True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true
or false. |
| | 1. | About
70% of the Earth’s surface is water. |
| | 2. | There
are a total of four continents on Earth. |
| | 3. | Continental shelves extend inland from the oceans. |
| | 4. | Earth
is not a perfect sphere. |
| | 5. | The
solar system includes the sun and all the objects that revolve around it. |
| | 6. | The
total amount of water on the Earth changes each year. |
| | 7. | The
water cycle is driven by the sun. |
| | 8. | The
place where a river begins is its mouth. |
| | 9. | Gulfs
and bays are bodies of salt water smaller than oceans |
| | 10. | Groundwater is the water in streams, rivers, and lakes. |
Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. |
| | 11. | Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are a. | terrestrial
planets. | b. | asteroids. | c. | dwarf
stars. | d. | gas giant planets. | | |
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| | 12. | A
____ is made up of icy dust particles and frozen gases. a. | meteoroid | b. | solar system | c. | comet | d. | gas giant planet | | |
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| | 13. | Earth’s most visible landforms as seen from space are a. | climates. | b. | continents. | c. | highways. | d. | hills. | | |
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| | 14. | Plains, mountains, hills, and plateaus are the major types of a. | volcanoes. | b. | lithospheres. | c. | landforms. | d. | bodies of water. | | |
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| | 15. | Outside the ____, life can exist only with mechanical life-support
systems. a. | valleys | b. | biosphere | c. | continents | d. | asteroid belt | | |
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| | 16. | The
Grand Canyon in Colorado is an example of a. | glacial erosion. | b. | wind
erosion. | c. | water erosion. | d. | chemical
erosion. | | |
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| | 17. | The
core, ____, and crust are the three layers of the earth. a. | mantle | b. | magma | c. | plates | d. | lava | | |
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| | 18. | During ____ pieces of the earth’s crust come together slowly. a. | erosion | b. | glaciation | c. | accretion | d. | collision | | |
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| | 19. | Changing the makeup of rocks by transforming or combining minerals is called ____
weathering. a. | physical | b. | water | c. | chemical | d. | slow | | |
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| | 20. | When
lava breaks through the earth’s crust, a ____ is formed. a. | trench | b. | volcano | c. | mantle | d. | glacier | | |
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| | 21. | About
97 percent of the water on Earth circles the globe as a. | rivers. | b. | oceans. | c. | rain. | d. | lakes. | | |
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| | 22. | Most
cities began as settlements along a. | rivers and lakes. | b. | glaciers. | c. | oceans. | d. | aquifers. | | |
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| | 23. | An
underground rock layer saturated with water is a. | the hydrosphere. | b. | a
gulf. | c. | an aquifer. | d. | a
glacier. | | |
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| | 24. | Most
of the earth’s total freshwater is in a. | the oceans. | b. | glaciers and ice
caps. | c. | large lakes. | d. | desalination
plants. | | |
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| | 25. | Water
vapor changing into liquid water is called a. | evaporation. | b. | desalination. | c. | condensation. | d. | thunderstorms. | | |
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Completion
Complete each sentence or
statement. |
| 26. | The
two basic types of weathering are ____________________ and chemical.
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| 27. | Surrounding the inner core of the Earth is a(n) ____________________ outer
core.
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| 28. | The
zone of earthquake activity around the Pacific Ocean is called the
____________________.
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| 29. | The
huge supercontinent that many scientists believe once existed is called
____________________.
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| 30. | When
folded land cannot be bent any further, ____________________ occurs.
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Matching |
| | Match each item with the correct statement below. a. | Dead
Sea | b. | hydrosphere | c. | landforms | d. | asteroids | e. | Mount Everest | | |
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| | 31. | natural features of the earth’s surface |
| | 32. | lowest dry land point on Earth |
| | 33. | small, irregularly shaped, planetlike objects |
| | 34. | highest point on Earth |
| | 35. | includes bodies of water such as oceans, lakes, and rivers |
| | Match each item with the correct statement below. a. | plate | b. | glacier | c. | mountain | d. | earthquake | e. | core | | |
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| | 36. | the
innermost part of the earth |
| | 37. | sudden, violent movement along a fault line |
| | 38. | huge
part of Earth’s crust that floats on the upper mantle |
| | 39. | large
body of ice that moves across Earth’s surface |
| | 40. | landform created from colliding continental plates |
| | Match each item with the correct statement below. a. | water
cycle | b. | groundwater | c. | evaporation | d. | hydrosphere | e. | desalination | | |
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| | 41. | Earth’s bodies of water |
| | 42. | freshwater beneath the earth’s surface |
| | 43. | the
movement of water through different forms |
| | 44. | changing of liquid water into vapor |
| | 45. | process of turning ocean water into freshwater |