Landforms
Which of these is not a landform?
a river
an island
a train track
a mountain
A train track
True or false? Color and hardness are properties of minerals.
True
Which is these can cause an earthquake?
Weather that is too hot or too cold
Buildings and trees falling into the streets
Large trucks moving too quickly down a street
Movements causing Earth's plates to slip
Movements causing Earth's plates to slip
What do many Christians believe caused the death and burial of the dinosaurs and other animals?
The Genesis Flood
Which list names the oceans of Earth?
Atlantic and Pacific
Atlantic, Pacific, and Arctic
Altantic, Pacific, Arctic, Southern, and Indian
Atlantic, Pacific, Arctic, Mediterranean, and Indian
Atlantic, Pacific, Arctic, Southern, and Indian
False
Name one way earthquakes can change Earth's surface.
They can form mountains, make rivers run backward, etc.
What do scientists use to learn about dinosaurs?
The movement of rocks and soil caused by wind, water, or gravity is called . . .
Erosion
What are the 3 categories of rocks?
Igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic
What are 2 things that come from a volcano?
Lava, ash, gas
True or false? Scientists can tell everything about dinosaurs from fossils, including what color they were.
False
Name a famous landform in the United States.
Any of the following (Grand Canyon, Rocky Mountains, Mississippi River, Great Lakes, Great Plains, etc.)
True or false? Metamorphic rocks are formed when heat and pressure change older rock into another kind of rock.
Earth has 3 layers: the crust, the mantle, and the ____.
Core
What type of food did the triceratops eat?
Name a landform that is found under the ocean.
Trench
Name 2 things that rocks and minerals are used for.
Computers, toothpaste, jewelry, watches, roads, artwork, etc.
True or false? When a volcano erupts, lava and ash may kills plants and animals, but afterward they form fertile land for plants to grow on.
True.
How many legs did the apatosaurus have?
4 legs