WG-Ch. 2 and 3 quiz

What evidence suggests that continental drift occurred?

• Mountain formations across the surface of the Earth

• Recently broken rocks found along the cracks on Earth's crust in the ocean

• An asteroid crater site near the Yucatán peninsula

• Valleys created by glaciers

What is the order of the hydrologic/water cycle?

• Condensation, evaporation, and precipitation

• Precipitation, condensation, and evaporation

• Evaporation, condensation, and precipitation

• Condensation, precipitation, and evaporation

Which type of plate boundary is shown in the picture?

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Transform

• Sliding

How did the Ring of Fire region get its name?

• Due to very hot climates

• Because it contains the most the very active volcanoes of the world

• Because of violent crime rates

• Since it is a region that contains a lot of island nations

Which of the following is an example of chemical weathering?

• Acid rain disintegrating rocks

• Humans drilling into rocks

• Winds carving through rocky hills

• Ice breaking through rocks

What contributes to a soil's fertility?

• environment interaction

• Animals

• Humus and soil texture

• Climate

What is NOT a factor that affects weather?

• Water vapor

• The movement of air

• Elevation of landforms

• The moon's gravitational pull

How do wind currents move?

• Hot air flows toward the poles; cold air moves toward the equator

• Cold air flows toward the poles; Hot air moves toward the equator

What are the characteristics of a temperate climate zone?

• Mostly hot

• Variation of climates

• Mostly cold

Which one is an example of a natural disaster caused by the phenomenon, El Niño?

• Droughts throughout California

• Tornadoes ripping through Kansas and Oklahoma

• Mudslides destroying favelas/slums in Rio De Janiero, Brazil

• Earthquakes in the Ring of Fire region