Quiz about Earth's Features Study Guide

Question 1

What is molten rock that erupts from a volcano?

Accepted Answer

Lava

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Magma

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Water

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Sedimentary

Question 2

What are the preserved remains of something that was once living?

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Fossils

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Vegetation

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Rocks

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Soil

Question 3

When sediment is carried away......

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Erosion

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Weathering

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Rain

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Flooding

Question 4

Plants that grow in a specific space.....

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Vegetation

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Garden

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Greenhouse

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Weathering

Question 5

What is the arrangement of Earth's features?

Accepted Answer

Topography

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Strata

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Fossils

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Satellite

Question 6

What flows through masses of land and into larger bodies of water?

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Rivers

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Lakes

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Streams

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Ponds

Question 7

What occurs near tectonic plate boundaries as they shift and move?

Accepted Answer

Earthquakes

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Mountains

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Volcanoes

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Beaches

Question 8

What forms in groups called ranges and inside of continents over time?

Accepted Answer

Mountains

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Volcanoes

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Landslides

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Plains

Question 9

What forms over time with sediment collecting on the remains of an organism and being compressed?

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Fossils

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Sedimentary Rock

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Metamorphic Rock

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Sand

Question 10

What forms from other rocks that experience lots of heat and pressure?

Accepted Answer

Metamorphic Rock

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Igneous Rock

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Sedimentary Rock

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Fossils

Question 11

What forms along tectonic plates, where the Earth's magma is close to the surface?

Accepted Answer

Volcanoes

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Earthquakes

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Tornadoes

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Hurricanes

Question 12

Where would you expect to find a volcano?

Accepted Answer

C

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A

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B

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D

Question 13

Rock formations are formed over time, as rock is compressed, weathered and eroded. What are the different layers of rock found in rock formations called?

Accepted Answer

Strata

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Sediment

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Sedimentary Rock

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Igneous Rock

Question 14

Tectonic plates make up the surface of the Earth. Which of the following are not formed by the movement of tectonic plates?

Accepted Answer

Beaches

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Mountains

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Valleys

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Volcanoes

Question 15

Which Earth's process is the changing, dissolving, or breaking down of rock and land?

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Weathering

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Crumbling

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Erosion

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Earthquakes

Question 16

A scientist discovers dark, igneous rock in a rock layer. What information might this give her?

Accepted Answer

The rock layer was near a volcano.

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The rock layer has changed over time.

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The rock layer was once in a river.

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The rock layer was near the ocean.

Question 17

Which process is a fast change, causing the Earth's features to change very quickly?

Accepted Answer

Earthquakes

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Weathering

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Fossilization

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Erosion

Question 18

The Ring of Fire is a tectonic plate boundary in the Pacific Ocean. What has formed there over time?

Accepted Answer

Volcanoes

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Tsunamis

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Metamorphic Rocks

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Canyons

Question 19

Which of the following is not a cause of weathering and erosion?

Accepted Answer

Sunlight heating up

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Water Flowing

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Ice Freezing

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Wind Blowing

Question 20

Running through the Grand Canyon is the Colorado River. What can you infer about this river?

Accepted Answer

It has shaped the canyon over time.

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It is full of metamorphic rocks.

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It is a saltwater river.

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It has always followed a path.

Question 21

Wind blowing sand against other rocks in the desert is an example of .....

Accepted Answer

Weathering and Erosion

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Sediment

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Rock Formation

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Fossilization

Question 22

A scientist discovers the mold fossils of seashells in a rock layer. What information might this give him?

Accepted Answer

The rock layer was near the ocean,

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The rock layer was formed deep within the Earth.

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The rock layer was in the mountains.

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The rock layer is made of sedimentary rock.

Question 23

The Mariana Trench is the deepest part of the ocean. A trench is like what feature found on land?

Accepted Answer

Valley

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Mountain

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River

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Island

Question 24

Which example is showing weathering and erosion changing the Earth's features?

Accepted Answer

A glacier freezing and melting, moving through a valley

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Igneous rock forming underground.

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Tectonic plates shifting and moving.

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A farmer planting corn in his fields.

Question 25

Which type of fossil would help a scientist learn about how organisms migrated and moved in an area?

Accepted Answer

Trace fossils of footprints.

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Petrified fossils of bones.

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Mold fossils of seashells.

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Preserved remains in ice.

Question 26

What tool is used on a topographic maps to show the height of the land?

Accepted Answer

Contour lines

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Alphanumeric Grid

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Compass Rose

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Tectonic plate boundaries

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