APES REVIEW TEST QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS7
What waste makes up the bulk of a landfill? - ANSWERS-Paper products
What is the Love Canal? - ANSWERS-A residential community built on an hazardous waste dump
created by the Hooker Company near Niagara Falls. Polluted drinking water, major problems.
What are major laws impacting water? - ANSWERS-Clean Water Act, Safe Drinking Water Act,
Water quality act
What are major laws concerning wildlife protection? - ANSWERS-Endangered Species Act, CITES
What is the superfund site? - ANSWERS-CERCLA - A site is a heavily polluted area that is under
extreme restoration to combat negative effects
Where is the largest carbon sink - ANSWERS-ocean
What is the Pacific Plastic Ocean Gyre? - ANSWERS-A large accidental landfill in the north
eastern part of the Pacific Ocean where trash has accumulated due to currents in a large dump
twice the size of Texas.
How many FRQ will you answer on Monday? - ANSWERS-4 in 90 minutes. 1 is math, 1 is
experimental design and 2 are general knowledge. Answer in complete sentences but stay
organized!
How many multiple choice questions? - ANSWERS-100 in 90 min.
, What are the 4 major layers of the earth and the predominant elements in each layer? -
ANSWERS-Crust (oxygen), Mantle, Outer Core, Inner Core (iron);
What are the three types of plate boundaries? - ANSWERS-Convergent, Divergent, Transform)
What are the two types of tectonic plates and what are they made up of? - ANSWERS-Oceanic
(basalt) and Continental (granite)
What are the major horizons of Soil? What is found in each? - ANSWERS-OA(nutrients)
B(accumulated metals; iron, aluminum) CR(bedrock)
How do clay, silt, and sand impact soil characteristics? - ANSWERS-Clay holds water, Sand allows
for quick percolation, silt is ideal for farming
What are two abiotic factors that erode soil? - ANSWERS-Soil is primarily eroded by water,
second is wind.
What are the three types of rocks? Which is most common on the surface of the earth? -
ANSWERS-Igneous, metamorphic, Sedimentary (common on surface)
What are the two major types of weathering? Where on the planet do they occur? - ANSWERS-
Physical and Chemical Weathering. Physical occurs commonly outside of the tropics, chemical
within the tropics
What are the major gases of the atmosphere? - ANSWERS-Nitrogen (78%), Oxygen (21%), Argon
(.93%), Carbon Dioxide (.035% or 350ppm)
ANSWERS7
What waste makes up the bulk of a landfill? - ANSWERS-Paper products
What is the Love Canal? - ANSWERS-A residential community built on an hazardous waste dump
created by the Hooker Company near Niagara Falls. Polluted drinking water, major problems.
What are major laws impacting water? - ANSWERS-Clean Water Act, Safe Drinking Water Act,
Water quality act
What are major laws concerning wildlife protection? - ANSWERS-Endangered Species Act, CITES
What is the superfund site? - ANSWERS-CERCLA - A site is a heavily polluted area that is under
extreme restoration to combat negative effects
Where is the largest carbon sink - ANSWERS-ocean
What is the Pacific Plastic Ocean Gyre? - ANSWERS-A large accidental landfill in the north
eastern part of the Pacific Ocean where trash has accumulated due to currents in a large dump
twice the size of Texas.
How many FRQ will you answer on Monday? - ANSWERS-4 in 90 minutes. 1 is math, 1 is
experimental design and 2 are general knowledge. Answer in complete sentences but stay
organized!
How many multiple choice questions? - ANSWERS-100 in 90 min.
, What are the 4 major layers of the earth and the predominant elements in each layer? -
ANSWERS-Crust (oxygen), Mantle, Outer Core, Inner Core (iron);
What are the three types of plate boundaries? - ANSWERS-Convergent, Divergent, Transform)
What are the two types of tectonic plates and what are they made up of? - ANSWERS-Oceanic
(basalt) and Continental (granite)
What are the major horizons of Soil? What is found in each? - ANSWERS-OA(nutrients)
B(accumulated metals; iron, aluminum) CR(bedrock)
How do clay, silt, and sand impact soil characteristics? - ANSWERS-Clay holds water, Sand allows
for quick percolation, silt is ideal for farming
What are two abiotic factors that erode soil? - ANSWERS-Soil is primarily eroded by water,
second is wind.
What are the three types of rocks? Which is most common on the surface of the earth? -
ANSWERS-Igneous, metamorphic, Sedimentary (common on surface)
What are the two major types of weathering? Where on the planet do they occur? - ANSWERS-
Physical and Chemical Weathering. Physical occurs commonly outside of the tropics, chemical
within the tropics
What are the major gases of the atmosphere? - ANSWERS-Nitrogen (78%), Oxygen (21%), Argon
(.93%), Carbon Dioxide (.035% or 350ppm)
