Chapter 3 Review Quiz
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A short quiz to review chapter 3 for Physical Geography
- 1.Our solar system is approximately:
- A.
1.3 billion years old
- B.
4.6 billion years old
- C.
12 billion years old
- D.
13.7 billion years old
- 2.All planets orbit around the sun on the:
- A.
Asteroid belt
- B.
Kuiper belt
- C.
Plane of the Ecliptic
- D.
Plane of planets
- 3.When the moon is waxing, it is:
- A.
Getting bigger, from right to left
- B.
Getting bigger, from left to right
- C.
Getting smaller, from right to left
- D.
Getting smaller, from left to right
- 4.The chemical reaction that is constantly going on in the sun is called:
- A.
Fission
- B.
Evaporation
- C.
Flaring
- D.
Fusion
- 5.The outer planets share these common characteristics:
- A.
They are made up of mostly rock and metal
- B.
They have 3 moons
- C.
They are gaseous
- D.
None of the above
- 6.Other than our sun, the closest star to our solar system is:
- A.
4.25 light years away
- B.
12 light years away
- C.
4.25 million miles away
- D.
Really, really far
- 7.If you can pick up a rock-like item that fell from space, it is known as a:
- A.
Meteor
- B.
NEO
- C.
Asteroid
- D.
Meteorite
- E.
Meteroid
- 8.Our Earth is tilted on its axis at an inclination of:
- A.
42.5 degrees
- B.
3.5 degrees
- C.
23.5 degrees
- D.
15 degrees
- 9.The region of our solar system that is home to comets and is approximately 1 light year away is:
- A.
The Asteroid belt
- B.
The Milky Way belt
- C.
The Kuiper belt
- D.
The leather belt
- 10.The Northern and Southern lights are caused when solar wind interacts with:
- A.
Earth's magnetosphere
- B.
Earth's atmosphere
- C.
Carbon dioxide
- D.
Clouds
- 11.Canada is federally divided into:
- A.
10 states
- B.
13 provinces
- C.
10 provinces and 3 territories
- D.
3 provinces and 10 territories
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