M/C
Name the factor affecting the amount of solar energy Earth receives at a given time.
Solar Energy strikes only the half of Earth facing the Earth.
a. rotation
b. revolution
c. latitude
a. rotation
What causes streams to form?
a. absorption
b. glaciers
c. lakes
d. precipitation
d. precipation
Drag the name of the landform into the box next to its description.
An area of land surrounded by water on three sides
a. plain
b. island
c. peninsula
c. peninsula
Where do temperate climates occur?
a. at low elevations
b. at high elevations
c. in the high latitudes
d. in the middle latitudes
d. in the middle latitudes
Which of the following would most likely increase soil fertility?
a. a vegetable garden
b. a freshwater spring
c. a decomposing tree
d. an animal population
c. a decomposing tree
Name the factor affecting the amount of solar energy Earth receives at a given time.
a. rotation
b. revolution
c. latitude
B. revolution
Which statement about Earth’s water is true?
a. It is always moving
b. It is always safe to drink
c. It is mostly in solid form
d. It is mostly underground
a. It is always moving
Which of the following is the most common cause of erosion?
a. ice
b. sediment
c. water
d. wind
c. water
Identify the climates next to the description:
a. Warm, muggy, and rainy year-round
b. Long, hot, dry season followed by short periods of rain
c. Very little rainfall, high daytime temperatures and cool nights
1.desert 2. tropical savanna 3. humid savanna
a. 3. humid savanna
b. 2. tropical savanna
c. 1. desert
Which of the following is a way to manage a renewable resource?
a. mining coal
b. planting trees
c. conserving petroleum
d. extracting natural gas
b. planting trees
Name the factor affecting the amount of solar energy Earth receives at a given time.
Some areas receive direct rays from the sun all year, and other areas receive indirect rays.
a. rotation
b. revolution
c. latitude
c. latitude
Which of the following are water problems? Select 3 correct answers
a. condensation
b. conservation
c. droughts
d. floods
e. pollution
f. runoff
c. droughts
d. floods
e. pollution
Which of the following affect the amount of sun that Earth receives at any given location? Select the 3 correct answers.
a. energy
b. movement
c. shape
d. temperature
e. tilt
f. wind
b. movement
c. shape
e. tilt
Which of the following are characteristics of places that have the ice cap climate? Select the 3 correct answers.
a. They have no vegetation
b. They have long summers
c. They have absorbent soil
d. They have very little precipitation
e. They have snow and ice year-round
f. They have a wide range of temperatures
a. They have no vegetation
d. They have very little precipitation
e. They have snow and ice year-round
Which of the following is a harmful effect of hydroelectric power?
a. air pollution
b. lost farmland
c. water pollution
d. dangerous waste
b. lost farmland
a. Antarctica
b. Hawaii
c. India
d. Utah
a. Antarctica
Drag the name of the landform into the box next to its description.
A stretch of mostly flat land
a. plain
b. island
c. peninsula
a. plain
Which of the following drives ocean currents?
a. landforms
b. seasons
c. storms
d. winds
d. winds
Match the terms with definitions.
a. The place where a plant or animal lives
b. The land, water, climate, plants, and animals of an area
c. Made up of several ecosystems
1. biome 2. habitat 3. environment
a. 2. habitat
b. 3. environment
c. 1. biome
Name the mineral next to the part of the building it is use to make
a. Steel beams
b. Exterior wall
c. Window glass
1. granite 2. iron 3. quartz
a. 2. iron
b. 1. granite
c. 3. quartz
Which of the following statements are true during the spring? Select the three correct answers
a. The days grow longer
b. The days grow shorter
c. Temperatures slowly start to fall
d. Temperatures slowly start to rise
e. Earth begins to tilt toward the sun
f. Earth begins to tilt away from the sun
d. Temperatures slowly start to rise
e. Earth begins to tilt toward the sun
Drag the name of the landform into the box next to its description.
An area of land completely surrounded by water
a. plain
b. island
c. peninsula
b. island
Which of the following decreases with elevation?
a. moisture
b. precipitation
c. temperature
d. wind
c. temperature
Why is it important to protect tropical rain forests?
a. They contain valuable lumber
b. They contain valuable farmland
c. They contain the most biomes on Earth
d. They are the most varied habitats on Earth
d. They are the most varied habitats on Earth
Map question: Identify tectonic plates to correct locations. Pacific plate, North American plate, Antarctic plate, and Indian plate.
(Turn to page 53 and identify these plates)