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WorksheetsLand forms and Oceans
Total questions: 34
Worksheet time: 19mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
An underwater volcano is called what?
a)
Seamount
b)
Ocean Volcano
c)
Exploding Earth
d)
Seacano
2.
This part of the ocean floor is characterized by its numerous mountain ranges.
a)
Abyssal Plains
b)
Trench
c)
Continental Shelf
d)
Mid-Ocean Ridge
3.
Click the answer that has the Earth's layers from OUTSIDE to INSIDE.
a)
Crust, Mantle, Outer Core, Inner Core
b)
Inner Core, Outer Core, Mantle, Crust
c)
Outer Core, Inner Core, Crust, Mantle
d)
Mantle, Inner Core, Crust, Outer Core
4.
________ is the slow process that breaks down land forms.
a)
Erosion
b)
Trench
c)
Weathering
d)
Deposition
5.
An ongoing movement of ocean water is called a what?
a)
Current
b)
Tide
c)
Wave
d)
Stream
6.
The sharp drop off the continental shelf is called what?
a)
Continental Rise
b)
Continental Slope
c)
Trench
d)
Seamount
7.
A piece of land that is formed in the ocean that protects the main land.
a)
Sand
b)
Barrier Island
c)
Hills
d)
Mountains
8.
A wide flat area that takes up about 40% of the ocean floor.
a)
Continental Shelf
b)
Mid-Ocean Ridge
c)
Trench
d)
Abyssal Plains
9.
_______ is a slow process that transfers weathered land such as rocks, pebbles, and sand.
a)
Weathering
b)
Deposition
c)
Erosion
d)
Natural Disasters
10.
A change to the land that changes the chemical makeup (such as the creation of limestone caves, or rusting)
a)
Physical Weathering
b)
Chemical Weathering
c)
Erosion
d)
Deposition
11.
A mountain that builds up around an opening in Earth's crust is a what?
a)
Earthquake
b)
Volcano
c)
Tornado
d)
Hurricane
12.
The deepest parts of the ocean floor are called what?
a)
Abyssal Plains
b)
Trench
c)
Mid-Ocean Ridge
d)
Seamounts
13.
Which of these are causes of rapid physical changes to land forms?
a)
Tornado
b)
Hurricane
c)
Volcano
d)
All of these
14.
A gradually sloping part of the ocean floor that has shallow water.
a)
Continental Shelf
b)
Continental Slope
c)
Trench
d)
Mid-Ocean Ridge
15.
The dropping off of weathered rock is called what?
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
d)
Tornado
16.
A _________ occurs when the earth's plates move causing a sudden shift.
a)
Tornado
b)
Earthquake
c)
Hurricane
d)
Canyon
17.
The pull of the ocean caused by the mood causes what? (Hint: A rise and fall in water)
a)
Currents
b)
Tides
c)
Waves
d)
Gravity
18.
Currents cause _____ that break upon the shore.
a)
Tides
b)
Currents
c)
Waves
d)
Shorelines
19.
A natural disaster categorized by columns of spinning wind is called what?
a)
Tornado
b)
Earthquake
c)
Flood
d)
Volcano
20.
An overflow of water onto land that is normal dry is called?
a)
Rain
b)
Flood
c)
Drought
d)
Maddness
21.
This slow process builds up deltas, sand dunes, and other land forms.
a)
Erosion
b)
Deposition
c)
Weathering
d)
Hurricanes
22.
The process that turns liquid water into gas within the water cycle.
a)
condensation
b)
precipitation
c)
runoff
d)
evaporation
23.
When water droplets or ice crystals come together in the air they become....
a)
Clouds
b)
Rainbows
c)
Sunshine
d)
Runoff
24.
The process in the water cycle that begins to change water vapor from gas back to a liquid.
a)
Condensation
b)
Precipitation
c)
Runoff
d)
Evaporation
25.
The process in the water cycle that takes place when clouds become heavy and liquid water begins to fall.
a)
Precipitation
b)
Condensation
c)
Evaporation
d)
Runoff
26.
The process where water and dirt flow back down to the oceans, seas, and lakes is called what?
a)
Precipitation
b)
Water Vapor
c)
Condensation
d)
Runoff
27.
What is a watershed?
a)
A cave that stores water
b)
An area that separates waters flowing into different rivers, basin, and seas.
c)
The beach
d)
Drains in cities and parks
28.
When things such as fertilizer, trash, or factory waste ends up in a water shed the water can become...
a)
clean
b)
polluted
c)
constructive
d)
empty
29.
The top of a waves is called what?
a)
Crest
b)
Trough
c)
Current
d)
Tide
30.
The bottom of a wave is called what?
a)
Crest
b)
Trough
c)
Current
d)
Tide
31.
What is pollution
a)
Adding harmful substances to the environment
b)
Using natural resources wisely
c)
poision
d)
water
32.
What is the WISE use of natural resources called
a)
Pollution
b)
Conservation
c)
Help
d)
Trash
33.
What does constructive mean
a)
Breaking down of landforms
b)
using natural resources wisely
c)
adding harmful things to the environment
d)
building up of landforms
34.
Destructive means what?
a)
Breaking down landforms
b)
building landforms up
c)
pollution
d)
conservation
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