World Geography - Chapter 2 Quiz

Correctly label the Water Cycle with the below terms.

a

b

c

Precipitation

Condensation

Evaporation

Match the following

• Landforms

• The movement of weathered material thru wind, water, or ice

• Erosion

• The physical breaking down of rocks into smaller fragments or sediment

• wind and water

• These external forces shape the earth's surface thru weathering and erosion

• Mechanical Weathering

• The natural features of the earth's surface

• Chemical Weathering

• The process that changes the internal makeup of a rock - such as carbonation

Match the following layers of the earth.

b

a

c

d

mantle

Inner core

outer core

crust

The illustration depicts what type of physical weathering?​ (a)  

• frost wedging
• carbonation
• thermal stress
• oxidation

Match the 4 "Sphere" with the correct definitions -

• Biosphere

• Contains all the water on earth

• Atmosphere

• Contains all the surface land, the tectonic plates of the sea floor and the upper mantle

• Hydrosphere

• Surrounds the earth, contains oxygen, absorbs radiation from the sun, and moderates temperatures

• Lithosphere

• Contains all living things on earth, including humans

These two natural occurances are generally found at plate boundaries

• earthquakes

• hurricanes

• monsoons

• volcanoes

The map depicts ​ (a)   which are like rivers in the ocean that work to ​ (b)   temperatures on earth.

• ocean currents
• moderate
• ocean waves
• ocean trenches
• intensify

Match the following illustrations with the correct vocabulary word -

• erosion

• 
• ring of fire

• 
• continental drift

• 
• tectonic plates

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