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WorksheetsCh. 2 Planet Earth Review
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 12mins
Earth's water supply is mostly made up of _______________.
groundwater
freshwater
runoff
salt water
The theory of continental drift states that ________________.
mountains and valleys are being formed
sediment is moving to another place
Earth's continents are shifting
Earth is rotating on its axis
Erosion is caused by which of the following? (multiple answers)
water
earthquakes
wind
ice
Earth's saltwater covers _______ percent of the Earth's surface.
72
3
97
50
Which of the following is most likely a cause of water pollution?
river water producing electricity
heavy rainfall causes flooding
chemicals from a factory
groundwater not being replaced
What are large land masses that make up part of Earth's crust?
valleys
mountains
continents
plate tectonics
When two oceanic plates collide, what type of plate boundary is occurring?
divergent
convergent
transform
TRUE OR FALSE: All tectonic plates are the same size.
TRUE
FALSE
What percentage of Earth's water supply comes from surface water?
70%
50%
12%
1%
Most of the Earth's freshwater supply is locked up in ______________.
groundwater
lakes and rivers
ocean trenches
glaciers
When two continental plates separate or move apart, which type of plate boundary is occurring?
divergent
convergent
transform
TRUE OR FALSE: The Endogenous process of Earth's major landforms, happens beneath Earth's surface.
TRUE
FALSE
How does water vapor form into clouds?
vapor cools and condenses into droplets to form clouds
vapor heats and evaporates into a gas to form clouds
vapor cools into precipitation which evaporates into clouds
The picture above is an example of __________.
deposition
weathering
erosion
Energy inside the planet puts pressure on the Earth's ________ causing plates to shift.
surface
crust
inner core
mantle
Which letter in the water cycle picture is evaporation?
A
B
C
D
Which letter in the water cycle picture is condensation?
A
B
C
D
Which letter in the water cycle picture is runoff?
A
B
C
D
Which letter in the water cycle picture is precipitation?
A
B
C
D
All of the following are examples of the phases of water in the water cycle, EXCEPT...
gas
liquid
plasma
solid
The picture above is an example of which landform?
mountain range
gorge/canyon
plateau
valley
This German scientist helped develop the Theory of Continental Drift.
Alfred Wegener
Isaac Newton
Albert Einstein
This imaginary line separates the Northern & Southern hemispheres.
lines of lattitude
prime meridian
equator
This is parallels of latitude on the Earth that identifies regions close to the equator.
meridians
time zones
tropics
parallels
This measures the distance east to west of the prime meridian.
equator
lines of latitude
lines of longitude
tropics
TRUE OR FALSE: The terms erosion, earthquake, and plate tectonics relate to one another.
TRUE
FALSE
Select the choices (multiple) that describe how one might prevent water pollution.
pour fat and grease down the drain
do not liter
throw chemicals in the trash
plant trees
fix leaks in your car
