victors history quiz1 unit 2

Which of the following does not control climate?

• altitude

• agriculture

• ocean currents
  

• wind belts

The distance between the earth and the sun is about:

• 1 million miles
  
  
  

• 18 million miles

• 93 million miles

• 62 million miles

The rotation of the earth around its own axis takes:

• 12 hours
  
  

• 365 days

• 24 hours
  

• 30 days

How many days does it take the earth to revolve around the sun?

• 366

• 365¼

• 365½

• 365

The earth's axis is not perpendicular but is tilted at:

• 10½ °

• 15½ °

• 23½ °

• 50 °

The dates on which both poles are equally distant from the sun are:

• June 21 and March 21

• December 21 and June 21

• December 21 and June 21

• September 23 and March 21

On June 21, the sun's most direct rays strike the earth at the:

• Arctic Circle

• Tropic of Cancer

• Tropic of Capricorn
  

• equator

How often does leap year occur?

• every year

• every 4 years

• every 8 years

• every 2 years

Select the statements that are true.

• The stratosphere is the highest region of the atmosphere where the earth's atmosphere merges into space

• The thermosphere is the lowest region of the atmosphere that extends ten miles above the earth's surface.

• The four main parts of the atmosphere are the troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, and thermosphere.

• Meteorology is concerned with the methods and instruments used in recording the weather.
  

• Meteorology is the study of the earth's atmosphere.

The highest point above sea level is Mt. ------------ , and the lowest point below sea level is the ----------Trench.

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