Ch. 2 Planet Earth

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

• Tilt and rotation

• Continental drift

• Ring of Fire

• Eruption Patterns

Term for distance north or south of the equator?

• Rotation

• Longitude

• Latitude

• Prime Meridian

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 terraces for farming

• Building dams

• Creating sediment

What kind of water is found in Earth's streams, rivers, and lakes?

• Salt Water

• Frozen Water

• Surface Water

• Fresh Water

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

• Precipitation

• Revolution

• Plate Collision

• Plate Separation

When the Earth makes one yearly trip around the sun it has completed a ...?

• Revolution

• Rotation

• Trip

• Cycle

What regions have seasons marked by rainfall rather than temperature?

• High Latitudes

• Mid-Latitudes

• Ares near the South Pole

• The Tropics

During which season does solar energy begin to increase?

• Spring

• Summer

• Fall

• Winter

Long periods of lower-than-normal precipitation are known as ...?

• Runoff

• Tropics

• Drought

• Depression