Earth's Physical Geography

How many tectonic plates make up Earth’s crust?

• 7

• 15

• 16

What landform has water on 3 sides and land on the 4th side?

• Island
• Peninsula
• Bay

Plate movement is slow as it changes the Earth's surface

• True

• False

What are causes of Earthquakes and Volcanos?

• Plate movements along fault lines

• Weathering

• Erosion

The enormous pieces of the Earth's crust are called _____

• tectonic plates
• fault lines
• oceanic ridges

Climate is ______

• the daily temperature
• the long-term average of weather patterns
• the current atmospheric conditions

Climate zones are regions of Earth based on temperature, precipitation, distance from the equator, and elevation

• True

• False

Landforms are grouped by characteristics, such as elevation, location, and the process by which they were formed.

• True

• False

The ocean floor contains landforms such as mountains and volcanoes

• True

• False

Earth's surface is ______ water.

• 85%
• 73%

• 30%