1.How would the Coriolis effect alter movement of an air mass flowing from a higher to a lower latitude in the southern hemisphere?
A. It would deflect the path of the air mass to the east.
B. It would deflect the path of the air mass to the west.
C. It would deflect the path of the air mass to a lower altitude.
D. It would deflect the path of the air mass to a higher altitude.
E. It would deflect the path of the air mass toward the equator.
2. If the amount of atmospheric ozone continued to decrease, what would be the likely direct result?
A. Amount of ground-level ozone would increase.
B. Amount of CFCs in the atmosphere would decrease.
C. Amount of visible light reaching Earth would increase.
D. Amount of ultraviolet radiation reaching Earth would increase.
E. Amount of carbon dioxide gas in the atmosphere would decrease
3. A particular region experiences low average temperatures year-round, receives very little precipitation, and supports only small plants and a few animal species. To which major biome type does this region most likely belong?
A. Desert
B. Taiga
C. Temperate deciduous forest
D. Temperate grassland
E. Tropical grassland
4. A species of plant has deep taproots that allow it to access groundwater, and its stem is covered by a cuticle to help decrease moisture loss. In which of the following biomes would this plant be most likely to thrive?
A. Desert
B. Grassland
C. Taiga
D. Temperate shrubland
E. Tundra
5.Which of the following would be considered a major weakness of UNCLOS?
A. Its geographic scope is too narrow.
B. The number of parties involved is too small.
C. It is too difficult to find and prosecute all violators.
D. The regulations are not specific enough to be practical.
E. It does not account for human causes of fish population decline.
6.Which of the following species characteristics would magnify the damage caused by the overfishing of a population?
A. Short life cycle
B. Rapid growth rate
C. Low reproductive rate
D. Reaching maturity within a single year
E. Large number of young each breeding cycle
7. In which part of a river would you expect to find the water with the greatest concentration of salts?
A. Divide
B. Floodplain
C. Headwater
D. Mouth
E. Tributary
8. Which of the following characteristics best distinguishes an estuary from a lake?
A. Light penetration
B. Overall depth
C. Salinity variations
D. Temperature variations
E. Water clarity
9. Which of the following is likely true of a wetland but not a coral reef?
A. Has high gross primary productivity
B. Has extremely high level of biodiversity
C. Located primarily in the tropics and subtropics
D. Filters contaminants from polluted fresh water
E. Damaged by sedimentation and rising water temperatures
10.Which statement describes how a metamorphic rock might become a different metamorphic rock?
A. Flowing water deposits bits of eroded rock in layers at the bottom of a riverbed.
B. Grains of sand that have lithified are buried beneath lava when a nearby volcano erupts.
C. A section of lava that has cooled on Earth's surface is exposed to weathering forces and erosion.
D. Magma flowing beneath Earth's surface breaks through plates in the ocean floor and is cooled by water.
E. One tectonic plate moving beneath another plate is exposed to tremendous pressure and extreme temperatures.