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Unit Test #1 Review set 2

Total questions: 48

Worksheet time: 4hrs 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is weather over a long period of time?

a)

A tropical vacation

b)

Weather

c)

Climate

d)

Science

2.

Winds that blow from the west are called ____.

a)

Easterlies

b)

Polars

c)

Westerlies

d)

Temperates

3.
As altitude _____________ temperature ___________. 
a)
decreases, decreases
b)
increases, increases
c)
increases, decreases
d)
decreases, increases
4.

The higher the elevation the __________ the temperature.

a)

Cooler

b)

Hotter

c)

Same

5.

Latitudes closer to the equator are ____________

a)

Cooler

b)

Warmer

c)

Dryer

6.
The _______ of  a mountain range is the side that receives a lot of precipitation.
a)
dry side
b)
leeward/dry side
c)
windward/wet side
d)
cloudy side
7.

A way of showing the curved surface of the Earth is

a)

mercator

b)

map projection

c)

robinson

d)

winkel tripel projection

8.
What is the condition of the Earth's atmosphere at a certain time and place?
a)
climate
b)
temperature
c)
weather
d)
air pressure
9.
What is the height of an area above sea level?
a)
elevation
b)
topography
c)
latitude
d)
longitude
10.
A formal region is:
a)
derived from people's sense of identity and attachment to different areas.
b)
an area that possesses one or more unifying cultural or physical traits.
c)
nonexistent in developing nations.
d)
an area unified by a specific social, cultural, or economic activity.
11.
The south is an example of which type of region?
a)
Perceptual
b)
nodal
c)
functional
d)
formal
12.
What are the puzzle pieces of the Earth's surface called?
a)
Tectonic plates
b)
Puzzles
c)
Earthquakes
13.

The area around the Pacific Ocean where lots of earthquakes and volcanoes happen is called the ____________.

a)

Ring of Earth

b)

Ring of Fire

c)

Ring of Stone

d)

Ring of Diamond

14.
Lava that is still deep inside the earth is called ____________________________.
a)
lava
b)
magma
c)
volcano
d)
earthquake
15.
The cracks in Earth's crust are called ___________.
a)
tectonic plates
b)
faults
c)
magma
d)
lava
16.

Mountains are created when....

a)

Two continental plates collide

b)

Two oceanic plates pull apart

c)

An Oceanic plate subducts under a Continental Plate

d)

Two continental plates pull apart

17.

Mountains are formed by _______ forces

a)

Compression

b)

Sheer

c)

Tension

d)

Divergent

18.

Ocean ridges are caused by _______ forces

a)

Compression

b)

Sheer

c)

Tension

d)

Divergent

19.

The outer layer of the Earth (the crust) is the...

a)

Mantle

b)

Asthenosphere

c)

Lithosphere

d)

Crust

20.

Weathering is the process of -

a)

Moving sediment from one place to another

b)

Dropping or leaving sediment in a location

c)

Breaking down rocks into sediment

21.
What happens when weathering and erosion work together?
a)
New Mountains are created
b)
The climate changes overnight
c)
Metal objects become rusty
d)
They change the Earth's surface
22.

Rain washing away soil from a hillside

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Deposition

23.
Evaporation occurs when water changes into 
a)
transpiration
b)
snow
c)
solid
d)
vapor
24.
the change of state from a liquid to a gas
a)
water cycle
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
d)
condensation
25.
What is the water cycle?
a)
the 3 forms of water
b)
the movement of water on, above, or below the surface of the Earth
c)
when water melts
d)
when clouds form
26.
Snow, sleet, hail, and rain are all examples of  ________________. 
a)
evaporation
b)
condensation
c)
accumulation
d)
precipitation
27.
What is the process during which water cools and turns from a gas to a liquid?
a)
Codensation
b)
Runoff
c)
Precipitation
d)
Evaporation
28.
Identify the word that means removing salt from salty water
a)
Descaling
b)
Desalination
c)
Desaltination
d)
Distribution
29.

What is the greenhouse effect?

a)

The warming of a planet due to trapped radiation.

b)

The cooling of Earth due to air pollution.

c)

The heating of a solid, such as a rock.

30.
El Nino occurs when the tropical ocean waters are warmer in which ocean?
a)
Atlantic
b)
Indian
c)
Pacific
d)
Arctic
31.

Which of the following is NOT a factor that affects climate?

a)

latitude

b)

winds

c)

mountains

d)

weather forecast

32.
Which sentence best describes how latitude and temperature are related?
a)
LOWER latitude = COLDER air temperature
b)
HIGHER latitude = COLDER air temperature
c)
HIGHER latitude = WARMER temperatures
33.
Which sentence best describes the relationship between elevation and air temperatures?
a)
LOWER elevation = COLDER temperatures
b)
HIGHER elevation = COLDER temperatures
c)
HIGHER elevations = WARMER temperatures
34.
A biome is......
a)
Like a snowglobe that you shake and can see different types of animals.
b)
A large region of earth with a certain type of climate
c)
An area of earth only found in the United States.
d)
A community of living things.
35.
A large ecosystem is called a ______
a)
Ecosystem
b)
Habitat
c)
Biome
d)
Niche
36.
What is the main factor that separates the biomes?
a)
Land
b)
Water
c)
Climate
d)
Longitude
37.

Plate tectonics is our current theory of how the movement of continental masses relates to the movement of ocean basins. This movement explains many phenomena, such as

a)

Earthquakes

b)

Volcanoes

c)

Tsunamis

d)

All of the above

38.

The observation that the continents fit together like puzzle pieces is called

a)

Continental plowing

b)

Continental drift

c)

Wandering continents

d)

Shape matching of continents

39.

Plate tectonics, or the movement of pieces of Earth's crust, is thought to be caused by

a)

Hot spots

b)

Convection currents in Earth's crust

c)

Convection currents in Earth's mantle

d)

Convection currents in Earth's core

40.

The Earth's continents were once connected in one giant continent called

a)

Eurasia

b)

Giganticus

c)

Pacifica

d)

Pangaea

41.
Mountains form from....
a)
Tectonic plates sliding past one another
b)
Collision of tectonic plates
c)
Tectonic plates moving away from each other
d)
Tectonic plates disappearing
42.
At a divergent boundary, tectonic plates move in what way? 
a)
Tectonic plates move towards each other
b)
Tectonic plates slide past each other
c)
Tectonic plates move up and down
d)
Tectonic plates move away from each other
43.
 A land feature that is produced at a convergent boundary is
a)
a valley
b)
an ocean
c)
a canyon
d)
a volcano
44.

The day of the year with the most daylight hours is the

a)

spring equinox

b)

fall equinox

c)

summer solstice

d)

winter solstice

45.

The day of the year with the fewest daylight hours is called the

a)

spring equinox

b)

fall equinox

c)

summer solstice

d)

winter solstice

46.

When daylight hours are almost equal to night time hours, it is called

a)

equinox

b)

solstice

47.

The term equinox means....

a)

Equal amount of daylight and equal amount of night

b)

The longest day of the year

c)

Equal amounts of candy for everyone

48.

Which of the following is the reason that Earth experiences seasons?

a)

Earth's tilt on its axis

b)

The revolution of Earth around the Sun

c)

The rotation of Earth on its axis

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