Chapter 2 Review - The Physical World

To move around it

• Axis

• Moving

• Rotation

• Orbit

Rain generally falls on this side of the mountain

• Windward

• Leeward

• Facing the ocean

• Facing away from the ocean

Movements of air are called

• Whistle

• Fast air

• Wind

• Equinox

Life on earth cannot exist without what 2 things

• Light

• Soil

• Heat

• Water

The imaginary line that runs through earth's center from the north pole to the south pole

• Revolution

• Rotation

• Equator

• Axis

A complete trip around the sun

• Rotation

• Revolving

• Revolution

• Moving earth

How long is a revolution?

• 24 hours

• 365 days

• 24 hours and 1/4

• 365 days and 1/4

How often does the earth rotate?

• Once every 365 1/4 days

• Once every Leap Year

• Once every 24 hours

• Once a month

How many layers make up the inside of the earth?

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

Who was the scientist who invented a system that divided earth into climate zones?

• Albert Einstein

• Sir Isaac Newton

• Boris Karloff

• Wladimir Koppen