Glencoe World Geography

Chapter 2: The Earth

The Earth

1
About seventy percent of the earth’s surface is covered with water and is called the __________.
A)biosphere
B)lithosphere
C)hydrosphere
D)stratosphere
2
The part of the earth where life exists is the __________.
A)biodome
B)biosphere
C)hemisphere
D)atmosphere
3
A __________ can slope away from a land mass underwater for as much as 800 miles (1,287 km) in some areas of the world.
A)continental trench
B)continental ridge
C)continental shelf
D)continental drift
4
When a heavier sea plate dives beneath a lighter continental plate, this process is known as __________.
A)faults
B)tectonics
C)accretion
D)subduction
5
When moving plates grind past each other, the activity sometimes produces cracks called __________.
A)faults
B)folds
C)accretions
D)volcanoes
6
__________, the movement of large plates on the earth’s surface, leads to the formation of folds, faultlines, earthquakes, and volcanoes.
A)Continental Shift
B)Plate Tectonics
C)Continental Tectonics
D)all of the above
7
One form of physical deterioration, called erosion, can be caused by __________.
A)water
B)wind
C)glaciers
D)all of the above
8
The part of the water cycle in which water changes into vapor is called __________.
A)precipitation
B)condensation
C)evaporation
D)desalination
9
An underground porous rock layer often saturated with water in the form of streams is called a(n) __________.
A)aquifer
B)continental shelf
C)fault line
D)aqueduct
10
__________ is freshwater filtered through soil that originally came from came from rainfall and melted snow.
A)Precipitation
B)Groundwater
C)Runoff
D)Condensation
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