Lesson Check: Map Earth's Features

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

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Plateaus, valleys, canyons, and mountains are all examples of _____.

• highlands

• mantle areas

• landforms

• hydrosphere

Which shows the elevation of an area using contour lines?

• mountains

• faults

• topographical map

• cartographer

Latitude and longitude are used to find a location of a specific place or landform feature on a map.

• True

• False

Select all of the ways maps of land and maps of the ocean floor could be similar.

• Both maps could show valleys.

• Both maps could show plant life.

• Both maps could show mountain ranges.

• Both maps could show earthquakes.

• Both maps could show directions.

Which feature of the ocean floor is the continental shelf?

• A

• B

• C

• D

For which landform would contour lines be closest together on a topographical map?

• a sand dune

• a plateau

• a hill

• plains

Complete the sentence by choosing the parts of the statement that make it true.

Volcanoes can form on __________

• the ocean floor or land

• plate movement

• glaciers and icebergs

• state boundaries

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Complete the sentence by choosing the parts of the statement that make it true.

Volcanoes are caused by __________

• the ocean floor or land

• plate movement

• glaciers and icebergs

• state boundaries

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1