Science Unit 4 Vocab

Fill in the blank: A sudden shaking of the Earth's surface caused by crust movement is called an _________

• earthquake

• volcano

• tsunami

• hurricane

Fill in the blank: How high or low a landform is compared to sea level is called ________.

• elevation

• latitude

• climate

• vegetation

Fill in the blank: Moving away of soil or rock from their original location is called ________.

• erosion

• deposition

• condensation

• photosynthesis

Fill in the blank: A map that shows land and water features is called a ________ map.

• physical

• political

• climate

• road

Fill in the blank: A map that shows elevation is called a ________ map.

• topographic

• political

• climatic

• road

Fill in the blank: The edges where two or more tectonic plates meet are called _________.

• plate boundaries

• fault lines

• ocean ridges

• continental shelves

Fill in the blank: The material that settles to the bottom of a body of water over time is called ________.

• sediment

• evaporation

• current

• precipitate

Fill in the blank: Broken pieces of the lithosphere that move are called _________.

• tectonic plates

• sedimentary rocks

• volcanic arcs

• fault lines

Fill in the blank: The breaking down of rocks into smaller and smaller pieces is called ________.

• weathering

• evaporation

• condensation

• melting