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WorksheetsSSWG1 Ch 2 A Living Planet
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
How many regular planets does our solar system consist of?
a)
8
b)
6
c)
7
d)
9
2.
Where can magma form?
a)
Mantle
b)
Shell
c)
Crust
d)
Core
3.
What does the atmosphere provide protection from?
a)
Radiation
b)
Weather
c)
Climate
d)
Gas
4.
Which of the following is part of the lithosphere?
a)
Crust
b)
Core
c)
Biosphere
d)
Atmosphere
5.
Which term do scientists NOT use to identify a physical component of the biosphere
a)
Hemisphere
b)
Atmosphere
c)
Biosphere
d)
Lithosphere
6.
Which conclusion is reasonable based on the continental drift hypothesis?
a)
Continents may collide in the future.
b)
Continents may split in the future.
c)
India is going to reconnect with Antarctica.
d)
Australia is going to reconnect with Antarctica.
7.
Which ocean is the Arctic Ocean sometimes considered a part of?
a)
Atlantic
b)
Southern
c)
Indian
d)
Pacific
8.
How are tides created?
a)
by gravitational pull
b)
by changing winds
c)
by shifting currents
d)
by wave movements
9.
Which statement accurately describes the hydrologic cycle?
a)
It circulates the water supply.
b)
It diminishes the water supply.
c)
It increases the amount of saltwater.
d)
It increases the amount of fresh water.
10.
How were freshwater lakes formed?
a)
by the movement of glaciers
b)
by the flow of rivers
c)
by the evaporation of salt
d)
by the formation of drainage basins
11.
Which of the following can form islands?
a)
Deposits of sand
b)
Ocean ridges
c)
Tectonic Plates
d)
Pieces of continents
12.
Mountains are one of the four categories of which of the following?
a)
relief
b)
continental shelf
c)
moraines
d)
glaciations
13.
Which type of continental landform is most likely to have the greatest amount of relief?
a)
mountains
b)
hills
c)
plateaus
d)
prairies
14.
Which of the following contributes to topography?
a)
composition of landforms
b)
depth of oceans
c)
tectonic plates
d)
crust formation
15.
What floats on top of molten magma under the earth’s surface?
a)
tectonic plates
b)
continental shelves
c)
glaciations
d)
faults
16.
Where do tectonic plates move past each other?
a)
at fault lines
b)
at glaciations
c)
on continental drift
d)
on continental shelves
17.
Which geographic feature was formed at a convergent boundary?
a)
the Himalayas
b)
the Red Sea
c)
the Great Rift Valley
d)
the San Andreas Fault
18.
Which figure did the largest earthquake ever recorded measure on the Richter Scale?
a)
9.5
b)
7
c)
4.5
d)
2
19.
A newspaper reported that an earthquake was recorded at 8.7. What device was used to obtain this measurement, and what was measured?
a)
The Richter scale; relative strength of the earthquake
b)
A seismograph; size of the earthquake’s waves
c)
A seismograph; height of tsunami waves
d)
The Richter scale; number of people injured (in thousands)
20.
What is the place in the earth where an earthquake begins?
a)
Focus
b)
Plate
c)
Epicenter
d)
Boundary
21.
Why can earthquakes result in death and destruction thousands of miles from the epicenter?
a)
They sometimes cause tsunamis.
b)
They sometimes cause fires.
c)
They sometimes cause landslides.
d)
They sometimes cause aftershocks.
22.
Which of the following would be least likely to erupt from a volcano?
a)
Loess
b)
Lava
c)
Gases
d)
Ash
23.
Which of the following would be least likely to occur in the Ring of Fire?
a)
Glacier
b)
Volcano
c)
Earthquake
d)
Tsunami
24.
Which of the following is a mechanical weathering force?
a)
Frost
b)
Oxidation
c)
Rain
d)
Sediment
25.
Rust is an example of which of the following processes?
a)
Chemical weathering
b)
Seismography
c)
Mechanical Weathering
d)
glaciation
26.
How is wind erosion similar to water erosion?
a)
Both move sediment.
b)
Both create valleys.
c)
Both produce loess.
d)
Both involve gravity.
27.
How does abrasion cause water erosion?
a)
Transported particles grind away rock.
b)
Sediment deposits from deltas.
c)
Water flows move loose material downstream.
d)
Water dissolves chemical elements in the rock.
28.
What are the depressions in the ground created by glaciers called?
a)
Kettles
b)
Tunnels
c)
Moraines
d)
Eskers
29.
Which of the following is composed of only organic material?
a)
Humus
b)
Sediment
c)
Loess
d)
Soil
30.
Why is it important that soil contains organic matter?
a)
It provides plant food.
b)
It decomposes parent rock.
c)
It determines the texture.
d)
It absorbs the water.
31.
What was the supercontinent called?
a)
Pangea
b)
Panera
c)
Panthalassa
d)
Ptolemy
32.
Which event was most likely responsible for the extinction of the dinosaurs?
a)
Asteroid hitting near Chicxulub
b)
Asteroid hitting near Chichen Itza
c)
Earthquake near Chicxulub
d)
Earthquake near Chichen Itza
33.
A body of land surrounded by water
a)
island
b)
cape
c)
oasis
d)
cliff
34.
A broad, flat area of land higher than the surrounding land
a)
plateau
b)
mesa
c)
butte
d)
mountain
35.
A large, level area of grassland with few or no trees
a)
prairie
b)
steppe
c)
valley
d)
canyon
36.
A lowland region that is saturated by water
a)
swamp
b)
marsh
c)
delta
d)
sea level
37.
A narrow, deep valley with steep sides
a)
canyon
b)
valley
c)
steppe
d)
prairie
38.
A narrow channel connecting two larger bodies of water
a)
strait
b)
bay/gulf
c)
cataract
d)
harbor
39.
A point of land extending into an ocean or lake
a)
cape/peninsula
b)
island
c)
oasis
d)
cliff
40.
A raised, flat area of land with steep cliffs, smaller than a mesa
a)
butte
b)
mesa
c)
mountain
d)
plateau
41.
A sheltered area of water deep enough for docking ships
a)
harbor
b)
cataract
c)
bay/gulf
d)
strait
42.
A spot of fertile land in a desert, fed by water from wells or underground springs
a)
oasis
b)
island
c)
cape/peninsula
d)
cliff
43.
A step-like series of waterfalls
a)
cataract
b)
harbor
c)
bay/gulf
d)
strait
44.
A wide, flat-topped mountain with steep sides, larger than a butte
a)
mesa
b)
plateau
c)
butte
d)
mountain
45.
A wide, treeless grassy plain
a)
steppe
b)
prairie
c)
valley
d)
canyon
46.
Low land between hills or mountains
a)
valley
b)
steppe
c)
prairie
d)
canyon
47.
Natural elevation of the earth’s surface with steep sides and greater height than a hill
a)
mountain
b)
butte
c)
mesa
d)
plateau
48.
Part of an ocean or lake partially enclosed by land
a)
bay/gulf
b)
strait
c)
harbor
d)
cataract
49.
Soft, wet low-lying, grassy land that serves as a transition between the water and the land
a)
marsh
b)
swamp
c)
delta
d)
sea level
50.
The steep, almost vertical edge of a hill, mountain, or plain
a)
cliff
b)
cape
c)
island
d)
oasis
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