4th Grade Landforms

What is another name for an underwater mountain range?

• mantle

• fault

• mid-ocean ridge

• tectonic plate

Which is not a feature found on the ocean floor?

• rift valley

• continental shelf

• trench

• estuary

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A ______ is a break in the Earth's crust where an earthquake might take place.

• cave

• fault

• valley

• gap

A plateau is a tall landform with a top that is

• round

• pointed

• hollow

• flat

A ________ is a deep valley with very steep sides.

• plain

• hoodoo

• river

• canyon

The majority of the world's earthquakes and volcanoes are located near...

• mid-ocean ridges

• plate boundaries

• the ring of fire

• the middle of tectonic plates

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Which of the following is not caused by the shifting of tectonic plates?

• earthquake

• landslide

• hurricane

• volcanic eruption

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Which shows the elevation of an area using contour lines?

• vegetation

• rain shadow

• topographical map

• cartographer

What is the name of the theory that explains how forces deep within Earth can cause ocean floors to spread and continents to move?

• continental movement

• tectonic kinetics

• plate tectonics

• wave motion

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Sara is walking on the portion of the beach that is covered with shallow water. On which part of the oceanic floor is Sara walking?

• abyssal plain

• continental shelf

• continental slope

• ocean basin

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