Unit 4 - Changes to Earth's Surfaces

Alex observed this landform on a trip to Alaska.  What is the landform and how did it form?

• It is a valley formed by a glacier.
• It is a delta formed by a river.
• It is a sand dune formed by wind.
• It is an arch formed by water.

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An airplane pilot observed the above land formation from his plane.  Which statement explains how slow changes to Earth's surfaces caused it to form?

• deposition and erosion from wind
• erosion and deposition from water
• erosion and weathering from ice
• weathering and deposition from wind

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Which two changes to Earth helped form this sea arch?

• earthquakes and volcanoes

• erosion and deposition

• deposition and weathering

• weathering and erosion

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What is the most likely explanation for the formation of the valley pictured below?

• Erosion by water

• Deposition by wind

• Erosion by a glacier

• Weathering by wind

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Which is the best explanation for how fossil fuels form?

• Dead organisms are buried beneath sediment and exposed to heat and pressure over millions of years.

• Dinosaurs are buried in hot tar, adding their bodies to the mass of fossil fuel.

• Plants die in swamps and their bodies change into fossil fuels.

• Ocean water turns dead plants and animals into fossil fuels

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What kind of landform has very steep sides that were cut by a river's erosion and time?

• volcano
• canyon
• waterfal
• plains

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What kind of landform is the tallest of all with a spiky top where snow may fall?

• mountain
• river
• cave
• ocean

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What kind of landform always runs downhill and can be used to turn turbines that power a mill?

• mountain
• river
• cave
• ocean

What kind of landform is a huge chunk of water that takes up three-fourths of the earth and is salty?

• mountain
• river
• cave
• ocean

This landform is found at the bottom of mountains and very tall hills; it's the low land between them. 

• cave
• ocean
• valley
• island