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Lesson 2 Quiz Review

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Constructive processes build surface features. Several forces have been in action to alter the landscape of Earth for billions of years. Some are _________processes like the deposition of soil and the gradual uplifting of blocks of land along fault zones.

a)

slow

b)

rapid

2.

_______ processes quickly change the surface, such as earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.

a)

slow

b)

rapid

3.

Nature’s change agents have been both _____________and _____________by building up and carving Earth’s surface for billions of years, creating slow and rapid changes to landforms that resulted in an amazing diversity of landscapes.

a)

positive and negative

b)

great and small

c)

constructive and destructive

d)

natural and manmade

4.

River deltas, beaches, dunes, sandbars, floodplains, Glacial moraines, and Alluvial fans are all examples of soil deposition and

a)

Constructive processes.

b)

Destructive processes.

5.

Can a process that alters the Earth’s surface be both destructive and constructive, such as earthquakes and volcanic eruptions?

a)

True

b)

False

6.

________ breaks down land as it carries away weathered material.

a)

Weathering

b)

Erosion

7.
Features of the surface of the Earth such as mountains, hills, dunes, oceans, and rivers are called
a)
delta
b)
erosion
c)
landforms
8.
__________ forces wear away, tear down, or destroy Earth's features.
a)
constructive
b)
destructive
c)
lithosphere
d)
fault line
9.
__________ forces build new features such as mountains and valleys.
a)
volcanic
b)
destructive
c)
constructive
d)
atmospheric
10.

When plants use their roots to get water from the ground, which 2 spheres are interacting? (choose 2)

a)

Geosphere

b)

Hydrosphere

c)

Atmosphere

d)

Biosphere

11.

When a river deposits sediment, which 2 spheres are interacting? (choose 2)

a)

Geosphere

b)

Hydrosphere

c)

Atmosphere

d)

Biosphere

12.

What is the biosphere?

a)

all the air and gases on the planet

b)

made up of living things

c)

the non-living soil, rocks, and minerals of the Earth

d)

the rivers, lakes, and oceans of the Earth

13.
What is the contour interval on this map?
a)
100
b)
10
c)
15
d)
20
14.
It is steep on a topographic map where __________.
a)
lines are closest together
b)
a river flows into a lake
c)
contours bend
d)
contours are far apart
15.
When you move from one contour line to another, the elevation
a)
stays the same
b)
goes up or down
c)
disappears
d)
is below sea level
16.
A testable explanation to a problem that has not yet been tested. 
a)
data
b)
theory
c)
hypothesis
d)
fact
17.
Testing a hypothesis often involves a(n):
a)
answer
b)
experiment
c)
problem
d)
safety check
18.

What is the first step in the scientific method?

a)

Data

b)

Conclusion

c)

No Horse Play

d)

Observe a problem

19.
This step of the scientific method is an educated guess or a prediction. 
a)
Hypothesis
b)
Research
c)
Observation
d)
Conclusion
20.

The study if the shapes and features of the Earth's surface

a)

Photography

b)

Topography

c)

Geography

d)

Lithography

21.

Lines that show areas that have the same elevation

a)

Aging Lines

b)

Check Out Lines

c)

Contour Lines

d)

Waiting Lines

22.

Maps that show 2 dimensional representations of 3 dimensional landforms

a)

Treasure Map

b)

Road Map

c)

Star Map

d)

Topographic Map

23.

The height above sea level

a)

Elevation

b)

Miles

c)

Feet

d)

Inches

24.

The difference between the highest elevation point and the lowest elevation point.

a)

Belief

b)

Relief

c)

Leaf

d)

Reef

25.

The distance between contour lines, representing the difference in elevation between points

a)

Contour Grace

b)

Contour Lines

c)

Contour Discipline

d)

Contour Interval

26.

Close contour lines indicate

a)

steep slope

b)

gradual slope

27.

Which hill is steeper?

a)

A

b)

B