Download Unit 2 Exam Review – W GEO

Unit 2 Exam Review – W GEO
There are 7 continents on Earth. List them:
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The 4 major sections of the earth’s interior are:
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4.
What can be found in the Mantle that can rise through the crust? __________
Above the crust and surrounding the earth is the ________________________.
What is the most important element for humans found here? ______________________.
The rock solid part of the earth’s surface is called the ________________________.
What 3 parts of the Earth form the Biosphere?
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2.
3.
The idea that the earth was once consisted of a supercontinent that spread apart is called
the ___________________________________ hypothesis.
Oceans cover about _____________% of our planet.
____________________________ is another name for the water cycle.
LANDFORMS: Define the following.
Volcano: ________________________________________________________________
Island: __________________________________________________________________
Delta: __________________________________________________________________
Peninsula: ______________________________________________________________
Prairie: _________________________________________________________________
Mountain: _______________________________________________________________
Enormous pieces of the Earth’s crust that are moving are known as _________________
_____________________. Name 3 ways these move:
1:
2:
3:
Rift valleys are formed by ____________________ plate movement.
A fracture in the earth’s crust is called a ______________________.
_________________ occur when the plates grind or slip past each other causing violent
movement in the earth.
The place directly above where an earthquake begins is called the _______________.
The scale used to measure the strength of an earthquake is called the ___________
__________________________.
Energy released from the movement of tectonic plates are called
____________________________.
An earthquake begins at a point below the earth’s surface called the
___________________.
Smaller earthquakes that occur in the same general area during the days to years
following a larger event are called _______________________.
Giant waves in the ocean caused by earthquakes are known as ____________________.
Cracks in the earth’s surface where magma, gases and water are released are called
_______________________________.
Magma that reaches the earth’s surface is called __________________
A zone around the rim of the Pacific Ocean where a vast majority of the world’s
volcanoes are located is called the ___________________________________.
Weathering creates smaller and smaller pieces of rock called _____________________.
___________________ occurs when weathered material is moved by the action of wind
water, ice or gravity.