Chemistry
Energy
Earth's History & Evolution
Microbes & Disease
Hydrosphere
Ecosystems
Miscellaneous
100
This is a chart that arranges elements in groups and periods. The elements are arranged by increasing atomic numbers.
The Periodic Table
100
This type of energy resource can be easily renewed. It includes wind, solar, geothermal and hydroelectric energy sources.
Renewable Energy
100
The law states the bottom rock layer is the oldest and the top layer is the youngest.
Law of Superposition
100
Which term refers to the spread of disease across a large region or sometimes worldwide?
Pandemic
100
Runoff can increase the level of suspended sediment in water. This is gives a cloudy look to the water and can make it undrinkable if too dirty. What is this water quality factor called?
Turbidity
100
This photo is an example of a....?
Food Web
100
This image is an example of a...
River Basin
200
This is the most reactive metal group
Group 1 (or IA) or Alkaline Metals
200
What is an environmental consequence of using this renewable energy resource? 
Habitat Destruction
200
The theory that all continents derived from one supercontinent called Pangea.
Continental Drift Theory
200
How is the rate of spread of VIRAL pandemics/epidemics reduced?
By using vaccines
200
Overuse of fertilizers may runoff into local waterways and cause the algal population to increase. This may lead to fish kills. What is the name of this event?
Eutrophication
200
What % of energy is passed from one organism to another in a food pyramid?
10%
The other 90% of energy is lost as heat, used for metabolic processes (like breathing and moving)
200
Label each diagram correctly
1 - Element
2 - Compound
3 - Mixture
300
Is this equation balanced or unbalanced?
2H2O2 → 2H2 + O2
Unbalanced
300
What type of precipitation is caused by increased amount of pollution from factories? (Especially coal factories)
Acid Rain
300
These are fossils that only appear in certain rock layers. They can be used to determine the age of rock. Must be widespread, abundant and short-lived.
Index Fossils
300
This pathogen can be treated with antibiotics
Bacteria
300
What is this process called:
The process where deep, cold, nutrient-rich water rises to the ocean surface, often driven by winds that push surface water away from an area, allowing deeper water to replace it
Upwelling
300
Which example represents a positive symbiotic relationship between two different life forms?
Mutualism - both organisms benefit
Commensalism - one organism benefits, the other is neutral or unaffected
Parasitism - one organism benefits, the other is harmed
300
The image below shows a mosquito transmitting a disease. What is the name of a disease carrying organism?
Vector
400
A student finds that an unknown element readily reacts with alkali metals. Which group does the element belong to?
Halogens - Group 17
400
Nuclear fuels are highly efficient sources of energy.
What is an environmental impact of the use of nuclear fuels?
Nuclear waste disposal is hazardous.
400
Homologous or Analogous?
Homologous
400
What aspect of modern life is most likely to cause an epidemic to turn into a pandemic?
Transportation or global air travel
400
How does the Great Ocean Conveyor belt affect the climate?
Influences global climate by transporting heat and nutrients around the planet that impacts regional temperatures and weather patterns
400
If we graph the size of a population over time, we can easily see the carrying capacity of the environment. Study the simplified graph below.
What is the carrying capacity of the rabbit population?
9
The population becomes steady around 9 rabbits due to limited space and resources.
400
Organisms whose health or presence/absence reveals information about the health of an ecosystem or the presence of pollutants
Bioindicators
500
Balanced or Unbalanced?
Balanced
500
The amount of coal burned to produce electricity by a typical coal plant in the United States during a three year period has increased by 30%.
What immediate impact will this increase in the consumption of coal have on the environment?
An increase in greenhouse gas emissions
500
Which layer in Site 1 might have formed at the same time as layer W at Site 2?
Layer B
500
Why do viruses not fit into Cell Theory?
They are nonliving and must require a host to replicate
500
How are animals in the deep ocean able to survive in freezing cold temperatures and no sunlight?
Hydrothermal Vents & Chemosynthesis
500
Based on the picture, what are abiotic and biotic factors?
Abiotic - Nonliving Things
Biotic - Living Thing
500
If The Law of Conservation of Matter is true - then why is the weight of the products less than the weight of the reactants?
Open System - some atoms were released as a gas