Chapter 2 test review multiple choice
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
