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- 1. Multiple Choice
What directions does the Prime Meridian run?
North and South
East and West
- 2. Multiple Choice
What does GPS stand for?
Geological Processing System
Global Positioning System
Global Project Satellite
Geography Processing Satelites
- 3. Multiple Choice
Relative locations is using coordinates to give somethings EXACT position on Earth.
True
False
- 4. Multiple Choice
What gives you information about symbols and colors on a map?
map title
gives the directions on the map
scale
legend/key
- 5. Multiple Choice
What is NOT an example of why GPS is a useful tool
It gives us the weather
It gives us driving directions
GPS helps rescue crews
GPS helps track phones and computers
- 6. Multiple Choice
What is an imaginary line that divides the earth into the Western and Eastern hemisphere?
Equator
Prime Meridian
Tropic of Cancer
Tropic of Capricorn
- 7. Multiple Choice
What is weather?
the temperature and precipitation in an area during one exact moment
the average weather in an area over a long period of time
- 8. Multiple Choice
What is climate?What's happening in space at a time and place.What's happening in our atmosphere at a time and placeThe average weather over many yearsThe average temperature over many years. - 9. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following does NOT have an affect on a region's climate?Large bodies of waterLatitudeMountainsLongitude
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhen the sun's rays pass through our atmosphere and then heat is trapped by the atmosphere it is calledGlobal WarmingGreenland EffectGreenhouse EffectIce Age
- 11. Multiple ChoiceIn which position is it summer in the Northern Hemisphere?1234
- 12. Multiple Choice
What is the process of moving sediments from location to another?
Deposition
Erosion
Weathering
Compaction
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhich agents break down earth materials?wind onlyearthquakes and gravityice and 007wind, water, and ice
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhat is an enormous mass of ice moving over land?Ice wedgingGlacierIcebergDune
- 15. Multiple ChoiceBobby observed that a metal trash can was covered with rust. What type of weathering caused the rust on the trash can?Mechanical weatheringWind weatheringChemical weatheringErosion weathering
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the weathering process in which rocks are broken down into smaller pieces (sediments) and do not change the rock composition?Acid weatheringGravity weatheringChemical weatheringMechanical weathering
- 17. Multiple Choice
You can add information onto a GIS map by...
Choosing different layers
Choosing different laminates
Adding data from a table
Researching from the internet
- 18. Multiple ChoiceThe hydrologic cycle continuously recycles _______ through Earth's systems.rockswateroxygencarbon dioxide
- 19. Multiple ChoiceEarth's thin outer layerErosionMagmaCrustCore
- 20. Multiple Choice
When the suns rays are directly hitting the Tropic of Cancer, the Southern Hemisphere is experiencing ____________ & __________ .
the shortest day of the year & Winter
the shortest day of the year & Summer
the longest day of the year & Winter
the longest day of the year & Summer
- 21. Multiple ChoiceThe area where two tectonic plates move apart from one another is known as aHot spotConvergent boundaryDivergent boundaryTransform boundary
- 22. Multiple ChoiceThe area where two tectonic plates move towards one another creating a subduction zoneConvergent boundaryTransform boundaryDivergent boundaryFault
- 23. Multiple ChoiceThe area where two tectonic plates slide along one another is known as aConvergent boundaryTransform boundaryDivergent boundaryVolcano
- 24. Multiple Choice
90% of all earthquakes and volcanoes on Earth occur
in the Atlantic Ocean
in the United States
around the Ring of Fire
during a full moon
- 25. Multiple Choice
A mixture of gases that surrounds the Earth like a blanket.
atmosphere
troposphere
ozone
nitrogen
- 26. Multiple Choice
What does the theory of continental drift state?
The continents were once joined in a super-continent (pangaea) and have moved over time
Continents are stationary and do not move
The Earth is broken into lithospheric plates that move due to convection currents
none of the above
- 27. Multiple ChoiceThe equator splits the Earth into which hemispheres?East and WestSoutheast and NorthwestNorth and SouthSouthwest and Northeast
- 28. Multiple Choice
When it is summer in the northern hemisphere it is __________ in the southern hemisphere.
winter
spring
summer
fall
- 29. Multiple Choice
The diagram shows a weather process that occurs when a large body of water is located near a mountainous area.
This process is called
the coriolos effect
the soggy mountain effect
mercator's effect
the rain shadow effect
- 30. Multiple Choice
Some coastal regions of the world have cooler summers and warmer winters than inland regions at the same latitude. What accounts for this difference in climates?
Coastal areas receive more sunlight.
Coastal areas are always flat.
Prevailing winds moderate the weather.
The ocean moderates air temperatures.
- 31. Multiple Choice
The parts of the Earth near the equator receive more sunlight than the north or south poles.
How does this impact the climate at the equator?
It makes the climate warmer.
It makes the climate rainy.
It makes the climate dry.
It makes the climate cooler.
- 32. Multiple Choice
The equator tends to contain regions with hot climates. However, the Rwenzori Mountains, which are located close to the equator, are covered in ice caps.
Why is the climate of the Rwenzori Mountains not hot?
Regions away from the ocean are cooler.
Clouds form a cold blanket over the mountains.
The mountains block radiation from the Sun.
Temperatures decrease with elevation.
- 33. Multiple Choice
The "X" marks the low latitude zone and the temperatures are usually. . .
Warm
Cold
Warm in Summer and Cold in Winter
- 34. Multiple Choice
The "X" marks the middle latitude zone and the temperatures are usually. . .
Warm
Cold
Warm in Summer and Cold in Winter (temperate)
- 35. Multiple Choice
The "X" marks the high latitude zone and the temperatures are usually. . .
Warm
Cold
Warm in Summer and Cold in Winter (temperate)
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