Landforms
I am a piece of land surrounded by 3 sides of water. What am I?
peninsula
I can stop the flow of water and form a lake. I can be built and I am a flood control method. What am I.
A dam
True or false : When a cinder cone volcano erupts it is not always violent
False: it is very violent
____ is the most common form of weathering.
Chemical
____ is a natural land shape or feature of the earth surface
Landform
Name the process when material is added to a landform
A) Deposition
b) shifting
c) chemical weathering
deposition
I study earthquakes, who am I ?
seismologist
True or false : The 4 layers of earth are the mantle, lithosphere, inner core, and crust
False: it is the outer core not lithosphere
an earthquake occurs near a _____
fault or fault line
_____ is the process of breaking down rock on Earth's surface into smaller pieces
weathering
Why are the roads up north in worse condition than the ones down south
A. Because their pollution destroys the environment
B. Because it is colder up north
C. Because it is warmer up north
B.
Do seismographs show us how strong an earthquake is or when the earthquake occurred?
How strong the earthquake is
True or False : Weathering can be caused by freezing and thawing of water
True
Is a river carrying and dropping sediment downstream an example of erosion or deposition
Erosion
Lowland area between two mountains is called a ____?
Valley
Is a canyon created by destructive or constructive processes.
Destructive process
The face of a mountain is slowly changing and rocks are breaking off of the sides. This process is caused by a destructive force known as deposition. Is this correct?
No, the destructive process is known as Erosion.
Sand dunes are shaped by humans, and we make them to protect shoreline.
false
Chemical, mechanical, and _______ are examples of weathering
Biological
Trick question:
Who is going to pass their Science Assessment on Wednesday!We Are!
Which one builds up and which one breaks down.
Constructive
Destructive
Constructive builds up
Destructive breaks down
Which would NOT be an effective method of preventing flood damage along a river?
A. changing the course of the river by adding curves to slow the flow of water
B. constructing dams to control the flow of water in the river
A
Jetty is a wall like structure that sticks out into the ocean to prevent sand from being carried away.
True
A ____ is a flat area at the mouth of a river.
delta
a flat top hill with step side is called a ______
A mesa