WG 1st Six Weeks Review

The pieces of Earth's crust and uppermost mantle, together referred to as the lithosphere

• Atmosphere

• Desert

• El Nino

• Tectonic Plates

Biosphere -

• All living organisms on earth

• All liquid water on earth

• Earths solid body

• a layer of gases surrounding the Earth

lithosphere includes what ?

• mountains

• ocean

• atmosphere

• hydrosphere

The angle of tilt of the earth affects the -

• stars

• milky way

• sun

• amount of sunlight places receive

What is the relationship between the sun, the Earth, and the Moon?

• The Earth orbits the sun while the moon orbits the Earth.

• The moon orbits Earth

• The Earth orbits the moon and the Sun

• The sun orbits the Earth and the moon.

Which of the following is the reason for tides in Earth's oceans?

• the moon's gravitational pull

• Earth's tilt on its axis

• Carrying away of rocks by wind and rivers

What affects weather and climate because it heats the Earth unevenly?

• Ground water

• Atmosphere

• Longitude

• Sunlight

Soil or rocks being moved to another location by wind or water -

• Weathering

• Rift Valley

• Volcano

• Erosion

Which is the best example of physical weathering?

• The transportation of sediment in a stream

• The reaction of limestone with acid rainwater

• The cracking of rock caused by the freezing and thawing of water

• The deposition of a sandbar along a stream

Pressure from tectonic plate movement CANNOT result in

• Mountains forming

• Earthquakes

• The formation of rift valleys

• The reason why we have 4 seasons