Unit 1 test Geography

Question 1

Describe Summer

Answer 1

Tilted toward the sun, creates more direct solar energy, warmer temperatures, & longer periods of daylight.

Question 2

Describe Winter

Answer 2

Tilted away from the sun, causing less solar energy, cool temperatures, & less daylight.

Question 3

Describe Fall

Answer 3

Beginning to tilt toward the sun, solar energy increases, temperatures start to rise, and days grow longer.

Question 4

Describe Spring

Answer 4

Beginning to be tilted away solar energy begins to decrease, causing cooler temperatures, and shorter days.

Question 5

Types of Land forms

Answer 5

Ocean -Coral Reef -Isthmus -Island -Strait -Wetland -River -Sinkhole -Lake -Forest -Volcano -Valley -Mountain -Canyon -Hill -Plain -Desert -Oasis -Plateau

Question 6

Five Ways We Use Water

Answer 6

Showering, washing dishes, making food, making drinks, and watering plants.

Question 7

Two Problems Caused by Water

Answer 7

Health and Precipitation

Question 8

Explain The Four Steps of the Water Cycle

Answer 8

1.when the water comes down from the sky
2. Goes into the ocean
3. Pulls together
4.evaporates

Question 9

What would happen if we did not have an atmosphere?

Answer 9

The world would be cold

Question 10

The Atmosphere keeps the Earth

Answer 10

warm

Question 11

The Atmosphere protects us from _______ and _______

Answer 11

Meteors and Comets

Question 12

The Troposphere protects us from _______ Radiation

Answer 12

Gamma

Question 13

We live in the __________ layer of the atmosphere?

Answer 13

Troposphere

Question 14

Air

Answer 14

Atmosphere

Question 15

Land

Answer 15

Lithosphere

Question 16

Life

Answer 16

Biosphere

Question 17

Water

Answer 17

Hydrosphere

Question 18

Solar energy

Answer 18

Energy from the sun

Question 19

Revolution

Answer 19

The 365 ¼ day trip Earth takes around the sun each year

Question 20

Rotation

Answer 20

One complete spin of Earth on its axis

Question 21

tropics

Answer 21

Regions close to the equator

Question 22

surface water

Answer 22

Water that is found in Earth’s streams, rivers, and lakes

Question 23

precipitation

Answer 23

Water that falls to Earth’s surface as rain, snow, sleet, or hail

Question 24

groundwater

Answer 24

Water found below Earth’s surface

Question 25

water vapor

Answer 25

The movement of water from Earth’s surface to the atmosphere and back

Question 26

water cycle

Answer 26

Water occurring in the air as an invisible gas

Question 27

land forms

Answer 27

A shape on the planet's surface, such as a mountain, valley, plain, island, or peninsula