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