Chapter 4 Practice Test

The difference between the source of a river and the mouth of a river
1. is that the source is where it ends and the mouth is where it begins.
2. determines if the water will be fresh or salty.
3. is that the source is where it begins and the mouth is where it ends.
A group of islands is called
1. an archipelago
2. fun it the sun
3. an isthmus
A tsunamis occurs when
1. ocean currents are so strong that whirlpools begin to form.
2. there is an earthquake on the ocean floor.
3. new land is created by volcanic eruptions
The difference between rapids and confluence is.....
1. confluence is the part of a river where the current is swift where rapids is where two rivers meet and flow together.
2. rapids occur where salt and fresh water meet where as confluence only occurs in fresh water.
3. rapids is the part of a river where the current is swift where confluence is where two rivers meet and flow together.
Along boundaries and plates, _________ & ___________ are likely to occur.
1. flooding & hurricanes
2. volcanoes & earthquakes
3. earthquakes & erosion
4. volcanoes & landslides
Continental Drift
1. is the theory that the continents are moving
2. was proved to be a absurd theory, with no facts to back it up.
3. involves the Plate Tectonics theory in relation to the weathering.
Acid Rain has created extensive damage in
1. Washington State, Latin America and Alaska
2. Germany, Scandinavia and Eastern North America
3. all countries throughout the world.
San Andreas fault is in
1. Nebraska
2. Hawaii
3. California
4. Mexico
Internal Forces within the earth
1. have little effect on the earth's landforms.
2. have a profound effect on the lithosphere
3. create and change landforms on the earth's surface.
The Ring of Fire
1. is a circle of volcanoes around the Pacific Ocean.
2. is responsible for creating the majority of disturbances in the atmosphere.
3. was a group of active volcanoes that are almost extinct now.
What do seas, bays and gulfs have in common?
1. They are all part of the ocean, but are given different names in different countries.
2. They are all about the same size.
3. They are all areas of the oceans.
Low-lying land reclaimed from the sea using dikes and canals is
1. polder land.
2. called a delta.
3. too salty for growing anything.
Removal of salt from sea water is
1. impossible!
2. desalination.
3. not a good idea because we have all the fresh water we need.
A good example of technology helping people adjust to their environment is
1. the movement of ideas through the internet.
2. homes being equipped with heating and air-conditioning.
3. what a place look like.
4. customs and traditions that are particular to an area.
Deforestation has occurred because
1. people need wood for fuel.
2. people need lumber to build houses.
3. people in the past and present use lumber for many products.
4. all of the above.
Two examples of renewable resources are
1. forest and soil
2. soil and oil
3. forest and minerals
Problems with nuclear energy are
1. chemical altering and thermal pollution.
2. environmental disasters such as flooding and unpredictable weather patterns.
3. explosions and disposal of radioactive wastes.
All of these are fossil fuels.
1. Oil, natural gas & coal
2. Oil, uranium & coal
3. Oil, natural gas & solar energy.
The earth's crust
1. is the top layer of the earth.
2. provides geothermal energy.
3. Both A & B
A lake that is created by damming up water is called a
1. estuary
2. reservoir
3. canal
A strip of land that connects two larger bodies of land is called a
1. isthmus
2. peninsula
3. swamp
Flat or nearly flat land
1. valley
2. plains
3. fjord
Area of land at the mouth of a river formed by sand, silt and mud.
1. delta
2. estuary
3. swamp
Man-made waterway that connects two bodies of water.
1. strait
2. tributary
3. canal
Renewable resources are those that CAN be replaced
1. True
2. False
Rivers often begin in an ocean.
1. True
2. False
If you were swimming towards the mouth of the river you would be swimming upstream.
1. True
2. False
A peninsula is smaller and more pointed that a cape.
1. True
2. False
Water covers about 3/4 of the earth's surface.
1. True
2. False
Weathering is the movement of the earth's weathered materials.
1. True
2. False
What do we call the artificial watering of farmlands?
