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Ch.2 Quiz

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Basic life on Earth exists in the forms we know due to______

a)

The air quality

b)

The distance of Earth from the sun

c)

Tectonic Plates

d)

Water

2.

What causes Earth's surface change?

a)

Wind

b)

Water

c)

Pressure under the Earth

d)

All of the above

3.

How many Planets orbit the sun

a)

10

b)

9

c)

8

d)

7

4.

What is Earths position in the solar system

a)

2nd

b)

3rd

c)

5th

d)

23rd

5.

The inner planets are_______

a)

Terrestrial

b)

Gaseous

c)

stars

d)

black holes

6.

The Outer planets are______

a)

Terrestrial

b)

Gaseous

c)

Stars

d)

Black Holes

7.

Of the planets in the solar system, only Earth's relation to_______allows liquid water

a)

God

b)

environment

c)

Saturn

d)

sun

8.

Earth's relationship with the sun allows Earth's plentiful______ to exist

a)

rocks

b)

oil

c)

life forms

d)

iron

9.

Ho much of Earth's surface is water?

a)

65%

b)

90%

c)

70%

d)

50%

10.

Earth's lithosphere makes up how much of Earth's surface?

a)

30%

b)

50%

c)

40%

d)

10%

11.

A thin layer of _____ make up the atmosphere

a)

rock

b)

water

c)

gas

d)

plasma

12.

The atmosphere and Earth's surface make up the _____

a)

continents

b)

biosphere

c)

ecosystems

d)

labratories

13.

Earth's inner core is surrounded by the_____

a)

Mantle

b)

Crust

c)

Mid Core

d)

Outer Core

14.

The mantle is a thick layer of dense_____

a)

Rock

b)

lava

c)

water

d)

gas

15.

Great slabs of rock, called____, float in the mantle

a)

spoons

b)

bowls

c)

plates

d)

cups

16.

What is the name of the super continent?

a)

Panné

b)

Pangea

c)

Phrygia

d)

Pantala

17.

What happens as plates move?

a)

Mountains are created

b)

Volcanoes erupt

c)

earthquakes stop

d)

all of the above

18.

What is the process of creating mountains, volcanoes, and earthquakes called

a)

plate tectonics

b)

witchcraft

c)

science

d)

mountains, volcanoes, and earthquakes being created

19.

Continental and Oceanic plates collide and spread in different ways called____

a)

subduction

b)

tsunami

c)

underwater volcanoes

d)

all of the above

20.

Continental and Oceanic plates collide and spread in different ways called____

a)

faults

b)

mountains

c)

earthquakes

d)

all of the above

21.

Physical or chemical weathering break down____

a)

Salt water

b)

atoms

c)

rocks

d)

all of the above

22.

Erosion wears away____

a)

clothes

b)

Earths Surface

c)

Human life

d)

Houses

23.

The amount of Earth's water ______

a)

is always changing

b)

remains the same

c)

is always getting lower

d)

is always getting higher

24.

Earth's water is always moving in a cycle called____

a)

perspiration

b)

Water cycle

c)

bicycle

d)

none of the above

25.

How much of Earth's water is salt water?

a)

100%

b)

50%

c)

75%

d)

97%

26.

Where can salt water be found

a)

In all the oceans

b)

In most rivers

c)

in glaciers

d)

all of the above

27.

What is necessary for human survival?

a)

Salt water

b)

Fresh water

c)

Video games

d)

All of the Above

28.

How much of Earths freshwater are in lakes, rivers, and streams

a)

5%

b)

90%

c)

0.333%

d)

100%

29.

Scientists are trying to ___ Earth's freshwater

a)

lose

b)

increase

c)

make it last longer

d)

find all of it

30.

What is one of the ways scientists are trying to increase the amount of freshwater

a)

desalinization

b)

melting the ice caps

c)

building dams

d)

rationing out freshwater