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Science Preparation course- Lesson 2- Features of Earth

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the difference between a mountain and a hill?
a)
Mountains are not as high as hills.
b)
Mountains are made of rock and hills are made of soil.
c)
None of the other answer choices
d)
Hills are not as high as mountains
2.
Solid feature of Earth's crust is a _________.
a)
landform
b)
erosion
c)
explosion
d)
feature
3.
Large, moving body of ice
a)
glacier
b)
ocean
c)
valley
d)
plateau
4.
A low narrow area between hills or mountains which can have a river running between.
a)
glacier
b)
valley
c)
plateau
d)
ocean
5.
Salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth is called an _________
a)
glacier
b)
valley
c)
plateau
d)
ocean
6.
A plain that is higher than the land around it.
a)
plateau
b)
valley
c)
volcano
d)
river
7.
The land next to the ocean is called the ____________.
a)
coast
b)
plateau
c)
river
d)
lake
8.
An opening in the Earth's crust that can force hot, melted rock up is called a ________.
a)
volcano
b)
mountain
c)
hill
d)
plain
9.
Landform high above the land around it.  Rock pushed high into the sky and usually has a peak.
a)
volcano
b)
mountain
c)
hill
d)
plain
10.

Area filled with water that covers an area.

a)

ocean

b)

lake

c)

river

d)

hill

11.

A large natural stream of water is called a _________.

a)

river

b)

ocean

c)

lake

d)

plain

12.
High land that is not as high as a mountain and has a rounded top.
a)
mountain
b)
hill
c)
plain
d)
volcano
13.

Large mostly flat area is a ______________.

a)

ocean

b)

plain

c)

hill

d)

valley

14.
Which layer of the Earth is #1 pointing to?
a)
Outer Core
b)
Mantle
c)
Inner Core
d)
Crust
15.
Which layer of the Earth is #3 pointing to?
a)
Outer Core
b)
Mantle
c)
Inner Core
d)
Crust
16.
Which layer is the outermost, thinnest layer?
a)
Outer Core
b)
Mantle
c)
Inner Core
d)
Crust
17.
Which layer is the largest layer with hot, semi-solid rocks?
a)
Outer Core
b)
Mantle
c)
Inner Core
d)
Crust
18.
Which term is the crust and upper mantle combined together?
a)
Lithosphere
b)
Asthenosphere
19.
How old is the Earth?
a)
1 million years old
b)
4.54 million years old
c)
1 billion years old
d)
4.54 billions years old
20.
Who is a scientist who studies geology or the composition and structure of Earth? 
a)
Geology
b)
The study of Geology
c)
GeoScientist
d)
Geologist