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WorksheetsOceans 1st 9 weeks review game
Total questions: 53
Worksheet time: 1hrs 2mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Latitude lines on a globe are labeled-
a)
north & south
b)
east & west
c)
north & east
d)
south & west
2.
The 0 degree mark of longitude is known as the ___________ ______________ measure from Greenwich England.
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
International Date Line
d)
Contour Line
3.
What is the name of this line at 0 degrees latitude?
a)
Prime Meridian
b)
Equator
c)
North Pole
d)
South Pole
4.
What is the name of the line at zero degrees longitude?
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
North Pole
d)
South Pole
5.
What is the reason why latitude lines NEVER intersect?
a)
They converge at the poles
b)
They are cool
c)
They are vertical lines
d)
They are parallel
6.
What is the approximate location of letter B?
a)
80oN, 0o
b)
0o, 80oW
c)
80oS, 0o
d)
0o, 80oE
7.
What is the approximate location of G?
a)
100oW, 40oN
b)
40oN, 100oW
c)
40oS, 100oW
d)
40oN, 100oE
8.
Which of the following letter is at approximately 60 degrees S, 40 degrees W?
a)
A
b)
D
c)
E
d)
H
9.
What is the absolute location for G?
a)
45oS, 54oE
b)
30oS, 150oW
c)
150oS, 30oE
d)
30oS, 150oE
10.
Which letter would you find at 15oS, 60oW?
a)
A
b)
C
c)
L
d)
H
11.
An area of the side of a map that specifies certain symbols.
a)
Antarctica
b)
Thematic Map
c)
Compass Rose
d)
Map Key
12.
To locate exact places on the earth, one must look at
a)
the intersecting lines of latitude and longitude
b)
the lines of latitude only
c)
the lines of longitude only
d)
a neighboring area to describe the location
13.
Lines of ___________ run from the North Pole to the South Pole.
a)
latitude
b)
longitude
c)
equator
14.
Lines of latitude are also called meridians.
a)
True
b)
False
15.
Lines of latitude run east and west.
a)
True
b)
False
16.
Meridian that measures 180 degrees longitude and marks the change in calendar day is the:
a)
Equator
b)
Prime Meridian
c)
Tropic of Cancer
d)
International Date Line
17.
Analyzing a map for information, do South Africa & Australia share a similar climate?
a)
They are probably quite similar because they are on the same line of latitude
b)
They are probably quite different because they are on the same line of latitude
c)
They are probably quite similar because they are on the same line of longitude
d)
They are probably quite similar because they share the same national colours - green & gold
18.
The Hudson Bay was founded by Sir Henry Hudson. Where is Hudson Bay
a)
Ontario
b)
Alberta
c)
Nova Scotia
d)
British Columbia
19.
Which body of water is marked by the letter J?
a)
Atlantic Ocean
b)
Ohio River
c)
Columbia River
d)
Pacific Ocean
20.
Which body of water is marked by the letter I?
a)
Ohio River
b)
St Lawrence River
c)
Gulf of Mexico
d)
Rio Grande
21.
Which body of water is marked by the letter G?
a)
Pacific Ocean
b)
Atlantic Ocean
c)
Indian Ocean
d)
Great Lakes
22.
What is the largest ocean?
a)
Atlantic Ocean
b)
Indian Ocean
c)
Pacific Ocean
d)
Arctic Ocean
23.
Out of all the freshwater on Earth, how much of it is accessible to us to use for drinking water?
a)
1%
b)
2%
c)
3%
d)
10%
24.
What percent of all of the water on Earth is saltwater?
a)
3%
b)
10%
c)
60%
d)
97%
25.
Which number indicates the Red Sea
a)
19
b)
7
c)
11
d)
9
26.
Which number indicates the Sea of Okhotsk
a)
15
b)
8
c)
13
d)
17
27.
Which number indicates the Arabian Sea?
a)
10
b)
11
c)
12
d)
18
28.
