Stein "Getting the Lay of the Land" by Patricia West

The Himalayan Mountain Range is on which continent?

• Africa

• Asia

• Europe

• North America

Mount Everest was named for which British explorer?

• Christopher Columbus

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Sir George Everest

• James Cook

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Today, what do scientists use to measure the depths of an ocean?

• Radar

• Barometer

• sonar

• Seismograph

GPS stands for?

• Geographical Positioning System

• Global Positioning System

• Graphical Positioning System

• Geographic Positioning System

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What measures the distance a car has traveled?

• Speedometer

• Cruise control

• odometer

• Accelerometer

What instrument measures earthquake waves?

• Barometer

• seismograph

• Thermometer

• Anemometer

What is used to measure a mineral's hardness?

• A magnifying glass

• The Mohs Scale

• A thermometer

• A barometer

What is the softest mineral in the world?

• Quartz

• talc

• Diamond

• Graphite

Earth's landforms are always changing.

• True

• False

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