Vocab Quiz: Physical Geography

The solid rock portion of the earth's surface is the _____

• atmosphere

• biosphere

• hydrosphere

• lithosphere

Magma that has reached the earth's surface is called ______

• magma

• crust

• mantle

• lava

Molten rock (underground) can form in the mantle and rise through the earth's crust

• magma

• lava

• tephra

• crust

Surrounding the earth is a layer of gases called _____

• hydrosphere

• lithosphere

• atmosphere

• bioshpere

The part of the earth where all plants and animals live (all living organisms)

• hydrosphere

• litjhosphere

• biosphere

• atmosphere

The _____ is made up of the water elements on earth.

• atmosphere

• biosphere

• lithosphere

• hydrosphere

Physical and chemical processes that change the characteristics of rock on or near the earth's surface. The breaking down of rock.

• weathering

• erosion

• sediment

• moraine

Occurs when weathered material is moved by the action of wind, water, ice, or gravity.

• sediment

• moraine

• weathering

• erosion

What land form is this?

• valley
• canyon
• mountain
• plain

A fan-shaped landform created by sediment being deposited at the mouth of a river.

• Delta

• Canyon

• U-Shaped Valley

• Sand Dunes