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Geography, Social Studies, History
7th
grade
Ch. 2 Earth's Physical Geography
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- 1. Multiple Choice
What is one way of comparing climates between two places?
The average daily temperature
The temperature of that place today
The amount of rain the place got last week
The amount of sunny days last month
- 2. Multiple Choice
How many tectonic plates make up Earth’s crust?
7
10
15
16
- 3. Multiple Choice
Ice sheets cover most of what two places on Earth? Choose two answers.
Iceland
Greenland
The Artic
Antarctica
- 4. Multiple Choice
What is water contained in Earth’s crust called?
Freshwater
Groundwater
Saltwater
Filtered water
- 5. Multiple Choice
Imaginary line running through Earth's center
Isthmus
tundra
axis
continental shelf
summer solstice
- 6. Multiple Choice
Underwater plain that borders a continent
Isthmus
tundra
axis
continental shelf
summer solstice
- 7. Multiple Choice
Narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas
Isthmus
tundra
axis
continental shelf
summer solstice
- 8. Multiple Choice
Occurs on or about June 21 in the Northern Hemisphere
Isthmus
tundra
axis
continental shelf
summer solstice
- 9. Multiple Choice
A biome
Isthmus
tundra
axis
continental shelf
summer solstice
- 10. Multiple Choice
What is it called when day and night in both hemispheres are of equal length?
summer solstice
axis
equinox
winter solstice
- 11. Multiple Choice
What is the center of Earth called?
mantle
core
crust
lithosphere
- 12. Multiple Choice
Who was the scientist who invented a system that divided the Earth into climate zones?
Albert Einstein
Sir Isaac Newton
Boris Karloff
Wladimir Koppen
- 13. Multiple Choice
How long does it take for plates to move enough to create landforms like mountains?
thousands of years
millions of years
hundreds of years
around 100 years
- 14. Multiple Choice
Name the two continents completely surrounded by water?
Australia
Asia
Antarctica
Europe
- 15. Multiple Choice
List the Earth’s oceans from smallest to largest.
Southern, Indian, Artic, Atlantic, Pacific
Pacific, Atlantic, Southern, Indian, Artic
Artic, Southern, Indian, Atlantic, Pacific
Atlantic, Pacific, Artic, Southern, Indian
- 16. Multiple Choice
What are causes of Earthquakes? Choose two answers
Plate movements along fault lines
Force of an erupting volcanoes
Weathering
Erosion
- 17. Multiple Choice
What natural disasters or events could an earthquake trigger? Select all that apply.
Volcano Eruptions
Tsunamis
Cracks in Earth's surface
Damage to human made structures
- 18. Multiple Choice
What causes the Earth to constantly orbit around the Sun?
The Sun's size
The Sun's heat
The Sun's gravity
The Sun's gases.
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