Module 2 Review

True or False

Weathering is the movement of sediment from one location to another

• True

• False, erosion

• True

• False, glaciers

T or F

Most of our groundwater is stored in Earth's streams, rivers, and lakes.

• F, freshwater

• F, surface water

• T

• F, glaciers

T or F

It takes 365 1/4 days for Earth to complete one rotation around the sun

• F, revolution

• F, earthquake

• T

• F, humas

T or F

Streams are formed when precipitation collects in narrow channels

• F, groundwater

• F, iceberg

• F, glaciers

• T

T or F

Earthquakes cause erosion as they flow downhill, carving valleys and mountain peaks

• F, monsoons

• F, glaciers

• F, surface water

• T

T or F

The planet's tilt affects the amount of erosion Earth receives from the sun

• F, windmills

• F, solar panels

• T

• F, solar energy

T or F

When plant or animal matter has decayed, it is called humus

• T

• F, weathering

• F, earthquakes

• F, erosion

T or F

Conditions or changes in the air in a certain time and place are called climate

• F, precipitation

• T

• F, weather

• F, weathering

T or F

Reforestation is the act of planting new trees where forests once stood

• F, forests

• T

• F, weathering

• F, erosion

T or F

A species is extinct when it has completely died out

• F, monsoons

• F, erosion

• T

• F, weathering