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Unit 4 Test
Goal • Demonstrate your understanding of the information presented in Unit 4.
Multiple Choice
Circle the letter for the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1. Which example best represents a closed system?
(a) a glass of milk
(b) a closed Thermos of soup
(c) an unopened can of juice
(d) a tree
2. Which statement describes energy transfer by conduction?
(a) The warm Gulf Stream warms the European coast.
(b) A spoon heats up while sitting in a bowl of soup.
(c) You cool off by standing in a cool breeze.
(d) A cat warms up by sitting in a patch of sunlight.
3. Which of the following is not part of the hydrosphere?
(a) clouds
(b) oceans
(c) cryosphere
(d) troposphere
4. Which of the following absorbs the most incoming solar radiation?
(a) oceans and lakes
(b) land
(c) atmosphere
(d) clouds
5. At which latitude would there be the greatest difference between summer and winter temperatures?
(a) 0°
(b) 30°N
(c) 45°N
(d) 60°N
6. All areas that are close to large bodies of water experience
(a) large amounts of precipitation
(b) orographic precipitation
(c) extremes in temperature
(d) moderate temperatures
7. Which climate zone(s) is(are) found in Canada?
(a) temperate
(b) tropical
(c) polar
(d) temperate and polar
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Unit 4 Test (continued)
ASSESSMENT
8. El Niño is initially caused by a change in
(a) ocean currents
(b) air currents
(c) ocean and air currents
(d) Earth’s orbit
9. The Coriolis effect describes
(a) how ocean currents circulate around Earth
(b) how the paths of air currents are bent due to the rotation of Earth
(c) La Niña and El Niño events
(d) why global warming occurs
Use the following climatographs to answer questions 10, 11, and 12. Each climatograph represents a typical
location within a given biome.
Climatograph 1
120
15
100
5
80
60
-5
40
Precipitation (mm)
25
140
Temperature (°C)
Precipitation (mm)
160
-15
20
180
35
160
25
140
100
5
80
-5
60
-15
40
-25
20
0
-25
0
J F MA M J J A S O N D
Month
Climatograph 3
35
180
35
25
160
25
140
15
120
100
5
80
-5
60
-15
40
20
0
Precipitation (mm)
160
Climatograph 4
Temperature (°C)
180
-35
J F M A M J J A S O N D
Month
Precipitation (mm)
15
120
Temperature (°C)
35
140
15
120
100
5
80
-5
60
-15
40
-25
20
-35
0
Temperature (°C)
180
Climatgraph 2
-25
-35
J F M A M J J A S O N D
J F M A M J J A S O N D
Month
Month
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Unit 4 Test (continued)
10. Which climatograph represents a biome that would not be found in Canada?
(a) climatograph 1
(b) climatograph 2
(c) climatograph 3
(d) climatograph 4
11. The locations that are represented by climatographs 2 and 3 receive about the same amount of annual
precipitation. In one of these locations, there are vast areas of tall grasses. In the other location, the vegetation
includes sedges, clumps of grasses, and stunted shrubs. What factor is primarily responsible for the different
types and amount of vegetation in the two locations?
(a) average annual humidity
(b) average annual precipitation
(c) average annual temperature
(d) average annual wind speed
12. Identify the climatographs that match the location with the longest growing season and the location with the
shortest growing season. (Assume that plants can grow only when the average monthly temperature is +5°C or
higher.)
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
Longest growing season
climatograph 2
climatograph 1
climatograph 4
climatograph 4
Shortest growing season
climatograph 3
climatograph 4
climatograph 2
climatograph 3
13. An ecosystem can be best described as
(a) a major geographic region with similar environmental conditions and life forms
(b) a community of living organisms that interact with each other and with the non-living environment
(c) the place where an organism lives
(d) all of the living organisms in a common area
14. Which biome is not found in Canada?
(a) taiga
(b) deciduous forest
(c) tundra
(d) desert
15. Which biome has coniferous trees and is inhabited by animals that hibernate during winter?
(a) tundra
(b) taiga
(c) temperate deciduous forest
(d) grassland
16. Which biome tends to have the most biodiversity?
(a) desert
(b) grassland
(c) tropical rain forest
(d) taiga
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Unit 4 Test (continued)
17. Which statement best describes a structural adaptation?
(a) Birds migrate south to avoid a cold winter.
