Chapter 2 planet earth study guide

Question 1

Axis

Answer 1

The earths axis is and imaginary line ( or rod) around which the planet turns

Question 2

Weathering

Answer 2

The process of breaking rock into smaller pieces

Question 3

Precipitation

Answer 3

Water that falls to the earths surface as snow,rain,sleet or hail

Question 4

Surface water

Answer 4

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Question 5

Continental drift

Answer 5

Continents were once a large supercontinent and have since drifted apart

Question 6

Rotation

Answer 6

One complete spin of the earth on its axis

Question 7

Solar energy

Answer 7

The earths rotation,Revolution,tilt and latitude all effect the amount of solar energy the earth receives

Question 8

Erosion

Answer 8

Movement of sediment from one location to another

Question 9

Condensation

Answer 9

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Question 10

Tropics

Answer 10

Seasons marked by change in rainfall rather than temperature

Question 11

Lava

Answer 11

Magma that reaches the earths surface

Question 12

Latitude

Answer 12

The distance north and south of the equator

Question 13

Seasons

Answer 13

The tilt of the earth

Question 14

Runoff

Answer 14

Precipitation that flows over land into rivers and oceans

Question 15

Evaporation

Answer 15

Liquid water molecules changing into water vapor entering the atmosphere

Question 16

Plate tectonics

Answer 16

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Question 17

Tilt

Answer 17

The tilt of the earth creates the changing seasons

Question 18

Water vapor

Answer 18

Water in the air that appears as an invisible gas

Question 19

Drought

Answer 19

Long periods of lower-than-normal precipitation

Question 20

Glaciers

Answer 20

Large mass of slow-moving ice

Question 21

Water cycle

Answer 21

The circulation of water from earths surface to the atmosphere and back

Question 22

Revolution

Answer 22

Earths early trip around the sun