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WorksheetsUnit 2: Physical Geography Test
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 14mins
What is the definition of climate?
The current temperature and precipitation on any given day
what it is like today outside
the long term weather patterns in a region
Areas that receive very little precipitation
What is the definition of weather?
The long term weather patterns in a region
Boreal/snow forest, a forest of cold, subarctic region
how much it rains in an area
the current temperature and precipitation on any given day
What is a factor that affects climate?
distance from large bodies of water
high temperatures for 3 days
how much it snows
how many clouds are in the sky
What are two factors that affect climate?
Latitude
How many trees are in an area
How many nargles are present
Prevailing winds
What is a factor that affects climate?
how many trees are in an area
How high or low the level of elevation
many days of low temperatures
magic
What factors affect Riverton and Herriman's climate?
Latitude
distance from the Great Salt Lake
Both latitude and distance from the Great Salt Lake
nothing affects our climate
How are volcanoes formed?
when plates push together
when plates spread and magma pushes through the cracks
when plates push together and hot water comes out
when spread and hot water comes out
What are Rift Valleys?
areas where the continental surface extends under the shallow ocean water around the continent
The gradual movement of the continents across the earth’s surface over time
when tectonic forces cause rock inside the crust to break, resulting in sudden shaking of the crust
formed when plates spread under continents stretching the crust until it breaks
What are continental shelves?
the theory that explains how forces within the earth creates landforms
they are like book shelves
when tectonic forces cause rock inside the crust to break, resulting in sudden shaking of the crust
areas where the continental surface extends under the shallow ocean water around the continents
What is an earthquake?
The gradual movement of the continents across the earth’s surface over time
when tectonic forces cause rock inside the crust to break, resulting in sudden shaking of the crust
The movement of surface material from one place to another
formed when plates spread under continents stretching the crust until it breaks
What is plate tectonics?
the theory that explains how forces within the earth creates landforms
formed when plates spread under continents stretching the crust until it breaks
The gradual movement of the continents across the earth’s surface over time
Something to do with computers and plates
What is happening in this picture?
weather
erosion
weathering
fracturing
The movement of surface material from one place to another is know as what?
weathering
human interaction
wind
erosion
What is happening in this picture?
nothing
glacier
weathering
erosion
What is the main type of erosion happening in this picture?
wind
glacier
drought
water
In this picture, we see an example of what?
water erosion
glacial erosion
wind erosion
weathering
This photo is an example of what type of erosion?
glacial
water
wind
animal
What is an ecosystem?
a system found all over the world
large geographic regions formed by common plants, animals, and climate that are world-wide
an economic system
small areas where plants and animals interact with their physical environment
What is a biome?
ecosystems are small areas where plants and animals interact with their physical environment
a globe shaped habitat
a photo of animals
large geographic regions formed by common plants, animals, and climate that are world-wide
What is a tundra?
Boreal/snow forest, a forest of cold, subarctic region
A vast, flat, treeless Arctic region, subsoil is permanently frozen
Forests with moderate climates that can be found between tropic and polar regions
a type of truck
What type of biome receives very little precipitation?
desert
tropical rainforest
savannah
grasslands
What is the difference between grasslands and rainforests?
Grasslands have grass and scattered trees; Rainforests only have trees
Grasslands are found on many continents; Rainforests are found only on one
Grasslands are need the equator; Rainforests are located in the middle latitudes
Grasslands have warm summers and cold winters; Rainforests have a wet seasons and a dry season, and are warm year round
What type of biome is in this picture?
temperate forest
tropical rainforest
grassland
tundra
What type of biome is in this picture?
Savannah
Grassland
Temperate forest
Wetlands
What type of biome is in this picture?
middle school locker room
mountain
desert
grassland
The Earth's axis has a 23.5 degrees ________?
orbit
rotation
tilt
diameter
The Earth's seasons are caused by what?
the Earth moving closer to the sun
the Sun heating up and cooling down
phases of the Mooon
the axial tilt of the Earth
What are equinoxes?
These are the days when the Sun’s path in the sky is the farthest north or south from the Equator.
The days we can see Venus and Mars
Why we have seasons
The days when the Sun is exactly above the Equator, which makes day and night of equal length.
