Earth's Patterns Vocabulary

A __________ is a half a sphere of ball. People use it to describe one half of Earth.

• geosphere

• hemisphere

• equator

• lithosphere

What is the imaginary line drawn on Earth and spaced equally between the North and South Poles?

• hemisphere

• equator

• ridge

• tectonic plate

What is the imaginary line that divides the Earth into the Western and Eastern hemispheres and is used for the basis of the world's time zones?

• equator

• hemisphere

• tectonic plate

• prime meridian

Very large slabs of the outer shell of Earth that can slide very slowly over the inner layers of Earth are called what?

• temperature plates

• tornado plate

• tectonic plates

• tetras plates

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

What is an opening in the Earth's crust that allows molten rock from beneath the crust to reach the surface?

• volcano

• hurricane

• tornado

• earthquake

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Mountains that form mainly by the effects of folding on layers within the upper part of the Earth's curst is called what?

• felt mountains

• ridge mountains

• big mountains

• fold mountains

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

A __________ __________ is an underwater mountain range.

• ocean floor

• ocean ridge

• ocean crest

• ocean fold

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3