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Total questions: 65
Worksheet time: 56mins
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Class
Date
1.
Earth's rotation on its axis is what causes ______________________________.
a)
seasons
b)
moon phases
c)
day and night
d)
weather
2.
How long does it take for the Earth to make one full rotation on its axis?
a)
365 days
b)
24 hours
c)
1 month
d)
1 week
3.
The imaginary line that runs through the Earth's poles is called the ________________.
a)
axis
b)
equator
c)
tilt
d)
gravity
4.
What causes the seasons?
a)
the Earth's gravity
b)
the Earth's force
c)
the Earth's tilt
d)
the Earth's rotation
5.
When the Northern Hemisphere is tilted toward the sun, which season is it in North America?
a)
summer
b)
fall
c)
winter
d)
spring
6.
When it is summer in the southern hemisphere, what season is it in the northern hemisphere?
a)
summer
b)
fall
c)
winter
d)
spring
7.
Telescopes do what to objects?
a)
Make far objects look smaller
b)
Make far objects look closer
8.
At position C, which hemisphere would have winter?
a)
Northern hemisphere
b)
Southern hemisphere
9.
What season is letter A in the northern hemisphere?
a)
Winter
b)
Summer
c)
Spring
d)
Fall
10.
What are the reasons for the seasons?
a)
Earth's tilt and rotation.
b)
Earth's rotation and revolution.
c)
Earth's tilt and revolution.
d)
Earth's tilt and resolution
11.
What is the Earth's tilt in degrees?
a)
25.3 degrees
b)
32.5 degrees
c)
28.5 degrees
d)
23.5 degrees
12.
The earth orbits around...
a)
the sun.
b)
the moon
c)
other planets
d)
the Milky Way
13.
How long does it take the Earth to make one REVOLUTION around the Sun?
a)
12 hours
b)
24 hours
c)
365 1/4 days
d)
29.5 days
14.
The reason we have seasons is because we get closer and farther to the sun.
a)
True
b)
False
15.
How long does earth's rotation last?
a)
90 hours
b)
about 1 hour
c)
24 hours
d)
48 hours
16.
What does earth's rotation cause?
a)
Hibernation
b)
Day and Night
c)
Four Season
d)
Flowers to grow
17.
What is earth's revolution?
a)
When earth orbits around the sun
b)
When earth bounces
c)
When the sun spins around the earth
d)
When the earth spins on it's axis
18.
Sunlight hits Earth’s surface most directly at the _______. Because of this, this particular area doesn't experience seasons.
a)
north pole
b)
south pole
c)
equator
19.
The Earth's _______ is an imaginary line that goes from the North Pole to the South Pole.
a)
vernal equinox
b)
axis
c)
solar eclipse
d)
solar flare
20.
Why does the area around the equator stay the same temperature all year?
a)
The equator rotates slower than the poles.
b)
The equator remains the same distance from the sun.
c)
The equator always receives direct sunlight.
d)
The equator has 18 hour days.
21.
Which season is taking place in the Southern Hemisphere in Position 1?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
22.
Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 2?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
23.
Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 3?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
24.
Which season is taking place in the Southern Hemisphere in Position 4?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
25.
Which climate zone receives the most direct sunlight?
a)
Polar
b)
Temperate
c)
Tropical
26.
At position A, which hemisphere would have summer?
a)
Northern hemisphere
b)
Southern hemisphere
27.
At position C, which hemisphere would have winter?
a)
Northern hemisphere
b)
Southern hemisphere
28.
At position D in the Northern hemisphere it would be _____.
a)
Summer
b)
Winter
c)
Spring
d)
Fall
29.
What season is it in the Southern Hemisphere when it is fall in the Northern Hemisphere?
a)
winter
b)
spring
c)
summer
d)
fall
30.
Objects in the sky appear to move from _______ to _______.
a)
East to West
b)
West to East
c)
North to South
d)
South to North
31.
Objects appear to move from east to west because Earth turns from _______ to ________.
a)
East to West.
b)
West to East.
c)
North to South.
d)
South to North.
32.
If Earth rotated slower, we would have...
a)
shorter days.
b)
longer days.
c)
shorter years.
d)
longer years.
33.
Which angle of sunlight produces the most heat?
a)
90 degrees
b)
60 degrees
c)
30 degrees
d)
0 degrees
34.
What season is this?
a)
Winter
b)
Fall
c)
Spring
d)
Summer
35.
What season is this?
a)
Winter
b)
Summer
c)
Fall
d)
Spring
36.
