Chapter Test Review

Question 1

An overflow of water onto land that so normally dry so called a

Answer 1

Flood

Question 2

Flood water usually come from heavy ________ or quickly melting snow.

Answer 2

Rain

Question 3

A flood can help the land by depositing rich _____ on it.

Answer 3

Soil

Question 4

A fire can be caused by __________ or other natural sources

Answer 4

Lighting

Question 5

Plants and animals may lose their _____ after a fire

Answer 5

Home

Question 6

As the of the overlying ice increases, the glacier begins to _____

Answer 6

Flow

Question 7

Deposits left behind by a glacier are called _________ and _____________

Answer 7

Glacial debris and glacial till

Question 8

The slow process that breaks rocks into smaller pieces is called _________

Answer 8

Weathering

Question 9

If a rock contains iron, air, and water can react with the iron through _______________ and form rust

Answer 9

Chemical weathering

Question 10

Erosion can be caused by glaciers, wind, moving water, and ______

Answer 10

Waves

Question 11

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

Answer 11

Fault

Question 12

Underwater earthquakes can cause huge ocean waves, called __________

Answer 12

Tsunami

Question 13

If the earth’s crust suddenly shakes an ____________________________ occurs

Answer 13

Earthquake

Question 14

A tool that graphs seismic waves as wavy lines is called a ___________________

Answer 14

Seismograph

Question 15

A tall landform that rises to a peak is called a _________

Answer 15

Mountain

Question 16

Below the crust lies a layer of rock, called the _______

Answer 16

Mantel

Question 17

The sphere of solid material at Earth’s center is called the _______

Answer 17

Core

Question 18

The outermost layer of Earth is made up of rock called the _________

Answer 18

Crust

Question 19

The outer core is below the mantle and is made mostly of melted ______

Answer 19

Lava

Question 20

Rock in the mantle can move of slowly flow because of great pressure and high ______________

Answer 20

Temperature