1. What parts of Earth can receive up to 24 hours of sunlight a day? A. areas tilted away from the sun B. areas near the Arctic and Antarctic circles C. areas with low latitudes D. areas near the equator

2. Monsoons are A. seasonal winds that bring heavy rains. B. volcanic eruptions. C. weathered landforms. D. low latitudes.

3. During which season does solar energy begin to increase? A. summer B. fall C. winter D. spring

4. What regions have season marked by rainfall rather than temperature? A. the tropics B. high latitudes C. mid-latitudes D. areas near the South pole

5. Which theory suggests that the continents were once part of one supercontinent? A. tilt and rotation B. Ring of Fire C. continental drift D. eruption patterns

6. The main processes of the water cycle are A. groundwater and surface water. B. drought and flooding. C. salt water and freshwater. D. evaporation and precipitation.

7. Which is not a way that people change landforms? A. creating sediment B. drilling tunnels through mountains C. building dams D. Building terraces for farming

8. Which of the following affects the amount of solar energy the planet receives? A. plate collision B. precipitation C. revolution D. plate separation

9. Every 24 hours, Earth completes one A. revolution. B. axis. C. tilt. D. rotation.

10. The collision of two continental plates results in A. lava. B. plate tectonics. C. mountain-building. D. ocean trenches.

11. Water shortages can result from A. runoff. B. drought. C. precipitation. D. condensation.

12. Which of the following creates Earth’s change in season? A. tilt B. rotation C. solar energy D. latitdude

13. About 3 percent of Earth’s water supply is A. salt water. B. freshwater. C. surface water. D. groundwater.

14. Earth’s landforms include mountains, valleys, and A. peninsulas. B. glaciers. C. lakes. D. rivers.

15. Earth’s glaciers can cause A. precipitation. B. drought. C. erosion. D. condensation.

16. Most of Earth’s available freshwater is stored A. underground. C. in lakes. C. in rivers. D. in streams.

17. Earthquakes often occur when two_________ slide past each other. Plates Landforms

18. Most of Earth’s salt water is stored in ____________. oceans

19. The theory of ___________ helps explain how forces below Earth’s surface have shaped our landlforms. Continental drift

20. Earth’s __________ is an imaginary line around which it turns. axis

21. ____________ is the most common cause of erosion. water

22. If mid-ocean ridges form high enough, they can rise about the surface of the ocean to form volcanic islands. True False

23. One important use of water is that it can be used to produce electricity. True False

24. As the sun heats water on Earth’s surface, some of that water turns into water vapor. True False

25. The Northern and Southern hemispheres experience summer at the same time. True False

26. Antarctica receives direct rays from the sun all year and has colder temperatures than place like Hawaii. True False

Study these vocabulary words. Revolution Lava Drought Glacier Latitude Surface water Weathering Rotation Water cycle Tropics Runoff Plate tectonics