Test 1098 Flashcards
Largest ocean?
Pacific
The smallest ocean?
Arctic Ocean
Coldest ocean?
Arctic
Peaceful ocean?
Pacific
Warmest ocean?
Indian Ocean
Deepest point on Earth?
The Mariana Trench
What is a sea?
A portion of the ocean that is enclosed or partly enclosed by land
What is archipelago?
An island cluster or chain
What is an atoll?
A circular, ring shaped coral island
What is a barrier island?
Narrow coastal island
What is bedrock?
Later of solid rock underlying all soil
What is a cape?
Point of land smaller than a peninsula that extends into a body of water
What is a continental island?
Part of a large landmass at one time
What is a coral island?
Formed by skeletons of coral polyps
What is a hill?
Elevation of less than 1000 feet
What is an island?
Land completely surrounded by water
What is a mountain?
Elevation of at least 1000
What is an oceanic island?
Formed by volcanic eruptions
What is a plain?
Large area with level or slightly rolling land
What is a plateau?
Stands above the surrounding country on at least one side
What is a dome mountain?
Formed by magma crust pushes upward, surface rock is eroded, and hardened igneous rock is exposed
What is a fault-block mountain?
Formed when crust shifted and bike into huge blocks that moved up and down
What is fertility?
Ability of soil to supply nutrients to plants
What is a folded mountain ?
Formed when plates slowly collide or wrinkle