WorksheetsPhysical Geography
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
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Class
Date
1.
Located around the rim of the Pacific Ocean, the Ring of Fire is known for
a)
Its great sushi
b)
Frequent droughts
c)
Johnny Cash songs
d)
Volcanoes and earthquakes
2.
Subduction plate boundaries around the Ring of Fire occur where
a)
Continental plates run into each other
b)
The sea floor is spreading
c)
Denser ocean crust goes under continental crust
d)
Fault lines are building potential energy
3.
Like a slow-motion collision, convergent plates result in
a)
The destruction of landforms
b)
An intense crashing sound
c)
The creation of mountain ranges such as the Rockies
d)
Higher insurance deductibles
4.
Tropical climate zones are determined by
a)
Distance from the Equator
b)
Elevation
c)
Prevailing winds
d)
Ocean currents
5.
Like the spreading sea floor of the Atlantic Ocean, Africa's Great Rift Valley is caused by
a)
Convergent plates
b)
Frequent earthquakes
c)
Divergent plates
d)
A tsunami
6.
Summer in Australia occurs at the same time as winter in North America because
a)
It's always hot Down Under
b)
Kangaroos like to play outside at Christmas
c)
The Eastern Hemisphere is closer to the sun
d)
The earth tilts the southern hemisphere towards the sun then
7.
When discussing climate factors, the example of Mount Kilimanjaro shows
a)
That latitude determines climate
b)
That latitude does not matter
c)
That Mount Kilimanjaro is the only place it snows in Africa
d)
That even low latitudes get cold at higher elevations because of thinner air holding less heat
8.
Crust, mantle, outer core, and inner core make up
a)
The spheres of the earth
b)
Types of plate tectonics
c)
Climate factors
d)
The earth's layers
9.
The MELCO acronym stands for
a)
Climate factors
b)
Types of landforms
c)
Causes of climate change
d)
Plate boundary movements
10.
Climate zones at high latitudes (close to the poles) are generally
a)
Wet
b)
Cold
c)
Windy
d)
Temperate
11.
The Grand Canyon was formed mainly by
a)
Water erosion
b)
Wind erosion
c)
Chemical weathering
d)
Mechanical weathering
12.
Climatologists attribute this year's wildfires in California and other western states to
a)
Fake news
b)
Failure to sweep the forest floor
c)
Bad luck
d)
Climate Change
13.
Earthquakes on the ocean floor can cause a
a)
Tsunami
b)
Hurricane
c)
Typhoon
d)
Ring of Fire
14.
The theory of plate tectonics offers explanation for a range of physical processes, from continental drift to
a)
The tilt of the earth
b)
Earthquakes
c)
The reason for the seasons
d)
Climate factors
15.
An example of chemical weathering would be
a)
Acid rain dissolving rock
b)
Ice freezing and breaking rock
c)
Topsoil blowing away
d)
Water wearing down sandstone
16.
The wet part of the earth, aka the
a)
Atmosphere
b)
Lithosphere
c)
Biosphere
d)
Hydrosphere
17.
California's San Andreas Fault is a transform plate boundary that causes
a)
Volcanic eruptions
b)
Drought
c)
Wildfires
d)
Earthquakes
18.
Life on earth, its biosphere, depends on special conditions provided by
a)
The hydrosphere
b)
The lithosphere
c)
The atmosphere
d)
All of the above
19.
Mechanical weathering could result in which natural disaster?
a)
Blizzard
b)
Tornado
c)
Earthquake
d)
Landslide
20.
Which layer of the earth is made of iron and nickel, spins, and is under such pressure that it is a solid ball?
a)
Outer core
b)
Inner core
c)
Crust
d)
Mantle
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