Download APES Test Review – Ch. 5 Biogeochemical Cycles The Tectonic

APES Test Review – Ch. 5 Biogeochemical Cycles
1. The Tectonic Cycle
a.
Cooling of the Earth’s climate following a volcanic eruption is due to _______________.
b. Matching
____ subduction zone
a. Mid-Atlantic Ridge
____ divergent plate boundary
b. Hawaiian Islands
____ hot spot
c. Cascade Mountains
2. The Hydrologic Cycle
a.
Matching
____ aquifer
____ precipitation
____ estuaries
____ wetlands
a. the water which falls to earth after condensing into either
rain or snow
b. an underground area of water that collects between spaces
in rocks
c. areas of land that are often covered with water
d. the lower parts of rivers where they run into the sea
b. Labeling – Which letters on the diagram above are represented by the sources/sinks or processes listed
below?
_____sublimation/desublimation
_____ groundwater storage
_____ evaporation
_____ condensation
3. The Rock Cycle
a.
What process is involved in turning magma into igneous rock?
b. List 3 mechanisms of erosion.
4. The Carbon Cycle – Choose 3 sources/sinks of your choice and at least 2 processes and either develop a diagram
or write a story illustrating the path of a carbon atom. Indicate which are processes and which are
sources/sinks.
5. The Nitrogen Cycle
a.
What organisms are involved in the movement of nitrogen between the air and soil, and back to the air?
b. How do animals contribute to the nitrogen cycle?
c. What would be the effect on the nitrogen cycle if a large volume of nitrogen-rich fertilizer ran off the land
and into surface water?
6. The Phosphorus Cycle
a.
What component is missing from the phosphorus cycle that is present in the other cycles from this chapter?
b. List 5 major natural reservoirs for phosphorus.
c. How do phosphates cycle between the ocean water and the ocean food web?