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WorksheetsUnit 2 Test Review
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 18mins
Earth's tilt causes
leap year
day and night
seasons
earthquakes
Which latitude zone experiences seasons?
LOW
HIGH
MIDDLE
NONE OF THE ABOVE
How long does it take for Earth to rotate on its axis?
365 1/4 days
48 hours
24 hours
354 days
If it's spring in the northern hemisphere, what season is it in the southern hemisphere?
Summer
Fall
Winter
Spring
High latitude zones experience what year round?
Fall weather
Cold Weather
Warm Weather
Seasons
Where can you find low latitude zones?
Near the equator
Near the North Pole
Near Canada
All of the above
How long does it take for earth to revolve around the sun?
24 hours
36 hours
365 1/2 days
365 1/4 days
Earth's trip around the sun each year is called what?
Rotation
Revolution
Tilt
Latitude
What stage of the water cycle experience cooling and the formation of clouds?
run off
precipitation
evaporation
condensation
Earth's movement of water fro earth's surface to the atmosphere and back is called what?
Evaporation
Water Cycle
Precipitation
Plate Tectonics
Rain, Snow, Sleet, and hail are all part of which stage in the Water Cycle?
Evaporation
Condensation
Precipitation
Run off
Excess water that runs off into steams, rivers, lakes, and oceans is called
run off
precipitation
condenstation
evaporation
A large flat elevated area of land is called a
peninsula
strait
plain
mesa
What landform has water on 3 sides?
strait
delta
peninsula
cataract
A canyon shaped by wind and water is an example of
weathering
erosion
What are the three types of erosion?
rain, snow, sleet
ice, wind, and water
water, fire, ice
a theory that suggests Earth's surface is divided into a dozen or so slow moving plates is called
earthquakes
weathering
erosion
plate tectonics
When Earth's plates are transforming, what is happening?
they are separating, forming volcanic islands
they are sliding against each other, causing earthquakes
they are colliding into each other, forming ocean trenches and mountains
How is a gulf and a bay different?
A bay is bigger
A gulf is bigger
A narrow strip of land connecting two larger pieces of land is called
isthmus
strait
cataract
delta
When Earth's plates are converging they are
pushing against each other
moving away from each other
rubbing or sliding against each other
A narrow piece of water connecting two larger pieces of water is called a(an)
strait
cataract
delta
isthmus
Volcanoes are formed when Earth's plates are
diverging
converging
transforming
breaking
The breakdown of rock is known as
erosion
weathering
Short term changes in the air for a given place or time
climate
weather
When moisture makes it up one side of a mountain, but the other side is dry.
water cycle
evaporation
rain shadow effect
run off
How do mountains influence an area's climate?
Temperature increases with higher elevation
Temperature decreases with higher elevation
Long term average weather conditions over a longer period
precipitation
climate
condensation
weather
Resources that earth replaces naturally
renewable resources
nonrenewable resources
fossil fuels
nuclear energy
Which of the following is a fossil fuel?
trees
water
petroleum
soil
A resource that cannot be replaced naturally.
renewable resource
nonrenewable resource
weathering
erosion
Which of the following is a renewable resource?
oil
natural gas
water
petroleum
Fossil Fuels are nonrenewable.
True
False
Hydroelectricity is powered by what?
Wind
Soil
Water
All of the above
Which of the following is a con (negative) of renewable energy?
it is better for the environment
it is extremely expensive
What is a con of nonrenewable energy?
It's better for animal habitats
It's expensive
There is a lot of it.
pollutes the air
