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Unit 1 Review

Total questions: 31

Worksheet time: 2hrs 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Mountains form at a ___________ boundary.
a)
transform
b)
divergent
c)
convergent
d)
subduction
2.

Which of the following is the name of the ancient supercontinent formed 280 Million Years ago.

a)

Pangea

b)

Gondwanda

c)

Laurasia

d)

Neverland

3.
What geologic feature/event you be most likely to find at a transform boundary?
a)
Earthquakes
b)
Volcanoes
c)
Mountains
d)
Rift Valleys
4.
This layer is divided into pieces called tectonic plates.
a)
Mesosphere
b)
Asthenosphere
c)
Mantle
d)
Lithosphere
5.
The area around the Pacific Ocean where lots of earthquakes and volcanoes happen is called the ____________.
a)
Ring of Earth
b)
Ring of Fire
c)
Ring of Stone
d)
Ring of Diamond
6.

The process by which rocks are broken down

a)

Weathering

b)

Deposition

c)

Erosion

d)

Sedimentation

7.

The process in which wind, water, ice or gravity transport rock fragments from one location to another

a)

Weathering

b)

Sedimentation

c)

Erosion

d)

Deposition

8.

This picture would be an example of:

a)

weathering

b)

Erosion

9.

Rain washing away soil from a hillside is an example of...

a)

physical weathering

b)

erosion

c)

deposition

d)

chemical weathering

10.
The type of formation shown is at the southern end of the Mississippi river. What is it called?
a)
coastal erosion
b)
a delta
c)
a loess
d)
sand dunes
11.
A polar climate in the US?
a)
Virginia
b)
New York
c)
Maine
d)
Alaska
12.
The temperature of a tropical climate is?
a)
consistently warm
b)
consistently cool
c)
consistently moderate
d)
warm and cool
13.
A temperate climate is?
a)
consistently cool
b)
consistently warm
c)
consistently moderate
d)
warm and cool
14.
What is the climate of the top of a mountain like as compared to the bottom of the mountain?
a)
warmer
b)
cooler
c)
drier
d)
wetter
15.
What is the difference between climate and weather?
a)
 Climate averages the weather conditions in a specific place over a long period of time, while weather describes the state of the atmosphere at a specific moment in time.
b)
 Weather averages the weather conditions in a specific place over a long period of time, while Climate describes the state of the atmosphere at a specific moment in time.
c)
Climate describes the weather conditions at night, while weather describes the conditions during the daytime.
d)
 There is not a difference between climate and weather.
16.
Which of these is NOT a factor that determines the climate of a place?
a)
latitude
b)
wind patterns
c)
longitude
d)
elevation
17.
Which sentence best describes the relationship between elevation and air temperatures?
a)
 LOWER elevation = COLDER temperatures
b)
HIGHER elevation = COLDER temperatures
c)
HIGHER elevations = WARMER temperatures
d)
There is no relationship
18.
Climates are classified according to which two major factors?
a)
elevation & precipitation
b)
latitude & temperature
c)
elevation & latitude
d)
precipitation & temperature
19.
What are the 3 major climate zones in order from equator to the poles?
a)
polar, temperate, tropical
b)
tropical, temperate, polar
c)
temperate, polar, tropical
d)
temperate, tropical, polar
20.

Tilted 23.5 degrees from the perpendicular to its orbit.

a)

Earths Tilt

b)

Hemisphere

c)

Axis

d)

Angles

21.

What is the reason for the seasons?

a)

Earths Tilted Axis

b)

Climate change.

c)

The Sun.

d)

Earths rotation.

22.

What causes day and night?

a)

Axis

b)

Rotation

c)

Revolution

d)

The Sun

23.

What takes 365.25 days?

a)

Rotation

b)

Axis

c)

Revolution

d)

Earths Tilted Axis

24.
Warm ocean currents generally come from
a)
The North Pole
b)
The South Pole
c)
The Equator
d)
Both A and B
25.
Approximately how many inches of rain did Anqing receive in June?
a)
5 inches
b)
7 inches
c)
10 inches
d)
12 inches
26.
Which city has the highest rainfall in July? 
a)
Iquitos ( Graph on Left)
b)
Monrovia (Middle Graph)
c)
Normanton (Graph on Right)
d)
None of the above
27.
The average temperature in June in New Orleans is:
a)
32 Degrees 
b)
35 Degrees
c)
160 MM
d)
180MM
28.
Which month has the lowest average temperature?
a)
December
b)
November
c)
January
d)
February 
29.

The parts of the Earth near the equator receive more sunlight than the north or south poles.

How does this impact the climate at the equator?

a)

It makes the climate warmer.

b)

It makes the climate rainy.

c)

It makes the climate dry.

d)

It makes the climate cooler.

30.

As a school project one year, Sarah and Ruby decide to collect local climate data and compare the average monthly high and low temperatures from their cities. The data they collect are shown.


Based on the climate data that Sarah and Ruby collect, they can conclude that

a)

locations by the ocean typically get much less precipitation during the summer than locations that are located inland.

b)

locations by the ocean typically get much colder in the winter and much hotter in the summer than locations that are located inland.

c)

locations by the ocean typically get much less precipitation during the winter than locations that are located inland.

d)

locations by the ocean typically do not get as cold in the winter or as hot in the summer as locations that are located inland.

31.

Which of the following best explains why the latitude of a region influences its climate?

a)

The latitude of a region determines its proximity to the ocean.

b)

The latitude of a region determines the land forms present in the area.

c)

The latitude of a region determines how much sunlight the area receives.

d)

The latitude of a region determines its elevation above sea level.

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