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physical Geography

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How long is a rotation of Earth

a)

365 days

b)

1 day

c)

1 season

d)

1 month

2.

How long does a revolution of earth take?

a)

1 year

b)

1 day

c)

1 season

d)

1 month

3.

How many days are in 1 year?

a)

563

b)

250

c)

365 1/4

d)

30

4.

Why do we have a leap year every 4 years.

a)

Because its February and it is cold

b)

Because we subtract and extra 1/4 day every year

c)

We do not have any leap years, you are trying to trick me.

d)

Because we have an extra 1/4 day every year

5.

What is the angle of the tilt of the earth

a)

25.3

b)

32.5

c)

23.5

d)

53.2

6.

What would happen if the earth had no tilt?

a)

everyone would die

b)

we would have no seasons

c)

it would always be hot

d)

it would always be cold.

7.

Which 2 times of the year is there no tilt to the earth

a)

the first day of fall and the first day of spring

b)

the first day of winter and the first day of summer

c)

the first day of summer and the first day of autumn

d)

the first day of winter and the first day of spring

8.

The study of water is called

a)

biosphere

b)

studying water

c)

hydrology

d)

glaciers

9.

What percent of all water on earth is FRESH water

a)

71%

b)

25%

c)

100%

d)

3%

10.

What percent of earth is water

a)

71%

b)

25%

c)

100%

d)

3%

11.

Why is water so important

a)

Plants need water

b)

People need water

c)

Animals need water

d)

All of these answers are correct

12.

Freshwater is

(select all that apply)

a)

streams

b)

oceans

c)

water that contains no salt

d)

lakes

13.

Groundwater is

a)

water on the surface of the earth

b)

water that is below the surface of the earth

c)

water that comes out of the faucet

d)

puddles

14.

Glaciers are

a)

freshwater

b)

saltwater

15.

What if the earth were to stop spinning right now?

a)

We would die

b)

We would be stuck in day or night

c)

Nothing would change

d)

We would freeze

16.

Which Hemisphere experiences the opposite season of the Northern Hemisphere

a)

Southern

b)

Eastern

c)

Western

d)

Northern

17.

What causes Earthquakes?

a)

When tectonic plates slide past one another or at

transform boundaries

b)

When a tsunami happens

c)

When plates separate or at divergent boundaries

d)

People cause earthquakes.

18.

What causes volcanos?

a)

The separation of tectonic plates;

Divergent

b)

When tectonic plates slide past one another;

Transform

c)

When one plate slides under another plate:

Subduction

d)

When tectonic plates collide.

convergence

19.

What is it called when magma from a volcano rises to the surface

a)

an explosion

b)

lava

c)

a shield volcano

d)

a strato volcano

20.
a)

When water deposits sediment in new locations

b)

the movement of sediment from one location to another.

c)

the process by which rock is broken down into smaller pieces.

d)

where the river meets the sea

21.
a)

When water deposits sediment in new locations

b)

the process by which rock is broken down into smaller pieces

c)

the movement of sediment from one location to another

22.

Erosion is

a)

When water deposits sediment in new locations

b)

the process by which rock is broken down into smaller pieces

c)

is the movement of sediment from one location to another

d)

the movement of the tectonic plates

23.

Earth rests on how many tectonic plates?

a)

8

b)

10

c)

12

d)

18

24.

What is the name of the plate that North America sits on?

a)

African Plate

b)

Pacific Plate

c)

South American Plate

d)

North American Plate

25.

Earth is made up of 3 layers, what are they?

a)

Asthenosphere, Lithosphere, Core

b)

Inner core, outer core, mantle

c)

Core, Asthenosphere, Mantle

d)

Core, Mantle, Crust