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WorksheetsChapter 2 Quiz The Physical World
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 20mins
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1.
Which is the result of faulting?
a)
The slow folding up of mountains as tectonic plates collide.
b)
A sudden earthquake as bent tectonic plates release tension.
c)
A cascade of rock and ash that spews forth along tectonic plate boundaries.
d)
The destruction of udersea mountains as ocean plates slide under continental plates.
2.
Why would a geographer think understanding our solar system is important?
a)
to track asteroids and comets so they don't collide with Earth
b)
to map the positions and orbits of our solar systems planets around the sun
c)
to understand how Earth fits into this system, much as how differnt areas of Earth fit together.
d)
to determine which planets may have supported life in the past
3.
The main reason for the creation of desalination plants is
a)
to provide freshwater to support human activities.
b)
to promote jobs in high-tech industries and decrease agricultural careers.
c)
to expand trade exports of excess salt and brine procssing
d)
to provide economic stability to undeveloped countries.
4.
Earth's lithosphere consists of
a)
all the land and water on Earth's surface.
b)
molten rock and toxic gasses.
c)
a mix of nitrogen, carbon dioxide, and oxygen.
d)
the crusts, continents, and ocean basins.
5.
Scientists think that Pangaea separated due to
a)
climate changes
b)
continental drift
c)
weathering
d)
glaciers
6.
The sun activates the water cycle by
a)
condensing water in lakes and rivers
b)
causing weather systems to occur
c)
evaporating water from the surgaces of bodies of water
d)
causing precipitation
7.
The Grand Canyon was slowly created by what kind of external force?
a)
water erosion
b)
glacial movement
c)
wind erosion
d)
rock erosion
8.
What classifies our solar system's four inner planets as terrestrial?
a)
they are closest to the sun
b)
they have atmospheres
c)
they have sold, rocky crusts
d)
they have solid, dense cores
9.
A solar system consist of
a)
a group of planets revolving around the same sun
b)
a classification system for different types of suns
c)
process that measures a sun's physical features
d)
a group of stars such as our sun
10.
What are moraines?
a)
compacted layers of snow that turn to ice
b)
organic matter moved by wind erosion
c)
rounded and weathered mountaintops
d)
piles of rocks and debris left when glaciers melt
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