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C2: Sun, Water, Landforms

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these is not a factor that heats parts of the Earth differently?

a)

Rotation

b)

Revolution

c)

Tilt

d)

Longitude

2.

Areas near the equator have different temperatures from areas near the pole. What factor describes this?

a)

Latitude

b)

Longitude

c)

Rotation

d)

Revolution

3.

Rotation causes

a)

The seasons

b)

Precipitation

c)

Day and night

d)

Leap Year

4.

How does Earth's tilt affect the seasons in the northern and southern hemispheres?

4 lines
5.

Tropical seasons are marked by

(a)  

6.

People drink this water

(a)  

7.

What natural process makes water a renewable resource?

a)

Precipitation

b)

Water Filtration Systems

c)

The Water Cycle

d)

Heating and Cooling of the Earth

8.

Drought, water pollution, and flooding are examples of (a)   with water.

9.

Growing crops, hydration, cleaning, and recreation are all (a)   of water.

10.

Shapes of the Earth's surface

(a)  

11.

Large landmasses made of the Earth's crust

a)

Continents

b)

Landforms

c)

Mantle

d)

Inner Core

12.

What specific force causes mountains, valleys, and trenches to form?

a)

Weathering

b)

Sliding Plates

c)

Separating Plates

d)

Colliding Plates

13.

What specific force forms rift valleys, new ocean basins, volcanic activity, mid-ocean ridge, and new islands?

a)

Separating Plates

b)

Erosion

c)

Colliding Plates

d)

Sliding Plates

14.

What specific force forms cracks or fault lines, and earthquakes?

a)

Weathering

b)

Colliding Plates

c)

Sliding Plates

d)

Erosion

15.

A natural process of breaking rocks into smaller sediments

(a)  

16.

When soil or sediment is carried from one place to another by water, wind, or ice

(a)