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Planet Earth - Chapter 2
Planet Earth - Chapter 2
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Earthquakes occur when two ?____? slide past each other.
landforms
plates
2
the process of breaking rock into smaller pieces is know as...
weathering
runoff
erosion
plate tectonics
3
the circulation of water from Earth´s surface to the atmosphere and back is known as...
evaporation
water cycle
condensation
precipitation
4
About 3 percent of Earth´s water supply is
groundwater
salt water
surface water
freshwater
5
which of the following creates Earth´s change in seasons
latitude
rotation
tilt
solar energy
6
Every 24 hours, Earth completes one ...
tilt
rotation
axis
revolution
7
Most of Earth´s salt water is stored in ______?
oceans
wells
8
Most of Earth´s available freshwater is stored
underground
in streams
in lakes
in rivers
9
Antarctica receives direct rays from the sun all year and is colder than places like Hawaii
False
True
10
Water shortages can result from
precipitation
runoff
drought
condensation
11
What is the most common cause of erosion?
water
weathering
12
Which theory suggests that the continents were once part of one supercontinent?
eruption patterns
Ring of Fire
tilt and rotation
continental drift
13
long periods of lower-than-normal precipitation are known as...
drought
water cycle
weathering
erosion
14
Water that is found in Earth´s streams, rivers, and lakes...
surface water
salt water
ground water
tropics
15
The collision of two continental plates results in
lava
mountain building
ocean trenches
plate tectonics
16
What regions have seasons marked by rainfall rather than temperature:
areas near the South Pole
mid-latitudes
high latitudes
the tropics
17
What parts of Earth can receive up to 24 hours of sunlight a day?
areas near the Arctic and Antarctic circles
areas with low latitudes
areas near the equator
areas tilted away from the sun
18
Earth´s yearly trip around the sun is its...
axis
rotation
latitude
revolution
19
Earth´s glaciers can cause
drought
precipitation
erosion
condensation
20
One use of water is that it can be used to produce electricity
True
False
21
Monsoons are...
seasonal winds that bring heavy rain
volcanic eruptions
weathered landforms
low latitudes
22
Which season does solar energy begin to increase:
summer
winter
fall
spring
23
Earth´s landforms include mountains, valleys, and ...
lakes
peninsulas
rivers
glaciers
24
The Northern and Southern hemispheres experience summer at the same time.
True
False
25
Which is not a way that people change landforms?
creating sediment
building terraces for farming
drilling tunnels through mountains
building dams
26
Earth´s ?_____? is an imaginary line around which it turns.
axis
latitude
27
precipitation that flows over land into rivers and oceans is called...
runoff
lava
groundwater
water
28
The term for the distance north or south of the equater
weathering
lava
latitude
revolution
29
What are the main processes of the water cycle?
evaporation and precipitation.
drought and flooding
ground water and surface water
salt water and fresh water
30
Which of the following affects the amount of soler energy the planet receives?
percipitation
plate separation
revolution
plate collision
31
What are large areas of slow moving ice called?
glaciers
tropics
mountains
ground ice
32
The theory that helps explain how forces below Earth´s surface have shaped our landforms
continental drift
plate tectonics
33
One complete spin of Earth on its axis is called...
revolution
tilt
rotation
latitude
34
Magma that reaches the Earth´s surface is called...
runoff
lava
volcano
magmite
