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Topics 1-2 Review

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 3hrs 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Energy in the form of heat, comes from deep inside the Earth's...

a)

Batteries

b)

Core

c)

Crust

d)

Volcanos

2.

Energy in the form of HEAT moves from....

a)

Cold to Hot

b)

Hot to Cold

3.

What are bands of high-speed winds called?

a)

Tornadoes

b)

Hurricanes

c)

Jet Streams

d)

Trade-winds

4.

This sphere is composed of all the living things.

a)

Hydrosphere

b)

Biosphere

c)

Atmosphere

d)

Geosphere

5.

This sphere is made of gases (like oxygen) that surround our planet.

a)

Hydrosphere

b)

Biosphere

c)

Atmosphere

d)

Geosphere

6.

When living things breathe, the biosphere is interacting with which of Earth's spheres?

a)

Geosphere

b)

Hydrosphere

c)

Atmosphere

d)

Biosphere

7.

This picture is part of the....

a)

Geosphere

b)

Biosphere

c)

Hydrosphere

d)

Cryosphere

8.

Which of the following interactions is between the biosphere and hydrosphere?

a)

Beavers building dams.

b)

Kids riding boats in a lake at summer camp.

c)

Sea turtles migrating in the ocean.

d)

All of the above.

9.

Forces that wear down or destroy landmasses are....

a)

energy

b)

system

c)

destructive forces

d)

constructive forces

10.

Is a volcano a constructive or destructive force?

a)

constructive

b)

destructive

c)

neither

d)

both

11.

Sarah learned that natural forces are normally either destructive, like a volcano, or constructive, like mountain ranges. However, she read that water can be considered both a constructive and destructive force. In what way can water be a destructive force?

a)

creating a lake

b)

depositing sediment

c)

forming a delta

d)

erosion of landforms

12.

What 2 spheres are interacting in a flowing river?

a)

hydrosphere/geosphere

b)

biosphere/atmosphere

c)

hydrosphere/cryosphere

d)

biosphere/hydrosphere

13.

Which events are examples of both destructive and constructive forces? (Pick 2)

a)

Landslides

b)

Earthquakes in China

c)

Volcanic eruption in Iceland

d)

Mining disaster of West Virginia

14.

What are ocean currents?

a)

Gerat ocean flood presure depressions

b)

Inexhaustible sources of energy

c)

Ecological shields

d)

They are like great rivers that flow through the oceans

15.

In the water cycle, what is the term for surface water being heated by the sun, rising and turning from a liquid to gas?

a)

Precipitation

b)

Condensation

c)

Evaporation

d)

Groundwater flow

e)

Surface runoff

16.
What is the energy source for the water cycle?
a)
the sun
b)
the earth
c)
water
d)
the moon
17.
Snow, sleet, hail, and rain are all examples of  ________________. 
a)
evaporation
b)
condensation
c)
accumulation
d)
precipitation
18.

What is it called when plants give off water vapor through pores in their leaves?

a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
sublimation
d)
transpiration
19.

As a part of the water cycle, water from Earth's surface enters the clouds and finally falls back to the ground in the form of rain. What is the correct sequence of processes water undergoes?

a)

Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation

b)

Precipitation, Condensation, Evaporation

c)

Condensation, Evaporation, Precipitation

d)

Evaporation, Precipitation, Condensation

20.

What process is happening step A?

a)

transpiration

b)

evaporation

c)

condensation

d)

accumulation

21.

What process is happening step B?

a)

transpiration

b)

precipitation

c)

condensation

22.
What is precipitation?
a)
The part of the water cycle when the sun heats up water, turning it from a liquid into water vapor or steam. It rises from the ground into the air.
b)
The part of the water cycle when the water vapor in the air gets cold. The water turns back into a liquid and forms clouds.
c)
The part of the water cycle when clouds get heavy and can no longer hold the liquid water. This causes the water to fall from the sky to the earth as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
23.
What is condensation?
a)
The part of the water cycle when the sun heats up water, turning it from a liquid into water vapor or steam. It rises from the ground into the air.
b)
The part of the water cycle when the water vapor in the air gets cold. The water turns back into a liquid and forms clouds.
c)
The part of the water cycle when clouds get heavy and can no longer hold the liquid water. This causes the water to fall from the sky to the earth as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
24.
What is evaporation?
a)
The part of the water cycle when the sun heats up water, turning it from a liquid into water vapor or steam. It rises from the ground into the air.
b)
The part of the water cycle when the water vapor in the air gets cold. The water turns back into a liquid and forms clouds.
c)
The part of the water cycle when clouds get heavy and can no longer hold the liquid water. This causes the water to fall from the sky to the earth as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
25.
Which description best matches this particle model?
a)
Closely packed and can't move a lot. 
b)
Particles are close together but can move a little. 
c)
Particles have lots of energy and can move around. 
26.
Which box has a higher density?  
a)
Box A
b)
Box B
c)
cannot be determined
d)
they are the same
27.

