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Chapter 2 Practice Assessment
October, 2014
Name____________________________________Date_______________Period_______
Chapter 2 Section 1: Our Planet Earth
Place the letter of the BEST answer in the space provided for each item.
Do not circle the letter or indicate your answer in any other way.
______1. How many degrees does the Earth rotate each hour?
A. 360 degrees
B. 25 degrees
C. 15 degrees
D. 90 degrees
_____2. The motion that the Earth makes around the sun is called
A. an axis.
B. rotation.
C. a solar year.
D. revolution.
_____3. It takes this number of hours for the Earth to make a single rotation.
A. 365
B. 24
C. 12
D. 15
_____4. It takes the Earth about this number of days to orbit the sun.
A. 24
B. 90
C. 365 ¼
D. 180
_____5. The Earth is divided into this number of time zones.
A. 12
B. 36
C. 24
D. 48
_____6. Where on the Earth are days and nights 6 months long?
A. at the equator
B. on the prime meridian
C. at the poles
D. at the International Date Line
_____7. The Earth is tilted
A. at the Equator.
B. on its imaginary axis.
C. toward the Sun.
D. at 90 degrees.
_____8. When it is winter in the northern hemisphere it is
A. summer in the southern hemisphere.
B. day time at the North Pole.
C. dark for all 24 hours of the day in the southern hemisphere.
D. spring in the southern hemisphere.
_____9. The differences in time around the world are related to
A. Earth revolution.
B. Earth rotation.
C. the seasons.
D. the winter and summer soltices.
____10. The Earth revolves around
A. the Sun.
B. its axis.
C. the Equator.
D. the International Date Line.
____11. Leap years occur about once every
A. 2 years.
B. 365 days.
C. 5 years.
D. 4 years.
_____12. The Earth is tilted about this number of degrees on its axis.
A. 23 ½
B. 90
C. 180
D. 45
Chapter 2 Section 2: Forces Shaping Earth
_____13. The Ring of Fire is found
A. in the Pacific Ocean.
B. along the California coast.
C. at the Earth’s outer core.
D. along the floor of the Atlantic Ocean.
_____14. Which of these is nearest the center of the Earth?
A. the inner core
B. the crust
C. the mantle
D. the outer core
_____15. About what percentage of the Earth’s surface is land?
A. 50%
B. 70%
C. 30%
D. 15%
_____16. Which of the following are likely near plate boundaries?
A. volcanic eruptions
B. warm ocean currents
C. ice caps
D. erosion
_____17. The Earth’s plates are a part of the
A. mantle.
B. outer core.
C. magma.
D. crust.
_____18. Most of the water on the Earth is
A. frozen in the polar ice cap.
B. salty water found in the oceans and seas.
C. fresh water found in Antarctica.
D. is found underground.
_____19. The Earth’s crust is about
A. 1000 miles thick.
B. less than 25 miles thick.
C. about 250 miles in thickness.
D. 80 to 400 miles thick.
_____20. Which of the following is composed of magma?
A. the crust
B. the plates
C. the core
D. the continents
_____21. The Earth’s plates are
A. stationary.
B. found where the continents meet.
C. slowly moving.
D. found within the outer core.
_____22. Weathering is a process
A. that is the same as erosion.
B. that is caused by erosion.
C. that causes earthquakes and volcanoes.
D. that breaks down rocks into smaller pieces.
_____23. Which of these Earth layers is at the highest temperature?
A. magma
B. the crust
C. the core.
D. the mantel.
_____24. Most of the salty water on the Earth is found
A. frozen in polar ice.
B. underground.
C. in lakes, rivers and streams.
D. in the oceans and seas.
Chapter 2 Section 3: Climate and Weather
_____25. Climate is the average weather conditions
A. as measured by precipitation.
B. that contribute to the water cycle.
C. over a long period of time.
D. as measured by the temperature.
_____26. Which of the following is not a part of the water cycle?
A. condensation
B. evaporation
C. freezing.
D. precipitation.
_____27. The Earth is cooler
A. near the equator.
B. near the poles.
C. in the southern hemisphere.
D. due to tropical winds and cold ocean currents.
_____28. Ocean currents can
A. influence the climate of places on the Earth.
B. cause tornadoes.
C. influence precipitation but not temperature.
D. be thought of as a part of the water cycle.
29-33. Choose one of these questions and answer in essay form.
A. Explain the process called the water cycle and give reasons why it can have an
important effect on humans.
B. Explain how and where earthquakes and volcanoes
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