T2

1.

1 point

Which reference line passes through both the geographic north pole and the geographic south pole?

International Date Line

Prime Meridian (0 degrees longitude)

Equator (0 degrees latitude)

Tropic of Cancer

2.

1 point

Which of the following is NOT evidence that supports Earth's spherical shape?

The changing seasons

The similarities in gravity at sea level all over Earth

Photographs taken from space

Ships appearing to sink as they sail past the horizon

3.

1 point

Polaris is used as a celestial reference point for Earth's latitude system because Polaris

Is a very bright star

Can be seen from any place on Earth

Always rises at sunset and sets at sunrise

Is located over Earth's axis of rotation

4.

1 point

As gradient increases, what happens to the distance between isolines?

Decreases (closer together)

Increases (farther apart)

Stays the same

Not enough information given

5.

1 point

In which group are the spheres of Earth listed in order of increasing density?

lithosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere

lithosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere

atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere

hydrosphere, lithosphere, atmosphere

6.

1 point

What do the tropopause, stratopause, and mesopause all have in common?

Each is a zone of decreasing water vapor

Each is a point of maximum elevation

Each is a region of increasing pressure

Each is an interface of the two layers of the atmosphere

7.

1 point

Oxygen is the most abundant element by volume in Earth's

Lithosphere

Crust

Hydrosphere

Troposphere

8.

1 point

The layer of bedrock near Earth's surface that forms a shell around Earth is called the

Inner core

Lithosphere

Mantle

Hydrosphere

9.

1 point

As depth within Earth's interior increases,

density, temp, and pressure decrease

density and temp increase, but pressure stays the same

density decreases, but temp and pressure stay the same

density, temp, and pressure increase

10.

1 point

The lower atmosphere and hydrosphere are bound to Earth by

Pressure

Weathering

Temperature

Gravity

11.

1 point

An airplane takes off from a location at 20 degrees south latitude and flies to a new location 50 degrees due north of its starting point. What latitude has the airplane reached?

30 degrees north

89 degrees south

70 degrees north

40 degrees south

12.

1 point

Which makes up most of Earth's surface?

Asthenosphere

Lithosphere

Atmosphere

Hydrosphere

13.

1 point

The water sphere of Earth is known as the

Hydrosphere

Mantle

Inner core

Lithosphere

14.

1 point

Which statement most accurately describes Earth's atmosphere?

The atmosphere is layered, with each layer possessing distinct characteristics

The atmosphere is a mass of gases surrounding most of Earth

The atmospheres altitude is less than the depth of the ocean

The atmosphere is more dense than the hydrosphere, but less dense than the lithosphere

15.

1 point

Which object best represents a true scale model of the shape of Earth?

a football

a pear

an egg

a table tennis ball