Science

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What two possible techniques could scientists have used to create this map of the ocean ridges?

• detecting new landforms

• observing from underwater vehicles

• monitoring sound waves

• comparing mountain ranges

• surveying land levels

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Complete the sentence:

Volcanoes can form on _______________________

• the ocean floor or land

• plate movement

• glaciers and icebergs

• state boundaries

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A landform is a physical feature on the Ocean’s surface.

• True

• False

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Plateaus, valleys, canyons, and mountains are all examples of:

• Highlands

• Mantle areas

• Landforms

• Hydrosphere

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A landform that rises high above the Earth’s surface:

• Hill

• Valley

• Mountain

• Plateau

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A close-up look at Earth shows you many natural features on the surface. These features are called...

• highlands

• landforms

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A natural elevation of the Earth’s surface, smaller than a mountain...

• Hill

• Valley

• Mountain

• Plateau

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Which shows the elevation of an area using contour lines?

• Mountains

• Faults

• Topographical map

• Cartographer

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A deep valley with high, steep sides...

• Hill

• Valley

• Mountain

• Canyon

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Latitude and longitude are used to:

• Find a location of a specific place or landform feature on a map.

• Determine the shape of the Earth.

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Where a body of water meets land...

• Ocean

• Lake

• Coast

• River

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An area with very little precipitation...

• Hill

• Desert

• Canyon

• Plateau

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The flattest part of the ocean floor is called...

• abyssal plain

• continental shelf

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The abyssal plains cover about ___ percent of the Earth’s surface.

• 40

• 50

• 60

• 70

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Earth’s outer layer is called...

• Crust

• Mantle

• Outer core

• Inner core

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A map that shows the elevation of an area using shades is called:

• Topographical map.

• Relief map

• Physical map

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The place where two plates meet is called...

• Plate boundary

• Volcanic plates

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Is used to describe how far north or south a place is from the equator:

• Latitude

• Longitude

• Prime Meridian

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The deepest part of the Ocean floor is called:

• Seamount

• Trench

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An opening on Earth’s surface where melted rock or gases are forced out is called:

• Earthquake

• Volcano

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What is a topographic map?

• shows elevation of an are using lines

• an opening in the earth's surface where gas and rock are forced out

• a sudden movement of the earth's crust

• a large landmass

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What is an earthquake?

• a sudden movement of the earth's crust

• a very large piece of the earth's crust

• used to describe how far north or south a place is from the equator

• a large landmass

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What is latitude?

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

• shows elevation of an area using lines

• used to describe how far north or south a place is from the equator

• a sudden movement of the earth's crust

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What is longitude?

• a large landmass

• used to describe how far east or west a place is from the prime meridian

• a physical feature of the earth's surface

• used to describe how far north or south a place is from the equator

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What is a volcano?

• a very large piece of the earth's crust

• a sudden movement of the earth's surface

• a large landmass

• an opening in the earth's surface where melted rock or gases are forced out

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_______ is a process that moves weathered rock.

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a process in which a force acts on a rock and breaks it into smaller pieces

• erosion

• sediment

• rate of erosion

• weathering

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If you see contour lines on a map that are very close together, which of the following landforms is most likely in that location on the map?

• a flat, sandy beach

• a mountain

• the plains

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How do contour lines on a map show a flat plain on a map?

• The contour lines are far apart for a plain.

• The contour lines are very close together to show a flat plain.

• The contour lines are wide and short to show a flat plain.

• The contour lines are long and narrow to show a flat plain.

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A volcano is most likely to occur __________.

• in a valley

• on land

• near the boundaries of tectonic plates

• underwater

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How do scientists create a map of the ocean floor?

• Scientists compare mountain ranges.

• Scientists use sonar or sound waves to map the ocean floor's features.

• Scientists measure land levels.

• Scientists look for new landforms.

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How would a map of the land and the ocean be similar?

• Both maps show plant life.

• Both maps show earthquakes.

• Both maps show valleys and mountains.

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A river, delta, mountain, valley, plains, and plateau are all examples of ________________.

• the Earth's mantle.

• landforms.

• the hydrosphere.

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A landform is __________________.

• part of the hydrosphere.

• the core of the Earth.

• molten rocker beneath the Earth's surface.

