BE a Global Explorer 9th Grade

Bimester 4

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Choose the correct answer A, B or C to complete the statements.

1 The
e is the lowest zone, or layer, of the Earth’s atmosphere.

a) stratosphere b) troposphere c) mesosphere

2 refers specifically to the increase in temperature of the Earth’s troposphere.

a) “Greenhouse effect” b) “Global warming” c) “Ozone depletion”

3 The most common greenhouse gases are

e .

a) nitrogen, hydrogen, helium and oxygen (O2)

b) carbon dioxide (CO2), sulphuric acid, nitrous oxide and chlorine
c) carbon dioxide (CO2), chlorofluorocarbons, methane, and nitrous oxide

4 The process by which plants use sunlight to create carbohydrates from carbon dioxide and water
is called
d .

a) food chain b) photosynthesis c) succession

5 The metabolic process by which an organism supplies oxygen to and removes carbon dioxide and
other products of oxidation from the cells and tissues of the body is known ass .

a) phtosynthesis b) respiration c) metabolism

6 Gases that have the ability to absorb heat from the sun and radiate it back are called
d .

a) free gases b) poisonous gases c) greenhouse gases

7 Scientists measure the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere with an instrument called a
.

a) barometer b) manometer c) thermometer

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8 A chemist named
d developed the manometer.

a) Charles Keeling b) Daniel G. Fahrenheit c) Francis Bacon

9 He built two manometers that could take continuous readings of CO2 and installed them on the
Big Island of Hawaii. Over a 30-year period, he found that CO2 levels were increasing at a very
fast rate, and the effect he observed came to be known as the
e .

a) Farenheit curve b) Keeling curve c) Bacon curve

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 10 is a gas that forms when nitrogen dioxide reacts with oxygen in the presence of sunlight.

a) Carbon dioxide b) Nitrous oxide c) Ozone

11 are chlorine-based chemical compounds used in aerosol sprays, refrigerators and air
conditioning equipment, and as blowing agents in the production of plastic foams, such as
Styrofoam.

a) MSDS b) NOx c) CFCs

12 Scientists think that human-made chemicals such as chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) cause

e .

a) water contamination b) ozone depletion c) acid rain

13 A reduction in ozone allows more

e to reach the Earth’s surface.

a) gamma rays b) UV radiation c) x-rays

14 Communities of interacting groups of living organisms and their physical surroundings are known
ass .

a) ecosystems b) environments c) populations

15 is the diversity or variety of all the plant and animal forms on our planet.

a) Biology b) Biosphere c) Biodiversity

16 Biodiversity occurs through the process off and helps in successful survival.

a) adaptation b) symbiosis c) assimilation

17 One in ten of the most commonly used medicines comes from plants in the
e .

a) woods b) jungle c) rain forests

18 Tropical rain forests also maintain the

e by absorbing and releasing great amounts of
moisture.

a) food chain b) water cycle c) balance in nature

19 blow tons of dust and gases into the atmosphere. Atmospheric dust and gases reflect
incoming sunlight back into space before it has the chance to reach the Earth. UNO INTERNACIONAL

a) Volcanic eruptions b) Tornadoes c) Storms

20 The reflection of large amounts of sunlight away from the planet causes global temperatures to
for an extended period.

a) increase b) decrease c) deplete

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 21 A studies the Earth’s atmosphere and weather with a variety of increasingly sophisticated
instruments, such as weather satellites and advanced computer systems.

a) weather anchor b) geologist c) meteorologist

22 A is a whirling magnetic storm that appears as a dark patch or pore on the sun’s
surface.

a) sunspot b) UV ray c) gamma ray

23 The
e is the thin surface layer of the sun that emits most of its radiation.

a) troposphere b) mesosphere c) photosphere

24 Animals also react to changes in the weather. In the winter some animals’ fur grows thicker and
many animalss . Other species migrate to locations where they can find the food and
water they need to stay alive.

a) collect and store food b) hibernate c) hunt

25 In spring and summer, many animalss because the plants they depend on do not grow
all year.

a) collect and store food b) hibernate c) hunt

26 With sudden weather changes, such as excessive

e floods streams and rivers, affecting
all the plants and animals that live nearby.

a) rainfall b) drought c) snowstorm

27 In severe
e , plants wilt and die but humans and some other animals can change their
habits or move on.

a) rainfall b) drought c) snowstorm

28 When a strikes, schools and businesses can close, but plants and animals must endure
the short-term change in their environment.

a) rainfall b) drought c) snowstorm

29 UV-B is a type of ultraviolet light that is damaging to life after long exposure. It can cause: a
disease of the eye that causes the lens to become cloudy, called
d , sunburns and skin
cancer.
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a) cataracts b) myopia c) stigmatism

30 are replaced naturally, usually by the energy of the sun. They can be used again and
again and not be depleted.

a) Non-renewable natural resources

b) Renewable natural resources
c) Raw materials

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 31 A measure of the amount of useful work obtained for each unit of energy put into a device or
system is called
d .

a) energy efficient b) energy sufficient c) energy renewable

32 A is a structure, such as a hole in the ground, or a large space of land, used as a

depository of trash and waste.

a) landfill b) landmill c) windmill

33 Circle three ways of generating renewable energy resources and reducing carbon dioxide emissions
from the list below. Cross out the three sources of carbon dioxide and other pollutants.

a) solar cells d) nuclear power plants

b) landfills e) geothermal power
c) windmills f) fossil fuels

34 Match the word from the first column with its definition in the second column.

a) Solar maximum mission is… the period when sunspot activity reaches
its peak.

b) Solar minimum is… the period when the sun has the least
sunspot activity.

c) Solar maximum is… a space mission to measure the incoming

radiation from the sun.

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