Science chapter 5 lesson 1

Question 1

There are land features that are in the oceans. Which of these is a canyon on the ocean floor?

Accepted Answer

trench

Question 2

Earth's outermost layer, the thinnest and coolest is called the _____?

Accepted Answer

crust

Question 3

Which of these is wide and flat? It stretches thousands of miles across the ocean.

Accepted Answer

abyssal plain

Question 4

What is land that borders an ocean called?

Accepted Answer

coast

Question 5

Which landform is land with steep sides and a flat top, higher than the land around it?

Accepted Answer

plateau

Question 6

Which landform is land with water all around it?

Accepted Answer

island

Question 7

Which of these is like a huge plateau? It begins at the coast and lies under the ocean.

Accepted Answer

continental shelf

Question 8

Earth has 7 great areas of land. What are they called?

Accepted Answer

continents

Question 9

What are large bodies of salt water?

Accepted Answer

oceans

Question 10

Land features on Earth are called landforms. Which landform is the tallest?

Accepted Answer

mountain

Question 11

Which water feature is not always made of fresh water?

Accepted Answer

lakes

Question 12

At the center of Earth is the deepest and hottest layer. What is it called?

Accepted Answer

core

Question 13

Which landform is land surrounded by water on three sides?

Accepted Answer

peninsula

Question 14

Which is like a mountain under the ocean?

Accepted Answer

seamount

Question 15

Which landform is the low land between hills or mountains?

Accepted Answer

valley

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