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Geography chapter 2

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The daily changes we see outside is called

a)

climate.

b)

weather.

c)

precipitation.

d)

temperature.

2.

Why is wind and water important to Earth.

a)

Earth would overheat without it.

b)

The sun would never set.

c)

Earth would not rotate properly.

d)

There would be no climates.

3.

Precipitation is

a)

weather.

b)

rain, sleet, hail, and snow.

c)

hot, cold, and rainy.

d)

temperature.

4.

_____________ is what usually happens from year to year.

a)

A tropical cyclone

b)

Climate

c)

Hurricanes

d)

Precipitation

5.

What is this?

a)

tornado

b)

hail

c)

thunderstorm

d)

dust storm

6.

What is this?

a)

hurricane

b)

blizzard

c)

ice storm

d)

dust storm

7.

A ________________ is an intense storm with strong winds, heavy rain, lightning, and thunder.

a)

tornado

b)

hurricane

c)

thunderstorm

8.
Anything from nature that living things use is called a ______________.
a)
energy
b)
pollution
c)
food
d)
natural resource
9.

Resources that are not able to be reproduced as quickly as they are used are called _____.

a)

renewable resources

b)

replaceable resources

c)

non renewable resources

d)

non replaceable resources

10.

Renewable resources ...

a)

are not replaceable

b)

are used more frequently than non renewables

c)

are never going to run out

d)

going to run out

11.

What type of power plant uses the potential energy of water trapped behind a dam?

a)

nuclear power plant

b)

hydroelectric power plant

c)

solar station

d)

tidal harness

12.

What are fossil fuels?

a)

coal, oil, uranium

b)

oil, natural gas, uranium

c)

coal, oil, natural gas

d)

geothemals, coal, natural gas

13.
Which renewable resource gets its direct energy from the sun? 
a)
Geothermal
b)
Solar
c)
Wind
d)
Hydrogen
14.

Why do we tend to use non-renewable resources instead of renewable resources?

a)

Less Expensive

b)

More Energy

c)

All of these

15.

What is a disadvantage of using non-renewable resources?

a)

They have a large carbon footprint.

b)

They can all be used up over time.

c)

They can lead to global warming.

d)

All of these.

16.
What is a habitat? 
a)
A home built by construction workers. 
b)
A place where animals go to die. 
c)
A plant or animal's natural environment. 
d)
When trees are cleared out to make room for new buildings. 
17.
Which one of these things is a threat to natural habitats? 
a)
Animalistic takeover
b)
Weather
c)
Hunters
d)
Human Activity
18.
A community of plants and animals and their habitat is known as....
a)
A Hydrosystem
b)
An Ecosystem
c)
A Habitat
d)
An Environment
19.
Scientists believe that the destruction of the rainforests has led to global climate change. 
a)
True 
b)
False
20.
People have begun to _______________, or bring back habitats by planting trees. 
a)
Restore
b)
Repair
c)
Reuse
d)
Reaffirm