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Earth's Physical Geography
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1
The Panama Canal connect the Atlantic and Arctic oceans.
False
True
2
What is the center of Earth called?
Core
Crust
Mantle
Lithosphere
3
A climate zone
Summer solstice
Mountain
Desert
Plains
4
A year is is defined as 360 days.
True
False
5
Earth's crust is made up of seven enormous tectonic plates.
False
True
6
What is the percentage of Earth's water is salt water?
79
3
97
9
7
Melted rock
Stone
Gold
Magma
Volcanic rock
8
Who was the scientist who invented a system that divided Earth into climate zones?
Sir Issac Newton
Boris Karloff
Wladimir Koppen
Albert Einstein
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Process that produces safe drinking water
Evaporation
Desalinization
Aquifization
Purifying
10
How long does it take plates to move enough to create landforms?
hundreds of years
around 100 years
thousands of years
millions of years
11
Cold temperate climates have a long summer season.
True
False
12
Condensation turns water vapor into a denser liquid or a solid state.
False
True
13
Why are cities often warmer than areas in the countryside?
Cities have more lights.
Cities consume more water.
Cities have more parks.
Cities have more metal, asphalt, and concrete surfaces.
14
What percent of Earth's surface is water?
85
75
71
90
15
Which mountain range is under water?
Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Blue Ridge Mountain
Mount Everest
Mariana Trench
16
An area located at the mouth of a river.
Isthmus
Trench
Peninsula
Delta
17
Why do places on Earth have daily periods of daylight and darkness?
because Earth rotates once every 24 hours
because of the Earth's tilt
because of Earth's North and South poles
because of Earth's distance from the sun
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Subsystem that consists of Earth's water
Hydrobomb
Hydroxylation
Hydrogen
Hydrosphere
19
What is it called when day and night in both hemispheres are of equal length?
winter solstice
equinox
axis
summer solstice
20
Where are you more likely to see an ice sheet?
In Bryce Canyon
in the Rockies
along the Equator
at the North Pole
