WorksheetsGeography and Earth Science Quiz
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Which term refers to North, East, South, and West?
Intermediate directions
Cardinal directions
Latitude
Longitude
Northeast, Northwest, Southeast, and Southwest are known as:
Cardinal directions
Poles
Intermediate directions
Hemispheres
Lines measured north or south from the Equator are called:
Longitude
Latitude
Meridians
Tropics
Lines measured east or west of the Prime Meridian are called:
Latitude
Tropics
Longitude
Equator
Why do people often settle near rivers and flat land?
Projection
Distortion
Patterns
Scale
The relationship between distance on a map and distance in real life is called:
Projection
Distortion
Scale
Pattern
What happens when a map changes the true size or shape of land?
Weathering
Projection
Distortion
Erosion
A way to show Earth on a flat surface is called a:
Scale
Projection
Pattern
Distortion
When day and night are nearly equal in length everywhere on Earth, it is called a:
Solstice
Equinox
Revolution
Rotation
The longest day of the year in one hemisphere occurs during a:
Equinox
Eclipse
Solstice
Orbit
Which process breaks rocks into smaller pieces without moving them?
Deposition
Erosion
Weathering
Plate tectonics
What process moves rock and soil from one place to another?
Weathering
Erosion
Deposition
Magma
When eroded material is dropped or settles, the process is called:
Weathering
Erosion
Deposition
Faulting
Molten rock beneath Earth’s surface is called:
Lava
Core
Magma
Mantle
The movement of large plates in Earth’s crust is known as:
Weathering
Plate tectonics
Faulting
Erosion
Cracks in Earth’s crust where earthquakes often occur are called:
Plates
Seams
Faults
Folds
The Tropics are located in which part of the world?
High latitudes
Polar regions
Low latitudes
Temperate zones
Which climate zone has hot summers, cold winters, and mild spring and fall seasons?
Tropics
Polar zone
Temperate zone
Equator
The movement of water from Earth’s surface into the atmosphere and back again is the:
Wind cycle
Carbon cycle
Water cycle
Rock cycle
Winds that blow most often across a region are called:
Jet streams
Sea breezes
Prevailing winds
Trade storms
A useful material found in nature is called a:
Manufactured good
Natural resource
Fossil fuel
Product
Coal, oil, and natural gas are examples of:
Renewable energy
Natural cycles
Fossil fuels
Minerals
The growth of factories and machine-powered production is called:
Globalization
Industrialization
Urbanization
Conservation
The clearing or loss of forests is known as:
Biodiversity
Erosion
Deforestation
Weathering
The variety of plant and animal life in an area is called:
Natural resource
Biodiversity
Ecosystem
Population
