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Topography

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Divergent boundaries..

a)

slide past each other

b)

move towards each other

c)

move apart from each other

d)

all of the above

2.

Created the idea of continental drift

(a)  

3.

A natural rise of the earth's surface. This is usually effect of a convergent boundary.

a)

Ocean ridge

b)

Mountain

c)

Convection currents

d)

Trench

4.

Subduction happens when..

a)

two tectonic plates move apart and create a volcano

b)

two tectonic plates meet but one plate is pushed into the mantle

c)

two tectonic plates meet but one plate breaks

d)

none of the above

5.

The idea that all of the continents were connected at the beginning of time

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Topography of the earth's shape and features on its surfaces

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Transform boundaries move towards each other

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Choose the answer(s) that correctly defines contour lines

a)

shows the change in land forms

b)

represents A GIVEN elevation

c)

a curve connecting points where the the function has a specific value

d)

represents CHANGE in elevation

9.

What is the earth's core?

a)

hot, heavy, the center of our planet

b)

cold, very light, center of our planet

10.

A mountain formed by divergent that has lava coming out of it.

a)

Volcano

b)

there is really only one option you should choose

c)

Magma plant

d)

All of the above

11.

Rift Valley's

a)

places where continental landmass rips itself apart

b)

when two tectonic plates meet but one is pushed into the mantle

c)

a place where valleys form

d)

none of the above

12.

Convergent boundaries...

a)

slides past each other

b)

move towards each other

c)

spreads apart from each other

d)

breaks and sinks into the ocean

13.

Sea floor spreading happens when

a)

molten rock rises from the earth's crust and adds new seafloor

b)

ancient animals fossils spread across the seafloor

c)

molten rock rises from the earth's core and adds new seafloor

d)

kelp and other seaweed spreads across the seafloor

14.

The mantle is at the center of the earth

a)

True

b)

False

15.

A solid hot viscous liquid below the lithosphere.

(a)  

16.

An underwater mountain chain that was formed by plate tectonics

a)

Mountain

b)

Subduction

c)

Seafloor spreading

d)

Mid-ocean ridge

e)

Convection currents

17.

True or False? Trenches can be formed by transform boundary.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

What is the lithosphere? Check all that apply.

a)

solid shell of the earth

b)

part of the lower mantle

c)

outer shell of the earth broken into pieces

d)

behaves elastically

19.

A break in the earth's crust

a)

Fracture

b)

Trench

c)

Fault

d)

Continental drift

20.

What does a topographic map include? Look for correct information and check off the box(es) below.

a)

shows physical features of land

b)

shows people and animals

c)

shows elevation of the map

d)

none of the above