Module 2 Test

Hot, damp air with warm, muggy rain all year is what climate?

What happens when two air masses collide?

Which area of the world has rich oil deposits?

What do minerals, when mixed with rock or solid material, create?

What two events often take place along the Ring of Fire?

In the tundra climate plant life includes_________.

Where does the Earth tilt during winter?

When would a person in Australia typically experience the Fall equinox?

How does the climate change the farther from the equator you get?

When dogs began to hunt dodo birds what happened?

What region leads to world in oil production?

Where is most of the planet's water supply stored?

What problem is caused from water shortage?

Which type of extreme weather occurs when the amount of rainfall is far below what usually falls?

What type of storm has stronger winds than a cyclone?

How do people try to prevent forest loss?

In North America what event occurs on December 21 or 22?

What is a storm with strong swirling winds and heavy rainfall, in the Eastern hemisphere, called?

What determines which plants will grow and how well they will grow?

Volcanic islands are created when which continental movement happens?

What makes it through the gap between plates when the separate?

Where is the majority of the Earth's freshwater locked away?

What happens when a species dies out?

Vegetation is not found anywhere in this climate?

The Missouri River is a smaller stream that flows into the Mississippi River, which is an example of a ______________.

Trees, water, plants and animals are what type of resources?

How does water evaporate and turn from liquid to gas or water vapor?

Which example is an example of hydroelectric power?

Fossil fuels are formed from the remains of ______________________.

How long does it take Earth to make one revolution around the sun?

How long does it take the Earth to rotate once on its axis?

When the sun heats the ocean and water vapor rises into the air, what is it called?

A "front" is when what event happens?

Which region has the seasons marked by rainfall rather than temperature?

What resources will never run out?

How much of the organic material in forest soil do fallen trees provide?

Climates with little to no rain or snow and both hot and cold temperatures are called____________.

What area of the earth is the Ring of Fire found?

On what layer of Earth do tectonic plates rest?

What is the main landform you would find in Colorado?

What is an example of a renewable resource?

Plants and animals living in a area that depends on each other for survival is called a ___________?

What grows in the tropical area north and south of the equator?

How much does the Earth tilt?

The average condition of the atmosphere over a long period of time is called _________.

Where do warm currents move from?

Which is an example of a mineral resource?

What contributes to deforestation?

Tectonic plates are made up of which part of the Earth?

Earth's tilt, movement, and shape have what type of affect on Earth?

What product is used to create jet planes?

What is defined as the condition of the atmosphere at a specific time?

Why do continents move?

What might people who live in the rainforest be most concerned about?

Where are the most diverse habitats on Earth found?