In each blank, try to type in the
word that is missing. If you've
typed in the correct word, the
blank will turn green.
If your not sure what answer should be entered, press the space bar and the next missing letter will be displayed. When you are all done, you should look back over all your answers and review the ones in red. These ones in red are the ones which you needed help on. Question: The theory that movement of the earth's surface causes slow, relative movements of the continents toward or away from one another.Answer: Drift Question: Line drawn on a map connecting points have the same height or depth.Answer: Line Question: A small, horseshoe-shaped body of water along the coast; the water is by land formed by soft rock.Answer: Cove Question: A steep-sided, circular depression formed by either explosion or collapse at a volcanic vent.Answer: Question: A mixture of -saturated rock debris that flows downslope under the force of gravity (also called lahar or mudflow).Answer: Debris Question: A delta is a low, water, land formed at the mouth of a river. It is formed from the silt, sand and small rocks that flow downstream in the river and are deposited in a __________. It is often shaped like a triangle.Answer: Question: A large region with or no vegetation as a result of not receiving enough precipitation.Answer: Desert Question: Literally, "sleeping." The term is used to a volcano which is presently in active but which may erupt again. Most of the major Cascade volcanoes are believed to be dormant rather than extinct.Answer: Dormant Question: The area of land by a river system.Answer: Basin Question: A hill or ridge made of sand. are shaped by the wind and change all the time.Answer: Dune Question: A volcano that is erupting. Also, a volcano that is not presently erupting, but that has erupted within historical time and is considered likely to do so in the .Answer: Active Question: A group or chain of islands clustered together in a sea or .Answer: Question: Fine particles of rock blown from an explosion vent. Measuring less than 1/10 inch in diameter, ash may be either solid or molten when first erupted.Answer: Ash Question: The shell within the earth, some tens of kilometers below the surface and of undefined thickness, is a shell of weakness where movements take place to permit pressure adjustments.Answer: Question: A body of rock that contains significant of water that can be tapped by wells or springs.Answer: Question: The of air that surrounds the Earth.Answer: Question: A ring (or partial ring) of that forms an island in an ocean or sea.Answer: Question: A large mass of material or mixture of material falling or sliding rapidly under the force of gravity. These often are classified by their content, such as snow, ice, soil, or rock avalanches. A mixture of these materials is a avalanche.Answer: Question: A body of water that is partly enclosed by land (and is smaller than a gulf.)Answer: Question: The life layer at and near the surface of the Earth, including both plants and .Answer: Biosphere Question: A flat-topped rock or hill with steep sides.Answer: Butte Question: A large bowl-shaped crate formed by the of a volcanic cone after an eruption. It may fill with water creating a lake such as Crater Lake in Oregon.Answer: Question: A deep valley with very steep -often carved from the Earth by a river.Answer: Question: A pointed piece of land that sticks out into a sea, ocean, lake or .Answer: Cape Question: A hole in the ground or in the side of a hill or mountain.Answer: Cave Question: A body of water that connects tow larger bodies of water (like the English Channel). It is also a part of a river or harbor that is deep to let ships sail through.Answer: Channel Question: A face of rock and soil.Answer: Cliff Question: The land mass on Earth is divided into ___________. There are seven: Africa, Asia, Antarctica, Australia, Europe, North America and South America.Answer: Question: Solid, outer of the earth, including the rocks of the continents.Answer: Continental Question: The raised line of land which separates the streams that flow into one ocean from flowing into another ocean.Answer: Continental |
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