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Chapter 5 Lesson1 AS
Science
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A physical feature on Earth's surface is called? | landform |
| A map that shows the elevation of an area using colors or shading? | relief map |
| A map that shows the elevation of an area of Earth' surface using contour lines? | topographical map |
| The layer of gases that surround the Earth? | atmosphere |
| Earth's water, whether found on continents or in oceans, including the freshwater in ice, lakes, rivers, and underground this covers 70% of the Earth's surface? | hydrosphere |
| The rocky surface that makes up the top of the lithosphere including the continents and ocean floor? | crust |
| A nearly melted layer of hot rock below Earth's crust? | mantle |
| A liquid layer of iron and nickel below Earth's mantle? | outer core |
| A solid layer of iron and nickel inside Earth? | inner core |
| I am a landform that rises high above the ground...what am I? | mountain |
| I am a landform that is lower and rounder than a mountain...what am I? | hill |
| I am a landform with low land between hills or mountains...what am I? | valley |
| I am a landform that is a deep valley with high steep sides...what am I? | cannon |
| I am a landform that is a high, steep section of rock or soil? | cliff |
| I am a landform that is a wide, flat area...what am I? | plain |
| I am a landform that is a flat land that is higher than the land around it...what am I? | plateau |
| I am a landform with very little precipitation...what am I? | desert |
| I am a landform that is along the edge of a body of water...what am I? | beach |
| I am a landform that is a mound or ridge of sand...what am I? | dune |
| What wide flat area covers about 40% of the ocean floor and is the largest feature below the ocean? | abyssal plain |
| What are the deepest parts of the ocean floor called that are usually long and narrow? | trenches |
| What do we call an underwater mountain that rises from the ocean floor, but stops before it reaches the surface of the ocean? | seamount |
| Name the layers of the Earth in order: | atmosphere hydrosphere lithosphere - crust & top of upper mantle asthenosphere - rest of upper mantle lower mantle outer core inner core lith |
| What does the biosphere include? | The parts of Earth where living things are found from the lower atmosphere to the ocean floor. |
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