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1st Semester Test -2018-Physical Geography
Test Description: 1st semester test for students for the school yr. 2018-2019
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) The sun's heat causes Earth to constantly orbit around it.
A
False
B
True
2) One measure for comparing climates is the average daily temperature.
A
True
B
False
3) Earth's crust is made up of seven enormous tectonic plates.
A
True
B
False
4) Ice sheets cover most of Greenland and Australia.
A
True
B
False
5) Water contained inside Earth's crust is called groundwater.
A
True
B
False
6) Imaginary line running through Earth's center.
A
b. tundra
B
a. isthmus
C
d. continental shelf
D
c. axis
7) Underwater plain that borders a continent.
A
b. isthmus
B
a. tundra
C
d. continental shelf
D
c. axis
8) Narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas.
A
a. isthmus
B
b. axis
C
d. summer soltice
D
c. continental shelf
9) Occurs on or about June 21 in the North Hemisphere.
A
c. continental shelf
B
d. summer solstice
C
a. isthmus
D
b. axis
10) A biome.
A
a. isthmus
B
d. tundra
C
b. axis
D
c. continental shelf
11) What is it called when day and night in both hemispheres are of equal length?
A
a. summer soltice
B
b. axis
C
c. equinox
D
d. winter solstice
12) What is the center of Earth called?
A
d. Wladimir Koppen
B
c. Boris Karloff
C
b. Sir Isaac Newton
D
a. Albert Einstein
13) Who was the scientist who invented a system that divided earth into climate zones?
A
a. mantle
B
c. crust
C
d. lithosphere
D
b. core
14) How long does it take plates to move enough to create landforms?
A
a. thousand years
B
c. hundreds of years
C
d. around 100 years
D
b. millions of years
15) Which two continents are completely surrounded by water?
A
b. Asia and Africa
B
a. Australia and Antarctica
C
d. Europe and Asia
D
c. Europe and Africa
16) Which of the following correctly lists Earth's oceans from smallest to largest?
A
a. Southern, Indian, Arctic, Atlantic, and Pacific
B
c. Arctic, Southern, Indian, Atlantic, and Pacific
C
b. Pacific, Atlantic, Southern, Indian, and Arctic
D
d. Atlantic, Pacific, Arctic, Southern, and Indian
17) A year is defined as 368 1/2 days.
A
False
B
True
18) Cold temperatures climates have a long summer season.
A
False
B
True
19) A glacier is the smallest of the ice masses.
A
True
B
False
20) The Panama Canal connects the Atlantic and Arctic Oceans.
A
True
B
False
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