Physical Geography Test

4. This type of continental movement happens when the oceanic crust goes under the continental crust
9. In soil, decomposed material turns into this
10. This type of rock is formed when lava cools
11. This landform region is the rockiest (and is therefore not good for farming)
12. While deciduous trees are leafy, these trees are needly (like a Christmas tree)
15. The number of major tectonic plates
16. Rocks break down due to weathering, and create these tiny pieces
20. When measuring longitude, we start at this line, the Prime ...
22. Glaciers move, and when they do, 3 things happen: erosion, transportation, and...
23. This layer of the earth is thickest
24. The Western ________ is a highland region
25. The Mid _______ Ridge was created by divergent plates, creating the longest mountain range on earth

1. This layer of the earth is thinnest
2. The atmospheric layer that holds all weather, clouds, and people
3. This landform region features Canada's mountains
5. Metamorphic rock is created by heat and this
6. In this vegetation region of Canada, it is too cold for anything significant to grow
7. Which layer of earth creates the magnetic field, due to all the nickel and iron liquid? Inner or outer?
8. There are two types of glaciers: Ice sheets, and this one found on mountains.
13. Igneous rock that is formed by magma that is INSIDE (or under) the earth is called...
14. Glaciers will freeze over rocks and pull them out of the ground when they move. This is called...
17. This is the name for a huge boulder that is moved by glaciers
18. The exosphere is the layer of earth that is farthest. It is where the earth's atmosphere merges with ...
19. While they are solid, glaciers move like a ...
21. Absolute and Relative are part of this theme of geography
26. One of the factors of climate change that depends on how close or far you are to the equator