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WorksheetsChapter 2 Vocabulary
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Convergence
When two continental plates collide, causing mountains
When two oceanic plates spread apart, expanding the ocean floor
When an oceanic plate dives under a continental plate
When two continental plates slide past each other, causing earthquakes
Transform
When two continental plates collide, causing mountains
When two oceanic plates spread apart, expanding the ocean floor
When an oceanic plate dives under a continental plate
When two continental plates slide past each other, causing earthquakes
Erosion
process by which rocks and soil slowly break apart and are swept away
When a large tidal wive caused by an earthquake hits land
When two plates slide past each other
The process of forming mountains
Tsunami
Large ocean waves caused by an earthquake that causes great destruction
The name for a hurricane that occurs in the Pacific Ocean
When two plates slide past each other causing the earth to shake
Where the Ring of Fire is located
Climate
The average condition of the atmosphere over a long period of time
The condition of the atmosphere at one time
How high or low something is relative to sea level
How far north or south something is from the equator
Weather
The average condition of the atmosphere over a long period of time
The condition of the atmosphere at one time
How high or low something is relative to sea level
How far north or south something is from the equator
Mineral Resource
Nonliving and buried in the earth
Living things
A resource that is limited and cannot be replaced
A resource that never runs out
Biological Resource
Nonliving and buried in the earth
Living things
A resource that is limited and cannot be replaced
A resource that never runs out
Nonrenewable Resource
Nonliving and buried in the earth
Living things
A resource that is limited and cannot be replaced
A resource that never runs out
Renewable Resource
Nonliving and buried in the earth
Living things
A resource that is limited and cannot be replaced
A resource that never runs out
Culture
How people in a region live, behave, and think
A highly developed society
An organized system of beliefs about deity, or a god
An object that stands for something else
Monotheistic Religion
A belief in one deity or God
A belief in multiple deities or Gods
A religion that teaches how to be a good person
A religion that believes in reincarnation
Polytheistic Religion
A belief in one deity or God
A belief in multiple deities or Gods
A religion that teaches how to be a good person
A religion that believes in reincarnation
Religion
How people in a region live, behave, and think
A highly developed society
An organized system of beliefs about deity, or a god(s)
An object that stands for something else
Economy
A system in which people produce, sell, and buy things
A country's wealth and infrastructure
The total value of goods and services produced in a country
When people trade without money
