Landforms Review

Multiple Choice

The picture shows a seismograph during an earthquake.

• How deep is the earthquake?

• How strong is the earthquake?

• How far away will the earthquake travel?

• How much damage will the earthquake cause?

Multiple Select

The picture shows a dam. A dam is a structure that is placed across a stream or river that controls the amount of water that is allowed to pass through. Which two questions are dams designed to answer?

• How can humans prevent droughts from occurring?

• How can the direction of water flow in a river be reversed?

• How can flood waters be contained to avoid property damage?

• How can unwanted marine organisms be removed from a habitat?

• How can water be stored and distributed to farmers to water their crops?

Multiple Choice

The picture shows beach grasses that have been planted along the beaches of many coasts. What problem are the beach grasses most likely intended to solve?​ ​

• How can the erosion of shorelines be reduced?

• How can the pollution of the seas be prevented?

• How can the diversity of marine life be improved?

• It forces sand to stay on the beach by increasing waves.

Multiple Choice

The picture shows a jetty. How does a jetty help to protect a coastline from erosion?

• It prevents the sea level from rising and removing sediment.

• It prevents the sea level from rising and removing sediment.

• It deposits sand created by the weathering of the rocks.

• It forces sand to stay on the beach by increasing waves.

Multiple Choice

The pictures show four landforms. Which table correctly matches the landforms with descriptions of how they were formed?

• W island Wind deposited and shaped sand.

  X mountain Moving water deposited sediment.

  Y dune Moving tectonic plates forced land upward.

  Z delta Lava from an ocean volcano cooled and hardened.

• W island Moving water deposited sediment.

  X mountain Lava from an ocean volcano cooled and hardened.

  Y dune Wind deposited and shaped sand.

  Z delta Moving tectonic plates forced land upward.

• W island Moving tectonic plates forced land upward.

  X mountain Wind deposited and shaped sand.

  Y dune Lava from an ocean volcano cooled and hardened.

  Z delta Moving water deposited sediment.

• W island Lava from an ocean volcano cooled and hardened.

  X mountain Moving tectonic plates forced land upward.

  Y dune Wind deposited and shaped sand.

  Z delta Moving water deposited sediment.

Multiple Choice

The picture shows part of the Mediterranean Sea and northern Africa. Use the picture to answer any questions that follow. Which constructive process best explains the buildup of the Saharan sand dunes at point X?

• erosion by water

• weathering by wind

• sediment deposition by wind

• sediment deposition by water

Multiple Choice

The model below shows a river changing over time. Which of the following best describes the usefulness of this model?

• to show how acid rain changes the edges of a river bank, changing the path over time

• to show how erosion and deposition of a river's material change the path of a river over time

• to show how quickly water evaporates out of a river

• to show how quickly water travels down a river