AP® Environmental Science Content Quiz Question Bank – Unit 4

110 Questions with answer key covering every section of the unit 4

Sample Questions

4.5 Global Wind Patterns and 4.6 Watersheds

Content Quiz

Directions: Choose the best answer for each question

1. What causes global wind patterns?
   1. Differences in solar radiation and the Coriolis effect 
   2. Differences in atmospheric pressure alone 
   3. The rotation of the Earth around the sun and the Coliolis effect
   4. Changes in the Earth’s magnetic field and atmospheric pressure
2. Which statement best describes a convection cell?
   1. It is a static pocket of air in the atmosphere which stays stationary.
   2. Warm substances sink while cooler substances rise in a circular pattern.
   3. Warm substances rise and cooler substances fall in a circular pattern.
   4. It is a phenomenon that only occurs over oceans in a circular pattern.
3. Where are Hadley cells primarily found?
   1. Near the poles
   2. Between the Hadley and Polar cells
   3. In the middle latitudes
   4. On either side of the equator 
4. In which location would you find the Polar cells?
   1. Near the equator and the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn
   2. Between the Hadley and Ferrell cells 
   3. Between 60 and 90 degrees latitude north and south
   4. Between the equator and the poles.
5. How does the Coriolis effect divert air in the Northern Hemisphere?
   1. To the right 
   2. To the left 
   3. Upwards
   4. Downwards 
6. What is the primary cause of the Coriolis effect’s influence on wind direction in the Southern Hemisphere?
   1. It diverts air toward the right. 
   2. It diverts air downward. 
   3. It diverts air upward. 
   4. It diverts air toward the left. 
7. Which description best defines a watershed?
   1. An area of land surrounded by mountains, streams and lakes.
   2. The highest point in an area of land which collects the most snow that melts into the water supply.
   3. An area of land which drains precipitation to a specific river, lake, or ocean. 
   4. A valley through which a river flows. 
8. How do watersheds primarily vary?
   1. They all have the same length and slope, but differ in their vegetation and topsoil depth.
   2. Only in terms of the rivers they drain into.
   3. In their area, length, slope, soil, vegetation, and divisions between other watersheds. 
   4. Only in the type of vegetation they contain and the depth of topsoil.
9. Which of the following cells is found between the Hadley and Polar cells?
   1. Ferrell cells 
   2. Equatorial cells 
   3. Mesocells 
   4. Intertropical cells 
10. The Coriolis effect is a result of
    1. Earth’s gravitational pull.
    2. Differences in atmospheric pressure.
    3. Earth’s rotation around the sun
    4. Earth’s spin on its axis.

Description

The purpose of these content quizzes is as a homework or notes check. Students often copy reading guides or do not pay attention to video notes but will pay more attention when they have a quiz.



I use these questions by assigning about 10 pages/1-2 sections/1 module of reading along with supplemental videos on Edpuzzle or AP® Daily as homework. Students take a content quiz during the first few minutes of class. My quizzes are open note/open book but timed at 30 seconds per question as I do not expect students to memorize information the first time they read or hear it so they can reference notes/books as needed, but the timer prevents kids from “winging it” and not reading or doing notes.



I typically cover several topics in a quiz so I will take the best questions from each topic and combine them into a 12-15 question quiz, but you can use them as-is below. Some topics have 10-15 questions while others are shorter. There is a total of 130+ questions for this unit.



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