Study Sheet
Earth / Geological Features
name_______________
1.The earth is made up of layers the layers are the crust, mantle, outer core and inner core.
*The crust ranges from 2 miles to 75 miles thick. This is the layer that is the land we see and
the ocean floor.
*The mantle is about 1,800 miles thick. This layer is molten rock.
*The outer core is about 1,400 miles thick. This layer is liquid.
*The inner core is about 750 miles thick. This is a solid layer
2. Label the diagram below.
3. There are ______ major oceans and ______ continents. (Bonus on the test will be naming them)
4. Bodies of water --2 types
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____________________
5. Types of each are
___________________
____________________
___________________
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6. Beaches are part of the ________. They can be next to the ocean, sea, large river, lake,
ect… They are washed by the tide or _________.
7. Ocean ridges are found in the middle of the __________. They look like _____________.
8. Continental shelves are the __________ that is under the sea or ocean. It continues until it
reaches the continental slope(deep sea).
9. Plateaus are fairly _____________ land raised above the surrounding land.
10. Faults are ______________ in a body of rock or earth plates.
11. Canyons are formed when ___________________________ happens.
12. Sand dunes are formed when
__________________________ happens.
13. Ice caps are located at the _____________ _____________ and the
_____________ _____________ and on ______________________ ____________.
14.
3 rapid changes that can happen to the earth’s surface are:
____________________, _____________________,&_____________________
15.
3 slow changes that can happen to the earth’s surface are
____________________, ____________________, & _____________________.
16. How can mountains be formed?
_______________________,________________________&__________________________.
Vocabulary has been copied and is
attached.
cracks or breaks
deposition
deposition
earthquake
erosion
erosion
fault blocked
five
flat
folded
fresh
land
landslides
mountains
north pole
ocean
oceans
rivers
salt
seas
seven
shore
south pole
streams
volcanoes
volcanoes
waves
weathering
cracks or breaks
deposition
deposition
earthquake
erosion
erosion
fault blocked
five
flat
folded
fresh
land
landslides
mountains
north pole
ocean
oceans
rivers
salt
seas
seven
shore
south pole
streams
volcanoes
volcanoes
waves
weathering
cracks or breaks
deposition
deposition
earthquake
erosion
erosion
fault blocked
five
flat
folded
fresh
land
landslides
mountains
north pole
ocean
oceans
rivers
salt
seas
seven
shore
south pole
streams
volcanoes
volcanoes
waves
weathering
cracks or breaks
deposition
deposition
earthquake
erosion
erosion
fault blocked
five
flat
folded
fresh
land
landslides
mountains
north pole
ocean
oceans
rivers
salt
seas
seven
shore
south pole
streams
volcanoes
volcanoes
waves
weathering