Amplify Science Earth's Features

Where on Earth can you find volcanoes?

• The Circle of Flames is a sting of volcanoes near the Pacific Ocean.

• The Ring of Fire is a string of volcanoes around the edge of the Pacific Ocean.

• The Ring of Fire is a string of volcanoes near the Atlantic Ocean.

What information do you need to draw a topographic map?

• I would need to know the climate of a place.

• I would need to know where states and cities are.

• I would need to know all the land features that would appear on the map; how tall mountains are; how deep valleys are; locations of rivers, streams, lakes, and ponds; the shapes and sizes of landforms

______________ rock forms when molten material beneath Earth's surface rises and cools.

• Metamorphic

• Sedimentary

• Igneous

Particles of rock collect and over time are cemented together to form _____________ rock.

• metamorphic

• igneous

• sedimentary

At times, great _________ and/or pressure can cause rock to form metamorphic rock.

• heat

• weathered

• sedimentary

Earth has three types of rock. They are connected in a pattern called the rock ___________.

• cycle

• heat

• weathered

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

it is a physical feature on the earth's surface.

• landform

• landslide

• continental shelf

• no right answer

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

......... is a landform that's low between hills or mountains.

• hill

• mountain

• valley

• lake

...... is landform that rise above the earth's surface

• valley

• mountain

• lake

• trench

....... is the ocean floor along the coast.

• continental slope

• continental shelf

• mid-ocean ridges

• rift valley