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Earth's Patterns & Resources Reivew

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is weathering?

a)

The movement of sediment

b)

The breaking of sediment

c)

The dropping of sediment

2.

What is erosion?

a)

The movement of sediment

b)

The breaking of sediment

c)

The dropping of sediment

3.

What is deposition?

a)

Breaking the material down

b)

Moving the material

c)

Where the material ends up

4.

Plants and animals can cause weathering and erosion

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Sand dunes form as a result of...

a)

Recycling of crust at subduction zones

b)

Erosion and deposition by wind

c)

Freezing and thawing rock

d)

Erosion and deposition by water

6.
What physical property of soil determines if it retains water?
a)
color
b)
particle size
c)
texture
d)
weight
7.
It is important for soil to retain water to 
a)
withstand weathering
b)
erode more slowly
c)
help plants to grow
d)
keep it from being dry
8.

renewable resource

a)

can be replaced

b)

limited amounts

c)

is being used up too quickly

9.

non-renewable resource

a)

can be replaced

b)

limited amounts

c)

there is plenty of

10.

solar

a)

renewable

b)

non-renewable

11.

oil

a)

renewable

b)

non-renewable

12.

water

a)

renewable

b)

non-renewable

13.

rocks

a)

renewable

b)

non-renewable

14.

wind

a)

renewable

b)

non-renewable

15.

When the sun gets higher in the sky, shadows get ______.

a)

longer

b)

gone

c)

shorter

d)

darker

16.

When the sun gets lower in the sky, shadows get______.

a)

longer

b)

gone

c)

shorter

d)

darker

17.

Shadows are longest during _______.

a)

morning and evening

b)

noon

c)

night

18.

Shadows are shortest around______.

a)

morning and evening

b)

noon

c)

night

19.

Why do shadows change in appearance during the day?

a)

The change in how the air moves during the day

b)

The place we stand when we look at the shadows

c)

The way the Sun seems to move through the sky

d)

The way things grow when they are warmed by the Sun

20.

When was this picture most likely taken?

(Hint: think about the shadow's length)

a)

morning or evening

b)

night

c)

noon

d)

afternoon

21.

Constant movement of water is called________

a)

water runoff 

b)

     precipitation

c)

condensation

d)

the water cycle

22.

The water cycle starts with the energy from the______

a)

oceans

b)

plants

c)

sun

d)

wind

23.

Evaporation is when _________________________________________________________

a)

water freezes

b)

water changes 

from a gas to a 

liquid   

c)

water changes 

from liquid to a 

gas

d)

 plants use the 

water from the rain

24.

The water that falls from the clouds is_____

a)

evaporation

b)

  condensation 

c)

transpiration

d)

precipitation 

25.

What happens when the sun heats the earth's water?

a)

it turns to a solid

b)

it turns to a gas

c)

it turns into a liquid

d)

nothing

26.

Puddles that disappear on a hot day is an example of......

a)

transpiration

b)

condensation

c)

evaporation

d)

precipitation

27.

The rotation of the Earth on its axis causes....

a)

Shadows

b)

Seasons

c)

Moon Phases

d)

Day and night

28.

What does the earth's tilt cause?

a)

The seasons

b)

Day and Night

c)

Tsunamis

d)

Earthquakes

29.

What happens when the area in which you live tilts away from the sun?

a)

its summer

b)

its fall

c)

its winter

d)

its spring

30.
What season does B represent?
a)
Summer
b)
Fall
c)
Winter 
d)
Spring
31.

What happens when neither of the hemispheres are tilted toward the Sun, but its sunlight falls equally on both hemispheres?

a)

Seasons would be the same.

b)

Seasons would be more extreme.

c)

There would be no seasons.

d)

Seasons will be autumn and spring.

32.

If its ____ in the Northern hemisphere, then its summer in the Southern hemisphere.

a)

spring

b)

fall

c)

winter

d)

summer

33.

Shown here is a series of images that show the appearance of the moon over a two week period. Which of the following shows the missing data for the appearance of the moon for May 28?

a)
b)
c)
d)
34.

A student collected data on how the Moon appeared in the night sky. What will it look like on May 17th?

a)
b)
c)
d)
35.

This table displays the sunrise and sunset data for Houston, Texas. Which of the following are the most reasonable predictions for sunrise and sunset on Day 20?

a)

Sunrise: 6:48 am Sunset: 8:00 pm

b)

Sunrise: 6:50 am, Sunset: 8:03 pm

c)

Sunrise: 6:52 am, Sunset: 7:59 pm

d)

Sunrise: 6:55 am, Sunset: 8:10 pm