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WorksheetsWater, Climate, Vegetation
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Water covers about ___% of the Earth's surface.
a)
100
b)
70
c)
50
d)
30
2.
Water in the form of a gas is ___.
a)
Water Vapor
b)
Liquid Water
c)
Ice
d)
None of these
3.
True or False- The total amount of water on the earth does not change.
a)
True
b)
False
4.
The constant motion of water is part of the ____.
a)
Water way
b)
Aquifer
c)
Water cycle
d)
Glacier
5.
During ___ water turns from a liquid to a vapor.
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Collection
d)
Precipitation
6.
The amount of water vapor that the air holds depends on the air temperature. ____ air temperature can hold more humidity or vapor.
a)
Warm
b)
Cool
c)
Frozen
d)
None of these
7.
Water vapor that turns back into a liquid is known as ___.
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Collection.
8.
Water that falls from the clouds in the form of snow, rain, sleet or hail is known as ___.
a)
Evaporation
b)
Collection
c)
Precipitation
d)
Condensation
9.
When precipitation reaches the earth's surface it soaks into the ground and collects in streams, lakes and aquifers. This is part of ___.
a)
Collection
b)
Precipitation
c)
Evaporation
d)
Condensation
10.
What percent of the earth's water is fresh water?
a)
98%
b)
70%
c)
50%
d)
2%
11.
80% of the earth's fresh water is frozen in polar ice caps or ___.
a)
glaciers
b)
water vapor
c)
oceans
d)
aquifers
12.
Water that seeps through cracks and holes in the ground is called ___.
a)
water vapor
b)
groundwater
c)
salt water
d)
precipitation
13.
True or False- There is 10 times more ground water than there is water in lakes or rivers.
a)
True
b)
False
14.
Underground rock layers that water flows through are called ____.
a)
aquifers
b)
evaporation
c)
glacier
d)
fountains
15.
What percent of water on the planet is salt water?
a)
100%
b)
98%
c)
50%
d)
2%
16.
How many oceans are there on Earth?
a)
1
b)
3
c)
4
d)
5
17.
Which ocean is the largest and deepest ocean on the planet?
a)
Pacific
b)
Atlantic
c)
Southern
d)
Arctic
18.
What is this landform?
a)
mountain
b)
glacier
c)
bay
d)
canyon
19.
What is this landform?
a)
mountain
b)
canyon
c)
coast
d)
cliff
20.
What is this landform?
a)
lake
b)
peninsula
c)
hills
d)
mountain
21.
A delta is__
a)
Where a river enters the sea
b)
Where a river starts
c)
A bend in the river
d)
A smaller river
22.
A tributary is ___
a)
A small river leading to a bigger river
b)
A big river entering the sea
c)
A flat mountain
d)
A type of reef
23.
This piece of land that connects North and South America is a(n) ___
a)
Strait
b)
Peninsula
c)
Isthmus
d)
Archipelago
24.
What is this landform?
a)
Plateau
b)
Mountain Range
c)
Canyon
d)
Hill
25.
A group or chain of islands?
a)
Archipelago
b)
Paradise
c)
Islands
d)
Isthmus
26.
___ refers to the unpredictable changes in the air that take place over a short period of time.
a)
Climate
b)
Weather
c)
Clouds
d)
Currents
27.
____ is the usual predictable pattern of weather in an area over a long period of time.
a)
Climate
b)
Weather
c)
Currents
d)
Storms
28.
Climate is affected by the angel at which the sun's rays hit the earth. Which climate zone is the warmest?
a)
Tropics
b)
Mid-latitude
c)
The poles
d)
All of these
29.
The study of the Earth's surface in all its variety is known as ____.
a)
Geography
b)
Biology
c)
Astronomy
d)
History
30.
Which theme of geography answers the following: What is it like when you get there? What makes it special? What is the first thing you think of?
a)
Place
b)
Location
c)
Human Environment Interaction
d)
Movement
31.
Where is it exactly on the Earth?
a)
Place
b)
Perfect Location
c)
Absolute Location
d)
Relative Location
32.
An area that shares common characteristics with areas around it form a ____.
a)
Movement
b)
Absolute Location
c)
Region
d)
Place
33.
What causes Earth's seasons?
a)
The straight alignment of the Sun, Moon, and Earth
b)
The tilt of the Earth on its axis as it revolves around the Sun
c)
Regularly timed solar flares from the sun
d)
The location of the Earth in the solar system
34.
Lines of latitude are also known as
a)
meridians
b)
parallels
c)
verticals
d)
horizontals
35.
Lines of longitude are also known as
a)
parallels
b)
horizontals
c)
meridians
d)
verticals
36.
The average weather conditions of a region
a)
daily temperature
b)
weather
c)
climate
37.
Which best describes climate?
a)
Summers are usually hot and dry.
b)
It rained this week.
c)
Yesterday it was cold and windy.
38.
What is latitude?
a)
the distance of a location from the equator
b)
the distance of the location from the prime meridian
c)
the distance of a location from the sun
d)
the distance of a location from the moon
39.
Climates generally become ___ the further away from the equator you travel.
a)
Warmer
b)
Colder
c)
Weather
d)
All of these
40.
Which one has a bigger impact on climate: Latitude or longitude?
a)
Latitude
b)
Longitude
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