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