Earth and Its Changing Features

Earth and Its Changing Features

Map Earth's Features

Poll

Earth's surface is uneven.

• True

• False

• Don't know

What are land and water features?

• mountain ranges

• volcanoes

• ocean trenches

• formations on the ocean floor

Multiple Choice

Which features occur in patterns?

• I think the features on land are the ones that occur in patterns.

• I think the features found in oceans are the ones that occur in patterns.

• I think both the land and ocean features occur in patterns.

• I think land and ocean features occur anywhere. They don't follow any patterns.

Open Ended

Where are most of the mountains in the continental United States located?

How about Taiwan?

Where are the mountains?

Vocabulary

1. continent

2. earthquake

3. landform

4. latitude

5. longitude

6. plate

7. topographic

8. volcano

continent

a large landmass

earthquake

a sudden shaking of the rock that makes up Earth's crust

landform

a physical feature on Earth's surface

latitude

the location north or south of the equator

longitude

the location east or west from the Prime Meridian

plate

a large pieces that make up Earth's crust

relief map

a map that shows the elevation of an area of Earth's surface using shading

topographic map

• showing elevation using lines

volcano

an opening in Earth's sruface where melted rock or gases are forced out

Landforms

Mountain

Hill

Valley

Canyon

Plain

Plateau

Desert

Beach

Dune

Ocean

Coast

River

Lake

Delta

Fjord

Columbia Icefield

Open Ended

What is the flattest part of the ocean floor?

Multiple Choice

What is the continental slope?

• An area of relatively shallow water

• A portion of a continent that is submerged under an area of relatively shallow water

Multiple Select

Which ocean floor features are underwater mountains?

• rift valley

• mid-ocean ridge

• continental slope

• seamount

Multiple Choice

This is a ____ map.

• topographic

• relief

Multiple Choice

This is a _____ map.

• topographic

• relief

Multiple Choice

______ is used to descirbe how far north or south a place is from the equator.

• longitude

• latitude

• equator

• Prime Meridian

Multiple Choice

_____ is used to describe how far east or west a place is from the Prime Meridian.

• latitude

• longitude

• equator

• Prime Meridian

Fill in the Blank

The place where two plates meet is called a _____ _______.

Multiple Choice

Look at the map on pg. 18. Which two plates are moving past each other?

• Nazca Plate and Cocos Plate

• North American Plate and South American Plate

• Pacific plate and Antarctic Plate

• Pacific Plate and North American Plate

Fill in the Blank

___________ and _________ happen at plate boundaries. _________ form also along plate boundaries.

Multiple Choice

An opening on Earth's surface where melted rock or gases are forced out

Multiple Choice

A sudden movement of Earth's crust

Multiple Choice

____ occur where two plates spread apart.

Multiple Choice

____ occur where two plates push together.

• ocean trenches

• mid-ocean ridges

Multiple Choice

Which feature is most likely to occur near the edge of a continent?

• plain

• mountain

• lake

• abyssal plain

Multiple Choice

Observe the photo above. What ocean features can be mostly found away from plate boundaries?

• trenches

• seamounts

• mid-ocean ridges

• abyssal plains