1. What parts of Earth can receive up to 24 hours of sunlight a day?

A. areas tilted away from the sunB. areas near the Arctic and

Antarctic circlesC. areas with low latitudesD. areas near the equator

2. Monsoons are

A. seasonal winds that bring heavy rains.

B. volcanic eruptions.C. weathered landforms.D. low latitudes.

3. During which season does solar energy begin to increase?

A. summerB. fallC. winterD. spring

4. What regions have season marked by rainfall rather than temperature?

A. the tropicsB. high latitudesC. mid-latitudesD. areas near the South pole

5. Which theory suggests that the continents were once part of one supercontinent?

A. tilt and rotationB. Ring of FireC. continental driftD. eruption patterns

6. The main processes of the water cycle are

A. groundwater and surface water.B. drought and flooding.C. salt water and freshwater.D. evaporation and precipitation.

7. Which is not a way that people change landforms?

A. creating sedimentB. drilling tunnels through

mountainsC. building damsD. Building terraces for farming

8. Which of the following affects the amount of solar energy the planet receives?

A. plate collisionB. precipitationC. revolutionD. plate separation

9. Every 24 hours, Earth completes one

A. revolution.B. axis.C. tilt.D. rotation.

10. The collision of two continental plates results in

A. lava.B. plate tectonics.C. mountain-building.D. ocean trenches.

11. Water shortages can result from

A. runoff.B. drought.C. precipitation.D. condensation.

12. Which of the following creates Earth’s change in season?

A. tiltB. rotationC. solar energyD. latitdude

13. About 3 percent of Earth’s water supply is

A. salt water.B. freshwater.C. surface water.D. groundwater.

14. Earth’s landforms include mountains, valleys, and

A. peninsulas.B. glaciers.C. lakes.D. rivers.

15. Earth’s glaciers can cause

A. precipitation.B. drought.C. erosion.D. condensation.

16. Most of Earth’s available freshwater is stored

A. underground.C. in lakes.C. in rivers.D. in streams.

17. Earthquakes often occur when two_________ slide past each other.

PlatesLandforms

18. Most of Earth’s salt water is stored in ____________.

oceans

19. The theory of ___________ helps explain how forces below Earth’s surface have shaped our landlforms.

Continental drift

20. Earth’s __________ is an imaginary line around which it turns.

axis

21. ____________ is the most common cause of erosion.

water

22. If mid-ocean ridges form high enough, they can rise about the surface of the ocean to form volcanic islands.

TrueFalse

23. One important use of water is that it can be used to produce electricity.

TrueFalse

24. As the sun heats water on Earth’s surface, some of that water turns into water vapor.

TrueFalse

25. The Northern and Southern hemispheres experience summer at the same time.

TrueFalse

26. Antarctica receives direct rays from the sun all year and has colder temperatures than place like Hawaii.

TrueFalse

Study these vocabulary words.

Revolution Drought Latitude Weathering Water cycle Runoff

Lava Glacier Surface water Rotation Tropics Plate tectonics