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What are the two main types of land on Earth?
Flat Land
Rugged Land
Low Elevation
High Land
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What is the name for weather patterns that an area experiences over a long period of time?
Climate
Weather
Hydrosphere
Atmosphere
3
How many layers make-up the Earth?
2
4
5
3
4
Which layer of the Earth are the continents and oceans a part of?
Crust
Mantle
Inner Core
Outer Core
5
What is the largest and deepest ocean in the world?
Pacific Ocean
Arctic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
6
What is the largest fresh water lake in the world?
Lake Baikal
Lake Superior
Crater Lake
Lake Michigan
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What is the largest salt water lake in the world?
Lake Superior
Dead Sea
Crater Lake
Caspian Sea
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What percentage of the Earth's water is fresh?
4%
3%
1%
2%
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What is the warmest ocean in the world?
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Arctic Ocean
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True or False: It is easier to weather away rock that has cracks, holes, and crevices in it.
False
True
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What was the name of the landmass when all the continents were connected millions of years ago?
Gigantor
Tectonic Plates
Pangaea
Continental Drift
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What is the name given to the sections of the upper mantle and crust that are broken up?
Plates
Magma
Lava
Rafts
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What in the Earth's mantle actually allows the crust's plates to move?
Magnetic Force
Lava
Earthquakes
Magma
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What is the area around the Pacific Ocean that has many earthquakes and volcanoes called?
Plate Tectonics
Fire Ring
Ring Of Fire
Continental Drift
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Which of the following is not a component of climate?
Precipitation
Temperature
Wind/Water Currents
Vegetation
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What is rugged land that has sloping sides and is less than 1,000 feet in elevation called?
Mountain
Plateau
Hill
Valley
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Which temperature zone is known for the changing seasons -- four of them?
Temperate
Tropical
Polar
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What is the warmest temperature zone on Earth?
Tropical
Polar
Temperate
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Which part of the crust is thicker -- under the continents or under the oceans?
Oceans
Continents
20
What is the term for flat land that is gently rolling?
Butte
Plain
Plateau
Mesa
21
In which one of the types of boundaries do the plates collide with each other?
Transform
Faults
Convergent
Divergent
22
What process of the water cycle is being shown in number two?
Evaporation
Collection
Precipitation
Condensation
23
What are the two types of water in the world?
Salt Water
Clean Water
Fresh Water
Frozen Water
24
In which one of the types of boundaries do the plates pull away from each other?
Divergent
Faults
Transform
Convergent
25
What process in the water cycle is number three showing?
Condensation
Precipitation
Collection
Evaporation
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What is the name for the process of moving weathered rock?
Weathering
Wind
Erosion
Water
27
What percentage of the Earth is land?
30%
25%
20%
35%
28
What happens to the temperature the higher you go up in elevation?
Stays The Same
Gets Warmer
Gets Colder
29
What is the term for measuring how hot or cold something is (not the device that measures)?
Weather
Climate
Thermometer
Temperature
30
What is the term for day to day atmospheric conditions, like temperature?
Climate
Weather
Biosphere
Atmosphere
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What is the breaking down of rocks and other materials on the Earth’s surface called?
Deposition
Oxidation
Erosion
Weathering
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How much water is on this Earth?
90%
80%
70%
60%
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What are two of the forces that can move weathered rock?
Plants
Wind
Earthquakes
Water