• a feature of the Earth's surface.

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Sediments are tiny bits of soil or rock that have been broken down and deposited.

• True

• False

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Which are deposit most of the sediments?

• Water

• Wind

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Sedimentary rock forms from sediments that are not pressed together in layers.

• True

• False

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Fossils, remains or imprints of living things from the

• Past

• Present

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A type of rock made from molten lava

• igneous rock

• sedimentary rock

• metamorphic rock

• fossil

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Rock formed from particles in the environment that settle to form layers

• igneous rock

• sedimentary rock

• metamorphic rock

• fossil

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A type of rock formed by great pressure and very high temperatures

• igneous rock

• sedimentary rock

• metamorphic rock

• fossil

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Mineralized remains or evidence of plants and animals that lived long ago

• igneous rock

• sedimentary rock

• metamorphic rock

• fossil

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This organism is dissolved in the Earth and leaves a 3D indentation

• trace fossil

• mold fossil

• true form fossil

• cast fossil

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Impressions such as footprints, burrows, or nests once made by living organisms

• trace fossil

• mold fossil

• true form fossil

• cast fossil

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Mineralized sediment fills a cavity and recreates the shape of the remains.

• trace fossil

• mold fossil

• true form fossil

• cast fossil

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This fossil is formed when the dead plant or animal IS the fossil.

• trace fossil

• mold fossil

• true form fossil

• cast fossil

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Which layer contains fossils of the oldest organisms? Explain your answer.

• Layer A because it has the weirdest creature

• Layer D because it's on the top

• Layer A because it's on the bottom

• Layer D because dinosaurs are old

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Tiny bits of soil or rock that have been broken down and deposited are called ________?

• deposits

• sediments

• layers

• rocks

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Where are fossils preserved in?

• metamorphic rocks

• The Rock

• sedimentary rocks

• igneous rocks

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Fossils found closer to the surface are usually ____________ than the other fossils deeper below.

• older

• brighter

• newer

• darker

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What can affect the formation and patterns found in rock layers?

• earth forces

• dark forces

• energy

• sedimentary rocks

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How are canyons formed?**

• water slowly removes rock particles

• cliffs decide to break off

• volcanoes melt the rocks

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The oldest layer of rock is layer _________________, and the youngest layer of rock is layer ____________________.

• 1; 5

• 2;4

• 3;2

• 4;3

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Weathering is the ________ process that breaks down materials into smaller pieces.

• fast

• slow

• neutral

• speedy

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The action of rocks and sediments grinding and wearing away surfaces is called _________.

• weathering

• cracks

• abrasion

• polishing

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What three things can cause chemical weathering?

• water

• ash

• oxygen

• abrasion

• living things

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The movement of weathered materials from one place to another is called ________?

• erosion

• weathering

• deposition

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What causes material to move?

• mud

• gravity

• land

• rock

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Sediments that build up turns into a landform called _______?

• island

• peninsula

• delta

• beach

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What do you call deposits of wind-blown sand?

• sand dune

• beach

• mountain

• sand castle

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An area of shoreline made of material deposited by waves is called a _______.

• beach

• sand dune

• ocean

• cliff

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What forms where snow collects quickly and melts slowly?

• avalanche

• hill

• glaciers

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Too much rain can have negative effects on some wildlife.

• true

• false

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______________________ is the study of Earth's shapes and features.

• interval

• topography

• elevation

• contour

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______________________ are lines that connect areas of the same elevation and eventually form a closed loop.

• contour lines

• parallel lines

• intersecting lines

• relief lines

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_______________ is the distance between contour lines that represent the difference in elevation points.

• topography

• topographic map

• contour lines

• contour intervals

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_____________ is the height above sea level.

• elevation

• relief

• contour

• topography

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The closer the contour lines are together, the ______________ the slope.

• thinner

• wider

• flatter

• steeper

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What is the elevation of point X?

• 240 meters

• 250 meters

• 260 meters

• 270 meters

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What is the elevation of point Y?

• 220 meters

• 210 meters

• 200 meters

• 215 meters

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What is the elevation of point Z?

• 130 meters

• 135 meters

• 140 meters

• 150 meters

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What is the difference in elevation between points X and Y?

• 30 meters

• 20 meters

• 40 meters

• 10 meters