1. desalination
2. irrigation
3. desertification
Large sheet of ice that moves slowly over land is a
1. glacier
2. fjord
3. cherry popsicle
There is a mixture of fresh and salt water here in this inlet or lower part of a river.
1. tributary
2. confluence
3. estuary
Deep inlet of the sea surrounded by steep cliffs.
1. canyon walls
2. fjords
3. rapids
A fault is
1. a break in the earth's crust where tectonic plates meet.
2. a complete plate of earth's crust that shifts during an earthquake.
3. a subduction zone where volcanic activity once occurred.
Weathering is a process that
1. takes place when two plates collide
2. causes sediment to be carried by water or wind.
3. moves sand and dust from place to place.
4. breaks up rocks and causes them to wear away.
Weathering and erosion are
1. Two internal forces that change the earth's surface.
2. Two external forces that change the earth's surface.
3. influenced by plate tectonics and the continental drift.
When chemicals in polluted are mix with water vapor this is called
1. acid rain
2. the lithosphere
3. atmospheric contamination
Tree line is
1. the imaginary line on a mountain, beyond which trees do not grow.
2. The area on a hill or mountain where tree growth is the most dense.
3. The imaginary line on a mountain where trees begin to thin out and become more sparse.
A plateau is
1. flat, yet elevated lands found only in dry regions.
2. one example of a wetland.
3. elevated land or tableland.
A river or stream that flows into a larger river is called a
1. tributary
2. rapid
3. reservoir
A narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water is a(n)
1. tributary
2. confluence
3. strait
The greatest cause of erosion is
1. wind
2. sediment
3. running water
4. acid rain
Swamps and marshes are both examples of
1. ecological disasters.
2. wetlands.
3. polders.
Geologist believe that millions of years ago. all the continents were one huge landmass called
1. Australia
2. The BLOB
3. Eurasia
4. Pangea
Earthquakes, floods and volcanoes are disasters that cannot accurately be predicted by today's scientists.
1. True
2. False
Desertification occurs when
1. trees are stripped from the land
2. land becomes desert land through such things as over grazing or out dated farming techniques.
3. you finish your main meal and are allowed something sweet to eat.
A canyon is a deep valley with steep sides that are formed by a river.
1. True
2. False
Which body of water lost much of its volume because water was diverted to irrigate cotton fields?
1. Colorado River
2. Caspian Sea
3. Nile River
4. Aral Sea
Erosion is caused by
1. frost, wind, and weathering
2. volcanoes, water, and chemicals
3. water, wind, and glaciers
4. earthquakes, deltas, and ice
An example of how man has used technology to interact with the environment is
1. Planting seeds to grow crops
2. Using nuclear energy for electricity
3. Plowing a field with oxen.
4. Harvesting rice using hand tools.
Which of the following is NOT an example of an effect of acid rain?
1. Kills fish
2. destroys forests
3. wears away buildings
4. causes soil erosion
Which of the following is an example of human activity that has changed the environment?
1. fires caused by lightning
2. oil spills
3. earthquakes
4. volcanoes
Making soil more fertile is a positive benefit of
1. earthquakes
2. erosion
3. volcanoes
Hills, mountains, plains, and plateaus are
1. only found in the Northern Hemisphere.
2. caused by earthquakes
3. examples of ways internal forces have changed earth
4. the four types of landforms
Farmers no longer have silt to fertilize their soil because of the construction of the
1. Hoover Dam
2. Aswan Dam
Hydroelectric power and water for irrigation are provided for people in the southwest United States by the
1. Nile River
2. Colorado River
3. Mississippi River
4. Columbia River
Rock layers where underground water is found are called
1. aquaducts.
2. reservoirs.
3. aquifers.
4. canals
Petrochemicals are products made from
1. coal.
2. iron.
3. minerals
4. oil.
Hydroelectric power comes from
1. heat in the earth's interior
2. running water
3. burning fossil fuels.
4. movements of the earth's crust.
Molten rock that flows from a volcano is called
1. magma.
2. lava.
People's ability to modify and adapt to their physical environment has been increased by
1. plate tectonics.
2. changing climate conditions
3. technology.
4. meteorology

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