WorksheetsUnit 2 Earth's Geography Review
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 11mins
The beginning of spring and autumn is called:
Solstice
Revolution
Rotation
Equinox
The earth _______________ on it's axis. The earth sits at an approximate tilt of 23.5 degrees.
Revolves
Resigns
Rotates
Solstice
What is the term for the beginning of summer and winter?
Solstice
Equinox
Subduction
Transform
How long does it take the earth to make one revolution?
24 hours
7 Days
About 1 month or 29 days
1 year or 365 days
What landform can be described as a hill or mountain with steep sides and a flat top? This land form is smaller than a plateau.
Canyon
Volcano
Butte
Plains
What layer of the earth contains landmasses and the ocean floor?
Inner Core
Upper Mantle
Subduction Zone
Crust
What does the mantle consist of?
The mantle is only one part and is mostly soft rock called clay.
The mantle is two parts, consisting of molten or melted rocks called magma. The mantle is about 1,800 miles thick.
The mantle is around 100 miles thick and is made up of solid iron.
The mantle is the top layer of the earth that the continents and oceans sit on.
Which tectonic plate movement causes the formation of volcanoes? This is where dense oceanic plates dive under less dense continental plates.
Transform
Subduction
Convergence
Divergence
Which of these is the usual cause of earthquakes?
Convergence
Subduction
Divergence
Transform
This layer of the earth is about 700 miles thick and can reach a temperature of about 12,000 degrees fahrenheit?
Crust
Upper Mantle
Inner Core
Outer Core
Which of these plate movements causes the formation of steep mountain ranges?
Convergence
Subduction
Revolution
Transform
As oceanic plates spread apart, magma pushes up creating an expanding ocean floor and underwater mountain ranges. This type of plate movement is called:
Transform
Divergence
Convergence
Subduction
The average condition of the atmosphere over a long period of time is known as:
Weather
Climate
Tornados
Transformative Weather
Which earth layer is around 1,400 miles thick, mostly liquid, and made of molten iron or nickel.
Crust
Outer Core
Inner Core
None of these
A landmass that is surrounded by water on all sides is called a _______________.
Island
Peninsula
Plateau
Archipelago
