Quiz - Unit 5 - Earth's Features and Changes

lines used on a topographic map to show elevation

• contour lines

• elevation

• topography

how tall a feature is

• contour lines

• elevation

• topography

melted rock that has reached the surface of the earth and interacted with the air

• lava

• strata

• magma

the changing, breaking down, or dissolving of rock or land over time.

• weathering

• contour

• strata

small pieces of rock, soil, and minerals

• contour

• sediment

• vegetation

the different layers of rock found in rock formations, compressed over time

• weathering

• contour

• strata

the preserved remains of an organism that was once alive

• fossil

• remains

• lava

the arrangement of earth’s features

• contour lines

• elevation

• topography

melted rock that is under the surface of the earth

• elevation

• magma

• plate boundary

where the edges of tectonic plates meet

• elevation

• magma

• plate boundary