Science Unit 18 Section 1 Review

Question 1

someone who studies Earth’s structures (what they are made of and how they were formed)

Accepted Answer

Geologist

Question 2

a sudden and violent shaking of the ground, sometimes causing great destruction

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Earthquakes

Question 3

mountain built up from hardened lava and rocks

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Volcanoes

Question 4

shows the shape and elevation of the land surface using contour lines, and other land features using symbols and colors

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topographical map

Question 5

an explanation of symbols used on a map, also called a key

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legend

Question 6

a scientists who studies and creates maps

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Cartographer

Question 7

describes a system that is always changing, even though the changes might be happening slowly

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Dynamic

Question 8

mountain ranges in the middle of the ocean

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Ocean Floor Ridges

Question 9

a supercontinent that incorporated almost all the landmasses on Earth

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pangea

Question 10

These occur at the edge of continents and oceans (underwater valley)

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Ocean (Floor) Trenches

Question 11

a natural structure on earth’s surface

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Landform

Question 12

What is NOT a type of plate boundary?

Accepted Answer

Dynamic

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