Geography Ch.2 Test

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1. Breakdown of rock by water, wind, and ice is called ________.

• A) erosion
• B) crust
• C) mantle
• D) magma
• E) plate tectonics

2. The part of the earth that includes the continents.

• A) erosion
• B) crust
• C) mantle
• D) magma
• E) plate tectonics

3. Layer of hot, dense, rock surrounding the earths core.

• A) erosion
• B) crust
• C) mantle
• D) magma
• E) plate tectonics

4. Explains how the continents move.

• A) erosion
• B) crust
• C) mantle
• D) magma
• E) plate tectonics

5. Melted rock that is coming out of a volcano is called ______________.

• A) erosion
• B) lava
• C) mantle
• D) magma
• E) plate tectonics

6. Winds that blow over North America.

• A) westerlies
• B) tributary
• C) continental shelf
• D) lithosphere

7. Underwater plateau is called?

• A) westerlies
• B) tributary
• C) continental shelf
• D) lithosphere

8. Stream that feeds into a large river.

• A) westerlies
• B) tributary
• C) continental shelf
• D) lithosphere

9. Contains Earth's crust.

• A) westerlies
• B) tributary
• C) continental shelf
• D) lithosphere