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Chapter 2January 2014 – Mr. Motter
The degree of hotness or coldness
Answer: temperature
A thick blanket of gases that surrounds the Earth
Answer: atmosphere
A huge piece of the outer skin of the Earth’s crust
Answer: plate
Plants that grow in an area naturally
Answer: vegetation
One trip of the Earth around the sun
Answer: revolution
Wide, flat areas near the coast are called lowlands or ____________.
Answer: plains
The Earth moves around the sun on a path called a(n) ____________________.
Answer: orbit
The day-to-day changes in the air are called ____________________.
Answer: weather
Life on the Earth is made possible because of the _____, or surrounding gases
Answer: atmosphere
When scientists know information about a climate, they can predict what plants or ____ will grow there.
Answer: vegetation
Why is the sun important to the planets in the solar system?A. It provides heat and light to the
planets.B. It creates the gases that make up
the planets.C. It orbits around the planets.D. It is close to the planets.
One result of the Earth’s tilt is that the Earth has
A. WindsB. WeatherC. SeasonsD. Daylight
Desert vegetation adapts to the hot environment by
A. Releasing a great deal of moistureB. Producing dense forestsC. Producing flowers when the sun
shinesD. Releasing little moisture
As the huge pieces of the Earth’s crust move, the Earth’s surfacesA. CollapseB. ChangeC. MeltD. Shrink
Most of the Earth’s surface is covered by
A. MountainsB. PlateausC. Land D. Water
The Earth’s climate is affected by latitude, land forms, and a combination of
A. Ice and sandB. Wind and waterC. Ocean depth and sea lifeD. Volcanoes and earthquakes
The vegetation in humid continental climate includes primarily
A. Forests and grasslandsB. Ice and snowC. Lichens and mossesD. Different kinds of cacti
There is a great deal of vegetation in a rain forest because there is
A. A long winterB. A cool, dry climateC. A lot of sunlight and waterD. A vast tundra
Where are moderate climate generally found?
A. High in the mountainsB. In low latitudesC. In middle latitudesD. Near the Earth’s poles
Without wind and water working together, the Earth would
A. FreezeB. Stand stillC. OverheatD. Rotate
The Earth travels completely around the sun every
A. MonthB. DayC. YearD. Two weeks
The amount of heat that the Northern and Southern hemispheres receive during the year depends on
A. The position of the moonB. The Earth’s tiltC. The number of planets in the solar
systemD. The Equator
Mountains, plateaus, and plains are types of
A. Plate tectonicsB. Land formsC. MagmaD. ridges
The causes of weathering are
A. Erosion and plate movementB. Volcanoes and earthquakesC. Night and dayD. Wind, rain, and ice
What is one factor that influences the climate of an area?
A. The positions of the planetsB. The day of the weekC. The sizeD. The latitude
One reason the Earth doesn’t overheat is because of
A. The movement of airB. The position of the moonC. The heights of mountainsD. The flatness of plains
What are the major climate regions on Earth?
A. Hot and dryB. Wet and coldC. Mountainous and flatD. Tropical, dry, moderate, continental,
and polar
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