Physical Geography Review

The sun remains directly overhead in areas outside the tropics.

• True

• False

Movements of air are called winds.

• True

• False

What is the source of all energy on Earth?

• the wind

• the sun

• Earth's coal

• Earth's oxygen

What causes the seasons to change on Earth?

• the North and South poles

• Earth's distance from the sun

• the wind currents

• the Earth's tilt as it revolves around the sun

How many layers does the Earth have?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

What is the correct term for Earth's completion of one full trip around the sun?

• orbit

• axis

• revolution

• circle

Match the following

• Ring of Fire

• a process by which water, wind, or ice moves bits of rock elsewhere

• erosion

• a large, continuous mass of land

• tsunami

• a giant ocean wave

• continent

• a long, narrow band of volcanoes around the Pacific Ocean

How many continents are found on Earth?

• 10

• 7

• 4

• 15

What causes earthquakes and volcanoes?

• plate movement

• the moon's pull on the Earth

• solar flares

• the Earth's tilt

What process works with erosion to change Earth's surface?

• change in seasons

• gravity

• solar flares

• weathering