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WorksheetsLand and Water Assessment
Total questions: 34
Worksheet time: 17mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which of the following is most likely a direct result of an earthquake (Picture B)?
a)
Landslide
b)
Hurricane
c)
Tornado
d)
Weathering
2.
A constructive process creates landforms, while a destructive destroys landforms. Which of the following is only destructive?
a)
Volcanic Eruption
b)
Erosion
c)
Depostition
d)
None of the choices given are only destructive
3.
Classify the natural process as constructive, destructive, or both.
WEATHERING
WEATHERING
a)
Constructive
b)
Destructive
c)
Both (constructive and destructive)
4.
Classify the natural process as constructive, destructive, or both.
EROSION
EROSION
a)
Constructive
b)
Destructive
c)
Both (Constructive and Destructive)
5.
Classify the natural process as constructive, destructive, or both.
DEPOSITION
DEPOSITION
a)
Constructive
b)
Destructive
c)
Both (Constructive and Destructive)
6.
Classify the natural process as constructive, destructive, or both.
VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS
VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS
a)
Constructive
b)
Destructive
c)
Both (Constructive and Destructive)
7.
Classify the natural process as constructive, destructive, or both.
EARTHQUAKES
EARTHQUAKES
a)
Constructive
b)
Destructive
c)
Both (Constructive and Destructive)
8.
Classify the natural process as constructive, destructive, or both.
FLOODS
FLOODS
a)
Constuctive
b)
Destructive
c)
Both (Constructive and Destructive)
9.
Letter C represents the mid-ocean ridge. What is the highest point (narrow trench) in the mid ocean ridge called?
Hint- It's where the Volcanic Activity happens.
Hint- It's where the Volcanic Activity happens.
a)
rift zone
b)
ocean basin
c)
trench
d)
continental shelf
10.
The continental slope (Letter B) serves as a connection between which of the following?
a)
the mid-ocean ridge and ocean basin
b)
the beach shore and the continental shelf
c)
the continental shelf and the ocean basin
d)
the ocean basin and the oceanic trench
11.
Which of the following describes the deepest part of the ocean floor (shown by letter D)?
a)
continental slope
b)
mid-ocean ridge
c)
rift zone
d)
trench
12.
If the mid-ocean ridge were located on land, instead of underwater, what would it be called?
a)
canyon
b)
mountain range
c)
valley
d)
glacier
13.
Letter A shows an area of continental land that is defined as flat land (plains) and rolling hills. If the same feature was under water, what would it be known as?
a)
ocean rift
b)
ocean trench
c)
ocean basin
d)
ocean ridge
14.
What oceanic feature is most similar to a canyon?
a)
mid-ocean ridge
b)
trench
c)
abyssal plain
d)
seamount
15.
What continental landform is most like an oceanic rift?
a)
Valley
b)
mountain range
c)
plains
d)
Volcano
16.
What continental land feature is most like and oceanic Mid-Ocean Ridge?
a)
Canyon
b)
Volcano
c)
Mountain Range
d)
Valley
17.
What oceanic feature is most similar to the continental plains?
a)
trench
b)
Abyssal Plains
c)
mid-ocean ridge
d)
seamount
18.
The location where a river meets the ocean is an estuary (Letter E). Why does this make an estuary a special feature?
a)
An estuary can not support animal life or vegetation
b)
An estuary is extremely deep
c)
An estuary is a mixture of fresh and salt water (brackish water)
d)
An estuary has no ocean currents or waves
19.
The plants on the barrier island shown above are growing in what type of material?
a)
sand
b)
clay
c)
rock
d)
silt
20.
Which of the following does the most to change the shape of the barrier island shown above?
a)
the drop in temperature of the water during the winter
b)
the growth of the plants on the island
c)
the rise in temperature of the water during the summer
d)
waves hitting the island
21.
What is the major difference between the ocean side of the barrier island and the estuary side (shown above)?
a)
the amount of salt in the water
b)
the color of the water
c)
the temperature of the water
d)
the plants near the water
22.
The sandy beach of barrier island serves a "barrier" to what?
a)
waves hitting the mainland
b)
cold weather hitting the mainland
c)
earthquakes hitting the mainland
23.
The shoreline is the area where the land meets the ocean. A shore line made of sand is called a beach. What is the reason for the change of the beach shore line?
a)
human activity
b)
waves and wind
c)
vegetation
d)
marine life
24.
The water filled spaces between barrier islands are called?
a)
beach
b)
estuaries
c)
canyons
d)
inlets
25.
The drawing above shows the beach during low tide. What would be true if it was drawn during high tide?
a)
Less of the beach (Letter B) would be covered by water
b)
More of the beach (Letter B) would be covered by water
c)
There would not be any waves (Letter C) hitting the beach
d)
The water would flow
26.
This movement of water is described as the repeated movement of water.
a)
wave
b)
current
c)
tide
27.
This movement of water is described as the continuous movement of water in a specific direction.
a)
wave
b)
current
c)
tide
28.
This movement of water (the regular rise and fall) is caused by the moon's gravitational pull
a)
wave
b)
current
c)
tide
29.
This water movement is a flow at the ocean's surface and some are found deeper in the ocean
a)
wave
b)
current
c)
tide
30.
This highest part of the wave is called the _________ and the lowest part is called the ____________
a)
trough/crest
b)
crest/trough
c)
breaker/crest
d)
trough/breaker
31.
Which of the following is NOT a way the earth's oceans are polluted through human activity?
a)
dumping of trash
b)
oil spills
c)
clean up projects
d)
agricultural run off
32.
The picture above is an answer of pollution. Which of the following gives the best definition of pollution.
a)
when harmful substances are mixed into the environment in a destructive way
b)
when man-made substances are used instead of natural resources
c)
when natural resources are used in a way they are not meant for
d)
when useful substances are mixed into the environment in a productive way
33.
Which of the following BEST explains why so much effort is made to control pollution?
a)
pollution cannot be cleaned or removed after it is created
b)
pollution can be harmful to humans, animals, and plants
c)
pollution damages small towns more than big cities
d)
pollution stops human beings from building new projects
34.
The above picture shows which type of pollution?
a)
farming/agricultural pollution
b)
solid-waste pollution
c)
water pollution
d)
air pollution
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