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Grade 5 Midterm

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

……………………………… is the average weather of a place over a long period of time

a)

climate

b)

weather

c)

latitude

2.

Which system of Earth supports life?

a)

atmosphere

b)

biosphere

c)

geosphere

3.

The climate can change from hour to hour or day.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

What best describe climate from weather?

a)

climate changes from time to time while weather may last for many years

b)

both climate and weather last for many years.

c)

climate may last for many years while weather changes from time to time.

5.

Coastal places are cooler in summer and warmer in winter than islands.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Why is the atmosphere important to us?

a)

It keeps the Earth’s warm

b)

It protect us from harmful ultraviolet rays.

c)

all of the above

7.

The lower the latitude, the cooler the climate will be due to lesser sunlight reception.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

The …………………………… is the layer of air that surrounds Earth.

a)

geosphere

b)

biosphere

c)

atmosphere

9.

The ……………………… is the parts of Earth that contain living things.

a)

hydrosphere

b)

geosphere

c)

biosphere

10.

The temperate zone receives direct heat coming from the sun all through out the year.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

A change in one part of the Earth system can affect the other sphere.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

The hydrosphere includes all of the water on Earth including moisture in the air,such as rain and snow.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

………………….. is a measure of the distance from the equator.

a)

latitude

b)

boundary

c)

altitude

14.

……………………. is the height above sea level.

a)

altitude

b)

latitude

c)

El Nino

15.

……………………is made up of all metal,rocks and ground that are found on and inside Earth.

a)

geosphere

b)

atmosphere

c)

hydrosphere

16.

A………………..is a set of connected things that work together as a whole.

a)

system

b)

force

c)

energy

17.

An………………… is a stream of water that flow through an ocean.

a)

ocean waves

b)

ocean current

c)

none of these

18.

What is the climate zone that receives the most direct sunlight?

a)

polar

b)

temperate

c)

tropical

19.

What is the climate of polar zone?

a)

cold and dry

b)

warm

c)

both

20.

The process of trapping heat from the Sun in Earth’s atmosphere which results in average temperature increase is called…………………….

a)

global warming

b)

green house effect

c)

none of these

21.

What is the climate of most part of united states of America?

a)

polar

b)

temperate

c)

tropical

22.

What is the climate of Australia?

a)

polar

b)

temperate

c)

tropical

23.

What is the climate in Antarctica?

a)

polar

b)

temperate

c)

tropical

24.

What is the climate in India?

a)

polar

b)

temperate

c)

tropical

25.

What is the climate in Sudan?

a)

polar

b)

temperate

c)

tropical

26.

Deposition

a)

Constructive

b)

Destructive

c)

Both

27.

Earthquake

a)

Constructive

b)

Destructive

c)

Both

28.

Erosion

a)

Constructive

b)

Destructive

c)

Both

29.

Volcanoes

a)

Constructive

b)

Destructive

c)

Both

30.

Weathering

a)

Constructive

b)

Destructive

c)

Both

31.

These are connected things that work together.

a)

Boundary

b)

System

c)

Deposition

32.

The process in which rivers deposit layers of rocks in new area.

a)

Deposition

b)

Boundary

c)

System

33.

Forces that construct and build up mountains.

a)

Constructive forces

b)

Destructive forces

c)

Both

34.

It is the place where two plates meet.

a)

Boundary

b)

Plates

c)

System

35.

It happens when harmful materials are added to the land, water and air.

a)

Pollution

b)

Boundary

c)

Plates

36.

It is the shaking of Earth’s surface caused by a sudden release of energy form the earth’s crust.

a)

Earthquake

b)

Boundary

c)

Plates

37.

Valleys

a)

Convergent boundary

b)

Divergent boundary

38.

Mountain Ranges

a)

Convergent boundary

b)

Divergent boundary

39.

Island

a)

Convergent boundary

b)

Divergent boundary

40.

Volcanoes

a)

Convergent boundary

b)

Divergent boundary

41.

Water pollution maybe caused by Chemical pesticides and fertilizers.

a)

true

b)

false

42.

The misuse of natural resources can cause land pollution. Misuses include throwing garbage and other solid wastes on the ground.

a)

true

b)

false

43.

Global warming is the steady rise in Earth’s temperature due to pollution.

a)

true

b)

false

44.

Global warming is caused by increasing the carbon dioxide level and other green house gases in the atmosphere.

a)

true

b)

false

45.

The place inside earth where energy is released first, starting an earthquake.

a)

focus

b)

epicenter

c)

earthquake

46.

Plates below the oceans

a)

Oceanic plates

b)

Continental plates

47.

plates below the continents

a)

Oceanic plates

b)

Continental plates

48.

Boundaries between two plates that are colliding

a)

Convergent Boundaries

b)

Divergent Boundaries

49.

Boundary between two plates that are moving apart or rifting

a)

Divergent Boundaries

b)

Convergent Boundaries

50.

Many gases released from factories and the burning fossil fuel are toxic and pollute the air.

a)

true

b)

false