Chapter 2 (unit test)

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Which figure did the largest earthquake ever recorded measure on the Richter scale?

9.5

Which conclusion is reasonable based on the continental drift hypothesis?

Continents may collide in the future

Why can earthquakes result in death and destruction thousands of miles from the epicenter?

They sometimes cause tsunamis

How does abrasion cause water erosion

Transported particles grind away rock

Which of the following would be least likely to occur in the Ring of Fire?

a glacier

Which of the following can form islands

deposits of sand

How many regular planets does our solar system consist of

eight

Which of the following is a mechanical weathering force?

frost

Which term do scientists NOT use to identify a physical component of the biosphere?

hemisphere

Which of the following is composed of only organic material?

humus

Which type of continental landform is most likely to have the greatest amount of relief?

mountains

What does the atmosphere provide protection from

radiation

Mountains are one of four categories of which of the following

relief

What floats on top of molten magma under the earth's surface?

tectonic plates

Which ocean is the arctic ocean sometimes considered a part of

the Atlantic Ocean

which geographic feature was formed at a convergent boundary?

the Himalayas

A newspaper reported that an earthquake was recorded at 8.7. What device was used to obtain this measurement, and what was measured?

the Richter scale; relative strength of the earthquake

Which of the following contributes to topography

the composition of landforms

Which of the following is part of the lithosphere

the crust

What is the name of the place in the earth where an earthquake begins?

the focus

Where can magma form

the mantle

Why is is important that soil contains organic matter

It provides plant food

How is wind erosion similar to water erosion

Both move sediment

Which statement accurately describes the hydrologic cycle?

It circulates the water supply

where do tectonic plates move past each other

at fault lines

How are tides created

by gravitational pull

How were freshwater lakes formed

by the movement of glaciers

Rust is an example of which of the following processes?

chemical weathering

What are the depressions in the ground created by glaciers called

kettles

Which of the following would be least likely to erupt from a volcano

loess


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