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Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What does a barometer measure?
a)
temperature
b)
air pressure
c)
dew point
d)
humidity
2.
Virginia is in the mid latitudes. Which best describes Virginia's climate?
a)
Temperate
b)
Tropical
c)
Subtropical
d)
Subpolar
3.
Practically all clouds & storms occur in this layer of the atmosphere.
a)
Stratosphere
b)
Thermosphere
c)
Troposphere
d)
Mesosphere
4.
Thunder is caused by ___
a)
the discharge of ultraviolet energy
b)
the electric barrier
c)
the rapid expansion of superheated air
d)
the impact of electricity hitting the Earth
5.
The force exerted by the air above is called____
a)
convergence
b)
air pressure
c)
divergence
d)
the Coriolis effect
6.
El Nino & La Nina are associated with ____
a)
movement of air along the Polar Easterlies
b)
movement of large areas of warm water in Atlantic Ocean
c)
movement of large areas of warm water in Pacific Ocean
d)
movement of air pollution across the US
7.

What geographic tool is an actual model of the Earth?

a)

globe

b)

map

c)

GPS

d)

satellite imagery

8.

What geographic tool uses organizations and institutions to collect data about the Earth?

a)

globe

b)

satellite imagery

c)

GPS

d)

GIS

9.

What geographic tool uses satellites to take pictures of the Earth?

a)

globe

b)

map

c)

satellite imagery

d)

GIS

10.

What geographic tool uses at least four satellites to provide locations on the Earth?

a)

globe

b)

map

c)

satellite imagery

d)

GPS

11.

Early mapmakers tried to make their maps more accurate by using the--

a)

rocks and trees

b)

sun and stars

c)

seasons

d)

animal skins

12.

How is a globe more accurate than a map?

a)

a globe is a 3 dimensional model of the Earth, but a map is flat

b)

a globe can show streets and roads, but a map cannot

c)

a globe can show all of the continents at once, but a map cannot

d)

a globe can be used to navigate from one town to another, but a map cannot

13.
What happens to pressure as you go deeper into the ocean? 
a)
increases
b)
decreases
c)
stays the same
d)
doubles
14.
What is a trough?
a)
highest point on a wave
b)
lowest point on a wave
c)
longest point on a wave
d)
shortest point on a wave
15.
Which of these is an example of precipitation?
a)
snow
b)
air
c)
clouds
d)
vapor
16.
What is the next stage after EVAPORATION in the water cycle?
a)
CONDENSTATION
b)
GROUNDWATER
17.
What is it called when plants give off water vapor as a waste product?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
sublimation
d)
transpiration
18.
What is a crest?
a)
lowest point of a wave
b)
longest part of a wave
c)
shortest part of a wave
d)
highest point of a wave
19.
Water stored below the Earth's surface is called:
a)
Groundwater
b)
Bogs
c)
Water in the ground
20.
The land area that supplies water to a river system is called a
a)
water table
b)
trailer
c)
house
d)
watershed

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