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Geography and Earth Science Quiz

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which term refers to North, East, South, and West?

a)

Intermediate directions

b)

Cardinal directions

c)

Latitude

d)

Longitude

2.

Northeast, Northwest, Southeast, and Southwest are known as:

a)

Cardinal directions

b)

Poles

c)

Intermediate directions

d)

Hemispheres

3.

Lines measured north or south from the Equator are called:

a)

Longitude

b)

Latitude

c)

Meridians

d)

Tropics

4.

Lines measured east or west of the Prime Meridian are called:

a)

Latitude

b)

Tropics

c)

Longitude

d)

Equator

5.

Why do people often settle near rivers and flat land?

a)

Projection

b)

Distortion

c)

Patterns

d)

Scale

6.

The relationship between distance on a map and distance in real life is called:

a)

Projection

b)

Distortion

c)

Scale

d)

Pattern

7.

What happens when a map changes the true size or shape of land?

a)

Weathering

b)

Projection

c)

Distortion

d)

Erosion

8.

A way to show Earth on a flat surface is called a:

a)

Scale

b)

Projection

c)

Pattern

d)

Distortion

9.

When day and night are nearly equal in length everywhere on Earth, it is called a:

a)

Solstice

b)

Equinox

c)

Revolution

d)

Rotation

10.

The longest day of the year in one hemisphere occurs during a:

a)

Equinox

b)

Eclipse

c)

Solstice

d)

Orbit

11.

Which process breaks rocks into smaller pieces without moving them?

a)

Deposition

b)

Erosion

c)

Weathering

d)

Plate tectonics

12.

What process moves rock and soil from one place to another?

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Deposition

d)

Magma

13.

When eroded material is dropped or settles, the process is called:

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

c)

Deposition

d)

Faulting

14.

Molten rock beneath Earth’s surface is called:

a)

Lava

b)

Core

c)

Magma

d)

Mantle

15.

The movement of large plates in Earth’s crust is known as:

a)

Weathering

b)

Plate tectonics

c)

Faulting

d)

Erosion

16.

Cracks in Earth’s crust where earthquakes often occur are called:

a)

Plates

b)

Seams

c)

Faults

d)

Folds

17.

The Tropics are located in which part of the world?

a)

High latitudes

b)

Polar regions

c)

Low latitudes

d)

Temperate zones

18.

Which climate zone has hot summers, cold winters, and mild spring and fall seasons?

a)

Tropics

b)

Polar zone

c)

Temperate zone

d)

Equator

19.

The movement of water from Earth’s surface into the atmosphere and back again is the:

a)

Wind cycle

b)

Carbon cycle

c)

Water cycle

d)

Rock cycle

20.

Winds that blow most often across a region are called:

a)

Jet streams

b)

Sea breezes

c)

Prevailing winds

d)

Trade storms

21.

A useful material found in nature is called a:

a)

Manufactured good

b)

Natural resource

c)

Fossil fuel

d)

Product

22.

Coal, oil, and natural gas are examples of:

a)

Renewable energy

b)

Natural cycles

c)

Fossil fuels

d)

Minerals

23.

The growth of factories and machine-powered production is called:

a)

Globalization

b)

Industrialization

c)

Urbanization

d)

Conservation

24.

The clearing or loss of forests is known as:

a)

Biodiversity

b)

Erosion

c)

Deforestation

d)

Weathering

25.

The variety of plant and animal life in an area is called:

a)

Natural resource

b)

Biodiversity

c)

Ecosystem

d)

Population