Science - Unit C, Chapter 1

1

100

A mountain with a vent at the top is 

a. an island

b. a plateau

c. a volcano

d. a glacier

c. a volcano

200

Magma is rock that has become 

a. thick and hot

b. thin and hard

c. cold and hard

d. thick and hard

a. thick and hot 

300

As more lava erupt and spreads, a volcano gets

a. hotter and hotter

b. taller and taller

c. shorter and shorter

d. flatter and flatter

b. taller and taller

400

Earthquakes move land area

a. up and down only

b. up only

c. up and sideways only

d. up, down, and sideways

d. up, down, and sideways

500

Magma erupts from the Earth's 

a. cracks

b. rivers

c. highways

d. tunnels

a. cracks

2

100

During an earthquake, do all of the following EXCEPT

a. cover your head

b. stay away from objects that can fall

c. run from a building

d. sit under a table or against a wall

c. run from a building 

200

Three important kind of landforms are 

a. mountains, lakes, and rivers

b. plains, plateaus, and oceans

c. mountains, plains, and plateaus

d. lakes, oceans, and bays

c. mountains, plains, and plateaus

300

All landforms are shaped by some kind of 

a. wind 

b. earthquake 

c. water

d. force

d. force

400

All of the following changes can happen quick EXCEPT

a. earthquakes

b. weathering

c. volcanoes erupting

d. avalanches

b. weathering

500

The force that does NOT cause erosion is 

a. river action

b. gravity

c. wind

d. electricity

d. electricity

3

100

Much soil is held in place by

a. earthworms 

b. plants and tree leaves

c. plants and tree roots

d. prairie dogs

c. plants and tree roots

200

A danger in traveling through mountains is 

a. blowing wind

b. falling rocks

c. dripping water

d. tall trees

b. falling rocks

300

A low area between mountains is a __________. 

a. valley

b. lake

c. bay 

d. plateau

e. mountain

f. plain

a. valley

400

A part of an ocean or lake is a ______________. 

a. valley

b. lake

c. bay 

d. plateau

e. mountain

f. plain

c. bay

500

A high place with a pointed top is a __________. 

a. valley

b. lake

c. bay 

d. plateau

e. mountain

f. plain

e. mountain

4

100

A large body of water surrounded by land is a ___________. 

a. valley

b. lake

c. bay 

d. plateau

e. mountain

f. plain

b. lake 

200

A high place with a flat top is a __________. 

a. valley

b. lake

c. bay 

d. plateau

e. mountain

f. plain

d. plateau

300

A large, flat area on a lowland is a ____________. 

a. valley

b. lake

c. bay 

d. plateau

e. mountain

f. plain

f. plain