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Unit 1 Exam Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the expression "This years is last years snow" refer to?

a)

Rain in the spring can sometimes freeze due to unseasonable temperatures

b)

the amount of rain and snow changes due to the changing amount of water that cycles through Earth's atmosphere

c)

Snow consists of water in the frozen state and this water becomes rain when subjected to higher temperatures

d)

then amount of water on earth does not change and is cycled in an unending process despite its changing physical state

2.

The sun activates the water cycle by

a)

condensing water in lakes and rivers

b)

causing weather systems to occur

c)

evaporating water from the surfaces of bodies of water

d)

causing precipitation

3.

Scientists think that Pangaea separated due to

a)

continental drift

b)

climate changes

c)

weathering

d)

glaciers

4.

Of earth's three structural layers, the hottest is

a)

the mantle

b)

the atmosphere

c)

the core

d)

the crust

5.

Earth's lithosphere consists of

a)

toxic gases

b)

a mix of nitrogen, carbon dioxide, and oxygen

c)

all the land and water on earth's surface

d)

earth's crust, ocean basin or land beneath the ocean

6.

The main reason for the creation of desalination plants is

a)

to provide freshwater to support human activities

b)

to promote jobs in high-tech industries and decrease agricultural careers

c)

to expand trade exports of excess salt and brine processing

d)

to provide economic stability to undeveloped countries

7.

Which is the result of faulting?

a)

the destruction of undersea mountains as ocean plates slide under continental plates

b)

a cascade of rock and ash the spews forth along tectonic plate boundaries

c)

the sudden earthquake as bent tectonic plates release tension

d)

the slow folding up of mountains as tectonic plates collide

8.

oceanic plates drive under continental plates and melt, sometimes causing magma to rise and form volcanic mountains on land

a)

erosion

b)

accretion

c)

desalination

d)

subduction

9.

the movement of weathered rock by wind, glaciers, and moving water

a)

continental shelf

b)

desalination

c)

erosion

d)

water cycle

10.

the rotation of water from ocean to air to ground and back to the ocean

a)

erosion

b)

continental shelf

c)

water cycle

d)

desalination

11.

a part of the costal plain that extends out underneath the ocean

a)

erosion

b)

continental shelf

c)

water cycle

d)

desalination

12.

the process of removing salt from seawater

a)

desalination

b)

water cycle

c)

continental shelf

d)

erosion

13.

thin layer of gases that surrounds Earth

a)

hydrosphere

b)

accretion

c)

atmosphere

d)

Biosphere

14.

the part of the earth where life exists

a)

hydrosphere

b)

accretion

c)

atmosphere

d)

Biosphere

15.

Creates many of earth's physical features through continental drift and magma flow

a)

hydrosphere

b)

accretion

c)

atmosphere

d)

Biosphere

16.

All water area of Earth

a)

accretion

b)

hydrosphere

c)

atmosphere

d)

Biosphere

17.

In the grid system used to map locations on Earth's surface, lines parallel to the Equator are called

a)

longitudinal lines

b)

barometric lines

c)

geometric lines

d)

latitude lines

18.

A reading of 36 degrees North latitude and 140 degrees East longitude provides

a)

a planar projection

b)

a global reckoning

c)

an absolute location

d)

a relative position

19.

In addition to direct observation, geographers gather information through

a)

interviewing, analyzing statistics, and participating in ecotourism

b)

attending cultural events, mapping, and interviewing

c)

mapping, analyzing statistics, and participating in ecotourism

d)

using technology, analyzing statistics, and mapping

20.

When geographers acquire geographic information by direct observation, they

a)

conduct interviews and surveys

b)

look for evidence on the internet

c)

visit a place or use information from remote sensing devices

d)

look at various maps created by cartographers over different time periods