Final Exam Review Level 2
The following questions deal with the general concepts of each unit. You should be able
to answer each of these questions. In addition to this, I recommend that you create a
vocabulary list for each unit using your notebook and text. From these terms create a
concept map for each unit by linking and defining them.
Unit 1 Introduction and general chemistry (Chapters 1, 2.1, 2.2, and 8 in Earth Science
text)
- List the three phases of matter.
- Explain all the steps of the scientific method.
- State what Eratosthenes discovered and how.
- List appropriate units for types of measurements such as mass, distance, volume, and
temperature.
Unit 2 Ecology ( Unit 1 in Environmental Science text, handouts and laboratory manuals)
- Explain the concept of ecology using the terms environment and ecosystem.
- Explain what abiotic and biotic factors are, and list five examples of each.
- Explain the concept of biodiversity
- List all the parts of a food web.
- Give several examples of limiting factors
- List several introduced species and explain why they are a problem.
- List several reasons why species have become endangered.
Unit 3 Soils and weathering (Unit 3 in Environmental text and laboratory manual.
- Explain how soil is formed by listing what it is comprised of.
- List and describe the four soil horizons.
- Describe soil texture using terms such as sand, silt, clay, and loam. Explain what makes
each of these particles different form each other.
- Describe four farming methods that control soil erosion.
- Explain how and why erosion is affecting our agriculture
- Explain the historical significance of pesticides.
- Explain the side effects of DDT and the concept of bioaccumulation.
- Explain the methods of integrated pest management.
Unit 4 Water (Unit 4 in Environmental Science Text)
- Explain what a watershed is
- Create a diagram of the water cycle defining each process.
- List the three characteristics of wetlands.
- List at least five values of wetlands.
Unit 5 Geology - rocks and mineral (Chapters 9 and 10)
- Name four characteristics of minerals and explain five mineral properties.
- Diagram the rock cycle by linking each stage by its appropriate process.
- Describe the two ways igneous rocks form, and name five common igneous rocks.
- List six different igneous rock structures as intrusive or extrusive.
- Explain the three different types of sedimentary rock groups, and give an example of
each.
- Describe six sedimentary features by how they form.
- Describe the two ways metamorphic rocks form. (Regional and Contact Metamorphism)
- Explain how the two groups of metamorphic rocks differ, and name two examples of
each group (Foliated and Non-Foliated)
Unit 6 Energy and natural resources (Unit 5 in Environmental text, laboratory manual and
chapter 11 in earth Science text)
- List three examples of renewable and non-renewable resources.
- List and briefly describe all the alternative energies used in this country by naming a pro
and con for each one.
Unit 7 Meteorology (Chapters 23,24, 25,and 26)
- Name all the global winds, and relate them to high and low pressure.
- Describe the Coriolis effect on global winds and high and low pressure systems.
- Explain how convection and conduction differ, and how convection is responsible for
both local and global winds.
- Name the four layers of the atmosphere and give a characteristic of each.
- List the gases of the atmosphere in their order of abundance.
- Compare scattering, reflection, and the absorption of energy. Relate them to the
greenhouse effect.
- Explain how the electromagnetic spectrum changes from one end to the other. Rank the
different forms of energy due to their wavelength.
- In order of altitude, name seven cloud types and what they indicate.
- Explain the greenhouse effect and how it may contribute to global climate change.
- Explain the problem with the ozone layer and what effects of this problem..
- State the equation for air pressure (# molecules/area).
Unit 8 Geological history (Chapters 4.1, 4.2, 17, 18, and 19)
- Name the three types of plate movements, and give an example of what they form.
- List the four eras of geological time and know the general order of major occurrences
throughout the earth’s history.