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WorksheetsTopic 4 Lesson 2 Patterns of Earth's Features
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
- This boundary is where tectonic plates crash or collide together.
convergent
divergent
transform
This boundary is where tectonic plates slide past each other.
convergent
divergent
transform
This boundary is where tectonic plates divide or pull apart from one another.
convergent
divergent
transform
What can be formed or what may happen at a CONVERGENT boundary?
mountains
underwater volcanoes
earthquakes
What can be formed or what may happen at a DIVERGENT boundary?
mountains
underwater volcanoes
earthquakes
What can be formed or what may happen at a TRANSFORM boundary?
mountains
underwater volcanoes
earthquakes
Deep narrow valley with steep sides. Often it has a stream or river flowing through it
canyon
cape
moraine
plateau
Large level, or nearly level area of land at high elevation
delta
butte
mesa
plateau
is a single hill that has steep sides and a flat top.
cliffs
butte
mesa
plateau
What is a mountain?
a very high piece of land
an area of flat land
low land between mountains or hills
land that borders the sea or ocean
are steep rock faces at the edge of a body of water
cliffs
butte
mesa
plateau
crack in Eart's crust
canyon
peninsula
fault
plateau
out from the mainland and is surrounded on three sides by water
canyon
peninsula
fault
plateau
are long, narrow, sunken areas in the ocean floor.
canyon
peninsula
tranches
plateau
are low areas surrounded by steep sides.
underwater canyon
peninsula
tranches
plateau
What landform is shown in the picture?
a butte
a fault
a trench
a canyon
Many volcanoes are found on the Hawaiian Islands. The Hawaiian islands are not located at the boundary of two plates. Which statement best explains how Hawaii’s volcanoes formed?
Hawaii is located on the Ring of Fire.
Magma forced its way to Earth's surface.
Volcanoes formed along a ridge under the Pacific Ocean.
Earthquakes under the Pacific Ocean formed volcanoes.
Trenches found in the ocean floor are similar to
a butte
a fault
a trench
a canyon
