Unit 2 Retest Review

Weather is

• the state of the atmosphere at a place and time

• temperature of the ground

• conditions prevailing in an area over a long period of time

• temperature of the air

What does "latitude" refer to?

• how much rain a place gets

• the distance away from the Equator

• the number of seasons a place gets

________________________ and other large bodies of water affect Earth’s climates because water cools or heats more slowly than air.

• Latitude

• Altitude

• Oceans

• Great Plains

What does the earth's tilt cause?

• Tsunamis

• The seasons

• Day and Night

• Earthquakes

What is erosion?

• The dropping of sediment

• The movement of sediment

• The breaking of sediment

• None of the above

What happens when weathering and erosion work together?

• They change the Earth's surface

• New Mountains are created

• Metal objects become rusty

• The climate changes overnight

The system that contains all living things on Earth.

• Lithosphere

• Atmosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Biosphere

Which biome has less than 10 inches of rain each year?

• Tropical Rainforest

• Temperate Deciduous Forest

• Desert

• Savannah

What does LANDOT stand for?