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Physical Geography

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 8hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Earth's core is made of ______________ parts.

a)

Two

b)

Three

c)

Mismatched

d)

Moving

2.

The ________________ consists of landforms such as: mountains, hills, plateaus, and ocean basins.

a)

Hydrosphere

b)

Lithosphere

c)

Atmosphere

d)

Biosphere

3.

The day of the most hours of sunlight in the Northern Hemisphere.

a)

Spring Equinox

b)

Autumn Equinox

c)

Winter Solstice

d)

Summer Solstice

4.

Dry, can be hot or cold depending on which latitude it is located describes a ___________________ climate zone.

a)

Cold Temperate

b)

Polar

c)

High Mountain

d)

Desert

5.

A Humid Temperate climate zone has all types of weather and changing _______________.

a)

Seasons

b)

Latitude

c)

Longitude

d)

Landforms

6.

The thin layer of gases that envelop the Earth is called the _______________.

a)

Geosphere

b)

Lithosphere

c)

Atmosphere

d)

Biosphere

7.

______________ are the result of changes in air pressure caused by uneven heating of Earth's surface.

a)

Ocean Currents

b)

Winds

c)

Climate Changes

d)

Climates

8.

Which of the choices is not a continent? (select all that apply)

a)

Asia

b)

Australia

c)

Europe

d)

Russia

e)

Greenland

9.

Metal, asphalt, and concrete surfaces absorb huge amounts of heat from the sun and affect the _______________ around some cities.

a)

Weather

b)

Wind

c)

Landform

d)

Season

10.

The _____________ axis is an imaginary line that runs through the core from the North Pole to the South Pole.

a)

Mountain's

b)

Latitude

c)

Longitude

d)

Earth's

11.

When a particular year has an extra day, it is called (a/an) _____________.

a)

Equinox

b)

Solstice

c)

Leap Year

d)

Revolution

12.

Earth's crust is made up of _______________ enormous pieces called tectonic plates.

a)

7

b)

16

c)

5

d)

24

13.

________________ of surface (tectonic) plates changes the features of Earth's surface.

a)

Movement

b)

Growing

c)

Shrinking

d)

Stability

14.

The Pacific Ocean is home to the famous ___________________.

a)

Mariana Trench

b)

The Bay of Bengal

c)

Mid-Atlantic Ridge

d)

Ring of Fire

15.

Cooled Magma is known to create (a/an) ______________________.

a)

Island

b)

Tsunami

c)

Earthquake

d)

Volcano

16.

Weathered bits of rock are moved to a different place by wind, water, or ice is called _______________________.

a)

Weathering

b)

Fault

c)

Energy Transfer

d)

Erosion

17.

(A/an) _________________ is the smallest of the ice masses.

a)

Glacier

b)

Ice Sheet

c)

Ice Cap

d)

Ice Berg

18.

________________________ are the largest of the ice masses.

a)

Glaciers

b)

Ice Sheets

c)

Ice Caps

d)

Ice Bergs

19.

Human activities like ________________ have changed Earth's surface.

a)

Hunting

b)

Flying

c)

Sailing

d)

Mining

20.

Changes to Earth's surface that is caused by humans are ________________ than changes by natural weathering.

a)

Slower

b)

Faster

c)

Better

d)

Less Harmful

21.

________________ can be flat or have a gentle roll and can be on a coastline or found far inland.

a)

Plateaus

b)

Isthmus'

c)

Deltas

d)

Plains

22.

A well known isthmus is found in the Central American country of ____________________.

a)

Australia

b)

Hawaii

c)

Panama

d)

India

23.

A continental shelf is an underwater _________________.

a)

Plain

b)

Plateau

c)

Mountain

d)

Ridge

24.

The deepest point on Earth is located in (a/an) __________________.

a)

Underwater Plain

b)

Underwater Plateau

c)

Trench

d)

Underwater Ridge

25.

All the Earth's water is made up of _______________ salt water.

a)

3%

b)

23.5%

c)

66.5%

d)

97%

26.

____________________ is important to humans for drinking water.

a)

Salt Water

b)

Sea Water

c)

Bottled Water

d)

Groundwater

27.

Choose which of the following are oceans of the world. (Choose all that apply)

a)

Indian

b)

Southern

c)

Arctic

d)

Atlantic

e)

Pacific

28.

_____________________ is when liquid water turns into vapor because of heat from the sun.

a)

Condensation

b)

Respiration

c)

Precipitation

d)

Evaporation

29.

Earth's water recycling system is called the ________________.

a)

Water Fall

b)

Water Change

c)

Water Band

d)

Water Cycle

30.

Acid rain is dangerous to humans and animals when it gets into the ____________________.

a)

Air Vents

b)

Oceans

c)

Drinking Water

d)

Fossil Fuels