Landscapes Earth Science

The boundaries of landscape regions are generally well-defined by changes in __________.

• vegetation and soil type

• stream size and drainage pattern

• latitude and longitude

• elevation and bedrock structure

Landscapes with horizontal bedrock, steep slopes, and medium elevations are classified as __________.

• plateaus

• lowlands

• plains

• mountains

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Landscapes with faulted and folded bedrock, high elevations, and steep slopes are classified as __________.

• plateaus

• lowlands

• plains

• mountains

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which agent of erosion produces U-shaped valleys and polished bedrock?

• rivers

• glaciers

• wind

• oceans

The terminal moraines that formed Long Island were deposited by __________.

• rivers

• wind

• ice

• oceans

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

A tear-drop hill of unsorted glacial sediment is called a __________.

• drumlin

• kettle

• striation

• jetty

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which major landscape region covers the greatest surface area of New York State?

• New England Highlands

• Grenville Highlands

• Interior Lowlands

• Allegheny Plateau

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Which statement best describes the changes happening to this glacier between 1874 and 1882?

• The ice within the glacier is advancing, and the glacier front is retreating

• The ice within the glacier is advancing, and the glacier front is advancing

• The ice within the glacier is retreating, and the glacier front is retreating

• The ice within the glacier is retreating, and the glacier front is advancing

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Poorly graded (unsorted) rock material deposited directly by a glacier.

• glacial drift

• stratified drift

• till

• glacier

Landscapes with horizontal bedrock, gentle slopes, and low elevations are classified as __________.

• plateaus

• highlands

• plains

• mountains