Geography Quiz Chapter 2

What is the reason basic life exists on earth?

• Its distance from the sun in the solar system

• Another planet with life crashed into earth

• Wind pressure created life

• Water pressure created life

Earths water and land forms continue to:

• remain still

• sink into the core of the Earth

• shift, grow, and change

• rise above the sea level

How many planets are in the solar system?

• 8
• 9
• 2,763

• 11

Which of the following planets is NOT a rocky planet:

• Mars
• Venus
• Jupiter
• Earth

Gas giants are mostly:

• Made of solid rock
• Made of ice

• Made of hydrogen, helium, etc.

• Made of metal

The inner planets are also known as:

• Terrestrial Planets
• Gas Planets

• Ice Planets

• Dwarf Planets

Why is Earth the only planet with liquid water on the surface?

• Because of its relation to other stars

• Because of its relation to Venus and Mars

• Because of its relation to the sun

• Because of its relation to the Asteroid Belt

Earth is the only planet with:

• Rings
• Multiple moons
• Life
• Gas atmosphere

The surface of earth is ___% water

• 72

• 68

• 80

• 70

The oceans, lakes, and rivers are in a group called the:

• lithosphere

• hydrosphere

• aquasphere

• They're not grouped up at all