Chapter 2 Lesson 2 and 3

Continents are part of Earth's _____.

• mantle

• crust

• core

• atmosphere

The process in which parts of rock are moved elsewhere as the result of wind, rain, or ice is called _____.

• weathering

• erosion

• tectonics

• earthquakes

What causes earthquakes?

• volcanoes

• erosion

• tsunamis

• plate movement along fault lines

Which of the following moves over Earth's mantle, creating changes of Earth's surface features?

• faults

• continents

• tectonic plates

• tsunami

Which of the following wears away quickly?

• magma

• granite

• sandstone

• volcanic rock

What covers most of Antarctica?

• ice caps

• glaciers

• ice sheets

• frozen magma

Earth's landforms wear away over time as a result of wind, rain, and flowing water in a process known as _____.

• erosion

• weathering

• earthquakes

• tectonics

What causes a tsunami to form?

• erosion

• the buildup of cooled magma

• energy from an underground earthquake

• plate movement along a fault line

Where is the Ring of Fire located?

• the Atlantic Ocean

• the Caribbean Sea

• the Pacific Ocean

• the Tigris-Euphrates

Islands form as (a) _____ builds up and reaches the surface of the ocean.

• volcano

• tectonic plate

• earthquake

• cooled magma