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Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 1hrs 16mins
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Class
Date
1.
Land and oceans can be created with ___________
a)
constructive force
b)
destructive forces
c)
weathering
d)
erosion
2.
Land and oceans can be destroyed with ___________
a)
destructive forces
b)
destructive forces
c)
weathering
d)
erosion
3.
Examples of constructive forces that create new land.
a)
Weathering erosion landslides volcanoes earthquakes floods
b)
Deposition landslides volcanoes floods
c)
sweeping, scrubbing, mopping, and dusting.
d)
building, hammering, sawing
4.
Examples of destructive forces that destroy land.
a)
Weathering erosion landslides volcanoes earthquakes floods
b)
Deposition landslides volcanoes floods
c)
sweeping, scrubbing, mopping, and dusting.
d)
building, hammering, sawing
5.
A destructive process that describes the breaking down of rock.
a)
constructive force
b)
destructive forces
c)
weathering
d)
erosion
6.
movement of sediments and soil by wind, water or gravity.
a)
constructive force
b)
destructive forces
c)
weathering
d)
erosion
7.
dropping off and building up of soil to new location.
a)
deposition
b)
earthquake
c)
landslide
d)
volcanic eruption
8.
described by the mass movement of land due to gravity.
a)
deposition
b)
earthquake
c)
landslide
d)
volcanic eruption
9.
described as mountains from which lava bursts.
a)
deposition
b)
earthquake
c)
landslide
d)
volcanic eruption
10.
vibrates the Earth on a fault line- causes landslides or tsunamis.
a)
earthquake
b)
landslide
c)
volcanic eruption
d)
flood
11.
Destructive or constructive - large amounts of water cover land that is usually dry.
a)
earthquake
b)
landslide
c)
volcanic eruption
d)
flood
12.
is found off the shoreline where the edges of the continents are under water.
a)
mid-ocean ridge
b)
continental slope
c)
continental shelf
d)
rift zone
13.
Is the steep slope where the shelf drops down to the ocean floor.
a)
mid-ocean ridge
b)
continental slope
c)
continental shelf
d)
rift zone
14.
volcanic mountains that divides the ocean floor into two halves.
a)
mid-ocean ridge
b)
continental slope
c)
continental shelf
d)
rift zone
15.
highest - mid-ocean ridge- volcanic activity adds mountains each side of the mid-ocean ridge.
a)
mid-ocean ridge
b)
continental slope
c)
continental shelf
d)
rift zone
16.
deep canyons, but on the ocean floor. They are the deepest part of the ocean basin.
a)
ocean basin
b)
sea mounts
c)
abyssal plain
d)
trenches
17.
bowl-like area each side of the mid-ocean ridge where trenches, seamounts, etc are found.
a)
ocean basin
b)
sea mounts
c)
abyssal plain
d)
trenches
18.
are wide, flat lands found on the ocean basin.
a)
ocean basin
b)
sea mounts
c)
abyssal plain
d)
trenches
19.
are underwater volcanic mountains that are not found on the mid-ocean ridge.
a)
ocean basin
b)
sea mounts
c)
abyssal plain
d)
trenches
20.
a rift is similar because they are both lowlands, found between hills or mountains.
a)
canyon
b)
volcano
c)
mountain range
d)
valley
21.
a trench are similar because they are both steep-sided valleys.
a)
canyon
b)
volcano
c)
mountain range
d)
valley
22.
a seamount are similar because they both have openings in a mountain from which lava comes.
a)
canyon
b)
volcano
c)
mountain range
d)
valley
23.
mid-ocean ridge are similar because they both consist of more than one mountain.
a)
canyon
b)
volcano
c)
mountain range
d)
valley
24.
abyssal plains are similar because they are both wide, flat areas of land.
a)
shoreline
b)
volcano
c)
plains
d)
beach
25.
is the area where the ocean meets the land.
a)
shoreline
b)
volcano
c)
plains
d)
beach
26.
A sandy shoreline.
a)
shoreline
b)
volcano
c)
plains
d)
beach
27.
are the repeated movement of water that can wear away land or deposit sand along the shore.
a)
crest
b)
waves
c)
trough
d)
breaker
28.
is the highest point of a wave
a)
crest
b)
waves
c)
trough
d)
breaker
29.
is the lowest point of a wave
a)
crest
b)
waves
c)
trough
d)
breaker
30.
is the curl of the wave
a)
crest
b)
waves
c)
trough
d)
breaker
31.
are flowing streams of water in a specific direction on a curved path -equator to the poles.
a)
crest
b)
currrent
c)
tides
d)
longshore current
32.
can move sand from one location to another on the beach.
a)
crest
b)
currrent
c)
tides
d)
longshore current
33.
ocean water change with moon's gravity, bring sand in at high tide and leave it behind at low.
a)
crest
b)
currrent
c)
tides
d)
longshore current
34.
Islands with sandy beaches that serve as a protector to the mainland.
a)
Estuary
b)
barrier island
c)
shoreline
d)
inlet
35.
The place where a freshwater river meets a saltwater ocean
a)
Estuary
b)
barrier island
c)
shoreline
d)
inlet
36.
are water-filled gaps -b/w mainland and barrier island where water changes due to tides.
a)
Estuary
b)
barrier island
c)
shoreline
d)
inlet
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