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Physical Geo Topic 3

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does Acid rain mean?

a)

A large type of ecosystem with similar life-forms and climate

b)

Rain that contains harmful amounts of poisons due to pollution

c)

The height of a land surface above or below sea level

d)

A process that makes salt water safe to drink

2.

What is a biome?

a)

A path along the Pacific Ocean characterized by volcanoes and earthquakes

b)

The process by which weathered buts of rock are moved elsewhere by water, wind, or ice

c)

A type of large ecosystem with similar life-forms and climates

d)

One of the large pieces of Earth's crust

3.

What climate ZONE would go in the TOP and BOTTOM boxes on the right side?

a)

Polar

b)

Tropical

c)

Temperate

4.

What climate ZONE would go in the two MIDDLE boxes on the right?

a)

Temperate

b)

Polar

c)

Tropical

5.

What is the ocean at the TOP of the world?

a)

Atlantic

b)

Southern

c)

Artic

d)

Indian

6.

What is the name of the ocean that India points to?

a)

Artic

b)

Pacific

c)

Indian

d)

Artic

7.

What is the name of the OCEAN between North America and Africa?

a)

Atlantic

b)

Southern

c)

Indian

d)

Artic

8.

Where can fresh liquid water be found?

a)

Lakes

b)

Oceans

c)

Ponds

d)

Glaciers

9.

How many climate TYPES are there?

a)

4

b)
3
c)
7
d)
5
10.

What first impacts the amount of sunlight a place gets?

a)

Earth's tilt

b)

Atmosphere

c)

Open Windows

d)

Pollution

11.

Which occurs first?

a)

Tectonic plates crash into each other

b)

Heat rises from within

c)

Volcanos form

d)

Volcanos erupt

12.

What is the name of the deepest location on earth?

a)

Death Valley

b)

Mariana trench

c)

Mount Everest

d)

Lake Michigan

13.

What is the definition of elevation?

a)

One of the large pieces of Earth's crust

b)

The height of a land surface above or below sea level

c)

A process that makes salt water safe to drink

d)

Rain that contains harmful amounts of poisons due to pollution

14.

What is the definition of the ring of fire?

a)

The height of a land surface above or below sea level

b)

A path along the Pacific Ocean characterized by volcanoes and earthquakes

c)

One of the large pieces of Earth's crust

d)

A process that makes salt water safe to drink

15.

What is the definition of desalination?

a)

The process of wearing away or breaking down rocks into smaller pieces

b)

The height of a land surface about or below sea level

c)

A process that makes salt water safe to drink

d)

A type of large ecosystem with similar life-forms and climates

16.

What is the definition of tectonic plate?

a)

Rain that contains harmful amounts of poisons due to pollution

b)

One of the large pieces of Earth's crust

c)

The process by which weathered bits of rock are moved elsewhere by water, wind, or ice

d)

A process that makes salt water safe to drink

17.

What is the definition of Erosion?

a)

The process by which weathered bits of rocks are moved elsewhere by water, wind, or ice

b)

The height of a land surface above or below sea level

c)

A type of large ecosystem with similar life-forms and climates

d)

A process that makes salt water safe to drink

18.

What is the definition of Weathering?

a)

The height of a land above or below sea level

b)

The process of wearing away or breaking down rocks into smaller pieces

c)

Rain that contains harmful amounts of poisons due to pollution

d)

A path along the Pacific Ocean characterized by volcanoes and earthquakes

19.

What is the name of the BOTTOM ocean of the world?

a)

Atlantic

b)

Indian

c)

Southern

d)

Arctic

20.

What is the name of the ocean on the left/west side of North America or east of Asia?

a)

Arctic

b)

Southern

c)

Pacific

d)

Indian