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Grade 4 - Science - Patterns of Earth's Features

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

______ are lines of mountains connected by high ground.

a)

mountain lines

b)

mountain ranges

c)

mountain hills

d)

mountain patterns

2.

Canyons are...

a)

a single hill that has steep sides and a flat top

b)

deep, narrow areas surrounded by a mountain's steep sides

c)

a large area of raised flat land that extends over a great distance

d)

steep rock faces at the edge of a body of water

3.

What is a butte?

a)

a single hill that has steep sides and a flat top

b)

deep, narrow areas surrounded by a mountain's steep sides

c)

a large area of raised flat land that extends over a great distance

d)

steep rock faces at the edge of a body of water

4.

What is a plateau?

a)

a single hill that has steep sides and a flat top

b)

deep, narrow areas surrounded by a mountain's steep sides

c)

a large area of raised flat land that extends over a great distance

d)

steep rock faces at the edge of a body of water

5.

What is a plateau?

a)

a single hill that has steep sides and a flat top

b)

deep, narrow areas surrounded by a mountain's steep sides

c)

a large area of raised flat land that extends over a great distance

d)

steep rock faces at the edge of a body of water

6.

A pattern is...

a)

something that appears or occurs only once

b)

something that appears or occurs again and again in the same way

c)

something that appears or occurs again and again in different ways

7.

What are faults?

a)

weaknesses in mountains

b)

cracks in Earth's crust

c)

cracks in volcanoes

d)

plate boundaries

8.

Where do large faults often occur?

a)

at plate boundaries

b)

at the bottom of mountains

c)

beneath volcanoes

d)

under oceans

9.

Where are mountains and volcanoes common?

a)

in countries with high longitude

b)

along the edges of Earth's plates

c)

in countries with high latitude

d)

in areas with temperate climates

10.

What are earth's plates made up of?

a)

rock

b)

magma

c)

mulch

d)

lava

11.

How do Earth's plates move?

a)

up

b)

sideways

c)

down

d)

none of them

12.

Volcanoes and earthquakes are common along a section of Earth called...

a)

The Ring of Fire

b)

The Ring of Summer

c)

The Ring of Volcanoes

d)

The Ring of Winter

13.

The Ring of Fire is the plate boundaries surrounding the...

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

Arctic Ocean

14.

Which of the following is NOT a basic type of landform?

a)

river

b)

plateau

c)

hill

d)

mountain

15.

Melting ice and snow from mountains act as ______ for many major rivers.

a)

endpoints

b)

obstacles

c)

sources

d)

outlets

16.

What can you infer from the fact that mountains cover almost a quarter of Earth's surface?

a)

Mountains are found in every ecosystem

b)

Mountains do not exist underwater

c)

Humans originally evolved in mountains

d)

Mountains exist on every continent

17.

Which of the follow describes how mountains form?

a)

gradually

b)

rapidly

c)

explosively

18.

The Himalayas are...

a)

fault-block mountains

b)

located in Africa

c)

one of Earth's youngest mountain ranges

d)

known for their short and round peaks

19.

What is the main cause of most earthquakes?

a)

pressure from within Earth's crust

b)

hurricanes

c)

human activity

d)

changes in temperature within the Earth's mantle

20.

Which of the following is a true statement about tectonic plates?

a)

All tectonic plates are located at Earth's core

b)

They're located approximately 10 meters below the surface of the ocean

c)

They're located in the molten layer beneath Earth's crust

d)

All of Earth's landmass rests on tectonic plates

21.

Trenches are...

a)

long, narrow, sunken areas in the ocean floor

b)

deep, narrow areas surrounded by a mountain's steep sides

c)

a single hill that has steep sides and a flat top

d)

steep rock faces at the edge of a body of water

22.

What is another term for trench?

a)

underwater canyon

b)

underwater soil

c)

submarine volcano

d)

underwater plateau