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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhich theory suggests that the continents were once part of one supercontinent?tilt & rotationcontinental driftRing of Fire
- 2. Multiple ChoiceThe main processes of the water cycle are?evaporation & precipitationdrought & floodingground water & surface water
- 3. Multiple ChoiceWhich is not a way that people change landforms?drilling tunnels through mountainsbuilding damscreating sediment
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following affects the amount of solar energy that the planet receives?precipitationrevolutionplate collision
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhat regions have seasons marked by rainfall rather than temperature?high latitudesmid-latitudesthe tropics
- 6. Multiple ChoiceMonsoons are:seasonal winds that bring heavy rainsvolcanic eruptionsweathered landforms
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhat parts of Earth can receive up to 24 hours of sunlight a day?areas near the equatorareas near the Artic and Antartic circlesareas tilted away from the sun
- 8. Multiple ChoiceEvery 24 hours, Earth completes one:revolutionaxisrotation
- 9. Multiple ChoiceThe collision of two continental plates results in:ocean trenchesmountain-buildingplate tectonics
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWater shortages can result from:condensationprecipitationdrought
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following creates Earth's change in seasons?tiltrotationlatitude
- 12. Multiple ChoiceMost of Earth's available freshwater is stored:in streamsin riversunderground
- 13. Multiple ChoiceEarth's landforms includes mountains, valleys, and:riverslakespeninsulas
- 14. Multiple ChoiceAbout 3 percent of Earth's water supply is:salt waterfreshwaterground water
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhen it is summer in the Southern Hemisphere, what season is it in the Northern Hemisphere?winterspringsumer
- 16. Multiple ChoiceEarth's tilt is the cause of:night & daythe seasonslatitude
- 17. Multiple ChoiceIf you washed your hands in a stream, you would be using:groundwatersurface watersalt water
- 18. Multiple ChoiceHow does water vapor form into clouds?Vapor heats & evaporates and immediately falls to EarthVapor cools & condenses into droplets which join together into cloudsVapor cools into precipitation which then evaporates into clouds
- 19. Multiple ChoiceSome freshwater is not available because:it is locked in glaciersit is trapped inside cloudsit is in the form of precipitation
- 20. Multiple ChoiceA rainstorm is an example of:condensationprecipitationweathering
- 21. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is not a layer of Earth?lavacrustinner core
- 22. Multiple ChoiceMount Saint Helens, Hawaii, and the San Fernando Valley are all examples of:mountainslandformsplates
- 23. Multiple ChoiceWhat happens when plates move apart?Lava emerges and forms a mid-ocean ridgeThe plates begin to grind togetherLava emerges and causes an earthquake
- 24. Multiple ChoiceThe San Andreas Fault zone is an example of an area where two plates:collidegrind togetherseparate
- 25. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following landforms would not attract large settlements?a rich mineral deposita harsh deserta river valley
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