Physical Geeography Test Review

Which type of tectonic plate movement involves plates pulling apart and creating new crust?

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Transform

• Subduction

What occurs when plates slide past one another, often generating earthquakes?

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Transform

• Subduction

Which type of tectonic plate movement results in plates pushing together to form mountains?

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Transform

• Subduction

In which type of tectonic plate movement does one plate slide under another, forming volcanoes?

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Transform

• Subduction

What is the term for the Earth turning on its axis, which takes 24 hours?

• Revolution

• Rotation

• Seasons

• Orbit

What is the term for the Earth orbiting the Sun, which takes 365 days?

• Revolution

• Rotation

• Seasons

• Axis

What causes the different seasons on Earth?

• The Earth turning on its axis

• The Earth orbiting the Sun

• The tilt of the Earth on its axis as it orbits the Sun

• The distance of the Earth from the Sun

Which of the following is a characteristic of nonrenewable resources?

• Can be replaced within a lifetime or generation

• Includes most biological resources

• Cannot be replaced

• Solar, wind, and water energy

Which of the following is an example of a renewable resource?

• Diamonds, gold, iron ore

• Fossil fuels

• Livestock, crops, and trees

• Includes most mineral resources

What is a common feature of renewable resources?

• Includes most mineral resources

• Can be replaced within a lifetime or generation

• Fossil fuels

• Diamonds, gold, iron ore