Earth's Features

While hiking in the mountains, you notice the map shows lines very close together. These lines represent elevation levels. The distance between these lines is known as...

• Contour interval

• Contour line

• Colors

• Mountains

The process that breaks down rocks and other materials on Earth's surface is called

• Weathering

• Erosion

Geologists Claudia and Yahir have been studying a site to learn more about the fossils there. Study the image above that the geologists made. Which of the following claims can be supported by the evidence from the image?

• The site has always been a forest environment.

• The site was a forest before it was an ocean environment.

• The site was an ocean environment before it was a forest.

• The site has always been an ocean environment.

Scientists study and track the locations of active volcanoes and earthquakes on maps to look for patterns. Mia and Javier are curious about the data and patterns seen in the map. Which statement best describes the data and patterns you see in the map?

• There are equal numbers of volcanoes and earthquakes.

• Anywhere there is an earthquake, a volcano will always be in that same location too.

• Most of the volcanoes on Earth are located in the center of the oceans.

• Volcanoes that occur on continents most often occur along the coasts.

Which statement most accurately describes the age of the fossils found in different layers during a field trip?

• The oldest fossils are found in Layer 3.

• The youngest fossils are found in Layer 1.

• The fossils in Layers 2 and 3 are the same age.

• The relative ages of the fossils cannot be compared from this picture.

What evidence supports the claim that a site was an ocean before becoming a forest?

• All fossils are from land-based organisms.

• All fossils are from ocean-based organisms.

• Older fossils are from an ocean environment, more recent ones from land.

• Older fossils are from land, more recent ones from an ocean environment.

Determine the contour interval:

• 5 m

• 10 m

• 15 m

• 20 m

The pattern of volcanoes and earthquakes around the world is called the

• Ring of Fire

• Circle of Fire

• There is no pattern

• Ring of Water

What is the process of dropping off sediments in a new place called?

• Weathering

• Erosion

• Deposition

• Volcano

Which living organism reshapes the earth, as observed in a science project?

• a snake slithering through the grass

• a bird building a nest in a tree branch

• a prairie dog burrowing into the ground

• a bear scratching its back against a rock