Vocabulary Quizizz Week 12

The Earth’s lithosphere is broken into pieces that float and move on the asthenosphere called plates.

• Tectonic Plate

• Lithosphere

• Asthenosphere

• Convection

The part of the crust that is under the ocean.

• Lithosphere

• Continental Crust

• Oceanic Crust

• Tectonic Plate

A map that shows the surface features of Earth

• Road Map

• Topographic map

• water map

• hybrid map

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The process by which rocks are broken down by mechanical or chemical means.

• Erosion

• Synthesized weatheing

• Weathering

• Automated weathering

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Distance above or below sea level

• Relief

• Contour line

• Altitude

• Elevation

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How many mountain tops does this map have?

• one
• two
• three
• four

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What feature is at the arrow?

• volcano
• mountain
• cliff
• river

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What is the change in elevation from point X to the top of the hill in the topographic map shown?

• 303 m
• 203 m
• 250 m
• 253 m

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What is the most likely elevation of the mountain peak? (Contour interval is 100 m)

• 1550  meters
•  1652 meters
• 1500 meters
• 1700 meters

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The image above shows the coastline of Sydney, Australia. What element is going to carry land away from the coast?

• Wind

• Water

• Ice

• Sand

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