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Topic 1 Test Study Guide

Total questions: 76

Worksheet time: 49mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Constructive processes build surface features. Several forces have been in action to alter the landscape of Earth for billions of years. Some are _________processes like the deposition of soil and the gradual uplifting of blocks of land along fault zones.

a)

slow

b)

rapid

2.

_______ processes quickly change the surface, such as earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.

a)

slow

b)

rapid

3.

Nature’s change agents have been both _____________and _____________by building up and carving Earth’s surface for many years, creating slow and rapid changes to landforms that resulted in an amazing diversity of landscapes.

a)

positive and negative

b)

great and small

c)

constructive and destructive

d)

natural and manmade

4.

River deltas, beaches, dunes, sandbars, floodplains, Glacial moraines, and Alluvial fans are all examples of soil deposition and

a)

Constructive processes.

b)

Destructive processes.

5.

Can a process that alters the Earth’s surface be both destructive and constructive, such as earthquakes and volcanic eruptions?

a)

True

b)

False

6.

________ breaks down land as it carries away weathered material.

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

7.
Features of the surface of the Earth such as mountains, hills, dunes, oceans, and rivers are called
a)
delta
b)
erosion
c)
landforms
8.
__________ forces wear away, tear down, or destroy Earth's features.
a)
constructive
b)
destructive
c)
lithosphere
d)
fault line
9.
__________ forces build new features such as mountains and valleys.
a)
volcanic
b)
destructive
c)
constructive
d)
atmospheric
10.

When plants use their roots to get water from the ground, which 2 spheres are interacting? (choose 2)

a)

Geosphere

b)

Hydrosphere

c)

Atmosphere

d)

Biosphere

11.

When a river deposits sediment, which 2 spheres are interacting? (choose 2)

a)

Geosphere

b)

Hydrosphere

c)

Atmosphere

d)

Biosphere

12.

What is the biosphere?

a)

all the air and gases on the planet

b)

made up of living things

c)

the non-living soil, rocks, and minerals of the Earth

d)

the rivers, lakes, and oceans of the Earth

13.
What is the contour interval on this map?
a)
100
b)
10
c)
15
d)
20
14.
It is steep on a topographic map where __________.
a)
lines are closest together
b)
a river flows into a lake
c)
contours bend
d)
contours are far apart
15.
When you move from one contour line to another, the elevation
a)
stays the same
b)
goes up or down
c)
disappears
d)
is below sea level
16.
A testable explanation to a problem that has not yet been tested. 
a)
data
b)
theory
c)
hypothesis
d)
fact
17.
Testing a hypothesis often involves a(n):
a)
answer
b)
experiment
c)
problem
d)
safety check
18.

What is the first step in the scientific method?

a)

Data

b)

Conclusion

c)

No Horse Play

d)

Observe a problem

19.
This step of the scientific method is an educated guess or a prediction. 
a)
Hypothesis
b)
Research
c)
Observation
d)
Conclusion
20.

The difference between the highest and lowest point is ...

a)

relief

b)

elevation

c)

plain

21.

The height above sea level at any point of Earth´s surface is ...

a)

relief

b)

elevation

c)

