Chapter 2 test review multiple choice

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Which of the following examples illustrates the difference between physical weathering and chemical weathering

A rock is broken into smaller pieces by physical weathering, but some cave formations are created by chemical weathering.

Why is landform a misleading term

Landforms are also found underwater.

Which factor has the greatest effect on soil building

climate

Which of the following is caused directly by plate tectonics

earthquakes

Which is most likely to have the greatest effect on a landscape

glacial erosion

The water that most people drink and use in their homes comes from

groundwater and aquifers

Where is 97 percent of the world's water found

in oceans

Desalination is most used

in places where freshwater is scarce

A major hurdle to desalination is

its cost

Earth is one of the four

terrestrial planets.

Pluto is considered to be a(n)

dwarf planet.

Lakes and rivers are part of the

hydrosphere.

Which of the following is part of the lithosphere

ocean basins

The physical processes that create most of Earth's physical features, including mountains, are known as

plate tectonics.

Rain, snow, and sleet are examples of

precipitation

Why doesn't the total volume of water in the water cycle change

the amount of water that evaporates is the same as the amount of water that falls back to Earth

Which layer of Earth includes Earth's surface

the crust

What drives the water cycle

the sun

What causes rivers to swell as they flow toward a lake, gulf, sea, or ocean

water from tributaries

In condensation, warm air cools and

water vapor becomes liquid

An example of an external force of change is

weathering

Which natural landform joins two continents

Isthmus of Panama

Which part of the biosphere provides oxygen

Atmosphere

How does accretion cause continents to grow outward

Debris from the leveling off of underwater mountains piles up

About 70% of Earth's surface is part of the

Hydrosphere

Which is true about subduction

It involves an oceanic plate moving beneath a continental plate

How do seas, gulfs, and bays differ from oceans

They are partially enclosed by land

Why are gas giant planets sometimes referred to as "mini solar systems"

They have moons.

Which of the following best describes the movement of planets, asteroids, comets, and meteoroids

They revolve around the Sun.

What creates ridges and islands when plates spread apart

magma


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