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Unit 2 -- The Physical World -- Test Review
Unit 2 -- The Physical World -- Test Review
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Review questions based upon SC Geography Unit 2 curriculum.
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1
________ refers to the average weather conditions over many years.
Humidity
Hygronomy
Climate
Astronomy
2
The ________ ________ is the steep drop-off from the shelf to the deep ocean.
Continental shelf
Continental slope
Continental divide
Abyssal plain
3
How many planets are there in the Solar System?
Four
Six
Twelve
Eight
4
A source of freshwater underground which may be either confined or unconfined is called what?
Aquaregia
Aqueduct
Aquaculture
Aquifer
5
The lithosphere covers approximately what percentage of Earth's surface?
20
40
30
50
6
Which of the following is NOT among the climate zones we talked about?
Dry
Peculiar
Temperate
Tropical
7
The ________ ________ allows trapped gases to radiate solar energy that warms Earth.
Greenhouse effect
Butterfly effect
Climate change
Goldilocks effect
8
The theory of ________ ________ describes the activities of continental drift and magma flow.
Natural selection
Plate tectonics
Common ancestry
Spontaneous generation
9
Tectonic plates moving against each other form cracks called:
Faults
Failures
Fissures
Foibles
10
A ________ is an ecological community defined by distinctive plant and animal groups.
Biologic
Bibliography
Biome
Biore
11
Desalination requires a large amount of ________ -- one of the reasons why it is controversial.
Salt
Energy
Sand
Fruit
12
Prevailing winds generally blow in a ________ direction.
Backward
Straight
Irritating
Diagonal
13
Which of the following is NOT among the layers of Earth?
Mantle
Crust
Core
Table
14
What is the "nickname" for the habitable zone around a star?
Goldilocks Zone
Temperate Zone
End Zone
Most Excellent Zone
15
Which of the following is NOT considered part of the biosphere?
Geosphere
Atmosphere
Lithosphere
Hydrosphere
16
Which of the following is NOT part of the naturally-occurring water cycle?
Evaporation
Condensation
Precipitation
Desalination
17
Mid-latitude climates have ________ weather patterns.
Variable
Cold
Hot
Dry
18
The ________ Effect causes prevailing winds to be deflected (to the right or left).
Accordion
Placebo
Greenhouse
Coriolis
19
The sun's energy causes water to change from liquid to gas phase during:
Evaporation
Infiltration
Sabotage
Collection
20
What is the tallest mountain in the world?
Mt. Everest
Mt. Saint Helens
Mt. Kilimanjaro
Mt. Hood
21
Soil building is influenced by each of the following factors EXCEPT:
Astronomy
Biology
Geology
Climate
22
What happens when absorption and radiation of solar energy are no longer in balance?
Global warming
Genetic drift
Nuclear fusion
Alpha decay
23
The low latitudes are the areas of Earth nearest the ________.
Prime Meridian
North Pole
Moon
Equator
24
________ influences climate at all latitudes.
Continental drift
Perception
Perspective
Elevation
25
The high latitudes generally have very ________ climates.
Cold
Hot
Wet
Strange
26
Oxygen
makes up what percentage of Earth's atmosphere?
4
21
78
1
27
The ________ begins summer and winter, while the ________ does the same for spring and autumn.
Apogee; Aphelion
Vernal; Autumnal
Solstice; Equinox
Solstice; Eclipse
28
Which of the following is NOT an important indicator of climate change?
Heat waves
Severe weather events
Coriolis effect
Rising global temperatures
29
Mountain ranges push air ________ on the ________ side.
Downward; windward
Upward; warm
Downward; cool
Upward; windward
30
Which of the following is not among the four spheres into which geographers divide Earth?
Lithosphere
Bathosphere
Atmosphere
Biosphere
