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Chapters 1 and 2 Review

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 6hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Earth has _____continents.

a)

14

b)

23

c)

4

d)

7

2.

What is it called when day and night in both hemispheres are of equal length?

a)

summer solstice

b)

winter solstice

c)

equinox

d)

revolution

3.

Name the 5 oceans _______, _______, _______, _______, and ______,

a)

Indian

b)

Pacific

c)

Arctic

d)

Southern

e)

Atlantic

4.

When the Earth makes one trip around the Sun, it is called a _______.

a)

rotation

b)

centennial

c)

revolution

d)

leap year

5.

The layer of Earth that is molten metals is called the ______.

a)

inner core

b)

outer core

c)

mantle

d)

crust

6.

The layer of Earth that is made of plates that slowly move is called the ________.

a)

inner core

b)

outer core

c)

mantle

d)

crust

7.

How long does it take the Earth to make one revolution around the Sun?

a)

24 hours

b)

365 hours

c)

one quarter of a year

d)

365 and one quarter days

8.

The imaginary line that runs through the middle of Earth is called ______.

a)

magma

b)

lava

c)

axis

d)

prime meridian

9.

The day of the year when the Sun is directly overhead of the Tropic of Cancer, 23 1/2 *N

a)

summer solstice

b)

winter solstice

c)

spring equinox

d)

fall equinox

10.

The ______ is when the Sun is directly overhead the equator. (Check all that apply)

a)

summer solstice

b)

winter solstice

c)

spring equinox

d)

fall equinox

11.

The fall equinox usually happens around ________.

a)

September 23

b)

June 21

c)

March 21

d)

December 22

12.

This happens on or around March 21 every year.

a)

summer solstice

b)

winter solstice

c)

spring equinox

d)

fall equinox

13.

On the first day of summer, June 21, the Sun is directly over head the equator.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

For many, it is surprising that the ______ does not occur until December 22.

a)

summer solstice

b)

winter solstice

c)

spring equinox

d)

fall equinox

15.

The water that falls over Niagara Falls is part of the ______?

a)

Hydrosphere

b)

Lithosphere

c)

Atmosphere

d)

Biosphere

16.

A fish is part of the ________.

a)

Hydrosphere

b)

Lithosphere

c)

Atmosphere

d)

Biosphere

17.

Bigfoot is thought to throw rocks, and rocks are part of the _______.

a)

Hydrosphere

b)

Lithosphere

c)

Atmosphere

d)

Biosphere

18.

Cows are, allegedly (possibly) a major source of methane gas in our _____.

a)

Hydrosphere

b)

Lithosphere

c)

Atmosphere

d)

Biosphere

19.

Lines of latitude measure distances in which direction?

a)

North and South

b)

East and West

c)

North and East

d)

West and South

20.

Lines of latitude and longitude are recorded in ____, because they are measured in angles.

a)

miles

b)

degrees

c)

pounds

d)

feet

21.

The starting point for measuring lines of latitude is called the ______.

a)

equator

b)

prime meridian

c)

tropic of cancer

d)

tropic of capricorn

22.

The starting point for measuring lines of longitude is called the ___.

a)

equator

b)

prime meridian

c)

arctic circle

d)

antarctic circle

23.

GPS coordinates always begin with ______.

a)

Latitude

b)

Longitude

c)

the letter G

d)

zero

24.

The tropic of capricorn is a line of _____.

a)

latitude

b)

longitude

c)

demarcation

d)

boundaries

25.

The arctic and antarctic circles are lines of Latitude.

a)

True

b)

False