UNIT 2 REVIEW

Why do we have seasons?

• Rotation of the earth.

• Distance from the sun.

• Location of the moon.

• Tilt of the earth's axis.

Earthquakes occur in the-

• lithosphere

• hydrosphere

• atmosphere

• biosphere

When you go down a mountain and decrease in elevation, what happens to the temperature?

• Temperature will decrease.

• Temperature stays the same.

• Temperature will increase.

• It gets cooler.

The physical process that changes rock to soil.

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Plate tectonic forces

The movement of weathered materials by wind, water or ice is known as-

• weathering.

• erosion.

• plate tectonics.

• soil-building.

When you go up a mountain and increase your elevation, what happens to the climate?

• Temperature increases.

• Air pressure and wind speeds increase.

• Precicpitation and temperature increase.

• Temperature decreases.

When does a hemisphere have the coldest climate?

• When it is tilted away from the sun.

• When it is tilted directly towards the sun.

• When it is tilted away from the moon.

• When it is tilted directly towards the moon.

What causes surface ocean currents?

• Seismic waves along the ocean surface.

• Friction caused by winds.

• Cooling of air as it rises about the surface of the ocean.

• Evaporation of water.

What two factors have the greatest effect on climate?

• Longitude and vegetation

• Plate tectonics and weathering

• Mountain barriers and wind belts

• Latitude and distance from water

The Amazon Rainforest has a tropical climate because it is located near-

• the north pole

• Indian Ocean

• the Equator

• High Latitude climate regions