Worksheets4.6-4.9
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 40mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The boundary formed when two different air masses meet is called a-
a)
Season
b)
Front
c)
Meeting of the masses
d)
Weather boundary
2.
Which type of instrument is used to measure air pressure?
a)
Humidifier
b)
Altimeter
c)
Barometer
d)
Anemometer
3.
What type of storm is small but an extremely violent, twisting storm that extends from a cumulonimbus cloud?
a)
Hurricane
b)
Thunderstorm
c)
Tornado
d)
Blizzard
4.
What does a spinning anemometer show?
a)
The amount of air pressure
b)
The temperature
c)
The amount of rain that is falling
d)
The speed the wind is blowing
5.
Which planets are gas giants?
a)
Jupiter, Neptune, Uranus, Saturn
b)
Mars, Earth, Venus, Uranus
c)
Jupiter, Venus, Mercury, Saturn
6.
Which planets are gas giants?
a)
Jupiter, Neptune, Uranus, Saturn
b)
Mars, Earth, Venus, Uranus
c)
Jupiter, Venus, Mercury, Saturn
7.
Which planets are terrestrial planets?
a)
Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Neptune
b)
Earth, Mars, Mercury, Venus
c)
Earth, Jupiter, Uranus, Venus
8.
Which planets in our solar system have rings around them?
a)
Jupiter, Neptune, Mars, Saturn
b)
Earth, Mars, Neptune, Venus
c)
Jupiter, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus
9.
Which planet has an atmosphere that is thin and has a surface with a vast network of canyons and riverbeds on it?
a)
Neptune
b)
Uranus
c)
Saturn
d)
Mars
10.
Which planet has a permanent blanket of clouds that traps heat and has surface temperatures hot enough to melt lead?
a)
Earth
b)
Mercury
c)
Mars
d)
Venus
11.
Which is the smallest planet?
a)
Earth
b)
Mercury
c)
Mars
d)
Venus
12.
What planet is a heavily cratered planet? This planet is said to look a lot like our moon.
a)
Mercury
b)
Venus
c)
Mars
13.
What is the largest planet?
a)
Uranus
b)
Neptune
c)
Saturn
d)
Jupiter
14.
The earth spinning on its axis is called-
a)
Revolution
b)
Axial Tilt
c)
Rotation
d)
Seasons
15.
How many days does it take for the Earth to revolve around the sun?
a)
165
b)
265
c)
365
d)
356
16.
The tilt of the Earth is responsible for the Earth's
a)
Weather
b)
Seasons
c)
Eclipses
d)
Spin
17.
Which in NOT a true statement about the Earth?
a)
It's a geologically active planet that is constantly changing.
b)
The atmosphere blocks out most of the harmful rays from the sun.
c)
The moon has 8 phases that occur over a period of about a month.
d)
It is the closest planet to the sun.
18.
What NASA missions added a great deal to our understanding of the moon?
a)
Mercury
b)
Apollo
c)
Viking
d)
Saturn
19.
What instrument did Galileo, a famous astronomer, build to help make astronomical discoveries?
a)
Microscope
b)
Light Bulb
c)
Telescope
d)
Magnascope
20.
The movement of the Earth around the sun is known as-
a)
Rotation
b)
Revolution
c)
Spinning
d)
Eclipse
21.
The phases of the moon takes approximately how many days?
a)
35
b)
29
c)
60
d)
7
22.
What is a watershed?
a)
A partly enclosed body of water where salt and freshwater mix
b)
A special type of river
c)
All of the land that drains into another body of water (river, bay, etc)
d)
An inlet of the sea smaller than the bay
23.
Water moving across a watershed could flow into which of the following?
a)
Rivers
b)
Bays
c)
Mountains
d)
Oceans
24.
Which of the following is NOT a watershed used by VA?
a)
North Carolina Sound
b)
Chesapeake Bay
c)
Gulf of Mexico
d)
Mississippi River
25.
Rain that falls in Hampton would NOT drain into-
a)
The Mississippi River
b)
Hampton's Back River
c)
The Atlantic Ocean
d)
The Chesapeake Bay
26.
Which of these is a natural resource of VA?
a)
Glaciers
b)
Rivers and Streams
c)
The interstate highway system
d)
A power plant
27.
An inlet of the sea or some other body of water that is partly enclosed by land.
a)
River
b)
Bay
c)
Lake
28.
A large body of water with land on all sides.
a)
River
b)
Bay
c)
Lake
29.
A natural stream of flowing water.
a)
Bay
b)
Lake
c)
River
30.
Which body of water is NOT found on the Coastal Plain Region of VA?
a)
James River
b)
Chesapeake Bay
c)
Rappahannock River
d)
Lake Erie
31.
A farmer wants to grow corn near a river. What can he do to help the river's water quality?
a)
Avoid planting corn too close to the river.
b)
Add extra fertilizer so the corn will grow.
c)
Keep the field plowed so soil is exposed.
d)
Let the cows and bulls drink from the river.
32.
The Potomac, Rappahannock, James and York Rivers all flow into which body of water?
a)
North Carolina Sound
b)
Chesapeake Bay
c)
Gulf of Mexico
d)
The Great Lakes
33.
If a chemical spill occurred in Richmond, what river would be affected the most?
a)
James River
b)
Potomac River
c)
Roanoke River
d)
New River
34.
Which of these natural resources is a source of lumber for home building?
a)
Cotton
b)
Coal
c)
Trees
d)
Grasses
35.
Lakes, reservoirs, bays, rivers, and the Atlantic Ocean are what type of Virginia resource?
a)
Mineral
b)
Wildlife
c)
Water
d)
Energy
36.
What is Virginia's Fall Line?
a)
The line that forms the boundary between the Piedmont and the Valley and Ridge Region
b)
The area where the trees are first to lose their leaves.
c)
The natural border between the Coastal Plain and Piedmont regions, where waterfalls prevent further travel on the river.
d)
The natural border between the Valley and Ridge and Coastal Plains region.
37.
Which is NOT a reason trees are important to Virginia?
a)
They provide thousands of wood products.
b)
They help provide habitat for wildlife.
c)
They produce a great deal of the state's water through photosynthesis.
d)
They help cleanse the air.
38.
Which Virginia resource is used for producing energy?
a)
Aggregates (rocks)
b)
Coal
c)
Soil
d)
Sand
39.
Which of the following is the most important non-mineral resource found and used in Virginia?
a)
Solar energy
b)
Wind energy
c)
Natural and cultivated forests
d)
Power plants
40.
Why are soil and land important to Virginia?
a)
Support a variety of life and offer recreational opportunities.
b)
Contribute to the water cycle.
c)
Contribute to clean air.
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