Unit 6:Changes to Earth's Surface Vocabulary Test

One of the seven largest land areas on Earth.

• state
• country 
• continent 
• delta

Deposition means...

• The height of the land above sea level.
• The dropping or settling of eroded materials.
• The process of moving sediment from one place to another.
• The breaking down of rocks on Earth's surface into smaller pieces.

A deep valley in the ocean floor is called...

• ocean trench
• ocean valley
• deep sea
• sea level

A scale is...

• What someone would use to figure out the length of something.
• Large plates protecting the skin of fish and reptiles.
• An instrument for determining directions.
• The part of a map that compares a distance on the map to a distance in the real world.

The breaking down of rocks on Earth’s surface into smaller pieces.

• receptor
• erosion
• deposition
• weathering 

The process of moving sediment from one place to another.

• receptor
• erosion
• deposition
• weathering 

elevation is..

• The height of the land above sea level.
• A machine to stand in.
• A device that flies in the sky.
• To rise above the rest of the population.

A desert is...

• A place that holds lots of people. 
• An earth process that threatens to harm people and property.
• An area of land that is very dry.
• A working model used for testing a solution.

A rain forest is...

• A forest are typically found in coastal areas with mild winters and heavy rainfall.
• A forest that supports mosses, ferns and wildflowers.
• A forests that has long winters and short summers.
• A forest found in regions with high heat and heavy rainfall.