Landforms

Beaches are landforms that run parallel to the:

• mountains

• valleys

• coast

• interior plains

A plateau is different from a plain in that its elevation is:

• lower than surrounding region

• the same as surrounding region

• beneath surrounding region

• higher than surrounding region

What is the name of a column of more resilient rock that is left behind when a sea cliff is eroded by waves?

• sea stack

• volcano

• dune

• ridge

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Physical features on Earth's surface are referred to as :

• clouds

• atoms

• territories

• landforms

A mound of sand deposited by wind is referred to as a:

• beach

• dune

• mountain

• hill

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

A plain has the following general characteristics:

• large, wide, and flat

• steep sides and narrow top

• large, wide, and hilly

• gradual sloping sides and narrow top

Large areas of salt water covering Earth's surface are called:

• ponds

• lakes

• rivers

• oceans

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NGSS.5-ESS2-2

Older mountains tend to have less relief and are more:

• jagged

• uneven

• rounded

• rocky

The difference between an area's highest and lowest points is referred to as:

• topography

• relief

• elevation

• altitude

A canyon has:

• steep sides and a flat bottom

• rounded hills

• gradual sides and a flat bottom

• gradual sides and rounded hills

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2