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Grade 10 Environmental Science
Which major changes in human society and the environment occurred during the Industrial Revolution?
  1. People lived in small tribes, many mammals went extinct.
  2. Domesticated plants were altered, forest was replaced with farmland.
  3. Fossil fuel consumption, technological efficiency, and environmental pollution all increased.
  4. Common grazing areas were replaced with closed fields.
Grade 10 Environmental Science
A problem with fossil fuels is they are                .
  1. clean
  2. limited
  3. abundant
  4. renewable
Grade 10 Geomorphology
What do you call the type of erosion that creates small channels of running water on the side of a slope?
  1. gully erosion
  2. wave erosion
  3. rill erosion
  4. tributary erosion
Grade 10 Environmental Science
Which of these is a renewable resource?
  1. water
  2. natural gas
  3. petroleum
  4. none of the above
Grade 10 Historical Geology
Geologic eras are largely determined by                                .
  1. Earth's orbital position.
  2. shifts in the fossil record.
  3. average global temperatures.
  4. distribution of rock sequences.
Grade 10 Oceanography and Hydrology
What are the two major controlling factors for deep ocean currents?
  1. salinity and wind.
  2. pressure and salinity.
  3. wind and temperature.
  4. temperature and salinity.
Grade 10 Environmental Science
The energy from moving water is called                .
  1. solar power
  2. hydropower
  3. wind power
  4. fossil fuels
Grade 10 Atmosphere
The Coriolis effect is the direct result of which of the following?
  1. temperature
  2. gravitational pull of the Sun
  3. ocean currents
  4. rotation of Earth
Grade 10 Environmental Science
Which of the following is NOT associated with global warming?
  1. melting glaciers
  2. rising sea levels
  3. volcanic activity
  4. species decline
Grade 10 Environmental Science
The study of populations is                        .
  1. democracy
  2. demography
  3. increase fertility rate
  4. growth rate
Grade 10 Rocks
Where are igneous rocks derived from?
  1. Other rocks.
  2. Molten material(magma or lava).
  3. Pre-existing rocks, fossils, and tiny pieces of animal remains.
  4. Layered rocks.
Grade 10 Environmental Science
Wind power converts the movement of air into                  .
  1. turbines
  2. kinetic energy
  3. electrical energy
  4. potential energy
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