True or False
Finish the Sentence
Definition
Landforms and Features
Layers
100
Earth can be divided into three layers.
True!
100
What are...
Earth's layers?
100
Crust
The outer layer of Earth
100
Describe a valley.
A low, narrow are on the crust.
100
The layer you live on.
Crust
200
The core is liquid.
False! The center is a solid and the outer part is a dense liquid.
200
Beneath the crust...
lies the mantle.
200
The innermost layer of the Earth
core
200
Name the features that have water.
Glacier, ocean, lake
200
What is the thickness of the crust under the continents?
about 37 km.
300
Hills have flat tops.
False! Hills have round tops.
300
Other features include...
bodies of water.
300
What are landforms?
The solid features formed on Earth's crust.
300
What is the main force for creating landforms?
Moving water
300
What kind of rock is in the mantle?
igneous and metamorphic rock
400
Magma erupts from a volcano because of pressure inside the Earth.
True!
400
The coast is land next to...
the ocean, which helps to shape the coastline.
400
What is a plain?
A large, mostly flat area
400
What is the difference between a plateau and a hill?
A plateau has a flat top and a hill has a round top.
400
If the core is hot enough to melt, why is the center of it a solid?
It's packed so tightly that it remains mostly solid.
500
Some valleys are formed by rivers, while others are formed by oceans.
False! Some valleys are formed by rivers or glaciers.
500
No,
it's a volcano erupting!
500
A high plain
Plateau
500
What landform is Mt. St. Helens?
Volcano!
500
Compare Earth's layers to a peach. (Use at least three sentences)!
Earth's crust is like the thin skin of a peach. The flesh is like the mantle of the Earth. Finally, the pit (seed) of peach is like the core.
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