WorksheetsWorld Geography Chapter 2 Test
Total questions: 31
Worksheet time: 32mins
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. A rainstorm is an example of
Weathering
Condensation
precipitation
groundwater
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
Some freshwater is not available because
It is being used to create energy
It is in the form of precipitation
it is locked inside glaciers
It is trapped inside clouds
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
Which theory suggests that the continents were once part of 1 supercontinent?
tilt and rotation
Eruption patterns
Ring of Fire
Continental drift
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
If the poles are tilted neither toward or away from the sun, which two seasons might it be?
Summer or spring
Spring or fall
summer or winter
Winter or fall
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
Monsoons are
Seasonal winds that bring heavy rain
Weathered landforms
Volcanic eruptions
Low latitudes
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
How are sand dunes formed?
The soil erodes away and sand is underneath
People create them by moving sand to beaches
Sand is deposited by glaciers
Sand is deposited by the wind
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
Every 24 hours, Earth completes one
Axis
rotation
revolution
tilt
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
If you saw a canyon with a river flowing through it, what might you conclude?
The river has eroded the canyon
There is a river delta nearby.
The river is a natural spring from deep within earth.
Gusts of wind from the river have eroded the canyon.
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
Earth's landforms include mountains, valleys, and
Lakes
Rivers
peninsulas
glaciers
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
Mount Saint Helens, Hawaii and the San Fernando Valley are all examples of
Plates
Mountains
landforms
Weathering
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
About 3 percent of Earth's water supply is
Groundwater
Salt water
surface water
Freshwater
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
Which of the following is not a layer of Earth?
Inner core
Lava
mantle
crust
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
What can cause rock to break down into smaller pieces
Tree roots
Daytime heating nighttime cooling
Freezing water
All of the above
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
Earth's glaciers can cause
Precipitation
Drought
condensation
Erosion
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
When it is summer in the Southern Hemisphere, what season is it in the Northern Hemisphere?
Spring
Fall
summer
winter
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
Most of the Earth's available freshwater is stored
In rivers
In lakes
in streams
underground
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
Landforms can affect people's lives by
Influencing what jobs are available
Influencing where people settle
Keeping them isolated so that they don’t speak the same language as others
All of the above
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
Which of the following landforms would NOT attract large settlements?
Fertile farmland
Harsh desert
A river valley
A rich mineral deposit
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
Water shortages can result from
Precipitation
Runoff
condensation
Drought
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
The collision of two continental plates results in
mountain-building
Lava
ocean trenches
Plate tectonics
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
Water occurs naturally on Earth as a
Liquid
Solid
gas
All of the above
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
The main processes of the water cycle are
Evaporation and precipitation
Drought and flooding
Salt water and fresh water
Ground water and surface water
Complete each statement by writing the answer in the blank
The amount of time it takes the Earth to complete one ____________________ It is the basis for our calendar year.
revolution
rotation
orbit
day
Complete each statement by writing the answer in the blank
Most of Earth's salt water is stored in ____________________.
oceans
lakes
rivers
glaciers
Complete each statement by writing the answer in the blank
The Northern and Southern Hemispheres experience ______________________ seasons.
the same
opposite
Complete each statement by writing the answer in the blank
____________________ is the nickname of the volcanically active region around the Pacific plate.
Ring of Fire
Earthquake Rim
Complete each statement by writing the answer in the blank
Water covers __________ of the planet?
two-thirds
three-fourths
Match the term that matches the correct description
One complete spin of the Earth on its axis
rotation
Precipitation that flows over land into rivers and oceans
run-off
The distance north and south of the equator
latitude
Large areas of slowing moving ice
glaciers
The circulation of water from the Earth's surface to the atmosphere and back
water cycle
Match the term to its correct meaning
Water is found in the Earth's streams, rivers and lakes
surface water
Long Period of lower-than-normal precipitation
drought
Earth's YEARLY trip around the sun
revoltion
d. Magma that reaches Earth's surface.
lava
The process of breaking rock into smaller pieces
weathering
BONUS QUESTION
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
Which landform is created by the movement of tectonic plates?
Lake
Desert
Mountain
Forest
BONUS QUESTION
Click the location on the globe where you would find the warmest temperatures
