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- 1. Multiple Choice
What is an island?
narrow strip of land between water, connecting two larger pieces of land
land surrounded by water on three sides
land surrounded by water on all sides
lower land between hills or mountains
- 2. Multiple Choice
A large flat land area with very few trees.
Plains
Peninsula
Mesa
Plateau
- 3. 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
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhat causes the seasons to change on Earth?The North and South PolesEarth's distance from the sunThe wind currentsThe Earth's tilt on its axis as it revolves around the sun
- 5. Multiple ChoiceA long, narrow band of volcanoes around the Pacific Ocean.ContinentRing of FireTsunamiGlacier
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhat process works with weathering to change Earth’s surface?Change of seasonsErosionSolar FlaresGravity
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat does elevation describe?how far above sea level a landform or location ishow deep an ocean ishow many square miles of land a country hashow much erosion has occurred
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the correct term for Earth’s completion of one full trip around the sun?OrbitRevolutionAxisCircle
- 9. Multiple Choice
What percent of Earth's surface is water?
About 60%
About 30 %
About 3 %
About 70 %
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the imaginary line that runs through the Earth's center?AxisIsthmusLatitudeSummer Solstice
- 11. Multiple ChoiceThis is a narrow strip of land that connects two larger land areasIslandContinentPeninsulaIsthmus
- 12. Multiple Choice
The average weather in a region over a long period of time.
weather
tsunami
erosion
climate
- 13. Multiple Choice
A large, unbroken mass of land
Peninsula
Continent
Isthmus
Glacier
- 14. Multiple Choice
What percentage of the Earth's water is fresh water?
70%
97%
3%
30%
- 15. Multiple Choice
The innermost layer of the Earth composed of solid Iron which creates the magnetic field.
The lithosphere
The Crust
The Mantle
The Core
- 16. Multiple Choice
The layer of the Earth composed of melted liquid rock called magma which causes the continents to move.
The Core
The Lithosphere
The Mantle
The Crust
- 17. Multiple ChoiceThe process by which water, ice, wind or gravity moves weathered rock and soil from one place to another.weatheringerosiondepositiondumptruck
- 18. Multiple Choice
The process of breaking up rocks on Earth's surface is known as what?
sediment
erosion
weathering
deposition
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhat land form is this?valleycanyonmountainplain
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhat land form is this?plainvalleymountaincanyon
- 21. Multiple Choice
A fan-shaped landform created by sediment being deposited at the mouth of a river.
Delta
Canyon
U-Shaped Valley
Sand Dunes
- 22. Multiple Choice
Area of level land, usually at low elevation and often covered with grasses
butte
plain
mesa
- 23. Multiple Choice
An area of flat or rolling land at a high elevation, about 300-3,000 feet high.
basin
canyon
plateau
- 24. Multiple Choice
A large natural stream of water that runs through the land.
river
bay
sea
- 25. Multiple Choice
elevated land with sloping sides and rounded summit; generally smaller than a mountain
valley
mesa
hill
- 26. Multiple Choice
Part of a large body of water that extends into a shoreline, generally larger and more deeply indented than a bay
lake
river
gulf
- 27. Multiple Choice
A part of a large body of water that extends into a shoreline, generally smaller than a gulf.
sea
bay
ocean
- 28. Multiple Choice
Deep and narrow valley with steep walls
plateau
desert
canyon
- 29. Multiple Choice
Name this landform.
peninsula
plain
river
lake
- 30. Multiple Choice
What is this?
Mountain
Canyon
Desert
Prairie
- 31. Multiple ChoiceIn convection, COOL airRisesSinks
- 32. Multiple ChoiceIn convection, WARM airRisesSinks
- 33. Multiple ChoiceThe thinnest layer of the Earth is the ___________.mantlecrustcore
- 34. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the thickest layer of the Earth?the crustthe mantlethe outer corethe inner core
- 35. Multiple Choice
The spinning of Earth on its axis. It causes day and night.
Rotation
Revolution
Solstice
Equinox
- 36. Multiple Choice
The movement of an object around another object. It happens every 365 days and causes the four seasons.
Rotation
Revolution
Solstice
Equinox
- 37. Multiple Choice
How long does it take the Earth to make one complete revolution?
24 hours
366 days
365
It depends on which season it is.
- 38. Multiple Choice
What causes day and night?
The Earth's revolution.
The Earth's tilt on its axis.
The Earth's rotation.
Different amounts of light shining on Earth at different times of the year.
- 39. Multiple Choice
An intense, warm ocean current in the western North Atlantic Ocean is the
doldrums
jet stream
gulf stream
Greenhouse effect
- 40. Multiple Choice
What is the effect of the Gulf Stream on the climate of Europe?
It makes it colder.
It has no effect.
It makes it warmer.
The Gulf Stream is not near Europe.
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