WorksheetsAre You Smarter Than An 8th Grader?
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 19mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the primary factor that influences the climate of a region?
a)
wind
b)
latitude
c)
rainfall
d)
sunlight
2.
Which greenhouse gas comes from fossil fuel burning?
a)
ozone
b)
methane
c)
carbon dioxide
d)
chlorofluorocarbons
3.
What is letter B's Equinox date?
a)
June 21
b)
December 21
c)
March 21
d)
September 21
4.
When the Northern Hemisphere is pointing towards the sun, what season is the Southern Hemisphere?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Fall
d)
Summer
5.
During an ________, the length of nighttime and daytime are about the same because neither hemisphere is tilted toward the sun.
a)
equinox
b)
solstice
c)
earthquake
d)
solar eclipse
6.
Land closer to the equator is
a)
colder
b)
warmer
7.
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.
8.
Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 2?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
9.
Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 3?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
10.
What is the Earth's tilt in degrees?
a)
25.3 degrees
b)
32.5 degrees
c)
28.5 degrees
d)
23.5 degrees
11.
Where on Earth can you experience entire days of darkness?
a)
The equator
b)
The poles
c)
The Tropic of Cancer
d)
The Tropic of Capricorn
12.
What direction does Earth rotate and revolve?
a)
clockwise
b)
counterclockwise
13.
What would the season on Earth be like if we did not have a tilt?
a)
Changing constantly
b)
The same all year - not much change
c)
WInter all the time
d)
Summer all the time
14.
The closest point to the Sun in a planet's orbit is called_____.
a)
aphelion
b)
helion
c)
perihelion
d)
solstice
15.
The furthest point to the Sun in a planet's orbit is called_____.
a)
perihelion
b)
aphelion
c)
solstice
d)
helion
16.
Which one is NOT a reason we have seasons?
a)
the earth's gravitational pull
b)
the earth's tilt
c)
how high the sun gets
d)
the movement of the earth around the sun
17.
What is letter B's Equinox date?
a)
June 21
b)
December 21
c)
March 21
d)
September 21
18.
As the Earth orbits around the sun, the direction of the tilt of its axis changes.
a)
True
b)
False
19.
The Gulf Stream is a current that brings warm ocean water from the south to the north. What type of heat transfer is this?
a)
conduction
b)
convection
c)
radiation
d)
Insolation
20.
What is the initial source for global winds and convection in the atmosphere?
a)
Unequal heating of the Earth by the sun.
b)
The rotation of the Earth
c)
Moon's gravity
d)
continental deflection
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