Chapter Test 2

What do we call seasonal winds that bring heavy rain?

Periods of lower than normal precipitation

Earth's yearly trip around the sun

precipitation that flows over land into rivers and oceans

Magma that reaches the surface

Which is not a way people change landforms?

The Northern and Southern Hemisphere have the seasons at the same time

One complete spin of the earth on its axis

What occurs when two plates slide along one another and grind together

What are the three main processes of the water cycle?

What regions have seasons marked by rainfall, not temperature?

What is the imaginary line around with the earth spins?

An important use of water is hydroelectricity

The process of breaking rock into smaller pieces

The distance North or South of the Equator

Which theory suggests that the continents were once part of one supercontinent

Which two plates collided to form the Himalayas?

Which affects the amount of solar energy the planet receives?

Where is most of the Earth's salt water found?

Large areas of slow moving ice

During which season does solar energy BEGIN to increase?

What is the most common cause of erosion?

What explains how forces below the earth's surface have shaped our landforms

The circulation of water from Earth's surface to the atmosphere and back

As the sun heats water on the earth' surface, some of it becomes water vapor

Which part of the Earth can receive up to 24 hours of sunlight a day?

Water that is found In Earth's streams, rivers and lakes

Antarctica receives direct rays from the sun all year