect organisms in the environment.

Question 7

Which two layers are part of the thermosphere?

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exosphere and ionosphere

Question 8

The diagram illustrates the water cycle.

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Water changes from a liquid to a gas.

Question 9

Which process of sedimentary rock formation occurs last?

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cementation

Question 10

Which interaction of the atmosphere with the lithosphere benefits the biosphere?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Nitrogen gas is released from volcanoes for plants to use.

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