Earth's Features Quiz

Which statement gives the best reason why a new map of the North Carolina coastline is drawn every few years?

• The population of people living near the coastline changes every year.

• Landforms such as coastlines are always changing.

• Maps often contain errors that must be corrected.

• The type of map that is used changes each time it is redrawn.

There are many kinds of maps. Which type of map is best to show changes in coastline features?

• a political map

• a resource map

• a local attractions map

• a physical map

A construction company is planning to buy a piece of property to build a shopping center. How would a topographic map best help the company? Choose the two best answers.

• The company can use the topographic map to see flat areas of the property.

• The company can use the topographic map to learn about natural resources located on the property.

• The company can use the topographic map to see if the property is hilly.

• The company can use the topographic map to see all the streets and highways near the property.

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What type of rock is a rock with a fossil shell embedded in it?

• Igneous rock

• Metamorphic rock

• Sedimentary rock

• Volcanic rock

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What type of rock is a shiny black rock with sharp edges?

• Sedimentary rock

• Igneous rock

• Metamorphic rock

• Limestone

What type of rock is a gray, flat rock with neat, smooth edges?

• Igneous rock

• Sedimentary rock

• Metamorphic rock

Circle the numbered location where a volcano is most likely to occur.

• Location 1

• Location 2

• Location 3

• Location 4

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Analyze the diagram. Then choose the three statements that are best supported by the diagram.

• Mountains are formed from continental crust.

• The continental crust is sliding over the oceanic crust.

• The mountains are slowly moving to the right.

• The continental crust is floating on the oceanic crust.

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Where the ocean crust moves underneath the continent, a new feature forms next to the edge of the continent in the ocean floor. This feature is a:

• Mountain

• Cliff

• Trench

• Valley

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A mineral's hardness determines how fast the mineral will weather. Which of the following is the correct order from the softest mineral to the hardest mineral?

• Talc, Quartz, Diamond

• Quartz, Talc, Diamond

• Diamond, Quartz, Talc

• Talc, Diamond, Quartz