Earth's Landforms
A physical feature on Earth's surface is:
A. landform
B. fault
C. hot spot
A. landform
What is a scientist who studies rocks called?
Geologist
An opening in Earth's crust out of which magma flows is a:
A. earthquake
B. volcano
C. tsunami
B. volcano
A giant wave caused by an earthquake under the ocean is called a :
A. focus
B. Mercalli
C. tsunami
C. tsunami
Which of the following causes chemical weathering?
A. ice
B. wind
C. water
D. acid rain
D. acid rain
A. continental slope
B. sea mount
C. abyssal plain
C. abyssal plain
What was the name of the supercontinent when all of Earth's continents were joined together?
Pangea
A material that comes up through Earth's surface and hardens is called:
A. rocks
B. waves
C. lava
C. lava
The ___________ of an earthquake is a measurement of the amount of energy released.
A. magnitude
B. hot spot
C. fault
The movement of pieces of weathered rock from one place to another is
A. erosion
B. gravity
C. magnitude
Trenches, rift valleys, and abyyssal plains are all
A. features of topographical maps
B. features of the ocean floor
C. examples of water features
B. features of the ocean floor
The theory that forces deep within earth can cause floors to spread and continents to move is called:
A. plate tectonics
B. geology
C. erosion
A. plate tectonics
A. Europe
B. Texas
C. Hawaii
C. Hawaii
Which type of earthquake waves move the fastest?
A. S waves
B. P waves
C. surface waves
B. P waves
What falls down during a landslide?
A. mud
B. rocks and soil
C. snow
B. rocks and soil
A map that uses shading to show elevations is called a :
A. relief map
B. topographical map
A. plate
B. fault
C. lava
A stationary pool of magma is called a :
A. hot spot
B. magma
C. volcano
A. hot spot
What is the instrument that measures the location of earthquakes?
A. magnitude
B. primary waves
C. seismometers
C. seismometers
A. glaciers
B. rivers
C. chemicals
C. chemicals
What is the first (outer) layer of the Earth called?
A. atmosphere
B. hydrosphere
C. crust
A. atmosphere
When mountains are produced, Earth's crust is being:
A. flattened
B. folded
C. sheared
C. sheared
What is it called when magma spreads upwards instead of outwards?
A. laccolith
B. batholith
C. active volcano
A. laccolith
What's the smaller earthquake after a bigger earthquake called?
A. aftershock
B. tsunami
C. volcano
A. aftershock
What are particles of rock and soil that are carried along in water?
A. sediment
B. acid rain
C. meanders
A. sediment