Science Unit 3 Lesson 1 Weekly Quiz

Which of these is an example of a three-dimensional relief map?

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What is a landform?

• a physical feature on Earth's surface.

• a kind of waterfall

• a large landmass (like a continent)

What is a continent?

• a large landmass
  (ex: Asia, Europe, South America, etc.)

• a physical feature on Earth's surface

  (ex: mountain, plain, plateau, etc.)

• a kind of underwater mountain

Which of these is an example of a topographic map?

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What are these lines that run north/south on a globe called?

• Lines of Latitude

• Lines of Longitude

• The Equator

What are these lines that run east/west on a globe called?

• Lines of Longitude

• Lines of Latitude

• The Tropic of Cancer

This is a map of Earth's plates.

What are plates?

• Very large pieces of Earth's crust that fit together like pieces on a jigsaw puzzle

• An opening in Earth's surface where melted rock or gases are forced out

• Sudden movements of Earth's crust

What natural events often occur when the Earth's plates move?

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This is a topographic map of an underwater ocean feature.

Look at the list of ocean features on Page 14. Which one do you think it is?

• abyssal plain

• seamount

• trench

• rift valley

What is the flattest part of the ocean floor?

• the abyssal plain

• the continental shelf

• the submarine canyon