Which number indicates the Hudson Bay?
a)
4
b)
6
c)
2
d)
5
29.
Eratosthenes' two major contributions were:
a)
using the North Star and creating the system of latitude and longitude
b)
using the North Star and calculating the earth's circumference
c)
the first latitude and longitude system calculating the earth's circumference
30.
By the year 1125, the Chinese had invented the :
a)
Astrolab
b)
Compass
c)
Sextant
31.
Polynesians:
a)
sailed in the Mediterranean
b)
sailed in the North Atlantic
c)
Were the earliest known open ocean seafarers
d)
were the first to circumnavigate the world
32.
The two technological innovations found in Chinese ships by the mid-140o's were the:
a)
Sail and the compass
b)
The central rudder and the steam turbine
c)
the central rudder and watertight compartments
33.
Explorer who discovered Antarctica, Australia, and Hawaii
a)
Magellan
b)
Cook
c)
Maury
34.
Published the Physical Geography of the Sea , called the "Father of Oceanography"
a)
Charkes Wilkes
b)
Matt Maury
c)
Ben Franklin
35.
This explorer was also the inventor of the chronometer that allowed navigators to know exactly where they were
a)
Captain James Cook
b)
Ferdinand Magellan
c)
Charles Darwin
36.
Who invented the first magnetic compass?
a)
Greeks
b)
Polynesians
c)
Chinese
d)
Egyptians
37.
who is Charles darwin
a)
starbucks owner
b)
a bird
c)
a christian
d)
a naturalist
38.
This group of people were the first to record their sea voyages
a)
Greeks
b)
Phoenicians
c)
Egyptians
39.
Which layer of the earth has the lowest temperature?
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Outer Core
d)
Inner Core
40.
Which layer of the earth is much thinner than the others?
a)
Crust
b)
Mantle
c)
Outer Core
d)
Inner Core
41.
This layer of Earth is solid Iron and Nickel
a)
Outer Core
b)
Mantle
c)
Inner Core
d)
Crust
42.
What is the name of the layer that contains the uppermost mantle and crust
a)
Asthenosphere
b)
Mesosphere
c)
Lithosphere
d)
Transosphere
43.
What are the two types of crust
a)
continental and oceanic
b)
ocean and upper
c)
lower and upper
d)
pizza and subway
44.
Is the Outer core solid or liquid?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
45.
What is the driving force to plate tectonics occurring when warm magma rises and cooler magma sinks?
a)
An oceanic current
b)
A conventional current
c)
A convection current
d)
A magnetic current
46.
What was the name given to all the continents when they were joined as one super continent
a)
Supreme Continent
b)
United States
c)
Bill Nye's World
d)
Pangea
47.
The layer with the greatest temperature is...
a)
the lithosphere
b)
the inner core
c)
the crust
d)
the mantle
48.
What observation can we make about Earth’s lithosphere AND asthenosphere?
a)
The asthenosphere floats on top of the lithosphere.
b)
The crust and the core make up the lithosphere.
c)
The crust and mantle make up the asthenosphere.
d)
The lithosphere floats on top of the asthenosphere
49.
The type of plate boundary where two plates come together is a .....
a)
Convergent Boundary
b)
Divergent Boundary
c)
Transform Boundary
d)
Plate Boundary
50.
A divergent boundary occurs when plates ....
a)
Pull apart
b)
Come together
c)
Slide past each other
d)
subducting
51.
Where would the oldest rock be found?
a)
L
b)
M
c)
N
d)
O
52.
How is it possible for new crust to be formed without increasing the surface area of the Earth?
a)
Crust is destroyed at the same time it is created
b)
New crust is underwater where it sinks
c)
New crust breaks more easily than old crust
53.
Mountains are created when....
a)
Two continental plates collide
b)
Two oceanic plates pull apart
c)
An Oceanic plate subducts under a Continental Plate
d)
Two continental plates pull apart
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