Chapter two

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

• tilt and rotation
• continental drift
• Ring of Fire
• eruption patterns

The main processes of the water cycle are

• evaporation and precipitation
• drought and flooding
• salt water and freshwater
• groundwater and surface water

Which is NOT a way that people change landforms?

• drilling tunnels through mountains
• building dams
• building terraces for farming
• creating sediment

Which of the following affects the amount of solar energy that the planet receives?

• precipitation
• revolution
• plate cooision
• plate separation

What regions have seasons marked by rainfall rather than temperature?

• high latitudes
• mid-latitudes
• areas near the South pole
• the tropics

During which season does solar energy begin to increase?

• spring
• summer
• fall
• wintger

Monsoons are ?

• seasonal winds that bring heavy rains
• volcanic eruptions
• weathered landforms
• low latitudes

What parts of Earth can receive up to 24 hours of sunlight a day?

• areas near the equator
• areas with low latitudes
• areas near the Arctic and Antarctic circles
• areas tilted away from the sun.

Every 24 hours, Earth completes one?

• revolution
• axis
• tilt
• rotation

The collision of two continental plates results in ?

• ocean trenches
• mountain-building
• plate tectonics
• lava