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Module 3 Test Review

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What happens to air pressure as altitude increases?

a)

Air pressure increases

b)

Air pressure decreases

c)

Air pressure remains the same

d)

Air pressure fluctuates randomly

2.

Which of the following is a contributing factor to the uneven warming of Earth’s surface?

a)

The sun’s rays hit the surface of the earth at the same angles

b)

all surfaces retain energy the same

c)

all surfaces warm at the same rates

d)

the sun’s rays hit the surface of the earth at different angles

3.

Which of the following best explains why the Earth's surface is heated unequally?

a)

The Earth is flat

b)

The Earth rotates on its axis

c)

The Earth is closer to the sun at the equator

d)

The Earth has different types of surfaces that absorb heat differently

4.

Describe how energy is transferred from the sun to the Earth.

a)

Through conduction

b)

Through convection

c)

Through radiation

d)

Through evaporation

5.

Which type of rock is formed from the cooling and solidification of magma or lava?

a)

Sedimentary rock

b)

Metamorphic rock

c)

Igneous rock

d)

Fossil rock

6.

True or False: Igneous Rocks form from Sediment

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Explain how sedimentary rocks are formed.

a)

By the cooling of magma

b)

By the accumulation and compaction of sediments

c)

By the transformation of existing rock types

d)

By the evaporation of water

8.

Earth’s surface is heated...

a)

unequally

b)

equally

c)

not at all

9.

The heat transferred from the Sun to the Earth by waves is called ________.

a)

conduction

b)

radiation

c)

convection

10.

What happens to air pressure as altitude increases?

11.

What is the correct order of the layers of Earth's interior from the outermost to the innermost?

a)

Crust, Mantle, Outer Core, Inner Core

b)

Mantle, Crust, Inner Core, Outer Core

c)

Inner Core, Outer Core, Mantle, Crust

d)

Outer Core, Inner Core, Mantle, Crust

12.

How does the water cycle contribute to the distribution of Earth's water resources?

a)

It keeps water in the oceans only

b)

It moves water between the atmosphere, land, and oceans

c)

It prevents water from evaporating

d)

It only affects freshwater sources

13.

Which city is about to experience a cold front?

a)

Denver

b)
Miami
c)

Chicago

d)
Boise
14.

Predict what might happen to global weather patterns if the Earth's surface absorbed more solar energy.

a)

There would be no change in weather patterns

b)

Global temperatures would decrease

c)

Weather patterns would become more extreme

d)

The Earth would stop rotating

15.

Analyze how the unequal heating of Earth's surface affects wind patterns.

a)

It causes wind to blow in a straight line

b)

It creates high and low-pressure areas that drive wind movement

c)

It has no effect on wind patterns

d)

It causes wind to stop completely

16.

A student draws a model to represent the precesses involved in the water cycle, as shown. To which process is the formation of clouds related?

a)

Condensation

b)

Evaporation

c)

Freezing

d)

Melting

17.
Which city is closest to a high pressure system?
a)
New York
b)
Miami
c)
Minneapolis
d)
Boise
18.

Rocks formed through heat and pressure

a)

Igneous

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Sedimentary

19.

You have 2 rocks formed at the same time. One rock was formed from small pieces of rock and the other was formed from liquid rock in a different place. Would these rocks be the same or different types of rock? Why?

a)

the same type because they are both formed from rock material.

b)

the same type because they formed at the same time

c)

different types because they formed in different ways

d)

different types because they formed in different places