Planet Earth
The main processes of the water cycle are
a. evaporation and precipitation
b. drought and flooding
c. groundwater and surface water
a. evaporation and precipitation
Every 24 hours, Earth completes one
a. revolution.
b. axis.
c. rotation
c. rotation
Most of Earth's salt water is stored in?
a. wells
b. oceans
c. lakes
b. oceans
Earth’s glaciers can cause
a. precipitation.
b. drought.
c. erosion.
c. erosion.
If you were running a race, and you passed the person in 2nd place, what place would you be in now?
a. 1st place
b. 2nd place
c. 3rd place
You would be in 2nd. Well, you passed the person in second place, not first.
Which is not a way that people change landforms?
a. drilling tunnels through mountains
b. building dams
c. creating sediment
c. creating sediment
The collision of two continental plates results in
a. ocean trenches
b. mountain-building
c plate tectonics
b. mountain-building
Earth's landforms include mountains, valleys, and
a. rivers.
b. lakes.
c. peninsulas.
c. peninsulas.
The theory of ________________________ helps explain how forces below Earth's surface have shaped our landforms.
a. plate tectonics
b. continental drift
c. continental rift
a. plate tectonics
What word in the English Language is always spelled incorrectly?
incorrectly
Which of the following affects the amount of solar energy the planet receives?
a. precipitation
b. revolution
c. plate collision
b. revolution
Water shortages can result from
a. condensation
b. precipitation
c. drought
c. drought
Monsoons are a. seasonal winds that bring
a. heavy rains.
b. volcanic eruptions.
c. weathered landforms.
a. heavy rains.
Earth's ________________________ is an imaginary line around which it turns.
a. axis
b. latitude
c. longitude
a. axis
What is easy to get into, but hard to get out of?
Trouble
What parts of Earth can receive up to 24 hours of sunlight a day?
a. areas near the equator
b. areas with low latitudes
c. areas near the Arctic and Antarctic circles
c. areas near the Arctic and Antarctic circles
Which of the following creates Earth’s change in seasons?
a. tilt
b. rotation
c. solar energy
a. tilt
During which season does solar energy begin to increase?
a. spring
b. summer
c. fall
a. spring
_____________________ is the most common cause of erosion.
a. Wind
b. Water
c. Hail
b. Water
What can run, but never walks? Has a mouth, but never talks? Has a head, but never weeps? Has a bed, but never sleeps?
River
Which theory suggests that the continents were once part of one supercontinent?
a. tilt and rotation
b. continental drift
c. Ring of Fire
b. continental drift
About 3 percent of Earth's water supply is
a. salt water
b. freshwater
c. surface water
b. freshwater
What regions have seasons marked by rainfall rather than temperature?
a. mid-latitudes
b. areas near the South pole
c. the tropics
c. the tropics
The circulation of water from Earth’s surface to the atmosphere and back
A. Runoff
B. Water Cycle
C. Glacier
B. Water Cycle
What building has the most stories?
a library