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Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
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1.
WHICH OF THESE ACTIONS CAUSES WIND?
a)
ROTATION OF EARTH
b)
MOVEMENT OF AIR BETWEEN WATER AND LAND
c)
UNEVEN HEATING OF THE EARTH'S SURFACE
d)
AIR PASSING EARTH AS IT REVOLVES AROUND THE SUN
2.
WHICH OF THESE IS A NATURAL EVENT THAT CAN BE PREDICTED TO OCCUR MONTHLY?
a)
VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS
b)
EARTHQUAKE ACTIVITY
c)
PHASES OF THE MOON
d)
PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS
3.
THE SUN -EARTH- MOON IN THIS ORDER IS WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING?
a)
NEW MOON
b)
FULL MOON
c)
LAST QUARTER
d)
FIRST QUARTER
4.
SOLAR RADIATION PROVIDES MORE HEAT NEAR THE EQUATOR THAN NEAR THE POLES OF EARTH. THE GREATEST AMOUNT OF HEAT IS MOVED AWAY FROM THE EQUATOR BY
a)
OCEAN CURRENTS
b)
AQUATIC PLANTS
c)
SURFACE WINDS
d)
TECTONIC PLATES
5.
WHAT MOON PHASE WILL YOU SEE BETWEEN A LAST QUARTER AND NEW MOON?
a)
WAXING GIBBOUS
b)
FIRST QUARTER
c)
WANING CRESCENT
d)
WAXING CRESCENT
6.
WHEN THE LIGHTED HALF OF THE MOON IS FACING THE SUN AND THE DARK HALF IS FACING THE EARTH, THE PHASE OF THE MOON VIEWED FROM EARTH IS CALLED THE
a)
NEW MOON
b)
FULL MOON
c)
WAXING MOON
d)
WANING MOON
7.
WHICH OF THESE MOST LIKELY CAUSES WINDS TO BLOW ON EARTH?
a)
THE EARTH SPINS QUICKLY
b)
THE GRAVITY OF EARTH AND THE MOON PUSH AND PULL THE AIR
c)
WARM AIR RISES AND COOL AIR FALLS TOWARDS EARTH'S SURFACE
d)
OCEAN WAVES PUSH AIR INTO THE SHORE AND ACROSS THE EARTH'S SURFACE
8.
WHICH BIOME IS THIS: TEMERATURE -30/F
SHALLOW ROOTS
LOW SHRUBS, MOSSES
FEW ANIMALS
SHALLOW ROOTS
LOW SHRUBS, MOSSES
FEW ANIMALS
a)
DESERT
b)
RAINFOREST
c)
TUNDRA
d)
SAVANNA
9.
WHAT CAUSES HEAT TO MOVE THROUGH THE ATMOSPHERE AS AIR CIRCULATES?
a)
AIR IN THE ATMOSPHERE IS HEATED BY THE SUN AND SINKS TO THE GROUND
b)
THE GROUND IS HEATED BY THE SUN AND THEN HEATS THE AIR, CAUSING AIR TO RISE
c)
AIR LOSES HEAT TO THE GROUND
d)
THE SUN HEATS THE CLOUDS WHICH FORCES THE COOLER AIR TO MOVE AWAY AND SINK
10.
WHAT IS THE MAIN DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CONSUMERS AND PRODUCERS?
a)
CONSUMERS CAN MOVE. PRODUCERS CANNOT MOVE.
b)
PRODUCERS CAN MOVE. CONSUMERS CANNOT MOVE.
c)
CONSUMERS MAKE THEIR OWN FOOD. PRODUCERS CANNOT MAKE THEIR OWN FOOD.
d)
PRODUCERS MAKE THEIR OWN FOOD. CONSUMERS CANNOT MAKE THEIR OWN FOOD.
11.
WHICH OF THESE CAN ONLY TAKE PLACE AT TIMES WHEN THE MOON IS BETWEEN EARTH AND THE SUN AND IN THE SAME PLANE?
a)
A FULL MOON
b)
A NEW MOON
c)
A HIGH TIDE
d)
A SOLAR ECLIPSE
12.
DEER PROVIDE FOOD FOR WOLVES. HOW DOES THE RELATIONSHIP ALSO BENEFIT THE DEER HERD?
a)
BY PROTECTING DEER FROM OTHER PREDATORS
b)
BY CONTROLLING THE DEER POPULATION
c)
BY DECREASING DIVERSITY WITHIN THE HEARD
d)
BY PROTECTING THE DEER FROM DISEASE
13.
JUAN NOTICED THAT SUNNY SKIES SUDDENLY BECAME STORMY. WHICH MOST LIKELY HAPPENED WHEN THE WEATHER CHANGED IN THIS WAY?
a)
WINDS WEAKENED
b)
HUMIDITY DECREASED
c)
AIR PRESSURE DROPPED
d)
TEMPERATURES INCREASED
14.
OCEAN TIDES OF EARTH ARE STRONGLY INFLUENCED BY THE MOON. DURING WHICH LUNAR CYCLE PHASES ARE OCEAN TIDES LOWEST ON EARTH?
a)
FULL AND FIRST QUARTER
b)
FULL MOON AND NEW MOON
c)
LAST QUARTER AND NEW MOON
d)
FIRST QUARTER AND LAST QUARTER
15.
WHICH COMPARISON OF ECOSYSTEM IS TRUE?
a)
TUNDRAS ARE WARMER THAN GRASSLANDS
b)
GRASSLANDS GET MORE RAIN THAN DESERTS
c)
DESERTS HAVE MORE PLANTS THAN RAIN FORESTS
d)
RAIN FORESTS ARE ROCKIER THAN TUNDRAS
16.
NAME THAT MOON PHASE
a)
FULL MOON
b)
WAXING CRESCENT
c)
NEW MOON
d)
WAXING GIBBOUS
17.
NAME THAT MOON PHASE
a)
FIRST QUARTER
b)
LAST QUARTER
c)
NEW MOON
d)
CRESCENT MOON
18.
NAME THAT MOON PHASE
a)
FIRST QUARTER
b)
LAST QUARTER
c)
GIBBOUS MOON
d)
CRESCENT MOON
19.
NAME THAT MOON PHASE
a)
GIBBOUS MOON
b)
NEW MOON
c)
FULL MOON
d)
WAXING CRESCENT
20.
NAME THAT MOON
a)
CRESCENT MOON
b)
GIBBOUS MOON
c)
WANING CRESCENT
d)
NONE OF THE ABOVE
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