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1) The hottest interior part of Earth is it's......
A
core
B
crust
C
atmosphere
D
mantle
2) What causes volcanoes to erupt?
A
Continental plates rub against each other and cause vibrations in Earth's core.
B
Pressure builds up at seams in Earth's crust, causing it to shake and release magma.
C
the movement of continental plates creates pressure that pushes magma to Earth's surface.
D
Moving continental plates push against each other and raise up Earth's crust.
3) One of many ways that the process of depositions contributes to changing the Earth's surface includes...
A
building up a mountain range.
B
braking down large land forms such as a plateau.
C
fracturing rocks when water freezes.
D
creating beaches along the coastline.
4) Day and night are caused by...
A
the rotation of Earth on it's axis.
B
the distance from Earth to the sun.
C
the orbit of the Moon around Earth.
D
the revolution of Earth around the sun.
5) If it is noon in New York, which is Eastern Standard Time, what time is it in Denver, which is Mountain Standard Time?
A
2 PM
B
10 AM
C
11 AM
D
9 AM
6) What causes earthquakes?
A
Continental plates press together and suddenly push up the crust.
B
Continental plates pull apart from each other, causing the crust to collapse.
C
Pressure builds up in the molten rock beneath Earth's crust and causes it to shake.
D
Plates slide against one another, often at faults.
7) Weathering and erosion impact human settlement patterns because as these processes break down land forms and rocks into smaller pieces, they also Contribute to...
A
creating beaches along the coastlines
B
providing soil for agriculture
C
generating volcanoes
D
dividing the continent into watersheds.
8) when it is daytime in New York City,
A
it is daytime in the western hemispere
B
it is nighttime in the southern hemisphere.
C
it is daytime across the United States
D
it is nighttime on the apposite side of Earth
9) Time in the region surrounding the Prime Meridian is sometimes called...
A
Prime Time
B
Universal Time (UT)
C
Global Standard Time
D
Landon Mean Time
10) What causes the seasons?
A
Changes in the intensity of the sun's energy output
B
Eath moving closer to or further away from the sun as it makes it's yearly journey
C
Earth's tilt causing different amounts of light to fall on certain areas at different times
D
Changes in the core temperature of the Earth
11) The Earth's inner _______________ made of solid metal.
A
mantle
B
atmosphere
C
crust
D
core
12) Earth travels around the Sun along an oval-shaped path called an ___________.
A
rotation
B
circle
C
orbit
D
revolution
13) Earth's crust has seams, known as ___________, that are often the site of earthquakes.
A
faults
B
crust
C
cracks
D
orbit
14) The __________ is solid, but it's temperature makes it fluid, or able to flow.
A
crust
B
land form
C
core
D
mantle
15) The __________ is a period during which days are longest in one hemisphere and shortest in the otherl
A
faults
B
orbit
C
equinox
D
solstice
16) During an ______________ days and nights are nearly equal in length.
A
equinox
B
solstice
C
orbit
D
season
17) Earth rotates along it's __________, an imaginary line drain through the North and South poles.
A
prime meridian
B
orbit
C
equator
D
axis
18) The process of ___________________ breaks rocks down into much smaller pieces.
A
rotation
B
weathering
C
orbit
D
erosion
19) The world is divided into many areas that share the same time, known as ____________ _____________.
A
equinox
B
time zones
C
universal time
D
Central time
20) The continents ans the ocean floor are both part of the _________ of Earth.
A
core
B
atmosphere
C
crust
D
mantle
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