Earth Science Quiz

What is a large landmass called?

• Earthquake

• Landform

• Continent

• Plate

What is a sudden shaking of the rock that makes up Earth's crust called?

• Volcano

• Earthquake

• Topographic map

• Sediment

What is a physical feature on Earth's surface called?

• Plate

• Landform

• Fossil

• Continent

What are large pieces that make up Earth's crust called?

• Plates

• Sedimentary rock

• Topographic map

• Abyssal Plains

What type of map shows the elevation of an area of Earth's surface using contour lines?

• Relief map

• Topographic map

• Continental shelf map

• Seamount map

What is an opening in the Earth's surface where melted rock or gases are forced out called?

• Earthquake

• Volcano

• Plate boundary

• Canyon

What are the types of landforms?

• Mountains, canyons, plains, and dunes

• Continental shelf, abyssal plain, mid-ocean ridges

• Rift valley, trenches, seamounts

• Plate boundaries, volcanoes, earthquakes

What are the types of ocean floor features?

• Mountains, canyons, plains, and dunes

• Continental shelf, continental slope, abyssal plain, mid-ocean ridges, rift valley, trenches, seamounts

• Plate boundaries, volcanoes, earthquakes

• Fossils, sedimentary rock, sediment

What do relief maps use to show different elevations?

• Contour lines

• Shading

• Colors

• Symbols

Where do mountains tend to occur?

• Near the edge of a continent

• In the middle of the ocean

• At the bottom of a valley

• On the continental shelf