Quiz about WED and Landforms

Question 1

Rain washing away soil from a hillside

Accepted Answer

Erosion

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Weathering

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Deposition

Question 2

Deltas forming at the mouths of rivers

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Deposition

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Weathering

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Erosion

Question 3

Water getting into cracks, freezing, and breaking the rocks or pavement apart

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Weathering

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Erosion

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Deposition

Question 4

Agents of weathering

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water, wind, and ice

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formed from the remains of once-living things

Question 5

What is one way wind or water changes the land?

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erosion

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region

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environment

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landform

Question 6

What is a shape or feature on the Earth's surface?

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landform

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geography

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natural resources

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environment

Question 7

What is this landform?

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canyon

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mountain

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coast

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cliff

Question 8

What is this landform?

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valley

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hills

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river

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lake

Question 9

What is this landform?

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Delta

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Island

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Canyon

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Valley

Question 10

What is the name of this channel of moving water?

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D. River

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A. Desert

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B. Lake

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C. Plains

Question 11

This canyon is formed by.....

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D. River

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A. Ocean

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B. Deposition

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C. Glacier

Question 12

What is erosion?

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A transport of sediment

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A type of climate

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The breakdown of rock

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The aging of rock

Question 13

Sudden movement of loose rock and soil down a steep slope is called a...

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landslide

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avalanche

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earthquake

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creep

Question 14

A very large ocean wave that is caused by an underwater earthquake is a/an...

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tsunami

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flood

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rockslide

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weathering

Question 15

Movements of Earth's crust usually take place along a/an...

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fault line

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ocean

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mountain

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focus

Question 16

A/An _______________ is a sudden movement of part of Earth's crust.

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earthquake

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volcano

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tsunami

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landslide

Question 17

A/An ________________ is an opening in Earth's crust through which hot ash, gases, and molten rock escape.

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volcano

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fault

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earthquake

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creep

Question 18

Molten rock that reaches Earth's surface is called...

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lava

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smoke

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ash

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magma

Question 19

What is the EFFECT of a landslide on hillsides where people live?
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damaged houses

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sudden movement

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wildfires

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heavy rain

Question 20

Volcanoes, landslides, and earthquakes are examples of __________ changes to Earth's surface.

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rapid

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slow

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gradual

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slight

Question 21

Lava from a volcanic eruption can change earth's surface by:

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forming new land

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making oceans boil

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carving deep valleys

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pushing aside hills

Question 22

Identify this landform:

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Volcano

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Dune

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Stream

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Island

Question 23

The force that causes materials to flow down the slopes

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Gravity

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Water Force

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Friction

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Normal Force

Question 24

What are 3 rapid changes that can happen to Earth's crust?

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volcanoes, earthquakes, landslides

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weathering, erosion, deposition

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landslides, erosion, weathering

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earthquakes, volcanoes, erosion

Question 25

Movements of Earth's crust usually take place along a/an...

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fault line

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ocean

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mountain

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focus

Question 26

A cliff formed near the ocean.  Which statement best describes how this cliff formed?

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Ocean waves washed away rock.

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Warm air melted the rock.

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Sun rays evaporated the rock.

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Plant roots pushed away the rock.

Question 27

What causes the greatest erosion effect on our beaches?

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Waves

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Gravity

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Glaciers

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Wind

Question 28

The process by which water, ice, wind, or gravity moves weathered rock and soil from one place to another.

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Erosion

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Weathering

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Deposition

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Crop Rotation

Question 29

What is an enormous mass of ice moving over land, causing weathering of rock and soil?

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A glacier

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An iceberg

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An ice wedge

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A sand dune

Question 30

What formation results when a river deposits sediment and it slows down as it enters a large body of water?

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delta

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dune

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floodplain

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bay

Question 31

A delta formed at the mouth of a river is built of weathered and eroded sediment from rocks that were once located-

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up on a mountain

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at the bottom of the ocean

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in a canyon

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in a valley

Question 32

Canyons can be formed by-

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floods washing away pieces of the canyon wall.

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glaciers moving down the sides of the canyon.

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water freezing and thawing in cracks of the canyon wall.

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wind blowing the sand causing abrasion.

Question 33

Which of the following can occur on land and on the ocean floor?

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earthquakes

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floods

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landslides

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sinkholes

Question 34

Deltas can change in size and shape because of-

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all of the above.

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the number and size of waves along the shore.

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the amount of sediment carried by a river.

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the height of tides along the shore.

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