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5th Grade Landforms Quiz
5th Grade Landforms Quiz
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A quiz to assess student understanding of weathering, erosion, volcanoes, and earthquakes.
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1
After molten rock has been forced out of a volcano it cools and forms:
both mountains and islands
sandstone arches
mountains
islands
2
What direction are the plates moving?
together
apart
up and down
toward the bottom
3
Which plate boundary is known for valleys and sea-floor spreading?
transform
fault
convergent
divergent
4
Where is the Earth's crust the thickest?
beneath the oceans
below the North Pole
below the continents
below the equator
5
What causes earthquakes, volcanoes, and uplift of the Earth's surface?
the pull of gravity from the moon and sun
new rocks forming on the Earth's surface
movement of the Earth's core
movement of the Earth's crust
6
A class drew pictures of different landforms caused by volcanoes. Which is correct?
a plateau
an island
a flat valley
an arch
7
A seismograph is a device used to measure and study:
Floods and Hurricanes
Drought and Rainfall Patterns
Snowstorms and Avalanches
Earthquakes and Volcanoes
8
Which of the following creates mountains and valleys?
Earthquake
Gravity
Flooding
Weathering
9
What might happen as movement occurs on this diagram?
Volcano
Erosion
Earthquake
Streambed
10
The Ring of Fire refers to:
spreading that takes place on the ocean floor
the volcanoes surrounding the Pacific Ocean
an active volcano erupting
the land once known as Pangea
11
How do volcanoes, earthquakes, and uplift affect Earth's surface? They create:
greats plains and rich soil
mountains and valleys
arctic ice caps
deep ocean basins
12
How are volcanoes formed?
magma pushes up through Earth's crust
L-waves traveling through Earth
spinning of the Earth
shock waves from movements in Earth's crust
13
The three groups of volcanoes classified by their activity are:
eruptions, extinct, and dormant
extinct, dormant, and active
dormant, extinct, and eruptions
eruptions, dormant, and active
14
Which plate boundary could have a subduction zone?
fault
convergent
transform
divergent
15
A seismograph is used to measure:
the number of earthquakes
intensity of an earthquake
length
how much water is in the ocean
