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How energy changes the Earth practice quiz

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Imagine you are a geologist studying the Earth's surface. What would cause the tectonic plates you are studying to move?

a)

A strong wind blowing over the surface

b)

The currents in the nearby ocean

c)

The convection currents in the Earth's mantle beneath the plates

d)

The gradual expansion of the Earth over time

2.
What type of boundary occurs when two plates move away from each other?
a)
transform
b)
subduction
c)
convergent
d)
divergent
3.
What forms at a divergent boundary between two oceanic plates?
a)
rift valley
b)
mountain
c)
mid-ocean ridge
d)
trench
4.
Which type of crust is more dense?
a)
oceanic
b)
continental
c)
divergent
d)
pizza
5.
What type of boundary occurs when two plates move toward each other?
a)
convergent
b)
divergent
c)
transform
d)
lateral
6.
What forms at a convergent boundary between a continental plate and an oceanic plate?
a)
volcanoes
b)
rift valleys
c)
faults
d)
mid-ocean ridges
7.
A rift valley occurs at a ____________ boundary.
a)
divergent
b)
convergent
c)
transform
d)
horizontal
8.
What is the process in which hot molten rock rises, then cools and sinks back to the core?
a)
plate tectonics
b)
continental drift
c)
convection
d)
divergence
9.
A trench forms at a _________ boundary.
a)
convergent
b)
divergent
c)
transform
d)
vertical
10.
Mountains form at a ___________ boundary.
a)
transform
b)
divergent
c)
convergent
d)
subduction
11.
What type of boundary occurs when two plates slide past each other?
a)
divergent
b)
transform
c)
lateral
d)
convergent
12.
A fault forms at a _________ boundary.
a)
transform
b)
divergent
c)
horizontal
d)
convergent
13.
What type of boundary is shown at A?
a)
transform
b)
convergent
c)
divergent
d)
subduction
14.
What is happening at point B?
a)
subduction
b)
a divergent boundary
c)
convection
d)
an earthquake
15.
What is the process in which two plates move toward each other but one sinks under the other?
a)
subduction
b)
convection
c)
divergence
d)
transformation
16.
In winter, the axis of the earth is pointed away or toward the sun?
a)
towards
b)
up
c)
down
d)
away
17.
Why is the Equator warmest?
a)
Because it is closest to the sun.
b)
Because it receives the most direct sunlight
c)
Because no clouds form here.
d)
Because it is far from the sun
18.
Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 1?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
19.
Which season is taking place in the Northern Hemisphere in Position 3?
a)
Winter
b)
Spring
c)
Summer
d)
Fall
20.
If its ____ in the Northern hemisphere, then its summer in the Southern hemisphere. 
a)
spring
b)
summer
c)
fall
d)
winter
21.
Why does the area around the equator stay the same temperature all year?
a)
The equator rotates slower than the poles.
b)
The equator remains the same distance from the sun.
c)
The equator always receives direct sunlight.
d)
The equator has 18 hour days.
22.
If its ____ in the Northern hemisphere, then its fall in the Southern hemisphere. 
a)
spring
b)
summer
c)
fall
d)
winter
23.
If its ____ in the Northern hemisphere, then its summer in the Southern hemisphere. 
a)
spring
b)
summer
c)
fall
d)
winter
24.

In the diagram below, the Northern hemisphere would be in what season at position A?

a)

Fall or Autumn

b)

Spring

c)

Winter

d)

Summer

25.

Why is summer warmer than winter?

a)

The hemisphere experiencing summer is tilted more directly toward the sun

b)

During summer, the entire planet is closer to the sum

c)

The sun radiates more energy during the summer

d)

The earth spins slower on its axis during the summer

26.

Based on the diagram, which season would the northern hemisphere be experiencing?

a)

Winter

b)

Spring

c)

Summer

d)

Fall

27.

The diagram below indicates regions of daylight and darkness on Earth on the first day of summer in the Northern Hemisphere. Four latitudes are labeled A, B, C, and D. What location receives the least intense insolation?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

28.
As the angle of the Sun’s rays striking Earth’s surface at noon changes from 90° to 43°, the length of a shadow cast by an object will
a)
Decrease
b)
Increase
c)
Decrease, then increase
d)
Increase, then decrease
29.

Any energy coming from the Sun is called . . .

a)

Insolation

b)

Insulation

c)

Convection

d)

Interpretation

30.
Very cold climates occur at Earth’s North and South Poles because the polar regions
a)
are usually farthest from the Sun
b)
absorb the greatest amount of insolation
c)
receive the most hours of daylight
d)
receive low-angle insolation
31.
Locations in the Northern Hemisphere are warmest in summer because sunlight in summer is
a)
least intense and of shortest duration
b)
least intense and of longest duration
c)
most intense and of shortest duration
d)
most intense and of longest duration
32.

Conduction can only occur between two objects when–

a)

one object is less dense than the other.

b)

both objects are in physical contact with each other.

c)

one of the objects is made of a metal.

d)

both objects are exactly the same temperature.

33.

Transfer of energy through circular motion caused by heating and cooling in fluids (liquids and gases).

a)

Conduction

b)

Convection

c)

Radiation

d)

Conductors

34.

Thermal energy is transferred through space.

a)

Conduction

b)

Radiation

c)

Convection

d)

Temperature

35.

Feeling warmth on your hands when you hold them near a campfire is an example of ____________________________.

a)

radiation

b)

conduction

c)

convection

d)

conductors

36.

When hot rises and cold sinks, there is a movement of heat. Which energy transfer is this?

a)

radiation

b)

convection

c)

conduction

d)

riseation

37.

The wax in a lava lamp rising and falling is because of which energy transfer?

a)

lampation

b)

conduction

c)

convection

d)

radiation

38.

You are using a lamp to keep your pet lizards warm. Which energy transfer is keeping them nice and warm?

a)

conduction

b)

convection

c)

radiation

d)

lizardation

39.
Convection can take place in:
a)
solids and liquids
b)
liquids and gases
c)
solids and gases
d)
None of the options
40.
True or False: When your feet touch the hot sand at the beach, this is an example of radiation
a)
True
b)
False

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