(b) A ground squirrel’s heart rate slows during hibernation.
(c) Snakes sunbathe during the day to increase their body temperature.
(d) The large ears of the desert rat give off heat.
18. Which of the following causes of climate change is not a natural event?
(a) continental drift
(b) weathering
(c) enhanced greenhouse effect
(d) catastrophic events, such as volcanoes
19. Which is an example of a positive feedback loop?
(a) increase in global temperatures→
→increase in water vapour→
→decrease in global temperatures
(b) increase in water vapour→
→increase in global temperatures→
→increase in sea ice
(c) increase in global temperatures→
→increase in water vapour→
→increase in global temperatures
(d) increase in water vapour→
→increase in global temperatures→
→decrease in global temperatures
20. Which greenhouse gas is produced by bacteria that live in the digestive tracts of termites?
(a) carbon dioxide
(b) methane
(c) dinitrogen monoxide
(d) ground-level ozone
21. Which process removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere?
(a) combustion
(b) weathering
(c) transpiration
(d) photosynthesis
22. Which effect is not caused by deforestation?
(a) increased carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
(b) decreased biodiversity
(c) increased surface albedo
(d) decreased carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
23. Which evidence would be least useful for studying past climates?
(a) written temperature data
(b) tree rings
(c) pollen grains
(d) ice core samples
24. Which statement was not a finding of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change?
(a) Global average surface temperatures increased by about 0.6°C over the past century.
(b) Temperatures in the lowest 8 km of the atmosphere have risen during the past four decades.
(c) The global average sea level has risen 0.1 to 0.2 m, and the ocean heat content has increased.
(d) Increased water vapour in the atmosphere has had a positive water vapour feedback effect, which has led to
increased global temperatures.
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Unit 4 Test (continued)
Numerical Response
Record the answer to each numerical-response question as indicated. If the answer includes a decimal place,
include the decimal in the numerical-response box. If the answer is between 0 and 1 (e.g. 0.45), be sure to record
the 0 before the decimal place.
25. The temperature of an amount of water increased by 15.7ºC with the addition of 1.30 kJ of energy. How many
grams of water were heated? Record your three-digit number in the numerical-response box.
26. How much energy (in kJ) is released when 175 g of water at 0.00ºC freezes with no change in temperature?
Record your three-digit number in the numerical-response box.
27. Match each animal listed in column A with the biome in column B in which it would most likely be found. Use
each number only once. Record the four digits of your answer in the numerical-response box.
A
1. beaver
2. gila monster
3. caribou
4. ground squirrel
B
tundra
taiga
desert
grassland
28. Match each greenhouse gas in column A with the correct source in column B. Record the four digits of your
answer in the numerical-response box.
A
1. combustion of wood
2. refrigerants
3. nitrogen oxides reacting with heat and sunlight
4. cellular respiration
B
halocarbons
carbon dioxide
dinitrogen monoxide
ground level ozone
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Unit 4 Test (continued)
ASSESSMENT
Extended Response
Answer the following question in the space provided. Use complete sentences when appropriate.
29. (a) Draw a climatograph using the following data for an unknown location.
Month
Total monthly
precipitation
(mm)
Average monthly
temperature
(°C)
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
19.4
15.9
18.4
24.6
48.4
82.8
79.4
66.1
43.7
21.2
14.7
16.4
−13.9
−11
−5.4
3.4
9.8
13.4
16
14.7
10
4.4
−4.8
−10.9
Climatograph for Unknown Location
35.0
180.0
160.0
25.0
Precipitation (mm)
15.0
120.0
5.0
100.0
80.0
-5.0
Temperature (ºC)
140.0
60.0
-15.0
40.0
-25.0
20.0
-35.0
0.0
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Months
(b) Describe the seasonal variations in the climate of the unknown location.
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Unit 4 Test (continued)
(c) In which hemisphere do you think this location is found? Explain your reasoning.
(d) In what biome do you think this location is most likely found? Explain your reasoning.
(e) Describe two adaptations that organisms living in this location would need.
(f) If scientists’ predictions about climate change are correct, how might the climate in this location change in
the future? Provide reasons for your prediction.
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