WorksheetsThe Earth
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
How long does it take for Earth to make one complete circuit around the sun?
a)
24 hours
b)
365 1/4 Days
c)
6 months
d)
30 days
2.
The summer solstice beings on or about what day?
a)
June 21
b)
March 21
c)
Decemeber 21
d)
September 23
3.
Where does the noon sun fall during both equinoxes?
a)
Directly over the N. Hemisphere
b)
Directly over the Equator
c)
Directly over the Tropic of Cancer
d)
Directly over the S. Hemisphere
4.
Every four years which extra day is added to the calendar?
a)
Febuary 29
b)
April 31
c)
June 31
d)
Sept. 29
5.
Why do the seasons change as the Earth travels around the sun?
a)
Earth is tilted on its axis
b)
As Earth moves farther from the sun, the weather gets colder.
c)
As Earth moves closer to the sun the weather gets warmer
d)
The Earth rotates on its axis
6.
During the summer solstice the north pole
a)
its tilted away from the sun
b)
does not tilt
c)
experience some melting of the polar ice cap
d)
it tilted toward the sun
7.
Layer of hot dense rock surrounding the Earth's core
a)
Erosion
b)
Mantle
c)
Magma
d)
Plate Tectonics
8.
Explains how the continents move
a)
Plate Tectonics
b)
Mantle
c)
Magma
d)
Crust
9.
Breakdown of rock by water, wind and ice
a)
Magma
b)
Mantle
c)
Erosion
d)
Plate Tectonics
10.
An underwater plateau off the coast of a continent
a)
Trench
b)
Continental Shelf
c)
Evaporation
d)
Condensation
11.
When water changes from gas to liquid
a)
Condenseantion
b)
Evaporation
c)
Percipitation
d)
Trench
12.
A deep cut in the ocean floor
a)
Continental Shelf
b)
Percipitation
c)
Condensation
d)
Trench
13.
Water falls to the ground from the sky
a)
Evaporation
b)
Percipitation
c)
Condensation
d)
Gas Vapor
14.
When water changes from liquid to gas
a)
Condensation
b)
Evaporation
c)
Percipitation
d)
Gas vapor
15.
Changes in temperature, wind direction and speed, and air moisture over a short period of time.
a)
Weather
b)
Biome
c)
Climate
d)
Currents
16.
Streams of warm and cold water in the ocean
a)
Weather
b)
Biome
c)
Climate
d)
Currents
17.
Area with certain types of plants or animals
a)
Currents
b)
Biome
c)
Prevailing Winds
d)
Climate
18.
Major patterns of movements of air
a)
Biome
b)
Currents
c)
Prevailing Winds
d)
Climate
19.
Predictable patterns of weather
a)
Biome
b)
Currents
c)
Climate
d)
Prevailing Winds
20.
Cutting down trees without planting new ones
a)
Conservation
b)
Crop Rotation
c)
Deforestation
d)
Biodiversity
21.
Farmers changing what they plant in their fields from year to year
a)
Crop Rotation
b)
Deforestation
c)
Irrigation
d)
Biodiversity
22.
Using a resource carefully to avoid waste
a)
Irigiation
b)
Crop Rotation
c)
Conservation
d)
Biodiversity
23.
Collecting water and distributing it to the crops
a)
Irrigation
b)
Biodiversity
c)
Deforestation
d)
Conservation
24.
The many different kinds of life on Earth
a)
Crop Rotation
b)
Deforestation
c)
Biodiversity
d)
Irrigation
25.
What does an isthmus connect?
a)
Two larger landmasses
b)
Two large bodies of water
c)
A peninsula to the mainland
d)
Two continents
26.
Stream that feeds into a larger river
a)
Tributary
b)
Aquifer
c)
Climate
d)
Mariana Trench
27.
Which human-made chemical in particular destroy the ozone layer
a)
Hydrogen
b)
Smog
c)
Chlorofluorocarbon
d)
Sulfite
28.
Where did most hurricanes occur?
a)
In the Western Pacific Ocean
b)
In the Western Atlantic and Eastern Pacific Ocean
c)
In the Eastern Atlantic Ocean
d)
In the Atlantic and Indian Ocean
29.
A flatland at high elevation
a)
Plateaus
b)
Plains
c)
Mountain
d)
Isthmus
30.
What percentage of Earth's water in salt water?
a)
97%
b)
96%
c)
3%
d)
70%
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