What season is this?
a)
Winter
b)
Summer
c)
Spring
d)
Fall
37.
What season is this?
a)
Spring
b)
Fall
c)
Winter
d)
Summer
38.
1. A foam ball and lamp are used to model the Earth’s rotation and revolution around the Sun. In the model, which hemisphere of Earth is experiencing summer? (8.7A)
a)
Northern Hemisphere
b)
Southern Hemisphere
c)
Eastern Hemisphere
d)
Western Hemisphere
39.
1. Which of these locations on Earth experiences the least change in the number of daylight hours throughout the year? (8.7A)
a)
Equator
b)
North Pole
c)
Tropic of Cancer
d)
Tropic of Capricorn
40.
1. Which of the locations on the diagram will experience sunrise next? (8.7A)
a)
Location U
b)
Location X
c)
Location Y
d)
Location Z
41.
The Northern Hemisphere experiences the beginning of spring when Earth is in — (8.7A)
a)
Position 1
b)
Position 2
c)
Position 3
d)
Position 4
42.
Which of these best compares the conditions at Location X and Location Y? (8.7A)
a)
It is day at Location X and night at Location Y.
b)
It is winter at Location X and summer at Location Y
c)
There are more hours of daylight at Location X than at Location Y.
d)
The moon is brighter when viewed from Location X than when viewed from Location Y.
43.
At which of these points is it 12:00 noon?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
44.
Determine the contour interval:
a)
5 m
b)
10 m
c)
15 m
d)
20 m
45.
What do close contour lines represent on a map?
a)
waterfall
b)
steep area
c)
gradual area
d)
river
46.
What do contour lines that are farther apart represent?
a)
waterfall
b)
steep area
c)
gradual area
d)
river
47.
What do the v-shaped contour lines represent?
a)
mountains
b)
steep areas
c)
gradual areas
d)
rivers
48.
Which direction is the river flowing?
a)
north
b)
south
c)
east
d)
west
49.
How many mountain peaks are represented?
a)
one
b)
two
c)
three
d)
four
50.
Find the contour interval:
a)
5 ft
b)
10 ft
c)
20 ft
d)
25 ft
51.
What is the change in elevation from point X to the top of the hill in the topographic map shown?
a)
303 m
b)
203 m
c)
250 m
d)
253 m
52.
What is the difference in elevation between Point X and Point Y?
a)
120 m
b)
240 m
c)
360 m
d)
340 m
53.
Which type of plate boundary would cause folded mountains to form?
a)
transform
b)
convergent
c)
divergent
d)
subduction
54.
The Great Rift Valley in Africa and the Mid-Atlantic Ridge were both created by this type of plate boundary.
a)
divergent
b)
convergent
c)
transform
d)
subduction
55.
What are the two types of crust?
a)
continental and oceanic
b)
ocean and basin
c)
lower and upper
d)
thick and thin
56.
What drives tectonic plate movement?
a)
gravity
b)
coriolis effect
c)
convection currents
d)
the earth's magnetic core
57.
Transform boundaries are most likely to produce what phenomenon?
a)
volcanoes
b)
deep sea trenches
c)
underwater mountain ranges
d)
earthquakes
58.
When an oceanic plate and a continental plate collide, which one will subduct?
a)
oceanic
b)
continental
c)
neither
d)
both
59.
Two tectonic plates collide at a ___ plate boundary.
a)
convergent
b)
divergent
c)
transform
d)
transformer
60.
This land form can occur at a divergent plate boundary.
a)
trench
b)
mid-ocean ridge
c)
folded mountains
d)
fault
61.
According to Wegener's hypothesis of continental drift,
a)
Earth's surface is made up of seven major landmasses
b)
the continents DO NOT move
c)
Earth is slowly cooling and shrinking
d)
the continents were once joined together in a single landmass
62.
A boundary where two plates pull apart?
a)
convergent boundary
b)
divergent boundary
c)
transform boundary
d)
insurgent boundary
63.
Name the three types of plate boundaries.
a)
convergent, divergent, transform
b)
convergent, divergent, transformers
c)
divergent, insurgent, allegient
d)
conduction, convection, radiation
64.
200-300 million years ago, the continents were joined in a single land mass called...
a)
Pan America
b)
Pangaea
c)
Pan Acean
d)
'Murica
65.
Large pieces of Earth's lithosphere that move around are called?
a)
sections
b)
plates
c)
land masses
d)
faults
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