WorksheetsPlanet Earth Review
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 3600secs
Energy from the sun is called...
Solar energy
Lunar energy
Hydro energy
Nuclear energy
One complete spin of the Earth on its axis is called...
Rotation
Revolution
Revtation
Spherical Force
Earth's 365 day trip around the sun is called...
Revolution
Rotation
Orbital Completion
Latitude
When two tectonic plates are separating from each other, it is known as a _________ boundary
Divergent
Convergent
Transform
Tectonical
The imaginary lines that measure the distance east or west of Earth's prime meridian are called...
Longitude
Latitude
Revolution
Rotation
Regions close to the equator are called...
Tropics
Tundra
Forests
Glaciers
What is the imaginary line that goes through the Earth which Earth rotates around called?
Axis
Revolution
Latitude
Longitude
How are the seasons different in the Northern and Southern hemispheres?
When it is summer in the Northern Hemisphere, it is winter in the Southern Hemisphere, and vice versa
When it is summer in the Northern Hemisphere, it is Spring in the Southern Hemisphere, and vice versa
When it is Fall in the Northern Hemisphere, it is winter in the Southern Hemisphere, and vice versa
There is no difference
During winter, Earth's axis is tilted...
Towards the sun
Away from the sun
Straight up
Straight down
During summer, Earth's axis is tilted...
Towards the sun
Away from the sun
Straight up
Straight down
There are some places on Earth that experience months with 24 hours of daylight or darkness for several months a year
True
False
Water without salt is called...
Freshwater
Midwater
Sea Water
Salinated Water
Large areas of slow moving ice are called...
Glaciers
Mountains
Boulders
Snow
Water that is found in Earth's streams, rivers, and lakes is called...
Surface water
Ground water
Sea Water
Purified Water
Water that falls to Earth's surface as rain, snow, sleet, or hail is called...
Precipitation
Anticipation
Preparation
Surface Water
Water found below Earth's surface is called...
Freshwater
Ground Water
Sea Water
Purified Water
Water occurring in the air as a gas is called...
Water Vapor
Ice Steam
Cloud Water
Air Water
The movement of water from Earth's surface to the atmosphere and back is called...
Water Cycle
Water Process
Water Method
No name for this
Shapes on the planet's surface are called...
Landforms
Mountains
Human Features
Plateaus
Large landmasses on Earth are called...
Continents
Countries
States
Cities
The theory of plate tectonics suggests that Earth's surface is divided into a dozen or so slow-moving plates, or pieces of the Earth's crust
True
False
Magma that reaches Earth's surface is called...
Lava
Magmore
Fire
Hot Rock
Sudden, violent movements of Earth's crust are called...
Earthquakes
Weathering
Erosion
Volcanos
The process by which rock is broken down into smaller pieces is called...
Weathering
Earthquakes
Erosion
Volcanos
The movement of sediment from one location to another is called...
Erosion
Weathering
Earthquakes
Volcanos
Which of the following is one of the ways that tectonic plates can move to shape Earth's landforms?
Plates can collide
Plates can separate
Plates can slide past each other
All of these
Which stage of the Water Cycle involves rain, sleet, snow, or hail?
Precipitation
Condensation
Evaporation
Runoff
If acid rain starts to dissolve the limestone exterior of a building, what is that an example of?
Weathering
Erosion
Both
Neither
If a strong wind blows soil and sediment from one side of a plain to another, what is that an example of?
Weathering
Erosion
Both
Neither
What was the supercontinent that consisted of all the modern continents combined named?
Pangaea
Geo
Panamerica
Tectonica
