Science Chapter 5 Test

Question 1

A large land mass surrounded by oceans or other land is called a,

Answer 1

Continent

Question 2

A physical feature of land is called a,

Answer 2

Landform

Question 3

Examples of landforms include mountains and,

Answer 3

Plains

Question 4

Valleys and canyons are examples of landforms shaped by,

Answer 4

Water

Question 5

Underwater mountains that run through an ocean form an,

Answer 5

Ocean ridge

Question 6

The large sections that make up Earth’s crust and upper mantle are called,

Answer 6

Plates

Question 7

When plates slowly ram into each other, they can form blended rock layers, called,

Answer 7

A fold

Question 8

A long, narrow crack in the Earth’s crust is called a,

Answer 8

Fault

Question 9

Tall landforms caused by folding or faulting are called,

Answer 9

Mountains

Question 10

If the rock in Earth’s crust suddenly, shakes an,

Answer 10

Earthquake occurs

Question 11

Rocks or gravel left by a glacier

Answer 11

Debris

Question 12

A slow process that breaks rocks into smaller pieces,

Answer 12

Weathering

Question 13

The caring away of the weathered pieces of rock

Answer 13

Erosion

Question 14

Weathering that breaks down the rock without changing the rock type,

Answer 14

Physical weathering

Question 15

An unsorted mixture of debris dropped by a glacier

Answer 15

Glacier till

Question 16

An overflow of water onto land that is normally dry is called a,

Answer 16

Flood

Question 17

A flood can help the land by depositing rich__________ on it

Answer 17

Soil

Question 18

A fire can be caused by ____________________ or other natural sources

Answer 18

Lightning

Question 19

The storm caused by a column of air that spins rapidly is called a,

Answer 19

Tornado

Question 20

A swirling system of winds, huge walls of clouds, and pounding rains is called a,

Answer 20

Hurricane