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WorksheetsLandforms & Oceans
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 25mins
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1.
1. What causes Earth's surface to shake during an earthquake?
a)
the downhill movement of rocks and soil
b)
a fault disappearing into Earth's crust
c)
the release of energy along a fault
d)
a tsunami crashing into a coastline
2.
2. Which of these is the best example of how a volcanic eruption can be a constructive process?
a)
A volcano erupts violently, destroying part of the top of the volcano
b)
A volcano erupts large amounts of volcanic ask and gases
c)
Magma rises through a weak spot in Earth's crust under a volcano
d)
Molten rock escapes from a volcano and hardens to form new land
3.
3. Which of these is most likely to cause chemical weathering?
a)
temperature changes
b)
plant roots
c)
rainwater
d)
wind
4.
4. Which of these is an example of a destructive process?
a)
the deposition of material in a river delta
b)
the movement of material in a landslide
c)
the building up of a sandbar
d)
the formation of a volcanic island
5.
5. What is most likely to cause a river to deposit some of the sediment it is carrying?
a)
The amount of water in the river increases.
b)
the speed of water in the river decreases.
c)
The river flows down a mountain.
d)
The river flows through a canyon.
6.
6. How are plants most likely to affect the rate of soil erosion?
a)
Their roots slow it down by holding soil in place.
b)
Their roots speed it up by keeping the soil moist.
c)
Their leaves slow it down by changing the direction of wind.
d)
Their leaves speed it up by increasing the force of raindrops.
7.
7. What process is most likely to evenly build up the flat areas on either side of the river?
a)
a landslide from the hills
b)
a lava flow from a volcano
c)
a river flood that deposits sediments
d)
the weathering of rock under the soil
8.
8. What happens at an ocean trench?
a)
Two plates collide, building underwater mountains.
b)
An ocean plate moves below another plate.
c)
New oceanic crust is made.
d)
Two of Earth's plates move sideways past one another.
9.
9. What oceanic landform is most likely to be found in an area where two plates are moving away from one another?
a)
continental rise
b)
ocean basin
c)
rift zone
d)
ocean trench
10.
12. What is the correct order of oceanic landforms, from closest to a continent to farthest away?
a)
ocean basin > mid-ocean ridge> continental shelf > continental slope
b)
mid-ocean ridge > ocean basin > continental slope > continental shelf
c)
continental shelf > continental slope > ocean basin > mid-ocean ridge
d)
continental slope > continental shelf > mid-ocean ridge > ocean basin
11.
13. Which of these is least likely to be located at a boundary between Earth's plates?
a)
rift valley
b)
ocean trench
c)
mid-ocean ridge
d)
continental slope
12.
14. What would you see if you could visit the feature represented by the dotted line between the two continents?
a)
the edges of the continents
b)
an underwater mountain range
c)
a sliding plate boundary
d)
one plate moving below another plate
13.
15. Which of these landforms is most likely to be in the shallowest part of the ocean?
a)
ocean basin
b)
continental shelf
c)
mid-ocean ridge
d)
continental slope
14.
16. How is a plain on a continent similar to an abyssal plain?
a)
Wind causes erosion on both.
b)
Rivers can build deltas on both.
c)
Ice can cause weathering on both.
d)
Deposition of sediments occurs on both.
15.
17. How are a valley on land and an ocean trench alike?
a)
Both can be more than 10,000 meters deep.
b)
Both are formed by erosion.
c)
Both are areas with a lower elevation than the surrounding area.
d)
Both form as plates move away from one another.
16.
18. How is a volcanic island different from a volcanic mountain on a continent?
a)
Only a volcanic mountain can form at a mid-ocean ridge.
b)
Only a volcanic island is built up from the ocean floor.
c)
Only a volcanic mountain is formed as lava erupts and hardens.
d)
Only a volcanic island can form at a plate boundary.
17.
19. What is most likely to happen to sand that is eroded from a beach by a onshore current?
a)
It becomes part of an inlet.
b)
It is deposited along another beach.
c)
It is lost to the deep ocean.
d)
It becomes part of an estuary.
18.
20. What is most likely to happen to an inlet over time?
a)
It becomes an estuary.
b)
It becomes part of a barrier island.
c)
Its shape and size change.
d)
It is moved inland by a storm surge.
19.
21. What is likely to cause the most erosion along an ocean coastline in a short period of time?
a)
tides
b)
storm waves
c)
longshore current
d)
formation of a sandbar
20.
22. Which feature protects the coastline?
a)
K
b)
L
c)
M
d)
N
21.
24. Where is an estuary most likely to form?
a)
in a salt marsh
b)
between two barrier islands
c)
where two inlets meet
d)
where a river flows into the ocean
22.
27. What is the main cause of tides?
a)
the force of gravity
b)
differences in temperatures
c)
changes in the depth of the ocean
d)
movement of water in a circular path
23.
31. Which of these is a way to protect Earth's land and oceans?
a)
increasing the use of fossil fuels
b)
mining and burning coal
c)
using more resources
d)
reducing pollution
24.
34. Which is the best example of reusing resources?
a)
buying products that do not have a lot packaging
b)
handing down outgrown toys and clothes
c)
taking plastics and glass to a recycling center
d)
planting trees to replace ones that have been cut down
25.
36. Which of these is most likely to lead to pollution of the ocean?
a)
mining resources from large, open pits
b)
allowing wastewater to cool before dumping it
c)
dumping wastes into rivers that a flow into the ocean
d)
adding garbage to modern landfills
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