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WorksheetsSS Semester 1 Test Review
Total questions: 59
Worksheet time: 30mins
What do you call any place where a river begins?
mouth
source
confluence
tributary
What do you call the place where a river ends and empties into another body of water?
mouth
source
confluence
tributatry
What do you call any river that feeds into a larger river?
mouth
source
confluence
tributary
What do you call the place where two rivers join?
mouth
source
confluence
tributarty
TRUE or FALSE All rivers essentially flow downhill.
True
False
TRUE or FALSE If you move with the river's current you are traveling downstream.
True
False
TRUE or FALSE It would be easier to travel on a boat upstream than downstream.
True
False
TRUE or FALSE All rivers have deltas.
True
False
TRUE or FALSE. Traveling downstream can sometimes mean traveling north.
True
False
What is the longest river in the world?
Mississippi
Amazon
Blue Danube
Nile
What is the largest (most water traveling through) river in the world?
Nile
Mississippi
Amazon
Great Zambezi
What movement does the earth make that takes 24 hours?
rotation on its axis
revolution around the sun
rotation around the sun
revolution on its axis
What invisible line is key for the Earth's rotation?
the Prime Meridian
the Equator
the terminator
the axis
the International Dateline
How long does it take the earth to revolve around the sun?
1 hour
360 degrees
1 day
1 month
1 year
TRUE or FALSE On an equinox the earth is having either the longest number of daylight hours or the shortest number of daylight hours in the year.
True
False
True or False The Earth has 2 equinoxes each year.
True
False
TRUE or FALSE The Earth's solstices happen in June and December.
True
False
What are the two days when the earth has the same number of hours of daylight as hours of darkness called?
equinox
solstice
terminator
twilight
leap year
TRUE or FALSE The 4 seasons in the northern hemisphere all happen at the same time as the 4 seasons in the southern hemisphere.
True
False
TRUE or FALSE We have a leap year every 2 years.
True
False
Approximately how long does it take the earth to travel around the sun?
365 1/4 days
23.56 hours
31 days
180 days
60 hours
What is it called when hydrogen atoms collide and transform to helium atoms?
radiation
gravity
energy
nuclear fusion
nuclear bombardment
Why do hydrogen atoms create helium atoms in the center of the sun if the protons naturally repel each other? (Choose the best answer based upon our notes.)
because they are naturally attracted to one another in nature
because they are traveling at such fast speeds they collide instead of repel
because gravity pulls the planets toward the sun
because helium atoms are hotter than hydrogen atoms
TRUE or FALSE The sun contains more than 99% of all the mass in our solar system.
True
False
What is happening always on the two places on the earth where the terminator is happening?
sunrise
sunset
twilight
nice weather
TRUE or FALSE The terminator lines never stay on one place because of the Earth's rotation.
true
false
What is the time called on the Earth either before the sun comes up with there is some light or after the sun goes down when there is some light.
twilight
terminator
rotation
solstice
What causes us to have leap years?
we have an extra one-fourth day every year that we go around the sun
the speed of the earth's rotation
our calendars are faulty
February doesn't have enough days
TRUE or FALSE In a leap year we have one less day in February.
true
false
TRUE or FALSE Most of our units of time measurement are divisible by 6 because of the way the Babylonians counted numbers.
true
false
Which of the following is NOT a type of clock from our Time Notes?
mechanical clock
sun dial
public clock
sand dollar
atomic clock
What invention caused the world to need time zones?
horse-drawn carriages
cotton gin
skyscraper
railroad
TRUE or FALSE The earth travels 24 degrees in one hour.
true
false
TRUE or FALSE The Earth moves 15 degrees in one hour.
true
false
TRUE or FALSE There are 24 time zones on the planet Earth.
true
false
TRUE or FALSE Lines of latitude make up the time zones on the Earth.
true
false
What line of longitude can be found at zero degrees?
prime meridian
equator
tropic of cancer
terminator
TRUE or FALSE The International Date Line is located on the opposite side of the Earth from the Prime Meridian.
true
false
What is the main line of latitude?
equator
International Date Line
prime meridian
Tropic of Capricorn
What direction does latitude travel on the Earth?
north to south (from pole to pole)
east to west (in circles around the earth that never touch)
It is tilted at 23.5 degrees.
What is the main line of longitude?
Equator
International Date Line
Prime Meridian
Arctic Circle
What direction do lines of longitude always travel?
north to south (going through both of the poles)
east to west (in lines that never touch)
at a fifteen degree angle
they're not always the same.
What two hemispheres does the equator create?
northern and southern
eastern and western
northern and western
southern and eastern
What two hemispheres does the prime meridian create?
northern and southern
eastern and western
northern and western
eastern and southern
What climate zone is Oregon found in?
tropical
temperate
polar
middle
What continent is in all four hemispheres?
Asia
North America
Europe
Antarctica
Africa
What two hemispheres is Oregon located in?
northern and western
northern and eastern
southern and western
southern and eastern
Which of the following isn't one of the three factors that influence climate?
latitude
altitude
longitude
currents
TRUE or FALSE Tropical climates can be found between the Tropics (Cancer & Capricorn) and the Circles (Arctic and Antarctic).
true
false
What kind of latitude is the South Pole?
low latitudes
middle latitudes
high latitudes
zero latitudes
What do we call the idea that the Earth is always tilted the same way as we travel around the Sun?
polarity
elliptical
orbit
seasonal
Where on the earth are there 4 seasons?
all latitudes
low latitudes
high latitudes
middle latitudes
TRUE or FALSE The middle latitudes in the southern hemisphere are always having the opposite season as the middle latitudes in the northern hemisphere?
true
false
What is the difference between altitude and elevation?
one is based on sea level and the other is based on land level
one is in the air and the other is on the ground
one is always higher than the other
one affects weather and the other does not
TRUE or FALSE Sea level can be measured from any body of water.
true
false
What continent is #7?
North America
Asia
Antarctica
Australia
South America
TRUE or FALSE Precipitation is another word for rainfall.
true
false
TRUE or FALSE Climate and weather are the same thing.
true
false
TRUE or FALSE Latitude goes up to 90 degrees but longitude goes up to 180 degrees.
true
false
