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WorksheetsGeography CH 2
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 18mins
The main processes of the water cycle are?
Evaporation and precipitation
drought and flooding
salt water and fresh water
groundwater and surface water
Which is not a way in which people change land-forms?
drilling tunnels through mountains
building dams
building terraces for farming
creating sediment
This theory suggests that the continents were once part of one supercontinent.
tilt and rotation
continental drift
Ring of Fire
eruption patterns
Which of the following affects the amount of solar energy the planet receives?
precipitation
revolution
plate collision
plate separation
What regions have seasons marked by rainfall rather than temperature?
high latitudes
mid latitudes
Low
the tropics
this season is when solar energy begins to increase.
spring
summer
fall
winter
monsoons are?
seasonal winds that bring heavy rains.
volcanic eruptions
weathered landforms
low latitudes
What parts of Earth can receive up to 24 hours of sunlight a day.
areas near the equator
areas with low latitudes
areas near the Arctic and Antarctic circles
areas tilted away from the sun
Every 24 hours, Earth completes one
revolution
axis
tilt
rotation
The collision of two continental plates result in?
ocean trenches
mountain-building
plate tectonics
lava
Water shortage can result from
condensation
precipitation
drought
runoff
Which of the following creates Earth's change in seasons?
tilt
rotation
solar energy
latitude
Most of Earth's available freshwater is stored
in streams
in rivers
in lakes
underground
Earth's glaciers can cause.
precipatation
drought
erosion
condensation
Earth's landforms include mountains, valleys, and ________
rivers
lakes
glaciers
peninsulas
About 3 percent of Earth's water supply is
salt water
freshwater
surface water
groundwater
Earthquakes often occur when two_________slide past each other.
plates
landforms
Most of Earth's salt water is stored in _________
oceans
wells
Theory of____________ helps explain how forces below Earth's surface have shaped our landforms.
plate tectonics
continental drift
Earth's_________ is an imaginary line around which it turns.
axis
latitude
___________ is the most common cause of erosion.
Weathering
Water
Antarctica receives direct rays from the sun all year and has colder temperatures than places like Hawaii.
True
False
As the Northern Hemisphere experiences winter the Southern Hemisphere experiences summer.
True
False
As the sun heats water on Earth's surface some of that water turns to water vapor.
True
False
One important use of water is that it can be used to produce electricity.
True
False
If mid-ocean ridges grow high enough they can rise above the surface of the ocean to form volcanic islands.
True
False
the distance north and south of the equator
revolution
drought
latitude
weathering
water that is found in Earth's streams, rivers, and lakes
runoff
surface water
rotation
tropics
Earth's yearly trip around the sun
revolution
drought
latitude
weathering
long periods of lower-than-normal precipitation
a. revolution
b. drought
c. latitude
weathering
the circulation of water from Earth's surface to the atmosphere and back
weathering
water cycle
runoff
lava
magma that reaches Earth's surface
water cycle
runoff
lava
glacier
large areas of slow-moving ice
lava
glacier
surface water
. rotation
the process of breaking rock into smaller pieces
latitude
drought
weathering
water cycle
one complete spin of Earth on its axis
surface water
rotation
tropics
plate tectonics
precipitation that flows over land into rivers and oceans
runoff
lava
glacier
surface water