What is Air Pressure?

a)

the push of air in all directions at all times

b)

the amount of mass in a given volume

c)

a tool used to measure air pressure

d)

something that exists and we know nothing about

28.

What is altitude?

a)

The height above sea level

b)

the depth of the sea

c)

how strong air pressure is

d)

the strength of air pressure

29.

What happens to air pressure as altitude increases?

a)

air pressure decreases

b)

air pressure increases

c)

air pressure doesn't change

30.

What happens to air density as altitude increases?

a)

air density increases

b)

air density decreases

c)

nothing happens

31.
Air pressure is greater _______.
a)
at the top of the mountain
b)
at the bottom of the mountain
c)
at the center of the mountain
32.

Fewer molecules farther apart from each other, means density is:

a)

high

b)

low

33.

As you climb up a mountain what happens to the air pressure?

a)

air pressure decreases (it goes down)

b)

air pressure increases (it goes up)

c)

air pressure stays the same

34.
Pressure is the effect of
a)
the weight of all the air above pressing down
b)
water vapor in the atmosphere
c)
greenhouse gases
d)
solar radiation
35.

Air particles tend to move from areas of _____ pressure to areas of _____ pressure until the pressures are equal.

a)

same, unequal

b)

low, high

c)

high, low

d)

medium, large

36.
Which statement correctly defines wind?
a)
Wind is the movement of air from areas of low pressure to areas of high pressure
b)
Wind is the movement of air to a colder area in the atmosphere.
c)
Wind is the movement of air from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure.
d)
Wind is the movement of air pushed around and bouncing off Earth's surface.
37.

What process is happening in number 6?

a)

transpiration

b)

evaporation

c)

condensation

d)

accumulation

38.

What is number 1 in the diagram?

a)

condensation

b)

evaporation

c)

runoff

d)

precipitation

39.

What is number 3 in the diagram?

a)

evaporation

b)

precipitation

c)

surface runoff

d)

condensation

40.

The movement of water between the atmosphere and Earth’s surface.

a)

rock cycle

b)

continental drift

c)

water cycle

d)

humidty

41.
Which best explains why runoff is important?
a)
It returns water to other locations on Earth
b)
It increases the chance of flooding
c)
It makes evaporation occur faster
d)
It increases condensation
42.

High Pressure is associated with this type of weather...

a)

Cloudy/Overcast Weather

b)

Cold Weather

c)

Warm Weather

d)

Sunny Weather

43.
Low Pressure is associated with this type of weather...
a)
Cloudy/Overcast Weather
b)
Cold Weather
c)
Warm Weather
d)
Fair Weather
44.

A continental air mass form over the.....

a)

Ocean

b)

Land

c)

Atmosphere

d)

Under Water

45.

A maritime airmass form over the.....

a)

Ocean

b)

Land

c)

Atmosphere

d)

Under Water

46.

Hot air travels......

a)

Up

b)

Down

c)

Does not move

47.

Cold air travels.......

a)

Up

b)

Down

c)

Does not move

48.

Cold air travels down and creates a/an ______ pressure system

a)

High

b)

Low

c)

Even

49.

Hot air travels up and creates a/an _____ pressure system

a)

High

b)

Low

c)

Even

50.

Type of air mass: cold and dry

a)

Continental polar

b)

Continental arctic

c)

Maritime polar

d)

Maritime Tropical

51.

Type of air mass: Cool and moist

a)

Continental Polar

b)

Maritime Polar

c)

Continental Tropical

d)

Maritime Tropical

52.

Type of air mass: hot and very dry

a)

Continental tropical

b)

Continental polar

c)

Maritime polar

d)

Maritime tropical

53.

Type of air mass: warm with abundant moisture

a)

Maritime polar

b)

Maritime Tropical

c)

Continental Polar

d)

Continental Tropical

54.

When air masses collide is called what?

a)

Air Mass

b)

Front

c)

Weather

d)

Climate

55.

Type of front: two cold air masses collide and forces warm air up.

a)

Cold

b)

Warm

c)

Occluded

d)

Stationary

56.

Type of front: when warm air overtakes cold air

a)

Warm

b)

Cold

c)

Occluded

d)

Stationary

57.

Type of front: Cold air overtakes warm air

a)

Cold

b)

Warm

c)

Occluded

d)

Stationary

58.

Type of front: two air masses collide but neither is being overtaken

a)

Warm

b)

Cold

c)

Occluded

d)

Stationary

59.
______ is the average pattern for weather over a long period of time.
a)
climate
b)
weather
c)
forecast
d)
sunlight
60.

If a person is describing the daily changes in temperature and precipitation, they are referring to an area's —

a)

Geology

b)

Climate

c)

Geography

d)

Weather

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