7th Grade Science Quiz On Earth! Trivia
Are you learning 7th-grade earth science, and do you think you can pass this quiz? This quiz will teach you what the earth's actual shape is, what another way to say 90 degrees North, what topographic maps measure, and what else you can call lines of latitude. This quiz will help you with 7th-grade earth science. Please take your certificate after the quiz.
- 1.The 'official' shape of the earth is:
- A.
Sphere
- B.
Cylinder
- C.
Oblate spheroid
- D.
Round
- 2.The earth bulges in the middle because of
- A.
Tides
- B.
Latitude and longitude
- C.
Revolution
- D.
Rotation
- 3.0 degrees latitude references:
- A.
The north pole
- B.
The prime meridian
- C.
The equator
- D.
Tropic of Cancer
- 4.Lines of longitude run:
- A.
East and West
- B.
North and South
- C.
Southeast to Northwest
- D.
Anywhere they want
- 5.90 degrees North latitude is another name for:
- A.
The equator
- B.
The prime meridian
- C.
The North Pole
- D.
Buffalo, NY
- 6.Lines of Latitude can also be called:
- A.
Meridians
- B.
Parallels
- C.
Imaginary lines
- D.
Revolution
- 7.Which of the following is NOT a piece of evidence to indicate the shape of the earth?
- A.
Pictures from Space
- B.
Early Explorers
- C.
The shadow on the moon
- D.
Ships sinking into the horizon
- 8.'The thin layer of water on or near the surface of the earth'; describes which vocabulary word?
- A.
Atmosphere
- B.
Lithosphere
- C.
Moho
- D.
Hydrosphere
- 9.Topographic maps measure:
- A.
Elevation change
- B.
Latitude and longitude
- C.
Temperature
- D.
Weather
- 10.
30 degrees South latitude x 135 degrees East longitude describes which country?- A.
Canada
- B.
Greenland
- C.
Australia
- D.
Spain
