Landforms and Oceans

Landforms and Oceans

5th grade

Multiple Choice

What is the best example of a constructive process?

• deposition

• earthquake

• erosion

• weathering

Multiple Choice

What causes tsunamis?

• Earthquakes in the ocean that shift the sea floor

• High speed ocean currents from hurricanes

• Lava flows from volcanic islands

• Flood waters from rivers emptying into oceans

Multiple Choice

Which is the continental shelf?

• A

• C

• E

• F

Multiple Choice

A student writes a report to describe trenches seen on the ocean floor. What description can the student add to the report?

• A flat area of the ocean basin

• A central ridge that divides the ocean floor

• A portion of the continent located under the water

• A canyon with steep sides and deep, narrow valley in the ocean floor

Multiple Choice

What natural process breaks the solid rock into smaller pieces?

• Deposition

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Earthquakes

Multiple Choice

People are developing and driving electric cars that are replacing gasoline-burning cars. What is one major advantage of the electric car?

• More car exhaust

• Less pollution

• More fossil fuel use

• Less solar energy

Multiple Choice

Which activity would best prevent erosion?

• Clearing the land for a shopping mall

• Planting trees on hill sides

• Building roads near major cities

Multiple Choice

Which process leads to the formation of a canyon in a watershed?

• A change in the path of a river

• Deposition of sediments by a river

• A change in the oxygen content in the water in a river

• Erosion and weathering of soft rocks by a river

Multiple Choice

A student found that both a canyon and trench are described as deep valleys with steep sides. Which other fact is true for a canyon and trench?

• A canyon is an oceanic landform, while a trench is a continental landform

• A canyon is a continental landform, while a trench is an oceanic landform

• Both canyons and trenches are oceanic landforms

• Both canyons and trenches are continental landforms

Multiple Choice

At which location in the ocean is some of the deepest water found?

• Continental slope

• Mid-Ocean Ridge

• Rift Zone

• Trenches

Multiple Choice

What is the difference between magma and lava?

• Magma is molten liquid which reaches the Earth’s surface , and lava is molten liquid that is beneath the Earth’s surface

• Lava is molten liquid which reaches the Earth’s surface and magma is molten liquid that is beneath the Earth’s surface

• Magma is molten liquid that erupts from land volcanoes, and lava is molten liquid that erupts from oceanic volcanoes

• Lava is molten liquid that erupts from land volcanoes, and magma is molten liquid that erupts from oceanic volcanoes

Multiple Choice

Which is considered a continental landform?

• Valley

• Trench

• Seamount

• Rift

Multiple Choice

Which two forces have the most impact on the shoreline beaches?

• Heat and gravity

• Water and heat

• Wind and gravity

• Water and wind

Multiple Choice

Which set of landforms are all oceanic?

• Rift, trench, and abyssal plain

• Valley, canyon, and volcano

• Rift, canyon and abyssal plain

• Valley, trench and volcano

Multiple Choice

In the center of the highest part of the mid-ocean ridge is a narrow trench called what?

• Abyssal plain

• Continental shelf

• Continental slope

• Rift zone

Multiple Choice

Which is the most common type of weathering?

• Wind

• Gravity

• Moving water

• Freezing and thawing of ice

Multiple Choice

Exhaust fumes, agriculture runoff, and pesticides can mix with and dissolve in water, air, and soil to produce what?

• Energy

• Fertilizers

• Fossil fuels

• Pollution

Multiple Choice

Which is caused by the pull of the Moon’s gravity on Earth?

• Currents

• Hurricanes

• Tides

• Waves

Multiple Choice

Which would most likely cause a landslide?

• Wind

• Hot temperatures

• Gravity

• Cold temperatures

Multiple Choice

A city council is considering two plans for environmentally sound waste disposal, as shown in the chart. Which plan should the council adopt, and why?

• Plan B; it would help utilize waste as a resource

• Plan B; it would help improve the quality of resources

• Plan A; it would help reduce dumping waste

• Plan A; it would help dispose waste quickly and efficiently