Landforms

Landforms

Assessment

Flashcard

Science

5th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

Created by

Wayground Content

FREE Resource

Student preview

quiz-placeholder

15 questions

Show all answers

1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a landform?

Back

A landform is a natural feature of the Earth's surface, such as mountains, valleys, plateaus, and plains.

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a sand dune?

Back

A sand dune is a hill of sand formed by the wind, often found in deserts or near beaches.

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a delta?

Back

A delta is a landform created at the mouth of a river where it meets a body of water, formed by the deposition of sediments.

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a canyon?

Back

A canyon is a deep, narrow valley with steep sides, often carved by the erosion of a river.

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a U-shaped valley?

Back

A U-shaped valley is a valley with a characteristic U shape, formed by the movement of glaciers.

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What causes the formation of a valley?

Back

Valleys can be formed by erosion from rivers or glaciers, or by the movement of tectonic plates.

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is erosion?

Back

Erosion is the process by which soil and rock are removed from the Earth's surface by wind, water, or ice.

Create a free account and access millions of resources

Create resources

Host any resource

Get auto-graded reports

Google

Continue with Google

Email

Continue with Email

Classlink

Continue with Classlink

Clever

Continue with Clever

or continue with

Microsoft

Microsoft

Apple

Apple

Others

Others

Already have an account?