Quiz 13 Study Guide

Question 1

a scientist who studies the earth

Answer 1

geologist

Question 2

a natural formation of rock or soil on the earth’s surface

Answer 2

landform

Question 3

one of the seven largest land masses which rises out of the ocean

Answer 3

continent

Question 4

an imaginary line around the earth equally distant from the poles

Answer 4

equator

Question 5

this is found below the earth’s surface and supplies wells and springs with water

Answer 5

groundwater

Question 6

hot liquid rock below the earth’s crust

Answer 6

magma

Question 7

a break between two moving crustal plates

Answer 7

fault

Question 8

each half of the earth’s sphere is called a ___________________

Answer 8

hemisphere

Question 9

_____________ scientists use current observations to help them understand and confirm what has happened in the past.

Answer 9

Creation

Question 10

Earthquakes and volcanic eruptions are believed to be caused by ______________ activity.

Answer 10

plate

Question 11

Water covers more than ____ percent of the Earth

Answer 11

70

Question 12

______________ _____________ are large areas of the earth’s crust which float on molten rock.

Answer 12

Crustal plates

Question 13

The hottest place in or on planet Earth is its ___________.

Answer 13

core

Question 14

There are ______ oceans on the earth.

Answer 14

5

Question 15

Name the two kinds of crust

Answer 15

1) continental
2) oceanic