Question

Q) The boundary between the Pacific and the North American plate along the San Andreas fault is a _____ plate boundary, and the boundary between the Nazca Plate and the South American plate along the coast of Chile is a _____ plate boundary.

transform; divergent

convergent; transform

transform; convergent

convergent; divergent

Q) In the rock cycle, ______rocks are created from magma, while _____rocks are created by applying heat or pressure to existing rocks and thus changing their mineral structure.

metamorphic; sedimentary

igneous; metamorphic

igneous; sedimentary

sedimentary; igneous

Q) Sun energy is most concentrated:

at the aphelion and perihelion

at the north pole in the summer and the south pole in the winter

at the equator, year round

at the subsolar point, which varies throughout the year

it is evenly distributed across latitudes

Q) The primary cause of seasons is

the tilt of the earth

annual solar flares

the distance between the sun and the earth at the aphelion and perihelion

the solstice

the amount of heat stored in the oceans

Q) Which of the following statements is not correct?

The Eastern hemisphere is defined by longitude

The Prime Meridian is 0 degrees of latitude

The international date line is in the middle of the Pacific Ocean

Lines of latitude are parallel

The Arctic circle is outside of the circle of illumination on December 22nd

Answer 1