Chapter 1 Test

Question 0

Lithosphere(crust)

Answer 0

shell of rock surrounding the Earth

Question 1

Earths shape appears to be…

Answer 1

A perfect sphere but it’s true shape is an oblate spheroid

Question 2

2 most abundant elements of the lithosphere

Answer 2

Oxygen and silicon

Question 3

Hydrosphere

Answer 3

The liquid water supply on Earths surface

~Oceans,rivers,lakes and groundwater

Question 4

2 most abundant elements of the hydrosphere

Answer 4

Hydrogen and oxygen

Question 5

Atmosphere

Answer 5

shell of gases that surrounds the Earth

Question 6

2 most abundant elements of the atmosphere

Answer 6

Nitrogen and oxygen

Question 7

The 4 layers of the ATMOSPHERE

Answer 7

Troposphere
Stratosphere
Mesosphere
Thermosphere

Question 8

The 3 properties illustrated..

Answer 8

1) temperature
2) pressure
3) water vapor

Question 9

_____of the mass of the atmosphere is in the troposphere

Answer 9

99%

Question 10

Latitude

Answer 10

Measures your angular distance form the equator
~North or South
~maximum latitude=90

Question 11

Longitude

Answer 11

Measure angular distance from the prime meridian
~west or east
~maximum longitude=180

Question 12

Polaris

Answer 12

North Star, it is located directly above the North axis
~Polaris does not move
~other stars move around Polaris

Question 13

As your latitude decreases,

Answer 13

the altitude of Polaris decreases

Question 14

Height of Polaris is _____ to the latitude of the observer

Answer 14

equal

Question 15

Polaris is located in the sky

Answer 15

Above the pointer stars in the Big Dipper and it is in the Little Dipper

Question 16

Earth rotates how many degrees per hour

Answer 16

15 degrees/ hour

Question 17

You____time going east and____time going west

Answer 17

Gain

Lose

Question 18

How many time zones are there?

Answer 18

24

Question 19

If you are located WEST of the Prime Meridian then your local time is_____ of the Prime Meridian

Answer 19

Earlier

Question 20

If you live EAST of the Prime Meridian then your local time is_____than Prime Meridian time

Answer 20

Later

Question 21

What is time based on?

Answer 21

The suns position in the sky

Question 22

Earth rotates…

Answer 22

Counter clockwise

West to east

Question 23

Greenwich Mean Time

Answer 23

Is the time at the Prime Meridian

Question 24

Local Solar Time

Answer 24

Is the time at your longitude

Question 25

Relief

Answer 25

Is the difference in elevation between 2 points on a map

Question 26

Elevation

Answer 26

Height above sea level

Question 27

Contour line

Answer 27

Connects places with the same elevation and shows the shape of the land

Question 28

Contour INTERVAL

Answer 28

Difference in height between two adjacent contour lines Ex. One line is 40 and another is 30 the contour interval is 10

Question 29

Index contour lines

Answer 29

Are drawn darker and are labeled Ex. One dark line is 400 and another dark line is 350 the index contour is 50

Question 30

Gradient=

Answer 30

change in field value -------------------------- Distance

Question 31

How do you know which way a stream flows?

Answer 31

A stream flows opposite the bends of the contour lines

Question 32

Describe how contour lines appear when a slope is steep

Answer 32

They appear close together

Question 33

What shape indicates a hilltop?

Answer 33

Small circles

Question 34

Describe the appear of a depression contour line

Answer 34

Hachures

Question 35

The hugest possible elevation of a hill or mountain is

Answer 35

One less than the next possible contour line