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Ch. 2 Test (Geo.)
Ch. 2 Test (Geo.)
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The movement of sediment from one location to another
Precipitation
Erosion
Weathering
Decompensation
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Water that falls to Earth’s surface as rain, snow, sleet, or hail is known as this...
Evaporation
Condensation
Precipitation
Storms
3
One complete spin of the Earth on its axis
Longitude
Rotation
Latitude
Revolution
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Periods of the year associated with different types of weather
Regions
Seasonings
Climate-zones
Seasons
5
As energy from the sun heats water on Earth's surface, the water...
Evaporates
Condensates
Accumulates
Precipitates
6
Sudden violent movement of the Earth’s crust cause
Earthquakes
Volcanic Eruptions
Tsunamis
Landslides
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Midnight Sun is when people in the tropics receive 24 hours of sunlight during the winter
True
False
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Low-Latitude areas receive direct from the sun
False
True
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Mrs.Fox believes in you
YES ABSOLUTELY YOU GO BOO!
Yeah
sure?
nah...
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Large landmasses
landforms
landscapes
continents
countries
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Energy from the sun drives the water cycle
True
False
12
Some regions measure their seasons by THIS, rather than temperature...
Landslides
Rainfall
Earthquakes
Moonlight
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How many layers does the Earth have?
7
3
2
5
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This affects how much solar energy we receive from the sun...
Longitude
Earth's Axis
Latitude
Earth's Tilt
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EVERY. SINGLE. LAKE. has freshwater
True
False
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Stored in Earth's streams, rivers, and lakes
salt water
groundwater
surface water
continental water
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The theory that Earth’s surface is divided into a dozen or so slow-moving plates, or pieces of Earth’s crust.
Plate Tectonics
Erosion
Weathering
Continental Drift
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It takes the earth 365 days to make one rotation
False
True
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Earth's freshwater comes mostly from...
Seas
Glaciers
Rivers
Lakes
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You have shorter days during the winter season
True
False
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one revolution around the sun takes the Earth
30 days
12 hours
365 days
24 hours