Unit 1 Test Review

Based on the diagram, how does the Earth-Sun relationship affect the climate of different regions of the world?

• It creates a pattern where different areas of the globe receive differing amounts of sunlight.

• It creates a pattern in which the warm ocean currents bring monsoon rains to some regions.

• It creates a pattern in which the summers and winters are longer than fall and spring seasons.

• It creates a pattern where the eastern and western hemispheres have seasonal differences.

Which of the following is most directly responsible for the variation in seasonal weather patterns?

• Phases of the Moon

• Tilt of the Earth’s axis

• Distance from the Sun

• Rotation of the Earth on its axis

 

Mountains, Rift Valleys, and Ocean Trenches

are created by the physical process of —

• plate tectonics

• wind erosion

• weathering

• soil-building

Which of the following best describes the physical process of erosion?

• The wearing down of rocks by wind and water.

• The breaking of the Earth’s crust that causes a fault.

• The movement of weathered materials by wind, ice or water.

• The mixing of weathered rock with decayed plant and animal material.

The process of erosion can best be described as the movement of weathered materials by —

• river systems

• tectonic forces

• wind, water or ice

• human environmental interaction

The Namib Desert was formed due to —

• climatic forces

• tectonic forces

• human habitation

• overgrazing by animals

Which physical environmental process is responsible for the creation of the types of landforms described in the excerpt?

• Erosion 

• Droughts

• Ocean currents

• Tectonic plate movement 

Which physical process is most responsible for the formation of islands in the Pacific Ocean?

• Erosion

• Landslides

• Flood deposits

• Tectonic activity

Which physical process contributes to the reduction in the size of islands in the Pacific Ocean over time?

• Erosion

• Glaciation

• Volcanism

• Deposition

How would this barrier affect the climate on the leeward side?

• The temperatures would be warm and the amount of precipitation low.

• The temperatures would be warm and the amount of precipitation high.

• The temperatures would be very cold and the amount of precipitation high.

• The temperatures would be extremely cold and the amount of precipitation low.