Ch 4 Practice Quiz

What is the imaginary line around the earth between the North and South poles called?

• Tropic of Cancer

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

• Meridian

Which layer of the earth is the outermost?

• Mantle

• Core

• Crust

• Bedrock

What is the term for the hot, liquid rock beneath the earth's surface?

• Sediment

• Magma

• Lava

• Silt

What is the term for the decayed material in soil?

• Sediment

• Humus

• Silt

• Mineral

What is the process of planting different types of crops from year to year to help the soil called?

• Soil Erosion

• Crop Rotation

• Weathering

• Soil Conservation

Match the layers of Earth and soil to its description:

• the top layer of soil with nutrients

• topsoil

• middle layer of the Earth

• core

• mid layer of soil that is packed down

• subsoil

• very center or inner layer of the Earth

• mantle

• outer layer of the Earth

• crust

Match the term to its description:

• fine sand

• river source

• end of river that flows into the ocean

• river mouth

• beginning of a river

• delta

• fertile soil gathered at a river's mouth

• silt

What is the loss of topsoil by water and wind called?

• water runnoff

• soil erosion

• soil conservation

• weathering

Answer explanation

Remember: erosion means to remove soil or rock from the earth

What is a natural formation of rock or soil on the Earth's surface?​ (a)  

What is the precipitation on land that trickles into streams? ​ (b)  

What do we call where the magma can erupt as lava? ​ (c)  

• landform
• weathering
• volcano
• fault

What is the shaking of the earth's crust called?

• fault

• landslide

• earthquake

• sediment

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2