Chapter 2:
The Earth
1.
About seventy percent of the earth’s surface is covered with water and is called the __________.
a.
biosphere
b.
lithosphere
c.
hydrosphere
d.
stratosphere
2.
The part of the earth where life exists is the __________.
a.
biodome
b.
biosphere
c.
hemisphere
d.
atmosphere
3.
A __________ can slope away from a land mass underwater for as much as 800 miles (1,287 km) in some areas of the world.
a.
continental trench
b.
continental ridge
c.
continental shelf
d.
continental drift
4.
When a heavier sea plate dives beneath a lighter continental plate, this process is known as __________.
a.
faults
b.
tectonics
c.
accretion
d.
subduction
5.
When moving plates grind past each other, the activity sometimes produces cracks called __________.
a.
faults
b.
folds
c.
accretions
d.
volcanoes
6.
__________, the movement of large plates on the earth’s surface, leads to the formation of folds, faultlines, earthquakes, and volcanoes.
a.
Continental Shift
b.
Plate Tectonics
c.
Continental Tectonics
d.
all of the above
7.
One form of physical deterioration, called erosion, can be caused by __________.
a.
water
b.
wind
c.
glaciers
d.
all of the above
8.
The part of the water cycle in which water changes into vapor is called __________.
a.
precipitation
b.
condensation
c.
evaporation
d.
desalination
9.
An underground porous rock layer often saturated with water in the form of streams is called a(n) __________.
a.
aquifer
b.
continental shelf
c.
fault line
d.
aqueduct
10.
__________ is freshwater filtered through soil that originally came from came from rainfall and melted snow.
a.
Precipitation
b.
Groundwater
c.
Runoff
d.
Condensation
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Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
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Chapter 32
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