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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