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9th Grade The Physical World &
Climate
Test Review
Chapters 2 & 3
What were the ice ages?
a. periods of time when glaciers receded
to cover only the Poles
b. eras during which Earth’s orbit kept
the planet far from the sun
c. periods of time when glaciers covered
much of the Earth
d. times when human and animal life
thrived in high latitudes
Which of the following climate regions has
the widest temperature range?
a. arctic
c. marine west coast
b. subarctic d. tropical
Why is Earth's atmosphere important?
a. It creates the tides.
b. It has no effect on heat gain or loss.
c. It allows heat to escape quickly in
order to cool the planet.
d. It keeps heat from escaping too
quickly into space.
In which months do equinoxes take place?
a.
June and December
c.
July and January
b.
October and April d.
March and September
Because of the tilt of Earth,
a.
not all places receive the same amount of
direct sunlight at one time.
b. there is a lack of sunlight at the Equator at
the winter solstice.
c.
the polar regions are dark for the entire
summer.
d. the polar regions receive more direct
sunlight than the Equator.
What causes the Earth’s seasons?
a. the moon’s revolution and its tilt in
relation to Earth
b. Earth’s rotation and its tilt in relation
to the sun
c. Earth’s revolution and its tilt in
relation to the sun
d. the movement of the continents due
to continental drift
* Which of the following affects
temperatures on Earth?
a. Earth’s position in relation to the sun
b. the phases of the moon
c. tidal ebb and flow as influenced by
the sun
d. the number of hours in a calendar day
How does the Coriolis effect influence
prevailing winds?
a. It causes them to blow in a straight
line.
b. It causes them to blow in a complete
circle.
c. It causes them to blow backward.
d. It causes them to blow diagonally.
How many ice ages and subsequent warming
has the Earth passed through over about the
past 1 to 2 million years?
a.
1
c.
3
b. 2
d. 4
What are the two kinds of tropical climates?
a.
tropical continental and tropical desert
b. tropical rain forest and tropical
Mediterranean
c.
tropical marine west coast and tropical
desert
d. tropical wet and tropical dry
What is the northernmost point on the Earth
to receive the sun’s direct rays?
a.
Tropic of Capricorn c.
Tropic of
Cancer
b. Equator d. North Pole
Weather is
a. a long-term aspect of climate.
b. unrelated to climate.
c. a short-term aspect of climate.
d. the same as climate.
Some scientists believe that global warming
may be caused by a rise in
a. carbon monoxide levels.
b. oxygen levels.
c. nitrogen levels.
d. carbon dioxide levels.
What does the greenhouse effect help to do?
a.
cool Earth c.
produce carbon dioxide
b. warm Earth
d. reduce carbon dioxide
What are the prevailing winds of the low
latitudes called?
a.
easterlies c.
westerlies
b. doldrums d. trade winds
Elevation and climate
a. are very closely related.
b. have little effect on each other.
c. are two terms for the same
condition.
d. are almost impossible to measure
accurately.
Which statement is true of places located
in high latitudes?
a. They have a very warm climate.
b. They have the same weather as
places in other latitudes.
c. They have a mix of extremely hot
and extremely cold weather.
d. They have the coldest climates on
Earth.
Which of the following covers most of Greenland
and Antarctica?
a.
icebergs c.
sheet glaciers
b. moraines d. mountain glaciers
Which of the following is an example of
chemical weathering?
a. acid rain dissolving limestone
b. wind picking up and blowing soil
c. frozen water cracking rocks
d. river water wearing away rock and soil
Which of the following countries is affected
by the Ring of Fire?
a. France c. South Africa
b. India
d. Japan
Scientists theorize that plate tectonics are caused by
a.
currents in Earth’s core. c.
currents in
Earth’s mantle.
b.
currents on Earth’s crust. d.
the Earth’s
rotation.
The theory of continental drift states that
a.
continents are continually moving.
b. all continents were once covered in
water.
c.
all continents were never joined.
d. Continents are always drifting toward
one another.
The part of the Earth’s surface that is
land is called the
a. hydrosphere. c. atmosphere.
b. lithosphere. d. biosphere.
About how much of the Earth’s surface is
covered by the hydrosphere?
a. 70 percent
c. 90 percent
b. 80 percent
d. 100 percent
Earth is the ____________________ planet
from the sun and ranks
____________________ in size.
a. fifth, third
c. first, first
b. third, fifth
d. eighth, last
The sun is a
a.
gas giant planet.
b. terrestrial planet.
c.
d.
star.
comet.
Physical weathering takes place when
a. large masses of rock are welded
together by volcanic action.
b. large masses of rock are broken into
smaller pieces.
c. chemicals slowly break down rocks
over may years.
d. winds blow dirt away from rocks.
What is magma?
a. the solid rock at the Earth’s core
b. part of the Earth's solid crust
c. molten rock within the Earth
d. solid rock of iron and nickel
What do many scientists believe about the
Earth’s continents?
a.
They were pulled apart over a period of
one or two centuries.
b. They were pushed together over
millions of years.
c.
They once were joined in a single
massive supercontinent.
d. They look the same today as they did
millions of years ago.
Asteroids are found mainly between
a. Mercury and the sun.
b. the orbits of Saturn and Mars.
c. Earth and the moon.
d. the orbits of Jupiter and Mars.
The ____________________ is the
deepest known depression on Earth.
a. Pacific Plate
b. Mariana Trench
c. Dead Sea
d. Isthmus of Panama
Four major types of underwater landforms are
a.
mountains, cliffs, valleys, and trenches.
b.
c.
oceans, rivers, lakes, and streams.
geysers, hot springs, snowfields, and cliffs.
d.
cities, towns, villages, and counties.
Groundwater comes from
a.
rain, melted snow, lakes, and rivers.
b. rain, aquifers, oceans, and streams.
c.
oceans, rain, lakes, and rivers.
d. deserts, valleys, mountains, and oceans.
What are the three layers of the Earth?
a. ground, air, and water
b. water, mantle, and crust
c. core, mantle, and crust
d. core, mantle, and air
The water cycle shows us that the Earth’s water
a.
moves around the Earth and is decreasing
each year.
b. moves around the Earth and is increasing
each year.
c.
moves around the Earth but maintains a
consistent total amount.
d. does not move around the Earth but
maintains a consistent total amount.
Erosion is the wearing away of Earth’s
a. inner core by tectonic activity.
b. surface by wind, glaciers, and moving
water.
c. mantle by the forces of magma and
gravity.
d. crust by the pull of the sun and the
moon.
Which of the following best describes the
Earth’s inner core?
a. liquid and extremely hot
b. liquid and cool
c. solid and cool
d. solid and extremely hot
Land takes up about how much of the
Earth’s surface?
a. 70 percent
c. 30 percent
b. 15 percent
d. 20 percent