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Landforms and Oceans Unit Review

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 44mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
When the material that is worn down is carried away by wind, moving water, ice, living beings or gravity.
a)
Weathering 
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
2.
A shaking of Earth’s surface, caused by movement of rock in the crust.
a)
Earthquake
b)
Volcano
c)
Tsunami
3.
A crack in Earth’s crust.
a)
Earthquake
b)
Fault 
c)
Jetty
4.
What is a destructive force?
a)
A natural process that destroys land
b)
A natural process that creates land
c)
A natural process where areas that are normally dry is covered in water
5.
What is weathering?
a)
destructive process of moving sediment by wind, water, or ice
b)
destructive process of breaking down rock into smaller pieces
6.
What is deposition?
a)
destructive process that breaks down rock
b)
constructive process of depositing sediment in a new location
7.
Earthquakes and volcanoes are______________ forces.
a)
constrcutive and destructive
b)
constructive
c)
physical changes
d)
destructive
8.
What is weathering?
a)
a type of climate
b)
the movement of rock pieces from one place to another
c)
the breaking down of rock into smaller pieces
d)
a force that pulls pieces of rock downhill
9.
Weathering can be created by
a)
wind
b)
ice
c)
water
d)
all of the above
10.
What is the lowest point of a wave called?
a)
crest
b)
trough
c)
breaker
d)
peak
11.
What is a tsunami?
a)
a wave direction
b)
a type of current
c)
a sand particle
d)
a giant sea wave
12.
How are waves, tides, and currents alike?
a)
Always moving, affect the shape of the shoreline
b)
Affect the shape of the shoreline & are caused by wind
c)
Affect the shape of the shoreline & are caused by tsunamis
d)
Always moving & affected by gravity
13.
What is the highest point of a wave called?
a)
the top
b)
peak
c)
crest
d)
trough
14.

The rise and fall of Earth's waters on its coastlines are called

a)

currents

b)

tides

c)

waves

d)

gravity

15.

There are two high tides and two low tides every

a)

every year

b)

approximately every 24 minutes

c)

approximately every 24 hours

d)

approximately every 12 hours

16.

A large stream of water that moves through the ocean is called a

a)

longshore drift

b)

current

c)

tide

d)

wave

17.

Surface currents are driven mainly by

a)

breakers

b)

tides

c)

global winds

d)

tsunamis

18.

The area where the ocean meets the land is called________________.

a)

tides

b)

wave

c)

the ocean shore zone

d)

tsunami

19.

__________________________ are pieces of land surrounded by water that have sandy beaches.

a)

barrier islands

b)

beaches

c)

estuaries

d)

tsunamis

20.

The up and down movement of water caused by wind is called ________________________.

a)

waves

b)

tides

c)

currents

d)

water

21.

__________________________ is the area where a river meets the ocean.

a)

beaches

b)

barrier islands

c)

inlets

d)

estuaries

22.

Which features can be classified as beaches?

a)
b)
c)
d)
23.

What is the name for the structures that protect mainland beaches from erosion by waves and storms?

a)

Rift Zones

b)

Inlets

c)

Barrier Islands

d)

Rip tides

24.

Which of the following lists contains all 4 ocean shore zones?

a)

Inlets, Mountains, Beaches, and rift zone

b)

Beaches, barrier islands, estuaries, and inlets

c)

Beaches, seamounts, estuaries, and trenches

25.
Which landform is represented by letter A?
a)
continental shelf
b)
continental slope
c)
abyssal plain
d)
trench
26.
Which landform is represented by letter B?
a)
continental slope
b)
rift zone
c)
abyssal plain
d)
mid-ocean ridge
27.
Which landform is represented by letter B?
a)
continental slope
b)
rift zone
c)
abyssal plain
d)
mid-ocean ridge
28.
Which landform is represented by letter C?
a)
continental shelf
b)
seamount
c)
abyssal plain
d)
trench
29.
What continental landform is most like the oceanic landform seamount?
a)
canyon
b)
mountain range
c)
valley
d)
volcano
30.
This is the steep slope where the continental shelf drops to the bottom of the ocean floor.
a)
continental shelf
b)
continental slope
c)
abyssal plain
d)
mid-ocean ridge
31.
The edges of the continents slope down from the shore into the ocean.  This the part of the continent located under the water
a)
continental shelf
b)
continental slope
c)
abyssal plain
d)
mid-ocean ridge
32.
On the bottom of the ocean, there is a mountain range that divides the ocean floor into two parts.  This area is also known as underwater volcanic mountains.
a)
continental shelf
b)
continental slope
c)
abyssal plain
d)
mid-ocean ridge
33.

What is conservation?

a)

Saving natural resources.

b)

Watching television throughout the day.

c)

Using natural and human resources.

d)

Leaving the watering running.

34.

Pick All of the R's of Conservation.

a)

Reduce

b)

Reuse

c)

Recycle

d)

Remind

35.

When we take short showers we are Recycling.

a)

True

b)

False

36.

What are we doing when we turn off the fan and the lights when we leave the room.

a)

We are REDUCING are use of electricity.

b)

We are RECYCLING making electricity into something new.

c)

We are REUSING the electricity by using it again in a new way.

37.

Which of the following is NOT a way to reduce water?

a)

Take shorter showers

b)

Water your grass everyday day and night

c)

Turn off the water when you brush your teeth

38.

True or false. When you conserve you use less resources to save energy.

a)

True

b)

False

39.

Which of the following is NOT a method for conserving natural resources?

a)

Leaving the water on while brushing your teeth

b)

Recycling paper

c)

Turning off the light when not in use

d)

packing lunch in a reusable container

40.

Tammy is doing the best job of conserving materials and resources when she—

a)

fills the whole sink with water to wash her hands

b)

throws away aluminum cans

c)

leaves water running while she goes to talk to her mom

d)

takes only the soil she needs to do an experiment