Ch. 2 Planet Earth

2. Most of Earth's available freshwater is stored ____.
6. When tow plates side past each other,____can occur.
9. a large area of slow moving ice
11. water that is found in Earth's streams, rivers, and lakes
13. Water is the most common cause of _____.
15. Earth completes one of these every 24 hours
16. If mid-ocean ridges grow high enough, they can rise above the surface of the ocean to form ____.
18. Precipitation and _____ are the main processes of the water cycle.
21. mountains, valleys, and peninsulas
24. Sun heats water on Earth's surface turning some of it into ___.
25. The collision of two continental plates results in ____.
27. the movement of water from Earth's surface to the atmosphere and back
28. process by which rock is broken down into smaller pieces

1. helps explain how forces below Earth's surface have shaped our landforms
3. can cause water shortages
4. The Northern and Southern hemispheres experienced ____ seasons.
5. the distance north or south of the equator
7. Water can be used to produce ___.
8. Earth completes a _____ every 365 1/4 days.
10. suggests that the continents were once part of one supercontinent
12. excess precipitation that flows over land into rivers, streams, and oceans
14. What creates a change in seasons?
17. seasonal winds that bring heavy rains
19. receives indirect rays from the sun all year and has colder temperatures
20. contain most of Earth's saltwater
21. magma that reaches Earth's surface
22. makes up about 3% of Earth's water supply
23. have seasons marked by rainfall rather than temperature
26. During which season does solar energy begin to increase?
29. imaginary line around which Earth turns