unit 5 VOCAB quiz before test practice

What is it called when streams, river, or lakes get too full and overflow?

• glacier

• flood

• volcano

• erosion

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A larger, thick sheet of moving ice is called a _______.

• glacier

• plain

• plateua

• flood

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What is the shaking of Earth’s surface that can cause land to rise and fall?

• flood

• earthquake

• landform

• weathering

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A mountain made of cooled lava, ash, or other materials from eruptions.

• flood

• plain

• volcano

• glacier

_______ happens when soil, rock, or sand are moved.

• flood

• canyon

• plateau

• erosion

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A _______ is flat land that is higher than the land around it.

• mountain

• plateau

• plain

• glacier

The breaking down of rock into smaller pieces is called _____.

• weathering

• valley

• mountain

• plain

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The flat land that spreads out over a long distance is called a _____.

• mountain

• earthquake

• plain

• valley

This landform is much higher than the surrounding land.

• glacier

• plain

• flood

• mountain

_________ is a part of Earth’s surface that has a certain shape and is formed naturally.

• flood

• landform

• earthquake

• glacier

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