Map Earth’s Features

What two possible techniques could scientists have used to create this map of the ocean ridges?

• Detecting new landforms

• observing from underwater vehicles

• monitoring sound waves

• comparing mountain ranges

• surveying land levels

Complete the sentence:

Volcanoes can form____________

• on the ocean floor or land.

• caused by plate movement.

• glaciers and icebergs.

• state boundaries.

Complete the sentence:

Volcanoes are caused by________________

• The ocean floor or land

• plate movement

• glaciers and icebergs

• state boundaries

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Plateaus, valleys, canyons, and mountains are all examples of _____.

• highlands

• mantle areas

• landforms

• hydrosphere

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A close-up look at Earth shows you many natural features on the surface. These features are called __ .

• Landforms

• Hydrosphere

• Plate Movement

• State Boundaries

Which shows the elevation of an area using contour lines?

• topographical map

• mountains

• faults

Latitude and longitude are used to

• Measure Length of a feature on a map

• Find a location or landform feature on a map

• Tells what a landform or a feature are

• Are not used on maps

Select ALL of the ways maps of land and maps of the ocean floor could be similar.

• Both maps could show valleys.

• Both maps could show mountain ranges.

• Both maps could show directions.

• Both maps could show plant life.

• Both maps could show earthquakes.

What patterns are there in the locations of volcanoes and mountains?

Select all possible answers.

• Volcanoes occur between continents and oceans

• Mountain chains from near the the edges of continents.

• Volcanoes are all on land

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What causes the patterns of volcanoes and mountains?

• Volcanoes and mountains are a result of the movement of earths plates

• Volcanoes and mountains do not have patterns

• Volcanoes cause mountains to form after an erruption

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