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Chapter 2 Review - The Physical World

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

To move around it

a)

Axis

b)

Moving

c)

Rotation

d)

Orbit

2.

Rain generally falls on this side of the mountain

a)

Windward

b)

Leeward

c)

Facing the ocean

d)

Facing away from the ocean

3.

Movements of air are called

a)

Whistle

b)

Fast air

c)

Wind

d)

Equinox

4.

Life on earth cannot exist without what 2 things

a)

Light

b)

Soil

c)

Heat

d)

Water

5.

The imaginary line that runs through earth's center from the north pole to the south pole

a)

Revolution

b)

Rotation

c)

Equator

d)

Axis

6.

A complete trip around the sun

a)

Rotation

b)

Revolving

c)

Revolution

d)

Moving earth

7.

How long is a revolution?

a)

24 hours

b)

365 days

c)

24 hours and 1/4

d)

365 days and 1/4

8.

How often does the earth rotate?

a)

Once every 365 1/4 days

b)

Once every Leap Year

c)

Once every 24 hours

d)

Once a month

9.

How many layers make up the inside of the earth?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

10.

Who was the scientist who invented a system that divided earth into climate zones?

a)

Albert Einstein

b)

Sir Isaac Newton

c)

Boris Karloff

d)

Wladimir Koppen

11.

Why are cities often warmer than areas in the countryside?

a)

Cities have more parks.

b)

Cities consume more water.

c)

Cities have more lights.

d)

Cities have more metal, asphalt, and concrete surfaces.

12.

Why do places on earth have daily periods of daylight and darkness?

a)

Because of earth's North and South Poles

b)

Because earth rotates once every 24 hours

c)

Becasue of earth's tilt

d)

Because of the distance from the sun

13.

What are the 3 layers of the earth?

a)

Dermis, epidermis, subdermis

b)

Summer, solstice, equinox

c)

core, mantle, crust

d)

crust, outer core, inner core

14.

All bodies of water =

a)

Biosphere

b)

Hydrosphere

c)

Lithosphere

d)

Atmosphere

15.

Earth's crust including beneath the ocean's =

a)

Biosphere

b)

Atmosphere

c)

Lithosphere

d)

Hydrosphere

16.

Layer of gases above earth's surface =

a)

Biosphere

b)

Atmosphere

c)

Lithosphere

d)

Hydrosphere

17.

All living organisms on or near earth's surface =

a)

Biosphere

b)

Atmosphere

c)

Lithosphere

d)

Hydrosphere

18.

What causes earthquakes and volcanoes?

a)

plate movement

b)

the moon's pull on the earth

c)

solar flares

d)

the earth's tilt

19.

How long does it take plates to move enough to create landforms?

a)

thousands of years

b)

millions of years

c)

hundreds of years

d)

around 100 years

20.

What is the name for a long narrow steep- sided cut in the ground?

a)

continental shelf

b)

a ridge

c)

the continental divide

d)

a trench

21.

What percent of earth's surface is water?

a)

70%

b)

90%

c)

85%

d)

75%

22.

How many continents are found on Earth?

a)

10

b)

4

c)

7

d)

15

23.

What is the center of the earth called?

a)

mantle

b)

core

c)

crust

d)

lithosphere

24.

What causes the seasons to change on Earth?

a)

the North and South Poles

b)

Earth's distance from the sun

c)

the wind currents

d)

the earth's tilt as it revolves around the sun

25.

What force has caused the fastest change in Earth's environment in the last 50 years?

a)

erosion

b)

human actions

c)

weathering

d)

volcanic eruptions

26.

Where are you more likely to see an ice sheet?

a)

in the Rockies

b)

at the North Pole

c)

in the Bryce Canyon

d)

along the Equator

27.

What is the largest type of ice mass?

a)

glacier

b)

ice cap

c)

ice sheet

d)

avalanche

28.

Process by which liquid water is turned into water vapor?

a)

condensation

b)

erosion

c)

evaporation

d)

weathering

29.

What does elevation describe?

a)

how far above sea level a land-form or location is

b)

how deep an ocean is

c)

how many square miles of land a country has

d)

how much erosion has occurred

30.

What process works with weathering to change Earth's surface?

a)

change in seasons

b)

gravity

c)

solar flares

d)

erosion

31.

Which 2 continents are completely surrounded by water?

a)

Australia and Antarctica

b)

Asia and Africa

c)

Europe and Africa

d)

Europe and Asia

32.

What percentage of earth's water is salt water?

a)

45

b)

83

c)

52

d)

97

33.

What term describes the increase in the average temperature in Earth's atmosphere?

a)

climate zones

b)

global change

c)

climate warning

d)

global warming

34.

The majority of the air in earth's atmosphere is made up of?

a)

oxygen

b)

helium

c)

nitrogen

d)

lithium

35.

Water deposited on the earth in the form of rain, snow, hail, sleet, or mist.

a)

rain shawdow

b)

daily weather

c)

climate

d)

precipitation

36.

Region of reduced rainfall on one side of a high mountain?

a)

Mountain problems

b)

Rain tunnel

c)

Acid rain

d)

Rain shadow

37.

Large, continuous mass of land

a)

glacier

b)

island

c)

continent

d)

continental shelf

38.

Narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas?

a)

Isthmus

b)

Tundra

c)

Axis

d)

Valley

39.

Earth's water recycling system?

a)

evaporation

b)

condensation

c)

water cycle

d)

acid rain

40.

Which of these is a biome?

a)

isthmus

b)

tundra

c)

axis

d)

revolution

41.

State of the atmosphere at a given time such as during a week, a day, or an afternoon?

a)

weather

b)

climate

c)

tropics

d)

humid temperate

42.

Occurs on June 21st in the Northern Hemisphere?

a)

Winter Solstice

b)

Summer Solstice

c)

Fall Solstice

d)

Spring Solstice

43.

The amount of water has not changed since our planet formed billions of years ago?

a)

True

b)

False

44.

What percentage of earth's water is freshwater?

a)

97%

b)

2%

c)

1%

d)

3%

45.

The deepest location on Earth is the -

a)

Lewis Trench

b)

Mariana Trench

c)

Al's Cave

d)

Omega's cliff

46.
Islands are bodies of land surrounded by water on how many sides?
a)
one
b)
two
c)
three
d)
all
47.
Whole body of salt water that covers most of earth?
a)
lake
b)
coast
c)
ocean
d)
river
48.
An area of low land between hills or mountains.
a)
peninsula
b)
valley
c)
desert
d)
bay
49.
High rounded or pointed landforms with steep sides.
a)
hill
b)
valley
c)
bay
d)
mountain
50.
The land along a sea or ocean.
a)
bay
b)
river
c)
coast
d)
valley

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