plateau

22.
What is the elevation of the peak of the small island on the left side?
a)
About 20 meters
b)
About 40 meters
c)
About 60 meters
d)
About 200 meters
23.
What feature is formed at B?
a)
river
b)
rift valley
c)
sink hole
d)
mountain
24.
A mountaineer is planning an expedition. He wants to follow the easiest possible path, which means he needs to find the most gentle slope up the mountain. Which route should the mountaineer choose?
a)
Route A
b)
Route B
c)
 Route C
d)
Route D
25.
What do close contour lines represent on a map?
a)
waterfall
b)
steep area
c)
gradual area
d)
river
26.
What do contour lines that are farther apart represent?
a)
waterfall
b)
steep area
c)
gentle slope
d)
river
27.
Determine the contour interval
a)
10 m
b)
20 m
c)
50 m
d)
100 m
28.
This the study and description of the shape of the land and surface features.
a)
Biology
b)
Topography
c)
Geology
d)
Oceanography
29.
The shape of the land is shown by connecting points of the same elevation to form a ____________.
a)
relief line
b)
slope
c)
valley
d)
contour line
30.
Determine the contour interval:
a)
5 m
b)
10 m
c)
15 m
d)
20 m
31.
What is the profile view to Topographic Map #1? 
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
32.
What is the profile view to Topographic Map #2?
a)
B
b)
C
c)
D
d)
E
33.
What feature is at the arrow?
a)
volcano
b)
mountain
c)
cliff
d)
river
34.
Provided is a topographic map of a hill with contour lines drawn showing elevation in meters.
The steepest slope on this hill can be found on the side that is facing which direction?
a)
Southwest
b)
Northeast
c)
Northwest
d)
Southeast
35.

What main sphere is this shown in this picture?

a)

Hydrosphere

b)

Atmosphere

c)

Biosphere

d)

Geosphere

36.

What main sphere is this shown in this picture?

a)

Hydrosphere

b)

Atmosphere

c)

Biosphere

d)

Geosphere

37.

Pick all examples down below that have to do with biosphere.

a)

Ocean

b)

Human

c)

Sunflower

d)

limestone

38.

What does Hydro stand for?

a)

Rock

b)

Air

c)

Water

d)

Living things

39.

What is an example of geosphere?

a)

Creek

b)

clouds

c)

Human

d)

Sand

40.

What sphere is mainly represented in this picture?

a)

Hydrosphere

b)

Atmosphere

c)

Biosphere

d)

Geosphere

41.

When humans are coal mining, what sphere are they affecting while mining for the coal?

(a)  

42.

What is the main sphere represented in this picture?

a)

Hydorsphere

b)

Atmosphere

c)

Geosphere

d)

Biosphere

43.

Select all that apply. What are examples of geosphere?

a)

soil

b)

Limestone

c)

oceanfloor

d)

flower

44.

 The prefix "bio" comes from a Greek word that means what?

a)

LIFE

b)

WATER

c)

AIR

d)

GROUND

45.

 The prefix "geo" comes from a Greek word that means what?

a)

LIFE

b)

WATER

c)

AIR

d)

GROUND

46.

 The prefix "atmo" comes from a Greek word that means what?

a)

LIFE

b)

WATER

c)

AIR

d)

GROUND

47.

 The prefix "hydro" comes from a Greek word that means what?

a)

LIFE

b)

WATER

c)

AIR

d)

GROUND

48.

 The prefix "cryo" comes from a Greek word that means what?

a)

FROST

b)

WATER

c)

AIR

d)

EARTH

49.

Which of the following is found in the earths Geosphere?

a)

Minerals

b)

Rocks

c)

Soil

d)

ALL of the Above

50.

The picture is an example of the -

a)

Geosphere

b)

Hydrosphere

c)

Atmosphere

d)

Biosphere

51.

An example of an interaction between the atmosphere and hydrosphere is -

a)

Precipitation

b)

soil

c)

rivers

d)

oxygen

52.

Identify the interaction between which two of Earth's spheres shown in the picture.

a)

Atmosphere - Biosphere

b)

Hydrosphere - Atmosphere

c)

Hydrosphere - Geosphere

d)

Geosphere - Biosphere

53.

 

What is the connection between the hydrosphere and the cryosphere?

a)

The hydrosphere includes the liquid inner core of earth.

The cryosphere is the solid outer core of Earth.

b)

The hydrosphere is the soil on Earth's crust.

The cryosphere are the rocks and minerals on Earth's crust.

c)

The hydrosphere includes only rainfall that comes from the atmosphere.

The cryosphere is the ice and snow that falls from Earth's atmosphere.

d)

The hydrosphere includes all the waters on the Earth's surface, such as oceans, lakes, rivers, streams, and groundwater.

