Science Quiz - G4

What is a landform?

• a large landmass

• shows elevation of an area using lines

• a physical feature on the earth's surface

• very large pieces of the earth's crust

What is a plate?

• a large landmass

• how far something is north or south of the equator

• an opening in the earth's crust where melted rock and gas are forced out

• a very large piece of the earth's crust

What is an earthquake?

• a sudden movement of the earth's crust

• a very large piece of the earth's crust

• used to describe how far north or south a place is from the equator

• a large landmass

What is latitude?

• used to describe how far east or west a place is from the Prime Meridian

• shows elevation of an area using lines

• used to describe how far north or south a place is from the equator

• a sudden movement of the earth's crust

What is a volcano?

• a very large piece of the earth's crust

• a sudden movement of the earth's surface

• a large landmass

• an opening in the earth's surface where melted rock or gases are forced out

What is longitude?

• a large landmass

• used to describe how far east or west a place is from the prime meridian

• a physical feature of the earth's surface

• used to describe how far north or south a place is from the equator

What is latitude?

• used to describe how far east or west a place is from the Prime Meridian

• shows elevation of an area using lines

• used to describe how far north or south a place is from the equator

• a sudden movement of the earth's crust

_____________ lines are imaginary lines that stretch around the Earth.

• Longitude

• Latitude

_____________ lines are imaginary lines that stretch from the North Pole to the South Pole.

• Longitude

• Latitude

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