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Week 4 Homework

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
This is the name for the chain of volcanos around the edge of the Pacific Plate.
a)
Circle of Fire
b)
Ring of Lava
c)
Ring of Fire
d)
Circle of Magma
2.

The 16 huge pieces of the earth's crust are called ____________________________.

a)

crust

b)

plates

c)

directions

d)

seismos

3.

A tsunami can occur when there is vertical movement at a fault under ____.

a)

a mountain range

b)

a small inland lake

c)

the San Andreas Fault

d)

the ocean floor

4.
The theory that says Earth's continents once made up an ancient supercontinent, and have been drifting apart ever since, is called the theory of...
a)
Pangea
b)
Plate Tectonics
c)
Natural Selection
d)
Gravity
5.
The process by which running water, wind, or ice carry away bits of broken-up rock
a)
weathering
b)
sedimentation
c)
erosion
d)
cementation
6.
The process that breaks up rock on Earth's surface?
a)
deposition
b)
erosion
c)
compaction
d)
weathering
7.
Which landform is created by plates pushing together?
a)
Canyon
b)
Delta
c)
Mountain
d)
Sea arch
8.
Which of these things cause weathering?
a)
Wind
b)
Water
c)
Ice
d)
All of these
9.
What is erosion?
a)
When Earth materials, like rock, sand, and soil are being carried away from their original location
b)
When Earth materials are broke down into smaller pieces
c)
When Earth materials, like rock, sand, and soil, are dropped or deposited into a new location
d)
When the Earth changes quickly and it looks different from before
10.
What is weathering?
a)
When Earth material, like rock, sand, and soil are being carried away from their original location
b)
When Earth materials are broken down into smaller pieces
c)
When Earth materials, like rock, sand, and soil, are dropped or deposited into a new location.
d)
When the Earth changes quickly and it looks different from before.
11.
What is the continent that is pink?
a)
North America
b)
South America
c)
Asia
d)
Australia
12.
What is the continent that is blue?
a)
Africa
b)
Australia
c)
Antarctica
d)
Asia
13.
What is the continent that is red?
a)
North America
b)
Europe
c)
Africa
d)
Australia
14.
What is the continent that is dark green?
a)
North America
b)
South America
c)
Europe
d)
Australia
15.
What is the continent that is yellow?
a)
Africa
b)
Australia
c)
Asia
d)
Antarctica
16.
What is the continent that is orange?
a)
Africa
b)
Australia
c)
Antarctica
d)
Asia
17.
What is the continent that is light green?
a)
North America
b)
South America
c)
Africa
d)
Australia
18.

What is a large, continuous mass of land?

a)

country

b)

county

c)

continent

d)

city

19.

A giant ocean wave

a)

Continent

b)

Ring of Fire

c)

Tsunami

d)

Erosion

e)

Glacier

20.

A small ice mass that spreads outward on a land surface

a)

Continent

b)

Ring of Fire

c)

Tsunami

d)

Erosion

e)

Glacier

21.

A long, narrow band of volcanoes around the Pacific Ocean

a)

Continent

b)

Ring of Fire

c)

Tsunami

d)

Erosion

e)

Glacier

22.

How many continents are found on Earth?

a)

10

b)

4

c)

7

d)

15

23.

What causes earthquakes and volcanoes?

a)

Plate movement

b)

The moon's pull on the Earth

c)

Solar flares

d)

The Earth's tilt

24.

What force has caused the fastest change in Earth’s environment in the last 50 years?

a)

Erosion

b)

Human actions

c)

Weathering

d)

Volcanic eruptions