Physical Earth Pre-test

All water areas of Earth.

• Hydrosphere

• Lithosphere

• Biosphere

• Atmosphere

This creates many of Earth’s physical features through continental drift and magma flow.

• Subduction

• Continental Drift

• Plate Tectonics

• Erosion

The part of the Earth where life exists.

• Hydrosphere

• Lithosphere

• Biosphere

• Atmosphere

Thin layer of gases that surrounds Earth.

• Hydrosphere

• Lithosphere

• Biosphere

• Atmosphere

Where is earth located?

• 3rd planet from the sun

• 5th planet from the sun

• 1st planet from the sun

• 8th planet from the sun

Which of the following is NOT a landform?

• River

• Forest

• Cliff

• Mountain

What was the gigantic supercontinent called?

• Adventure Bay

• Megacontinent

• Eurasia

• Pangaea

Scientists theorize that Earth’s largest physical features are created by

• Erosion from mountain meltwater.

• Widening of continental shelves.

• Collisions between landmasses.

• Softening of the mantle.

Most of Earth’s freshwater is in

• Polar ice caps

• Oceans

• Rivers, lakes, and streams

• Vapor in the atmosphere

The sun activates the water cycle by

• Condensing water in lakes and rivers

• Causing weather systems to occur

• Evaporating water from the surfaces of bodies of water

• Causing precipitation