Chapter 1 Introduction to Earth Science Chapter Test
Multiple Choice
1. Which of Earth’s spheres includes the oceans, groundwater,
lakes, and glaciers?
a. atmosphere
b. biosphere
c. hydrosphere
d. geosphere
2. The asthenosphere and lithosphere are parts of Earth’s
a. geosphere.
b. biosphere.
c. hydrosphere.
d. atmosphere.
3. What are the three main parts of the geosphere?
a. atmosphere, crust, core
b. lithosphere, mantle, core
c. crust, mantle, core
d. asthenosphere, lithosphere, atmosphere
4. On the global grid, the prime meridian is at
a. 0° latitude.
b. 0° longitude.
c. 90° latitude.
d. 90° longitude.
5. Which type of map best shows differences in elevation?
a. Mercator
b. Robinson
c. gnomonic
d. topographic
6. On a topographic map, contour lines that form a circle
indicate
a. a lake.
b. a hill.
c. an ocean.
d. a depression.
7. On a topographic map, the elevation of an area with contour
lines that are very far apart is
a. nearly flat.
b. very steep.
c. constantly changing.
d. mountainous.
Chapter 1 Introduction to Earth Science Chapter Test
8. If a topographic map has a contour interval of 10 m and the map has five contour lines with
the lowest elevation shown as 15 m, the elevation of the highest line is _____
A. 10 m
B. 5 m
C. 15 m
D. 55 m
9. Areas of equal elevation are connected by _____ lines on a topographic map.
A. meridian
B. longitude
C. contour
D. latitude
10. Use the topographic map below to answer the following two questions: What is the contour
interval of the map?
A. 50 meters
B. 30 meters
C. 15 meters
D. 10 meters
11. Which two points have the same elevation?
A. points C and D
B. points E and F
C. points A and B
D. points G and H
Chapter 1 Introduction to Earth Science Chapter Test