Earth Science Ch. 7 Study Guide

A topographic map is one kind of _________.

• thematic map

• political map

• map projection

• isostatic map

The balance of the weights of the rocky materials, water, and ice in and on the earth's crust against the upward push of the mantle is called _________.

• isostasy

• orogeny

• tectonics

• topography

Elevation is the height of a mountain's peak above _________.

• the deepest ocean trench

• the region's relief

• its base

• mean sea level

The longest and most extensive mountain system on the earth is the _________.

• Alps

• Rocky Mountains

• Himalayan Range

• Mid-Atlantic Ridge

Fault-block mountains like the Sierra Nevada range, are bounded by one or more _________ faults.

• reverse

• slip-strike

• overthrust

• normal

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

When a magma chamber deep underground empties, the tectonic plate forms a _________.

• dome

• monocline

• plateau

• basin

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1

The ability of wind and water to transport sediment is most directly related to their _________.

• direction

• depth or height

• speed

• composition

Buttes, pinnacles, and fins are all thought to be erosional remnants of _________.

• monadnocks

• moraines

• plateaus

• sand dunes

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Sand dunes can be formed by _________.

• wind deposition

• water deposition

• either wind or water deposition

• neither wind nor water deposition.

The sediments carried by glaciers are known as _________.

• moraines

• eskers

• drumlins

• till