Exam

Question 1

Which lines run parallel to the equator?

Answer 1

Latitude

Question 2

What percentage of the earth is made up of water?

Answer 2

70%

Question 3

The lithosphere consist of earths what?

Answer 3

Land

Question 4

The hydrosphere consist of earths what?

Answer 4

Water

Question 5

How many inches per year do the plates in the earth move?

Answer 5

4 inches

Question 6

How many miles is the earth from the sun?

Answer 6

93 million

Question 7

What is the diameter of the earth?

Answer 7

8,000 miles

Question 8

Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and tsunamis are created by ______ forces

Answer 8

Internal

Question 9

What is made up of thick rock such as silicon, oxygen, aluminum, and iron?

Answer 9

Mantle

Question 10

Which tropic is located at 23.5° South?

Answer 10

Capricorn

Question 11

Which tropic is located at 23.5° North?

Answer 11

Cancer

Question 12

What are winds that blow in constant patterns?

Answer 12

Prevailing

Question 13

Which area on the equator is usually windless?

Answer 13

Doldrums

Question 14

Which direction do the ocean currents flow in the in the Southern Hemisphere?

Answer 14

Counter-clockwise

Question 15

What is the highest point of the earths surface?

Answer 15

My. Everest

Question 16

What is the lowest point on the earths surface?

Answer 16

Dead Sea

Question 17

What type of map shows the boundaries of states?

Answer 17

Political

Question 18

What is located in Greenwich England?

Answer 18

Prime meridian