6th Grade Chapter 2 REVIEW

When does the summer solstice occur in the Northern Hemisphere?

What is the supercontinent called?

Which of the following is NOT an example of a landform?

In which vegetation region would you find a plant with shallow roots, meant to absorb water before it evaporates?

_________ are plants that grow in a specific region.

Earth's surface is constantly changing.

Climate changes from day to day

On this map, you would find a mountain peak by looking for a...

The nearly circular path that Earth takes around the sun is called a(n)

The _______ is a thick, rocky layer around Earth's core.

What type of vegetation does a desert scrub contain?

Weather changes from day to day.

80% of the worlds volcanoes are located here

The climate of a place is the average ______ over many years.

The color that represents the highest hazard on this map is...

What types of trees does a mixed forest have?

The condition of the air and sky from day to day is called...

As Earth travels around the sun, it spins on its axis, making a full rotation about every 24 hours.

How many time zones are there?

Which layer of the Earth contains all of its landforms?

The average weather of a place over many years

Earth is part of which galaxy?

An underwater earthquake that creates a massive wave is called ...

The imaginary line running through Earth between the North and South poles is called the ______.

How long does it take for the Earth to make one complete rotation?

What type of vegetation does an ice cap have?

What makes up our solar system?

Each year, Earth makes one _____ around the sun.

Because oceans gain and lose heat slowly, they help keep temperatures ____ near coasts.