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WorksheetsChapters 1 and 2 Review
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 6hrs 15mins
Earth has _____continents.
14
23
4
7
What is it called when day and night in both hemispheres are of equal length?
summer solstice
winter solstice
equinox
revolution
Name the 5 oceans _______, _______, _______, _______, and ______,
Indian
Pacific
Arctic
Southern
Atlantic
When the Earth makes one trip around the Sun, it is called a _______.
rotation
centennial
revolution
leap year
The layer of Earth that is molten metals is called the ______.
inner core
outer core
mantle
crust
The layer of Earth that is made of plates that slowly move is called the ________.
inner core
outer core
mantle
crust
How long does it take the Earth to make one revolution around the Sun?
24 hours
365 hours
one quarter of a year
365 and one quarter days
The imaginary line that runs through the middle of Earth is called ______.
magma
lava
axis
prime meridian
The day of the year when the Sun is directly overhead of the Tropic of Cancer, 23 1/2 *N
summer solstice
winter solstice
spring equinox
fall equinox
The ______ is when the Sun is directly overhead the equator. (Check all that apply)
summer solstice
winter solstice
spring equinox
fall equinox
The fall equinox usually happens around ________.
September 23
June 21
March 21
December 22
This happens on or around March 21 every year.
summer solstice
winter solstice
spring equinox
fall equinox
On the first day of summer, June 21, the Sun is directly over head the equator.
True
False
For many, it is surprising that the ______ does not occur until December 22.
summer solstice
winter solstice
spring equinox
fall equinox
The water that falls over Niagara Falls is part of the ______?
Hydrosphere
Lithosphere
Atmosphere
Biosphere
A fish is part of the ________.
Hydrosphere
Lithosphere
Atmosphere
Biosphere
Bigfoot is thought to throw rocks, and rocks are part of the _______.
Hydrosphere
Lithosphere
Atmosphere
Biosphere
Cows are, allegedly (possibly) a major source of methane gas in our _____.
Hydrosphere
Lithosphere
Atmosphere
Biosphere
Lines of latitude measure distances in which direction?
North and South
East and West
North and East
West and South
Lines of latitude and longitude are recorded in ____, because they are measured in angles.
miles
degrees
pounds
feet
The starting point for measuring lines of latitude is called the ______.
equator
prime meridian
tropic of cancer
tropic of capricorn
The starting point for measuring lines of longitude is called the ___.
equator
prime meridian
arctic circle
antarctic circle
GPS coordinates always begin with ______.
Latitude
Longitude
the letter G
zero
The tropic of capricorn is a line of _____.
latitude
longitude
demarcation
boundaries
The arctic and antarctic circles are lines of Latitude.
True
False
