1A Physical Geography Test

Which is the result of faulting?

• The slow folding up of mountains as tectonic plates spread.

• A sudden earthquake as bent tectonic plates release tension from sliding against each other.

• A cascade of rock and ash that spews forth along tectonic plate boundaries.

• The destruction of undersea mountains as ocean plates slide under continental plates.

Earth’s lithosphere consists of....

• all the land and water on Earth’s surface.

• molten rock and toxic gasses.

• a mix of nitrogen, carbon dioxide, and oxygen.

• the crust, continents, and ocean basins.

Which causes the shaping of the Earth’s surface, as a result of constant movement?

• Techtonic Plates

• Centrifugal Forces

• Gravitational Pulls

• The Ring of Fire

Which factor has the greatest effect on climate?

• Longitude

• Latitude

• Elevation

• Wind and Ocean Currents

The 4 biomes (vegetation regions are)

• Grassland, desert, cactus, tundra

• Tundra, bushes, vegetation, SpongeBob's House

• Savanna, steppe, coniferous, tundra

• Desert, forest, grassland, tundra

What is a drought?

• Long period without rain or with very minimal rainfall.

• Too much rain, sleet, snow or hail

• Too much snow

• none of the above

What is the difference between weather & climate?

• Weather is over a short period and climate is over a long period

• Climate is over a short period and weather is over a long period

• They are the same.

• Weather is doesn’t change as much as climate does.

The tilt of the Earth is at a 23.5 degree angle in relation to the Sun.  Because of this and the Earth’s revolution around the Sun--

• the seasons change

• the tropic of Cancer moves 

• weather patterns remain constant 

• humidity is constant in the Northern Hemisphere

Gasses put into the atmosphere cause a warming known as the greenhouse effect because...

• The gasses are warm because they come from the burning of coal and petroleum

• They create a barrier that traps solar energy

• They create a barrier that traps carbon dioxide

• They create an environment in which vegetation thrives.

Which statement correctly describes chemical weathering?

• Material is moved by wind, water, ice, or gravity.

• Minerals break down when combined with air and water changing its makeup.

• Pieces of the Earth’s lithosphere move from place to place.

• Large rock breaks into smaller rock of the same composition.