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WorksheetsChapter 1 and 2 GEO
Total questions: 70
Worksheet time: 38mins
Which layer is shown in red?
crust
mantle
outer core
inner core
Which layer is shown in orange?
crust
mantle
outer core
inner core
Which layer is shown in yellow?
crust
mantle
outer core
inner core
Which layer is shown in brown?
crust
mantle
outer core
inner core
Which layer of the Earth are convection currents found?
Crust
Mantle
Inner Core
Outer Core
The tectonic plates make up the
Crust
Lithosphere
Asthenosphere
Core
Glacier
Iceberg
Mountains
Bay
Lagoon
Earth
Bay
Gulf
Atoll
Isthmus
Island
Beach
Lake
River
Gulf
Inlet
Focus on the flat topped mountains
Plains
Desert
Mesa
Plateau
Focus on the landform being surrounded on three sides by water
Gulf
Coast
Peninsula
Bay
Focus on the body of water
Lake
River
Riverbank
Floodplain
Do NOT focus on the rock
Cliff
Waterfall
Lagoon
Pond
Focus on the rock
River
Canyon
Vegetation
Crevice
Focus on the rock face
Cape
Edge of the world
Canyon
Cliff
Focus on the dip between mountains
Peak
River
Mountain
Valley
What type of landform is this?
Plateau
Mountain
Valley
Volcano
A supercontinent containing all of Earth's land that existed about 225 million years ago.
Pangea
Gondwanaland
Rodinia
Pannotia
The theory that the continents have not always been in their present locations but have moved there over millions of years
Continental Drift Theory
Plate Tectonics
Alfred Wegener
Lystrasaurus
A block of lithosphere that consists of the crust and the rigid, outermost part of the mantle.
tectonic plate
continent
crust
mantle
The place where two plates meet.
plate boundary
tectonic plate
asthenosphere
crust
a tectonic plate boundary where two plates collide, come together, or crash into each other
transform
divergent
convergent
strike-slip
boundary between tectonic plates in which the two plates move away from each other, and new crust is created between them
transform
divergent
convergent
strike-slip
Boundary between two plates that are sliding past each other
transform
divergent
convergent
strike-slip
An area where magma from deep within the mantle melts through the crust above it
mountain chain
rift
subduction zone
hot spot
The theory that pieces of Earth's lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle
buoyancy
continental drift
plate tectonics
Alfred Wegener
The portion of the earth's crust that primarily contains granite, is less dense than oceanic crust, and is 20-50 km thick
mantle
continental crust
oceanic crust
asthenosphere
Thinner, more dense, younger crust, primarily basaltic, making ocean floor
mantle
continental crust
oceanic crust
asthenosphere
The process that creates new seafloor as plates move away from each other at the mid-ocean ridges
stressing
seafloor spreading
subduction
shearing
The process by which oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary.
stressing
seafloor spreading
subduction
shearing
a valley in the ocean created when one lithospheric plate subducts under another
deep ocean trench
rift valley
oceanic ridge
a continuous elevated zone on the floor of all the major ocean basins and varying in width from 1000-4000km; the rifts at the crests represent divergent plate boundaries
deep ocean trench
rift valley
oceanic ridge
a valley formed by the separation of tectonic plates
deep ocean trench
rift valley
oceanic ridge
the region where an oceanic plate sinks down into the asthenosphere at a convergent boundary, usually between continental and oceanic plates
deep ocean trench
rift valley
oceanic ridge
subduction zone
Imaginary vertical lines on a globe that show the distance from the prime meridian
Equator
Latitude
Longitude
Prime Meridian
A sphere model of Earth
Latitude
Map
Equator
Globe
A key containing symbols that shows what is on a map
Legend
Globe
Compass Rose
Prime Meridian
An imaginary line of latitude that runs through the middle of the Earth. The ____ is degrees latitude.
Longitude
Globe
Equator
Latitude
A flat picture that can show the land and the water on Earth
Latitiude
Compass Rose
Globe
Map
Imaginary horizontal lines on a globe that show the distance from the equator
Map
Latitude
Equator
Legend
An imaginary line of longitude that goes through Europe and Africa. The ____ is at 0 degrees longitude.
Prime Meridian
Latitude
Map
Equator
Major cities and capital cities noted on map is called a....
Physical Map
Political Map
A map that shows physical features of the land is called a...
Physical Map
Political Map
This map shows borders and boundaries. What is it called?
Physical Map
Political Map
Something you would find on a physical map is...
a highway
a lake
a different subject
a border between states or countries
What type of map is this?
climate map
physical map
political map
topographic map
This type of map shows where gold and silver is located
Political Map
Physical Map
Natural Resource Map
Climate Map
What map feature tells you what the map is showing?
Title
Scale
Compass
Context
What map feature tells you the ratio between size in real life and size in the map?
Scale
Title
Legend
Compass
Which type of map shows you past situations or events?
Historic
Political
Physical
Demographic
Which type of map shows you population characteristics?
Demographic
Physical
Historic
Political
