Physical Geography Quiz Review

The layer of the earth that is solid, but it moves, effecting the earth's surface.

• Inner Core

• Outer Core

• Mantle

• Crust

Thin layer of rock and metal, and the tectonic plates.

• Inner Core

• Outer Core

• Mantle

• Crust

All the living things on earth.

• Biosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Geosphere

• Atmosphere

All the water on earth.

• Biosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Atmosphere

• Geosphere

When two tectonic plates collide.

• Convergent Boundary

• Transform Boundary

• Divergent Boundary

When two tectonic plates spread apart.

• Convergent Boundary

• Divergent Boundary

• Transform Boundary

Water moves, carrying warm and cold temperatures with it.

• Latitude

• Altitude

• Proximity to Water

• Ocean Currents

Water holds on to heat, making the temperature on nearby land change slower.

• Prevailing Winds

• Proximity to Water

• Latitude

• Altitude

Because of Latitude, what is the temperature going to be like at the poles?

• Warm all year round

• All four seasons

• Cold all year round

Because of proximity to water, what are temperatures going to be like at the Great Plains?

• Extreme changes, because the Great Plains have little water.

• Mellow changes, because the Great Plains have large lakes.