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Earth Science: Landforms
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1
What is this a picture of?
glacier
meander
dam
levee
2
What is the largest mountain in North America?
Mt. Rainier
Mt. Shasta
Mt. McKinley
Mt. Whitney
3
What is a cartographer?
A person who studies weather
A person who makes carts
An ancient vehicle pulled by horses
A person who makes maps
4
A valley is a low area between higher areas through which a river or stream often flows.
True
False
5
Which type of map has contour lines?
3-D model
aerial photograph
weather map
topographic map
6
What is a slow flowing mass of ice?
deposition
volcano
landslide
glacier
7
Which of the following best describes a landform?
plateau, beach, dune
plain, desert, canyon
All of the above
valley, cliff, mountain
8
When contour lines are very close together on a map, you can assume what?
the mountain is steep
the mountain has a gradual slope
the mountain has a good view
the mountain has a waterfall
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What is the smallest form of eroded rock?
silt
sand
clay
boulders
10
What is a physical feature on the earth's surface?
deposition
landform
erosion
grid
11
What do the following terms have in common: meander, channel, glacier?
wind
volcano
water
rocks
12
What is a result of deposition?
canyon
ridge
peak
delta
13
How can shorelines be protected?
chemical weathering
dams, barricades, levees, deposition
barricades, rivers
fences, levees, dams
14
What are the dark contour lines on a map called?
index cards
index contours
symbol contours
contour intervals
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Is the elevation on the same contour line always the same?
no
yes
16
What are markers at locations where the exact elevation has been measured?
contour intervals
levees
bench marks
symbols
17
Which of the following does not cause erosion?
wind
topographical map
waves
glaciers
18
What is sea level?
The same elevation as rivers
The base of a mountain
Where elevation is 100 m
Where the ocean meets the land
19
What is the process of breaking down rocks and transporting them to other locations?
glacier
erosion
deposition
levee
20
What is a large, nearly level area that has been lifted above the surrounding areas?
drainage basin
plateau
delta
canyon
21
What causes a canyon to form?
deposition
erosion
22
What is a very narrow area of high land between two valleys?
valley
canyon
ridge
glacier
23
What place on the map can a person locate all the symbols?
contour lines
key
compass rose
grid
24
Which one is lighter?
sand
clay
25
What is the process through which earth material is broken down?
contour lines
Floodplain
topographical maps
Weathering