Science Chapter 4 Lesson 2 Features of earth's surface

What is the difference between a mountain and a hill?

• Mountains are not as high as hills.
• Mountains are made of rock and hills are made of soil.
• None of the other answer choices
• Hills are not as high as mountains

What changes does an erupting volcano make to Earth's surface?

• The lava hardens and forms new rock.
• The eruption explodes the top of the volcano.
• All of the other answer choices
• The flowing lava burns anything in its path.

Solid feature of Earth's crust is a _________.

• landform
• erosion
• explosion
• feature

The movement of weathered materials is called ________.  Water, wind, and gravity cause this.

• landform
• feature
• erosion
• rain

Large, moving body of ice

• glacier
• ocean
• valley
• plateau

A low narrow area between hills or mountains which can have a river running between.

• glacier
• valley
• plateau
• ocean

Salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth is called an _________

• glacier
• valley
• plateau
• ocean

A plain that is higher than the land around it.

• plateau
• valley
• volcano
• river

The land next to the ocean is called the ____________.

• coast
• plateau
• river
• lake

An opening in the Earth's crust that can force hot, melted rock up is called a ________.

• volcano
• mountain
• hill
• plain