Landforms Test

I am a/an

• Plain

• Valley

• Plateau

• Shield

What is the difference between magma and lava?

• lava is magma but it is on the surface of the Earth

• lava is the chamber that magma flows

• lava is the Earth's crust

• lava has a different chemical composition than magma

An area of flat land that is higher than the surrounding land and is usually very large

• Shield

• Plain

• Tectonic Plate

• Plateau

Volcanoes are usually found

• in the middle of the ocean

• along plate boundaries

• at the edge of continents

• in Asia

This is the name for the chain of volcanos around the edge of the Pacific Plate.

• Hotspot Ring

• Ring of Fire

• Circle of death

• The Red Arc

What is most likely the cause of an earthquake?

• stress due to movement in Earth's crust

• gravitational variation due to Moon's orbit around Earth

• rotational imbalance due to changes in Earth's poles

• temperature variation due to Earth's orbit around the Sun

What is the outermost layer of the Earth called?

• Core

• Mantle

• Crust

• Biosphere

What type of boundary is shown in the diagram?

• Convergent

• Transform

• Divergent

• Subduction

A deep valley with steep sides

• Valley

• Trench

• Canyon

• Plateau

An area where material from deep within Earth´s mantle rises to the crust and melts to form magma is called

• A hot spot.

• Ring of Fire

• A deep ocean trench.

• A divergent boundary.