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VocabularyLesson 1

100

A _____ is a water that flows over land this is usually dry. 

1. magma 

2. flood

3. glacier 

2. flood 

200

Melted rock that flows onto land is called _____. 

1.magma

2.lava

3. flood

2. lava

300

A mass of ice that moves slowly across the land is called ______.

1.continent

2.glacier

3. magma

2. glacier 

400

The seven great areas of land on Earth are called _____.

1.magma

2.glacier

3.continents 

3. continents

500

Melted rock that is found in the mantle and core is called _____.

1.magma

2.lava 

3.flood

1. Magma

Vocabulary Lesson 2 and 3

100

A _____ is a mountain that builds up around an opening in Earth's crust. 

1. landform

2.volcano 

3. earthquake 

2. Volcano 

200

An _____ is a sudden movement of the rocks that make up Earth's crust. 

1.earthquake 

2.volcano 

3.erosion 

1. earthquake 

300

A feature of land on Earth's surface is called a _____.

1.weathering 

2.volcano 

3.landform 

3. landform 

400

______ is the wearing away and movement of weathered rocks.

1.earthquake 

2. weathering

3. erosion 

3. Erosion 

500

The breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces is called _____.

1. earthquake

2.weathering

3. erosion 

2. weathering 

Multiple choice questions

100

Which event can be caused by heavy rain? 

1. flood

2. earthquake

3. drought

1. flood

200

Which of the following does NOT change Earth's surface QUICKLY?

1.volcano 

2.earthquake

3.landslide 

4.glacier 

4. glacier

300

Oceans are large bodies of....

1.saltwater

2.freashwater

3.ecosystems

2. saltwater 

400

Which of the following is NOT a landform?

1.canyon

2.mountains

3.interstate

4.peninsula

3. interstate 

500

Which of the following lists the Earth's layers in order, starting from the surface?

1.core, crust, mantle

2.crust, mantle, core 

3.crust, core, mantle

2. crust, mantle, core

multiple choice questions

100

Weathering usually happens so ______ that you do not notice it.

1.slowly

2.quickly 

1.slowly 

200

What causes weathering? 

1. running water 

2.wind 

3.temperature changes 

4.all of the above 

4. all of the above 

300

All of the following can cause weathering to rocks EXCEPT....

1.ice

2.wind

3.light 

4.plants

3.light 

400

The Grand Canyon was formed by...

1. weathering 

2. erosion 

3. deposition 

2. erosion 

500

How can ice cause weathering? 

1.magic 

2.water gets in the cracks and freezes causing it to expand 

3.Ice is too heavy 

2. water gets in the cracks and freezes causing it to expand