The cryosphere is the frozen water on Earth including glaciers, sea ice, snow, freshwater ice, and frozen ground (permafrost).

54.

Lithosphere is another way of saying Geosphere?

a)

True

b)

False

55.

Which sphere is composed of all the living things?

a)

atmosphere

b)

hydrosphere

c)

biosphere

d)

geosphere

56.

When plants use energy from the sun and convert carbon dioxide from the air and water into oxygen and glucose sugars, which two main spheres are interacting?

a)

Atmosphere - Biosphere

b)

Geosphere - Atmosphere

c)

Hydrosphere - Geosphere

d)

Geosphere - Biosphere

57.

The sum total of all water on Earth and in its atmosphere is called the:

a)

Biosphere

b)

Terrasphere

c)

Hydrosphere

d)

Liquisphere

58.

Oceans, the atmosphere, and groundwater are all ________ in the water cycle.

a)

Nodes

b)

Sinks

c)

Reservoirs

d)

Stations

59.

Water perpetually cycles from the Earth to the atmosphere and back. In the previous sentence, what does "perpetually" mean?

a)

Constantly

b)

Frequently

c)

Occasionally

d)

Rarely

60.

What effect does the sun have on surface water?

a)

It causes it to boil

b)

It causes it to rain

c)

It causes it to sink

d)

It causes it to evaporate

61.

What is it called when rainwater contributes to the flow of rivers and streams?

a)

Transformation

b)

Runoff

c)

Irrigation

d)

Desertification

62.

Which of the following options depicts precipitation?

a)
b)
c)
d)
63.

Which of the following describes condensation?

a)

Ice becoming water when placed into a warm liquid.

b)

Water becoming ice in a freezer

c)

Liquid water being heated until it turns into steam.

d)

Steam from a teapot turning into liquid water.

64.

What can you infer from the fact that there is the same amount of water on the planet now as there was one billion years ago?

a)

The total amount of water on earth changes gradually over time.

b)

There will probably be the same amount of water on the planet a billion years from now.

c)

There have been many fluctuations in the water cycle over the last billion years.

d)

There will be much less water on earth one billion years from now.

65.

Which reservoir in the water cycle contains the most water?

a)

The ice caps

b)

The oceans

c)

Groundwater

d)

Surface water

66.

How long do molecules of groundwater stay in the ground?

a)

Days

b)

Weeks

c)

Months

d)

Anywhere from days to thousands of years

67.

What is another name for the water cycle?

a)

Aqua Cycle

b)

Hydrologic Cycle

c)

Hydrolytic Cycle

d)

Carbon Cycle

68.

Where is 96.5% of the Earth's water the primary pathway into the water cycle?

a)

Atmosphere

b)

Rivers, Lakes, Ponds

c)

Ocean

d)

Groundwater

69.

The process by which water changes from a liquid to a gas.

a)

evaporation

b)

condensation

c)

sublimation

d)

precipitation

70.

The sun provides what for the evaporation process

a)

light

b)

energy source

c)

fire

d)

water

71.

The ________ it is the faster water changes into water vapor.

a)

colder

b)

drier

c)

hotter

d)

slower

72.

Plants return groundwater to the atmosphere through which process?

a)

evaporation

b)

sublimation

c)

transpiration

d)

condensation

73.

The process in which water vapor in the air is changed into liquid water is called:

a)

evaporation

b)

transpiration

c)

sublimation

d)

condensation

74.

When water deos not get absorbed into soil or evaporate into the atmosphere it becomes __________.

a)

precipitation

b)

sublimation

c)

runoff

d)

transpiration

75.

________ moves groundwater into places where it collects, like ponds and rivers.

a)

sunlight

b)

evaporation

c)

gravity

d)

sewers

76.

Another name for groundwater stored in water bearing formations.

a)

pools

b)

ponds

c)

aquifers

d)

infiltration