Topographic Maps
'Spheres' of the Earth
Layers of the Earth
Landforms
More Landforms
100

What is a mountain?

100

The air we breathe is part of this 'sphere'

What is the atmosphere?

100

This is the outermost layer of the Earth

What is the crust?

100

An area of land that is surrounded on all sides by water

What is an island?

100

A landform with a wide base and narrow summit that is at least 2,000 feet tall

What is a mountain?

200

The lines in a topographic map measure this

What is height? or What is elevation?

200

Lake Superior is part of this 'sphere'

What is the hydrosphere?

200

This is the only layer of the Earth that is liquid

What is the outer mantle?

200

A landform with a wide base and a narrow summit that is under 2,000 feet tall

What is a hill?

200

A lowland in between mountains and hills that can be V-shaped or U-shaped

What is a valley?

300

What is a hill?

300

Sequoia Forests are part of this 'sphere'

What is the biosphere?

300

This is the layer of the Earth where tectonic plates are

What is the mantle?

300

A deep, narrow area of land with steep sides that extend upward

What is a canyon?

300

A large flat area of land with at least one very tall and very steep side

What is a plateau?

400

Some topographic maps show different colors for the biosphere, hydrosphere, and lithosphere.  This is a color that is used to represent the lithosphere in one of these maps

What is red, brown, gray, or white?

400

Smith Rock is part of this 'sphere'

What is the lithosphere?

400

This is the thickest layer of the Earth

What is the mantle?

400

A low piece of land that juts into a body of water

What is a peninsula?

400

A small, isolated hill with steep sides and a flat top

What is a butte?

500

The lines in topographic maps called are called these

What are contour lines?

500

These are the four 'spheres' of the Earth

What are the atmosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, and lithosphere?

500

The core of the Earth is mostly made of this

What is iron? or What are iron and nickel?

500

An area of land enclosed by higher lands surrounding it

What is a basin?

500

A tall piece of land that extends into a body of water

What is a cape?