Unit 2 and 3 Review

1. Global movements, water, and sunlight shape different ___________ patterns from one region of the world to another.

• climate

• temperature

• weather

• precipitation

The two main ways to describe both weather and climate are __________ and temperature.

• wind speed

• precipitation

• weather pattern

• climate graph

_________ act like large rivers in the Earth’s oceans and help spread Earth’s heat and shape climates.

• ocean currents

• wind patterns

• temperature differences

• water cycles

__________ affects climate by affecting the air temperature near it.

• wind

• precipitation

• water

• currents

An ecosystem is a network of ___________ that depend on one another and their environment for survival

• plants

• animals

• living things

• people

Which ecosystem usually supports thick forests of deciduous trees?

• tropical forest

• temperate forest

• savanna

• subarctic forest

Ecosystems can change over time because of physical processes or __________.

• grass or forest fires

• hurricanes or tornadoes

• very cold winters

• human activities

What season is it in the Southern Hemisphere in the month of January?

• Spring

• Fall

• Winter

• Summer

the water cycle includes

• oceans and rivers only.

• evaporation and precipitation.

• climate and evaporation

• lakes and rivers only.

What causes volcanoes to erupt?

• The movement of continental plates creates pressure that pushes magma to Earth’s surface.

• Continental plates rub against each other and cause vibrations in Earth’s core.

• Moving continental plates push against each other and raise up Earth’s crust.

• Pressure builds up at seams in Earth’s crust, causing it to shake and release magma.