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review common assessment

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which is not a major cause of weather and climate?

a)

The tilt of Earth on its axis

b)

Altitude

c)

Oceans

d)

Latitude

e)

Longitude

2.
An equinox occurs when the sun is directly over the equator
a)
true
b)
false
3.

When does the Northern Hemisphere have the coldest climate?

a)

When it faces the sun exactly 12 hours a day

b)

When the sun does not set in the Arctic Circle

c)

When winter is coldest in the Southern Hemisphere

d)

When it is tilted most directly away from the sun

4.
Which most likely causes earthquakes?
a)
plates slipping 
b)
a hurricane 
c)
water weathering rocks
d)
tidal stresses caused by the moon
5.
What season is it in the Southern
Hemisphere during January?
a)
Spring
b)
Summer
c)
Fall
d)
Winter
6.
What season is being experienced in the southern hemisphere when the northern hemisphere is tilted away from the sun?
a)
Summer
b)
Fall
c)
Winter
d)
Spring
7.
23.5 degrees
a)
axis
b)
day
c)
tilt
d)
rotation
8.
What does GIS stand for?
a)
Geographic information system
b)
Global Positioning System
c)
Map Making
d)
Landforms
9.
Which of the following is not a use of a GIS?
a)
Transportation Planning
b)
Environmental Impact
c)
Navigation
d)
School Test Scores
10.

What do geographers use to create maps and analyze patterns using layers of data?

a)

Geographic Patterns

b)

Global Positioning System

c)

Global Information Systems

d)

Global Movement Calculator

11.
Which point is the northern hemisphere experiencing winter?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
12.
Which points are experiencing equal amount of sunlight?
a)
1 and 2 
b)
1 and 3
c)
3 and 4
d)
2 and 4
13.

Which of the following best explains how elevation influences temperature?

a)

Higher elevations experience very little temperature variation from lower elevations.

b)

Higher elevations experience cooler temperatures compared to lower elevations.

c)

Higher elevations experience warmer temperatures compared to lower elevations.

d)

Higher elevations experience varied temperatures depending on proximity to oceans.

14.

The polar regions are the coldest places on Earth because —

a)

the sun's rays reach the high latitudes at a low angle

b)

all of the nearby ocean currents are cold

c)

no sunlight reaches the high latitudes

d)

the large amount of ice present causes the air to be cold