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Chapter 2
January 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.
B.
C.
D.
It provides heat and light to the planets.
It creates the gases that make up the
planets.
It orbits around the planets.
It is close to the planets.
One result of the Earth’s tilt is that
the Earth has
A.
B.
C.
D.
Winds
Weather
Seasons
Daylight
Desert vegetation adapts to the hot
environment by
A.
B.
C.
D.
Releasing a great deal of moisture
Producing dense forests
Producing flowers when the sun shines
Releasing little moisture
As the huge pieces of the Earth’s
crust move, the Earth’s surfaces
A.
B.
C.
D.
Collapse
Change
Melt
Shrink
Most of the Earth’s surface is covered
by
A.
B.
C.
D.
Mountains
Plateaus
Land
Water
The Earth’s climate is affected by
latitude, land forms, and a
combination of
A.
B.
C.
D.
Ice and sand
Wind and water
Ocean depth and sea life
Volcanoes and earthquakes
The vegetation in humid continental
climate includes primarily
A.
B.
C.
D.
Forests and grasslands
Ice and snow
Lichens and mosses
Different kinds of cacti
There is a great deal of vegetation in
a rain forest because there is
A.
B.
C.
D.
A long winter
A cool, dry climate
A lot of sunlight and water
A vast tundra
Where are moderate climate
generally found?
A.
B.
C.
D.
High in the mountains
In low latitudes
In middle latitudes
Near the Earth’s poles
Without wind and water working
together, the Earth would
A.
B.
C.
D.
Freeze
Stand still
Overheat
Rotate
The Earth travels completely around
the sun every
A.
B.
C.
D.
Month
Day
Year
Two weeks
The amount of heat that the
Northern and Southern hemispheres
receive during the year depends on
A.
B.
C.
D.
The position of the moon
The Earth’s tilt
The number of planets in the solar system
The Equator
Mountains, plateaus, and plains are
types of
A.
B.
C.
D.
Plate tectonics
Land forms
Magma
ridges
The causes of weathering are
A.
B.
C.
D.
Erosion and plate movement
Volcanoes and earthquakes
Night and day
Wind, rain, and ice
What is one factor that influences
the climate of an area?
A.
B.
C.
D.
The positions of the planets
The day of the week
The size
The latitude
One reason the Earth doesn’t
overheat is because of
A.
B.
C.
D.
The movement of air
The position of the moon
The heights of mountains
The flatness of plains
What are the major climate regions
on Earth?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Hot and dry
Wet and cold
Mountainous and flat
Tropical, dry, moderate, continental, and
polar