Landforms and Ocean Floor Pre-Test

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

• Highlands

• mantle areas

• landforms

• hydrosphere

The Mississippi River picks up sediment from nearby land and carries it until the water flow is slowed down by the ocean water in the Gulf of Mexico. When the river water slows down, the sediment settles out forming a delta of rich farmland. This change in Earth's surface is an example of a —

• destructive force

• human impact

• constructive force

• crustal deformation

The wearing away and removing of rock materials is called —

• anticline

• fold

• rubbing

• erosion

When the broken down materials of rock are taken and put in another area is called —

• A. deposition

• B. freezing.

• C. weathering.

• D. dry.

When rain, wind, or sand wear away the edges of rocks or landforms, it is called —

• weathering

• continental drift

• magma

• sand bars

An example of a wasteful use of resources is —

Which of these would be a good use of resources?

• leaving the TV on all day

• filling the bathtub to the top

• recycling cans

• burning newspapers

Which group of items harms the ocean environment?

• plastic can holders, old fishing nets, and chemical runoff

• currents, rivers, and streams

• salinity, estuaries, and marine biologists

• the Gulf Stream, depth, and tidal pools

The “P” label could indicate what?

• the continent

• continental shelf

• the sea level

• abyssal plains

What could the “S” label indicate?

• a sea mount

• continental shelf

• trench

• abyssal plains