Name Date Class Section 1 Quiz Planet Earth MATCHING: Match each item in Column A with an item in Column B. Write the correct letters in the blanks. (10 points each) A B 1. natural features of the Earth’s surface A. Dead Sea 2. lowest dry land point on Earth B. hydrosphere 3. small, irregularly shaped, planetlike objects C. landforms 4. highest point on Earth D. asteroids 5. includes bodies of water such as oceans, lakes, and rivers E. Mount Everest MULTIPLE CHOICE: In each blank on the left, write the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. (10 points each) 6. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are a. terrestrial planets. c. dwarf planets. b. asteroids. d. gas giant planets. Copyright © Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. 7. A is made up of icy dust particles and frozen gases. a. meteoroid c. comet b. solar system d. gas giant planet 8. Earth’s most visible landforms as seen from space are a. climates. c. highways. b. continents. d. hills. 9. An underwater extension of the coastal plain is called the a. lithosphere. c. continental shelf. b. Isthmus of Panama. d. continental slope. 10. Outside the , life can exist only with mechanical life-support systems. a. valleys c. continents b. biosphere d. asteroid belt Section Quizzes and Chapter Tests 13
Name Date Class Section 2 Quiz Forces of Change MATCHING: Match each item in Column A with an item in Column B. Write the correct letters in the blanks. (10 points each) A B 1. the innermost part of the Earth A. plate 2. sudden, violent movement along a fault line B. glacier 3. huge part of Earth’s crust that floats on the upper mantle C. mountain 4. large body of ice that moves across Earth’s surface D. earthquake 5. landform created by colliding continental plates E. core MULTIPLE CHOICE: In each blank on the left, write the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. (10 points each) 6. The Grand Canyon in Colorado was created by a. glacial erosion. c. water erosion. Copyright © Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. b. wind erosion. d. chemical erosion. 7. The core, , and crust are the three layers of the Earth. a. mantle c. plates b. magma d. lava 8. During pieces of the Earth’s crust come together slowly. a. erosion c. accretion b. glaciation d. collision 9. Limestone dissolved by carbon dioxide in rain water is an example of weathering. a. physical c. chemical b. water d. slow 10. When lava breaks through the Earth’s crust, a is formed. a. trench c. mantle b. volcano d. glacier 14 Section Quizzes and Chapter Tests
Name Date Class Section 3 Quiz Earth’s Water MATCHING: Match each item in Column A with an item in Column B. Write the correct letters in the blanks. (10 points each) A B 1. an underground rock layer saturated with water A. water cycle 2. freshwater beneath Earth’s surface B. groundwater 3. the movement of water through different forms C. evaporation 4. changing of liquid water into vapor D. aquifer 5. process of turning ocean water into freshwater E. desalination MULTIPLE CHOICE: In each blank on the left, write the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. (10 points each) 6. About 97 percent of the water on Earth circles the globe as a. rivers. c. rain. b. oceans. d. lakes. Copyright © Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. 7. When clouds gather more water than they can hold, they release moisture as a. precipitation. c. groundwater. b. condensation. d. evaporation. 8. Which ocean is the world’s largest ocean? a. Arctic c. Pacific b. Atlantic d. Indian 9. Most of the Earth’s total freshwater is in a. the oceans. c. large lakes. b. glaciers and ice caps. d. desalination plants. 10. Water vapor changing into liquid water is called a. evaporation. c. condensation. b. desalination. d. thunderstorms. Section Quizzes and Chapter Tests 15