Q4 - 5/23 Week 38 Quiz

Height above sea level is called

• elevation

• contour

• boundary

• climate

Study the map. Where are most of the mountains located in the United States?

• The southeast

• The northeast

• The west

• The south

What ocean does the Ring of Fire surround?

• The Pacific Ocean

• The Atlantic Ocean

• The Arctic Ocean

• The Indian Ocean

Which of the following will help to learn about the climate in a certain area?

• A chart that shows the average temperatures and rain amounts for several years.

• A forecast that predicts the amount of snow expected in the next month.

• A chart that shows the cloud types recorded over the past week.

• A forecast that predicts the rain amounts for the next 10 days.

What is the opening that extends from the magma chamber to the top of the volcano called?

• magma
• lava
• vent 
• crater

A path along the Pacific Ocean with approximately 450 volcanoes (it is shaped like a horseshoe).

• Tectonic Plates

• Earth's crust

• Atlantic Ocean

• Ring of Fire

A ___________________ is an opening in Earth’s crust. When a volcano erupts, hot gases and melted _______________ from deep within Earth find their way up to the surface.

• volcano, ash

• volcano, rock

• mountain, rock

• mountain, ice

What is true of a extinct volcano?

• they erupt from time to time (most often)

• they have erupted before, but not recently

• they have never erupted and probably never will

All these items were found buried into rock. Which of them are fossils? Check ALL that apply.

• A plant leaf

• A soup can

• A dinosaur bone

• A dragonfly wing

How can scientists determine which animals lived during a certain period of time?

• The older fossils are in the top layers

• The older fossils are in the middle layers

• The newest fossils are on the bottom layers

• The oldest fossils are on the bottom layers of rock