Science Final Exam Review UPDATED
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Which of the following is NOT a factor that affects the rate of weathering in rocks?
a. biological evolution
b. climate
c. rock characteristics
d. amount of exposed surface area
(answer is a letter) - CORRECT ANSWER a
Which of the following is NOT a major component of soil?
a. mineral matter
b. air
c. humus
d. earthworms
(answer is a letter) - CORRECT ANSWER b
The factor that has the greatest effect on soil formation is ______. - CORRECT
ANSWER parent material
The B horizon is also called the _____. - CORRECT ANSWER subsoil
Which of the following is NOT true about mass movements?
a. some mass movements are too slow to be seen
b. mass movements always lead to landslides
c. the shaking triggers mass movements
d. the plant roots lubricate the loose sediment
(answer is a letter) - CORRECT ANSWER b
, Why can the removal of vegetation trigger mass movements?
a. the soil loses nutrients and begins to crumble
b. the plant roots bind the soil and regolith together.
c. the shaking triggers mass movements
d. the plant roots lubricate the loose sediment
(answer is a letter) - CORRECT ANSWER b
Which of the following is NOT a zone included in the continental margin?
a. continental slope
b. continental rise
c. continental coast
d. continental shelf
(answer is a letter) - CORRECT ANSWER c
Which of the following is NOT a process that decreases the salinity of seawater?
a. runoff from land
b. icebergs melting
c. precipitation
d. evaporation
(answer is a letter) - CORRECT ANSWER b
Salinity variations in the open ocean normally range from 33 percent to _____. - CORRECT
ANSWER 38 percent
Which term best describes energy transfer between trophic levels?
a. average
b. efficient
c. inefficient
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Which of the following is NOT a factor that affects the rate of weathering in rocks?
a. biological evolution
b. climate
c. rock characteristics
d. amount of exposed surface area
(answer is a letter) - CORRECT ANSWER a
Which of the following is NOT a major component of soil?
a. mineral matter
b. air
c. humus
d. earthworms
(answer is a letter) - CORRECT ANSWER b
The factor that has the greatest effect on soil formation is ______. - CORRECT
ANSWER parent material
The B horizon is also called the _____. - CORRECT ANSWER subsoil
Which of the following is NOT true about mass movements?
a. some mass movements are too slow to be seen
b. mass movements always lead to landslides
c. the shaking triggers mass movements
d. the plant roots lubricate the loose sediment
(answer is a letter) - CORRECT ANSWER b
, Why can the removal of vegetation trigger mass movements?
a. the soil loses nutrients and begins to crumble
b. the plant roots bind the soil and regolith together.
c. the shaking triggers mass movements
d. the plant roots lubricate the loose sediment
(answer is a letter) - CORRECT ANSWER b
Which of the following is NOT a zone included in the continental margin?
a. continental slope
b. continental rise
c. continental coast
d. continental shelf
(answer is a letter) - CORRECT ANSWER c
Which of the following is NOT a process that decreases the salinity of seawater?
a. runoff from land
b. icebergs melting
c. precipitation
d. evaporation
(answer is a letter) - CORRECT ANSWER b
Salinity variations in the open ocean normally range from 33 percent to _____. - CORRECT
ANSWER 38 percent
Which term best describes energy transfer between trophic levels?
a. average
b. efficient
c. inefficient
