1.6 WG-TEST -3A, 3B, 3C, 4A, 5A, 9A

The diagram shows the position of the Southern Hemisphere in which season? (WG.3A)

• Spring

• Summer

• Fall

• Winter

During the winter months (December- February) in Texas, which hemisphere is tilted toward the sun? (WG.3A)

• Northern

• Southern

• Eastern

• Western

Which choice is accurate about convergent plate movement? (WG.3B)

• Convergent plates move toward each other and create mountains.

• Convergent plates move closer together and create river valleys.

• Convergent plates slide past each other causing a fault.

• Convergent plates slide past each other causing an earthquake.

Which physical process affects the environment of desert regions? (WG.3B)

• Tectonic forces

• Erosion

• Soil-building

• Weather

Which physical process formed the landform along the northeastern border of India? (3.B) 

• The eruption of active volcanoes
• The erosion of surfaces by wind 
• The deposition of sediment by floods
• The collision of tectonic plates

Which choice is accurate about divergent plates? (WG.3B)

• B. Divergent Plates move away from each other, releasing some magma

• D. Both A and B

• C. Divergent Plates move towards each other and create mountains

• A. Divergent Plates move away from each other

7. Which choice is accurate about transform plates? (WG.3B)

• Transform Plates move towards each other and create mountains

• Transform Plates move away from each other and create river valleys

• Transform Plates slide pass each other and cause earthquakes

• None of the above

What affects temperature, climate, and weather? (WG.3B)

• Tectonic Plates

• Latitude and Longitude

• Earth-Sun Relationship

• Both B and C

Which description of the hydrologic cycle (Water Cycle) is best? (WG.3C)

• Ice Melts and increases the ocean volume causing flooding.

• Ice seeps into the ground doubling the size of aquifers.

• Water dries out in certain regions but floods in others.

• Water evaporates into the atmosphere and returns as precipitation.

What would occur based on graph C? (WG.3C) PS

A.

B.

C.

D.

• mountains are created.

• tornadoes develop

• a valley is created

• an earthquake occurs