WorksheetsGeo Vocab 2
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
the process of changing a gas into a liquid (clouds)
a)
evaporation
b)
condensation
c)
precipitation
d)
weathering
2.
when water and ice, chemicals, and even plants break rocks apart into smaller pieces
a)
erosion
b)
condensation
c)
plate tectonics
d)
weathering
3.
theory explaining how the continents were formed and why they move
a)
erosion
b)
aquifer
c)
plate tectonics
d)
trench
4.
water droplets falling back to earth in the form of rain, snow, sleet, or hail
a)
evaporation
b)
condensation
c)
precipitation
d)
weathering
5.
a plateau off the coast of each continent that stretches for several miles underwater
a)
trench
b)
faults
c)
aquifer
d)
continental shelf
6.
when two plates move alongside each other and create cracks in the Earth�s crust
a)
tench
b)
faults
c)
plate tectonics
d)
erosion
7.
underground layers of rock through which water flows and groundwater gathers
a)
faults
b)
aquifer
c)
precipitation
d)
erosion
8.
the process of changing a liquid to a gas (water vapor)
a)
evaporation
b)
condensation
c)
precipitation
d)
weathering
9.
the process of water, wind, and ice moving away weathered rock
a)
erosion
b)
weathering
c)
faults
d)
plate tectonics
10.
deep cuts in the ocean floor caused by tectonic activity
a)
faults
b)
aquifer
c)
trench
d)
plate tectonics
11.
an area of land that collects water from rain or snow and guides it to rivers and streams
a)
floodplain
b)
water cycle
c)
watershed
d)
a river or stream
12.
�an area that can become flooded when a river or stream overflows.
a)
tributary
b)
floodplain
c)
aquifer
d)
beats me
13.
3 things that affect climate
a)
Sun, moon, stars
b)
weather person, dancing, and your teacher
c)
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d)
Sun, Wind, Ocean Currents
14.
What are the 3 main plate boundaries
a)
Convergent, Divergent, Transform
b)
Faults, Trenches, Holes
c)
Convictions, Directions, and Transitions
d)
Mountains, Trenches, Faults
15.
when 2 plates come together
a)
Convergent
b)
Divergent
c)
Transform
16.
When 2 plates pull apart
a)
convergent
b)
divergent
c)
transform
17.
when 2 plates slide alongside each other
a)
convergent
b)
divergent
c)
transform
18.
What landform is the result of a convergent boundary
a)
faults
b)
trenches
c)
mountains
19.
What landform is the result of a transform boundary
a)
faults
b)
trenches
c)
mountains
20.
What landform is the result of a divergent boundary
a)
faults
b)
trenches
c)
mountains
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