Ch. 2 -The Physical World Review

Which of the following does not have at least ONE moon?

What is the thick layer of hot rock under the earth's crust?

Erosion is the wearing away of earth's...

Surrounding the solid inner core is a ________outer core.

This word refers to all of the physical processes that create many of earth's physical features

How much of the earth is covered by the hydrosphere?

Faults or cracks are caused by:

When sea plates pull apart the process is called:

"Faults" are:

Many scientists believe that the continents:

The island of Surtsy, of the coast of Iceland, was created by:

All of these are one of the five oceans of the world EXCEPT

These islands were formed by volcanic eruptions and are in the middle of the Pacific plate:

The water cycle shows that earth's water...

The two dwarf planets are:

A lake is a body of water that is:

The asteroid belt is found

All planets can be put into these 3 types:

Which element composes more of earth's atmosphere than any other?

What is the highest point on earth?

What statement about weathering and erosion is true?

What is the part of the earth that supports life?

What is the lowest point of dry land on earth?

What is the freshwater that lies beneath the earth's surface called?

What are sudden, violent movements of tectonic plates along a fault line?

When warm air cools and forms a cloud the process is called:

All of these are Terrestrial Planets EXCEPT:

The Hymalayas are fold mountains, created by:

The earth ranks ___ in size.

Greenland is covered mostly by:

What is the continental shelf?

Desalination is not used more because it is:

The Continental Drift theory states:

When heavy sea plates dive under a lighter continental plate it is called the process of:

Which type of erosion do some geologists think affected the Sphinx thus causing CONTROVERSY?

What is the deepest known depression on earth?

What is a sudden, violent movement of tectonic plates along a fault line?

Turning ocean water into fresh water can be done through the process of:

The San Andreas Fault was caused by:

An isthmus is a:

All of these are forms of precipitation EXCEPT:

Earth is considered a "terrestrial planet because:

An aquifer is ...

The sun is a ...

Which volcano provides rich soil to the island of Java?

The three layers of the earth are:

The outer layer of the earth is called the____.

What is the "Ring of Fire"?

What is magma?

All of these are main sources of heat in the earth EXCEPT:

An underground porous rock layer often saturated by very slow flows of water is called:

The part of the Earth’s surface that is land is called the: