Ch.2 Test

Which one covers most of Earth's surface?

• Land

• Water

• Ice

How many days in a year on Earth?

• 330

• 365

• 324

How many hours in one day on Earth?

• about 24

• about 28

• about 34

A large, unbroken mass of land

• tectonic plate

• fault

• continent

• atmosphere

A large body of ice that moves slowly across land

• erosion

• ice cap

• ocean

• glacier

A place where two tectonic plates grind against each other

• fault

• plate movement

• high mountain

• climate

A giant ocean wave caused by volcanic eruptions or movement of the earth under the ocean floor

• earthquake

• tsunami

• hurricane

• landform

A process by which weathered bits of rock are moved elsewhere by water, wind, or ice

• weathering

• erosion

• landforms

• water

A shaking or trembling of Earth, caused by collision of tectonic plates

• hurricane

• tornado

• earthquake

• volcanic eruption

How many continents are found on Earth?

• 10

• 4

• 7

• 15