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